All the Way, Again: A Chicago Cubs Franchise.

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JUNE 14, 2020 | ST. LOUIS, MO

Jon Lester out-dueled Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty as the Cubs added runs late, topping the Cardinals in St. Louis by a final of 4-1, winning their fourth straight game. Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo broke the scoreless tie in the top of the sixth with a solo homer, his 11th of the year. Jon Lester improved to 8-3, completing seven scoreless innings while striking out five.

Cardinals hurler Jack Flaherty struck out eight through six innings of work, allowing just one run on three hits but took the loss, dropping to 6-6. The Cardinals bullpen was touched up for three runs as the Cubs secured the victorty adding runs late. The win wraps up the Cubs nine-game road trip, finishing 6-3. The Cubs will be off Monday before beginning a six game home stand starting with a three-game set against the New York Mets.

Kyle Hendricks (7-3, 4.20) will make the start for the Cubs Tuesday night at Wrigley Field versus the Mets. Hard-throwing Noah Syndergaard (6-2, 3.53) will be on the hill for the Mets.

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JUNE 16, 2020 | CHICAGO, IL

A solo homer to lead off the top of the 10th by Wilson Ramos and a two-run single by Robinson Cano in the top of the 10th was enough to end the Cubs modest four-game winning streak Tuesday night as the Chicago Cubs fell to the New York Mets at Wrigley Field 6-3 in extra innings.

Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks tossed seven innings, allowing three runs on five hits in the no-decision. Mets hard-throwing righty Noah Syndergaard completed seven innings of his own, striking out eight. Syndergaard also earned a no-decision.

The Cubs tied the game in the bottom of the eights with Kris Bryant's 16th home run of the year. But Dan Winkler struggled in extra innings, allowing three runs on just 2/3 innings as the Cubs suffered the loss.

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JUNE 19, 2020 | CHICAGO, IL

Chris Sale struck out 11 hitters and the Boston Red Sox had a 4-0 lead after four innings, but the Chicago Cubs rallied late, eventually winning in 10 innings to earn their third consecutive victory. Cubs starter Yu Darvish struggled early but settled in, striking out 10 batters through 6 1/3 inning. Darivsh allowed two runs in the top of the first and another pair in the top of the fourth, earning the no-decision in the Cubs come-from-behind victory.

Kris Bryant singled home a run in the bottom of the fifth inning to put the Cubs on the board and cut the Red Sox lead to 4-1. However, the big blow came a few innings later when Ian Happ belted a game-tying, three-run homer into the right field bleachers.

In the bottom of the 10th David Bote lined a ball that skipped just under the glove of Red Sox right fielder Alex Verdugo. As the ball rolled all the way to the ivy-covered wall, Anthony Rizzo rounded third and scored easily for the game-winning run.

"That was an incredible game, all around," said Ian Happ after the game. "Right now we're just coming through when it matters most and we're showing just how talented this team can be."

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JUNE 20, 2020 | CHICAGO, IL

For the second straight game the Chicago Cubs scored the wining run in the last inning to best the visiting Boston Red Sox. After David Bote completed a come-from-behind victory yesterday with an RBI single in the 10th, Anthony Rizzo belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth Saturday night at Wrigley Field as the Cubs bested the Red Sox by a final of 6-4.

Jon Lester faced off against his former team but earned the no-decision after six innings of work. Lester allowed four runs on six hits while recording just one strikeout. Brad Weick earned the win and improved to 2-0 on the year.

The Cubs victory, their fourth consecutive, may have come with a price as NL MVP candidate Willson Contreras left the game with an apparent leg injury. Contreras will be evaluated by team doctors tomorrow.

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JUNE 24, 2020 | CINCINNATI, OH

The Chicago Cubs belted eight home runs in an 18-4 drubbing of the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday afternoon, extending their winning streak to seven games. Steven Souza Jr., Victor Caratini, and Jason Kipnis hit back-to-back-to-back solo homers off of Reds starter Wade Miley in the top of the second inning to start the onslaught. Javier Baez and Kris Bryant were the only two positions players not to hit home runs. But despite not launching any longballs, both Cubs sluggers ended the day with impressive numbers.

