Time: 1:20 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Chicago Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF Baez 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C Bote 3B Happ LF Russell SS Heyward RF Yu Darvish SP Brewers Cain CF Yelich LF Aguilar 1B Shaw 3B Santana RF Perez 2B Sogard SS Pina C Brent Suter SP Kyle Schwarber gets rewarded for …
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 …
Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (15-9) @ Chicago Cubs (11-10)
Team Leaders Now that I’m lazy and copying the earlier Series Preview, I'll use the teams' 2017 numbers here instead. Cubs OBP: Kris Bryant (.409) ISO: Ian Happ (.261) HR: Anthony Rizzo (32) R+RBI: Rizzo (208) wRC+: Bryant (146) BSR: Bryant (4.8) Defense: Willson Contereras (12.8) SP K/9: Jose Quintana (10.46) SP BB/9: Quintana (2.24) SP FIP: Quintana (3.25) RP FIP: Carl Edwards Jr (12.75) RP BB/9: Brandon Morrow (1.85) RP FIP: Morrow …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (11-9) @ Indians (12-9) (4/25/2018)
Time: 6:10 PM CST TV: NBC Sports Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF BAEZ DAY EVERY DAY 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C La Stella 3B Schwarber DH Russell SS Heyward RF Happ LF Lon Jester SP Indians Lindor SS Kipnis 2B Ramirez 3B Encarnacion DH Brantley LF Gomes C Alonso 1B Guyer RF Davis CF Trevor Bauer SP …
Is it time to shake up the infield?
The Cubs' offense has been incredible this year. Among starters, the OPS+ for each starter, in descending order: 193 181 173 128 117 115 (Jason Heyward!) 67 44 The astute reader will note that there are two less-than-average bats in that lineup. The first is Anthony Rizzo, who has dealt with back issues this year and is, well, Anthony Rizzo. …
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 …
Cubs Gameday: Cubs (10-9) @ Indians (12-8) (4/24/2018)
EVERY DAY IS BAEZ DAY Time: 5:10 PM CST TV: WGN, MLB Network Radio: 670 the Score Cubs Almora Jr. CF The Most Interesting Baseball Player in the World 2B Rizzo 1B Contreras C La Stella 3B Schwarber DH Russell SS Heyward RF Happ LF Kyle Hendricks SP Indians Lindor SS Kipnis 2B Ramirez 3B Alonso 1B Encarnacion DH Naquin …
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 …
Cubs 9, Rockies 7
OSS: Albert Almora brought his glove. Three up: He was only 1-6 at the plate today, but Albert Almora Jr. made three amazing catches in CF that were likely the difference in this game. He came into the year looking at the short half of a platoon, but he's pretty much guaranteed a spot for himself in the starting lineup …
Cubs 2, Rockies 5 (4.21.18)
OSS: Darvish loses the handle in the fifth. Three up: The Cubs started this one with a bang, hitting to solid singles to lead off the game and then were inches away from a three run homer by Contreras. Denver local David Bote hit a double in his first MLB plate appearance, so good for him. The Rockies fans around …