Chicago Cubs Starter Shota Imanaga Admits He Must Cut Down HRs After Another Costly Loss

In his penultimate regular-season start Friday, Chicago Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga gave up three solo home runs to the Cincinnati Reds in a 7-4 loss.

Ian Happ homers as the Chicago Cubs knock off the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4

Ian Happ homered and Moisés Ballesteros hit a tiebreaking triple, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Friday. Happ finished with three hits and two RBIs as Chicago posted its third consecutive victory. Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored twice for the NL wild-card leaders.

Chicago Cubs Explode as Assad Deals and Swanson, McGuire, Hoerner, and Happ All Go Deep in Stunning Power Show

The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cubs win behind Javier Assad and four home runs.

Shota Imanaga to start for the Chicago Cubs on Thursday; Michael Fulmer called up for the bullpen

The Chicago Cubs bullpen added a fresh arm for the start of the series by putting veteran Michael Fulmer on the 40-man roster and calling him up.

Jed Hoyer: Cubs Planning To Look For Pitching At Deadline

The Cubs’ front office boss discusses such topics as the deadline and PCA’s breakout. Visit MLB Trade Rumors for more.