The Cubs got back in the win column after blanking the Rockies in the series opener Friday afternoon. And with the help of some other teams around the league, they enter Saturday with sole possession of the last National League Wild Card spot. It’s a positive step after a tough start to the homestand. The end of the season isn’t…
It was just a tough, tough loss for the Cubs on Thursday, as they’ve now dropped four straight series. Two weeks ago, they held a firm lead on the second National League Wild Card spot with the division title still very much in play. Now, their playoff outlook seems… well, not great. All is not lost, of course. With nine…
Waves of Cubs fans at Wrigley Field on Thursday started heading to the exits with one out in top of the ninth. It was tough to blame them in the moment. All season long, in close games at home, plenty of fans hung around until the very end, hoping they’d get the chance to sing “Go Cubs Go” after a…
The Cubs (79-73) couldn’t pull off a second straight win Wednesday night, losing 13-7 to the Pirates. It was a disappointing defeat coming off a blowout win in the series opener and with Justin Steele starting the game. The Cubs have lost nine of their last 12 games. But with the three teams directly trailing them in the National League…
The only thing that matters right now, considering the position the Cubs are in, is winning ballgames. They entered Wednesday with a half-game lead on the third National League Wild Card spot. With less than two weeks left in the season, they just need stack wins and keep the teams below them in the standings at bay. And for the…
The Cubs (79-72) managed to rebound from a 2-8 stretch (including a 1-5 road trip) with a 14-1 blowout win over the Pirates on Tuesday. A victory like this can provide a big boost as the playoff race heats up. The Cubs snapped their five-game losing streak with the win. A National League Wild Card spot is back in their…
As Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer put it Tuesday, the team’s 10-game skid did sort of feel like it “came out of nowhere.” Less than two weeks ago, they had just got done sweeping the Giants — another National League Wild Card contender — at home, moving to just 1 1/2 games back in the NL Central and…
After a largely disappointing 10-game stretch, and with the Pirates and Rockies now coming into town this week for what should be a favorable homestand, the Cubs are hoping to quickly turn the page and get back to taking care of business. Entering Tuesday, the Cubs are 78-72. They’ve lost five straight games and eight of their last 10 as…
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