Chicago Cubs

1st in National League Central (22 - 12)
2026 Betting Record
Win / Loss
22-12-0
Against the Spread
18-16-0
Totals
22-12-0

Regular Season

Date
VS Score ML O/U Pitcher Opp. Pitcher
May 3 AZ logo AZ W 8-4 W -158 O 11.5 M. Boyd M. Kelly
May 2 AZ logo AZ W 2-0 W -162 U 7 S. Imanaga R. Nelson
May 1 AZ logo AZ W 6-5 W -152 O 7 C. Rea Z. Gallen
Apr 29 @ SD logo @ SD W 5-4 W -104 O 8.5 J. Taillon M. Waldron
Apr 28 @ SD logo @ SD W 8-3 W -118 O 8.5 E. Cabrera W. Buehler
Apr 27 @ SD logo @ SD L 7-9 L -102 O 7.5 M. Boyd R. Vasquez
Apr 26 @ LAD logo @ LAD L 0-6 L +102 U 8.5 S. Imanaga J. Wrobleski
Apr 25 @ LAD logo @ LAD L 4-12 L +108 O 9.5 C. Rea R. Sasaki
Apr 24 @ LAD logo @ LAD W 6-4 W +132 O 9 J. Taillon E. Sheehan
Apr 23 PHI logo PHI W 8-7 W -102 O 9.5 E. Cabrera C. Sanchez
Apr 22 PHI logo PHI W 7-2 W -198 O 7.5 M. Boyd K. Backhus
Apr 21 PHI logo PHI W 7-4 W -126 O 8.5 S. Imanaga J. Luzardo
Apr 20 PHI logo PHI W 5-1 W -110 U 7.5 C. Rea A. Nola
Apr 19 NYM logo NYM W 2-1 W -138 U 8 J. Assad T. Myers
Apr 18 NYM logo NYM W 4-2 W -110 U 8.5 J. Taillon F. Peralta
Apr 17 NYM logo NYM W 12-4 W -154 O 10 E. Cabrera K. Senga
Apr 15 @ PHI logo @ PHI W 11-2 W +118 O 9 S. Imanaga J. Luzardo
Apr 14 @ PHI logo @ PHI W 10-4 W +118 O 10 R. Martin A. Nola
Apr 13 @ PHI logo @ PHI L 7-13 L +144 O 8.5 J. Assad C. Sanchez
Apr 12 PIT logo PIT W 7-6 W -134 O 12.5 J. Taillon B. Chandler
Apr 11 PIT logo PIT L 3-4 L -146 O 6.5 E. Cabrera B. Ashcraft
Apr 10 PIT logo PIT L 0-2 L -156 U 6.5 S. Imanaga C. Mlodzinski
Apr 8 @ TB logo @ TB W 6-2 W -106 U 8.5 C. Rea J. Boyle
Apr 7 @ TB logo @ TB W 9-2 W -102 O 8.5 J. Assad M. Englert
Apr 6 @ TB logo @ TB L 4-6 L +102 O 7.5 J. Taillon S. McClanahan
Apr 5 @ CLE logo @ CLE L 5-6 L -134 O 8 S. Imanaga P. Messick
Apr 5 @ CLE logo @ CLE W 1-0 W -132 U 7.5 E. Cabrera S. Cecconi
Apr 3 @ CLE logo @ CLE L 1-4 L -116 U 7.5 C. Horton J. Cantillo
Apr 1 LAA logo LAA W 6-2 W -162 O 6 M. Boyd Y. Kikuchi
Mar 31 LAA logo LAA L 0-2 L -142 U 7 J. Taillon J. Soriano
Mar 30 LAA logo LAA W 7-2 W -190 U 10 E. Cabrera R. Johnson
Mar 29 WAS logo WAS L 3-6 L -255 U 9.5 S. Imanaga J. Irvin
Mar 28 WAS logo WAS W 10-2 W -245 O 8.5 C. Horton M. Mikolas
Mar 26 WAS logo WAS L 4-10 L -210 O 7 M. Boyd C. Cavalli

