What You Need to Know: After a rocky start, Jon Lester threw seven strong innings backed by big days from Ian Happ and Javier Baez. Carl Edwards Jr. and Wade Davis were perfect out of the bullpen to preserve the win. Next Level: After getting shut out in last night’s game, it seemed as if the […]
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Game 73 Recap: Marlins 2, Cubs 0
What You Need to Know: Well, it was a stinker. Well, at least it was a quick 2.5-hour contest. It’s better to die a quick, relatively painless death than to suffer for months, isn’t it? The Cubs failed to score against Jose Urena and three fellow Marlins relievers, scattering just six hits. Only one Cubs base […]
Game 72 Recap: Cubs 11, Marlins 1
The day we’d been eagerly anticipating for years finally arrived Thursday night in Miami: Mark Zagunis Day! Okay, maybe that’s an overstatement – but the consensus Cubs top-10 prospect made his major league debut in right field in the Cubs 11-1 victory over the Marlins tonight. Mark Zag, heralded for hion-basese skills throughout his minor […]
Game 71 Recap: Padres 3, Cubs 2
What You Need To Know: Once again, the Cubs offense went Copperfield against a pitcher you were sure was straight out of the EA Sports Name Generator. This time it was a collection of whosits and whatnots, with Miguel Diaz exiting in the 3rd with an arm injury, followed by Craig Stammen (yes, still in the league), […]
Game 70 Recap: Cubs 4, Padres 0
What You Need to Know: On June 30, 2015, as a member of the Mariners, Mike Montgomery held the Padres to just one hit over nine innings for his second consecutive complete-game shutout. One trade and World Series Ring later, two weeks shy of the second anniversary of the CGSHO, the lefty zeroed the Padres again […]
Game 69 Recap: Cubs 3, Padres 2
Hey look, the Cubs can beat the Padres! That feels like leading the sports page with a 72 point headline screaming “WASHINGTON GENERALS LOSE.” Normally, it should not be this exhilarating to beat the Padres. And yet it certainly is tonight. Hell, the only reason you should be exhilarated in a game with the Padres […]
Game 68 Recap: Cubs 7, Pirates 1
What You Need to Know: The Cubs steal away from Pittsburgh with a series victory, thanks to a rare strong outing from John Lackey and timely hits from Willson Contreras and Anthony Rizzo. Contreras doubled twice to drive in three runs, and Rizzo continued his tear at the plate, adding a two-run homer. Next Level: […]
Game 67 Recap: Pirates 4, Cubs 3
What You Need To Know: Two nights in a row, the Cubs entered the top of the ninth inning trailing 4-3. Alas, they went down in order this time and failed to pull off the magic they did the night before. Well, you don’t score six runs in the ninth inning every night. Maybe that’s why […]
Game 66 Recap: Cubs 9, Pirates 5
What you need to know: This game started weird, and stayed kinda weird, and ended weird. The Cubs pulled it out 9-5, thanks to a 6-run Cubs rally in the 9th, when they scored four runs in a span of 12 pitches tossed by two relievers who succeeded in recording zero outs while surrendering two […]
Game 65 Recap: Mets 9, Cubs 4
What You Need To Know: The Cubs offense looked good… for three innings. Matt Harvey had absolutely nothing, and Rizzo on the game’s first pitch, Happ on the next AB, and then The War Bear with a bomb that landed somewhere near Arthur Ashe Stadium gave the Cubs four runs in the first three innings. You […]