The Rundown: Offensive Stall Continues in Colorado, Boyd Suffers Setback, Surging White Sox Take AL Central Lead
“The traffic’s stuck and you’re not moving anywhere. You thought you’d find a friend to take you out of this place, someone who could lend a hand.” – Beautiful Day by U2
I’m sure the Cubs have all y’all down today, just like me, but if you need something to make that chopped liver a little more palatable, don’t forget it’s National Corn on the Cob Day. It’s also Make Life Beautiful Day, so head over to Dick’s Sporting Goods (not a plug), buy a Cardinals hat, and throw it in tonight’s Thirsty Thursday bonfire. The rest of the planet thanks you, and yes, I speak for everybody.
Speaking of hats, a tip of the cap to Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen for last night’s effort. His one-run, two-hit effort with seven strikeouts lowered his ERA to 7.54. Lorenzen looked like vintage Justin Verlander against Chicago’s anemic lineup.
Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen is allowing a .408/.457/.616 slash at home, with LHH slashing .448/.515/.793 against him there. RHH are at .373/.405/.463, so he's not effective against them either. If the Cubs can't get it done tonight…
— Evan Altman (@DEvanAltman) June 10, 2026
With last night’s loss, the Cubs have gone 10 straight series without winning any of them. They’re also sitting at .500 for the first time since April 15. How the heck did this team hit a 20-3 heater with two 10-game winning streaks?
That’s food for discussion below, but let’s just move on. We all know now what it feels like to be a Mets fan.
Cubs News & Notes
- Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Matthew Boyd, who was hoping to return this weekend from knee surgery, is experiencing shoulder soreness. His return is obviously on hold. Manager Craig Counsell said “We’re going to lose some days, for sure. We hope we don’t lose many.”
- How bad are things offensively? This visualization of Chicago’s offensive ineptitude will leave you speechless.
- Shōta Imanaga pitched well enough to win last night, which should make the sellers among you happy.
- Nico Hoerner is suffering through one of the worst slumps of his career, but the batted-ball numbers say he shouldn’t be.
- In a piece for The Athletic, Ken Rosenthal writes that it would behoove the Cubs to explore a trade market ($) for Seiya Suzuki. They may also want to see how Ian Happ feels about waving his NTC, though I’d rather see the front office extend him.
Ball Four
Get this man a Viagra commercial, stat.
What was more impressive: The Giants comeback from down 9-1 today, or this play by their 77-year-old ball boy?
(Via: @NBCSGiants) pic.twitter.com/g781cYAm5n
— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) June 10, 2026
Central Intelligence
- Milwaukee (41-25): The Brewers traded RHP Jacob Waguespack to the Tigers for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Tell me Milwaukee wasn’t kicking the tires on Tarik Skubal without really telling me.
- St. Louis (37-28): Remember when the Cubs were linked to Freddy Peralta about a month ago? He’s being linked to the Cardinals now.
- Pittsburgh (35-33): Oneil Cruz will miss 4-6 weeks after the Pirates placed the outfielder on the IL with a fractured hand.
- Chicago (34-34): A slumbering Cubs lineup hasn’t been much help for a pitching staff that can’t keep the ball in the ballpark.
- Cincinnati (32-35): Reds No. 5 prospect Héctor Rodríguez hit for the cycle at Louisville Slugger Park last night. He also had a three-homer game on May 27.
How About That!
Mason Miller owns the nastiest pitch in baseball, and metrics prove it. I’ve seen Miller pitch and analytics aren’t needed.
The White Sox have surged into first place. The sore loser in me would love to see the South Siders pummel the Brewers in this year’s World Series.
Rookie Bryce Eldridge punctuated an epic comeback by the Giants with a walk-off grand slam. San Francisco trailed the Nationals 9-1 heading into the 8th inning before scoring 10 unanswered runs.
Seth Lugo was hit in the head by a 106.6 MPH line drive off the bat of Brandon Nimmo. Lugo immediately fell, but was able to get up without assistance shortly after.
Max Scherzer became the 11th player in baseball history to reach 3,500 strikeouts.
Extra Innings
Have moonshine, will travel.
My advice to the Cubs is when they come back to Chicago, they all need to spend an afternoon on the lake and have a good drunk. Get absolutely blasted. The manager too. Their brains need total inhibition. My god looking at their faces stress me out.
— Brendan Miller (@brendan_cubs) June 11, 2026
Apropos of Nothing
Some of you may remember the 1977 Cubs. They were 25 games over .500 on June 28th and finished 81-81. That team couldn’t win on the road, but this year’s Cubs can’t win anywhere since the Brewers broke their 15-game home winning streak.
They Said It
- “We’re not having much fun. You don’t want to necessarily have fun when you’re losing, but you do need to find ways to enjoy the day and enjoy each other. I think you hear a lot of guys say, ‘When we’re struggling, it’s easy to focus inward, and you need to focus a little more outward.” – Jameson Taillon
Thursday Walk-Up Song
Baseball is no bueno for Cubs fans these days.