Pre Season

Date
VS Score ML O/U Pitcher Opp. Pitcher
Mar 24 NYY logo NYY L 3-8 L -124 U 11.5 E. Cabrera G. Cole
Mar 23 NYY logo NYY W 15-6 W -118 O 12.5 S. Imanaga C. Lagrange
Mar 22 MIL logo MIL W 12-0 W -225 O 9.5 C. Horton C. Patrick
Mar 21 @ SEA logo @ SEA W 7-1 W +138 U 11.5 C. Rea G. Kirby
Mar 20 @ ATH logo @ ATH L 2-6 - - J. Taillon L. Severino
Mar 20 CIN logo CIN L 6-8 - - M. Boyd B. Williamson
Mar 18 @ AZ logo @ AZ L 8-16 L +104 O 10.5 E. Cabrera M. Kelly
Mar 17 LAA logo LAA W 8-6 W -168 O 11.5 S. Imanaga A. Manoah
Mar 16 @ CLE logo @ CLE W 5-2 W +102 U 9.5 C. Horton G. Williams
Mar 15 LAD logo LAD L 8-14 - - J. Taillon E. Sheehan
Mar 14 @ COL logo @ COL L 3-4 - - B. Brown K. Freeland
Mar 13 @ CHW logo @ CHW L 2-4 L +104 U 11.5 R. Martin D. Martin
Mar 12 SEA logo SEA W 7-4 W -144 U 11.5 E. Cabrera E. Hancock
Mar 11 KC logo KC W 9-8 - - C. Rea M. Spence
Mar 10 @ TEX logo @ TEX L 3-8 L +132 U 11.5 C. Horton J. deGrom
Mar 8 SF logo SF L 5-9 L -148 O 11.5 C. Thielbar L. Roupp
Mar 7 ATH logo ATH W 4-3 - - S. Imanaga M. Barnett
Mar 6 @ SD logo @ SD L 0-3 L -102 U 11.5 B. Brown G. Marquez
Mar 5 AZ logo AZ W 8-1 W -148 U 12.5 C. Rea R. Nelson
Mar 4 @ MIL logo @ MIL W 4-1 W +110 U 10.5 E. Cabrera B. Sproat
Mar 2 @ CIN logo @ CIN L 9-17 L +136 O 11.5 J. Taillon B. Singer
Mar 1 CHW logo CHW L 1-5 L -192 U 11.5 S. Imanaga A. Kay
Feb 28 @ LAD logo @ LAD W 6-2 - - C. Rea J. Wrobleski
Feb 27 CLE logo CLE W 8-6 W -144 O 11.5 E. Cabrera L. Allen
Feb 26 @ LAA logo @ LAA L 4-5 L +108 U 10.5 M. Boyd J. Soriano
Feb 25 COL logo COL L 7-14 L -184 O 10.5 J. Taillon J. Quintana
Feb 24 SD logo SD W 6-5 W -152 O 9.5 S. Imanaga M. Gonzales
Feb 23 @ KC logo @ KC W 3-2 W +142 U 10.5 B. Brown S. Lugo
Feb 22 @ SF logo @ SF L 2-4 L +116 U 10.5 C. Rea R. Ray
Feb 21 TEX logo TEX L 2-3 L -144 U 8.5 M. Boyd K. Rocker
Feb 20 CHW logo CHW L 1-8 L -142 U 10.5 J. Taillon J. Cannon

