Time: 7:05 PM CT TV: ESPN Radio: 670 the Score Cubs C Contreras LF Schwarber 3B Bryant 1B Rizzo SS Russell CF Happ 2B Baez RF Heyward SP Lester Urinals CF Bader RF Fowler 1B Martinez LF Ozuna 3B Gyorko SS DeJong 2B Wong C Pena SP Wacha Just don't get swept.
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (16-12) at St. Louis Cardinals (17-12)
The Cubs head to STL for a quick road series before returning home to face off with some lousy teams. Hopefully the Cubs aren't looking ahead to those games. The Cardinals were swept by the Pirates over the weekend, but bounced back by sweeping a short series with the White Sox. Team Leaders Switching to 2018 numbers… Cubs OBP: Kris …
Cubs 3, Rockies 2 (4.30.18)
OSS: Cubs head into May in first place. Three up: Kris Bryant had his first big hit since his HBP scare. His triple off the top of the wall just missed finding its way into the basket, and he eventually came around to score as the game winning run. He also made a plus-plus defensive play in the top of …
Series Preview: Colorado Rockies (15-14) at Chicago Cubs (15-10)
The Cubs face the Rockies again, just a week away from their trip to Coors. At least the weather will be better this time. The Cubs took two of three in Coors, but came away from the series minus one MVP after an errant pitch caught Bryant on the helmet. I don't expect the Cubs to retaliate in this one, …
Cubs 2, Brewers 0 (4.29.18)
OSS: Cubs sweep the Brewers out of Chicago with stellar pitching and defense. Three up: Tyler Chatwood had his best game on the mound as a Cub today, shutting out the Brewers over seven innings with just two hits and three walks, striking out four. He even helped himself with an RBI single in the fifth inning. All told, the …
Cubs 3, Brewers 0 (4.28.18)
OSS: Q and the defense shut things down. Three up: Jose Quintana crushed it today, pitching seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts and just two hits and one walk. The conditions were funky enough that I wouldn't read too much into the hits number, but it was great to see him commanding the strike zone. He also got an easy …
Cubs 3, Brewers 2 (4.27.18)
OSS: Yu Darvish and the Brewers defense edge out the Brewers. Three up: Darvish looked like the guy that the Cubs are paying for today, striking out eight with two walks and three hits in six innings. He gave up one run in the first thanks to an uncharacteristic defensive miscue for Heyward. All his pitches seemed to be working …
Cubs 1, Brewers 0 (4.26.18)
OSS: Cyle and Kyle eke out a Cubs win. Three up: Kyle Hendricks had a Cyle Hendricks performance, pitching seven innings with no runs and no walks allowed. He struck out five and allowed just four hits (IIRC, all with two outs). This is the third game in a row where a Cubs starting pitcher has faced at least one …
Cubs 10, Cleveland 3 (4.24.18)
OSS: The Cubs treated the Cleveland pitching staff like it was game 6 of the World Series. Three up: Kyle Schwarber had a big day, hitting a laser beam of a home run in the second that probably left a scorching hole in some fan in the bleachers and following it up with a moonshot in his next PA. War …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (10-9) at Cleveland Indians (12-8)
The Cubs return to the site of their World Series victory in 2016. There's a decent chance of rain in both games of this series, so hopefully Jason Heyward can dust off his rain delay speechifying skills. Since they're in an AL park, the Cubs get a DH this week. I'm guessing it will be Schwarber with Happ getting time …