Angel Hernandez ringing Anthony Rizzo up on a ball three inches out of the zone to end Sunday’s game summarizes a painfully average week for the Chicago Cubs. As they have since the all star break, the Cubs played mediocre baseball last week. Chicago split two with a hot Pittsburgh Pirates team at PNC Park […]
There is nothing like playing from behind, apparently. The Chicago Cubs have reached a season-high 15 games over .500 by earning a hard-fought 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The extra inning win capped off a 5-1 week and 7-1 homestand for the red hot Cubs, who have now won eight of their […]
In a very pivotal week as far as the NL Central standings go, the Chicago Cubs will return to Wrigleyville in essentially the same spot they were in when they began their six-game road trip. It was a bit of an up and down week for the Northsiders, who split six games against the division-leading […]