Regular Season

Date
VS Last VS ML O/U
May 4
19:40 ET
cin logo CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
May 5
19:40 ET
cin logo CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
May 6
19:40 ET
cin logo CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
May 7
14:20 ET
cin logo CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
May 8
20:05 ET
tex logo @ TEX L 2-6 L -168 O 7.5
May 9
19:05 ET
tex logo @ TEX L 2-6 L -168 O 7.5
May 10
14:35 ET
tex logo @ TEX L 2-6 L -168 O 7.5
May 12
19:15 ET
atl logo @ ATL W 3-2 W +144 U 8
May 13
19:15 ET
atl logo @ ATL W 3-2 W +144 U 8
May 14
19:15 ET
atl logo @ ATL W 3-2 W +144 U 8
May 15
19:40 ET
chw logo @ CHW W 5-4 L -178 O 8.5
May 16
19:10 ET
chw logo @ CHW W 5-4 L -178 O 8.5
May 17
14:10 ET
chw logo @ CHW W 5-4 L -178 O 8.5
May 18
19:40 ET
mil logo MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
May 19
19:40 ET
mil logo MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
May 20
19:40 ET
mil logo MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
May 22
14:20 ET
hou logo HOU L 0-2 L +112 U 7.5
May 23
14:20 ET
hou logo HOU L 0-2 L +112 U 7.5
May 24
14:20 ET
hou logo HOU L 0-2 L +112 U 7.5
May 25
18:40 ET
pit logo @ PIT W 7-6 L -134 O 12.5
May 26
18:40 ET
pit logo @ PIT W 7-6 L -134 O 12.5
May 27
18:40 ET
pit logo @ PIT W 7-6 L -134 O 12.5
May 28
18:40 ET
pit logo @ PIT W 7-6 L -134 O 12.5
May 29
19:15 ET
stl logo @ STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
May 30
19:15 ET
stl logo @ STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
May 31
19:20 ET
stl logo @ STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Jun 2
20:05 ET
ath logo ATH W 10-2 W +102 O 8.5
Jun 3
20:05 ET
ath logo ATH W 10-2 W +102 O 8.5
Jun 4
20:05 ET
ath logo ATH W 10-2 W +102 O 8.5
Jun 5
14:20 ET
sf logo SF L 3-4 W -103 U 7.5
Jun 6
14:20 ET
sf logo SF L 3-4 W -103 U 7.5
Jun 7
20:20 ET
sf logo SF L 3-4 W -103 U 7.5
Jun 9
20:40 ET
col logo @ COL L 5-6 L -270 P 11
Jun 10
20:40 ET
col logo @ COL L 5-6 L -270 P 11
Jun 11
15:10 ET
col logo @ COL L 5-6 L -270 P 11
Jun 12
22:15 ET
sf logo @ SF L 3-4 W -103 U 7.5
Jun 13
22:05 ET
sf logo @ SF L 3-4 W -103 U 7.5
Jun 14
15:10 ET
sf logo @ SF L 3-4 W -103 U 7.5
Jun 15
20:05 ET
col logo COL L 5-6 L -270 P 11
Jun 16
20:05 ET
col logo COL L 5-6 L -270 P 11
Jun 17
20:05 ET
col logo COL L 5-6 L -270 P 11
Jun 19
14:20 ET
tor logo TOR L 1-2 L -116 U 7.5
Jun 20
14:20 ET
tor logo TOR L 1-2 L -116 U 7.5
Jun 21
14:20 ET
tor logo TOR L 1-2 L -116 U 7.5
Jun 22
19:10 ET
nym logo @ NYM W 2-1 W -138 U 8
Jun 23
19:10 ET
nym logo @ NYM W 2-1 W -138 U 8
Jun 24
19:10 ET
nym logo @ NYM W 2-1 W -138 U 8
Jun 25
19:10 ET
nym logo @ NYM W 2-1 W -138 U 8
Jun 26
19:45 ET
mil logo @ MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
Jun 27
19:10 ET
mil logo @ MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
Jun 28
14:10 ET
mil logo @ MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
Jun 29
20:05 ET
sd logo SD W 5-4 L -104 O 8.5
Jun 30
20:05 ET
sd logo SD W 5-4 L -104 O 8.5
Jul 1
14:20 ET
sd logo SD W 5-4 L -104 O 8.5
Jul 3
16:05 ET
stl logo STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Jul 4
20:08 ET
stl logo STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Jul 5
14:30 ET
stl logo STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Jul 7
18:35 ET
bal logo @ BAL W 5-3 W -184 P 8
Jul 8
18:35 ET
bal logo @ BAL W 5-3 W -184 P 8
Jul 9
18:35 ET
bal logo @ BAL W 5-3 W -184 P 8
Jul 10
19:10 ET
cin logo @ CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
Jul 11
19:10 ET
cin logo @ CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
Jul 12
13:40 ET
cin logo @ CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
