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Chicago Cubs
MLB · NL Central · Chicago
162 of 162 games
Venue
Wrigley Field, Chicago
Head coach
Craig Counsell
Record
89-73 2nd in NL Central, National League No. 5 Last win
September 27, 2026 35 days ago
Last loss
September 30, 2026 32 days ago
Last 3
L L W Wins 1 · Losses 2
Overview Standings Playoff race Charts Schedule History FAQ The Cubs are 89-73 in the MLB standings for the 2026 season and sit second in the NL Central. They trail the Milwaukee Brewers by 14 games.
In the National League they hold the No. 5 seed, inside the playoff line. Last time out they lost to the Padres 1-4 on September 30. They have lost two in a row and are 1-4 over their last five.
They have scored 850 runs and allowed 703, a differential of +147. They are 10-9 at home and 7-13 on the road. Last season they finished 92-70, 2nd of 5 in the NL Central. Clinched wild card.
The Cubs can no longer win the NL Central. They have clinched a playoff spot.
Record 89-73 .549 pct
NL Central 2nd 14 back
National League seed No. 5 in the playoffs
Streak L2 lost two straight
Last 5 1-4
Home 10-9
Away 7-13
Division 7-9 in division games
League 13-17 in league games
PF / PA 850 / 703 5.2 / 4.3 per game
Diff +147
Playoff GB +3 clear of the line
Projected 89 wins at the current rate
Magic no. Out elimination number
Chicago Cubs Standings
National League
#
Team
W L PCT HOME AWAY DIV CONF RS RA DIFF STRK L5 WCGB PROJ NEXT
1*
Milwaukee Brewers MIL NL Central leader 103
59
.636
20-4
17-9
13-6
26-10
832
618
+214 W1 4-1
+17 103
-
2z
Los Angeles Dodgers LAD NL West leader 100
62
.617
15-7
14-9
10-2
27-15
801
600
+201 L4 1-4
+14 100
-
3z
Atlanta Braves ATL NL East leader 94
68
.580
12-9
11-13
8-7
18-17
742
626
+116 L2 2-3
+8 94
-
4y
San Diego Padres SD NL West 91
71
.562
17-5
10-11
10-3
22-12
722
681
+41 L1 2-3
+5 91
-
5y
Chicago Cubs CHC NL Central 89
73
.549
10-9
7-13
7-9
13-17
850
703
+147 L2 1-4
+3 89
-
6y
Philadelphia Phillies PHI NL East 88
74
.543
10-8
11-10
9-9
15-12
713
698
+15 L1 2-3
+2 88
-
Playoff cutoff
7e
Arizona Diamondbacks ARI NL West 86
76
.531
9-9
11-8
6-4
12-10
739
730
+9 L2 3-2
2 86
-
8e
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT NL Central 82
80
.506
12-5
9-9
6-6
10-11
767
739
+28 W1 2-3
6 82
-
9e
Miami Marlins MIA NL East 80
82
.494
9-9
7-11
6-9
13-17
715
712
+3 W1 3-2
8 80
-
10e ▲
Washington Nationals WSH NL East 77
85
.475
12-6
5-13
7-7
11-16
821
815
+6 W1 4-1
11 77
-
11e ▼
St. Louis Cardinals STL NL Central 77
85
.475
6-9
7-14
4-8
10-20
720
749
-29 L4 1-4
11 77
-
12e
Cincinnati Reds CIN NL Central 75
87
.463
7-9
8-13
7-8
14-20
666
826
-160 L1 2-3
13 75
-
13e
New York Mets NYM NL East 74
88
.457
8-11
10-8
6-4
11-8
699
731
-32 L1 2-3
14 74
-
14e
San Francisco Giants SF NL West 65
97
.401
8-11
6-13
2-11
12-17
669
760
-91 L5 0-5
23 65
-
15e
Colorado Rockies COL NL West 58
104
.358
5-17
3-13
1-9
4-16
752
944
-192 L1 1-4
30 58
-
Chicago Cubs in the National League Playoff Race
5 Chicago Cubs NL Central 89-73
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Chicago Cubs Season Charts
Games over .500 tap a dot Last season pace last season pace +4 -4 .500 Game 1: @ Brewers L 3-4 Game 2: @ Brewers L 3-4 Game 3: @ Brewers L 6-8 Game 4: vs Pirates W 12-2 Game 5: vs Pirates W 4-3 Game 6: vs Pirates L 3-4 Game 7: vs Braves W 7-3 Game 8: vs Braves L 3-6 Game 9: vs Braves W 8-4 Game 10: @ Reds L 4-6 Game 11: @ Reds W 5-2 Game 12: @ Reds W 9-1 Game 13: vs Marlins L 2-8 Game 14: vs Marlins L 2-3 Game 15: vs Marlins W 2-1 Game 16: @ Red Sox L 3-4 Game 17: @ Red Sox L 0-2 Game 18: @ Red Sox W 6-2 Game 19: @ Padres L 0-8 Game 20: @ Padres L 1-4 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 71 76 81 86 91 96 101 106 111 116 121 126 131 136 141 146 151 156 161
