Matthew Boyd went six strong innings for the Cubs yesterday allowing only one run. Ian Happ had a sacrifice fly and a scuffling Dansby Swanson notched his 13th home run of the season after striking out twice.
The bullpen trio of Ryan Pressly, Drew Pomeranz, and Daniel Palencia were able to hold the Pirates scoreless as the Cubs went on to win 2-1!
For Father's Day the Cubs send Colin Rea to the mound to square off against Mitch Keller!
Jameson Tallion gave the Cubs a strong 6 and a third tonight giving up two runs and striking out seven. Brad Keller came in when things got messy and it was a bit stressful but he was able to keep the Cubs in front. Daniel Palencia and Ryan Pressly both pitched clean innings in the 8th and 9th respectively to seal the W for the Cubs!
PCA and Seiya both hit long balls giving the Cubs 3 runs and all they would need to kick off the homestand with a win. The series continues tomorrow with Paul Skenes squaring off tomorrow at 1:20 CST against Cade Horton!
The Cubs return home to Wrigley Field to start a 4 game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight. The Cubs wrapped up a 4-5 road trip with visits to Washington, Detroit, and Philadelphia. They are still in a long stretch of games with only one off day so here's hoping that some home cooking will help get the boys right. Jameson Tallion will square off against LHP Andrew Heaney.
The Cubs had a tough series in Detroit largely thanks to Tarik Skubal and Jack Flaherty. We were able to avoid the sweep by winning the middle game. The Cubs now move on to Philly!
The Cubs were able to win on Thursday 7-1 and take the series from Washington. PCA had a two run homer in the first while Ian Happ homered and doubled to drive in four. Drew Pomeranz opened for the second time this season and just like the first when it was for Ben Brown, Colin Rea came on in the second and went five and a third while giving up no runs.
Now onto Friday and the upcoming weekend! The Cubs will head to Detroit sending Ben Brown to the hill to square off against reigning AL CY Young winner Tarik Skubal. The Cubs and Tigers have their respective league's best record currently and as a special aside former Cubs Core four member Javy Baez will face his old squad having his best season yet as a Tiger. This should be a very fun baseball weekend! Go Cubs Go!
Jameson Tallion went six and a third strong innings Sunday for the Cubs giving up only 2 runs both earned off the bat of an Elly De La Cruz home run. Jamo was stellar otherwise. The Cubs bats were able to put up a four spot in the third started by a PCA RBI single then Dansby followed with a double and lastly Michael Busch hit a two run home run.
The offense added on in the fifth with an RBI single by Busch and then two more in the seventh when Nico Hoerner hit a two RBI single. The trio of Caleb Thielbar, Ryan Pressly, and Ryan Brasier were able to hold the Reds to just one run and give the Cubs a series win! The Cubs are off Monday then will begin a tough stretch that features 26 games in 27 days starting with a trip to Washington on Tuesday!
