Chicago Cubs
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Shuffling the deck: Difficult pitching decisions loom for Cubs in wild-card seriesSep 20, 2025 2:54 pm - Who starts Game 1? Can Shota Imanaga stop giving up gopher balls? Does Matthew Boyd have anything left in the tank? Here’s a look at the Cubs postseason pitching decisions.
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Cubs suffer second straight loss since clinching playoff berth
Sep 19, 2025 8:51 pm - Spencer Steer hit two of Cincinnati's season-high five homers as the Reds beat the Cubs 7-4 on Friday night to keep pace in the National League wild-card race.
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Cubs rookie Ballesteros OK after being struck in helmet by deflected 105-mph line drive
Sep 19, 2025 6:00 am - Cubs rookie Moisés Ballesteros said he felt fine after taking a 105-mph line drive off the helmet in Thursday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds.
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A day after celebrating playoff berth, Cubs blanked by Reds’ Greene
Sep 18, 2025 8:44 pm - Hunter Greene pitched a one-hitter and Will Benson drove in the only run with a fourth-inning double as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cubs 1-0 on Thursday night.
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Why the Cubs did not take their playoff clinching celebration for granted
Sep 18, 2025 6:00 am - The Cubs did not hold back after clinching a spot in the National League playoffs after Wednesday afternoon’s 8-4 win over the Pirates. Inside a clubhouse covered in plastic, they sprayed bottles of cheap Champagne and prosecco, dumped Budweisers on each other and smoked victory cigars.
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Super soakers: Cubs drink in the moment after clinching first postseason berth since 2020
Sep 17, 2025 6:59 pm - The Chicago Cubs clinched their first postseason berth since 2020 with an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. They celebrated in the clubhouse for the first time since winning the NL Central in 2017. The coronavirus pandemic limited celebrations in 2020 and they held off in 2018, hoping to win the division but finished second to the Brewers.
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Kyle Tucker getting outside treatment on strained calf with Cubs looking ahead to playoffs
Sep 17, 2025 6:51 pm - Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker traveled Wednesday to Florida for additional treatment on his injured left calf on the same day Chicago clinched its first playoff berth since 2020.
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The Cubs are on the verge of returning to the playoffs. Cade Horton is a major reason why
Sep 16, 2025 10:33 pm - PITTSBURGH — Cade Horton arrived in Chicago thinking about October. It's almost here for the talented right-hander. And his surging team, too. The 24-year-old pushed the ...
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Cubs chase Cy Young favorite Paul Skenes, move to cusp of playoff berth with 4-1 win over Pirates
Sep 16, 2025 8:57 pm - PITTSBURGH — Michael Busch greeted Paul Skenes with the fourth leadoff home run of his career and the Cubs moved to the brink of their first playoff berth in five years w...
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‘Let’s make some noise’: Cubs believe their pitching is lining up for October
Sep 16, 2025 2:11 pm - The Cubs are trying to line up their pitching for the playoffs.