https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/page/63/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/you-get-as-many-shots-as-you-create-cubs-win-nl-wild-card-series-by-outlasting-padres-r2216/This season was a frustrating one for Jameson Taillon, personally. He wasn't able to take the ball as often as he expects of himself—not for the reasons that feel inevitable and understandable, like a balky elbow, but because of groin and calf strains. He put up good numbers when on the mound, b...2216Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:34:38 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-padres-game-three-thread-sudden-death-baseball-r2215/Padres pitching dominated Cubs hitters on Wednesday, forcing a winner-take-all Game 3 in Chicago. The starters are right-handers Jameson Taillon for Chicago and Yu Darvish for San Diego. In 2025, Taillon posted a 3.68 ERA, and Darvish a 5.38 as an injury-plagued season limited him to only 15 sta...2215Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:45:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/all-hands-on-deck-your-road-map-to-the-chaos-of-cubs-padres-game-3-r2214/Winner-advances games are the most fun dynamic baseball gives us. The compression of a Wild Card Series—with so little buildup, no days off and no changes of venue—slightly diminishes the magic one feels ahead of a Game 5 or a Game 7, but even a Game 3 can take on the frenzied feel of an all-in...2214Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:07:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/hello-old-friends-r2213/Because the Dodgers finished off the Reds late Wednesday night, the Cubs and Padres will square off at 4:08 PM Central time Thursday. They're the middle course in the final Wild Card feast of the round, starting near the time when the Guardians and Tigers will wrap up and ending (probably) just...2213Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:13:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/the-cubs-playoff-dreams-now-fall-squarely-onto-jameson-taillons-new-changeup-r2212/After the San Diego Padres tied up the Wild Card Series with a win on Wednesday afternoon, the Cubs have officially tabbed Jameson Taillon as the starting pitcher in the deciding Game 3 on Thursday. If that feels a bit underwhelming, well, that’s because it is. That’s nothing against Taillo...2212Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:16:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/an-october-game-lost-in-early-september-cubs-failure-to-lay-groundwork-cost-them-only-game-2-chance-r2209/  The Cubs fell behind 1-0 early in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series Wednesday, but that's not a major problem. It was still a placid 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, when with two outs, Seiya Suzuki again awakened the Cubs offense a bit. He slashed a double into the left-fiel...2209Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:16:20 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/more-than-magic-suzuki-and-kellys-blasts-point-to-something-special-brewing-r2207/The romance of playoff baseball cannot be understated, and what we witnessed unfold on Tuesday afternoon in Game 1 of the Cubs' Wild Card series versus San Diego proved it emphatically. No one should be surprised by a breakout performance from Seiya Suzuki or Carson Kelly, two Cubs that anchored...2207Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:36:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/cubs-padres-game-two-thread-imanagas-opener-is-a-necessary-evil-r2208/Chicago will treat today as a tandem day on the mound: Andrew Kittredge will open, then Shota Imanaga will follow with a bulk outing. Kittredge worked a clean eighth yesterday. This season, he has held right-handed hitters to a .690 OPS and left-handed hitters to a .541 OPS while his season FIP...2208Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:05:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/anatomy-of-an-opener-how-cubs-will-navigate-game-2s-decision-points-r2206/Shota Imanaga will still get the ball for the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series Wednesday at Wrigley Field. He just won't be the first one to do so. After they secured a Game 1 win Tuesday afternoon, the Cubs announced that Andrew Kittredge will start Game 2. Kittredge, who has only...2206Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:31:11 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/craig-counsell-is-perfectly-utilizing-cubs-tactical-advantage-over-padres-lineup-r2204/With Justin Steele sustaining an early-season injury and Cade Horton suffering a poorly-timed one last week, the current state of the Chicago Cubs’ pitching staff is not engendering a ton of confidence. Despite this, Tuesday’s 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in the playoff opener might hav...2204Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:57:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/nl-wild-card-series-game-1-recap-cubs-3-padres-1-r2205/Nothing says postseason baseball like an 80° day in Chicago on the eve of October. Whether or not the temperature reflects normal fall weather, though, the Cubs and the Padres met in the postseason for the first time since 1984. Cubs (de facto) ace Matthew Boyd took on a starter whom they should...2205Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:41:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/chicago-cubs-news/cubs/boom-boom-slam-cubs-flip-the-game-in-5th-shut-door-hard-on-padres-to-take-series-lead-r2202/The nervousness that creeps into Wrigley Field when the playoffs start to go wrong in the playoffs is familiar, and it makes a seasoned Cubs fan's skin crawl. Everything feels slightly wrong; you become aware of your socks. There have been too many near-misses and deflating setbacks crowded into...2202Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:18:16 +0000