The surging Chicago Cubs played two games in London, England, this weekend in front of 55,000 crazy fans. The Cubs took game one against the St. Louis Cardinals 9-1 but ultimately lost 7-5 in the London series finale. Justin Steele continued his dominant 2023 campaign with six innings of one-run ball while throwing a season-high eight strikeouts during Saturday’s win. …
After struggling for all of May and most of June, the Chicago Cubs’ recent five-game win has skyrocketed the team back into contention. The Cubs’ offense had struggled for the better part of a month-and-a-half after starting the season exceptionally hot; Chicago’s offense averaged a measly 2.4 runs through the first 10 games of June. Since then, the team has …
The Chicago Cubs’ (12-8) surprisingly strong start has been outlined by impressive quality starts from the rotation and an offense that ranks top-five in numerous statistical categories. Nothing can compare to Drew Smyly’s historic outing in the Cubs’ 13-0 blowout win against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday. In Smyly’s fourth outing of the 2023 regular season, he was perfect through the …
The Cubs’ front office plan to put superb defenders behind pitchers has worked perfectly so far this season. Marcus Stroman, who started on opening day for Chicago, has taken full advantage of the newly-improved defense. Stroman has started the season with two consecutive shutout outings of 6+ innings. To find the last time a Cubs pitcher has done that, you …
With the 2023 MLB regular season less than two weeks away, a battle for the fifth starting pitcher position continues. Right now – on March 19 – Hayden Wesneski is winning that battle against Adrian Sampson and Javier Assad. Wesneski, now a second-year starter following a mid-season trade to the Cubs during his rookie campaign, was dominant in his six …
The Chicago Cubs pitching staff has dominated its competition Thursday-Saturday, allowing one run in 27 innings, including throwing the team’s first no-hitter Friday night against the San Diego Padres. A meaningless game in spring training or game one of the World Series, it’s incredibly difficult to throw a no-hitter at the highest level of baseball. The Cubs pitching staff did …
Cubs’ minor league call-ups thrived in the team’s spring training opener – a game that saw numerous player and rule change debuts. Trailing 5-2 with most of the team’s starters out of the lineup, it was the Cubs’ top prospects that put on a show, resulting in a 10-8 win at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona. The first seven batters …
