It started to look like batting practice for the Cubs with the way they were consistently barreling up the ball.

Ryan Jeffers went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins used a six-run eighth inning to surge to an 8-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

The Chicago Cubs have watched their lead in the National League Central shrink over the last few weeks. The Milwaukee Brewers are now just 1 1/2 games out of the lead, entering play on Thursday.

Armstrong homered twice as the Twins were blown out by the NL Central-leading Cubs on Thursday at Target Field.

The Chicago Cubs have long been connected to a trade for Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara. One MLB insider recently added more fuel to the fire.

Pete Crow-Armstrong continues his breakout season with the Chicago Cubs. The 23-year-old center fielder hit two home runs in an 8-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday to mark his fifth multi-homer game in 92 games.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell held rookie Matt Shaw out of the starting lineup on Wednesday, giving the young third baseman a day to focus on his pregame work without worrying too much about the night’s game against the Twins.

With plans to acquire a starting pitcher prior to the trade deadline, the Chicago Cubs are reportedly keeping an eye on a half-season rental from Boston.

The Chicago Cubs are expected to be aggressive at the MLB Trade Deadline, but team president Jed Hoyer says the team needs to plan around potentially losing All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker.

Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong keeps making history as the days tick by to his first career All-Star appearance. On Thursday, Crow-Armstrong belted a pair of home runs to help power the Cubs to an 8-1 win over the Twins,