OSS: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Three up: Addison Russell had a three hit day, pacing the Cubs by far with a .316 WPA. All three hits were rally starters/continue-rs but he never found his way home, which is pretty much the story of this game. Gerardo Concepcion was solid in his MLB debut, striking out two and allowing no baserunners in 1.1 innings. …
Cardinals @ Cubs Game Thread
Time: 7:05 PM CT TV: ABC7, MLB Network Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS Matt Carpenter, 2B Aledmys Diaz, SS Matt Holliday, LF Stephen Piscotty, RF Jhonny Peralta, 3B Yadier Molina, C Brandon Moss, 1B Kolten Wong, CF Adam Wainwright, P Chris Coghlan, LF Jason Heyward, RF Kris Bryant, 3B Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Willson Contreras, C Addison Russell, SS Albert Almora, …
Cubs 2, Cardinals 3 (6.20.16)
OSS: Cubs comeback squelched by a backbreaking TOOTBLAN Three up: Willson Contreras looked great in his first start as a Chicago Cub. He notched his second career RBI with a single in the third and nailed Matt Carpenter by a mile in a stolen base attempt in the top of the ninth. His receiving technique was reportedly a little shaky, …
Cardinals @ Cubs Game Thread
Time: 7:05 PM CT TV: CSN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS Matt Carpenter, 2B Aledmys Diaz, SS Matt Holliday, LF Stephen Piscotty, RF Jhonny Peralta, 3B Yadier Molina, C Brandon Moss, 1B Kolten Wong, CF Jaime Garcia, P Ben Zobrist, 2B Jason Heyward, RF Kris Bryant, LF Anthony Rizzo, 1B Willson Contreras, C Javier Baez, 3B Addison Russell, SS Albert Almora, Jr., CF …
Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (35-33) @ Chicago Cubs (47-20)
The Cardinals have lost 5 games in a row and now get to take on the best team in baseball. The best part about this series is that the Cardinals are so far out of first place that they’re barely even in the picture. The Cubs have pretty much moved on from them and are focusing on home field advantage, …
Journeymen of tomorrow: Cubs minor league recap (6.20.16)
Iowa Cubs 3 @ Memphis Redbirds 4 Iowa fell behind 4-0 by the end of the 3rd inning, but tried to rally in the 7th and 8th. They fell to 31-36 on the season. Dexter Fowler may or may not be headed to the DL depending on what the Cubs learn in the days to come. I would assume that would …
Cubs 10, Pirates 5 (6.19.16)
OSS: Another day, another top prospect having a great debut. Three up: Willson Contreras homered on the first pitch of his MLB career. It was one of many by the Cubs, including a solo shot by Baez in the second, a two run insurance blast by Russell in the eighth, and back to back-ers by Bryzzo. Kyle Hendricks cruised through …
Pirates @ Cubs Game Thread
Time: 7:08 PM CT TV: ESPN Series Preview Gameday LINEUPS John Jaso, 1B Gregory Polanco, RF Andrew McCutchen, CF Starling Marte, LF Jung Ho Kang, 3B Josh Harrison, 2B Jordy Mercer, SS Jacob Stallings, C Jameson Taillon, P Chris Coghlan, LF Jason Heyward, CF Kris Bryant, LF Anthony Rizzo, 1B Ben Zobrist, 2B Miguel Montero, C Addison Russell, SS Javier Baez, 3B …
Journeymen of tomorrow: Cubs minor league recap (6.19.16)
Iowa Cubs 4 @ Memphis Redbirds 6 The I-Cubs out-hit the Redbirds 11 to 7, but a big 5-run 3rd inning was more than enough to drop Iowa to 31-35. Iowa had four players with two hits each. John Andreoli was 2-5 with a double, 2 RBI, a run scored and 2 strikeouts. Kristopher Negron was also 2-5 with a double, 2 …
Cubs 4, Pirates 3 (6.18.16)
OSS: Javy Baez keeps the game close and the Cubs bomb their way to victory. Three up: Javy Baez’s statline looked pretty pedestrian, but he had a huge game. This “it’s magic”-esque slide led to the Cubs second run, and two fantastic defensive plays kept the game close. Bryant, Rizzo, and Grandpa all hit solo shots in this game. Bryant’s …