The Cubs have been striving to return to the postseason since dismantling the old core group that helped the franchise end its 108-year World Series drought in 2016. The Padres have been one of ...

In the history of the best-of-three wild-card series, Game 1 winners have won the series 18 of 20 times. The shutdown performance of the bullpen was critical in giving the Cubs an advantage heading ...

The season is on the line for the Padres, who will try to stave off elimination in the best-of-three NL Wild Card Series when they face the Cubs once more at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. First pitch is ...

Craig Counsell’s stump speech is well known to the media and anyone who has tuned into his news conferences on TV. Forget everything you’ve known about baseball since you were born, the Chicago Cubs ...

The Dodgers vs. Reds will finish out the day. These best-of-three sets, all played at the stadium of the superior seed, will determine who advances to the more traditional structure of the playoffs, ...

On the bright side for the Reds, reliever Scott Barlow put down all five batters he faced, including the vaunted top of the Dodgers lineup, and struck out four of them. He's coming out now for Connor ...

The Cubs pulled ahead in the best-of-three series with homers from Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly in their first major-league postseason appearances.

Consecutive homers in the fifth by Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly propel Chicago to a 3-1 Game 1 victory over San Diego, which manages just four hits.

The Padres will send Dylan Cease to the mound at noon Wednesday for Game 2 of the best-of-three series at Wrigley Field.

CHICAGO – It's probably too much to say that the Chicago Cubs' bullpen has been maligned this season, but there's no doubt their recent level of performance constitutes an improvement over 2025 taken ...

CHICAGO — The postseason comes at a team fast. It can go by quickly too. Two days after completing a regular season that spans six months, four teams find themselves on the precipice of elimination.

Snyder: The Reds are one of the worst playoff teams in history and the Dodgers are still the most talented team in baseball. Los Angeles closed really strong too. Even with the Reds having good ...