Jul 17
20:05 ET
min logo MIN W 8-1 W -116 U 9.5
Jul 18
14:20 ET
min logo MIN W 8-1 W -116 U 9.5
Jul 19
14:20 ET
min logo MIN W 8-1 W -116 U 9.5
Jul 20
20:05 ET
det logo DET L 0-4 L +102 U 8.5
Jul 21
20:05 ET
det logo DET L 0-4 L +102 U 8.5
Jul 22
20:05 ET
det logo DET L 0-4 L +102 U 8.5
Jul 24
18:40 ET
pit logo @ PIT W 7-6 L -134 O 12.5
Jul 25
18:40 ET
pit logo @ PIT W 7-6 L -134 O 12.5
Jul 26
13:35 ET
pit logo @ PIT W 7-6 L -134 O 12.5
Jul 27
19:45 ET
stl logo @ STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Jul 28
19:45 ET
stl logo @ STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Jul 29
19:45 ET
stl logo @ STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Jul 30
14:15 ET
stl logo @ STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Jul 31
14:20 ET
nyy logo NYY W 4-1 W +110 U 9
Aug 1
19:15 ET
nyy logo NYY W 4-1 W +110 U 9
Aug 2
14:20 ET
nyy logo NYY W 4-1 W +110 U 9
Aug 3
20:05 ET
lad logo LAD L 0-6 L +102 U 8.5
Aug 4
20:05 ET
lad logo LAD L 0-6 L +102 U 8.5
Aug 5
14:20 ET
lad logo LAD L 0-6 L +102 U 8.5
Aug 7
20:10 ET
kc logo @ KC L 4-8 L -172 O 9.5
Aug 8
19:10 ET
kc logo @ KC L 4-8 L -172 O 9.5
Aug 9
14:10 ET
kc logo @ KC L 4-8 L -172 O 9.5
Aug 11
18:45 ET
was logo @ WAS L 3-6 L -255 U 9.5
Aug 12
18:45 ET
was logo @ WAS L 3-6 L -255 U 9.5
Aug 13
16:05 ET
was logo @ WAS L 3-6 L -255 U 9.5
Aug 14
14:20 ET
stl logo STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Aug 15
14:20 ET
stl logo STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Aug 16
15:10 ET
stl logo STL W 2-0 W -145 U 7
Aug 17
20:05 ET
chw logo CHW W 5-4 L -178 O 8.5
Aug 18
20:05 ET
chw logo CHW W 5-4 L -178 O 8.5
Aug 19
14:20 ET
chw logo CHW W 5-4 L -178 O 8.5
Aug 21
22:10 ET
sea logo @ SEA L 6-14 L +111 O 11.5
Aug 22
19:15 ET
sea logo @ SEA L 6-14 L +111 O 11.5
Aug 23
16:10 ET
sea logo @ SEA L 6-14 L +111 O 11.5
Aug 24
21:40 ET
az logo @ AZ W 8-4 W -158 O 11.5
Aug 25
21:40 ET
az logo @ AZ W 8-4 W -158 O 11.5
Aug 26
15:40 ET
az logo @ AZ W 8-4 W -158 O 11.5
Aug 28
14:20 ET
cin logo CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
Aug 29
14:20 ET
cin logo CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
Aug 30
15:10 ET
cin logo CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
Aug 31
19:40 ET
mil logo MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
Sep 1
19:40 ET
mil logo MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
Sep 2
19:40 ET
mil logo MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
Sep 3
19:40 ET
mil logo MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
Sep 4
19:10 ET
mia logo @ MIA W 2-1 L -146 U 9
Sep 5
16:10 ET
mia logo @ MIA W 2-1 L -146 U 9
Sep 6
13:40 ET
mia logo @ MIA W 2-1 L -146 U 9
Sep 7
14:10 ET
mil logo @ MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
Sep 8
19:40 ET
mil logo @ MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
Sep 9
19:40 ET
mil logo @ MIL L 1-3 L +120 U 7.5
Sep 11
14:20 ET
pit logo PIT W 7-6 L -134 O 12.5
Sep 12
14:20 ET
pit logo PIT W 7-6 L -134 O 12.5
Sep 13
14:20 ET
pit logo PIT W 7-6 L -134 O 12.5
Sep 14
19:40 ET
atl logo ATL W 3-2 W +144 U 8
Sep 15
19:40 ET
atl logo ATL W 3-2 W +144 U 8
Sep 16
19:40 ET
atl logo ATL W 3-2 W +144 U 8
Sep 18
18:40 ET
cin logo @ CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
Sep 19
18:40 ET
cin logo @ CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
Sep 20
13:40 ET
cin logo @ CIN L 0-1 W +101 U 9
Sep 22
19:40 ET
mia logo MIA W 2-1 L -146 U 9
Sep 23
19:40 ET
mia logo MIA W 2-1 L -146 U 9
Sep 24
14:20 ET
mia logo MIA W 2-1 L -146 U 9
Sep 25
19:10 ET
bos logo @ BOS L 1-6 L +116 O 6.5
Sep 26
19:15 ET
bos logo @ BOS L 1-6 L +116 O 6.5
Sep 27
15:05 ET
bos logo @ BOS L 1-6 L +116 O 6.5

