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“As long as you’re groovin’, baby, there’s always a chance.” – Marvin Gaye, Got to Give it Up I promise to never disparage the Cubs’ bullpen after watching the Pirates implode in the final three innings of Wednesday’s game. Chicago entered the 7th inning trailing Pittsburgh 10-3 before an offensive onslaught led them to a 14-10 win. Headlining the comeback effort for the Cubs … [Read more...] about The Rundown: Cubs Extirpate Pirates Thanks to Bethancourt and PCA, Hendricks Struggles Badly, Rich Hill Back in Bigs

The Cubs entered the 7th inning of their game against the Pirates Wednesday afternoon trailing 10-3 and the prospects for a comeback did not look very good. Then Pittsburgh’s bullpen, which has been a major liability for them all season, had a total meltdown and Chicago scored 11 times to pull off a shocking victory and complete a sweep. Cody Bellinger began the scoring against … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/28/24): Cubs 14, Pirates 10 – Christian Bethancourt Game Secures Sweep

The Cubs’ bats stayed hot at PNC Park Tuesday night, putting up another big crooked number on the Pirates. The margin of victory wasn’t quite as impressive as Monday’s shellacking, but they were still able to win comfortably to move above .500 for the first time since May 28. Pittsburgh got to Justin Steele for a pair of runs in the opening inning on an Oneil Cruz sacrifice fly … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/27/24): Cubs 9, Pirates 5 – Bats Stay Hot in Series Clinching Win

The Cubs had their third double-digit scoring outburst in the last week, putting up a whopping 18 runs against the Pirates at PNC Park Monday night. The big blow came on a grand slam by Dansby Swanson, but the real heroes in this one were Pete Crow-Armstrong and Miguel Amaya, who continue to power Chicago’s attack from the bottom of the lineup. Back-to-back RBI singles from … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/26/24): Cubs 18, Pirates 6 – Another Offensive Outburst Leads to Blowout

The Cubs came in to Sunday’s game against the Marlins hoping to complete a much-needed three-game sweep. Unfortunately, they fell behind immediately and the lineup that has been on such a roll the past few days did almost nothing as Miami salvaged the finale. The Marlins grabbed the lead on Javier Assad in the opening inning with a pair of solo home runs from Connor Norby and … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/25/24): Marlins 7, Cubs 2 – Sluggish Offense Means No Sweep