John H. Steinmiller
@jstein1981
Senior Director Communications @Cubs
Three game weekend attendance at @ofcwrigleyfield is 122,147 for @cubs. 40k-plus all three games.
With today’s win, @cubs improve to 32-10 (.762) in Shota Imanaga’s 42 career starts. Best team record in baseball for any major league starter in that time. (H/t @EliasSports) records entering today…

This marks the sixth time since 1994 the @Cubs have snapped an opponent win streak of ten or more games as today’s win ended the Red Sox ten-game win streak (h/t @EliasSports).

Per @EliasSports the last @Cubs player to hit a HR in his first plate appearance in the leadoff spot was Willson Contreras (6/26/17) vs. Washington. Paul Goldschmidt was the last major leaguer to do it (3/29/25) vs. Milwaukee.
STARTING OFF STRONG.😏
Today, Pete Crow-Armstrong became the seventh player in MLB history with at least five multi-HR games and five multi-SB games in a season. He reached those marks in his 92nd game, 18 fewer games than any other player needed to do so (Ian Kinsler, 110 games in 2009).
"On the 4th of July, the whole sky would brighten up with fireworks, giving us just enough light for a game." ⚾️🎆
This marks just the 2nd time in @Cubs history that they had two starting OFin a MLB All-Star Game. The only other time was 1936 when Frank Demaree started in RF and August Galan started in CF--it was just the fourth edition of the MLB All-Star Game. Congrats PCA and Tuck!
Cubs: first time with shutout wins on consecutive days in St. Louis since June 9-10, 1984
First inning @Cubs home run for the fourth consecutive game, longest such streak in @MLB this season and first time for Cubs since at least 1974.
line drive to the bleachers 🔥 #VoteCubs // cubs.com/allstar
Lost in the Happ-iness with Leadoff homers and multi-homer games is the fact that the second homer today was Ian’s 161st career, passing Kris Bryant for 15th all-time in @cubs franchise HR history.
Happ is the first @Cubs player to hit leadoff home runs in consecutive games since Anthony Rizzo did so on June 13-14, 2017. It is the eighth time (fifth player) since 1976 it has happened. Alfonso Soriano did it four times—three times alone in 2007!
Happ is the first @Cubs player to hit leadoff home runs in consecutive games since Anthony Rizzo did so on June 13-14, 2017. It is the eighth time (fifth player) since 1976 it has happened. Alfonso Soriano did it four times—three times alone in 2007!
LEAD OFF HOMER. VOTE HAPP.
"He asked to be in the lineup cause the wind is blowing out." Craig Counsell on Sammy Sosa returning to Wrigley 😂
Who’s coming to Hall of Fame Weekend September 5-7? Asking for some friends. ☺️
Longest home run hit by a @Cubs player this season. 452 feet.
PCA OFF THE SCOREBOARD!
Three straight games with a PO for Boyd, must consecutive games with a PO by a @Cubs player since Rick Sutcliffe in 1986.
Matthew Boyd picks off Tommy Pham 😳