Is this week’s Cubs-Brewers conflict for management of the National League Central simply one other sequence in mid-May? “There’s definitely some big series in September,” Cubs outfielder Ian Happ stated earlier than the three-game set opened Monday evening at Wrigley Field. “You maybe have a group coming in who you’re close to in the divisional…
Blake Dunn headlines a Reds lineup that seemed totally different Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field, the place Rhett Lowder began in opposition to Shota Imanaga. Cincinnati went right into a classic matinee attempting to salvage a sport from a brutal sequence in opposition to the Cubs, and the adjustments had been rapid. Elly De La…
Saturday notes… STREAKING AT HOME: The Cubs are attempting as we speak for a tenth consecutive victory at dwelling. They have had 18 such double-digit streaks throughout the Modern Era, the final 14 at Wrigley Field, their dwelling since 1916. Their most up-to-date was 14 in a row, May 18-June 22, 2008. A 13-game streak…
Trending in reverse instructions, the Chicago Cubs host the reeling Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday within the second contest of a four-game sequence. After Chicago’s 5-1 victory within the opener on Monday, the Cubs prolonged their successful streak to six — matching the Atlanta Braves for the longest within the majors. Chicago lowered its workforce ERA…
