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Sports Thursday, June 4, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The Cubs are used to good things happening when Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong go deep in the same game. The Cubs went 8-0 last year when both players homered, and while Suzuki and Crow-Armstrong haven't had the offensive starts they wanted in 2026, they delivered home runs in
consecutive innings Wednesday night against the Athletics. It was a jolt the Cubs needed — but nothing is coming easy to them. As has occurred too often in the last month, the Cubs were shut out over the final six innings of a rough 5-4 loss in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong reacts after striking out in the 10th inning against the Athletics on June 3, 2026, at Wrigley Field. (Griffin Quinn/Getty Images) The Cubs (32-30) haven't won a series since May 4-7, when they swept the Reds. Since then they've lost seven series, getting swept twice, and split
one four-game series. They've gone 5-18 after a 20-3 stretch. "We're not playing well enough to win a lot of baseball games,
" manager Craig Counsell said. "You have to earn it, and we're not earning it. I mean, it's not some string of massive bad luck. We're not earning wins, flat out." Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | Rome Odunze would have led the Chicago Bears in all receiving categories last season if not for a foot injury. He’s preparing for a big role in the offense in 2026. | | | | | Coach Bret Bielema, safety Matthew Bailey and defensive lineman Joe Barna represented Illinois football during Tuesday night’s Cubs-Athletics game. | | | | | The Chicago Cubs haven’t won a series since May 4-7, when they swept the Cincinnati Reds. Before Wednesday they had been 26-0 when leading after seven innings. | | | | | Sam Antonacci went 4-for-4 and reached base all six times as the Chicago White Sox avoided a sweep with an 8-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. | | | | | Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki is getting to balls he rarely reached the previous four years, let alone made the catch. “He’s doing an unbelievable job.” | | | | | The New York Knicks have won 12 consecutive playoff games, the seventh team in NBA history to have such a streak. | | | |
