With only a week remaining in the season, teams are battling for home-field advantage. But why? History shows it can be a detriment in the postseason.

1939 — Brooklyn’s Cookie Lavagetto went 6-for-6 to lead the Dodgers’ 27-hit attack in a 22-4 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies. Lovagetto had four singles, a double and a triple and scored four runs.

MacKenzie Gore struck out nine in seven sparkling innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Cubs 5-1 on Saturday. Joey ...

The Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Thursday at Wrigley Field. With the win, the Cubs are 78-75 on the ...

1924 — Grover Cleveland Alexander won his 300th game as the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 7-3 in 12 innings. 1958 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the ...

For a team 35 games below .500, the Colorado Rockies have shown plenty of fight as their season nears its end.

Patrick Wisdom was unveiled as the Chicago Cubs’ nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, which will be presented later this ...

It was an emotional weekend for the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. On Friday, they welcomed back longtime first baseman Anthony Rizzo for the first time since t ...

Celebrating the past at Wrigley Field while worrying about the Cubs’ future is very much a Chicago thing. Anthony Rizzo’s long-awaited homecoming three years after the trade to the New York ...

The 2024 MLB offseason is going to be a very interesting one to watch for Chicago Cubs fans. After an impressive late-season run that is most likely to end with the team missing the playoffs ...