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Matthew Boyd was hard on himself for the Cubs loss last night, particularly the walk to Wilmer Flores and the Matt Chapman homer that followed. “I know that these guys don’t chase much … I think it’s more a product of just where I’m at and it’s two outings that I just haven’t been as sharp,” Boyd said, per the Tribune. “Those combinations lead to the strengths of the team that we’re playing to put themselves in favorable situations. But it comes down to some pitches I could be a little better on, and that’s the difference in the game and they capitalized on my mistake.”“I made a few mistakes and they hit them.”Matthew Boyd on his outing tonight. pic.twitter.com/0eGwkSUqth
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) August 27, 2025 Fair to wonder whether and to what extent the workload is going to start to show on Boyd, who is up to 153.1 innings after not even hitting the 80 inning mark since 2019(!). He still looks physically good, and we know the Cubs are tracking biometric signals that we can’t see from the outside. But it’s worth noting that he’s given up a whopping 19 earned runs over his last 6 starts (4.93 ERA), and a full 1/3 of his walks and home runs allowed on the entire season have come in these last 6 starts. Have to keep eyes on it, and maybe steal some extra rest when possible. © Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Pete Crow-Armstrong hasn’t been able to replicate his superlative first half in the second (.228/.274/.407/87 wRC+), but he is working on a nice little run since August 15: .275/.340/.425/114 wRC+. Hopefully he, like Kyle Tucker, is turning the corner. Speaking of PCA, believe it or not, last night’s stolen base was his first successful one SINCE AUGUST 10. Never thought I’d see a more than two-week stretch without a PCA stolen base, but that was actually his second such stretch – the other came just before that last stolen base. To put it another way, Pete Crow-Armstrong has stolen just three total bases since July 20. He’s still doing this stuff, though:PCA covers so much ground pic.twitter.com/babAX3j8Tq
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) August 27, 2025 This was a pretty sick play:a diving stop by dansby. pic.twitter.com/8ry1F4AlX8
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 27, 2025 Throwing it back to starting pitcher, Carlos Marmol:Starting lineups the first time Justin Verlander faced the Cubs on June 17, 2006: pic.twitter.com/CGy3v0b0bB
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) August 27, 2025 Willson Contreras’s screaming match with an ump and bat toss that hit his own coach earned him a modest six-game suspension, which he is appealing. To me, that seems EXTREMELY light for what transpired. I still love the guy, though. When he was shut down for the year with an elbow injury, and a doctor visit scheduled, this was the fear for Brandon Birdsell:Cubs pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell will be undergoing right elbow surgery performed by Dr. Meister. TBD on surgery date and timeframe for how long he will be sidelined.
— Meghan Montemurro (@mmontemurro.bsky.social) 2025-08-27T00:36:19.965Z It became a mostly lost year for the Cubs’ pitching prospect, and 2024 org pitcher of the year. All we can hope is that the surgery is maybe something less than Tommy John, is successful, and Birdsell could be back by maybe midseason next year. That’s probably the best realistic scenario until we know more. And we might not know more until after the surgeon actually gets in there and has to make a decision on what all needs to be done (sometimes that’s how these elbow injuries go).MORE CUBS FROM BLEACHER NATION: Go Ad Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter
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