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Hey hey! The Cubs beat the Brewers 3-2 on Wednesday to take the series two games to one. Kyle Hendricks tossed a quality start (6 IP, 0 ER, 6 K) and Happ, Bellinger, and Swanson each drove in a run.

The North Siders take a well-deserved day off on Thursday before a quick four-game weekend road trip to Cincinnati. Monday, the men in blue return to the Friendly Confines for a seven-game homestand against two teams in the NL Wild Card hunt, the Giants and Diamondbacks.

133 games down, 29 to go. GO CUBS GO!

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Holy cow! The Cubs shut out Milwaukee 1-0 on Tuesday night behind another quality start from Justin Steele (6 IP, 0 ER, 8 K) and Adbert Alzolay's 22nd save.

The North Siders scored their only run in the 1st and held on the rest of the way behind another dominant performance from Steele and three scoreless relief innings from the bullpen (1 H, 0 BB, 3 K).

Steele now leads MLB with 15 wins and the NL with 18 quality starts. His 2.69 ERA is 2nd best among NL starters. Mark Leiter's 25 holds rank 2nd in the NL and Adbert Alzolay has had the most saves in MLB since becoming the Cubs' full-time closer.

The series wraps up tomorrow afternoon at the Friendly Confines.

132 games down, 30 to go. GO CUBS GO!

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Holy mackerel! The Cubs plastered the Pirates 10-1 on Sunday behind a dominant start from Javy Assad (7 IP, 1 ER, 7 K), a three-hit, five RBI day from Cody "Extend Me Now" Bellinger, three RBI from Jeimer Candelario, and a 2-for-3 day from surging Seiya Suzuki.

 

Keegan Thompson looked sharp in his return from an extended IL stint, allowing just one hit while striking out five over two innings of relief work in his first appearance since May.

With the win, the North Siders kept pace with the red-hot Brewers, who come to Chicago on Monday to kick off a three-game set at the federal landmark.

130 games down, 32 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Hey hey! The Cubs beat the Pirates 10-6 on Saturday behind Jordan Wicks' MLB debut and 1st win (5 IP, 1 ER, 9 K), 3 RBI apiece from Happ and Suzuki, and Alzolay's 21st save of the season.

The North Siders took an 8-1 lead after a five-run fifth, but reliever Hayden Wesneski's rough outing made it an 8-6 game before Suzuki's 9th inning double scored two insurance runs.

The series wraps up on Sunday before the Cubs head home to host Milwaukee for a three-game series that starts Monday.

127 games down, 35 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Hey hey! The Cubs beat the Bucs 5-4 in 10 innings on Thursday night behind another quality start from Justin Steele (6 IP, 2 ER, 6 K), a game-winning RBI single from Happ, and four no-hit innings from the bullpen.

The North Siders took a 3-0 lead early, but Pittsburgh came back to tie it. Happ's single drove in two in the top of the 10th and Adbert Alzolay picked up his 20th save of the season to seal the victory.

The series continues Friday at PNC Park.

127 games down, 35 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Holy cow! The Cubs beat the Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday behind two RBI from Cody Bellinger and 3.1 scoreless innings from the bullpen, including Adbert Alzolay's 19th save of the season.

The Cubs took an early 4-0 lead before starter Jameson Taillon ran into trouble in the 5th, giving up a grand slam to Kerry Carpenter. An RBI single from Gomes in the 8th and an RBI sacrifice fly by Hoerner in the 9th gave the North Siders the lead and an insurance run.

The Cubs kick off a four-game series in Pittsburgh on Thursday before heading back to the Friendly Confines to host the first place Brewers for a three-game set that starts on Monday. 

126 games down, 36 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Brewers lost Thursday, Cubs lose a stinker on Friday. Brewers play Friday night - stay tuned.

123 games down, 39 to go.  Go Cubs go!

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Holy mackerel! The Cubs came back to beat the White Sox 4-3 Wednesday on Chris Morel's walkoff three-run homer. Javier Assad tossed a quality start (6 IP, 2 ER, 4 K) and Michael Fulmer struck out three consecutive South Siders to get out of the bases-loaded jam he inherited.

Until the eighth, the North Siders' offense had been held scoreless. Nick Madrigal put the Cubs on the board with a pinch-hit solo shot, but they were down 3-1 to start the bottom of the 9th. Bellinger led off the inning with a double, Swanson walked, and Morel drove a 1-2 pitch to the right field bleachers to ignite the Friendly Confines and keep the Cubs 2.5 games back of the Brewers and in an NL Wild Card slot.