Runs scored vs allowed 20 10 Average scored 4.2 Average allowed 4 avg 4.2 avg 4 @ Brewers: scored 3 @ Brewers: allowed 4 MIL @ Brewers: scored 3 @ Brewers: allowed 4 MIL @ Brewers: scored 6 @ Brewers: allowed 8 MIL vs Pirates: scored 12 vs Pirates: allowed 2 PIT vs Pirates: scored 4 vs Pirates: allowed 3 PIT vs Pirates: scored 3 vs Pirates: allowed 4 PIT vs Braves: scored 7 vs Braves: allowed 3 ATL vs Braves: scored 3 vs Braves: allowed 6 ATL vs Braves: scored 8 vs Braves: allowed 4 ATL @ Reds: scored 4 @ Reds: allowed 6 CIN @ Reds: scored 5 @ Reds: allowed 2 CIN @ Reds: scored 9 @ Reds: allowed 1 CIN vs Marlins: scored 2 vs Marlins: allowed 8 MIA vs Marlins: scored 2 vs Marlins: allowed 3 MIA vs Marlins: scored 2 vs Marlins: allowed 1 MIA @ Red Sox: scored 3 @ Red Sox: allowed 4 BOS @ Red Sox: scored 0 @ Red Sox: allowed 2 BOS @ Red Sox: scored 6 @ Red Sox: allowed 2 BOS @ Padres: scored 0 @ Padres: allowed 8 SD @ Padres: scored 1 @ Padres: allowed 4 SD
Point margin by game green wins, red losses +14 -14 @ Brewers: -1 MIL @ Brewers: -1 MIL @ Brewers: -2 MIL vs Pirates: +10 PIT vs Pirates: +1 PIT vs Pirates: -1 PIT vs Braves: +4 ATL vs Braves: -3 ATL vs Braves: +4 ATL @ Reds: -2 CIN @ Reds: +3 CIN @ Reds: +8 CIN vs Marlins: -6 MIA vs Marlins: -1 MIA vs Marlins: +1 MIA @ Red Sox: -1 BOS @ Red Sox: -2 BOS @ Red Sox: +4 BOS @ Padres: -8 SD @ Padres: -3 SD
Points per game 4.2
Allowed per game 4.0
Average margin +0.2
Biggest win +10 vs PIT
Worst loss -8 @ SD
Chicago Cubs Schedule and Scores
#
Date
Opponent
TV
Result
1
Mon, Sep 7 Final @ Milwaukee Brewers Division L 3-4 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
0
0
0
3
Brewers
0
0
0
0
4
2
Tue, Sep 8 Final @ Milwaukee Brewers Division L 3-4 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
OT
T
Cubs
1
0
0
0
0
3
Brewers
1
0
0
0
1
4
3
Wed, Sep 9 Final @ Milwaukee Brewers Division L 6-8 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
0
0
1
6
Brewers
3
3
1
0
8
4
Fri, Sep 11 Final vs Pittsburgh Pirates Division W 12-2 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
3
2
4
12
Pirates
1
0
0
0
2
5
Sat, Sep 12 Final vs Pittsburgh Pirates Division W 4-3 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
1
0
1
0
4
Pirates
0
0
0
0
3
6
Sun, Sep 13 Final vs Pittsburgh Pirates Division L 3-4 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
0
0
0
3
Pirates
1
0
0
0
4
7
Mon, Sep 14 Final vs Atlanta Braves W 7-3 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
3
2
0
7
Braves
0
0
0
0
3
8
Tue, Sep 15 Final vs Atlanta Braves L 3-6 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
1
0
2
3
Braves
0
0
0
0
6
9
Wed, Sep 16 Final vs Atlanta Braves W 8-4 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
1
0
1
1
8
Braves
0
0
0
0
4
10
Fri, Sep 18 Final @ Cincinnati Reds Division L 4-6 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
1
1
2
4
Reds
2
0
1
0
6
11
Sat, Sep 19 Final @ Cincinnati Reds Division W 5-2 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
1
0
0
5
Reds
0
0
0
0
2
12
Sun, Sep 20 Final @ Cincinnati Reds Division W 9-1 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
1
0
4
0
9
Reds
0
0
0
1
1
13
