The Chicago Cubs dropped their second straight game to the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday afternoon 9-3. Rookie phenom Paul Skenes was tasked with facing the Cubs for the second time in less than a week.
The Chicago Cubs (25-21) have a home game at Wrigley Field against the Pittsburgh Pirates (21-25) at 2:20 PM ET on Saturday. The Cubs will give the ball to Shota Imanaga (5-0, 0.96 ERA), who is eyeing win No.
The Smokies walk off a win. The Pelicans shut down Fredericksburg. Right-handed pitcher Ethan Roberts was promoted up to Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to the Syracuse Mets, 12-5.
The Cubs ran into the buzzsaw that is Paul Skenes. And yikes, Kyle Hendricks. Well, the weather was nice. Kyle Hendricks had another one of those bad outings we’ve seen too often this year, but honestly that didn’t matter because Paul Skenes lived up to his billing as the No.
Pittsburgh Pirates' rookie phenom Paul Skenes put on an absolute show in his second career start on Friday. The right-hander dominated the Chicago Cubs and left their offense hitless for six innings.
He didn't quite crack the league record, but Paul Skenes had an incredibly hot start in his second MLB outing.
Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner is out of the starting lineup for the fourth consecutive day, increasing the possibility that he could need a stint on the injured list.
The Chicago Cubs placed reliever Colten Brewer on the 15-day injured list and recalled fellow right-hander Porter Hodge from Triple-A Iowa on Friday. Brewer, 31, has a low back strain and his IL designation is retroactive to Tuesday.
The righty will give the Cubs a fresh arm in the bullpen.
The Chicago Cubs have been playing pretty well as of late, haven’t they? After narrowly missing out on the playoffs last season, they’ve picked up where they left off in 2024.
The Chicago Cubs are slowly becoming a team to watch this season in the MLB, sitting a few games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the lead in the NL Central after 45 games this season.
Javier Assad threw six scoreless innings and the visiting Chicago Cubs salvaged a game in their three-game series by beating the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Wednesday.
The Chicago Cubs might be one of the most hurt teams in all of baseball. On Wednesday, RHP Keegan Thompson hit the 15-day IL with a viral illness. To take his place on the roster, LHP Luke Little returns to the majors. With Thompson hitting the injured list, he becomes the 15th Cub to spend time on the IL this season.
The Chicago Cubs have put themselves in position through the first few weeks of the 2024 MLB season to contend for the NL Central title. They survived some early season injuries to key players such as Chase Bellinger and Sieya Suzuki and are positioned to remain in the playoff hunt.
While Theo Epstein will rightfully be remembered as the man who brought championships to success starved Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs fans, his work with the Cubs wasn’t flawless.
On Monday, the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners completed a late-night trade that sent RHP Tyson Miller to Chicago and Jake Slaughter to Seattle. Chicago has already made room on their 40-man roster for Miller, designating Richard Lovelady for assignment.
After fading down the stretch in 2023, the Chicago Cubs look to establish themselves as a true National League contender in 2024. The core of the 2023 squad is still together, with the additions of manager Craig Counsell and Japanese pitcher Shota Imanaga to offset the loss of right-hander Marcus Stroman.
The Cubs designated left-hander Richard Lovelady for assignment Tuesday, per a team announcement.
He made nine appearances for the Mariners this season before being designated for assignment. The 28-year-old had a solid 3.09 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 11.2 innings pitched.
This past weekend, MLB Pipeline updated their Top 100 Prospects rankings, and Chicago Cubs fans will be thrilled with the updates. Two more players in the Cubs’ already-loaded farm system have been added to MLB’s Top 100 list.
Here in 2024, he has a 4.67 ERA through 18 appearances. His walk rate is up to 8 percent and his strikeout rate is way down to 17.3 percent. The velocity is down a bit on all five of his pitches, per Statcast.
Action Network's Tony Sartori shares his Cubs vs. Braves pick for Monday, May 13, including MLB odds and predictions for the showdown at Truist Park.
The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Kyle Hendricks from the injured list to start Sunday's road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. In a corresponding roster move, right-hander Jose Cuas was optioned to Triple-A Iowa.
Saturday started off as a great day of excitement and optimism for the Pittsburgh Pirates as Paul Skenes, one of the best pitching prospects of the past 15 years, was set to make his major league debut.
Dansby Swanson is the latest casualty. The Chicago Cubs put Swanson on the 10-day IL today. Swanson has been dealing with a knee issue for some time. Frankly, he has been struggling for a while.
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