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The Cubs, on a 10-2 tear, have it going heading into a two-game set against the Cardinals.

The Cardinals aren’t used to being in this position.

WASHINGTON — Rested and refreshed after a day off on Monday, Cardinals outfielder Dylan Carlson launched a pair of home runs into the night sky, and left-hander Jordan Montgomery kept the Washington Nationals hitters from inflicting any significant damage as the Cardinals matched their longest win streak of the season…

ATLANTA — Six Braves players were on the National League’s All-Star team in 2022. Three of them won’t represent the team this year. Dansby Swanson and William Contreras play elsewhere, and injuries have limited lefty Max Fried to five starts. Yet the Braves still could send six players to MLB’s…

The game will also honor Hall of Famer Willie Mays, a Birmingham native who began his professional career with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.

Friday’s game at Truist Park presented a case of National League contrasts, and it showed in the final line — and everywhere in-between — as Atlanta hammered its way to an 8-1 win over Colorado.

I’ve learned over the years that there’s a telltale sign for teams that everyone believes are good but they just aren’t. Those teams will fix one thing and then two more go wrong. They’ll talk about a lack of consistency all season until eventually it’s clear that they are what…

Michael Wacha was the last starting pitcher added to the mix this spring, but he was certainly not viewed as the sixth starter in the rotation. At just $7.5 million for this season, he also was something of a bargain.

Starter Hayden Wesneski struggled Sunday, and the Cubs finished 4-6 on their 10-game California trip.

The Texas ace is projected to be out until the middle of the 2024 season.

A handful of Cubs and Sox and Cubs have been star-level by the numbers. Let’s take a look at them.