Tue, Sep 22 Final vs Miami Marlins L 2-8 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
OT
T
Cubs
0
0
0
0
0
2
Marlins
0
0
0
1
6
8
14
Wed, Sep 23 Final vs Miami Marlins L 2-3 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
0
0
0
2
Marlins
0
0
0
0
3
15
Thu, Sep 24 Final vs Miami Marlins W 2-1 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
0
0
0
2
Marlins
0
0
1
0
1
16
Fri, Sep 25 Final @ Boston Red Sox L 3-4 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
1
2
0
0
3
Red Sox
0
0
1
0
4
17
Fri, Sep 25 Final @ Boston Red Sox L 0-2 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
0
0
0
0
Red Sox
0
0
0
0
2
18
Sun, Sep 27 Final @ Boston Red Sox W 6-2 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
2
0
1
0
6
Red Sox
1
1
0
0
2
19
Tue, Sep 29 Final @ San Diego Padres L 0-8 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
0
0
0
0
Padres
2
0
1
1
8
20
Wed, Sep 30 Final @ San Diego Padres L 1-4 ▾
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
T
Cubs
0
0
0
1
1
Padres
0
2
0
2
4
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Times shown in Eastern Time. vs = home, @ = away. Tap ▾ on a final for the inning-by-inning score.
Chicago Cubs Season by Season
Season
Record
Win %
RS / RA
2026 In progress
89-73 .549
850 / 703 +147
2025 2nd of 5 in NL Central 92-70 .568
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Best recent
2024 2nd of 5 in NL Central 83-79 .512
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2023 2nd of 5 in NL Central 83-79 .512
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2022 3rd of 5 in NL Central 74-88 .457
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2022 3rd of 5 in NL Central 74-88 .457
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Bar = winning percentage (green at .500 or better). RS / RA with differential. Seasons open the archived standings in a new tab.
Chicago Cubs last 5 seasons
Since 2022 the Cubs have won no division titles in five seasons and averaged 81.2 wins a year. Three of the five seasons finished at .500 or better. Their best season in that span was 2025, when they went 92-70 and finished 2nd of 5.
Their worst was 2022 at 74-88, 3rd of 5. Their strongest run differential was +0 in 2025 and their weakest was +0 in 2022. The offense peaked at 0 runs in 2025. This season they are 89-73, a .549 winning percentage that is behind last year's .568.
Figures cover the seasons in the table above, taken from final regular-season standings.
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Chicago Cubs Standings FAQ
What is the Chicago Cubs record?
The Cubs are 89-73 as of October 30, 2026, second in the NL Central.
Where are the Cubs in the NL Central?
Second of five. They are 14 games behind the leader.
Are the Cubs in playoff position?
Yes. They hold the No. 5 seed in the National League right now.
What is the Cubs current streak?
They have lost two in a row and are 1-4 over their last five games.
When do the Cubs play next?
No upcoming game is scheduled.
How many runs have the Cubs scored and allowed?
They have scored 850 and allowed 703 in 162 games, a differential of +147.
What is the Cubs home and away record?
They are 10-9 at home and 7-13 on the road.
What was the Cubs record last season?
They went 92-70 in 2025 and finished 2nd of 5 in the NL Central.
Have the Cubs clinched anything?
🕑 Updated Oct 30, 2026 4:24 PM EDT · last result change Sep 27
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