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From Opening Day through May 25, the Cubs scored in every game: 49 of them, averaging 4.73 runs. They went 22-27, but that's another story. This story is about run-scoring streaks. The Cubs'...

"They also serve who only stand and wait." -- Last line of "On His Blindness," by John Milton ... Dansby Swanson fouled off a 3-2 pitch with 2 outs and the bases loaded in the third inning...

4-3 is one of the most frequent final scores in Major League Baseball. There have been 71 such games this season. Last year, there were 130. Since 1901, the Cubs have played 1,083 games that...

Anthony Rizzo ranks among the Cubs' all-time leaders in many batting categories, including 20th in hits (1,311), 13th in doubles (276) and 6th in home runs (242). Rizzo was hit by more pitches,...

In his last 10 games, through Friday, Cody Bellinger is batting .500, with 19 hits in 38 at bats, among them 2 doubles and 2 homers. That is very impressive -- but far from the highest average by...

Many people consider July 4 to be our nation's most important holiday. However, it is the birthday of perhaps the most obscure group of Cubs imaginable. According to data at...

A previous post looked at the fewest and most hits the Cubs have made while scoring 0, 1, 2 and 3 runs. Today: the most and fewest runs the Cubs have scored while making at least 15 hits. They...

Former Cubs fan favorite Kyle Schwarber homered as the Phillies' first batter against the Tigers at Philadelphia on Tuesday night. That turned out to be the only run of the game. Alfonso Soriano...

Christopher Morel garnered a lot of attention when he made at least 1 hit in his first 13 games after rejoining the Cubs. Only 3 Cubs have had longer streaks to start any season: Vance Law, 16...

The Cubs go for the series sweep.