Category: Chicago Cubs

The St. Louis Cardinals are set to begin an important series against the Chicago Cubs on Monday night and opted to make a move beforehand. St. Louis announced on Monday afternoon that it is sending right-handed pitcher Gordon Graceffo down to the minors and in his place calling up fellow right-handed pitcher Roddery Muñoz. “RHP […]

The St. Louis Cardinals find themselves 4.5 games out of first place behind their division rival Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. The Cardinals host the Cubs for a four-game series in Busch Stadium in what is their biggest series of the season thus far. One thing that can help the Cardinals win the series […]

Never known for his glove, the slugging outfielder looked lost in the field against the rival Mets. Former Chicago Cubs fan favorite Nick Castellanos was always a favorite because of the offense he provided the team after he was traded from the Detroit Tigers to the Wrigley denizens in 2019.

The Chicago Cubs desperately need a starting pitcher to be serious contenders down the stretch. Chicago has struggled over the past two weeks and haven’t been stringing a lot of wins together, especially against teams over .500. The other reason is because of starting pitching. Losing Justin Steele for the season hurts, and being without […]

The Chicago Cubs are expected to make some major moves when it comes to acquiring starting pitching next month as the MLB trade deadline approaches. With an offense that has World Series capability when at its best, the Cubs need to get the rotation depth to a place where a deep run in October becomes […]

The power-hitting duo of Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo became known as “Bryzzo,” as they helped the Chicago Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years back in 2016. The two All-Stars typically batted next to each other in the lineup, with Bryant winning the NL MVP and Rizzo earning the Gold Glove award […]

The Chicago Cubs could pull off a surprising pitching trade before the calendar turns to July. One takeaway from the Chicago Cubs’ weekend series against the Seattle Mariners is that the team needs to add a couple of pieces before the MLB trade deadline.

The St. Louis Cardinals will kick off arguably their most important series of the season far on Monday. Right now, the Cardinals have a 42-36 record and are in third place in the division. The Cubs have the top spot at 46-31. The Cardinals are just 4 1/2 games behind Chicago so a series win […]

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Seiya Suzuki have each his 20 home runs on the campaign, a feat that was last accomplished in 2016 by a pair of fan favorites. If you needed the SparkNotes of how this weekend’s series with the Seattle Mariners went, it could best be described as home runs, home runs and more […]

Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ was averaging one home run per month this season at the start of June. Happ added his fourth on June 5, and suddenly the balls he hits are going out of the park with a little more regularity. “When you’re sitting there in the middle of May with three […]

Chicago Cubs (46-31, first in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (42-36, third in the NL Central) St. Louis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Ben Brown (4-5, 5.57 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (4-6, 4.08 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 66 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -110, Cubs -109; over/under is […]

Nate Pearson made his return from the minor leagues on Sunday, but he may want to wait to unpack his bags after today’s outing. After back-to-back days giving up three-run homers, the Chicago Cubs had no choice but to designate Genesis Cabrera for assignment. In a corresponding move, the Cubs recalled right-hander Nate Pearson to […]

The Chicago Cubs are currently 46-31 and hold a four-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the National League Central. Chicago has scuffled recently, and the Brewers and Cardinals are surging. The Cubs desperately need pitching help to assist its dynamic lineup. The starting rotation has dealt with injuries to its two […]

The Chicago Cubs have issued an injury update on left-handed pitcher Matthew Boyd as he works his way back to full health.