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The 64-45 Cubs opened their three-game series against the 50-60 Birds from Crabcake City in fine fashion, with an assortment of Cubs hurlers tossing zeros in a 1-0 Chicago victory, with the sole run coming as a result of an Ian Happ sac fly for the ribeye [VIDEO].
Rookie Cade Horton continued with his fine pitching and Craig Counsell made sure there were no third-time-through issues by going to the pen early and often. Horton had three strikeouts [VIDEO] balanced by three bases on balls. Caleb Thielbar, newcomer Andrew Kittredge and his cool socks, and Brad Keller held the line, and Daniel Palencia closed the door [VIDEO].
Today we determine, possibly, if that ribeye is ground into meatloaf. Al must be overjoyed to A) win, and B) win in 1:49.
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- Paul Sullivan (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Chicago Cubs boss Tom Ricketts can take a bow after a successful week of chairmaning. “I’m going to Rickettsville!” Maddie Lee also has Ricketts* {$}.
- Tony Andracki (Marquee Sports Network*): Craig Counsell sends message to Cubs team after trade deadline. “I think we successfully added to the foundation of this team,” Counsell said.
- Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): Thinking through the things the Cubs did and didn’t do at the Trade Deadline. “Some starting pitchers of consequence did get traded.” More from Taylor.
- Tony Andracki (Marquee Sports Network*): Cubs takeaways: What we learned as new-look pitching staff shuts down Orioles. “… a game that took just 1 hour, 49 minutes to play — tied for the fastest in MLB this season.”
- Tony Andracki (Marquee Sports Network*): Cade Horton showing why he can be X-factor for Cubs down the stretch. “The Cubs rookie starter is getting better and better as the season wears on…” Vinnie Duber has more* {$}.
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Kittredge switches hotels after trade to Cubs, glad to team up with Happ. “I’m glad I don’t have to face Ian Happ anymore. I think he owns me.”
- Meghan Montemurro (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Chicago Cubs address bench and pitching depth amid ‘a really tight market’ for top starting pitchers. “Obviously we didn’t acquire them, and no one else did either,” said Jed Hoyer. Jesse Rogers has more*. Sahadev Sharma is in on this too {$}.
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com*): Cubs hit ground running as Deadline newcomers begin to gel. This is the group we’re going forward with,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.
- Randy Holt (North Side Baseball*): Willi Castro is the ultimate problem-solver for 2025 Chicago Cubs. “… the Cubs’ bench has been, objectively, quite bad…”
- JJ Post (ESPN*): Former Cub Szczur pays tribute to Ryne Sandberg with painting. “Ryne Sandberg wasn’t just a baseball legend,” Szczur wrote in the post’s caption on Instagram.
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