After a torrid July (8 HR, 24 RBI, 1.134 OPS), Belli has continued to mash, with 3 homers, 13 RBI, and a 1.110 OPS in August. He's hitting over .400 since July 1.

After an off day Thursday, the Cubs host the Royals for a weekend set before heading to Detroit on Monday to kick off a six-game road trip.

120 games down, 42 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Hey hey! The Cubs beat the Jays 6-2 on Friday night behind a dominant start from Javier Assad (7 IP, 1 ER) and homers from Hoerner and Bellinger.

Suzuki drove in two, Hoerner swiped his 29th base of the season, Tauchman had a two-out RBI single, and Bellinger raised his season average to .329 (.938 OPS).

Alzolay continued his recent dominant streak, throwing a scoreless 9th and lowering his season ERA to 2.44.

The series continues Saturday in Toronto.

116 games down, 46 to go.  Go Cubs go!

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Holy cow! The Cubs came back to beat the Mets 3-2 on Tuesday behind a dominant start from Jameson Taillon (7 IP, 2 ER, 7 K) and a game-winning home run from Mike Tauchman. Cody Bellinger also homered for the men in blue.

Merryweather and Alzolay pitched two scoreless innings to seal the victory for the North Siders, who are now just 1.5 games behind the first place Brewers in the NL Central.

The series wraps up in New York on Wednesday. The Cubs have Thursday off before their three-game weekend series in Toronto.

114 games down, 48 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Holy cow! The Cubs took the weekend series from the Braves with a 6-4 win on Sunday at the federal landmark. Ian Happ and Dansby Swanson each knocked in two, and Justin Steele picked up his 13th win of the season.

The North Siders' bullpen combined to throw 3.2 innings of two-hit, walk-free, scoreless ball, and Alzolay lowered his season ERA to 2.54 while picking up his 14th save.

Today's victory was the Cubs' 13th in their last 16 games and notched their sixth straight series win. The men in blue kick off a six-game roadtrip on Monday against the Mets.

112 games down, 50 to go. GO CUBS GO!

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Hey hey! The Cubs beat the Reds 5-3 on Thursday night to take the series three games to one. Taillon's nice start (5 IP, 2 ER, 5 K) set the table for the North Siders, who held on to knock Cincy out of first place and climb to within 2.5 games of the Brewers.

The Cubs put together a string of nice at-bats in the 3rd, scoring runs on Bellinger's RBI single and RBI walks to Morel and Candelario. Adbert Alzolay retired the final four Reds batters to seal the victory and pick up another save.

The North Siders have now won 13 of their last 16 and continue to be the hottest team in the league. The Braves visit the Friendly Confines this weekend for a three-game set that kicks off on Friday.

109 games down, 53 to go.  GO CUBS GO!

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Hey hey! The red-hot Cubs crushed the Reds 16-6 on Wednesday behind a 4-for-4 night from Candelario, two homers from Happ, homers from Morel, Swanson, and Suzuki, and four Cincinnati errors.

Candelario is now 8-for-9 (.889 BA) in his return to the North Side. Fulmer and Merryweather each had their fourth consecutive scoreless appearance, and newcomer Jose Cuas threw a scoreless ninth to seal the victory.

The men in blue now sit just three games back of the Reds in the NL Central. The series wraps up Thursday night at Wrigley before Atlanta comes to town for a three-game weekend set.

108 games down, 54 to go. Go Cubs go!

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Holy cow! The Cubs clobbered the Reds 20-9 on Tuesday night behind two homers and five RBI from Swanson, a 4-for-5 night from newest Cub Jeimer Candelario (welcome back!), four RBI from Tauchman, and three-hit nights from Hoerner and Bellinger.

The North Siders struck early and never looked back, putting up a five-spot in the 1st. All told, the Cubs tied a franchise record with SEVEN home runs (Swanson's two plus one apiece from Wisdom, Bellinger, Tauchman, Amaya, and Hoerner).

Hayden Wesneski had another nice outing, putting up two scoreless innings after Steele struggled a bit in his start (6 IP, 4 ER, 6 K).

The series continues Wednesday at Wrigley.

107 games down, 55 to go.  Go Cubs go!

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