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The Cubs Drop the Series Opener Against the Reds

The Cubs Drop the Series Opener Against the Reds

We're watching the same movie unfold every day with the Cubs right now.

Patrick K. Flowers
May 31, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

What a brutal ending to today’s Cubs game. With one out and runners on first and third base, Seiya Suzuki deposited a ball deep in the left-field corner that easily scored Pete Crow-Armstrong from third base.

It could have been 5-4 Reds with runners at second and third base and one out in the bottom of the ninth, but an ill-advised send resulted in Nick Madrigal being thrown out at home plate (by a wide margin) for the second out of the inning with the Reds still up 5-4.

A Cody Bellinger flyout to deep right field the next at-bat (which would have tied the game had Madrigal been held at third) ended the game in defeat for the Cubs.

Brett has more on the loss to the Reds in his Enhanced Box Score:

Enhanced Box Score: Reds 5, Cubs 4 - May 31, 2024 - Bleacher Nation

I am just so sick of these games.

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Shōta Imanaga and Ben Brown made my list of the 10 best rookie pitchers in baseball through the first third of the season.

Shōta Imanaga and Ben Brown Make the List of Best Rookie Pitchers So Far This Season

Memorial Day marks a third of the Major League Baseball season being in the books, so I thought it was a good time to check in on some of the best young pitchers in baseball this season, including Cubs pitchers Shōta Imanaga and Ben Brown.

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Chicago Bears

I’m not saying you should be excited one way or another over OTAs, but today’s reports from Halas Hall were on the encouraging side.

Bears OTAs: Caleb Williams Dominated at Bears Practice on Friday!

Caleb Williams and the Bears' offense had a much better day on Friday, the final practice of voluntary OTAs.

Chicago Blackhawks

A fun read here from Tab!

How Blackhawks Postseason Heroes Rank Among the Salary Cap Era's Best - Bleacher Nation

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Chicago Bulls

Hey! Some exciting Bulls speculation this morning.

Report: Bulls Might Trade Up for One of Draft's Biggest Names

The Chicago Bulls are now linked to a rumor that they could move up on draft night to select a big man.

What’s on deck?

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