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A new Cub had a rough MLB debut.

Rookie Christopher Morel hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning to lift the host Chicago Cubs to an 8-7 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.

Through Friday, 201 different batters have hit multiple homers for the Cubs during the Modern Era. They have done so a total of 790 times. Only 31 of them did it while playing catcher, a total of...

A four-run blown lead, shoddy defense, mediocre relief work... and a win anyway.

A previous post reported that the Cubs have lost 19 games that ended with a runner being thrown out on a straight steal attempts, and 6 that concluded with a tag on a pickoff. That's a total of 25...

The Cubs stay hot in a 7-2 win over the Reds

Steele is the second starter in major-league history to allow zero runs while striking out 10 in less than five innings.

Another Cubs defeat? Not this time. Not on Contreras’ watch. He’s still here — confound it all — and you’ve got to hand it to the guy for his flair for the dramatic.

"Mentally, he's wondering what's going on," Cubs manager David Ross said of Contreras. "I don't blame him."

Contreras said the past couple days have been “tough,” as the trade deadline nears.