On a misty day on the North Side, nearly 40,000 fans showed up to watch Paul Skenes take on the Cubs rookie phenom Friday.

The Cubs then pulled ahead in the 11th on an RBI double by Crow-Armstrong. Cubs starter Matthew Boyd, who held the Phillies to two runs (one earned) in six innings, harped on his own error on a pickoff attempt, which eventually led to the second run.

Ian Happ homered twice, including a two-run shot in the sixth inning that rallied the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

There has been a common theme in the Chicago Cubs' recent losses: an inability to produce with runners on base. It's something the Cubs will look to rectify on Saturday when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third matchup of a four-game set.

They finally had gotten past reigning American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, putting two runners on for Suzuki before the Tigers brought in right-hander Will Vest to face him. But the Cubs fell just short, falling 3-1 in a battle between first-place teams.

The 2001 NLCS MVP came out to talk to home plate umpire Stu Scheurwater after Philadelphia third baseman Otto Kemp's infield single to start the bottom of the ninth. He asked Scheurwater to check the replay for runner's interference, and the umpire handed him his second ejection in as many days.

The Detroit Tigers couldn't keep the ball in the park Saturday, allowing five home runs to the Chicago Cubs in a 6-1 loss.

Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer confirms the team is targeting pitching upgrades before the 2025 MLB trade deadline as injuries mount.