The Chicago Cubs are 89-73 (.549), 14.0 games back in the NL Central, 46-35 at home and 43-38 on the road, with a run differential of +147.
What to knowThree takeaways from the data below: the biggest mismatch, injuries or form, and the game setup.
Form
W1 streak, 5-5 in the last ten; +147 run differential on the season, seed 5 if it ended today.
Rotation
Most-used starter Kevin Gausman: 4.51 ERA over 177.7 innings.
Up next
No games scheduled: the season usually opens in late March.
Recent formLast ten games, newest first (@ = road), with runs for and against per game.
4-63.0 scored · 3.5 allowed a game
L 1-4
@ SD
L 0-8
@ SD
W 6-2
@ BOS
L 3-4
@ BOS
L 0-2
@ BOS
W 2-1
vs MIA
L 2-3
vs MIA
L 2-8
vs MIA
W 9-1
@ CIN
W 5-2
@ CIN
Home 46-35Road 43-38Run diff +147
Next gamesThe next seven games with each side's probable starter, once teams name them.
No games are scheduled for CHC. The season usually opens in late March, and games appear here once the league posts its schedule.
Scoring by inningRuns a game in each inning, from the stored line scores, shaded against the league's rate for that inning (volt = better than the league by 10%+, orange = worse). Descriptive history, not a forecast.History
CHC runs a game
| Row | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 20scored | .35 | .55 | .60 | .55 | .55 | .55 | .15 | .25 | .80 |
| Last 20allowed | .55 | .30 | .25 | .25 | .40 | .85 | .45 | .25 | .46 |
| Seasonscored | .54 | .60 | .56 | .58 | .53 | .72 | .57 | .59 | .53 |
| Seasonallowed | .43 | .46 | .41 | .57 | .54 | .57 | .40 | .56 | .33 |
| League | .53 | .46 | .50 | .49 | .53 | .51 | .48 | .52 | .45 |
Last 20 games: 20 games · Regular season: 162 games. Volt is better than the league's rate for that inning by 10% or more, orange worse; the league line is the regular-season average per club.
NL CentralThe division by winning percentage, regular season. Seeds 1-3 are division leaders, 4-6 the best of the rest.History
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  MIL1 | 103 | 59 | .636 | - | 8-2 |
  CHC5 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 | 5-5 |
  PIT | 82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | 7-3 |
  STL | 77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | 2-8 |
  CIN | 75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | 4-6 |
Season at a glanceTeam totals from the box scores: runs scored and allowed a game, team OPS and ERA.
Runs / game
5.25
Allowed / game
4.34
Team OPS
.767
Team ERA
4.12
Team leadersAmong the everyday hitters (50+ plate appearances) and the most-used pitchers. Descriptive, season totals.
Most-used starter (ERA)
Kevin Gausman4.51
Best reliever (ERA, 10+ apps)
Aaron Civale2.70
RotationThe five most-used starters this season with his line: starts, innings, ERA, WHIP, strikeouts and walks per nine.
| Starter | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gausman | 32 | 177.7 | 4.51 | 1.27 | 9.32 | 2.38 |
| Shota Imanaga | 32 | 174.3 | 3.77 | 1.10 | 8.98 | 1.91 |
| Matthew Boyd | 22 | 126.7 | 3.91 | 1.21 | 6.82 | 2.77 |
| David Peterson | 23 | 148.3 | 4.79 | 1.50 | 8.31 | 3.94 |
| Colin Rea | 19 | 137.0 | 4.34 | 1.33 | 6.64 | 3.09 |
BullpenThe most-used relievers: ERA, strikeouts per nine, appearances, full days of rest and pitches over the last three days.History
CHC
Pen ERA
3.81
K/9
8.9
Fresh arms
8/8
Ryan Zeferjahn3.80 ERA
12.17 K/9 · 66 app · 71.0 IP
42d rest
—p
Jacob Webb3.29 ERA
9.62 K/9 · 69 app · 68.3 IP
43d rest
—p
Ryan Rolison3.11 ERA
8.15 K/9 · 59 app · 60.7 IP
43d rest
—p
Caleb Thielbar4.86 ERA
10.80 K/9 · 58 app · 50.0 IP
47d rest
—p
Trent Thornton3.35 ERA
5.78 K/9 · 48 app · 48.3 IP
61d rest
—p
Eric Orze5.67 ERA
7.85 K/9 · 36 app · 41.3 IP
126d rest
—p
Aaron Civale2.70 ERA
8.32 K/9 · 20 app · 40.0 IP
43d rest
—p
Javier Assad4.23 ERA
6.11 K/9 · 18 app · 38.3 IP
43d rest
—p
418 relief innings among these arms. Fresh = did not pitch today or yesterday and threw under 40 pitches over the last three days. Counts finished games through today, including earlier games the same day, updated as games end.
