As a group, the Chicago Cubs are floundering at the plate, begging the question: does this team need to trade for a superstar-caliber bat this summer?

Behind a lights-out performance by Kyle Harrison, the Brewers shut out the Cubs, 5-0, to seal a three-game sweep at Wrigley Field.

Munetaka Murakami is enjoying a strong start to his rookie campaign, blasting two home runs in the White Sox's 8-3 win over the Cubs.

The Atlanta Braves won yet again, beating the Cubs 4-1 at Truist Park on Wednesday to match the franchise’s best start since 2003.

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Jacob Misiorowski throws six shutout innings and the offense does just enough for the Brewers to beat the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Saturday night. Miguel Vargas, Colson Montgomery and Andrew Benintendi also connected as the White Sox improved to 6-2 on a nine-game homestand.

The Cubs are still sitting atop the NL Central, but a rough Crosstown Classic loss to the White Sox made it clear that Jed Hoyer can’t wait until July to fix a pitching staff that is already costing Chicago games.