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In wake of Chicago Cubs' ace Justin Steele going down with a season-ending injury, fans are clamoring for the team to swing a big trade for a starting pitcher. [...]

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images The Cubs bullpen leads the way in a 2-1 win. I’ve never spent any time thinking about who the Murphy fellow was or why he was destined to bring frustration to people for all of time. I decided I’d wait up [...]

On Tuesday evening, amid a flurry of moves, the Chicago Cubs made the difficult but understandable decision to send their top prospect Matt Shaw to Triple-A Iow [...]

It was one of those games that felt like the Cubs just might blow. And in the past few years, they would have. On Tuesday night, however, they pulled out a gritty win. Shota Imanaga was sharp but surrendered a solo home run in the bottom of the 5th to Manny [...]

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images And that, just one night after a major relief meltdown. Well, that was... interesting. Monday, the Cubs bullpen was just this side of horrific. And so, roster changes were made in an effort to bolster said bullpen. And, after some sketchy defense forced the [...]

Matt Shaw was demoted to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday after coming out of the gate cold to start his MLB career, slashing .172/.294/.241 with a 66 wRC+ and one homer. While I’d have been perfectly happy to see him continue working through his struggles at the highest level, there’s plenty [...]

The Cubs tried to get back on the winning track against the Padres Tuesday after a bullpen meltdown cost them a victory on Monday night. It was a low-scoring affair, but Chicago scratched out a run in the 10th inning to earn an extra-innings win. Opposing starters Shōta Imanaga and Randy [...]

Photo by Aaron Gash/MLB Photos via Getty Images Yesterday was one of baseball’s most meaningful days. Jackie Robinson Day is a big event in baseball. All 30 clubs play, and all players wear the number 42—retired throughout MLB—to honor the late, great Jackie Robinson. While [...]

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OSS: Against all odds, the Cubs pull one out late on the west coast. Three up: Nico Hoerner hit a go-ahead triple in the 10th inning, scoring the Manfred Man to put the Cubs ahead for the first time. It was a solid game overall for Nico at the plate, where [...]

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs made the right call sending rookie Matt Shaw to Iowa It’s Tuesday night at BCB After Dark: the jazziest joint for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs [...]

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Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Successful rehab appearances for Javier Assad and Tyson Miller in an Iowa loss. Knoxville wins their first-ever game in their new ballpark. Shortstop Jefferson Rojas was activated off the injured list and joined South Bend. Catcher David Avitia went to the [...]

David Banks-Imagn Images Go get ‘em, Shōta. [...]

Craig Counsell isn't going anywhere, but a pair of MLB managers with Chicago Cubs ties could be on the hot seat in Brandon Hyde and Dave Martinez. [...]

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Tuesday’s game threads are all right here. [...]

David Frerker-Imagn Images The Cubs look to even up their series at Petco Park. Today’s roster moves: Here Tuesday notes: THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING: The Cubs made 11 hits in last night’s loss. It was the eighth game in which they have reached double digits [...]

The Cubs have shown the ability to bounce back from bad games in the past, but it’s typically been on Mondays after Sunday implosions. Now they’ll have to find a way to hand the Padres their first defeat at home following a deflating performance in which the bullpen walked six [...]

The Cubs made a series of roster moves before Tuesday’s game in San Diego, headlined by Matt Shaw being optioned to Triple-A Iowa as covered previously. Vidal Bruján was reinstated from the IL to fill the roster spot. Several other transactions took place on the pitching front. As had been widely [...]