Ryan Dempster’s outing yesterday marked his 17th quality start of the season (at least 6 innings, and three earned runs or fewer), which is a pretty amazing stat for a guy with a 4.75 ERA on the year. It’s a testament to (1) how hard it can be to overcome severe early-season struggles, and (2) how low the “quality star” bar is set.
Another big show just announced a June release, so next month is LOADED with shows I am highly anticipating: 'The Bear,' 'The Boys,' 'House of the Dragon,' and 'The Acolyte.' I'd say I'm excited for them in roughly that order,...
The Chicago Cubs have announced their rotation for this series in Pittsburgh, and it's a bit of an odd situation. The Cubs will have Javier Assad go tonight, and then Justin Steele go on Saturday. But they're still at a...
I don't think anyone would seriously consider ranking Cubs catching prospect Moises Ballesteros above guys like Pete Crow-Armstrong or Cade Horton right now. But after those two, and after the start Ballesteros has had at Double-A this season (at his...
Houston Astros first baseman Jon Singleton hit a behemoth home run this afternoon at Yankee Stadium, and his teammate Yordan Álvarez's reaction, caught on camera by the broadcast, was absolutely perfect. First, the blast by Singleton, which came on a...
A familiar face is putting together quite the day for the Iowa Cubs. Coming up to the plate in the bottom of the 2nd down 1-0 to Columbus, David Bote gave Iowa the lead. The veteran smashed a high fastball...
Although he was charged with a few runs - which seems like a TON for a Cubs starting pitcher of late - that was a solid start from Hayden Wesneski yesterday. He's facing a relatively stacked Padres lineup, he doesn't...
MLB Notes — "Once-in-a-decade" pitching prospect Paul Skenes will make his major league debut this weekend against the Cubs. After Electrifying the Minors with Triple-Digit Heat, Paul Skenes to Make His Debut on Saturday All it took was seven starts...
Two more pitching signings to report for the Chicago Cubs, per the transaction register: righty Aaron Perry, and righty Carlo Reyes. Aaron Perry, 24, was a Boston Red Sox pitching prospect through the 2023 season, but hit minor league free...
Owen Caissie's three-run homer and Seiya Suzuki's excellent day lifts Iowa past Chatanooga on Wednesday. That and more in today's Cubs Farm Report. Cubs Farm Report | May 9, 2024 Triple-A Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs ended a six-game losing...
You no doubt noticed that Dansby Swanson sat yesterday, and that it was the second time in a relatively short span that he sat. Since he is a guy who never wants to sit, it was easy enough to figure...
Two of the league's top power hitters meet Friday when the Houston Astros (13-24) and Detroit Tigers (19-18) take the field at 6:40 PM ET, live on SCHN. Kyle Tucker has 11 home runs for the Astros (-135 favorites on...
The Pittsburgh Pirates (17-21) are -134 favorites for their Friday meeting with the Chicago Cubs (22-16). The matchup between the third- and second-place teams in the NL Central begins at 6:40 PM ET on SportsNet PT.Pittsburgh's Jared Jones and Chicago's...
The New York Yankees (25-14), led by the red-hot Aaron Judge and his two-game homer streak, are -142 favorites to pick up a win over the Tampa Bay Rays (19-19) Friday at 6:50 PM ET, live from Tropicana Field and...
The Philadelphia Phillies (26-12) hope to avoid an upset as -205 favorites when they take on Bryan De La Cruz (with homers in two straight contests) and the Miami Marlins (10-29). First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET Friday, live...
The Minnesota Twins (22-15) serve as underdogs on the moneyline (-102) in Friday's contest against the Toronto Blue Jays (17-20). Game time is set for 7:07 PM ET on BSN. The Twins are favored against the spread in this one...
Two of the league's top power hitters meet Friday when the Atlanta Braves (22-12) and New York Mets (18-18) take the field at 7:10 PM ET, live on SNY. Marcell Ozuna has 12 home runs for the Braves (-156 favorites...
The Boston Red Sox (19-18) are favorites (-202) on the moneyline when they square off against the Washington Nationals (18-18) Friday at 7:10 PM ET, live on NESN.Boston's Tanner Houck and Washington's Patrick Corbin have been named the starters for...
The Arizona Diamondbacks (18-20) will vie for their fifth straight victory when they visit the Baltimore Orioles (24-12) on Friday at 7:05 PM ET on Apple TV+. The Orioles are listed as -138 favorites to stop the streak, while the...
The Cleveland Guardians (24-14) visit the Chicago White Sox (10-28) for an away game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday. First pitch is at 7:40 PM ET.The probable starters are Carlos Carrasco (2-2) for the Guardians and Garrett Crochet (2-4)...
The St. Louis Cardinals (15-22) face off against the Milwaukee Brewers (22-15) on Friday at American Family Field after a five-game losing streak. The game starts at 8:10 PM ET.The Brewers will call on Robert Gasser against the Cardinals and...
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