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Roster

Player Pos Num Height Weight Age
M. Amaya C 9 6'1" 230 lbs 27
J. Assad (R) SP 72 6'1" 200 lbs 28
T. Austin 1B 17 6'2" 220 lbs 34
M. Ballesteros C 25 5'8" 195 lbs 22
M. Boyd (L) SP 16 6'3" 223 lbs 35
B. Brown (R) RP 32 6'6" 210 lbs 26
M. Busch 1B 29 5'11" 210 lbs 28
E. Cabrera (R) SP 30 6'5" 217 lbs 28
M. Conforto RF 20 5'11" 215 lbs 33
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 4 6'0" 184 lbs 24
I. Happ LF 8 5'10" 205 lbs 31
H. Harvey (R) RP 45 6'3" 233 lbs 31
P. Hodge (R) RP 37 6'4" 230 lbs 25
N. Hoerner 2B 2 5'11" 200 lbs 28
C. Horton (R) SP 22 6'1" 211 lbs 24
S. Imanaga (L) SP 18 5'10" 175 lbs 32
C. Kelly C 15 6'1" 212 lbs 31
N. Lopez 3B 5 5'10" 185 lbs 31
C. Martin (R) RP 38 6'2" 225 lbs 30
R. Martin (L) RP 51 6'1" 215 lbs 28
P. Maton (R) RP 88 6'2" 206 lbs 33
S. Miller (R) RP 77 6'3" 225 lbs 35
H. Milner (L) RP 41 6'3" 187 lbs 35
D. Palencia (R) RP 48 5'11" 160 lbs 26
C. Rea (R) SP 53 6'5" 220 lbs 35
E. Roberts (R) RP 39 5'10" 180 lbs 28
R. Rolison (L) RP 33 6'2" 213 lbs 28
M. Shaw RF 6 5'10" 185 lbs 24
J. Steele (L) SP 35 6'2" 205 lbs 30
S. Suzuki RF 27 5'11" 182 lbs 31
D. Swanson SS 7 6'0" 190 lbs 32
J. Taillon (R) SP 50 6'5" 230 lbs 34
C. Thielbar (L) RP 24 6'0" 205 lbs 39
J. Webb (R) RP 71 6'2" 210 lbs 32
J. Wicks (L) SP 36 6'3" 220 lbs 26

