Cubs articles

  • MLB SCORES: Mets 4, Cubs 2—Stewart powers Mets past Cubs

    So far this year, the Mets have been one of the most reliant teams on the home run across baseball. This has played out even more in recent days, as three of the Mets’ four runs on Sunday and their only run on Monday were all via the home run. When the Mets are slugging, they win. And tonight, one big slug from DJ Stewart was the keynote shot that they needed to beat the Cubs by a score of 4-2. Coming off back-to-back games where the Mets starter went eight innings, Sean Manaea was not so...

  • Cub Tracks runs aground

    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. Ben Brown (0-0, 3.72) looked to continue his skein of recent pitching performances, facing Boston’s Josh Winckowski (1-1, 4.20). Winckowski came in averaging more than a strikeout an inning (18 in 15 innings pitched) versus 8 total...

  • The injury woes keep coming for Cubs

    The Cubs continue to get hit hard with injuries, including a swap of starting pitchers for Sunday's game in Boston.