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• Pirates 5, Cubs 4: Backwards day

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images This time, it was Cubs starting pitching that failed. So pretty much all year, the Cubs starting rotation has been nails, while the bullpen has been a carnival roller-coaster ride. Thursday night, instead, we were “treated” to the spectacle of last year’s ace, Justin Steele, have his second straight bad outing against the Pirates, while the bullpen kept t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 44

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Cubs bounce back in a 7-1 win over the Braves. It isn’t often that the Cubs reward my patience and make my points so quickly. It’s not like I’m here sharing the hidden truths of the world. But yesterday we were talking about one of the most lopsided losses of the season. The offense looked lost and the pitching staff over matched...2024
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• Cubs 7, Braves 1: Javier Assad does it again AND the offense wakes up!

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Cubs righthander has been a revelation this year. And some home runs were hit! The Cubs needed two things in the series finale in Atlanta to avoid being swept: Another good starting pitcher outing, and Some runs They got both, as Javier Assad threw six more shutout innings and the offense generated 13 hits, including home runs from Mike Tauchman and...2024
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• Cub Tracks salvages one

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. The Cubs came through with a victory to stave off the sweep. Javier Assad was excellent, as has been his custom. Tauchman touched ‘em all, and Seiya finally cleared that wall. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat write...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Is Pete here to stay?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if Pete Crow-Armstrong is in Chicago for the long haul. It’s another Wednesday at BCB After Dark: the swinging spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. So glad that you stopped by this evening. We’re all in a better mood today than we were the past two nights. There’s no cove...2024
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/15/24): Cubs 7, Braves 1 – Offense Snaps Funk to Avoid Sweep
The Cubs needed to avoid a sweep at Truist Park Wednesday night after two consecutive shutout losses. This was a much different contest right from the start as Chicago grabbed an early lead and never looked back, salvaging a win in the series finale. Leadoff hitter Mike Tauchman jumped on the first pitch he saw … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/15/24): Cubs 7, Braves 1 – Offen...2024
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• Cubs 7, Braves 1: Javier Assad does it again AND the offense wakes up!
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 43

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Shut out again in Atlanta, the Cubs lose 7-0. Pete Crow-Armstrong wasn’t the only one hitting a wall in Atlanta. Well, I guess for the rest of the team, they ran into that wall on Monday. One of my least favorite times in every season occurs when the Cubs simultaneously run into a good team, some really strong pitching and a lot of g...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Tuesday 5/14, 6:20 CT

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their series at Truist Park. ICYMI, today’s roster move: Here Once again, there could be weather issues for the Cubs and Braves tonight, per this forecast. So, here’s the Atlanta-area radar for you to keep handy. And an update on Adbert: Alzolay says he won’t throw for five days and then evaluate how he feels. He isn’t sure of...2024
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• Braves return to Truist Park for three-game series against Cubs

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Braves took a disappointing loss Sunday, but have won four of five and are headed home for a seven-game homestand. The Atlanta Braves will return to Truist Park Monday where they will begin a seven-game homestand with a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. The Braves missed out on a chance to sweep the New York Mets Sunday in disappointing fash...2024
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• Pirates 10, Cubs 9: What on Earth was THAT?

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images That was one of the weirdest baseball games you’ll ever see. One thing is for sure. Paul Skenes will NEVER forget the day he made his MLB debut. His team eventually beat the Cubs 10-9, but not until after a lot of stuff happened. Skenes was as advertised, throwing 100+ miles per hour 17 times. But he also got touched up for a Cubs home run, and after he le...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 38

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs were shut out by their former prospect, 3-0. I had to check if my memory was correct. Yes, that is Adbert Alzolay on the cover photo for the first time this year. Once or twice per year, I point out that the cover photo is a living, breathing spoiler alert for the WPA Play of the Game. In a game where there wasn’t a lot of good, hat tip to Adb...2024
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• Cubs roster move: Cody Bellinger activated, Alexander Canario optioned

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images And a pitching roster move as well. Cody Bellinger suffered fractured ribs in the game April 23 against Houston at Wrigley Field. The aftermath of the play is depicted above. Here’s the entire play [VIDEO]. It didn’t look too bad at the time and Bellinger actually stayed in the game for a couple of innings before departing. He said he felt all right ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 36

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images One bad inning spoils the whole darn bunch in a 6-3 Cubs loss. I’m pleased to add this fellow Steele to my spreadsheet. He had been one of the few Cubs to appear in a game but not yet on my spreadsheet. It was easy to imagine that he’d return, there would be a little bit of rust, and the scoreless streak of Cubs starters would come to an end. Only that’s...2024
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• Cubs 5, Brewers 0: A great start from Javier Assad AND some good relief!

