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The Cubs (21-14) took two of three from the Brewers at Wrigley Field this weekend to move into a tie for first place in the National League Central. The big story in this series was the outstanding performance by the North Siders’ rotation, which allowed no earned runs in 18.1 [...]

With Justin Steele finally back, the Cubs have some rotation decisions to make. [...]

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images The Cubs face the Padres for the second time in four weeks. When these teams last met, the Cubs lost two of three, thanks in part to their biggest blown lead in nearly 22 years. Since that series the [...]

The version of Daniel Palencia we just saw is the one the Cubs really need. [...]

The anniversary of Kerry Wood's historic game is today, and you can re-live it here in multiple ways. [...]

Luis Garcia of the Angels is a guy you should keep on your radar. [...]

The Chicago Cubs' 26-man roster has some flaws despite being tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the National League Central Division. Last Frida [...]

One of the best-starting-pitcher-pitched series for the Cubs in a long time. [...]

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs wound up having a good week after a rough series in New York. The Cubs split a series in New York that they probably should have won, but then recovered with a nice series win over the division rival [...]

“Baby, there’s an enormous crowd of people and they’re all after my blood.” – Three Dog Night, The Show Must Go On I can’t tell if the Cubs are good, bad, lucky, well-managed, or a little bit of each. Even though they’re tied with the Brewers for first place after taking [...]

Cubs vs Padres Series Preview - The Padres are coming to town! [...]

The Cubs' gloves were really something yesterday. [...]

For all intents and purposes, Ben Brown has relied on just two pitches so far this season. His 97 mph fastball makes up 63.7% of his repertoire while his 87 mph spike curve accounts for another 34.5%, and that combo has led to very strong results if we remove his [...]

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs shut down the Brewers 5-0 to take the weekend series. I talk not infrequently about glass half full or half empty. Right now, on the morning of May 6, 2024, my Cubs cup is as full as I [...]

Happy Monday, Cubs fans! And welcome back to the CHGO Cubs Weekly newsletter. The day is finally here, folks: Justin Steele is back in the rotation. After a month-plus of recovery due to a left hamstring strain on Opening Day, the Cubs' ace lefty is slated to start the series opener against [...]

The Cubs' pitching and defense really stepped up. [...]

The Miami Marlins were the first team to put up the for sale sign in front of their roster this past weekend as they traded All-Star second baseman Luis Arraez [...]

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Here’s what you missed over the weekend. Happy Monday, friends. Hope you enjoyed a lovely first weekend in May. Saturday was May the Fourth, aka Star Wars Day, and that pop culture holiday brought us a pretty funny exchange in [...]

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To keep things fresh, we are going to do this week’s Breakdown a little bit differently. Today, I’m going to jump right in with the awards for the week. Normally, I do an All-Star Team at the end of every month. Instead, for April I did a little recap where [...]