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 The Cubs used Drew Pomeranz as an opener on Saturday to help give Ben Brown more of a relief role at least mentally and boy did it work.  Ben went 6 shut out innings striking out 9 and only walking 1 while also only giving up a single hit.  The outing allowed Ben Brown to lower his season ERA from 6.35 to 5.72 and is hopefully a step in the right directon toward his future as a Major League starting pitcher.

The wind made for a tough day on the bats but that didn't stop Seiya Suzuki from doubling in Ian Happ.  Nor did it stop Dansby Swanson from hustling to beat out an infield single which enabled Kyle Tucker to score an insurance run.  Brad Keller and Daniel Palencia pitched two scoreless frames in a row with the latter picking up his 5th save.  The Cubs will try to win the series Sunday with Jameson Tallion on the mound as the calendar turns to June! 

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 Jameson Tallion was magnificent for the Cubs as he went 6 and a third solid innings with the lone blemish being a line drive Mickey Moniak home run that not even the Wrigley winds could keep in the park.  The bullpen was on their mark pitching 2 and 2 thirds of shutout ball.  Daniel Palencia saved the game giving him three on the year and a save in back to back games.  

Seiya Suzuki continued his great 2025 with a double. Dansby Swanson drove in Ian Happ and King Tuck also delivered a pair of RBI's which was more than enough as the Cubs won 3-1.  Next up it will be Cade Horton squaring off against German Marquez on Tuesday!

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 The Cubs series in Cincy against the Reds featured a pair of thrilling comeback wins.  Friday the Cubs were trailing 6-2 before the bats came to life in the 7th inning with a six spot capped by a PCA grand slam that was narrowly fair.  The Cubs would go on to add 5 more runs thanks to homers from Seiya and Dansby. They were able to win 13-6 holding Cincy's bats silent in terms of runs from that point on.  It was Matthew Boyd's worst start of the year and came after three stellar starts in a row.  Chris Flexen was credited with the win, his second since being recalled from Iowa.

Sunday was a very similar affair after Ben Brown struggled and couldn't get out of the fifth inning.  At the end of that inning the Cubs were facing a similar 8-3 deficit but the bats again would come to the rescue as Reese McGuire who had just been recalled for Sunday's game and wound up starting due to Carson Kelly being under the weather even with the Reds featuring lefty Nick Lodolo and what did Reese do?  He smacked a pair of homers including the game tying home run in the 8th inning after a Nico Hoerner RBI double and a Michael Busch single had brought the Cubs within a run.  Seiya Suzuki then crushed a three run homer in the 8th inning which propelled him into the major league lead with 49 RBI's.  Teammate Pete Crowe-Armstrong also has 48 on the year giving the Cubs quite the duo of hitters.  Daniel Palencia was able to come on and record his second save giving the Cubs the series win.  For Memorial Day the Cubs are back at Wrigley for a season with the Colorado Rockies who currently have the worst record in baseball.  It'll be Jameson Tallion on the bump facing off against lefty Carson Palmquist!

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 Kyle Tucker got the Cubs started with a first inning homer then had the game winning hit in the 8th inning driving in Matt Shaw after he walked and stole second.  Cade Horton went 5 and a third innings and didn't factor in the decision but was able to hold the Marlins to only one run.  The Cubs bullpen did the rest as Daniel Palencia picked up his first save on the year!  The Cubs have the day off Thursday before heading to Cincy.

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 After a rough walk off loss last night the Cubs responded in a big way in Miami winning 14-1.  The lopsided victory featured an 8 run sixth inning which was capped by a 2 run homer by Seiya Suzuki.  Kyle Tucker had three hits including his 11th homer of the year in the first.  Jameson Tallion shoved for the Cubs going seven and giving up only one run.  The Cubs tacked on five more runs in the 9th off Miami's left fielder Javier Sanoja.  As of this posting Seiya now has 43 RBI's on the season and is leading all of MLB!

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 The Cubs SWEEP the White Sox on Rivalry Weekend and it started early today with Seiya throwing a runner out at the plate and then PCA hitting a leadoff triple before being driven in by a Seiya sacrifice fly.  One of two Seiya would hit on the day.  Colin Rea gave the Cubs a strong 5 and a third giving up only one run.  The Cubs added three runs in the 6th and the bullpen surrendered only one run in the 9th to win 6-2.  The Cubs will head to Miami to start a new series Monday.

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 Welcome to the 2025 Cubs Magic Number Season everyone.  With the Cardinals losing the first of two games today against the Philadelphia Phillies the number is now 118!  The Cubs have Jameson Tallion on the bump as we go for the sweep of the Miami Marlins this evening!  Go Cubs Go!