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• The Rundown: Sandberg Changed Franchise, Brewers Take NL Central Lead, Trade Market Moving Slowly

Surreal day yesterday and it’s tough to put pen to paper this morning for a lot of us. I’ve read all the accolades regarding Ryne Sandberg, who passed away shortly before yesterday’s Cubs-Brewers game, but one keeps coming back to me, and I’ll word it as best I can. Wrigley Field was a shell of … The post The Rundown: Sandberg Changed Franchise, Brewers Take NL Centra...2025
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• Ryne Sandberg: Dreams and hard work brought him from the Cubs to the Hall of Fame

David Sameshima A personal remembrance of a generational Cubs hero. There are well-deserved accolades pouring in from every corner of the baseball community about one of the greatest second basemen of a generation. On June 23, 2024 when Ryne Sandberg’s statue was unveiled at Gallagher Way I wrote about that ceremony, and genuinely wasn’t sure I needed to say anything else today. But this m...2025
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being

Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images Ryno’s gone way too soon. Let’s celebrate his Hall of Fame career and life. Ryne Sandberg means so many things to so many people that it’s impossible to wrap that up in one paragraph, or even one article. Nevertheless, I will try here to capture the love that Cubs fans feel for the man affectionately called “Ryno” for not only his play on t...2025
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• Game Thread #106: Milwaukee Brewers (62-43) vs. Chicago Cubs (62-43)

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images A huge divisional series starts tonight in Milwaukee Tonight, the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs will begin one of the bigger regular-season series to come to Milwaukee. The division rivals come into this late-July series tied for first in the National League Central; the Brewers, who have been white hot for two solid months, were trailing the Cubs by 6.5 gam...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Monday 7/28, 6:40 CT

Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The winner of this series will be in sole possession of first place in the NL Central. Monday notes... SCORE FOUR: The Cubs are 51-16 when they have scored at least four runs. When they have allowed at least four, as they did yesterday, they are just 14-34.They are 27-26 when their opponent has had a winning record goin...2025
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Brewers series preview

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images Well, here we go... a series for the NL Central lead. Well, here we go. The Cubs and Brewers are tied for first place in the NL Central at 62-43, which is also tied for the best record in the National League (and just half a game behind the Blue Jays for the best record in baseball). So these are good teams. Late-July bragging rights for first place are up...2025
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• Game Thread #106: Milwaukee Brewers (62-43) vs. Chicago Cubs (62-43)
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• Seth Lugo signing shows the Royals are committed to contending

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Retaining your good players, what a concept! Seth Lugo was near the top of all “top trade candidates” articles last week. There was speculation he might just walk into the opposing dugout after his start against the Cubs at Wrigley Field last week. Sure, there were some reports that the Royals had some interest in keeping Lugo long-term. But surely that w...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ tie game

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cubs win behind Cade Horton and a resurgent Matt Shaw, tie the Crosstown Series. 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. Cade Horton and Aaron Civale locked up in a classic pitchers’ d...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox preview, Friday 7/25, 6:40 CT

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs play on the South Side of Chicago. Friday notes... ROAD WARRIORS: The Cubs are 27-23 on the road, compared to 33-19 as the home team and 33-17 at Wrigley Field. However, their .540 winning percentage on the road is tied with the Astros, also 27-23, for the best by any team. The Brewers are .538 (28-24); the Dodgers, .532 (25-22);...2025
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• The 10 best Cubs vs. White Sox games

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The teams have been playing regular-season games for 29 seasons. Interleague play has been with us for 28 years (29 seasons), since 1997. It’s not new, nor is it going away. The Cubs and White Sox have played at least one series against each other in all 29 of those seasons, now at 149 total games. The series has been competitive, no matter how good or ba...2025
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• The Short Porch is looking at ways to improve the Cubs bench at the trade deadline

Vidal Bruján scores a run at Wrigley Field in June | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Some small moves could make a big difference. The good news is that the Cubs currently have the second-best record in the National League. The bad news is that puts them in second in their own division and in the first Wild Card spot. The Brewers have gone 14-4 this month, including an 11-game winning strea...2025
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• Pasquantino’s pair of pokes powers potentates, prevailing 8-4

