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Holy mackerel! The Cubs beat the Cardinals 6-1 on Saturday behind a dominant start from Ben Brown (7 IP, 1 ER, 6 K), a 4-for-5 night from Pete Crow-Armstrong (HR, 2 RBI), and two hits apiece from Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ!

 

Five Fingered-Brown's performance dropped his ERA to 2.01, and he sports an impressive 47:14 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 44.2 innings pitched. Jacob Webb and Daniel Palencia each tossed a scoreless relief inning to secure the victory, the North Siders' third in the last four games.

PCA had himself a night, going a triple shy of the cycle and ending the game with a spectacular sliding catch in left-center field (actually left-left-center, as that ball started out much closer to Happ than PCA!). Seiya Suzuki contributed a web gem of his own on the previous play, unleashing a perfect throw to third from right to throw out the runner trying to advance.

 

The rubber game of the series will be played Sunday at Busch before the Men in Blue head back to the Friendly Confines to kick off a six-game homestand on Tuesday. They'll host the two Bay Area teams before heading out west themselves.

 

59 games down, 103 to go.

 

Go Cubs go!

 

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Saturday in the NL Central - Brewers lose, Cubs up 4-1 late at St. Louis. Stay tuned!

 

Go Cubs go!

 

116

Mercifully, the Cubs have a day off Thursday, as they have dropped four consecutive series, going 3-9 over that stretch. Despite reeling off two ten-game winning streaks earlier this season, they now sit in second place in the Central, 1.5 games back of Milwaukee.

Houston visit the Friendly Confines this weekend for a three-game series that wraps up this Cubs homestand. The Astros sport a 20-31 record and the third-lowest winning percentage in MLB ... hopefully the Men in Blue can take advantage and get back on track before they kick off a seven-game road trip against the Bucs and Cards starting Monday.

 

50 games down, 111 to go.

 

Go Cubs go!

 

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The first place Chicago Cubs, who were idle Monday, kick off a three-game set in Atlanta on Tuesday. They'll bring a 3.5 game NL Central lead into the game against the Braves, who currently sport the best record in MLB.

 

Colin Rea takes the bump for the Men in Blue on Tuesday, followed by Shota Imanaga on Wednesday and Ben Brown on Thursday. The road trip then wraps up on the south side of Chicago with a three-game weekend set against the White Sox.

 

41 games down, 121 to go.

 

Go Cubs go!

 

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Holy mackerel! The first place Chicago Cubs beat the Rangers 7-1 on Friday behind a nice start from Five-Fingered Brown (4 IP, 0 ER, 3 K), two hits apiece from Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Conforto, and a bases-clearing three-run double from Michael Busch! 

 

The win was the Cubs' TENTH straight -- their second 10-game winning streak of the 2026 season. They have won 20 of their last 23 games and have the best record in MLB!

 

Conforto's 2-for-4 night raised his season average to .375 (1.155 OPS) and Brown's season ERA sits at 1.82.

 

The series continues Saturday in Arlington.

 

39 games down, 123 to go. 

 

GO CUBS GO!

 

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HOLY COW! The first place Chicago Cubs beat the Reds 8-3 on Thursday behind a quality start from Shota Imanaga (6 IP, 1 ER, 10 K), a 3-for-3 day from red-hot Michael Conforto, and Daniel Palencia's second save!

The win completed a sweep of the four-game series, pushing Cincinnati to the cellar of the NL Central. The Cubs are on an incredible tear, having won 19 of their last 22 games including 15 straight at the Federal Landmark and NINE straight overall! They now sport the best record in MLB!

Conforto, in limited action, is now hitting .361 with a 1.134 OPS, and Imanaga's season ERA now sits at 2.28. New Cub Trent Thorton tossed another scoreless inning of relief, and Palencia finished the game by striking out the only batter he faced.

The Men in Blue head to Texas on Friday to kick off a nine-game road trip that also includes stops in Atlanta and on the South Side.