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs finally got some good pen work to back up an excellent start. Remember after Saturday’s game, when I opened the complaint department door wide open? It’s slammed shut and locked today after an outstanding 5-0 Cubs win over the Brewers which took the series and put the Cubs in a virtual tie for first place in the NL Central, just a few percentage ...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Goodbye Garrett

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you if the Cubs make the right move designating Garrett Cooper for asssignment. It’s another Tuesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest nightclub for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you stopped by this evening. Come on in. New friends and old, all are...2024
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"With one out, Mike Tauchman walked and Miguel Amaya singled."

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"Mike Tauchman scores the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports This game had just about everything, and the best part: A Cubs win!"

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"The Giants announced that they’ve designated outfielder Mike Tauchman for assignment as part of a series of roster moves."

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"The Yankees can still lean on an alignment of Judge, Brett Gardner and Mike Tauchman."

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"Yankees left-hander Phillip Diehl was traded to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for outfielder Mike Tauchman just hours after Diehl took CC Sabathia's spot in the team barber's chair, making him think news of the trade was a prank."

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"Mike Tauchman, 27, a left-handed hitter who plays all three outfield positions, will enter Rockies Spring Training hoping to use his newfound power to try to earn a bigger slice of playing time."

2017
"Wanting speed on the bench, the Rockies included outfielders Raimel Tapia and Mike Tauchman on their roster for the National League Wild Card Game against the D-backs on Wednesday at Chase Field."

• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 44
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• Cub Tracks salvages one
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• BCB After Dark: Is Pete here to stay?
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 43
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• Chris Sale, Braves look to take game two vs Cubs

Chris Sale looks to continue his CY worthy streak | Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Chris Sale has been on fire. Can he keep it up against the Cubs? The Atlanta Braves are set to face the Chicago Cubs in the second game of the series. Last series the Braves faced the Cubs they swept them in the last week of September. In this series the Braves faced the Cubs’ probable pitcher Jameson Taillon ...2024
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• Paul Skenes' MLB debut was unforgettable for the most unexpected reason

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Anything can happen on any given day at a baseball stadium. Just ask the Pirates and the Cubs and they'll tell you. For the first time in years, the eyes of the baseball world were actually firmly focused on what was going on at PNC Park in Pittsburgh this past Saturday night. While a divisional weekend tilt between the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs and ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 38
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 33

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Brewers run wild on Cubs in the eighth and take the opener. That eighth inning yesterday has been one of the more frustrating innings for me of this Cubs season. I mean, there was the inning that just wouldn’t end in Boston last weekend, but that game was already out of reach. There were the four blown ninth-inning leads, but those had some suddenn...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 32

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs inability to close out a game pops up again in a 7-6 loss. In probably the biggest upset of the young 2024 season to date, I made it through the first 31 games without writing a glass half full/glass half empty piece. It’s probably my biggest go to as a writer, but the cup has run over so much in the early going, I just haven’t r...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 31

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images A crazy finish in the Cubs’ 1-0 victory. It isn’t often that you can describe a 1-0 game as a wild one. I was out while most of this game was going on, but I did catch the final three innings and it was a crazy ride. As usual, head over to Al’s game recap to discuss the blow by blow. There is so much to dissect in this one. I’ll offer two quick thoughts o...2024
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• Pirates 5, Cubs 4: Backwards day
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 44
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 43
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• Chris Sale, Braves look to take game two vs Cubs
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• Paul Skenes' MLB debut was unforgettable for the most unexpected reason
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• Braves return to Truist Park for three-game series against Cubs
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 38
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• Padres 3, Cubs 0: Sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the other guy

What are you gonna do? | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Dylan Cease dominated the Cubs Wednesday afternoon. It’s not often that I put a photo of the other team’s pitcher on a game recap here, but really, what else could I have done? Dylan Cease is the story of this game, as he and two Padres relievers combined to one-hit the Cubs and defeat them 3-0. Cubs highlights? Well.. there are...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres preview, Wednesday 5/8, 1:20 CT

