Here are three players that Cubs fans are already fed up with, and want to see improve their play or leave town entirely.

With Porter Hodge unavailable because of a left oblique issue that will land him on the injured list, manager Craig Counsell turned to Palencia to close out the ninth inning Monday at LoanDepot Park. The 25-year-old hard-throwing right-hander retired the first two batters he faced and went ahead 0-2 on No. 8 hitter Derek Hill when he hung a slider.

Hunter Greene makes a comeback for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs after a groin injury. With a record of 4-2, he faces a key division matchup.

In the last week and a half, Hodge had become the Cubs’ No. 1 option in save situations after they moved Ryan Pressly into more of a seventh- and eighth-inning role. They are expected to take a closer-by-committee approach — at least in the short term.

The Chicago Cubs are dealing with a tired bullpen, and reliever availability will be an issue the next couple of days, said manager Craig Counsell.

The Chicago Cubs are off to a dominating start and continue to roll through their schedule despite facing some adversity in the injury department. Naturally, mo

Amid injury news to Ian Happ, the Cubs have called up one of their top prospects in Catcher Moises Ballesteros

It’s Friday, May 23 and the Cubs (30-20) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (25-26). Matthew Boyd is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Hunter Greene for Cincinnati. Chicago has won back-to-back games and five of the past six, plus three-straight series. The Reds have lost back-to-back games after winning five straight contests,

The Chicago Cubs have powered their way to relevance this season with an offense that continues to put up huge numbers.