Player Stats

Batting

Player AVG SLG OBP G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
N. Hoerner .301 .466 .380 33 133 18 40 10 0 4 26 13 14 7 0
P. Crow-Armstrong .236 .354 .302 34 127 20 30 4 1 3 13 10 39 6 3
M. Busch .218 .339 .322 33 124 15 27 7 1 2 17 17 33 0 0
I. Happ .248 .512 .381 32 121 25 30 6 1 8 15 24 41 1 0
D. Swanson .213 .417 .346 33 108 24 23 2 1 6 24 21 29 2 0
C. Kelly .325 .446 .417 25 83 13 27 4 0 2 13 12 15 0 0
M. Ballesteros .317 .598 .385 30 82 14 26 5 0 6 18 9 15 0 0
M. Shaw .278 .468 .321 30 79 10 22 6 0 3 10 5 16 2 1
S. Suzuki .308 .526 .407 21 78 15 24 2 0 5 10 11 23 0 0
M. Amaya .231 .365 .355 20 52 10 12 1 0 2 6 8 14 0 0
M. Conforto .300 .433 .432 17 30 5 9 4 0 0 5 7 10 0 0

Pitching

Player W L ERA G GS CG SHO S BS IP H R ER HR BB SO WP
H. Milner 0 0 2.25 0 0 0 0 1 1 16.0 11 4 4 2 4 5 0
Y. Rios 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
H. Harvey 0 1 6.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 3 3 2 1 4 0
J. Taillon 2 1 4.41 0 6 0 0 0 0 34.2 27 18 17 9 12 31 0
J. Webb 0 1 4.26 0 0 0 0 1 2 12.2 16 9 6 3 7 15 0
M. Boyd 2 1 6.00 0 5 0 0 0 0 24.0 25 17 16 2 6 31 0
C. Thielbar 2 2 3.12 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.2 6 4 3 2 4 11 1
P. Maton 0 1 10.29 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.0 10 8 8 1 5 10 0
C. Rea 4 1 4.41 0 4 0 0 1 0 32.2 34 16 16 3 9 30 1
C. Martin 0 0 5.40 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.0 2 3 3 1 5 4 1
B. Brown 1 1 1.82 0 0 0 0 1 1 24.2 17 7 5 1 7 23 4
E. Cabrera 3 0 3.06 0 6 0 0 0 0 35.1 30 14 12 3 12 29 0
R. Rolison 1 0 4.05 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 6 3 3 1 1 5 0
E. Roberts 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
D. Palencia 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 2 5 0
J. Assad 2 1 7.58 0 3 0 0 0 0 19.0 22 16 16 3 6 11 0
R. Martin 0 0 2.16 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.1 5 2 2 1 2 10 0
S. Imanaga 3 2 2.40 0 7 0 0 0 0 41.1 25 12 11 3 10 43 3
C. Horton 1 0 2.45 0 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 4 2 2 1 2 4 0

Team Stats

Last 10

Statistics

Offense
Season Stats Rank
Runs/G 5.44 2
BA .261 4
OPS .783 5
HR 44 4
SB 20 19
Defense
Season Stats Rank
ERA 3.89 11
WHIP 1.17 4
K/G 8.15 12
Quality Starts 13 9
Errors 17 15

Standings

National League Central Standings
Team WL O/U
CHC 22-12 22-12-0
CIN 20-14 21-12-1
STL 20-14 18-15-1
MIL 18-15 17-16-0
PIT 19-16 20-15-0
Full Standings
Team Leaders
Home runs Ian Happ 8
Batting Average Nico Hoerner .301
OPS Ian Happ .893
ERA Shota Imanaga 2.40
Wins Colin Rea 4
Whip Shota Imanaga 0.85

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