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Third in a series of posts about the rebirth of the Cubs franchise in 1874, after a 2-year hiatus caused by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. .......... The Cubs, then known as the White Stockings,...

The Cubs are approaching 1,500 shutouts in National League regular-season games. Their 7-0 win over the Pirates on May 17 was No. 1,497. No. 1 came in their NL debut, when they won at Louisville,...

May 9, 2021 Brandon Woodruff has quietly been one of the better pitchers in the National League since the start of the 2019 season. In 42 starts comprising 237 innings, the Milwaukee Brewers right-hander has 285 strikeouts to go with a 3.11 ERA and a 2.93 FIP. The last of those numbers is equal to Shane Bieber’s mark over the same period. A big reason for Woodruff’s success is a repertoire adjustment he made midway through the 2018 season. As he explained in an article that ran here at FanG...