In his first big-league start in a month, Javier Assad grinded through 4 2/3 innings Saturday against the Miami Marlins, ultimately limiting enough damage in the Chicago Cubs’ 6-5 win.

Shōta Imanaga’s strong six innings, plus the offense’s various ways to score, led the Cubs over the Marlins Friday.

The Cubs acquired Kevin Gausman at the Trade Deadline with games like this in mind. Tasked with avoiding a series loss against the rival Brewers, the veteran righty took the hill at Wrigley Field and delivered a vintage performance to lead the North Siders to the win column.

Chicago Cubs anniversary event. After all, he's the only man in baseball history to ever hit 20 home runs in a month, achieved in that unforgettable, chemically-fueled summer of 1998. Soon after, this edition of the Chicago Cubs ensured they'd make a similar kind of home run history.

The Chicago Cubs visit the Miami Marlins open up a 3-game series Friday with a 7:10 p.m. ET first pitch at Loan Depot Park in Miami, Florida.

On Friday night, the Chicago Cubs will open up a series with the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park in Florida. The Cubs most recently split four games with the Milwaukee Brewers (at home). Ahead of the series,

Dansby Swanson’s unfamiliarity with an oblique strain creates a little uncertainty for the Chicago Cubs shortstop about what his path back might entail.