What You Need To Know: My first post on this site was the Game 8 Recap when the Dodgers faced the Cubs at Wrigley Field. It was easy to be objective as a Dodgers fan writing about the Cubs given the nascency of the season. However, almost forty games later, I am torn. Watching the Dodgers dominate […]
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Game 46 Recap: Dodgers 4, Cubs 0
What you need to know: The Cubs, having taken three of four from the visiting San Francisco Giants to conclude an impressive and encouraging 7-2 homestand, were no match for Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Alex Wood, who threw five dominant shutout innings to extend his scoreless streak to 25 1/3 innings. The Cubs would open their […]
Game 45 Recap: Cubs 5, Giants 4
What You Need To Know: The Cubs continued their series against the Giants tonight. Kyle Hendricks took the mound for Chicago while San Francisco sent Matt Moore to the rubber. Every win is a “needed win,” but tonight’s puts the Cubs within striking distance of first place, as cliches go. Hendricks was shaky through the first […]
Game 44 Recap: Cubs 4, Giants 1
What You Need To Know: Coming into tonight’s game against Johnny Cueto and the Giants, Cub hitters had hit twelve home runs since the beginning of this current homestand, which began last Tuesday. This figure led the National League during the timeframe, and the Cubs continued their recent torrid home run pace by adding three more […]
Game 43 Recap: Giants 6, Cubs 4
What You Need to Know: John Lackey was bad; Joe Panik was great. The defense was spectacular, and the Cubs made it interesting, but in the end it wasn’t enough. Next Level: Including the postseason, the Cubs have been 9-1 against the Giants at Wrigley Field in the last two years. As a Giants fan […]
Game 42 Recap: Cubs 13, Brewers 6
What You Need to Know: Ben Zobrist led off the ballgame with a homer, and the Cubs never looked back. Jake Arrieta returned to form with a fine performance. Kris Bryant added two home runs—one pulled, one opposite field—and Anthony Rizzo iced the cake with one of his own on the way to a comfortable […]
Game 41 Recap: Brewers 6, Cubs 3
What You Need To Know: Whoever the Cubs put on the bump, their sense of direction was wayward. Butler walked five, including three in the first inning. Montgomery walked three in one inning. And when they could find the plate, their fielders couldn’t quite catch it. Pierce Johnson was let down by his defense, though to […]
Game 39 Recap: Cubs 7, Reds 5
What You Need To Know: For the second night in a row, the Cubs treated a Reds starter like a…. well, Reds starter. This time it was Scott Feldman (or if you prefer the Professor Frink pronunciation: Scott FELDMANHOOOYEGLEYBANWITHTHEBADBREAKINGSTUFFTHATGOESHOYVEN!) whom the Cubs treated like a whoopee cushion and put a touchdown on in just eight outs. […]
Game 38 Recap: Cubs 9, Reds 5
What You Need To Know: The Cubs offensive woke up to the tune of nine runs on 13 hits (seven of which were for extra bases, four of which were home runs) after scoring only six runs in their previous four games. Next Level: Coming into tonight Addison Russell, Kyle Schwarber, and Anthony Rizzo had OPS+ […]
Game 37 Recap: Cardinals 5, Cubs 0
What You Need To Know: Another frustrating offensive performance, another poor Jake Arrieta start. The Cubs threatened by putting two men on in the first, and Arrieta cruised through the bottom half, but that was as good as it got. A pair of two-run home runs put the Cardinals up 4-0 through three, and that […]