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  • First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Sunday 10/1, 2:10 CT
    • First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Sunday 10/1, 2:10 CT
    Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Go get ‘em, Justin....2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Sunday 10/1, 2:10 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Sunday 10/1, 2:10 CT
    Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports The 2023 Cubs season comes to a close. Sunday notes... THAT’S A WRAP: A win today will give the Cubs a final record of 84-78 for the fifth season since the schedule was expanded to 162 games in 1962. They previously were 84-78 in 1968, when they finished third of 10 teams, 1970 (second of six), 1993 (fourth of seven) and 2019 (third of five). A loss will ...2023
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  • First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Saturday 9/30, 6:10 CT
    • First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Saturday 9/30, 6:10 CT
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Saturday 9/30, 6:10 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Saturday 9/30, 6:10 CT
    Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports “Must-win”? Yes, if the Cubs still hope for postseason play. Saturday notes... ADDING UP THE LOSSES: The Cubs’ current stretch of 6-14 is their eighth with that record this season. Five of the previous seven were overlapping spans between April 26-30 and May 16-21. The two others were overlaps of May 6-28 and May 7-29. The Cubs had 14 such stretches last year ...2023
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  • First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Friday 9/29, 7:10 CT
    • First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Friday 9/29, 7:10 CT
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Friday 9/29, 7:10 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Friday 9/29, 7:10 CT
    Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images It’s either the end, or a new beginning. Let’s go Pirates! Let’s go Cardinals! And Monday, let’s go Mets! Friday notes... ALMOST EVEN: Between July 30, 2015, and April 8, 2018, the Cubs played nine series at Milwaukee. They won seven of them, winning 21 games and losing only nine. In 13 series since then at “Wrigley North,” the Cubs have won just one, t...2023

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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Sunday 10/1, 2:10 CT
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Saturday 9/23, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Saturday 9/23, 1:20 CT
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs go for two in a row over the visitors from Colorado. Saturday notes... STREAKING: The Cubs have scored 33 runs in their last four games, after having scored exactly 33 in their previous 10. Before that, they had scored 39 in four games, after having scored 15 in six games. The Cubs’ current streak of four games with at least six runs is tied ...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Monday 8/28, 7:05 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Monday 8/28, 7:05 CT
    Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports This is the most important series the Cubs have played this year, so far. Monday notes... GOTTA START OFF BETTER: The Cubs have lost the first game of all seven series they have played at home since the All-Star break. They bounced back to win five of those series and split another. The only series they lost was the first, to the Red Sox. They are 25-17 ...2023
  • Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers preview, Wednesday 8/23, 12:10 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers preview, Wednesday 8/23, 12:10 CT
    Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Wednesday notes... PLAYING IN DETROIT: The Cubs will extend a team streak this afternoon that could well be a Major League record — and which likely never will be broken. Today’s game will be the Cubs’ 11th straight against the Tigers at Detroit. They have not played more than six in a row on the road against any other ...2023
  • Chicago Cubs vs. Toronto Blue Jays preview, Sunday 8/13, 12:37 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Toronto Blue Jays preview, Sunday 8/13, 12:37 CT
    Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series sweep! Sunday notes... STREAKING: The Cubs are 35-20 since their 26-36 start. They last won 35 of 55 games in 2019, from April 8-June 9. They also were 35-20 or better in at least one span each year, 2015-18, and in 2008, 2003, 2001 Their most wins in 55 games during those years: 39: 2016, 38: 2015, 37: 2008, 36: 2018, 35: 2001...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets preview, Wednesday 8/9, 6:10 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets preview, Wednesday 8/9, 6:10 CT
    Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images The Cubs go for another series win! Late breaking news: Drew Smyly will be in the Cubs bullpen “for probably a short amount of time,” Ross says. Cubs have three off days in next week so Smyly gives them length out of the bullpen. Ross said they’d reassess once Cubs are back on a regular schedule.— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) August 9, 2023 We...2023
  • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Friday 8/4, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Friday 8/4, 1:20 CT
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs open a series against the team with MLB’s best record. Friday notes... CUBS vs. BRAVES HISTORY: If the Cubs can win two games this weekend, their all-time victory total against the Braves will be 1,250. They have lost 1,055 and tied 18, for a winning percentage of .542. The Cubs have a higher percentage against only one National League team: the Padr...2023
  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox preview, Saturday 7/15, 1:20 CT
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs look to even up their series against the visitors from Boston. Saturday notes... POST-ALL-STAR GAME: The Cubs had won their previous six first games after the All-Star Game before last night’s loss. Since 2000, they now are 15-8 when returning from the break: 10-3 at home and 5-5 on the road. In all games of their first series after the break, they a...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Wednesday 7/5, 7:10 CT
    Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for two in a row over the Brewers. Wednesday notes... ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Until Tuesday, the Cubs had never won an extra-inning game that ended with an outfielder catching a fly and throwing a runner out at home — or any other base. The only previous double play started by a Cubs outfielder in extras for the final two outs was on Sept. 8, 1938, in ...2023
  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Guardians preview, Sunday 7/2, 4:05 CT
    Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs look for a series win. As noted earlier today, this game was pushed back to avoid earlier rain. Even so, here’s the Chicago-area radar for you to keep handy: Sunday notes... HALFWAY HOME: The Cubs are 38-43 at the midpoint of the season for the fifth time since the National League’s schedule was expanded to 162 games in 1962. In 1964 and 199...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Sunday 9/17, 6:10 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Sunday 9/17, 6:10 CT
    Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Cubs look to end a four-game losing streak. Results of afternoon games involving the Cubs’ playoff competition (as of the time this preview posted, 4 p.m. CT): Marlins 16, Braves 2 (final) Mets 8, Reds 4 (final) Cardinals 6, Phillies 5 (final) Nationals 1, Brewers 1 (top 10) Giants 9, Rockies 0 (bottom 6) So, the Cubs can pick up a game on the...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Tuesday 9/12, 7:40 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Tuesday 9/12, 7:40 CT
    Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Cubs go for two in a row over the Rockies. Tuesday notes... GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME: With their come-from-behind win last night, the Cubs are 78-67, a .538 winning percentage. After 145 games a year ago, they were 62-83, .428. Their improvement of 110 points is the fourth biggest among MLB teams and second biggest in the National League, base...2023
  • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Monday 9/4, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Monday 9/4, 1:20 CT
    Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Cubs open an important three-game series against the visitors from San Francisco. Monday notes... CUBS vs. GIANTS HISTORY: The Cubs are seeking their 600th win at home against the Giants. Their first was way back on May 15, 1883, the Giants’ debut season in the National League, when they were known as the Gothams and the Cubs were known as the White ...2023
  • Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Sunday 9/3, 11:10 a.m. CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Sunday 9/3, 11:10 a.m. CT
    Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series split. Sunday notes... RUN SCORING, OR NOT: The Cubs have allowed 15 total runs in their last 6 games, but are only 3-3. They had 10 previous spans of six games this season, some overlapping, in which they gave up no more than 15 runs. They went 5-1 in five of them, most recently June 17-24. They went 4-2 in four more. The only ...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Sunday 8/27, 12:35 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Sunday 8/27, 12:35 CT
    Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win! Sunday notes... EVEN MORE JORDAN WICKS STRIKEOUT FACTS: 55 pitchers before Wicks had made their MLB debut starting for the Cubs and struck out at least three batters. Baseball-reference has play-by-play on 42 of the games, the first in 1917. The only previous Cub with three strikeouts in his first inning was Thomas Diamond...2023
  • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Saturday 8/26, 6:15 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Saturday 8/26, 6:15 CT
    Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Cubs look to start another winning streak. Today's roster move: Here Saturday notes... WHAT (USUALLY) HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE UP TWO RUNS: A team that allows exactly two runs, as the Cubs did last night, rarely loses. Since 1901, the Cubs’ winning percentage when giving up two runs is .730. Since 2000, it is .745 (382-133). Since 2015, it is .777 (143-...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers preview, Wednesday 8/23, 12:10 CT
