In This Stream. Cubs vs. Red Sox Friday 4/26 game threads · First pitch
For the second straight game, the Cubs rode the same strategy to victory over the visiting Astros. That formula was, ambush them with a big inning in the bottom of the first, ride a strong pitching performance and cruise to victory. Well, actually, like any good sequel, the second one was a bit of a pale imitation of the first one. As a result, this one didn’t quite reach “cruise to victory” status. Notwithstanding the track record of the team in the other dugout, this one never felt like it...
Here is the boxscore from the last game these two teams played in Wrigley Field before today. Just four men who played in that game nearly 11 years ago are still active: Jose Altuve, J.D. Martinez, Jordan Lyles and Anthony Rizzo. One is deceased (Luis Valbuena, who died in a car accident in 2018). The Cubs won that game 14-6. Rizzo homered for the Cubs. So did Ryan Sweeney, who is now doing studio work for Marquee Sports Network. That series was the first time the Cubs faced the Astros after...
Even with today’s rainout, the Cubs announced two roster moves, about an hour after the postponement. First, the Cubs activated Jameson Taillon from the injured list. He was going to start Thursday night’s game. It’s not yet clear whether he’ll start Friday afternoon instead. Taillon missed all of Spring Training with back issues, though he’s healthy now. He’s made two rehab starts at Triple-A Iowa, which will have to do for his preparation for the season. Last year, Taillon had a rough...
Chase Field has been a house of pain for the Cubs over the years. Before Monday night’s 3-2, 11-inning Cubs win over the Diamondbacks, it had been nearly two years since the Cubs won in Phoenix. That might not seem so long ago, but in that May 2022 game, Rafael Ortega, Frank Schwindel, Jonathan Villar and Ildemaro Vargas were in the starting lineup. Personally, I like this year’s version of the Chicago Cubs better. A lot better. There were a lot of interesting happenings in this game, so let’s...
WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tears, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. RIP Ken Holtzman. It’s good to be out of the rain. Ben Brown took the hill in the desert against Diamondbacks hurler Merrill Kelly. Dansby Swanson moved up to the #2 spot with the departure of Seiya Suzuki to the 10-Day IL. Alexander...
Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Everyone is welcome tonight, new friends and old. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. There are still a few good tables available. Bring your own beverage. BCB After Dark is the place for you to talk baseball, music, movies, or anything else you need to get off your chest, as long as it is within the rules of the site. The late-nighters are encouraged to get the...
That’s more like it! The Cubs have been a little sloppy over the last few days. But a whole lot more of it came together Saturday night. Shōta Imanaga was slightly less dominant that he’d been in his first two starts, but was still very good. The offense wasn’t quite as relentless as it has been at times. But, they slugged three homers. The defense allowed an unearned run. This is a long way of saying that the team didn’t fire on all cylinders. But they won a baseball on the road against a team...
Walks can be death on a pitcher and they were that, at least figuratively so, for Jordan Wicks Friday night in Seattle. Trying to keep a 1-0 game close in the fourth inning, Wicks walked the bases loaded. He was one strike away from ending the inning on the walk that loaded the bases, then Julio Rodriguez singled in two runs and Ty France one more, and that was it for the Cubs, who couldn’t generate much offense in a 4-2 loss to the Mariners. Throwing strikes has been an issue for Wicks in all...