Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies preview, Monday 5/26, 1:20 CT

The Cubs open a series against the worst team in MLB.

Monday notes…

• PLAYING IN SUNSHINE: This will be the Cubs’ 11th day game on a weekday this year. They are 7-3 so far, including 4-2 at home. They will play 21 more such games, 14 of them at Wrigley Field. Their only other Monday day game will be on Labor Day, Sept. 1, at Wrigley vs. the Braves. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
• BLOWN LEADS AND COMEBACKS: The Cubs have squandered 24 leads this season, in 22 different games, including yesterday’s. They are 12-10 in those games and have won three straight wins and six of seven. They have erased 29 deficits, in 23 different games, including yesterday’s. They are 15-8 in those games and have won the last two and five of the last six. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
• THE STREAK CONTINUES: Dansby Swanson’s single Sunday extended his on-base streak to 24 games, in which he is batting .356/.424/.621 (31-for-87) with two doubles, seven home runs, 11 walks, 14 RBI and 20 runs scored. In this span Swanson has raised his season OPS from .577 to .780.
• CUBS MLB RANKINGS: Runs, 321 (1st). Runs per game, 6.06 (1st). HR, 78 (3rd). OBP, .337 (3rd). SLG: .459 (3rd). Total bases: 854 (1st). Run differential: +107 (T-1st with Yankees).

Here are today’s particulars.

Cubs lineup:

Rockies lineup:

Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Carson Palmquist, LHP

Jameson Taillon had one of his best starts of the year last time out, last Tuesday against the Marlins: Seven innings, four hits, one run.

His last start against the Rockies was Sept. 14, 2024 at Coors Field, where he held the Rox to two runs in six innings, with six strikeouts. I think we’d take another one like that this afternoon.

Carson Palmquist was the Rockies’ third-round pick in 2022 out of the University of Miami. He threw reasonably well in seven starts for Triple-A Albuquerque so the Rockies called him up and… yikes, the results have been bad. In two starts he’s allowed 16 hits, five walks and 11 earned runs in just 8⅓ total innings.

He’s obviously never faced the Cubs or anyone on their active roster, so let’s hope they have a good scouting report, because this looks like a guy they could hit. He had good strikeout rates in the minor leagues, but has struck out only two of 45 batters faced since he came to MLB.

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Discuss amongst yourselves.