Heading into this season, it was unclear what role Mike Tauchman would play on the Chicago Cubs. That role is starting to become very clear as the season continues.
The Cubs walk it off for a 1-0 win over Pirates. What decade is it? That’s two 1-0 wins this month for the Cubs, both started by Shōta Imanaga. There have also been 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, and 3-2 games.
A weird and ultimately great win for the Cubs.
#Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. Christopher Morel provided the Cubs with a real victory Saturday afternoon at the Friendly Confines after Shota Imanaga’s fine pitching paved the way and Cody Bellinger doubled himself into scoring position.
The Chicago Cubs will take the field against the Pittsburgh Pirates (21-26) on Sunday. The game begins at 2:20 PM ET on MARQ, with the Cubs listed as -122 favorites on the moneyline.
The Chicago Cubs (26-21) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (21-26). The contest at Wrigley Field starts at 2:20 PM ET on Sunday. This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Cubs will send Jameson Taillon (3-1) to the mound, while Mitch Keller (4-3) will take the ball for the Pirates.
Chicago starter Shota Imanaga lowered his ERA to 0.84 on Saturday after throwing seven shutout innings in the Cubs' 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the lowest mark through a pitcher's first nine career games since ERA became official in 1913.
Brennen Davis goes nuts, but the I-Cubs bullpen and defense lets them down. Pelicans beat the FredNats. Right-handed reliever Zac Leigh was promote to Triple-A Iowa from Tennessee.
Jameson Taillon is set to face his original team when the Chicago Cubs right-hander takes the mound in the finale of a four-game series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
The Cubs are expecting to welcome shortstop Dansby Swanson back from the injured list prior to Tuesday’s series opener against the Braves, as noted by Kyle Williams of the Chicago Sun Times.
The San Diego Padres added some outfield depth over the weekend.
The Chicago Cubs were down bad over the past two games. A rough outing from Justin Steele on Thursday and down-right dominance from Paul Skenes on Friday found the Cubs staring a potential series loss in the face entering Saturday.
That was a heck of a way to end a baseball game. Games like this are why I love baseball so much. Great starting pitching by Shōta Imanaga, yet again.
The Chicago Cubs walked off the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday under hugely controversial circumstances, even after a replay review.
Christopher Morel hit a walk-off single to score Cody Bellinger from second base in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Saturday afternoon.
The Chicago Cubs are taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates and Shota Imanaga is putting on a show! He’s playing so well that Imanaga is proving to be one of the more dominant pitchers in the league right now.
The Chicago Cubs have been rather decent to begin the season as they’re currently in second place in the National League Central. However, they’ve been without Dansby Swanson for several games now due to injury.
The contrasts were clear on Friday afternoon when the Pirates took on the Cubs.
The Rays and Cubs have agreed to a swap of left-handers.
He didn't quite crack the league record, but Paul Skenes had an incredibly hot start in his second MLB outing.
The righty will give the Cubs a fresh arm in the bullpen.
The Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. On Thursday, they'll start a new four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Perhaps the most prominent reason for the Cubs avoiding the sweep was their starting pitcher.
While Theo Epstein will rightfully be remembered as the man who brought championships to success starved Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs fans, his work with the Cubs wasn’t flawless.
On Monday, the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners completed a late-night trade that sent RHP Tyson Miller to Chicago and Jake Slaughter to Seattle. Chicago has already made room on their 40-man roster for Miller, designating Richard Lovelady for assignment.
He made nine appearances for the Mariners this season before being designated for assignment. The 28-year-old had a solid 3.09 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 11.2 innings pitched.
This past weekend, MLB Pipeline updated their Top 100 Prospects rankings, and Chicago Cubs fans will be thrilled with the updates. Two more players in the Cubs’ already-loaded farm system have been added to MLB’s Top 100 list.
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