Here are three takeaways after the Chicago Cubs took two out of three from the division rival St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field.

July 4 marks the unofficial halfway point in Major League Baseball; the All-Star Game, another benchmark, comes 11 days later.

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs take on the St. Louis Cardinals after Michael Busch hit three home runs on Friday in an 11-3 win over the Cardinals. Chicago is 53-35 overall and 29-15 in home games. The ...

The entire middle of the order is deserving of playing in the All-Star Game, meaning the Cubs are in a great place as we ...

Cubs first. Ian Happ lines out to right field to Alec Burleson. Kyle Tucker walks. Seiya Suzuki flies out to center field to Lars Nootbaar. Pete Crow-Armstrong singles to left field. Kyle Tucker ...

The Chicago Cubs have finally removed Dansby Swanson from the five-spot in the batting order after continued struggles.

Here's a small excerpt from John Vicari's article on MiLB.com regarding Busch's debut performance: "Michael Busch made his ...

The St. Louis Cardinals (48-42) and the Chicago Cubs (53-36) play the final game of their 3-game series Sunday night. First ...

The Chicago Cubs lost 8-6 against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday afternoon, but you can't blame the offense, which put ...

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell has platooned Michael Busch for much of the year, but that could be changing right before ...

CHICAGO -- Michael Busch and the Chicago Cubs turned their holiday into a home run. Eight of them, to be exact. Busch hit ...

Yohel Pozo pinch-hit a three-run home run to cap St. Louis' five-run eight-inning rally, and the Cardinals came back to top ...