Everyday hittersTop hitters by recent playing time: average, OPS, HR, RBI and last-14-day average.History
CHC
Everyday hitters
No batting data yet.
RosterEvery hitter and pitcher the club has used this regular season, with the games he played for this club only. Click a heading to sort; the tag marks a player on the injured list now.History
| Pos | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF | 162 | 726 | .280 | .372 | .570 | .943 | 45 | 107 | 119 | 41 | 83 | 187 |
| Michael Busch | 1B | 160 | 710 | .242 | .352 | .393 | .745 | 20 | 77 | 78 | 3 | 92 | 165 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 155 | 702 | .265 | .355 | .464 | .819 | 28 | 93 | 92 | 3 | 76 | 102 |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | 159 | 689 | .263 | .316 | .350 | .667 | 8 | 72 | 62 | 23 | 43 | 58 |
| Ian Happ | LF | 155 | 636 | .218 | .326 | .412 | .738 | 24 | 68 | 89 | 4 | 81 | 189 |
| Seiya Suzuki | RF | 143 | 634 | .270 | .368 | .473 | .841 | 26 | 86 | 96 | 3 | 81 | 155 |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | 125 | 486 | .213 | .297 | .397 | .694 | 19 | 69 | 82 | 17 | 51 | 115 |
| Carson Kelly | C | 116 | 425 | .258 | .336 | .376 | .713 | 10 | 58 | 57 | 0 | 40 | 70 |
| Michael Conforto | LF | 112 | 314 | .240 | .331 | .469 | .800 | 15 | 45 | 32 | 1 | 35 | 80 |
| Pedro Ramírez | PH | 78 | 266 | .261 | .321 | .402 | .723 | 6 | 32 | 36 | 9 | 20 | 49 |
| Miguel Amaya | PH | 77 | 254 | .237 | .340 | .377 | .717 | 6 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 23 | 67 |
| Matt Shaw | 3B | 71 | 202 | .237 | .327 | .410 | .737 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 35 |
| Moisés Ballesteros | DH | 59 | 175 | .231 | .303 | .385 | .687 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 36 |
| Tyrone Taylor | RF | 29 | 82 | .351 | .390 | .500 | .890 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Kevin Alcántara | RF | 20 | 28 | .240 | .286 | .360 | .646 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| BJ Murray Jr. | DH | 6 | 11 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Justin Dean | CF | 9 | 10 | .375 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gabriel Arias | 3B | 5 | 10 | .375 | .400 | .375 | .775 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| James Triantos | 2B | 5 | 9 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | 3 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dylan Carlson | CF | 3 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Kingery | 2B | 4 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ResultsEvery game of the club's season, spring training left out: first pitch and results.History
2026 · 89–75
- Sep 30Wed · POat
SDSan Diego PadresL 1–4 - Sep 29Tue · POatSDSan Diego PadresL 0–8
- Sep 27Sunat
BOSBoston Red SoxW 6–2 - Sep 25FriatBOSBoston Red SoxL 0–2
- Sep 25FriatBOSBoston Red SoxL 3–4
- Sep 24Thuvs
MIAMiami MarlinsW 2–1 - Sep 23WedvsMIAMiami MarlinsL 2–3
- Sep 22TuevsMIAMiami MarlinsL 2–8
- Sep 20SunatCINCincinnati RedsW 9–1
- Sep 19SatatCINCincinnati RedsW 5–2
- Sep 18FriatCINCincinnati RedsL 4–6
- Sep 16Wedvs
ATLAtlanta BravesW 8–4 - Sep 15TuevsATLAtlanta BravesL 3–6
