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April 28, 2021 Heading into the season, the Milwaukee Brewers were a popular pick to win the NL Central, with half of the writers here at FanGraphs expecting them to emerge victorious. The strength of the team is its pitching, with a rotation spearheaded by Brandon Woodruff and Corbin Burnes as well as an excellent bullpen anchored by Josh Hader and 2020 NL Rookie of the Year Devin Williams. But there was a good deal of uncertainty about where the offense would come from and how much run suppor...

Cubs earliest season finale vs. opponents By JohnW53 on Apr 26, 2021, 6:49am CDT + The Cubs and Braves will open a 4-game series at Atlanta tonight. When they conclude it, on Thursday, they will be done playing each other for the season, having met 7 times in a span of 13 days. I wondered if April 29, the date on Thursday, was the earliest the Cubs ever have completed a season series against a National League opponent. ... To find the answer, I went through the Cubs schedules for ea...

2021/04/25 06:19 Milwaukee Brewers Manny Pina celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against ... Milwaukee Brewers Manny Pina celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Saturday, April 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader, left, celebrat...

Marisnick stars as Cubs pound Brewers for 4th straight win Jake Marisnick homered and matched a career high with five RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Milwaukee Brewers 15-2 on Friday for their fourth straight victory. The Canadian Press VIDEO SIGN OUT CHICAGO — Jake Marisnick homered and matched a career high with five RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs pounded the Milwaukee Brewers 15-2 on Friday for their fourth straight victory. Anthony Rizzo, Javier Báez and Willson Contreras also connect...

Cubs 15, Brewers 2: Jake Marisnick has himself a day, and so does the rest of the offense Share this story Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Didn’t I tell you that this team would start hitting? That they couldn’t possibly be as bad as they looked for the first two weeks of the season? After losing to the Braves 5-2 a week ago, the Cubs were 5-8 with a run differential of -25. Since then? They’ve scored at least 13 runs three times and gone 5-1 with a run differential of +28. So that’s compl...

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Chicago Cubs News: Shelby Miller to IL, Kyle Ryan recalled Share this story Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images The Cubs today announced that right-handed pitcher Shelby Miller has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a lower back strain. To replace Miller on the 26-man roster, the Cubs recalled left-handed pitcher Kyle Ryan from the alternate site. The 30-year-old veteran Miller has had a rocky start to his Cubs career in 2021. He has made three appearances and has allowed seven runs...

The four relievers have a combined 3.26 ERA over 19 1/3 innings this season. “I think [Chafin] we knew coming in, we had a lot of confidence from seeing him last year and how he competes,” Ross said. “Rex, to me, was probably our best pitcher overall in spring training that I saw. Just the stuff that we knew was there. . . . He looks like he’s in a really good place. The balls come out of his hand really well. “Justin Steele, Brad Wieck, we’ve got some really good lefties. K...

The Triple-A season does not get underway for a month, and given the unpredictable needs of the big league team, MLB had to put together a plan for April. Thus the return of the alternate site squads. At alternate sites, teams can have a Triple-A-ish roster at the ready to call up/send down players as necessary, where they can be a little better safe-guarded against COVID issues. There, the teams will practice, play intrasquad games, and periodically travel locally to play games against other a...