Hendricks relies on his sinker as one mistake sinks an otherwise strong postseason performance.

With the postseason structure creating little time for rest, the performance of the Cubs’ middle relievers could swing a series.

Five home runs propelled the Cubs to a 10-0 victory against the White Sox, four of which went to the opposite field.

Adbert Alzolay has developed a new slider to add to his repertoire and the results in Pittsburgh Tuesday showed how dynamic it can make him.

Willson Contreras’ drastic improvements in pitch framing have helped perhaps no pitcher more than command artist Jon Lester.

With an abbreviated 5-inning outing, Lester has rounded into form as the postseason approaches.

Caratini’s framing has been exceptional this season, and it’s one reason why he helped Alec Mills land the Cubs’ 16th no-hitter and could help Darvish nab his first Cy Young Award.

Hendricks’ curveball usage has sky rocketed this season and given him a truly effective fourth pitch.

Mark DeRosa dives into the swings of Javier Báez and Kris Bryant, including what the star duo needs to do to get back on track.

Breaking down the Yu Darvish-Trevor Bauer pitching duel that lived up to the hype Wednesday night.

Mills relied heavily on his fastball in the early innings, which opened up his repertoire as he gave the Cubs 6 clean innings.

Hendricks generated plenty of weak contact as he cruised through 8 innings of 1-run ball Monday against the Cardinals.

Despite the box score, Adbert Alzolay’s outing was inches away from lasting beyond 3 innings and showed encouraging signs for his future.

Darvish throws a season high number of curveballs as he stymies the Cardinals’ offense.

Ian Happ’s patrol of center field has breathed new life into the Cubs’ defense.

Hendricks did not have his best stuff Wednesday, but his box score says otherwise.

Kris Bryant’s hammered up-and-in pitches in 2019, something the righty hopes to rekindle after an IL stint.

Castillo pounded fastballs against two of the Cubs left-handers and then gave up home runs on his offspeed.

Four-seam fastballs, cutters and sliders. See how Yu Darvish and Trevor Bauer work with similar stuff.

Sean Marshall breaks down the Tigers hitters, and Jon Lester follows his lead

José Quintana returns with strong outing while Tyler Chatwood struggles.

David Bote and Nico Hoerner–the Cubs’ eight and nine hitters Monday–kickstarted the team’s offensive outburst.

Alzolay started with a heavy dose of fastballs before turning to his refined curveball to bury the Cardinals.

Cutter? Splitter? Slider? No matter what pitch it’s classified as, Darvish is still effective.

Using Edgertronic footage to appreciate the success of Kyle Hendricks.

Two well-executed pitches handed Lester his first loss of 2020.

Kimbrel struck out one and threw his hardest two pitches of 2020 Friday as he looks to round into form with an encouraging outing.

With the help of Andy Green, the Cubs’ defense has been key to their historic start.

Four-seam fastballs early set up Darvish’s unhittable cutter in Thursday’s masterpiece.

An unexpected mix four-seam fastballs handed Hendricks his third quality start of the season.

Lester threw a season-high 17 changeups to keep the Indians’ bats dormant as the Cubs returned victorious from a four-day break.

With questions surrounding Craig Kimbrel’s mechanics and release point, righting the ship could rejuvenate the Cubs’ All-Star closer. 

Breaking down the three biggest hits of World Series Game 7 that launched the Cubs to their first championship in more than a century.

With the season on the line in Game 6 of the 2016 World Series, Jake Arrieta once again answered the call for the Cubs, claiming his second victory in Cleveland in the span of a week.

Aroldis Chapman was downright heroic in Game 5 of the 2016 World Series, dialing his fastball up to triple digits and living at the top of the zone to keep the Indians at bay.

After the Cubs were shut out in Game 1 of the 2016 World Series, Anthony Rizzo got them on the board early in Game 2. Let’s take a deep dive into that historic moment.

Following in Jon Lester’s footsteps, Kyle Hendricks turned in a phenomenal outing in Game 6 of the 2016 NLCS, constantly keeping the Dodgers lineup guessing.

Jon Lester was a huge part of the Cubs’ 2016 World Series run and that included a clutch performance in Game 5 of the NLCS when he went against his trends to keep the Dodgers off balance.

The Cubs snapped their 21 scoreless inning streak in Game 4 of the NLCS, and Anthony Rizzo finally emerged from his playoff slump.

Miguel Montero emerged as an unlikely hero for the Cubs in their 2016 playoff run, including his game-changing grand slam in the NLCS.

Game 4 of the 2016 NLDS was arguably the most important comeback in Cubs history as it changed the course of that magical fall.

As Marquee Sports Network re-airs the Cubs’ 2016 playoff run, take a deep dive into NLDS Game 2 from that fall, when the offense came from a pair of unlikely heroes.

As Marquee Sports Network re-airs all the magic from the 2016 postseason, check out an in-depth breakdown of Javy Báez’s homer from Game 1 of the NLDS.