This weekly feature, which normally posts on Mondays, is running today because Monday was a holiday and there was a day game to keep our minds occupied, not that the result of that day game was any good.
This edition of “who’s hot, who’s not” includes the games of the recently-completed homestand and doesn’t include the numbers from Monday’s game.
Here’s who was hot and not for the Cubs during the six-game homestand, during which the Cubs went … 0-6.
Three up (and it wasn’t easy to find three!)
Ethan Roberts moves up in the Circle of Trust
At age 28, and after multiple injuries, Roberts appears to have finally figured things out. He did allow a run this past week, the first one he’d given up all year, but that was all over the 4.2 innings he threw against the Brewers and Astros.
For the season, Roberts has an ERA of 0.73 and a WHIP of 0.892. He’s allowed only five hits, four of them singles, in facing 45 hitters.
The Cubs could use some more reliable relievers, so this is a good sign.
Jacob Webb continues his scoreless streak
Webb, who had a rough start to his season, threw a scoreless inning against the Brewers and Astros, one against each, and now has not allowed a run in his last five outings and only one run in his last nine, for a 0.00 ERA and 0.727 WHIP in May, with two walks and 13 strikeouts in 11 innings.
Again, reliable relievers are what this team needs and Webb looks like he could be another one.
Hoby Milner continues to baffle hitters
Look at Milner’s velocity chart:
I mean.. how does a pitcher in 2026 get hitters out throwing like that?
And yet, Milner does. He had scoreless outings against both the Brewers and Astros, and this month he has a 1.08 ERA and 0.960 WHIP in eight appearances covering 8.1 innings.
Here, he strikes out Milwaukee’s Blake Perkins on a ridiculous changeup [VIDEO].
You’ll notice that all three of the “up” players are relievers. That’s because, well, you don’t want to hear about Cubs starting pitching over the week and the offense batted .163/.269/.245 (30-for-184) in the six games with 56 strikeouts. Yikes.
I will give one positive mark to Pete Crow-Armstrong. Even though he had a rough week overall, in the series against the Astros he batted .286/.538/.714 (2-for-7) with a home run and five walks, including his first-ever three-walk game in the major leagues. If PCA can continue to coax walks, his entire offensive game is raised.
Three down
Uh-oh, Shōta Imanaga
After Imanaga had a really good start to 2026, posting a 2.32 ERA over his first nine starts with just five home runs allowed in 54.1 innings, last week made those numbers way, way worse. In two starts this past week against the Brewers and Astros, Imanaga had a 13.08 (!) ERA, 1.935 WHIP and four home runs served up in just 10.1 total innings.
Let’s hope he figures it out before his next start, which should come up Friday in St. Louis.
Alex Bregman’s offense has vanished
Bregman got off to a slow start and some attributed it to — well, maybe “new team,” “cold weather,” other possible reasons.
The weather is getting warmer and now Bregman has two months as a Cub and last week, his offense pretty much disappeared. He batted .174/.269/.174 (4-for-23) with one walk and five strikeouts. As you can see by the SLG equalling the BA, none of the hits were for extra bases. In fact, Bregman has only four XBH in May in 84 at-bats — three doubles and a home run.
He’s still playing quality defense, though. Check out this nice pick and throw he made on Sunday [VIDEO].
Somehow, Bregman is still a 1.0 bWAR player, suggesting he could have a decent WAR season… if he starts hitting. Like, now.
Seiya Suzuki also looks lost at the plate
Suzuki went 2-for-4 in each of the first two games against the Brewers, but then went 0-for-13 in the last four games of the homestand before Craig Counsell gave him a day off on Monday (other than a PH appearance, in which he struck out).
Perhaps the (mostly) off day will help him reset.
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