MAYBE THIS WILL HELP?: The Cubs are 8-14 in all first games and 3-8 on the road. But they are 3-3 in first games on the road after having won the final game of their previous series. They are 11-11 in second games, 13-9 in third games and 3-0 in fourth games. (Courtesy BCB\u2019s JohnW53)<\/p>\n
THE UNFRIENDLY CITY BY THE BAY: The Cubs went 1-6 at San Francisco the past two years, winning the last of four games in 2024. They lost the first game in six of their last seven visits to the Bay Area. The lone first-game win was in 2023, the only year they won a series there since 2013, when they swept three games. (Courtesy BCB\u2019s JohnW53)<\/p>\n
STILL A HOT HITTER: Pete Crow-Armstrong<\/a> is on a 15-game on-base streak in which he is batting .359\/.423\/.688 (23-for-64) with four doubles, a triple, five home runs, nine RBI, 12 runs scored and three stolen bases.<\/p>\n Cubs lineup:<\/p>\n Giants lineup:<\/p>\n Javier Assad<\/a>, RHP vs. Landen Roupp<\/a>, RHP Javier Assad was magnificent against the Giants<\/a> last Sunday \u2014 6.1 innings of one-hit relief. He retired the last 15 Giants he faced.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Maybe it\u2019s a bit much to ask but\u2026 Javier, can you do that again tonight?<\/p>\n Landen Roupp threw 5.1 innings against the Cubs last Saturday at Wrigley Field and allowed three hits and one run.<\/p>\n So you\u2019d think maybe this will be a low-scoring game. But that\u2019s not the way baseball works, right? Roupp got hit pretty hard in his previous start, June 1 vs. the Brewers<\/a>.<\/p>\n As always, we await developments.<\/p>\n Here is the weather forecast for the area around Oracle Park.<\/a><\/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 Advertisement<\/p>\n Please visit our SB Nation Giants site\u00a0McCovey Chronicles<\/a>. If you do go there to interact with Giants 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 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 Advertisement<\/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 Join the conversation!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/108ede693a9fcdea1937853716477297.jpeg\"\/)
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