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Time to end the losing streak. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Trent Thornton 0 20 18 0 0 38 Ryan Rolison 0 0 20 0 0 20 Phil Maton 0 12 16 0 22 50 Jacob Webb 0 16 0 0 15 31 Hoby Milner 0 0 16 0 8 24 Ethan Roberts 28 0 0 0 32 60 Daniel Palencia 0 0 24 0 0 24 Caleb Thielbar 0 22 0 0 0 22

For what it's worth, that should be on the horizon. 158 wRC+ in High-A (and nearly twice as many walks as strikeouts) suggests he's probably ready for the next level whenever the Cubs clear out the space in Knoxville

That's on me for not catching in the edit. Should be fixed now.

More offense like that, please. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Trent Thornton 0 16 0 0 26 42 Ryan Rolison 0 26 0 0 10 36 Phil Maton 0 0 17 14 0 31 Javier Assad 0 0 0 0 39 39 Jacob Webb 0 13 0 16 0 29 Hoby Milner 0 0 0 25 0 25 Ethan Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Palencia 0 0 0 16 0 16

The 2026 Crosstown Classic is here! SUN MON TUE WED THU TOT Trent Thornton 0 0 16 0 0 16 Ryan Rolison 0 0 26 0 0 26 Phil Maton 13 0 0 17 14 44 Javier Assad 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacob Webb 0 0 13 0 16 29 Hoby Milner 11 0 0 0 25 36 Ethan Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Palencia 15 0 0 0 16 31

Chase Petty has NOT been good in the big leagues. Let's feast, fellas. WED THU FRI SAT SUN TOT Ryan Rolison 0 0 25 0 0 25 Phil Maton 0 0 11 0 25 36 Javier Assad 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacob Webb 0 0 36 0 0 36 Hoby Milner 3 0 0 0 15 18 Corbin Martin 19 0 0 0 26 45 Ben Brown 11 0 0 24 0 35

At long last: outright ownership of first place in the NL Central. At least for a day. TUE WED THU FRI SAT TOT Yacksel Ríos 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Rolison 22 0 0 25 0 47 Phil Maton 0 0 0 11 0 11 Javier Assad 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacob Webb 0 0 0 36 0 36 Hoby Milner 22 3 0 0 0 25 Corbin Martin 0 19 0 0 0 19 Ben Brown 0 11 0 0 24 35

It's Kerry Wood bobblehead day at Wrigley. Man how I wish I was going. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Yacksel Ríos 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Rolison 0 22 0 0 25 47 Phil Maton 28 0 0 0 11 39 Javier Assad 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacob Webb 15 0 0 0 36 51 Hoby Milner 0 22 3 0 0 25 Corbin Martin 0 0 19 0 0 19 Ben Brown 43 0 11 0 0 54

Former almost-a-Cub Zac Gallen is pitching well this year. Hopefully the real Cubs can get to him. SUN MON TUE WED THU TOT Yacksel Ríos 13 0 0 0 0 13 Ryan Rolison 0 0 22 0 0 22 Phil Maton 0 28 0 0 0 28 Javier Assad 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacob Webb 0 15 0 0 0 15 Hoby Milner 14 0 22 3 0 39 Corbin Martin 0 0 0 19 0 19 Ben Brown 0 43 0 11 0 54

It turns out a 10-game winning streak can do wonders for your confidence in a team. Who knew? MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Ryan Rolison 0 0 0 0 35 35 Riley Martin 0 17 0 27 0 44 Javier Assad 0 0 0 7 0 7 Jacob Webb 0 7 0 11 0 18 Hoby Milner 26 0 20 25 0 71 Corbin Martin 18 0 12 0 14 44 Ben Brown 0 0 37 0 0 37

After a week of beating up on the NL East, the Cubs get to dance with the devil this weekend. Should be fun. SUN MON TUE WED THU TOT Ryan Rolison 0 0 0 0 0 0 Riley Martin 14 0 17 0 27 58 Javier Assad 0 0 0 0 7 7 Jacob Webb 21 0 7 0 11 39 Hoby Milner 0 26 0 20 25 71 Corbin Martin 11 18 0 12 0 41 Caleb Thielbar 16 0 6 0 9 31 Ben Brown 0 0 0 37 0 37

The offense is on fire right now. What a heater this has been. Hopefully old friend archenemy Freddy Peralta doesn't shut them down today. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Ryan Rolison 0 11 0 0 0 11 Riley Martin 0 0 0 0 12 12 Luke Little 0 0 19 0 0 19 Jacob Webb 8 15 0 0 25 48 Hoby Milner 0 0 0 0 10 10 Colin Rea 0 87 0 0 0 87 Caleb Thielbar 0 18 0 0 0 18 Ben Brown 0 0 17 0 0 17