David Banks-Imagn Images Vinnie hit two of Kansas City’s four two-run homers. The Kansas City Royals couldn’t stop hitting home runs as they demolished the Chicago Cubs 8-4 this afternoon at Wrigley Field. The game started interestingly when leadoff man Adam Frazier hit a flyball deep down the right field line. I heard somebody yell “CAN OF CORN” on the broadcast a second before the ball c...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 23

Jerry Lai-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Joe Mather, Swish Nicholson has a big power day, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the ...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 99

Matt Marton-Imagn Images It was close for quite a while... and then it wasn’t. Reminder: Thomas Smith is on vacation and will return next Monday to cover the final game of the White Sox series. As the great Sarah Langs might say... Wheeeeee! (Not in a good way for the Cubs, though.) Fangraphs The Cubs had as much as an 80.5 percent chance of winning this game in the sixt...2025
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• 2025 Cubs attendance watch: As you might guess, Wrigley Field attendance is trending up

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Here’s how the team stands at midseason, and a look at current pricing trends. As we head into the weekend and another Cubs homestand, I thought it would be a good time to look at the team’s attendance, which has risen along with their place in the standings. This should not surprise you — teams playing well and with postseason hopes generall...2025
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• What to do in Chicago when you’re in town to see the Cubs

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images If you’re coming to Chicago to see a Cubs game... definitely check out these other things the city has to offer. Wrigley Field is more than just a place where the Chicago Cubs play baseball. It’s become one of the top tourist attractions in the city. Every day I see out-of-towners at Wrigley not just for baseball but just for the experience of seeing the s...2025
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• How to make the most of your gameday experience at Wrigley Field

Photo by @WillByington / www.willbyington.com The Cubs’ iconic ballpark has been extensively renovated for its second century. Wrigley Field is my home away from home all summer and has been for many years. It’s my happy place. I’ve written a guide to Arizona Spring Training every year for the last several (here’s this year’s), and thought it was time for a guide to the Cubs’ home in ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 12

Borowy chalks up another one. A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Hank Borowy* chalks up another one and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold o...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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• MLB should consider starting the regular season later

Getty Images Weather in northern cities is just bad in late March/early April. Monday’s Cubs home opener was played in conditions not really suitable for baseball. It was 43 degrees at game time — bad enough — but then around the sixth inning it started raining, making conditions miserable for fans and players alike. The weather forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday isn’t any better, in fact,...2024
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• Wrigley Field will need some changes before MLB awards the Cubs an All-Star Game

Looking west down Addison Street past Wrigley Field, January 17, 2024 | Mike Bojanowski It has to do with ballpark security. The Cubs last hosted an All-Star Game at Wrigley Field in 1990. The only current MLB park that previously hosted a Midsummer Classic that’s had a longer hosting drought is the Oakland Coliseum, which last hosted one in 1987 — and I’m pretty sure you can understand wh...2024
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• Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5: At last, a win in Canada
Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The Cubs ended a 14-year losing streak north of the border. TORONTO — It required six relievers (seven, if you count Luke Farrell on what was a bullpen day) and some timely hitting, but Wednesday night the Cubs ended a losing streak in Canada that had lasted more than 14 years. Sure, it was only a five-game Canadian losing streak (three in 2014, the first ...2022
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"Then, just as they did in Friday’s crazy game at Wrigley Field, this Cubs team came back."

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"A-Ram also gave us some magical moments at Wrigley Field; perhaps the best of them was this two-run walkoff home run against the Brewers in 2007 [VIDEO]."

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"Mark Grace and Shawon Dunston in 1997 | VINCENT LAFORET/AFP via Getty Images They’ll be honored at Wrigley Field September 8-10."

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"In any case, I was very happy to see Contreras in the lineup the Tuesday before the trade deadline so the Wrigley Field faithful could give him a sendoff, and they did that in tremendous fashion, as I wrote in the game recap."

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"Fans visiting a newly approved sportsbook will be able to enter Wrigley Field from inside, but they won't be required to be attending the game to make bets."

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"The city of Chicago has approved Wrigley Field rooftop stands for 25% capacity setups and tickets have gone on sale at one viewing venue for $350."

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"The Cubs’ reported lack of spending capacity has been the offseason’s main storyline out of Wrigley Field, though in a recent radio interview on 670 The Score (partial transcript here), president of baseball operations Theo Epstein dismissed the idea that the Competitive Balance Tax is “dictating any of our actions or inactions this winter at…"

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"A 20-year-old Cubs fan is suing team owners to force them to provide better wheelchair access at Wrigley Field."

