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Photo by Rayni Shiring/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs again go for the series win. But it will not be easy. Thursday notes... IT’S A NEW MONTH TODAY: The Cubs completed their challenging March-April schedule with a record of 18-13, for a winning percentage of .581. The seven teams they played — the Athletics, Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Padres, Phillies, Padres and … [Read more...] about Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Thursday 5/1, 11:35 a.m. CT

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Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs did something off Skenes that had never before been done by any team. After the Cubs lost Wednesday evening, with Paul Skenes looming on the horizon, a series loss might have been possible. “Not for this Cubs team,” said Cubs hitters. They smashed four home runs, three of them off Skenes — in one inning, the fifth. Dansby … [Read more...] about Cubs 8, Pirates 3: Seiya Suzuki leads a home-run barrage off Paul Skenes