I LEFT MY WINS IN SAN FRANCISCO: The last time the Cubs won the first two games of a series at San Francisco was in 2023. That was the first since 2013, when they completed a three-game sweep. They lost the third game in 2023. (Courtesy BCB\u2019s JohnW53)<\/p>\n
SATURDAY IN THE PARK: The Cubs already have lost more games on Saturdays on the road than they did all of last season. They are 3-3 this year. They finished last year 11-2. (Courtesy BCB\u2019s JohnW53)<\/p>\n
TODAY IN CUBS HISTORY: Terry Shumpert hit a three-run walk-off homer in the 14th inning \u2014 one of just two home runs he\u2019d hit as a Cub \u2014 and the Cubs defeated the Padres 6-3<\/a>. It happened 30 years ago today, Thursday, June 13, 1996.<\/p>\n Cubs lineup:<\/p>\n Giants lineup:<\/p>\n Ben Brown<\/a>, RHP vs. Trevor McDonald<\/a>, RHP Ben Brown has been the Cubs\u2019 best pitcher for a month now. That\u2019s great for the team and great for him.<\/p>\n Since joining the rotation May 8: 1.44 ERA, 0.766 WHIP, 1.89 FIP, 34 strikeouts in 31.1 innings, and of course his great homerless streak, which is now 219 batters since the first hitter he faced this year (Jacob Young<\/a> of the Nationals) homered off him.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Do good again, Ben.<\/p>\n Trevor McDonald threw five innings against the Cubs last Sunday at Wrigley Field<\/a> and allowed one run in five innings, striking out six.<\/p>\n The Cubs will need to do better than that today to win.<\/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 Please visit our SB Nation Giants<\/a> 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 Advertisement<\/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 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 Advertisement<\/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\/329c0b4ae0083673f3947b67bc1df2d9.jpeg\"\/)
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