38 games down, 124 to go.

GO CUBS GO!

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Hey hey! The first place Chicago Cubs did it again – downing the Reds 7-6 on Wednesday behind a nice start from Colin Rea (5.1 IP, 1 ER, 5 K), a game-tying home run from Pete Crow-Armstrong in the 9th, and a walk-off RBI walk in the 10th from Michael Busch!

The win is the Cubs' 14th in a row at Wrigley and eighth straight overall! They have won 18 of their last 21 games.

Ian Happ gave the North Siders the lead in the 1st with a two-run homer, his ninth of the season (.890 OPS). PCA went 2-for-3 on the night and Trent Thornton, in his first appearance as a Cub, pitched a scoreless 10th to pick up the win.

 

The series wraps up Thursday afternoon at the Friendly Confines before the Men in Blue kick off a nine-game road trip in Texas on Friday.

 

37 games down, 125 to go.

 

GO CUBS GO! 

 

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Holy mackerel! The first place Chicago Cubs came back to beat the Reds 5-4 on Monday behind a quality start from Edward Cabrera (6 IP, 3 ER, 8 K), a three-run homer from Seiya Suzuki, and a walk-off pinch-hit homer from Michael Conforto!

 

The win was the North Siders' 12th straight at Wrigley and sixth straight overall!

 

The series continues Tuesday at the Friendly Confines.

 

35 games down, 127 games to go.

 

GO CUBS GO!

 

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Holy cow! Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs sweep!

The first place Cubs drubbed the D-Backs 8-4 on Sunday behind a quality start from Matt Boyd (6 IP, 2 ER, 5 K), a Mo Baller blast, and four RBI from Michael Busch.

 

Five Chicago batters each tallied two hits, with Busch reaching base in three of four plate appearances (2-for-3, BB, 2B, 3B). Ballesteros' 2-for-4 day lifted his season average to .317 (.978 OPS) while Nico Hoerner's 2-for-5 day brought his average to .301 on the season.

 

The win was the Cubs' fifth in a row and eleventh straight at Wrigley. 

The second-place Reds come to the Friendly Confines Monday to kick-off a four-game set that will wrap up the North Siders' homestand. 

 

34 games down, 128 to go.

 

GO CUBS GO!

 

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Holy cow! The first place Chicago Cubs won their fourth straight game on Saturday, shutting out Arizona 2-0 behind a dominant start from Shota Imanaga (7 IP, 0 ER, 5 K), an old school two-inning save from Five-Fingered Brown (2 IP, 0 ER, 1 K), and a 3-for-3 day from Ian Happ (1B, 3B, HR, BB)!

 

The win was the Cubs' tenth in a row at home.  The series wraps up Sunday at the Friendly Confines before the division rival Cincinnati Reds come to town for a four-game set that starts Monday.

 

33 games down, 129 to go.

 

GO CUBS GO!

 

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•h/t to CMN regular Chris for the home win streak stat! 

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Holy cow! The first place Chicago Cubs won their fourth straight game on Saturday, shutting out Arizona 2-0 behind a dominant start from Shota Imanaga (7 IP, 0 ER, 5 K), an old school two-inning save from Five-Fingered Brown (2 IP, 0 ER, 1 K), and a 3-for-3 day from Ian Happ (1B, 3B, HR, BB)!

 

The win was the Cubs' tenth in a row at home.  The series wraps up Sunday at the Friendly Confines before the division rival Cincinnati Reds come to town for a four-game set that starts Monday.

 

33 games down, 129 to go.

 

GO CUBS GO!

 

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•h/t to CMN regular Chris for the home win streak stat! 

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The first place Chicago Cubs have won three straight and seven of their last ten! They're currently leading the Diamondbacks at Wrigley ... stay tuned!

 

32 games down, 1 in progress, and 129 to go after today.

 

Go Cubs go!

 

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