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On Tuesday, the 2019 Gold Glove Award winners were announced. Both the Cubs and White Sox had two players among the finalists: Anthony Rizzo (1B - CHC); Yolmer Sánchez (2B - CWS); Jason Heyward (RF - CHC) and Lucas Giolito (P - CWS). Rizzo was the National League winner at 1st base, beating out finalists…
Continue reading ➞ Chicago Teams Represented Among Gold Glove Winners
The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals entered Sunday tied at 2-2 in the World Series. The winner would take the advantage in the best of three matchup comprising the remainder of the series. As I mentioned in yesterday's recap, US President Donald Trump had threatened to attend the game. He did indeed appear with a…
Continue reading ➞ World Series Game 5: Astros Slug Their Way to Series Lead
After Cubs opener Derek Holland surrendered seven runs to the St. Louis Cardinals over 2.0 IP in the final game of the 2019 season, Cubs manager Joe Maddon turned to expanded roster call-ups Duane Underwood Jr., James Norwood and Dillon Maples to pitch the next seven innings. Maddon, who had announced in a joint press…
Continue reading ➞ Zobrist Strikes Out Molina in Final Cubs Game of 2019
Following Wednesday's shutout loss (box score) to the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs' odds to play in the postseason now stand at 40.5% according to Baseball Reference. The most likely postseason scenario now shows the top seeds as the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, with the other division winners being the Atlanta…
Continue reading ➞ Latest Loss Drops Cubs Postseason Odds Below 50%
Following Tuesday night's walkoff victory, Yu Darvish took the mound for the Cubs in the rubber match of their three-game series at Wrigley Field against the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs were looking for their first series victory of the year against Cincy, while Darvish was looking for his first win at Wrigley Field as a…
Continue reading ➞ Darvish Leads Cubs to Series Victory over Reds
The Chicago Cubs spent the final weekend before the All-Star Break at Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side for the conclusion of the crosstown series against the Chicago White Sox. After a 6-3 victory over Sox ace Lucas Giolito on Saturday, the Cubs were looking to secure a season series victory on Sunday. White…
Continue reading ➞ Cubs Farmhand Robel García Hits Second MLB HR in 3-1 Loss to Chisox
After dropping the first two of three in Colorado against the Rockies this week, the Chicago Cubs looked to salvage the series ahead of a four-game trip to Los Angeles to meet the Dodgers. Cole Hamels took the ball for the Cubs against Antonio Senzatela of the Rox. Wednesday, June 13 Cubs 10, Rockies 1…
Continue reading ➞ Cole Hamels Closes in on Career Milestone with 9 K Performance Versus Rockies
Following last weekend's sweep in St. Louis, the Chicago Cubs fell into second place in the NL Central Division behind the Milwaukee Brewers, but were able to regain a toehold on first place following a win in the Monday makeup game against the Los Angeles Angels as well as a series victory over the visiting…
Continue reading ➞ Cubs Complete Second Sweep of Redbirds to Keep Pace in Central Division
The Chicago Cubs swept the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley during the first weekend in May, the first series of the year between the division rivals, capping off the Northsiders' climb into first place in the NL Central. At the end of the month, however, the Cubs were barely hanging on to first after a…
Continue reading ➞ Cardinals Repay Cubs with St. Louis Sweep
Blue Jays prospect INF Cavan Biggio, son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, made his debut this weekend for the Toronto Blue Jays in their interleague series against the San Diego Padres. After going hitless in the Jays' two losses versus the Friars on Friday and Saturday, Biggio and his team broke through on Sunday…