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Wednesday notes... HANGING IN THERE WITHOUT BELLI AND SEIYA: Last night was the first time in 14 games that the Cubs had Cody Bellinger or Seiya Suzuki in the lineup. In the 13 games without either, the Cubs went 7-6 and slashed .219/.299/.352, for an OPS of .651. With Bellinger, Suzuki or both playing, they are 15-9 and...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 37

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs walk it off for the first time in 2024. Hey Chicago!?! Anything interesting happen there Tuesday night? Rarely can I tell the story of a game so succinctly with just three names. Shōta, Cody, Busch, game! Shōta Imanaga started for the Cubs on Tuesday night. If you’ve been following, you know that the Cubs had a pretty historic run going. Their...2024
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• Cub Tracks salvages one
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• Braves fall in early hole, lose to Cubs 7-1

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Atlanta fell behind early and was unable to complete the comeback in a 7-1 loss to the Cubs. The Atlanta Braves dug themselves a hole early and were unable to mount much of a comeback in a 7-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The Braves found themselves in an early hole as Mike Tauchman took Charlie Morton deep on the first pitch of the game to give the Cubs t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 43
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Tuesday 5/14, 6:20 CT
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• Paul Skenes' MLB debut was unforgettable for the most unexpected reason
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• Cub Tracks gets its steps in

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. On National GlenAllen Hill Remembrance Day, the Cubs faced Paul Skenes, who was as advertised. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 33
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 31
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• BCB After Dark: Managing the Cubs

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how responsible is Craig Counsell for the Cubs’ start. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the most in-demand after-party for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and celebrate with us. We promise that there won’t be a five-minute delay before we seat you. Ther...2024
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• Cubs 3, Brewers 2: The comeback Cubs do it again

Mike Tauchman scores the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports This game had just about everything, and the best part: A Cubs win! Wednesday’s game at Wrigley Field reminded me why I love baseball so much. Gorgeous weather. Meaningful baseball between two rivals for a playoff spot. Back-and-forth, great pitching, lousy pitching, good f...2023
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports After a devastating grand slam tied things up, the Cubs got to work and came out on top. All’s well that ends well, and the Cubs ended this series well with a 6-4 win over the Tigers, but I’ll ask you the question, and you can vote in the poll. After Jameson Taillon loaded the bases in the sixth inning, then retired the next two hitters, would you have taken...2023
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 4: The cardiac Cubs come back

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images A ninth-inning rally put this one in the win column. You asked for meaningful baseball in September and by gum, you have got it. Now let’s hope we all survive it. The Cubs fashioned an early lead, got good starting pitching, then the bullpen blew that lead. But then the team put together a stirring ninth-inning rally and held on — barely — for a 5-4 wi...2023
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• Cubs 10, Pirates 1: Takin’ care of business

Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Cubs got another strong team effort and won the series in Pittsburgh. When the Cubs departed for the just-completed seven-game road trip to Detroit and Pittsbugh, my feeling was that they needed to go 5-2 to keep pace with, or improve their position on, other postseason contenders. With Sunday’s well-played 10-1 win over the Pirates, the Cubs did just ...2023
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• Cubs 8, Braves 6: Swingin’ in the rain

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs bats came alive on a really bad weather day at the ol’ ballpark. It rained all morning and afternoon in Chicago, and at Wrigley Field, and I’ll have a bit more to say about that later. Keeping with the spirit of the day, the Cubs rained down hits and home runs and evened up the series against the Braves with an 8-6 victory. The Cubs did not was...2023
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• Cubs 6, Braves 4: Takin’ care of business

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs wrapped up a successful homestand by winning a series against the team with the best record in baseball. The Atlanta Braves, who came into Wrigley Field with the best record in baseball, are a very good team. But you know what? So are the Chicago Cubs. After a blowout loss Friday, the Cubs played solid baseball in every way for two days (in the rain, t...2023
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• Cubs 9, Rangers 5: Now that’s more like it

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Cubs rallied in the ninth and finally put one in the win column. The Cubs had trouble scoring runs all series against the Rangers, and then they worked a bunch of ninth-inning walks into a game-winning rally. The Cubs thus won their first game of 2024, 9-5 over the defending World Series champions. It was not easy, though. The Cubs began this game wel...2024
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• Cubs 6, Rockies 3: Javier Assad and the comeback Cubs do it again

