Owen Caissie was the catalyst for the Cubs in Game 1. His day of personal firsts provided moments that were sorely needed for a team that was slumping.

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The Chicago Cubs have already called up their top prospect, but Craig Counsell could use some more young talent to kick start his team.

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From Carver-Hawkeye Arena to Wrigley Field, Iowa women’s basketball coaches can do it all. Current Iowa women’s basketball head coacch Jan Jensen, and previous head coach Lisa Bluder are being hosted by the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

As the Cubs have worked to get their offense back on track over the past month, the team’s rotation has done its part in holding the line. The starting staff has done so while also awaiting the return of veteran right-hander Jameson Taillon.

Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday in the rubber game of the weekend series. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ each had two hits for Chicago,

The Cubs are set to host the best team in baseball, the Brewers, for a five-game series this week at Wrigley Field. It starts with a doubleheader on Monday. Several weeks ago, it looked like this would be a huge series to shape how the division race for the NL Central title would shake out.

Announcers: Lane Grindle and Josh Maurer will call the games on the Brewers Radio Network. Yes, for all three games, the Brewers broadcast is available on the Sirius XM app. The Cubs broadcast is available on Channel 185 on Aug. 19-20 and Channel 178 on Aug. 21.

With two outs in the first, William Contreras singles, Christian Yelich walked and Andrew Vaughn singled to drive in Contreras for the quick 1-0 lead. Taillon, in his first start off a long stint on the injured list, threw 30 pitches in the frame.