The Chicago Cubs again couldn’t convert in prime opportunities, going 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and leaving 10 on base.

Craig Counsell's comments on Owen Caissie's lack of playing time suggests there's some dysfunction within the Chicago Cubs.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as The Good And The Bad From The Cubs Series Loss To The Toronto Blue Jays. The Chicago Cubs went into Rogers Centre to face the Toronto Blue Jays and while they did not get the overall series victory win there was some positives that came out of the series.

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya was carted off the field after injuring his left ankle stepping on first base Wednesday night against Toronto.

The Chicago Cubs lost another one on Friday– another one that they really couldn’t afford to lose. By dropping a 3-2 heartbreaker to the previously free-falling Pittsburgh Pirates, the team now falls to 9 games behind the first place Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central Division.

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 at Wrigley Field on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. ICE spared him from deportation to Venezuela. He donated a kidney to save his ailing brother in the Chicago area.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, helping Max Scherzer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1.