- Sep 14MonvsATLAtlanta BravesW 7–3
- Sep 13SunvsPITPittsburgh PiratesL 3–4
- Sep 12SatvsPITPittsburgh PiratesW 4–3
- Sep 11FrivsPITPittsburgh PiratesW 12–2
- Sep 9WedatMILMilwaukee BrewersL 6–8
- Sep 8TueatMILMilwaukee BrewersL 3–4
- Sep 7MonatMILMilwaukee BrewersL 3–4
- Sep 6SunatMIAMiami MarlinsL 3–10
- Sep 5SatatMIAMiami MarlinsW 6–5
- Sep 4FriatMIAMiami MarlinsW 6–1
- Sep 3ThuvsMILMilwaukee BrewersW 2–1
- Sep 2WedvsMILMilwaukee BrewersL 5–9
- Sep 1TuevsMILMilwaukee BrewersL 4–9
- Aug 31MonvsMILMilwaukee BrewersW 17–3
- Aug 30SunvsCINCincinnati RedsL 5–7
- Aug 29SatvsCINCincinnati RedsW 17–5
- Aug 28FrivsCINCincinnati RedsL 8–10
- Aug 26Wedat
AZArizona DiamondbacksL 0–2 - Aug 25TueatAZArizona DiamondbacksL 4–5
- Aug 24MonatAZArizona DiamondbacksW 7–0
- Aug 23Sunat
SEASeattle MarinersW 19–2 - Aug 22SatatSEASeattle MarinersL 4–5
- Aug 21FriatSEASeattle MarinersL 5–6
- Aug 19Wedvs
CWSChicago White SoxL 0–3 - Aug 18TuevsCWSChicago White SoxW 4–3
- Aug 17MonvsCWSChicago White SoxW 7–5
- Aug 16SunvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 4–11
- Aug 15SatvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 4–8
- Aug 14FrivsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 3–0
- Aug 13Thuat
WSHWashington NationalsL 0–7 - Aug 12WedatWSHWashington NationalsW 12–6
- Aug 11TueatWSHWashington NationalsW 8–6
- Aug 9Sunat
KCKansas City RoyalsW 10–2 - Aug 8SatatKCKansas City RoyalsL 3–6
- Aug 7FriatKCKansas City RoyalsW 6–4
- Aug 6Thuvs
TORToronto Blue JaysW 3–2 - Aug 5Wedvs
LADLos Angeles DodgersW 7–6 - Aug 4TuevsLADLos Angeles DodgersW 5–1
- Aug 3MonvsLADLos Angeles DodgersW 10–5
- Aug 2Sunvs
NYYNew York YankeesL 1–2 - Aug 1SatvsNYYNew York YankeesW 5–2
- Jul 31FrivsNYYNew York YankeesL 0–2
- Jul 30ThuatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 4–2
- Jul 29WedatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 2–3
- Jul 28TueatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 10–2
- Jul 27MonatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 7–3
- Jul 26SunatPITPittsburgh PiratesL 7–8
- Jul 25SatatPITPittsburgh PiratesW 11–0
- Jul 24FriatPITPittsburgh PiratesW 3–2
- Jul 22Wedvs
DETDetroit TigersL 1–5 - Jul 21TuevsDETDetroit TigersW 11–2
- Jul 20MonvsDETDetroit TigersL 6–8
- Jul 19Sunvs
MINMinnesota TwinsW 10–1 - Jul 18SatvsMINMinnesota TwinsW 6–2
- Jul 17FrivsMINMinnesota TwinsL 2–5
- Jul 12SunatCINCincinnati RedsW 8–4
- Jul 11SatatCINCincinnati RedsW 5–3
- Jul 10FriatCINCincinnati RedsL 0–4
- Jul 9Thuat
BALBaltimore OriolesL 2–3 - Jul 8WedatBALBaltimore OriolesW 9–7
- Jul 7TueatBALBaltimore OriolesW 5–2
- Jul 5SunvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 6–4
- Jul 4SatvsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 0–3
- Jul 3FrivsSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 1–17
- Jul 1WedvsSDSan Diego PadresW 23–3
- Jun 30TuevsSDSan Diego PadresW 9–7
- Jun 29MonvsSDSan Diego PadresW 3–2
- Jun 28SunatMILMilwaukee BrewersW 4–3
- Jun 27SatatMILMilwaukee BrewersW 8–2
- Jun 26FriatMILMilwaukee BrewersL 2–6
- Jun 25Thuat
NYMNew York MetsW 4–3 - Jun 24WedatNYMNew York MetsW 10–5
- Jun 24WedatNYMNew York MetsW 10–3
- Jun 23TueatNYMNew York MetsW 9–6
