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Cubs had a rough road trip but are back at the Friendly Confines on Friday.  RFBleachers is in the house to cheer for the North Siders!

57 games down, 105 to go.

Go Cubs go!

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The Cubs dropped Monday's series opener to the Brewers 5-1, their fifth straight loss, despite a dominant start from Justin Steele (7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 8 K). The Men in Blue managed just five hits, all singles, while the bullpen imploded yet again.

The North Siders now have an MLB-worst 6.17 ERA in the eighth inning this season.

Meanwhile, Nick Madrigal's OPS is down to .542 while Luis Vasquez languishes on the bench and PCA, Matt Mervis, Alexander Canario, Brennan Davis, Jake Slaughter, and even David $5.5M Bote are all raking at Iowa.

The series continues tomorrow at Milwaukee.

54 games down, 108 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Wednesday in the NL Central:  Cubs lost, Brewers lost, CMN dropped.

 

The Men in Blue kick off a weekend set in St. Louis on Friday. 

 

51 games down, 111 to go!

 

Go Cubs go!

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Hey hey! The Cubs walked off the Braves 4-3 in the 10th inning Tuesday on Nico Hoerner's RBI single! Luke Little picked up his first career win by tossing a 1-2-3 10th.

The North Siders' bullpen combined to throw 5.1 scoreless, one hit, no walk innings to keep the Cubs in the game while Tauchman and Swanson each tallied two hits. Tauchman also drove in two on the night.

The series continues Wednesday at the federal landmark. 

49 games down, 113 to go. Go Cubs go!

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The Cubs were idle on Monday, but the Brewers lost, dropping the CMN.

The Men in Blue host Atlanta for a three-game series that starts Tuesday.

Go Cubs go!

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Sunday in the NL Central:  Cubs dropped the series finale to the Pirates and the Brewers lost to Houston, dropping the CMN.

 

The Men in Blue have an off day Monday before Atlanta comes to the Friendly Confines to kick off a three-game set on Tuesday.

 

Hopefully the offense will also arrive on Tuesday, as the Cubs have scored just 17 runs in their last seven games, with seven of them scored in one game.

 

48 games down, 114 to go. Go Cubs go!

 

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Holy mackerel! The Cubs beat the Braves 7-1 on Wednesday behind a quality start from Assad (6 IP, 0 ER, 7 K), two RBI from Pete Crow-Armstrong, and home runs from Seiya Suzuki and Mike Tauchman.

Assad has a 1.98 ERA since July 1, the lowest in MLB (minimum 120 IP). Nick Madrigal had a 3-for-4 game and the North Siders piled up 13 hits on the night.

The Cubs kick off a seven-game homestand tomorrow, as the Pirates head to Wrigley.

44 games down, 118 to go.

Go Cubs go!

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Monday in the NL Central - Cubs dropped the series opener at Atlanta while the Brewers lost to the Pirates, lowering the CMN.

The North Siders are back in action Tuesday versus the Braves.

42 games down, 120 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Hey hey! The Cubs beat the Bucs 5-4 in extras on Sunday behind a nice start from Kyle Hendricks in his return from the IL (5 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 5 K) and home runs from Chris Morel and Patrick Wisdom.

The victory gave the North Siders another series win and kept them within a half-game of the Brewers, who lost on Sunday.

The Men in Blue head to Atlanta on Monday to kick off a three-game series before returning to the Friendly Confines for an unusual seven-game homestand that includes rematches against both the Pirates and the Braves.

41 games down, 121 to go.

 

Go Cubs go!

 

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Sunday in the NL Central:  Cubs are in action at Pittsburgh while Milwaukee hosts the Cardinals. Stay tuned.

Go Cubs go!

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Hey hey! The first place Cubs came back to beat the Padres 3-2 on Tuesday behind a dominant start from Shōta Imanaga (7 IP, 2 ER, 8 K), a homer from Cody Bellinger in his first game back from the IL, and a walk-off home run from Michael Busch on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth!

Imanaga continued his dominant start to the season, which features a 1.08 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP with a 43/5 K/BB ratio.

Busch's 2-for-4 night raised his season OPS to .816 and Bellinger went 3-for-4.

Most importantly, the bullpen threw two scoreless innings of relief to keep the North Siders in the game.

The series wraps up Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley before the Cubs have an off day Thursday.

37 games down, 125 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Monday in the NL Central:  the first place Cubs lost the series opener to the Padres despite a strong outing from Justin Steele in his first start since returning from the injured list. The Brewers also lost, dropping the CMN.

 

Back at it on Tuesday at Wrigley.

36 games down, 126 games to go. Go Cubs go!

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Holy cow! The first place Cubs shut out the Brewers 5-0 on Sunday behind a quality start from Javy Assad (6 IP, 4 K), two RBI from Nico Hoerner, and a home run from Dansby Swanson.

 

Swanson also contributed some nice defense and the bullpen added three innings of one-hit ball while striking out five Brewers.

 

The North Siders continue the homestand with a three-game series with the Padres that starts Monday.

 

35 games down, 127 to go. Go Cubs go!

 

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Holy mackerel! The Cubs beat the Brewers 6-5 on Saturday at Wrigley behind a quality start from Taillon (6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 K) and homers from Hoerner, Morel, and Wisdom.

CMN's very own Mac was at today's game with his 2016 World Series twins Clark & Addison!

34 games down, 128 to go. Go Cubs go!

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