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• Matthew Boyd's complete-game gem at the 2013 Men's College World Series
Oregon State southpaw Matthew Boyd struck out 11 batters and picked off two baserunners in a complete-game victory over Indiana baseball in a 2013 Men's College World Series elimination game. Fast forward to 2025, Boyd was named a first-time MLB All-Star for the Chicago Cubs....2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 101

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Matthew Boyd had himself a game. Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd put himself high on the WPA chart with a stellar outing, continuing his All-Star season. Who knows? Keep this up and Boyd could be in the Cy Young conversation. Fangraphs Reminder: Heroes and Goats are determined by WPA scores and are in no way subjective. THREE HEROES: Superher...2025
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• Cubs 6, Royals 0: All-Star Matthew Boyd shines bright

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs posted their 12th shutout of 2025. Matthew Boyd’s first career All-Star selection did not result in him playing in the game, mostly because the Cubs wanted him to rest for games exactly like this one. The well-rested Boyd, who had last pitched 10 days earlier, threw seven outstanding shutout innings and the Cubs put together a varied...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who’s on third?

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should trade for a replacement for Matt Shaw It’s Tuesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. There’s no cover charge. Let us know if you need anything. We always want to be of...2025
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• Cubs dismantle Royals 6-0 in absolute mess of a game

Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly (15) scores against the Kansas City Royals during the fifth inning at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Ew Sometimes, a pitcher throws some strikes in a way that makes you go “Oh, it’s gonna be one of those nights.” It was, indeed, one of those nights. Chicago Cubs starter Matthew Boyd totally ...2025
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• Royals vs. Cubs Tuesday gamethread

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Let’s win two! The Royals look to keep the offense going against the Cubs. Vinnie sits. Round 2 from Wrigley. pic.twitter.com/YeCfsecRbq— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 22, 2025 All-Star Matthew Boyd goes for the Cubs. Boyd day.Watch tonight's game on the Marquee Sports Network App. pic.twitter.com/pkrf7ske8o— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 22, 2025...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Royals series preview

Photo by Karen Hastings/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs continue their sojourn through the American League. This is the Cubs’ fourth straight series against an American League team. So far, they are 5-4 in that stretch, and overall 19-11 vs. AL teams this year. They’ll continue that trek through the AL this weekend when they visit the White Sox on the South Side. For more on the Royal...2025
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• Cubs series preview: To the friendly confines!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Will these two teams make a deal? The Royals head to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field this week, just a train ride away. They swept the Cubs there in 2021, but have lost the series to them each of the last two seasons. The Cubs have missed the playoffs each of the last four seasons, but come into this series with the second-best record ...2025
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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, July 21 edition

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images It was a short week, but we’ve still got some Cubs ups and downs to discuss. With last week’s All-Star break, this update on the Cubs covers just three games, the series against the Red Sox over the weekend. Still, there’s good and bad to discuss. Three up Colin Rea continues to impress While the Cubs certainly need at least one starting pitc...2025
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• Analyzing the Royals’ second half schedule

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can the Royals win 15 of their next 20? The Royals come out of the All-Star break in a bit of an awkward position. It is hard to go all in when your team is 3 games under .500 after 97 are in the books. It is also hard to immediately start selling and looking to next season when you are only 4.5 games out of the wild card. Granted, ther...2025
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• 2025 Cubs midseason grades

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are my assessments of Cubs player performances so far this year. As befits a first-place team, most of them are pretty good. The Cubs really couldn’t have done much better so far this year. They have three All-Stars, two of them starting players. They’re in first place in the NL Central, though by just one game, and have had une...2025
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• Cub Tracks takes a break

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The All-Star break is here. Home Run Derby Monday night, All-Star game Tuesday. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Any MLB team can beat you. The good teams WILL beat you. Okay, so the All-Star break is upon us. I’...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 96

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The Cubs win 4-1 to take the series from the Yankees. A terrific bounce back over the weekend for the Cubs. Two strong wins and heading into the break, the Cubs are on a really high note. They also get a full reset. They aren’t in desperate need of the reset. But I’ll go out on a limb and guess at least one or two of the players have some aches, pains, bumps an...2025
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• Yankees 11, Cubs 0: The Cody Bellinger game (Oh, wait. That’s not good anymore, is it.)

