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The Chicago Cubs are the hottest team in baseball, winning their eighth straight game on Wednesday night. The team is firing on all cylinders, with both the pitching and the offense coming through in big moments. Matthew Boyd returned from his brief stint on the Injured List on Wednesday on a limited pitch count, throwing just 84 pitches. He struck out five, allowing two runs in the process. Both runs... CUBS LINEUP — Matthew Boyd is back, the Phillies are reeling, and the Cubs are streaking. Let's go win us another ballgame, eh? Here's a look at the Chicago Cubs lineup for Game 3 against the Phillies at Wrigley Field. Chicago Cubs Lineup: Nico Hoerner, 2B Alex Bregman, 3B Ian Happ, LF Seiya Suzuki, RF Michael Busch, 1B Dansby Swanson, SS Moises Ballesteros, DH Miguel Amaya, C Pete Crow-Armstsrong, CF... As expected, the Chicago Cubs have made a roster move before tonight's game, activating this evening's starting pitcher, Matthew Boyd, while making room for him on the roster by way of sending Luke Little back to Iowa. Sorry, Luke. Such is the life of an optionable reliever (especially a left-handed reliever on a team with five left-handed relievers before this: Little, Riley Martin, Hoby Milner, Ryan Rolison, and Caleb Thielbar).... We talk often about how important it is for starting pitchers to have more than just one or two effective pitch offerings. Mostly, that's because you don't want hitters - especially once they've already seen you once or twice in a game - being able to key in on just one particular pitch and blow you up. But that's not the only reason. It's also very helpful to have multiple... Matthew Boyd is returning to the Chicago Cubs rotation tonight, and Justin Steele is expected to return in five to seven weeks. Hopefully there are no starting pitcher needs beyond that, and with those two in tow, the Cubs can have a strong rotation the rest of the way even in the absence of Cade Horton. I say all that, because the last available higher-quality free agent starting pitcher is... Cubs Playoff Odds — Last night, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Phillies 7-4 at Wrigley Field. It was the Cubs seventh win in a row, which, as it turns out, tends to be pretty darn close to their high-water mark over the years. Chicago Cubs Winning Streaks: 2026: 7 games (active) 2025: 5 games 2024: 6 games 2023: 8 games 2022: 7 games 2021: 7 games 2020: 6 games 2019:... [danleys] The Cubs minor leaguers were back in action, kicking off their week-long series on Tuesday. For the Knoxville Smokies, they had a new player debuting in Owen Ayers, who was called up after a red-hot start in South Bend. And for Ayers' former team, at least on Tuesday, their offense didn't experience any drop off. Let's get to it. Cubs Prospects Report | April 22, 2026 Triple-A Iowa Cubs... Usually I don't have the headline drive the entire boat for a post. I have a general idea of what the headline is going to be, then I write the post, and then I confirm what I want the headline