2017
"The Cubs' second-half offensive surge continued on Saturday at Wrigley Field as Rene Rivera smacked his first career grand slam, Anthony Rizzo reached 100 RBIs with a bases-clearing triple and Javier Baez added a solo home run and RBI double to post a 14-12 victory over the Braves for Chicago's sixth straight win."

2016
"The Cubs are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1945 after they defeated Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, 5-0, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago."

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"PHOTO: Wrigley Field showing Stanley Cup Final on big screen during rain delay"

2014
"SAN DIEGO — Suddenly, in the middle of the night on the East Coast, construction on the Chicago Cubs’ roster dramatically blew past the construction that is remodeling Wrigley Field."

• Ryne Sandberg: Dreams and hard work brought him from the Cubs to the Hall of Fame
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• Game Thread #106: Milwaukee Brewers (62-43) vs. Chicago Cubs (62-43)
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• Seth Lugo signing shows the Royals are committed to contending
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 28

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Carmelo Martinez*, the Chicago blackout, Kingman’s clouts, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the ...2025
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• Cubs 6, White Sox 1: Cade Horton and Matt Shaw lead the way

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images Two Cubs rookies helped the team to victory. We’ve seen flashes of great play from Cubs rookies Cade Horton and Matt Shaw this year, but the pair has also struggled at times. Shaw has had long batting slumps. Horton couldn’t seem to put together good outings away from Wrigley Field. Both had stellar games Saturday night on the South Side. Horton threw six strong...2025
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• Cubs trade target: Seth Lugo

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The Cubs could use a reliable starter. Here’s one. We all got a pretty good look at what Royals right-hander Seth Lugo can do Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field when he held the Cubs to four hits and two runs in six innings of work, with six strikeouts. This has been pretty typical work for Lugo since he signed with the Padres before the 2023 season and...2025
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• Ryne Sandberg: Dreams and hard work brought him from the Cubs to the Hall of Fame
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• White Sox 12, Cubs 5: Shōta Imanaga gets pounded

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images Yikes. The Cubs knew they could pick up a game on the Brewers in the NL Central standings before this one even started, because the Marlins rallied late in an afternoon contest Friday and defeated Milwaukee 5-1. Welp. The Cubs offense came out flat against Adrian Houser — who, I hope, might be in the Cubs rotation next week — and Shōta Imanaga got hit ea...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 25, 2025

Will he stay or will he go? | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Trade deadline on everyone’s mind Trade talk dominating Royals news. Anne Rogers talks about it on MLB: Despite interest in hitters like Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia from front offices looking to upgrade their own offenses, it doesn’t seem likely the Royals will deal from their core players — because they still bel...2025
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• The Short Porch is looking at ways to improve the Cubs bench at the trade deadline
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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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• 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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• Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals preview, Monday 7/21, 7:05 CT

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images The Cubs host an AL Central team. Today’s roster move: Here Monday notes... FIRST PLACE, STILL: The Cubs are tied for first place in the Central Division with the Brewers at 59-40. The Cubs had led at the end of the day after each of their last 82 games, beginning on April 12. That day, the Cubs posted their historic 16-0 demolition of the Dodgers at ...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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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 99
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• Ryne Sandberg: Dreams and hard work brought him from the Cubs to the Hall of Fame
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• Cub Tracks’ tie game
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. White Sox series preview

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Crosstown Classic resumes on the South Side. The Cubs swept the White Sox at Wrigley Field back in May, outscoring them 26-8. Since then, the Cubs are 32-24 and the Sox are 24-33. For more on the White Sox, here’s Chrystal O’Keefe, managing editor of our SB Nation White Sox site South Side Sox. The White Sox returned from the All-Star Break as an...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 25, 2025
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• BCB After Dark: Rich Hill proves you can go home again

Rich Hill looks on from the dugout of Wrigley Field during his 2025 debut 20+ years after making his MLB debut on the same field. | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Tuesday night Wrigley Field was the latest stop on the quixotic quest of the 45-year old curveballer Welcome to your late night pop-up, indie, coffee shop where we’re pouring your favorite summer ales along with some mocktails th...2025
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• Cubs dismantle Royals 6-0 in absolute mess of a game
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 22, 2025

