OSS: Cubs cruise to the easy win we’ve been waiting to see. Three+ up: Three down: 1. Still lots of head scratching over PCA and Canario not getting starts, but I guess it worked out today.2-9: Pretty much all of the last week, oy. Next up: The Cubs, now in sole posession of the last wild card spot, will ‘start’ …
Series Mini-Preview: Chicago Cubs (78-69) at Arid Zone Dbacks (76-72)
We just saw this team and I’m half asleep, so this will be even less preview content than usual (dying laughing). Pitching Matchups Friday: Justin Steele, LHP vs Brandon Pfaadt, RHP, 8:40 PM CT Saturday: Cyle Hendricks, RHP vs Zach Davies, RHP, 7:10 PM CT Sunday: Jordan Wicks, LHP vs Ryne Nelson, RHP, 6:10 PM CT Unlike the series last …
Cubs 5, Rockies 4
OSS: Yan Gomes, Clutch God Three up: Three down: Next up: Javier Assad takes on Chris Flexen, who sounds like a midboss in a middling 90’s JRPG.
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (71-62) at Cincinnati Reds (69-66)
From on NL Central contender to another, whee. The Cubs face the Reds for the final (scheduled) series this year and it’s been a wild ride in the previous Reds series this year. The Cubs split two games with the Reds in early April before seeing the third game get rained out (and being made up today). The Cubs then …
Cubs 3, Brewers 2
Belated postgame due to travel (dying laughing) OSS: Cubs blow a lead late, the scratch their way back for a W Three up: Three Down Next up: The Cubs kick off a four game set at the Great American Small Park, including a double header making up a rainout from early in the season. The Reds have faded a bit …
Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (73-57) at Chicago Cubs (69-61)
I guess I can get off my lazy but and bang out a preview for what’s likely the most significant series to date this year, with the Cubs four games back going into the series. The surging Cubs took care of business in a soft stretch of the schedule, only to see the Beers bang out an 8 game winning …
Cubs 3, Yankees 0
OSS: Where’s this Jameson Taillon guy been all season? Three up: Three down: Next up: Drew Smyly takes on Gerrit Cole at 12:05 CT, in what might be a slightly tougher matchup for this Cubs offense.
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (33-38) at Pittsburgh Pirates (34-36)
The last one of these I had time to write was for the Cubs-Reds series…hopefully this one goes a little better for the Cubs. As expected the Pirates have slid down the rankings after their hot start. Their overall team numbers are cromulent – position player WAR is about league average, starting pitching is just above average, and bullpen is …
Cubs 4, Giants 0
OSS: They’re only Mostly Dead Three up: Three Eight down The Cubs just need to add another eight games or so on the end of this winning streak to get back in this thing :/ Next up: The Cubs go for for the sweep at 3:05 PM CT. Hayden Wesneski starts against…someone. The Giants website lists Brebbia as the starter…but …
Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (21-29) at Chicago Cubs (22-27)
One reason that I like to write these is that it reminds me on a weeklyish basis what the Cubs record is (dying laughing). The Cubs still aren’t Five Back™ yet but there’s a lil cluster with the Reds and Cardinals for the division basement, which is not fun. Hopefully things get right in this series. The Reds offense has …