The Chicago Cubs' lead in the National League Central is down to two games entering play on Friday. They could add to the starting rotation to hold off the Milwaukee Brewers.

The buy-in from Chris Flexen happened immediately. The Chicago Cubs believed they got the 2022 version of the right-hander that saw Flexen post a 3.73 ERA in 33 games with the Seattle

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Lee Elia, who died Wednesday at age 87, will always remain a significant part of Chicago Cubs lore, thanks to a rant for the ages that’s celebrated every April 29.

Lee Elia, who is perhaps best known for his rant directed at Cubs fans critical of his team in 1983, died Wednesday.

The Chicago Cubs wrapped up their three-game series with the Minnesota Twins, where they dropped two of three games but salvaged the last game off a spectacular performance from Pete Crow-Armstrong. Crow-Armstrong continued to make his case to be the National League’s MVP by hitting two home runs to get him to the 25/25 mark on the season.

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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Cody Bellinger Gets Revenge on Cubs by Setting Major League Baseball History. It feels long ago that Cody Bellinger was a key part of this Chicago Cubs lineup.