Photo by Evan Bernstein/Getty Images The Cubs got blown out in the stadium that’s been a house of horrors for them for years. So one of the things the Cubs really wanted to make sure to do as they entered this three-game series against the Yankees was neutralize Aaron Judge. That, they did, at least at the plate. Judge went 0-for-2 with a pair of strikeouts (and a couple of walks and a sac...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Yankees series preview

Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images A big-time series ahead of the All-Star break. The Yankees had a 4½-game lead in the AL East after sweeping the Royals in a three-game series that ended June 12. Since then they’re 10-16, although they just swept the Mariners in a three-game series and Thursday, came back from being no-hit into the eighth to walking the game off in the 10th. In that s...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 97

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Cubs start the second half with a 4-1 win. A quick heads up to start, I will be on vacation beginning today through next Saturday. All things equal, I should be writing next Saturday’s recap as my next one. That’s the game on July 26. Al is graciously filling in for me while I’m gone with a brief form of this. Expect standings to return somewhere around ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 95

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The Cubs bounce back behind Matthew Boyd in a 5-2 win. This team has been all over the place lately. World beaters one day and embarrassing the next. I’ve noted several times that as their starting pitching goes, so goes the game. That was evident here again. Matthew Boyd was dominant and until very late in the game, they dominated the game. This one had a nic...2025
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• 2025 Haters’ Guide to the NL Central #4: Chicago Cubs

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images At least you’re not a Cubs fan! *Please Note This Is Satire* I usually write serious articles. This is not one of them. Trash talk has been an integral part of baseball since its inception. All the way back in 1912, Ty Cobb ran into the crowd during a game to beat up a fan who was yelling some ... less than savory things at him. To be very clear, I don’t...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Unsung hero?

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who is the Cubs’ unsung hero It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Thank you for stopping by. Come on in and join us. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few tables available. Bring your own beve...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 30

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs offense revives in a 9-0 trouncing of the Pirates. After Phillies pitching stifled the Cubs offense for the most part over the weekend, it was a refreshing sight to see the Cubs offense come out in force Tuesday night. It was what you hoped would happen and happen it did. After being mowed down the first time through the order, the Cubs offens...2025
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• Hanshin Tigers 3, Cubs 0: Welcome to Japan, Cubs fans!

Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images The Cubs offense was mostly silent in this exhibition game. But there were lots of other things to see and do in Tokyo. TOKYO — The Cubs took the field at the Tokyo Dome Saturday afternoon (Japan time) against the Hanshin Tigers and fell flat. The Tigers’ top prospect, 20-year-old lefthander Keito Mombetsu threw five perfect innings against Cubs hitters, l...2025
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"Matthew Boyd will start for the Cubs."

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"The Cubs have agreed with left-hander Matthew Boyd on a two-year deal that will guarantee him $29MM, per a report from Jon Heyman of the New York Post."

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"Zack Greinke faces off with Matthew Boyd at 6:40 p."

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"The Giants have agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent lefty Matthew Boyd, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman."

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"Tigers southpaw Matthew Boyd will undergo surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his left forearm, manager A."

2020
"The Tigers and left-hander/persistent trade candidate Matthew Boyd agreed to a one-year deal to avoid arbitration on Friday, but Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press suggests that the two sides could yet discuss a lengthier pact."

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"Trade talks between the Angels and Tigers in regard to hurler Matthew Boyd have run cold for the moment, according to a tweet from Jon Morosi of the MLB Network citing unnamed sources (link)."

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"The call to Matthew Boyd came over the holidays while he was doing his workouts."

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"Mike Napoli and Pete Kozma hit solo homers as part of a 12-hit Rangers barrage off Matthew Boyd, supporting Yu Darvish through five innings as Texas took a 5-2 win over the Tigers on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series at Comerica Park."

• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 101
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• Cubs dismantle Royals 6-0 in absolute mess of a game
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals preview, Tuesday 7/22, 7:05 CT

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their series against the Royals. Tuesday notes... OLDER THAN RICH HILL: Rich Hill’s age today is 45 years and 133 days. Only three pitchers have been older when they made a start against the Cubs. Jamie Moyer did it five times, all with the Phillies. He was 47/239 when he made the last of the five, on July 15, 201...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Royals series preview
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• Cubs series preview: To the friendly confines!
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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, July 21 edition
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• Analyzing the Royals’ second half schedule
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: First half recap

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images A look at the complete standings and top WPA games. The photo at the top of this post is an unusual image to see. Not just because of a rare appearance of the red billed Cubs hat. Kyle Tucker is coming from left field and not his familiar right field and catching the ball in front of Pete Crow-Armstrong. This was, of course, from the All-Star Game where Tucker sta...2025
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• Cubs 6, Royals 0: All-Star Matthew Boyd shines bright
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 17

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Second half gets underway with the Cubs and Brewers neck and neck atop NL Central Welcome to the 17th week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado, l...2025
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• Cubs 4, Yankees 1: Shōta Imanaga leads the way

