The Olympics are over … now what sporting events am I supposed to watch at night, already knowing the outcome? I’d joke that I could watch Cubs games, already knowing that they were going to lose, but the Cubs are playing the Astros this week! The losses are not assured!
The Rangers and Marlins are two clubs heading in opposite directions right now. And their transaction sheets tell you all that you need to know. Texas is calling up Jack Leiter, while Miami demoted Max Meyer, who has been their...
Through their first 11 games of the season, the Chicago Cubs offense scored a total of 71 runs (or 6.45 runs per game). In their last five games, they've scored a combined 14 runs (or 2.8 runs per game). That's...
Michael Busch did not waste any time yesterday extending his home run streak to five games, homering in his first at bat last night, tying the Chicago Cubs' record in the process. https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1780053231541887428 If Busch does it again tonight, he'll...
We are still less than a year removed from a time when Keegan Thompson was expected to be a critical part of the Chicago Cubs' bullpen. He had been so good transitioning into a multi-inning role in 2021 and 2022...
With no minor league action on Mondays, I figured we would use Tuesdays to highlight some of the best and worst performances on the Cubs farm over the last week. Triple-A Iowa Cubs Studs & Duds of the Week Luis...
By now you've seen Nico Hoerner's jarringly-high game-winning hit from last night's game against the Diamondbacks, and I've kinda been chuckling about it all morning. I thought Sarah Langs offered some fun context for just how high that pitch was:...
Coming into tonight's game, Michael Busch had homered in four straight contests. The streak was notable enough for all the obvious reasons, but it was especially interesting because all four long balls came with two strikes and all four came...
In a game where a rookie pitching prospect makes the best start of his career, a key set-up man has a bounceback performance after a rough start to his season, and a formerly dominant reliever toiling away in Triple-A comes...
I won't say the Cubs luck has finally turned — not one day after they lost Seiya Suzuki to an oblique injury (while still playing without Justin Steele, Jameson Taillon, and Julian Merryweather) — buuuuuuuuut that's two wins in a...
Although challenges have become a staple of Major League Baseball, the league is still working on the optimal timing. The timing of doing the whole "hang on a minute, we're checking" thing, the timing of when you've got to signal...
Michael Busch did not waste any time yesterday extending his home run streak to five games, homering in his first at bat last night, tying the Chicago Cubs' record in the process. https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1780053231541887428 If Busch does it again tonight, he'll...
The Rangers and Marlins are two clubs heading in opposite directions right now. And their transaction sheets tell you all that you need to know. Texas is calling up Jack Leiter, while Miami demoted Max Meyer, who has been their...
Another Chicago Bulls player has suffered a season-ending injury. The team announced on Tuesday that Onuralp Bitim has suffered a detached retina in his right eye and is now out for the remainder of the postseason. He now joins Zach...
Led by Jorge Polanco (two-game homer streak), the Seattle Mariners (7-10) are favorites versus the Cincinnati Reds (9-7) Tuesday at 9:40 PM ET. Sportsbooks have named the Mariners as -130 favorites for the game, which airs on ROOT Sports NW.Seattle's...
The St. Louis Cardinals will take the field against the Oakland Athletics (7-10) on Tuesday. The game begins at 9:40 PM ET on BSMW, with the Cardinals listed as -148 favorites on the moneyline.St. Louis' Lance Lynn and Oakland's JP...
The Chicago Cubs (10-6) look to Michael Busch (homers in five straight games), to pull off the upset over the Arizona Diamondbacks (8-9) at Chase Field Tuesday. The Diamondbacks are -124 moneyline favorites for the game, with first pitch set...
Two of the league's top hitters will meet Tuesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers (11-8) and Washington Nationals (7-9) take to the field at 10:10 PM ET, live on MLB Network. Will Smith is batting .369 for the Dodgers (-278...
The MMQB's Albert Breer shares an anecdote about the Washington Commanders pre-draft process. Washington, which holds the second pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, is hosting a bunch of quarterbacks for top-30 visits this week. Together. In the same place....
The Seattle Mariners (7-10) play at home against the Cincinnati Reds (9-7) on Tuesday. The contest is set to start at 9:40 PM ET.The Mariners will call on Logan Gilbert versus the Reds and Hunter Greene (0-1).Mariners vs. Reds Pitcher...
The Dallas Stars welcome the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, and are -225 favorites on the moneyline, with the road team a heavy underdog at +185.Stars vs. Blues Favorite, Moneyline, TotalFavorite: Stars (-225)Underdog: Blues (+185)Total: 6Best Stars vs. Blues Promo...
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