Wednesday notes…
MILESTONE INCOMING: Today’s game will be the Cubs’ 2,000th as the home team since Opening Day of 2000. They have won 1,066 and lost 933, for a winning percentage of .533. From 1901, first year of the Modern Era, through 1999, their percentage was .547 (4,203-3,480-52). This is the Cubs’ 1,997th game at Wrigley Field, as they were the host for one game in Tokyo in 2000 and two games there to start this season. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
SWEEP INFO: This is the 72nd series between the Cubs and Marlins. The Cubs have swept nine series, all of three games, most recently their fourth at Miami, in 2019. Their sweeps at home were in 1993, 1998, 2000, 2016 and 2018. The Cubs won the first two games and lost the third in seven series, including at home in 2006, 2014, 2017, 2022 and 2023. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
DANSBY STILL STREAKING: Dansby Swanson is on a 14-game on-base streak in which he is batting .404/.481/.766 (19-for-47) with two doubles, five home runs, nine RBI, seven walks and 12 runs scored.
RUN-SCORING NOTES: The Cubs improved to 2-15 when trailing after eight innings with Tuesday’s win, and they are 23-5 when scoring four or more runs, compared to 2-13 when scoring three or fewer.
Here are today’s particulars.
Cubs lineup:
Marlins lineup:
Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Ryan Weathers, LHP
Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images
Jim Rassol-Imagn Images
Jameson Taillon’s last start was pretty bad, with four home runs served up to the Mets. So let’s forget that one ever happened, shall we?
One of Taillon’s best starts was his outing against Miami April 19, 2024 at Wrigley Field. Unfortunately, that’s largely irrelevant because that was before the Marlins’ big selloff. Most of the Miami players in that game aren’t on the team anymore. Just two of them, Nick Fortes and Jesus Sanchez, have ever faced Taillon, and are 0-for-4. More just like that, please.
Ryan Weathers is another former No. 1 pick (Padres, seventh overall in 2018) who has mostly washed out. A lot of that is due to injuries. He missed a chunk of last year with a finger injury and this is his first 2025 start due to shoulder issues.
His last start against the Cubs was June 4, 2023 in San Diego, but again, many of those guys are gone from the Cubs now. No current Cub has faced him more than six times.
Weathers is the son of David Weathers, a 19-year MLB veteran who pitched in 28 games for the Cubs in 2001. His pitch selection chart below is from last year.
Today’s game is on Marquee Sports Network. You can find out if Marquee is available via a provider in your area here.
Here is the complete MLB.com live streaming page for today.
Baseball-reference.com game preview
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The 2025 Game Thread procedure will be identical to last year’s.
You’ll find the game preview posted separately on the front page two hours before game time (90 minutes for some early day games following night games).
At the same time, a StoryStream containing the preview will also post on the front page, titled “Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of week/date) game threads.” It will contain every post related to that particular game, including the First Pitch Thread and the overflow thread, as well as the recap when it’s published. The recap will also live on the front page as a separate post.
You will also be able to find the preview, First Pitch Thread and the overflow thread in the box marked “Chicago Cubs Game Threads” at the bottom of the front page (you can also find them in this section link). The StoryStream for each game can also be found in that section.
The First Pitch thread will post at five minutes before game time, then an overflow thread at 90 minutes after the scheduled game time.
Discuss amongst yourselves.