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Second of 2 posts about 4-3 victories by the Cubs in the Modern Era. .......... How rare is a 4-3 win? The Cubs have had 518 through Friday's over the Cardinals. They have played 19,116 games...

The Cubs did something in their loss to St. Louis last Tuesday that they had done only 7 times in the previous 24 seasons: Surrender multiple bases-loaded walks in an inning, by different...

It was widely reported that Hayden Wesneski of the Cubs on Tuesday night became the first reliever since 1901 to pitch at least 5 innings in his Major League debut without giving up a run, while...

Every once in a while, tempers flare, dugouts and bullpens empty, and players push and shove for a minute or two. Such altercations are nothing compared to what happened in the Dead Ball Era, when...

The Athletic published a fun story last month what author Marc Craig called "all-hitters": games in which a starting pitcher allowed a hit to every batter he faced. Craig said there have been 358 s...

Longest saves by Cubs pitchers By JohnW53 on Apr 18, 2021, 7:04am CDT + On April 8, Craig Kimbrel recorded his 350th career save -- his first that required 5 outs. Since then, when the Cubs have had a lead after 6 innings, several fans have half-jokingly suggested Kimbrel be brought in for a 3-inning save. ... 2,901 saves. (Saves became an official statistic only in 1969, but the rules for awarding a save were applied retroactively to earlier seasons.) 354 different pitchers are cre...