The Cubs set a franchise record with eight home runs in an 11-3 rout of the Reds on Friday, including three from first baseman Michael Busch.

The Chicago Cubs set a franchise record by bashing eight home runs in a single game on their way to an Independence Day annihilation of the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, winning 11-3 on Friday. Michael Busch enjoyed his first career three-homer game,

The Cleveland Guardians and Chicago Cubs face off for the second game in their July series. Here's how to watch the action on ESPN.

The Cleveland Guardians (40-43) and Chicago Cubs (50-35) play the second game of a 3-game series Wednesday at Wrigley Field. The contest is slated for an 8:05 p.m. ET (ESPN) start time. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Guardians vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Chicago goes for a series sweep Thursday when it hosts Cleveland. Check out the latest MLB predictions and props from the SportsLine Projection Model

Cubs Announce Injury Update on $68 Million Pitcher Ahead of Series vs. Cardinals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the Chicago Cubs look to extend their three-game winning streak against the St. Louis Cardinals on Independence Day, they'll have to do so without one of their top pitchers moving forward.

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In their history, the Chicago Cubs have had three players hit three home runs in a game against the rival St. Louis Cardinals. All three of those games have been played on the 4th of July. The odds of that are infinitesimal.

The Chicago Cubs need some reinforcements as soon as possible. At 51-35, they’ve played well, but the Cubs have been a below-average team over the past month, which is somewhat concerning. The Milwaukee Brewers are only 3.0 games behind them, which should be a telling sign of what they need to do ahead of the deadline.

After speaking with the media, Chicago Cubs team president Jed Hoyer has reiterated his plans for what the Cubs will do at the upcoming trade deadline.

How will the Chicago Cubs improve at the trade deadline? Jed Hoyer has noted that he has to be creative, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN. For the Cubs and Hoyer, there's plenty they need to add, and most importantly,