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…
The Cubs bought to .500 yesterday, thereby eliminating the very actual risk they have been going to go winless on the season. They bought a powerful pitching efficiency from Cade Horton, every kind of offense, and a bit assist from Washington’s protection to roll to a straightforward victory. Now comes an opportunity to construct a…