- Jun 20SatvsTORToronto Blue JaysL 6–8
- Jun 19FrivsTORToronto Blue JaysW 16–2
- Jun 17Wedvs
COLColorado RockiesW 8–6 - Jun 16TuevsCOLColorado RockiesL 2–5
- Jun 15MonvsCOLColorado RockiesW 5–4
- Jun 14Sunat
SFSan Francisco GiantsL 1–5 - Jun 13SatatSFSan Francisco GiantsW 6–1
- Jun 12FriatSFSan Francisco GiantsW 5–1
- Jun 11ThuatCOLColorado RockiesW 9–3
- Jun 10WedatCOLColorado RockiesL 2–3
- Jun 9TueatCOLColorado RockiesL 3–7
- Jun 7SunvsSFSan Francisco GiantsL 1–2
- Jun 6SatvsSFSan Francisco GiantsW 3–2
- Jun 5FrivsSFSan Francisco GiantsL 3–18
- Jun 4Thuvs
OAKOakland AthleticsW 7–6 - Jun 3WedvsOAKOakland AthleticsL 4–5
- Jun 2TuevsOAKOakland AthleticsL 1–2
- May 31SunatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 1–5
- May 30SatatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsW 6–1
- May 29FriatSTLSt. Louis CardinalsL 5–6
- May 28ThuatPITPittsburgh PiratesW 7–2
- May 27WedatPITPittsburgh PiratesW 10–4
- May 26TueatPITPittsburgh PiratesL 1–12
- May 25MonatPITPittsburgh PiratesL 1–2
- May 24Sunvs
HOUHouston AstrosL 5–8 - May 23SatvsHOUHouston AstrosL 0–3
- May 22FrivsHOUHouston AstrosL 2–4
- May 20WedvsMILMilwaukee BrewersL 0–5
- May 19TuevsMILMilwaukee BrewersL 2–5
- May 18MonvsMILMilwaukee BrewersL 3–9
- May 17SunatCWSChicago White SoxL 8–9
- May 16SatatCWSChicago White SoxL 3–8
- May 15FriatCWSChicago White SoxW 10–5
- May 14ThuatATLAtlanta BravesW 2–0
- May 13WedatATLAtlanta BravesL 1–4
- May 12TueatATLAtlanta BravesL 2–5
- May 10Sunat
TEXTexas RangersL 0–3 - May 9SatatTEXTexas RangersL 0–6
- May 8FriatTEXTexas RangersW 7–1
- May 7ThuvsCINCincinnati RedsW 8–3
- May 6WedvsCINCincinnati RedsW 7–6
- May 5TuevsCINCincinnati RedsW 3–2
- May 4MonvsCINCincinnati RedsW 5–4
- May 3SunvsAZArizona DiamondbacksW 8–4
- May 2SatvsAZArizona DiamondbacksW 2–0
- May 1FrivsAZArizona DiamondbacksW 6–5
- Apr 29WedatSDSan Diego PadresW 5–4
- Apr 28TueatSDSan Diego PadresW 8–3
- Apr 27MonatSDSan Diego PadresL 7–9
- Apr 26SunatLADLos Angeles DodgersL 0–6
- Apr 25SatatLADLos Angeles DodgersL 4–12
- Apr 24FriatLADLos Angeles DodgersW 6–4
- Apr 23Thuvs
PHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 8–7 - Apr 22WedvsPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 7–2
- Apr 21TuevsPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 7–4
- Apr 20MonvsPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 5–1
- Apr 19SunvsNYMNew York MetsW 2–1
- Apr 18SatvsNYMNew York MetsW 4–2
- Apr 17FrivsNYMNew York MetsW 12–4
- Apr 15WedatPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 11–2
- Apr 14TueatPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesW 10–4
- Apr 13MonatPHIPhiladelphia PhilliesL 7–13
- Apr 12SunvsPITPittsburgh PiratesW 7–6
- Apr 11SatvsPITPittsburgh PiratesL 3–4
- Apr 10FrivsPITPittsburgh PiratesL 0–2
- Apr 8Wedat
TBTampa Bay RaysW 6–2 - Apr 7TueatTBTampa Bay RaysW 9–2
- Apr 6MonatTBTampa Bay RaysL 4–6
- Apr 5Sunat
CLECleveland GuardiansL 5–6 - Apr 5SunatCLECleveland GuardiansW 1–0
- Apr 3FriatCLECleveland GuardiansL 1–4
- Apr 1Wedvs
LAALos Angeles AngelsW 6–2 - Mar 31TuevsLAALos Angeles AngelsL 0–2
- Mar 30MonvsLAALos Angeles AngelsW 7–2