The Cubs' offense is alive and the Mets' offense looks dead. Gotta keep the momentum going now. Bullpen usage chart: SUN MON TUE WED THU TOT Ryan Rolison 0 0 11 0 0 11 Riley Martin 19 0 0 0 0 19 Luke Little 0 0 0 19 0 19 Jacob Webb 0 8 15 0 0 23 Hoby Milner 0 0 0 0 0 0 Daniel Palencia 16 0 0 0 0 16 Colin Rea 0 0 87 0 0 87 Caleb Thielbar 0 0 18 0 0 18 Ben Brown 0 0 0 17 0 17

I saw the Super Mario Galaxy movie yesterday with a cousin during the game, and despite the... questionable quality of the film, it appears I made the right call. Perhaps another cousin will request a celebration of Shrek's 25th anniversary to protect me from an impending sweep... TUE WED THU FRI SAT TOT Riley Martin 0 0 0 13 0 13 Jacob Webb 0 0 0 0 17 17 Hunter Harvey 0 16 0 0 0 16 Hoby Milner 0 10 0 0 12 22 Ethan Roberts 0 0 0 17 0 17 Daniel Palencia 0 0 0 0 17 17 Caleb Thielbar 0 0 0 21 19 40 Ben Brown 0 31 0 0 34 65

Truly one of the Cubs games of all time yesterday. Just a masterclass in how to blow a masterpiece performance. Can't wait to see what Craig Counsell has drawn up for today.

When it rains, it pours. Less than two days after Cade Horton was placed on the injured list with a forearm strain, Opening Day starter Matthew Boyd has joined him there with a bicep strain. Boyd hasn't had the best start to the 2026 season, though he's looked downright filthy at times while flashing a 45.9% strikeout rate. In his stead, swingman Javier Assad will return from Triple-A Iowa to take his place back in the rotation. Colin Rea will replace Horton. Including Justin Steele, who is still recovering from elbow surgery, and Jordan Wicks, who has been dealing with elbow inflammation since the start of camp, the Cubs are now down four starting pitchers. The next man up would be Ben Brown, perhaps followed by top pitching prospect Jaxon Wiggins. View full rumor

You know what would help ease some anxieties about Horton? A vintage Shota performance. MON TUE WED THU FRI TOT Brown, B 0 0 0 0 0 0 Milner 0 19 0 0 10 29 Webb, J 0 0 0 0 29 29 Maton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thielbar 0 14 13 0 0 27 Harvey 0 22 20 0 30 72 Palencia 0 16 9 0 0 25 Rea 42 0 0 0 57 99

Image courtesy of © Ken Blaze-Imagn Images The Cubs amassed pretty good starting rotation depth this winter, all things considered. They entered the season with a fully healthy group of five: Matthew Boyd, Cade Horton, Shota Imanaga, Edward Cabreras and Jameson Taillon. Behind them, as depth, the team has Colin Rea and Ben Brown in the big-league bullpen and Javier Assad waiting in the Triple-A Iowa rotation. You can't be much better-positioned to withstand an injury than that, in the modern game, especially given that the team will get Justin Steele back after his 2025 Tommy John surgery, sometime this summer. Take the best arm out of any pitching staff, though, and it looks a lot weaker, immediately. That might be what the Cubs are facing now. On Friday, Cade Horton departed in the middle of an at-bat in the bottom of the second inning, feeling obvious discomfort and calling the trainer to the mound before leaving. His fastball velocity nosed down sharply immediately before he left, too. We'll update when we know more about what's happening, but it's not too early to harbor deep concerns here. Should Horton miss significant time, the Cubs would be without their ace and the rest of the rotation would immediately seem stretched and strained—just as they were around this time last year, when they lost Steele. UPDATE: If you were hoping the issue was a simple blister or that Horton was dealing with a lingering cold or flu, you'll have to let that hope go. The issue is in his forearm, the team announced. Now, the question is of severity. A trip to the injured list is virtually guaranteed, any time a pitcher leaves a game with a forearm problem. Presumably, Horton will be sent for imaging, and much of the Cubs' upside for this season will hinge on the outcome thereof. View full article

After that performance on Opening Day, there is literally no other pitcher in the world that I think the Cubs would rather face than Miles Mikolas. Bring on the homers!

Never heard of him