The Chicago Cubs won their 10th straight game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles after trailing 4-0 through six innings, a comeback that kept their remarkable run rolling on a night when the club also reshaped its roster. The Cubs designated Scott Kingery for assignment and added two new players to the active roster.
That move landed during a stretch when Chicago Cubs baseball has been defined by winning. The Cubs had entered the night on a nine-game winning streak, their longest since 2016, when the eventual champions won 11 games in a row that summer. They were also heading into six straight games against the Dodgers and Padres, a road test that will tell whether this surge is just a hot week or the shape of the rest of their season.
The roster choice underscored how quickly the Cubs are trying to balance results with certainty. Craig Counsell did not trust Kingery enough at the plate or on the field to keep him on the roster, and the club brought up a recently promoted player to fill one of the spots while carrying a 26th man in the mix. On April 24, 2026, the Cubs had dropped three of four minor league games, a reminder that the organization’s top-level surge is not being matched everywhere in the system.
Still, the game in Los Angeles was the loudest statement. Down 4-0 through six innings, the Cubs kept coming and finished with a win that extended the streak to 10 against a Dodgers team that has long been one of their toughest stops. The result gave the club a clean answer for the moment: the lineup is producing, the bullpen is holding, and the roster decisions are being made from a position of strength.
What comes next is even harder. Six straight games against the Dodgers and Padres will show whether the Cubs can carry this pace through a demanding trip or whether the streak that began with a run of nine has already reached its ceiling.
