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Game 151 Recap: Cubs 6 Reds 1

It was Social Media Night at Wrigley Field, and the Cubs came away with a clean victory against the Reds behind another gem from Jon Lester. The lefty shined, the Cubs came through with timely hits against what amounted to the lion’s share of the Reds bullpen, and one of BP Wrigleyville’s own made known […]

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Game 122 Recap: Cubs 9 Rockies 2

After last night’s travesty of a game ending, tonight’s Coors Field matchup served as a good palate cleanser. Mike Montgomery shined in his first Cubs start, Trevor Cahill followed with stellar relief work, and the Cubs hitting machine was on display versus a pitcher making his major-league debut. Oh, and since WPA wasn’t available upon game’s […]

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Javier Baez, Refined

The prospect of some positional comfort going into his mid-30s, after years of being moved all over the diamond, helped lure Ben Zobrist to the Cubs this past offseason. He had been promised the starting second base job and a reunion with his old skipper, a situation in which he was poised to succeed, but […]

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Game 103 Recap: Mariners 4 Cubs 1

Sometimes the other guy just beats you. And sometimes that guy is Wade Miley, so he gets super close, he confounds everyone (hitters, fans, umpires, himself), he blows the lead, and then his team wins anyway. Normal stuff, really. “The Instant Replay Game” turned on a few bad pitches from Cubs’ hurlers, and, in the end, […]

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Game 89 Recap: Cubs 6 Rangers 0

We witnessed a near-perfect 2016 Cubs performance on Friday afternoon, beginning the ceremonial second-half with a bang against the AL-best Rangers. Good pitching, patient and timely hitting, savvy managing, and superb defense: this game was a good one on all fronts. Top Play (WPA): Although the fireworks would come later, it was the Cubs’ half of […]