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images The Cubs homered twice and won the series from the Yankees. After a blowout loss Friday, the Cubs really needed to get back on track and take a pair from the Yankees, and that’s exactly what they did, finishing up with a solid 4-1 victory Sunday behind outstanding pitching from Shōta Imanaga and home runs by Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson. Busch, in fact, did ...2025
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• Cubs 6, Red Sox 0: Back-to-back jacks... twice!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs played long ball Saturday, and held the visitors from Boston scoreless. Michael Busch and Kyle Tucker went deep as the first two Cubs batters of the game Saturday evening against the Red Sox. And then in the eighth, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ did the same, also back-to-back. The four home runs helped the Cubs to a 6-0 victory o...2025
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• MLB Week 15 Hot or Not: The All-Stars showed up

Byron Buxton has water dumped on him after hitting his first career cycle. | Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Although some ASG participants fell hard, many proved why they’re worthy of the honor by putting on show-stopping performances This week’s recap covers the 15th full week of the season, from July 6-12, the final week before the 2025 All-Star Game. AL West Hot: Bryan Woo twirls a gem and ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Who should take Taillon’s spot?

Jordan Wicks | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who should take Jameson Taillon’s spot in the rotation. It’s Tuesday here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. We’re here all night. There are still a few tables available. There’s ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: Do you still want Sandy Alcantara?

Photo by Leonardo Fernandez/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you are still interested in the Cubs acquiring the the former Cy Young Award winner. It’s another Monday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat and join us. There’s no cover charge. The dress code...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 90

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs crush the Cardinals in the series finale. We begin where I ended yesterday. Let’s take the momentum back, win the series and leave the Cardinals battered on their way out. Mission accomplished. With all due respect, the Cubs left no question who the better team was this week. Baseball being baseball, that doesn’t mean it will be that way for the entire r...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 89

David Banks-Imagn Images The Cubs bullpen has a rare bad game, resulting in an 8-6 loss. Every time your bullpen falters late and costs you a game, it is unfortunate. This one feels a little more unfortunate. Obviously, you hate to ever yield the Cardinals even an inch. But more so, this weekend has been Michael Busch’s explosion weekend. Four homers in two days. Seven hits. Six runs driv...2025
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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 6: Well, that was ugly, despite another great game from Michael Busch

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images A stirring comeback went for naught when the Cubs bullpen blew up in the eighth. The Cubs bullpen has been so good this year that having an inning like the one Brad Keller had in the eighth inning of the Cubs’ 8-6 loss to the Cardinals is, frankly, shocking. It turned on one play in that inning, and I’ll get to that, but first things first. The Drew Pom...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 88

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Bombs were flying out of Wrigley Field in an 11-3 rout of the Cardinals. Heroes and Goats warning, this is one of those days where WPA might feel less than entirely satisfying. Something I’ve said for so long that I was saying it before I was even the one writing this feature. When the game gets lopsided quickly, whatever happens first tends to set the order...2025
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• Napoli, Rangers back battling Yu, tame Tigers
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• Tigers fall short after Kinsler's leadoff blast
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• So close! Tigers' Boyd 1 out shy of no-hitter
Matthew Boyd fell an out shy of becoming the first Tigers pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Justin Verlander six years ago, tossing a one-hit shutout in a 12-0 Tigers win over the White Sox Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park....2017
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• So close! Tigers' Boyd 1 out shy of no-hitter
Matthew Boyd fell an out shy of becoming the first Tigers pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Justin Verlander six years ago, tossing a one-hit shutout in a 12-0 Tigers win over the White Sox Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park....2017
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• Castellanos leads Tigers' offense in tense win
In a feisty game that saw the benches clear in the fifth inning after Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd threw behind Miguel Sano, Nicholas Castellanos homered in the third and came through with a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth to lead the Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Twins on Saturday at Target Field....2017
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• Cubs 11, Dodgers 10: This team never quits!

