Through 20 games in August, the Cubs have a record of 13-7, despite allowing four runs or fewer only five times. That is not a recipe for success if Chicago wants to continue their run.

The Cubs have stolen 63 bases on an 86.3% success rate, the second highest in the big leagues. For context, 75% is considered the benchmark of adding value to an offense.

The Cascade, Iowa, native, who has a silver-and-blue nameplate and a comfy chair behind him in the spacious room, didn’t always have it this good, especially when he thought about walking away from ...

Prior to July 30, the Cubs bullpen was tied for tops in baseball with a 27.9 percent strikeout rate. Swing-and-miss doesn’t always correlate to the success of a team’s pitching staff.

Cubs pitchers under those conditions accumulated a total of 178 1/3 innings pitched during that span, including names like Eric Jokisch, Dallas Beeler and Jen-Ho Tseng who never managed to toss ...

Aug 17, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele (35) pitches during the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Wrigley Field. / Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images ...

Cubs manager Craig Counsell talked about how bullpen success can spread across the group. “They're getting their outs, (which means) somebody's not getting up (to take over),” Counsell said.

Gallen is having a down year, but he’s surged lately and is someone you can count on in the postseason. The bottom line is, the Cubs must add starting pitching – no matter the cost.

The Cubs had MLB 's lowest average fastball velocity as a pitching staff every year from 2021-24, and have finished no higher than 26th since 2018. More news: AL East Contenders More Focused on ...

The pitching staff’s 3.08 ERA at home was the second-best in the majors, with the No. 3 team nearly a half-point higher, and the Cubs were tied for the second-lowest run-to-fly-ball ratio at home.

The Cubs’ pitching infrastructure, which includes the research and development staff, has had success stories recently, including Alzolay, Mills, Rowan Wick, Jason Adam and the rebirth of closer ...

Jose Abreu is used to destroying Cubs pitching, but it was more than just a moral victory Saturday night when Keegan Thompson struck out the White Sox's slugger on a high fastball. After years of ...