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Wrigley Field was very friendly. Seiya Suzuki hit a foul ball into his beans last night, then struck out on a pitch clock violation. Pete Grathoff has more. Royals catcher Salvador Perez said Suzuki never communicated with Vondrak. “I think the ball hit him somewhere and he never called timeout. That’s why he confused the umpire,” Perez said. “And I ...2025
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• Royals repeatedly crush Cubs curveballs, vault to 12-4 victory

Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates after hitting a two-run home run off Ben Brown #32 of the Chicago Cubs (not pictured) at Wrigley Field on July 21, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Salvador Perez with another pair of home runs! The Kansas City Royals crushed four home runs and took advantage of some excellent batted ball luck to bury ...2025
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• Dodgers' Series dream ends with loss to Cubs
The Cubs are headed to the World Series for the first time since 1945 after they defeated Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, 5-0, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Cubs won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, to wrap up the 11th NL pennant in franchise history....2016
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• Braves fall short in slugfest vs. Cubs
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• With first Wrigley clinch, Cubs move on to NLCS
For the first time in the history of Wrigley Field, the Cubs clinched a postseason series at home, edging the mighty Cardinals, 6-4, in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. The Cubs now can party as they wait to see whether they'll face the Mets or the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series, which opens on Saturday....2015
• Cards denied 5th straight NLCS appearance
For the first time in the history of Wrigley Field, the Cubs clinched a postseason series at home, edging the mighty Cardinals, 6-4, in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. The Cubs now can party as they wait to see whether they'll face the Mets or the Dodgers in the NL Championship Series, which opens on Saturday....2015
• Cubs sink Cards' 'pen after Waino-Lester duel
On Friday night, the Cardinals scored nine runs in the eighth inning to post a win over the Cubs. On Saturday, the Cubs got some payback. Kris Bryant hit a game-tying RBI single and scored on Anthony Rizzo's double, both with two outs in the eighth inning, to lift the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals at Wrigley Field....2017
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• 'Pen can't hold off Cubs after HRs back Waino
On Friday night, the Cardinals scored nine runs in the eighth inning to post a win over the Cubs. On Saturday, the Cubs got some payback. Kris Bryant hit a game-tying RBI single and scored on Anthony Rizzo's double, both with two outs in the eighth inning, to lift the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals at Wrigley Field....2017
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• Dodgers dealt NLCS blow; face must-win Game 6
The Cubs are one win away from their first World Series appearance since 1945 after their 8-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium. Chicago leads the best-of-seven series, three games to two, with Game 6 scheduled for Saturday at Wrigley Field....2016
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• BCB After Dark: Rich Hill proves you can go home again
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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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• Cubs' Hype-Filled Roster Still at Least a Year Away from MLB Success
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• In remembrance of Ryne Sandberg, a great baseball player and better human being
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• Game Thread #106: Milwaukee Brewers (62-43) vs. Chicago Cubs (62-43)
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Monday 7/28, 6:40 CT
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• Seth Lugo signing shows the Royals are committed to contending
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox preview, Sunday 7/27, 1:10 CT

Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Sunday notes... CUBS/WHITE SOX ALL-TIME HISTORY: Today’s game will be the 600th of all kinds between the Cubs and White Sox.It will be the 152nd in the regular season. They have played 442 exhibition games: 197 pre-season outside Chicago, 51 pre-season in Chicago, 40 during the season in Chicago and 154 in the post-season City Series. And they...2025
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• Cubs 6, White Sox 1: Cade Horton and Matt Shaw lead the way
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox preview, Saturday 7/26, 6:10 CT

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their series on the South Side. Saturday notes... BACK-TO-BACK: The Cubs’ losses to the Royals on Wednesday and to the White Sox last night were the 10th time this season they have suffered back-to-back defeats. They lost three straight games only twice, May 6-9 (two at home to the Giants, then at Miami) and June 22-24 (at home...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox preview, Friday 7/25, 6:40 CT
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• Ryne Sandberg: Dreams and hard work brought him from the Cubs to the Hall of Fame
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• Seth Lugo signing shows the Royals are committed to contending
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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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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 22, 2025
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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, July 21 edition
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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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• 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

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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• 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 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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