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The team came from behind with some timely hitting, and got some excellent relief work. This afternoon started out weirdly when Marcus Stroman barely got through three innings and the Cubs went behind and looked pretty weak sauce against Chris Flexen, a guy who came into the game with an ERA north of 7. But the persistent Cubs scored single runs in the fi...2023
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 32
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs sweep the Astros to close a successful homestand. Every season is an entity onto its own. You watch enough seasons and they start to feel like one long homogenous mass. But when you sort them out, or more specifically when one is going on, you can really feel that individuality. And so, as we sit in front of this currently unfolding season, th...2024
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Early on Saturday, I heard the news that Jay Bruce made the Yankees' Opening Day roster, and I was like, "Cool, if this is 2012." Then I thought, "Is this 2012? Am I time traveler?" Turned out it was not 2012, and I was not a time traveler. Double bummer there. Somehow, Jay Bruce is still only 33 years old, so he might be a time traveler. After my brief flight of fancy through a time portal that d...2021
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• Pirates 5, Cubs 4: Backwards day
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 44
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• Cubs 7, Braves 1: Javier Assad does it again AND the offense wakes up!
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 43
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• Zack Short, Jarred Kelenic in the lineup against Cubs

Zack Short is back in the lineup | John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Jarred Kelenic is back in the lineup vs a RHP and Short is back in while we await further news on Riley The Atlanta Braves face Jameson Taillon and the Cubs in what looks to be another low scoring affair. Taillon has a sterling 1.13 ERA and has faced many of the Braves players in his career. Although Austin Riley is stil...2024
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• Chris Sale, Braves look to take game two vs Cubs
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• Braves 2, Cubs 0: Wasting another good Shōta Imanaga start

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Cubs starter threw well again, but the Cubs could not generate any offense. Shōta Imanaga continued his run of great starts for the Cubs Monday in Atlanta. Unfortunately, he walked a few more than usual and ran up a high pitch count and could throw only five innings. Hayden Wesneski, who’s also thrown well, entered in the sixth and the Braves scored a...2024
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• Braves pitching dominant in 2-0 win over Cubs

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Reynaldo Lopez and the bullpen held the Cubs in check as the Braves beat the Cubs 2-0. Reynaldo Lopez was sharp again and A.J. Minter held on at the end to help the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. The Braves had a chance to get on the board early against Shota Imanaga in the first. Ronald Acuña Jr. worked a leadof...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Monday 5/13, 6:20 CT

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs open a three-game set at Truist Park. Today’s roster move: Here Looks like possible weather issues for the Cubs and Braves tonight, per this forecast (and maybe tomorrow, too). So, here’s the Atlanta-area radar for you to keep handy. Monday notes... NUMBERS AT THE ONE-QUARTER MARK: The Cubs have completed the first quarter of their schedule wi...2024
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• Cubs 3, Padres 2: Michael Busch walks it off

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports A game that started like many recent others had a stunning ending. New Cubs first baseman Michael Busch can be described in part as just getting his job done. You don’t hear many quotes from him; he just plays pretty good defense and has been hitting reasonably well in his first full MLB season. That all changed with one swing of the bat, as Busch hit the...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 30

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The Cubs’ mini-slump continues in a 4-2 loss. When a team gets shutdown on a given day, it can be as much about the pitcher for the other team as much as it is about the team. When an offense goes more or less silent for four days, it’s unlikely that the answer is that you ran into four guys who were locked in all at the same time. Certainly not impossibl...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 26

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Cubs rookies carry the load in 7-1 win for their fourth straight. I’m ready to combine my repetitive thoughts from last year and this year into one thought. Last year, I implored the Cubs to “get greedy.” Any they climbed into contention by doing just that. This year, I’ve applauded them for being relentless on several occasions. Right now,...2024
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ the next step

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Under two weeks remain until Opening Day and the Cubs are still jenga-ing. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseb...2024
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• Cubs 4, Giants 0: Kyle Hendricks throws a vintage Professor game, four outs short of a no-hitter
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Class was most definitely in session Saturday evening in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO — Is it too early to say “I told you so”? Maybe, but I’m saying it anyway. I told you Kyle Hendricks would come back and throw like The Professor again. Was Saturday’s brilliant eight-inning, one-hit outing a one-off? Possibly, but I don’t think so. Hendricks was, as the ...2023
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• Mike Tauchman had ideal Giants debut after ‘shocking’ Yankees trade

Mike Tauchman is excited about his future with the Giants after an impressive debut — just one day after the struggling Yankees traded him to San Francisco. Tauchman, batting seventh, went 3-for-4 in the Giants’ 7-3 win over the Rockies on Wednesday, including a single in his first at-bat. Tauchman also performed well in the......2021

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