Still, the Cubs are 3-4 to begin the season. That is primarily because their pitching staff is 27th in MLB with an abysmal team ERA of 5.75. Granted, a poor outing from Eli Morgan, in which he allowed eight earned runs in one frame,

The Chicago Cubs began the regular season with uncertainty at the fifth spot on the starting rotation. Following the Cubs’ 0-2 start against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Japan, the team chose to name Ben Brown as the fifth pitcher in the starting rotation.

Iowa's roster features 10 players on Chicago's 40-man roster. They include Neely, Caissie, Alancatara, Cowles and pitchers Gavin Hollowell, Caleb Kilian, Luke Luke Little, Daniel Palencia, Ethan Roberts and Jordan Wicks.

Cubs starter Matt Boyd is not concerned about the bullpen blowing the game after he threw 5 scoreless innings against the Diamondbacks.

The second phase of the Cubs’ season is set to begin, following the Tokyo Series earlier this month against the Dodgers. With Opening Day’s arrival for all of baseball, the North Siders had to reshuffle aspects of their roster on Thursday.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a game-tying, two-run homer, Josh Naylor had the go-ahead RBI double and the Arizona Diamondbacks used an eight-run eighth inning to rally past the Chicago Cubs 10-6 on Sunday.

Not only do the Cubs face a gauntlet of potential playoff teams to start the season, but they’re also one of the few teams to not get a day off after the domestic opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. That leads to seven straight days before their first off day prior to the home opener on April 4.

The Chicago Cubs fell woefully short of expectations during the 2024 season. After the hiring manager Craig Counsell away from the Milwaukee Brewers, many thoug