After pounding the Cincinnati Reds 9-0 Sunday, the Chicago Cubs have now scored 38 runs in their last four games.
So, naturally, there's offensive optimism aplenty for Chicago. Lob a dart at the lineup card and, chances are, you'll hit a guy swinging at least a moderately hot stick.
One Chicago hitter, though, is making a particularly compelling case at the plate: First baseman Anthony Rizzo, who clubbed a pair of home runs in Sunday's rout and appears primed for a career power binge.
Here is one of his most recent bombs, courtesy of MLB's official Twitter feed:
Rizzo has smacked five home runs ...
Fact: Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta is the second pitcher all-time to throw multiple no-hitters without suffering a loss in between them.
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Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta tossed a no-hitter in Thursday's 16-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds, becoming just the second player ever to throw a pair of no-hitters without taking any losses in the time between, per ESPN Stats & Info.
Arrieta's other no-no occurred Aug. 30 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, helping him eventually take home National League Cy Young honors last season.
He made just nine regular-season starts between the two historic outings, which trails only Johnny Vander Meer (zero) and Warren Spahn (five) for fewest starts separating two no-hitters.
Vander Meer, of course, is the only pitcher besides Arrieta to ...
There were doubters—critics and naysayers who said Jake Arrieta was destined for regression after his otherworldly 2015 campaign.
Instead, the Chicago Cubs right-hander and reigning National League Cy Young Award winner has blasted deeper into the stratosphere.
On Thursday in Cincinnati, Arrieta defined dominant, twirling a no-hitter for the second straight season in a 16-0 Cubs drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds. In the process of hammering down those 27 historic outs, he cemented his status as baseball's best pitcher.
In fact, USA Today's Bob Nightengale made that bold-but-true assertion before the feat was even complete:
No, the Reds aren't an offensive juggernaut. But they've got ...
When Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber tore his ACL and LCL on April 7 after colliding in the outfield with Dexter Fowler, it wouldn’t have been a surprise if a few fans reached for a defibrillator.
Hysteria consumed parts of a tortured Cubdom on social media, with some fans panicked that the promising Cubs’ 2016 season was trashed. But that was just an overly emotional reaction.
Chicago quickly plugged the hole in its lineup, has remained one of baseball’s upper-echelon offenses and looks just as likely to end its 108-year World Series drought as it did prior to the Schwarber injury.
Disclaimer: Of ...
Just like that, the Chicago Cubs have gone from being the darlings of Major League Baseball back to being a team that must prove it's not eternally cursed.
The hex that has haunted the Cubs for more than a century flickered to life in the second inning of their 14-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on Thursday night, when Kyle Schwarber had to be carted off the field after a collision with Dexter Fowler.
And now, it seems alive and well. As reported by Patrick Mooney of CSN Chicago, Chicago's star left fielder is done for the year with significant ...
Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber will miss the remainder of the 2016 season after suffering a torn ACL and LCL on Thursday, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com. Rogers reported Schwarber also suffered a severe ankle sprain.
MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reported the Cubs called up infielder Munenori Kawasaki to take Schwarber's place on the 25-man roster Friday.
The 23-year-old exited in the second inning of a 14-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday following a collision with teammate Dexter Fowler:
Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo reacted to the news, per Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times: "It's just tough man. He did everything to prepare to break out ...
When Kyle Schwarber was carted off the field Thursday after a scary outfield collision with teammate Dexter Fowler, Chicago Cubs fans everywhere held their breath.
Why wouldn't they? We're talking about a former first-round pick with game-changing power who's fresh off a breakout rookie campaign that saw him crack 16 home runs in 69 games.
And we're talking about a franchise that, preseason hype aside, is perennially waiting for the other accursed shoe to drop.
As of this writing, the extent of Schwarber's injuries is unknown. X-rays on his ankle came back negative, per Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, and an MRI ...
Chicago Cubs star Kyle Schwarber reportedly suffered a torn ACL and LCL in addition to a sprained ankle against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday and will miss the remainder of the season.
Continue for updates.
Schwarber Releases Statement on Twitter
Saturday, April 9
Schwarber told reporters Thursday his knee and ankle were "tight" and "sore" and that he hoped the "MRI [wouldn't] show further damage."
Schwarber Tears ACL and LCL
Friday, April 8
Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reported Schwarber has a "full torn ACL and LCL" and a severe ankle sprain that will force him to miss the rest of the year.
Schwarber's Bat Was Key to Cubs' World ...
One year ago this spring, Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Co. had no idea where the keys to the batting cage were.
OK, so that's an old joke. But it's a good one: Veteran tells rookie, "Go get me the keys to the batting cage." So the wide-eyed rookie dutifully bounds off to find them.
There are no keys to the batting cage.
Get it?
The young Chicago Cubs get it. They get most things. They did when they won 97 games last year and raced all the way to the National League Championship Series. And they certainly do now.
What was supposed to have ...
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