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs won their second bonkers game of this homestand. The Cubs were behind... and then, suddenly, they weren’t. And then they built a nice lead... and then, blew it and wound up behind in the late innings. Then, just as they did in Friday’s crazy game at Wrigley Field, this Cubs team came back. They forced extra innings and Ian Happ’s 10th-inning single complet...2025
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• Tensions run high as Tigers top Twins
In a feisty game that saw the benches clear in the fifth inning after Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd threw behind Miguel Sano, Nicholas Castellanos homered in the third and came through with a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth to lead the Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Twins on Saturday at Target Field....2017
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• Boyd on top of world after twirling near no-hitter
Matthew Boyd was in the dugout for a couple of no-hit bids when Justin Verlander was chasing his third. Sunday was Boyd's turn on the mound for one, but for someone who had never experienced a complete game in the Majors before, let alone a no-hit bid, he was remarkably calm during the Tigers' 12-0 win against the White Sox in the series finale....2017
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• Carpenter and Torkelson Power the Tigers - April 6, 2025
Kerry Carpenter (OF-DET) went deep again as he went 1-5 with a 2-run jack against the White Sox on Saturday. The 27 year-old is now off to a solid start to the 2025 campaign as he's now hitting .250 with 3 homers, 8 RBI, and 4 runs scored across 29 PA thanks to the last two games, during which he's hit all 3 dingers. Thanks, in part at least, to Riley Green and a resurgent Spencer Torkelson hittin...2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 28, 2025
Old Faces In New Places Thairo Estrada, 2B, Rockies Thairo Estra signed with the Rockies this offseason on a one-year contract worth $3.25 million. He was a huge disappointment in 2024, slashing just .217/.247.343 with 9 home runs and 2 stolen bases in 96 games. This was the follow-up to a 2023 season where he batted .271 with 14 homers and 23 steals. He suffered a wrist injury in May, and the in...2025
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• Bird App Recap: White Sox 6, Tigers 2
@__kaylee The grandest of Burger bombs propel South Siders to complete the sweep It’s a beautiful day for a sweep, isn’t it? Pedro Grifol shifted the lineup around a bit today, and we got Michael Kopech on the bump. Today's #WhiteSox starters for the series finale against Detroit: pic.twitter.com/pD4c3aAkO4— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) June 4, 2023 And happy Fernando Tatís Jr. Trad...2023
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• Orioles Play The Lovable Loser In A Classic Skubal Comedy
"This is 911, what's your emergency?" "I need a defibrillator!" "Someone's having a heart attack?" "No, it's for the dead ball." "Please stop calling, sir." Tarik Skubal was a victim of being sneezed on by Matthew Boyd, and used to give up a homer just about every three pitches, but no longer. It might not just be the dead-ball, Skubal was a top pitching prospect a mere three years ago. That timi...2022
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• Tigers Hoping They Don’t Javy Baez Remorse
Figured if I heard the first part of the sentence, "Finally, the Tigers went out and got their man," it would be followed by a story about how a few tigers dressed up as humans, went to visiting hours at Joe Exotic's jail and ate him. It didn't mean that, but if the Tigers sign Carole Baskin, the Pirates will trade Bryan Reynolds to the Tigers for her. So, the Tigers signed Javier Baez, and I love...2021
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• Royals 12, Cubs 4: This space intentionally left blank

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images That was... ugly. The Royals hit four home runs Monday and crushed the Cubs 12-4 at Wrigley Field. I lead this recap with that because of this, from BCB’s JohnW53: The Royals went into this game having hit 77 home runs, second fewest of all teams. Only the Pirates had hit fewer, 66. This was just their second game with four. They hit more in only one g...2025
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• Cubs 6, Red Sox 0: Back-to-back jacks... twice!
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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, July 14 edition

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Cubs enter the All-Star break on a high note. As most of you know, I usually write an article during the All-Star break giving Cubs players midseason grades. That article will appear here tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s who was hot and not for the Cubs over the past week, when they went 3-3 on a road trip to Minnesota and New York. Three up Shōta Ima...2025
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• Cardinals 8, Cubs 6: Well, that was ugly, despite another great game from Michael Busch
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Cardinals series preview

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images What, YOU again? After not seeing the Cardinals for the first 77 games of 2025, now they’ll have seven games against them in a 13-game sequence. Thanks, schedule-makers. Hopefully this one works out better than the one last week. For more on the Cardinals, here’s Heather Simon, manager of our SB Nation Cardinals site Viva el Birdos, with a nod to the Fourth of July!...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 80

Tim Vizer-Imagn Images The Cubs pummel the Cardinals to halt their skid in an 8-0 win. Score one for numerology. The Cubs win game number 80 by a score of 8-0. This game feels like the sports equivalent of turning your computer off and back on again. The system rebooted and things rolled back to an earlier boot of this season. I don’t have delusions that this just magically fixes what’s ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 77

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images A little trouble in paradise: The Cubs lose 14-6. A little while back, I dropped my Cubs DEFCON to 4. I saw warning signs that suggested a slump might be coming. If you aren’t following me every day, I’m not in possession of any magic formula or inside info. The last time I saw the signs, I was dead wrong and they turned it on a dime and started dominating ag...2025
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