Baez, who has to be in consideration for the NL MVP if he continues to play the way he has during the first half, finished with a double, triple and a pair or RBIs. Baez was thrown out at home in an attempted inside-the-park homerun.

Ian Happ and Steven Souza each homered twice and Tyler Chatwood enjoyed an abundance of run support on way to his 5th win of the year.

The Cubs racked up a total of 23 hits in the win and continue to be baseball's most potent offense. Their 153 home runs is the most in the Majors and 17 more than the next closest team (Oakland Athletics). The Cubs, like many other clubs last season, set a new team franchise record for home runs with 256. The Minnesota Twins set a new MLB record with 307 long balls. At the half way point in the season, the Cubs are set to shatter their single season franchise record for home runs and could possibly set a new mark for the league. An impressive feat for a National League team especially, considering they do not have the luxury of the designated hitter for most of their games.

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JUNE 26, 2020 | BRONX, NY

The Yankees scored three runs on five hits in the bottom of the first inning off of southpaw Jon Lester, but that was all they would score, as the Cubs came back yet again to win their ninth straight game, topping the Yankees in the Bronx, 4-3.

After falling behind 3-0 in the first, the Cubs came roaring back in the top of the second. Jason Hewyard put a ball in the right field stands on a solo homer, his eighth of the year, to get the Cubs on the board. Three batters later Jason Kipnis belted a no-doubt homer to right off of Yankees hurler Luis Severino to tie the game, 3-3.

Neither team scored another run until Jason Heyward's line drive inched over Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela to bring Kyle Schwarber in to score from second in the ninth inning. Trailing by one run in the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees would make it interesting as Tyler Hicks smacked his second double of the game into the left-center field gap. However, Cubs closer and long-time Yankees nemesis Craig Kimbrel recorded the final three outs of the game en route to his 22nd save of the year as the Cubs solidified their ninth consecutive victory.

Over the last couple weeks the Cubs have proved to not only to be baseball's most potent offense, but also arguably the most resilient team as well. During the Cubs current nine-game winning streak, the team has trailed in seven of the games, often late and have seen a number of walk-off and extra inning victories during the streak.

"It's been an amazing couple weeks," said Cubs first year manager David Ross. "This is a special group and they show it pretty much every day... we're never out of a ballgame and we've proven that time and again this year."

The Cubs will look to push their winning streak to 10 games tomorrow night as Kyle Hendricks (7-3, 4.24) will take the mound against James Paxton (7-5, 4.83). The Cubs have a comfortable 9.0 game lead in the NL Central division over the second place Milwaukee Brewers.

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JUNE 27, 2020 | BRONX, NY

The hottest team in baseball extended their winning streak to ten games Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium as the Chicago Cubs completed yet another come-from-behind victory. The Cubs trailed the Yankees 6-0 after three innings but tied the game in the top of the fourth. The six-run fourth inning included a solo homer by Willson Contreras, his 22nd of the season, a bases clearing double by Daniel Descalso, followed by a two-run homer by Albert Almora Jr., his 9th of the year.

It looked as if Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks was headed for the showers early after a rocky start. But the Cubs hurler was able to complete 5 1/3 innings and earned his eighth victory of the year. Hendricks allowed six runs on eight hits while striking out five.

The Yankees pushed across a run in the bottom of the ninth but Craig Kimbrel entered the game and recorded the final out of the game, striking out Aaron Judge and recording his 23rd save of the year.

"They just seem to be on another level right now," said Yankees slugger Aaron Judge. "We've had them down early both games of this series but they just battle right back... they have a tough lineup, top to bottom and they showed that the past couple games."

The Cubs have now trailed in eight of their last ten games, but have won each of them, often scoring runs late and winning a few in extra innings.

"It's exciting baseball right now," said Cubs superstar shortstop Javier Baez. "It's fun to be a part of and I think this team is just going out and having fun right now."

The Cubs will look for their third straight series sweep tomorrow as they close out the series against the Yankees in the Bronx. Jose Quintana (6-2, 3.30) will be on the bump for the Cubs, who look to make it 11 consecutive wins. Masahiro Tanaka (6-6, 3.57) will make the start for the Yankees. The Yankees have won just twice in their last six games and sit 4.0 games behind the first place Red Sox in the American League East division.