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Cubs turn to Gausman’s tested shoulder in must-win Game 2 cover

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Cubs turn to Gausman’s tested shoulder in must-win Game 2

Gausman faces Nick Pivetta at 9 p.m. Central Wednesday, with Chicago needing a win to extend its Wild Card Series.

September 30, 2026By Beat Chuck Chicago Desk

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  1. Sep 30King shuts down Cubs as Padres take wild-card opener 8-0→
  2. Sep 29Cubs include Gausman on Wild Card roster and leave Thielbar, Cabrera out→
  3. Sep 28Alex Bregman homers twice as Cubs beat Red Sox 6-2 in finale→
  4. Sep 27Cubs draw road Wild Card Series against Padres after Saturday results→

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Cubs weigh Wild Card rotation as Gausman shoulder decision nears cover

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Cubs weigh Wild Card rotation as Gausman shoulder decision nears

Friday's doubleheader set the rest calendar, but Chicago has not named a postseason starter and Kevin Gausman's availability remains open.

September 26, 2026By Beat Chuck Chicago Desk

Cubs drop both games at Fenway: a lost lead, then a shutout cover

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Cubs drop both games at Fenway: a lost lead, then a shutout

Chicago fell 4-3 in the opener and 2-0 in the nightcap. Read each game report and the moments that decided them.

September 26, 2026By Beat Chuck Chicago Desk

Cubs blanked in Boston nightcap as Abreu's eighth-inning double seals sweep cover

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Cubs blanked in Boston nightcap as Abreu's eighth-inning double seals sweep

David Peterson kept the Red Sox scoreless for five innings, but Chicago could not score and Wilyer Abreu drove in both Boston runs in the eighth.

September 25, 2026By Beat Chuck Chicago Desk

Cubs let three-run lead slip in 4-3 loss to Red Sox in doubleheader opener cover

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Cubs let three-run lead slip in 4-3 loss to Red Sox in doubleheader opener

Miguel Amaya's two-run double gave Chicago a 3-0 lead, but Connor Wong put Boston ahead in the seventh and the Cubs could not answer.

September 25, 2026By Beat Chuck Chicago Desk

Cubs face Friday doubleheader in Boston with Wild Card seed still at stake cover

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Cubs face Friday doubleheader in Boston with Wild Card seed still at stake

A storm forecast moved Sunday’s finale to Friday. Chicago’s two Fenway games are listed for 1:05 and 6:05 p.m. Eastern.

September 24, 2026By Chicago Chuck

Cubs clinch October berth as Crow-Armstrong reaches 40-40 in 2-1 win cover

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Cubs clinch October berth as Crow-Armstrong reaches 40-40 in 2-1 win

Matthew Boyd gave Chicago seven innings, Seiya Suzuki tied the game and Nico Hoerner brought home the winner against Miami.

September 24, 2026By Chicago Chuck

Owen Ayers earns Baseball America’s Cubs farm honor after 25-homer season cover

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Owen Ayers earns Baseball America’s Cubs farm honor after 25-homer season

The catcher climbed from High-A to Triple-A and posted 82 RBIs and 82 walks. The award is Baseball America’s organizational selection.

September 24, 2026By Chicago Chuck

Matthew Boyd starts as Cubs try to stop Marlins’ Wrigley sweep cover

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Matthew Boyd starts as Cubs try to stop Marlins’ Wrigley sweep

Chicago has lost two straight to Miami and remains unclinched at 87-71 entering Thursday’s 2:20 p.m. Eastern finale.

September 24, 2026By Chicago Chuck

Marlins beat Cubs 3-2, delaying Chicago’s playoff clinch again cover

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Marlins beat Cubs 3-2, delaying Chicago’s playoff clinch again

Dansby Swanson erased Kyle Stowers’ two-run homer, but Miami scored on a seventh-inning groundout and held the lead at Wrigley.

September 24, 2026By Chicago Chuck

Marlins score six in the 12th to beat Cubs 8-2 cover

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Marlins score six in the 12th to beat Cubs 8-2

Miami broke a 2-2 tie with a six-run 12th inning at Wrigley, delaying Chicago's push toward an NL wild-card clinch.

September 23, 2026By Chicago Chuck

Cubs' Wednesday matchup with Miami brings Ryan Gusto and Kevin Gausman to Wrigley cover

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Cubs' Wednesday matchup with Miami brings Ryan Gusto and Kevin Gausman to Wrigley

Chicago's second game against Miami is set for 6:40 p.m. Central Wednesday, with the Cubs' playoff berth secured and the matchup now carrying a defined Gusto-Gausman pitching plan.

September 22, 2026By Cubs Chuck

Chicago football TV guide: Sept. 24-28 kickoff times and channels cover

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Chicago football TV guide: Sept. 24-28 kickoff times and channels

The Bears' Monday night game plus selected national NFL and college football windows, with Eastern start times.

September 22, 2026By Chicago Sports Desk

Cubs return home for three-game Marlins series after Cincinnati finale cover

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Cubs return home for three-game Marlins series after Cincinnati finale

Chicago opens a three-game Wrigley Field set Tuesday after taking two of three from Cincinnati, with the first three starters listed and Alex Bregman's status still unsettled.

September 21, 2026By Cubs Chuck

Alex Bregman taken for tests after foul ball hits his face during Cubs win cover

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Alex Bregman taken for tests after foul ball hits his face during Cubs win

Chicago's third baseman left Sunday's 9-1 win over Cincinnati after a Michael Busch foul ball struck him in the left cheekbone; the Cubs had no immediate diagnosis after sending him for X-rays and a CT scan.

September 21, 2026By Cubs Chuck

Pete Crow-Armstrong powers Cubs past Reds with historic season milestone cover

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Pete Crow-Armstrong powers Cubs past Reds with historic season milestone

Chicago won 9-1 in Cincinnati as Crow-Armstrong reached 40 home runs, 30 doubles and 30 steals in the same season.

September 20, 2026By Cubs Chuck

Swanson homer and Boyd rebound move Cubs closer to October cover

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Swanson homer and Boyd rebound move Cubs closer to October

Matthew Boyd ended a six-start winless streak and Dansby Swanson homered in his second game back as Chicago beat Cincinnati 5-2.

September 19, 2026By Chicago Chuck

Swanson’s return changes the Cubs’ infield alignment for the final stretch cover

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Swanson’s return changes the Cubs’ infield alignment for the final stretch

Chicago activated its shortstop from the 10-day injured list, optioned BJ Murray Jr. to Iowa and put Swanson back at shortstop in Cincinnati.

September 19, 2026By Chicago Chuck

Cubs leave Cincinnati opener chasing answers after 6-4 loss cover

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Cubs leave Cincinnati opener chasing answers after 6-4 loss

Cincinnati's first-inning pressure and Elly De La Cruz's all-around night put Chicago behind in the opening game of the weekend series.

September 19, 2026By Chicago Chuck

Rainout reshapes Dansby Swanson’s Cubs return plan before Cincinnati series cover

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Rainout reshapes Dansby Swanson’s Cubs return plan before Cincinnati series

A postponed Triple-A game interrupted Swanson’s back-to-back rehab schedule, while Shelby Miller’s season is over and his return is set for 2027.

September 18, 2026By Cubs Chuck Desk

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