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The Cubs and the Padres played a low-scoring pitching battle that came down to the final at-bat Tuesday. At one point, it looked as if Chicago’s offensive woes were going to waste another quality start but they were able to scratch out a couple of late runs to earn a [...]

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how worried you are about Dansby Swanson’s slow start. It’s another night here at BCB After Dark: the swinging-est spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Everyone is [...]

The Cubs acquired minor league right-hander Jake Wong from the Reds late last week, according to the transaction log at MLB.com. He is not on the 40-man roster. The 27-year-old made his organizational debut with Double-A Tennessee. Wong entered the professional ranks as a third-round pick of the Giants in 2018. Cincinnati [...]

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports All four full-season teams lost—two in extra innings. Right-hander Cam Sanders has been demoted to Tennessee from Iowa. The Cubs Arizona Complex League team in Mesa (aka Rookie Ball) started play this evening. They moved the season up this year as [...]

Cubs win! Cubs win! [...]

Michael Busch was kinda scuffling, but my eternal optimism always thinks anyone can be a hero at any time in baseball. And boy did he pick his moment: Michael Busch. Ballgame.Wrigley Field is rocking in the rain! #Walkoff pic.twitter.com/0lguGVv6oU— MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2024https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js There was rain in the area and since [...]

Michael Busch wasted no time saving the night! [...]

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Cody Bellinger is back from the 10-day IL and he just went yard in his second at-bat, because of course he did. That’s good for Bellinger’s 6th home run of the young season. Cody Bellinger, hello. Baseball, goodbye. pic.twitter.com/iqa43Ph99m — MLB (@MLB) May 8, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The post Watch: Cody Bellinger Homers in First Game [...]

Cody Bellinger homers in his second at bat! [...]

Willson Contreras just got hit by J.D. Martinez on the front swing. [...]

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Go get ‘em, Shōta. [...]

The woes of the Chicago Cubs' bullpen popped up once again during the team's loss to the San Diego Padres on Monday night at Wrigley Field. It was as good of a [...]

Tuesday’s game threads are all in this StoryStream. [...]

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs look to even up their series with the visitors from San Diego. Today's roster move: Here Rain looks like it's out of the Chicago area and this game should start on time, but just in case, here’s the local radar: Tuesday [...]

Here's a look at the Cubs lineup for Game 2 against the Padres at Wrigley Field. [...]

Last night’s loss featured yet another bullpen implosion combined with a poor offensive effort that included a failure to score so much as a single tally after loading the bases with no outs. These kinds of performances feel more like features than bugs, though the pending returns of several injured [...]

I was at a weekend conference in Chicago where I couldn’t actually go to a Cubs game, but did see them win the series against the Brewers. I followed most of the tough opening loss to the Padres before I had to go on airplane mode, but it’s good to [...]

Cody Bellinger will be back in the lineup tonight against the San Diego Padres as the Designated Hitter. The Chicago Cubs are 21-15 and have the most wins in th [...]

See below for press release with more info. The Chicago Cubs today activated outfielder Cody Bellinger from the 10-day injured list and placed right-handed pitcher Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. In corresponding moves, right-handed pitcher Keegan Thompson has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa and [...]