Cubs are struggling to hit breaking balls, and the league knows it

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote opened their show by discussing how the Cubs’ offense is starting to turn it around. After that, they explained how opposing teams are making a point to attack the Cubs with breaking balls. Later, Cardinals television analyst Mark Sweeney joined the show to preview the Cubs-Cardinals series in St. Louis this weekend.

In the second hour, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote discussed how the Bears aren’t shying away from challenging quarterback Caleb Williams to complete 70% of his passes in 2026. After that, they listened and reacted to Bears defensive tackle Grady Jarrett’s comments about his underwhelming 2025 season and how he needs to step up in 2026. Later, they held the Halftime segment.

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote listened and reacted to Bears defensive tackle Grady Jarrett’s comments about his underwhelming 2025 season and how he needs to step up in 2026.

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote discussed how the Bears aren’t shying away from challenging quarterback Caleb Williams to complete 70% of his passes in 2026.

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote were joined by Cardinals television analyst Mark Sweeney to preview the Cubs-Cardinals series in St. Louis this weekend.

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote explained how opposing teams are making a point to attack the Cubs with breaking balls.

In the Best of the Cubs this week, Cubs Radio analyst Ron Coomer joined the Mully & Haugh Show to discuss the club winning back-to-back games against the Pirates after a 10-game losing streak and to also preview Chicago's series in St. Louis this weekend; and Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote detailed how the Cubs are struggling to hit breaking balls.

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote reacted to the Cubs snapping their 10-game losing streak and discussed the latest Bears storylines coming out of OTAs.

Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote opened their show by reacting to the Cubs snapping their 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 win against the Pirates on Wednesday. After that, the discussed how left fielder Ian Happ stepped up to help the Cubs break their skid. Later, they marveled over White Sox right-hander David Sandlin’s gem in leading his club to a win in his MLB debut Wednesday.

In the second hour, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote pondered if the Bears could be a better team in 2026 but have a worse record than their 11-6 mark in the 2025 regular season. After that, FS1 host Danny Parkins joined the show to reflect on the Cubs for a Cure Radiothon raising more than $805,000 and to get a laugh out his recent interaction with legendary actor Ben Stiller on social media.