While waiting on a plume of smoke to rise from the old Wrigley Field scoreboard to announce whether a decision on Cade Horton had been made, here are eight things to ponder after the Chicago Cubs’ 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants: President Jed Hoyer’s decision on Horton might be his toughest of the season. Hoyer has made quite a few personnel decisions based on small sample sizes this ...

Robbie Ray pitched six sparkling innings, Wilmer Flores had three hits and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Wednesday. Ray (5-0) allowed one run and three hits in his second straight win. Camilo Doval and Tyler Rogers each got three outs before Ryan Walker handled the ninth for his seventh save.

Robbie Ray and three relievers scattered four hits in the San Francisco Giants' 3-1 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon. Wilmer Flores went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored as the Giants took two of three games in the series. Ray (5-0) allowed a run and three hits in six innings with two walks and five strikeouts. San Francisco is 8-0 in his starts.

The Giants have yet to get Justin Verlander a win. When Robbie Ray takes the mound, all they can do is win. Ray pitched six innings of one-run ball and closer Ryan Walker bounced back from Tuesday night's costly outing to record a save as the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, to take two of three in the Windy City.

The Giants have yet to get Justin Verlander a win. When Robbie Ray takes the mound, all they can do is win. Ray pitched six innings of one-run ball and closer Ryan Walker bounced back from Tuesday night's costly outing to record a save as the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs, 3-1, to take two of three in the Windy City.

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Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell gave an update regarding pitcher Shota Imanaga's hamstring injury, which is the same injury Justin Steele suffered in 2024.

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Yesterday’s action on the farm.

A former St. Louis Cardinals slugger might play a key role in the National League West race this year. The NL West is undoubtedly the toughest division in Major League Baseball in 2025. The reigning world champion Los Angeles Dodgers held the divisional lead entering Wednesday, but breathing down LA's neck were the San Diego Padres (half-game back) and San Francisco Giants (game-and-a-half back). Whichever of these teams makes a big splash before the trade deadline might be able to gain some separation.

Justin Verlander was in position for his first win with the San Francisco Giants — but he walked away empty-handed.

Justin Verlander was in position for his first win with the San Francisco Giants — but he walked away empty-handed. Verlander pitched five innings Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs before giving a 5-3 lead to San Francisco's bullpen. The three-time AL Cy Young Award winner ended up with another no-decision, but the Giants scored nine times in the 11th for a 14-5 victory. "It's crazy, because he could easily have four or five wins at this point," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said.

Justin Verlander was in position for his first win with the San Francisco Giants — but he walked away empty-handed. Verlander pitched five innings Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs before giving a 5-3 lead to San Francisco's bullpen. The three-time AL Cy Young Award winner ended up with another no-decision, but the Giants scored nine times in the 11th for a 14-5 victory. "It's crazy, because he could easily have four or five wins at this point," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said.

Justin Verlander was in position for his first win with the San Francisco Giants — but he walked away empty-handed. Verlander pitched five innings Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs before giving a 5-3 lead to San Francisco's bullpen. The three-time AL Cy Young Award winner ended up with another no-decision, but the Giants scored nine times in the 11th for a 14-5 victory. "It's crazy, because he could easily have four or five wins at this point," San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said.

While the Chicago Cubs' bats came through in the clutch by forcing extra innings Tuesday night, Ryan Pressly certainly didn't rise to the occasion. Chicago trailed the San Francisco Giants 5-3 entering the bottom of the ninth, until RBI singles from Justin Turner and Kyle Tucker tied the score. The teams remained locked at 5-5 through the 10th, leading the Cubs to turn to their All-Star closer in Pressly in the 11th. Pressly immediately gave up a double, a single and a sacrifice bunt, allowing the Giants to jump ahead by two.

San Francisco Giants (23-14, third in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (22-15, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (4-0, 3.05 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Cubs: Ben Brown (3-2, 4.88 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -142, Giants +120; over/under is 7 runs […]

The San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs might've played the craziest 11th inning in MLB history last night. Then in the top half of the 11th at Wrigley Field, the Giants scored nine runs. In the history of their franchise that began in 1883, they had never scored that many runs in a single extra inning, per MLB stat expert Sarah Langs.

San Francisco Giants (23-14, third in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (22-15, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (4-0, 3.05 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Cubs: Ben Brown (3-2, 4.88 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -142, Giants +120; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants play the Chicago Cubs after Heliot Ramos had four hits against the Cubs on Tuesday. Chicago has a 22-15 record overall and a 10-8 record in home games. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .261, the top team batting average in the NL. San Francisco has a 23-14 record overall and an 11-9 record on the road. The Giants

San Francisco Giants (23-14, third in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (22-15, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (4-0, 3.05 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 41 strikeouts); Cubs: Ben Brown (3-2, 4.88 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) Cubs -142, Giants +120; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants play the Chicago Cubs after Heliot Ramos had four hits against the Cubs on Tuesday. Chicago has a 22-15 record overall and a 10-8 record in home games. Cubs hitters are batting a collective .261, the top team batting average in the NL. San Francisco has a 23-14 record overall and an 11-9 record on the road. The Giants are 16-0 in games when

A highly-tense, extremely dramatic, nail-biting 9-run win.