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals preview, Sunday 8/20, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals preview, Sunday 8/20, 1:20 CT
    Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Sunday notes... NOT WALKING ON BY: Justin Steele yesterday registered the 15th start by a Cubs pitcher this season of at least six innings with no walks. That is one more than the Cubs had in all of both 2022 and 2021. This year, Steele has done it four times; Kyle Hendricks, Drew Smyly and Hayden Wesneski, three; and J...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Sunday 8/6, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Sunday 8/6, 1:20 CT
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for the series win! Today's roster move: Here Sunday notes... NO WONDER SATURDAY’S GAME TOOK SO LONG: Walking seven batters, as Cubs pitchers did yesterday, is hardly a recipe for success. The Cubs had lost all five previous games this season in which they walked at least seven: one game with eight and four with seven. Last season, they were 3-9, ...2023
  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Thursday 8/3, 7:05 CT
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for the series win. Thursday notes... RUN DIFFERENTIAL, PART 1: After their 7-5 loss to the Red Sox at home on July 17, the Cubs’ run differential was +19.It is now +77, as they have outscored their opponents, 122-64, over their last 15 games, while going 12-3. That +58 is tied for the Cubs’ biggest differential in any span of 15 games since 1945....2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Thursday 9/21, 6:40 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Thursday 9/21, 6:40 CT
    Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for the series win, in a very important game. Thursday notes... LET THERE BE LIGHTS: Tonight’s game will be the Cubs’ last of the regular season under the lights at Wrigley Field this year. It will be their 889th regular season night game at home. They are 19-18 in such games this season and 471-417 since lights were installed in 1988. That is a ....2023
  • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Wednesday 9/20, 6:40 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Wednesday 9/20, 6:40 CT
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for two straight over the Bucs. Wednesday notes... DOMINATING THE BUCS: The Cubs now are 10-1 this year against the Pirates. The teams have been playing each other since 1887. The Cubs have lost just once in a season to the Pirates just once: 1896, when they were known as the Colts and went 11-1. The Colts won the first four games, two on the road...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Sunday 9/17, 6:10 CT
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Sunday 9/10, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Sunday 9/10, 1:20 CT
    Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs look to end a three-game losing streak. Sunday notes... BEING SWEPT: The Cubs have not been swept in any of their previous nine four-game series against the Diamondbacks. The closest they came was last year, when they were beaten at home, 3-1, 10-6 and 7-6 before winning, 5-4, thanks to back-to-back homers leading off the eighth inning by Patri...2023
  • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Thursday 9/7, 6:40 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Thursday 9/7, 6:40 CT
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images It’s the first of a four-game weekend series. Thursday notes... IT’S BEEN A WHILE: The Cubs are a season-high 12 games above .500. They have not been 13 above since Sept. 17, 2019, when they were 82-69 after a 4-2 loss at home to the Reds — the first of nine straight defeats. The Cubs’ high in 2019 was 14 above. They were last more than 14 above the e...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Sunday 9/3, 11:10 a.m. CT
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Sunday 8/27, 12:35 CT
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers preview, Monday 8/21, 5:40 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers preview, Monday 8/21, 5:40 CT
    Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs open a three-game set in the Motor City. Monday notes... QUALITY STARTS: Cubs starters have recorded five consecutive quality starts, two more than their previous longest streak this season. They had made three in a row April 17-19, May 1-3, June 8-10 and June 20-24. Before the current streak began, the Cubs had not had even back-to-back qualit...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Toronto Blue Jays preview, Saturday 8/12, 2:07 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Toronto Blue Jays preview, Saturday 8/12, 2:07 CT
    Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images The Cubs go for two in a row in Toronto. Saturday notes... GETTING AHEAD, STAYING AHEAD: Friday night’s win was the Cubs’ 24th among their 60 so far this year in which they never trailed. It was the ninth of those in which they scored in the first inning. They broke a scoreless tie in the second inning of six games, in the third inning of six more, in t...2023

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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Tuesday 9/19, 6:40 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Tuesday 9/19, 6:40 CT
    Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images An important homestand begins tonight. Today's roster move: Here Tuesday notes... WATCH OUT FOR THAT FIRST INNING: The Cubs have been outscored in the first inning of games, 86-76. The only other inning through the ninth in which they have been outscored is the sixth, 76-71. They have outscored their opponents by 38 runs in the eighth, 104-66; by 25 in ...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Monday 9/4, 1:20 CT
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Sunday 6/11, 3:05 CT
    Photo by Brandon Vallance/Getty Images The Cubs go for a road sweep! Sunday notes... DEFEATING THE GIANTS: This is the Cubs’ 119th series of any length at San Francisco since 1958. They have swept a three-game series only four times: 1967, 1977, 1993 and 2013. Since the last sweep, before this weekend they had played eight more series and won none of them, going 8-18. (Courtesy BCB’s Joh...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Saturday 6/10, 6:35 CT
    Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The Cubs go for two in a row over the host Giants. Saturday notes... WHERE IS THE LONG BALL?: The Cubs have not hit a home run in five straight games, tied for their longest homerless streak since 2016. They had streaks of eight games in 2015, nine in 2012 and 10 in 2007. 197 batters have come to the plate in 51⅓ innings since Miguel Amaya hit the team’s la...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Friday 6/9, 9:15 CT
    Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Let’s try this again. Today’s roster move: Here Friday notes... REASON FOR HOPE TONIGHT?: The Cubs are 160-198 in all games at San Francisco, but they are 63-56 in first games of series there, including 20-18 when they have arrived from Los Angeles. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53) NO MORE STAYING UP LATE: After tonight, there is just one more late night st...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Tuesday 5/2, 6:05 CT
    Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for two in a row in D.C. Today’s roster move: Here Tuesday notes... ABOUT THAT PITCHING: The Cubs have a team ERA of 3.55. A year ago, through the same number of games, it was 4.19. The year before that, it was 5.01. It has been 3.55 or lower through 28 games in only three seasons since 1996: 3.24 in 2003, 2.44 in 2016 and 3.48 in 2018. This is the...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland Athletics preview, Monday 4/17, 8:40 CT
    Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Cubs open a series against a team that’s had a rough start to its 2023 season. OAKLAND — I’m in San Francisco for a few days visiting my dad, so I’m going to attend the first two games of this series. Monday notes... IT’S BEEN A WHILE: This is by far the earliest calendar date that the Cubs have played the Athletics. The earliest of any of thei...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Saturday 4/15, 8:10 CT
    Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for the series win! Saturday notes... JACKIE ROBINSON DAY: All players around MLB will be wearing Robinson’s No. 42 tonight in honor of the trailblazing Brooklyn Dodgers star, and the numbers will be in the style and color of the Dodgers numbers of the time. This year, MLB is also celebrating the opening last fall of the Jackie Robinson Muse...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Toronto Blue Jays preview, Friday 8/11, 6:07 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Toronto Blue Jays preview, Friday 8/11, 6:07 CT
    Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images The Cubs open a series in Canada. Friday notes... THAT OTHER LEAGUE: Today is the first of 11 consecutive games the Cubs will play against American League teams (Blue Jays, 3; White Sox, 2; Royals, 3; Tigers, 3), and that will complete the Cubs’ interleague schedule for 2023. To date, the Cubs are 18-17 vs. A.L. teams, and 7-5 vs. A.L. East teams. THE CLOS...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Thursday 8/24, 6:05 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Thursday 8/24, 6:05 CT
    Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images The Cubs open a four-game series against the Bucs. Today’s roster move: Here Thursday notes... ABOUT THOSE CLOSE ONES: The Cubs’ last eight games have all been decided by no more than two runs: five wins, three losses. That is one game short of their longest such streak since 1995. They played nine in a row in 2013 and 2021, going 5-4 both times. They...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Saturday 8/5, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Saturday 8/5, 1:20 CT
    There were no good Cubs highlights from Friday’s game, so have this good one from Thursday | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their series with the visitors from Atlanta. Saturday notes... STAYING IN PLACE: Despite the loss Friday, the Cubs lost no ground either in the N.L. Central race or the Wild Card race, because the teams they are chasing (Brewers, Reds,...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Saturday 9/2, 5:40 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Saturday 9/2, 5:40 CT
    Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs try to get back on the winning track. Saturday notes... STREAKING: The Cubs have not lost back-to-back to the same opponent in 53 games, since July 1-2 at home against the Guardians. That is tied for their second-longest such streak since 1901. They also went 53 in a row to finish the 1908 season. The final game was their pennant-winni...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Friday 7/28, 7:15 CT
    Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for their seventh consecutive win. Today’s roster move: Here Friday notes... FOUR-GAME ST. LOUIS SERIES UPDATE: This is the Cubs’ 13th four-game series at St. Louis since the league was divided into three divisions in 1994. With their win last night, the Cubs are 6-7 in first games of those series. They are 6-6 in second games, including 2-3 after w...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Toronto Blue Jays preview, Saturday 8/12, 2:07 CT
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds Game 2 preview, Friday 9/1, 5:40 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds Game 2 preview, Friday 9/1, 5:40 CT
    Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for the doubleheader sweep! From BCB’s JohnW53, a fun doubleheader fact: The Cubs have not swept a doubleheader on the road since August 13, 2008, when they won at Atlanta, 10-2 and 8-0. Jim Edmonds and Geovany Soto both hit a two-run homer and a double in Game 1. Rich Harden and four relievers combined on a three-hitter in Game 2. The Cubs had ...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Sunday 9/10, 1:20 CT
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Sunday 8/6, 1:20 CT
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Tuesday 7/4, 3:10 CT
    Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Once again, the Cubs try to even up a series after losing the first game. Today’s roster moves: Here Independence Day notes... FACTS FOR THE FOURTH: This is the second straight season that the Cubs have played at Milwaukee on Independence Day. A year ago, they lost, 5-2. They have hosted the Brewers only once on the holiday, suffering an 11-2 loss in 200...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Tuesday 7/18, 7:05 CT
    Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their series against the Nats. Tuesday notes... RUN-SCORING FACTS: Maybe the Cubs should change their name to the Contrarians. When the Cubs have scored exactly five runs in a game this season, as they did Sunday and Monday, their record is 2-8, .200. All other teams are 209-96, .685. When the Cubs have scored exactly six runs...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Sunday 9/24, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Sunday 9/24, 1:20 CT
    Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series sweep! Sunday notes... A POTENTIALLY RARE FEAT: The Cubs have an opportunity today to sweep the Rockies at home for only the fourth time. They won a four-game game series in 1993, the Rockies’ first season, and again in 2008. They won all three in 2007. The Cubs won the first two games but lost the third in 1997, 1998, 2001, 2...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Sunday 10/1, 2:10 CT
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Thursday 9/28, 6:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Thursday 9/28, 6:20 CT
    Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs need this game. Bad. ATLANTA — Thursday notes... BLOWING LEADS: The Cubs surrendered three leads Wednesday night before losing. They let four leads slip away on Sept. 16, in their 7-6, 13-inning loss at Arizona. They have squandered two leads in 10 other games. In all, they have taken a lead and lost it 72 times in 57 distinct games. In 20 of those 7...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Wednesday 9/27, 6:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Wednesday 9/27, 6:20 CT
    Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their series against the Braves. Today's roster move: Here Wednesday notes... TYING AN MLB RECORD: The Cubs’ first hit tonight will tie a remarkable all-time record. They will have been no-hit just once in 9,178 games, tying a mark set by the Pirates between Aug. 15, 1971, and Sept. 27, 2012. After being the...2023
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Tuesday 9/26, 6:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves preview, Tuesday 9/26, 6:20 CT
    Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Here. We. Go. ATLANTA — Tuesday notes... A WINNING PACE: The Cubs’ low point this season was 10 games below .500, at 26-36, .419 on June 8. Had they maintained that pace for the entire season, today they would be 65-91. Since June 9, the Cubs are 56-38, .596. Had they won at that clip since the start of the season, today they would be 93-63. (Courtesy...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Sunday 9/24, 1:20 CT
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  • Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Friday 9/22, 1:20 CT
    • Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Friday 9/22, 1:20 CT
    David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs open their final 2023 regular season home series. Friday notes... FRIDAY ON MY MIND: The Cubs have a 15-9 record on Fridays, their second-best mark on any day of the week, behind 16-8 on Tuesdays. But they have lost a game on each of the last five Fridays, one of them as part of a doubleheader. The first four losses all were by one run: 4-3 to the Ro...2023
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  • • Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Thursday 9/21, 6:40 CT
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