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<\/p>\nMonday notes\u2026<\/p>\n
THE ANGELS ARE EARLY: Today, March 30, is the earliest date on which the Cubs ever have played the Angels. This will be the 27th game between the teams. The previous earliest meeting was on April 4, Opening Day of 2016, at Anaheim. The earliest at Wrigley Field was April 12, in 2019. The Cubs have played two games earlier than March 30 against other American League teams, both on March 28, Opening Day, at Texas, in 2019 and 2024. (Courtesy BCB\u2019s JohnW53)<\/p>\n
MARCHING ALONG: The Cubs are 1-4 all-tiime on March 30. They lost to the D-backs in 2025, to the Rangers in 2024 and 2019, and to the Marlins in 2018. Their only March 30 win was in 2023, a 4-0 win over the Brewers.<\/p>\n
NOT YET: Five of the 26 Cubs on the Opening Day roster have not appeared in a game yet. They are starting pitchers Edward Cabrera (who goes tonight) and Jameson Taillon, bench players Dylan Carlson and Scott Kingery, and swingman Colin Rea.<\/p>\n
PCA NOTE: Pete Crow-Armstrong has recorded eight multi-steal games since the start of the 2025 season, the most in the NL and second-most in the majors behind Jos\u00e9 Caballero (10).<\/p>\n
Cubs lineup:<\/p>\n
Angels lineup:<\/p>\n
Edward Cabrera, RHP vs. Ryan Johnson, RHP<\/p>\n
Edward Cabrera makes his Cubs debut this evening.<\/p>\n
This is also his first career start against the Angels. Current members of the Angels are a small sample size 5-for-28 (.179) against Cabrera with 11 strikeouts. Keep that up and tonight will be a good night.<\/p>\n
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The \u201cchangeup\u201d noted below is really more a different version of his fastball. Here\u2019s more on that pitch.<\/a> If it\u2019s effective, he usually pitches really well.<\/p>\n Ryan Johnson was the Angels\u2019 second round pick in 2023 out of Dallas Baptist University, the same school where former Cubs draft pick Burl Carraway (remember him?) pitched.<\/p>\n Johnson made his MLB debut last year and made 14 relief appearances with a 7.36 ERA and four home runs allowed in 14.2 innings. Thus this is his first MLB start. He\u2019s never faced the Cubs or anyone on their active roster. As you can see below, he doesn\u2019t throw particularly hard, though he does have a pretty good pitch mix.<\/p>\n Here is the weather forecast for the area around Wrigley Field.<\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Today\u2019s game is on Marquee Sports Network.<\/p>\n Here is the complete MLB.com live streaming page for today.<\/a><\/p>\n MLB.com Gameday<\/a><\/p>\n Baseball-reference.com game preview<\/a><\/p>\n Please visit the Angels site\u00a0Crashing The Pearly Gates<\/a>. If you do go there to interact with Angels fans, please be respectful, abide by their individual site rules and serve as a good representation of Cub fans in general and BCB in particular.<\/p>\n The 2026 game discussion procedure has been changed, so please take note.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll find the game preview, like this one, posted separately on the front page two hours before game time (90 minutes for some early day games following night games).<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n At the same time, a StoryStream containing the preview will also post on the front page, titled \u201cCubs vs. (Team) (Day of week\/date) game threads.\u201d It will contain every post related to that particular game.<\/p>\n The Live! (formerly \u201cFirst Pitch\u201d) thread will still post at five minutes to game time. It will also post to the front page. That will be the only live game discussion thread. After the game, the recap and Heroes and Goats will also live on the front page as separate posts.<\/p>\n You will also be able to find the preview, Live! thread, recap and Heroes and Goats in\u00a0this section link<\/a>. The StoryStream for each game can also be found in that section.<\/p>\n Discuss amongst yourselves.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Join the conversation!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/272b01990380f9e6ce8d9959ca367475.jpeg\"\/)
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