https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/38/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/projecting-chicago-cubs-roster-for-nlds-clash-versus-brewers-r2222/A nail-biting NL Wild Card Round saw the Chicago Cubs escape with a 2-1 series victory over the San Diego Padres. Chicago used a combination of timely hitting and stellar pitching (especially from the bullpen) to advance through the first stage of the postseason and set up a divisional showdown...2222Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/kyle-tuckers-swing-has-clicked-into-place-and-hes-poised-for-a-playoff-power-binge-r2219/It wasn't just that Kyle Tucker went 0-3 in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series Tuesday. That much, you could forgive. Tucker only made it back from the injured list for the final three games of the regular season, after missing most of September with a calf strain. In the course of going 1-11 in tha...2219Fri, 03 Oct 2025 14:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jed-hoyers-bullpen-thrifting-pays-endless-dividends-in-cubs-clincher-over-padres-r2218/Just yesterday, I wrote about how Jameson Taillon was a decent matchup for the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of the wild card series. I also called Taillon as a Game 3 playoff starter “underwhelming,” and threw some criticism at Jed Hoyer for not having a better contingency plan.  I stand by t...2218Fri, 03 Oct 2025 11:51:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-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/news-rumors/chicago-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/news-rumors/chicago-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/news-rumors/chicago-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/news-rumors/chicago-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/news-rumors/chicago-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/news-rumors/chicago-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/news-rumors/chicago-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/news-rumors/chicago-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 +0000