- Mar 29SunvsWSHWashington NationalsL 3–6
- Mar 28SatvsWSHWashington NationalsW 10–2
- Mar 26ThuvsWSHWashington NationalsL 4–10
Hitting, seasonTeam totals from the box scores.History
AVG
.251
OBP
.339
SLG
.428
OPS
.767
Runs
850
HR
220
SB
112
BB
674
Pitching, seasonTeam totals from the box scores: starters and bullpen together.History
ERA
4.12
WHIP
1.26
K
1260
BB
500
HR allowed
231
Run diff
+147
Against left- and right-handed startersHow the club's hitters did that regular season against left- and right-handed starting pitchers, from the box scores (games where the opposing starter's hand is on file). OPS and runs a game; descriptive.History
vs RHP
.746 OPS · 5.10 R/G (116 G)
vs LHP
.821 OPS · 5.61 R/G (46 G)
Regular season · 162 games (all 2026) · # is the place among the league's 30 teams, #1 the highest
By situationSlices of the same games. A place compares the same slice across the league's teams; a slice with few games has no place and fades out, because it moves a lot from one game. Neutral-site games count as neither home nor road.History
| CHC | G | Record | RS | RA | Run margin | Hits per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 162 | 89-73 | 5.25#1 | 4.34#19 | +0.9#3 | 8.63#6 |
| At home | 81 | 46-35 | 5.23#3 | 4.47#12 | +0.8#4 | 8.62#6 |
| On the road | 81 | 43-38 | 5.26#1 | 4.21#22 | +1.0#2 | 8.64#5 |
| Last 5 games | 5 | 2-3 | 2.60#27 | 2.40#28 | +0.2#11 | 8.20#12 |
| Day games | 69 | 36-33 | 5.28#1 | 4.49#12 | +0.8#5 | 8.48#4 |
| Night games | 93 | 53-40 | 5.23#4 | 4.23#24 | +1.0#3 | 8.74#5 |
| After a day off | 23 | 11-12 | 5.17#7 | 4.74#12 | +0.4#12 | 8.52#11 |
| No day off | 138 | 78-60 | 5.27#1 | 4.23#20 | +1.0#2 | 8.65#2 |
At the plateThe team's hitters together, per game: hits, home runs, walks and strikeouts.History
CHCLeague
- Hits per game8.63#68.20
- Home runs per game1.36#31.15
- Walks per game4.16#13.36
- Strikeouts per game8.30#158.38
Game shapeHow often the team's games were decided by one run, and how often it scored five or more.History
CHCLeague
- Games decided by one run27.2%#1527.5%
- Games with 5 or more runs scored52.5%#143.3%
- Games scoring no runs8.6%#76.2%
Roster · 2026 · 61 playersPlayers who played for the team in the 2026 season, by position.
- Pitchers · 39
- Shota ImanagaColin ReaMatthew BoydJavier AssadDavid PetersonEdward CabreraJameson TaillonJacob WebbBen BrownRyan RolisonKevin GausmanCaleb ThielbarClay HolmesTrent ThorntonAaron CivaleHoby MilnerDaniel PalenciaPhil MatonEthan RobertsRyan ZeferjahnTyler FergusonGavin HollowellJordan WicksRiley MartinBryse WilsonCade HortonDrew PomeranzCorbin MartinBraxton GarrettHunter HarveyVince VelasquezJake WoodfordJayden MurrayCharlie BarnesTy BlachAndrew WantzYacksel RíosAntoine KellyLuke Little
- Catchers · 1
- Carson Kelly
- Infielders · 9
- Michael BuschAlex BregmanNico HoernerDansby SwansonMatt ShawGabriel AriasJames TriantosNicky LopezScott Kingery
- Outfielders · 8
- Pete Crow-ArmstrongIan HappSeiya SuzukiMichael ConfortoTyrone TaylorKevin AlcántaraJustin DeanDylan Carlson
- Designated Hitters · 4
- Pedro RamírezMiguel AmayaMoisés BallesterosBJ Murray Jr.
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