Coming into the 2025 MLB regular season, the Chicago Cubs were viewed by many people as the favorites to win the National League Central. They made the biggest

Matthew Boyd pitched six innings of one-hit, one-run ball and Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking home run in the Chicago Cubs’ 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

The Cubs played 13 games decided by one run among their first 65 — one of every five. They have played four in their last six, including each of the last three.

The Cubs ’ Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker are practically shoo-ins for the All-Star Game this season, leading National League outfielders in voting with a little more than a week left in Phase 1. It would be Tucker’s fourth consecutive All-Star nod and the first of Crow-Armstrong’s career.

The Cubs are expected to be aggressive before the trade deadline on July 31 to help find another starting pitcher, and Bruce Levine of 670 The Score had a positive update for the team’s chances of landing an ace on the mound.

Pirates first. Oneil Cruz singles to right field. Bryan Reynolds lines out to shortstop to Dansby Swanson. Nick Gonzales singles to shallow left field. Oneil Cruz to second. Spencer Horwitz

Chicago Cubs legend Javier Baez is set to earn his tenth year of service time when the Detroit Tigers play the Pittsburgh Pirates, a huge career accomplishment.

The Chicago Cubs have sprung to life in 2025, and now the second-place Brewers are chasing them in the standings, including head-to-head this week.