“It remains to be seen how Boyd will hold up, considering he didn't exceed 88 professional innings in any of the previous five seasons, though he hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Nevertheless, the Cubs are considering moving to a six-man rotation once Jameson Taillon and Javier Assad return, helping lighten the load on Boyd.”

Matthew Boyd has mastered the pickoff move. It’s so good, in fact, that it might seem unfair. The Chicago Cubs left-hander leads MLB with eight pickoffs this year after catching Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg leaning the wrong direction at first base ...

It wasn’t so fun for Chicago Cubs fans to watch a pair of relief pitchers wearing No. 23 give up four runs in the eighth inning of a 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.

The Chicago Cubs haven't had much success offensively lately, but starting pitcher Matthew Boyd has full confidence his teammates will turn it around.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a go-ahead two-run homer and Max Scherzer outduelled fellow starter Matthew Boyd as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Thursday afternoon.

The North Siders might be able to get some much-needed reinforcements to clap back at Milwaukee for stealing the NL Central.

And it’s all falling on Craig Counsell, the manager the Cubs plucked from the very same Milwaukee team that is now tormenting them. The North Siders apparently believed that the secret sauce that kept the small-market Brewers consistently in contention emanated from the manager’s office, and gave him a record five-year, $40 million for it.

At Rogers Centre on Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays (70-50) meet the Chicago Cubs (67-51), with first pitch at 3:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays are a close favorite (-114 moneyline odds) when they take on the Cubs (-105).