Paul Skenes' 2025 represents one of the most dominant seasons by a starting pitcher in recent memory. James Schiano looks past his lack of wins and unpacks his numbers, which could lead to his first Cy Young award.

What we learned at Monday’s workout at Wrigley FIeld before the wild-card series opener between the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres.

Machado and the Padres are back on the road for the first round of the playoffs, beginning on Tuesday afternoon when they face Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs in the opener of their best-of-three series.

We know the Cubs are going to hit. Pete Crow-Armstrong has come crashing back to Earth, and Kyle Tucker has hit a rocky (to put it kindly) second half of the season, but this lineup remains as deep and dangerous as just about any in the National League.

The Reds and Mets are tied for the NL's third and final wild-card spot, but Cincinnati can clinch a berth with a win or a New York loss.

Cade Horton has spent a lot of time the last couple of days thinking about the circumstances surrounding his right rib fracture. The Chicago Cubs’ rookie right-hander landed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with the injury that initially manifested from an illness-born cough a week earlier in Cincinnati.

Since 2016, when the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the team has not played their best to finish a season, especially against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs have struggled to win games at the end of the season at Wrigley and against the Cardinals.

The Detroit Tigers have squandered a double-digit division lead over the Cleveland Guardians in just three weeks. The New York Mets are barely clinging to their wild-card spot, the Houston Astros are suddenly on the outside looking in, and every other team seems flawed in some way.