When the Cubs play next
The next Chicago Cubs game is against the Cleveland Guardians on Thu, Mar 25, with the start time still to be set, at Wrigley Field. For that game neither club has named a starting pitcher yet.
The Cubs closed the 2026 regular season at 89-73, 2nd in the National League Central, 14 games behind the leader. Their season ended in the NL Wild Card Series.
How to watch Cubs games
The TV channel for the next Cubs game has not been confirmed. National networks usually announce their picks a few days out, and in the postseason MLB often sets the Cubs channel only when the previous round ends. This Cubs page refreshes every morning, so the channel shows up here once it is listed.
Radio details for the next Cubs game are not listed yet.
Upcoming Cubs schedule
The Cubs have 11 games listed next, and they divide into 6 at Wrigley Field and 5 on the road. The next game is also the next home game. TV channels in the table are the ones MLB lists today, and empty slots fill in as networks announce their Cubs picks.
| Date (ET) | Opponent | Game | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 25 · time TBA | vs Cleveland Guardians | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sat, Mar 27 · time TBA | vs Cleveland Guardians | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sun, Mar 28 · time TBA | vs Cleveland Guardians | Regular season | To be announced |
| Mon, Mar 29 · time TBA | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Regular season | To be announced |
| Tue, Mar 30 · time TBA | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Regular season | To be announced |
| Wed, Mar 31 · time TBA | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Regular season | To be announced |
| Fri, Apr 2 · time TBA | @ Los Angeles Angels | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sat, Apr 3 · time TBA | @ Los Angeles Angels | Regular season | To be announced |
| Sun, Apr 4 · time TBA | @ Los Angeles Angels | Regular season | To be announced |
| Mon, Apr 5 · time TBA | @ Athletics | Regular season | To be announced |
| Tue, Apr 6 · time TBA | @ Athletics | Regular season | To be announced |
The Cubs season in numbers
- Record
- 89-73
- Division
- 2 of 5
- Run diff.
- +147
- Expected wins
- 95
- Home
- 46-35
- Road
- 43-38
Across 162 games the Cubs scored 850 times and allowed 703 runs, a run differential of +147. That works out to 5.25 runs scored and 4.34 allowed per game, against a league average of 4.48 for each side. Based on those runs, a typical team would have won about 95 games, so the Cubs finished 6 wins below that mark. A gap that size for the Cubs usually comes from one-run games and bullpen results, and it tends to shrink over a full season. The luck table ranks every club on the same measure.
At home the Cubs went 46-35, on the road 43-38. The Cubs home and road records sit close together, which is normal for an MLB club. Against left-handed starters they were 27-19, against right-handers 62-54, and they closed the regular season 5-5 over the last ten games, winning the final game.
Recent form: the last 10 games
In their last 10 regular-season games the Cubs went 5-5, scoring 4.1 and allowing 3.3 runs per game. 4 of those 10 games finished above 9 total runs, 3 were decided by a single run, and the widest margin was 9-1 away at CIN. The chart plots each of those Cubs games, runs scored above the line and runs allowed below it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | 1st inning runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ BOS | W 6-2 | 3 |
| Sep 25 | @ BOS | L 0-2 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | @ BOS | L 3-4 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs MIA | W 2-1 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs MIA | L 2-3 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs MIA | L 2-8 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | @ CIN | W 9-1 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | @ CIN | W 5-2 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | @ CIN | L 4-6 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs ATL | W 8-4 | 1 |
The Cubs in the first inning
The first inning stayed scoreless in 53.1% of Cubs games, compared with 49.4% across the league. The Cubs scored in the first inning 27.8% of the time and allowed a first-inning run in 24.1% of games. That is close to the league norm. The NRFI Lab puts the Cubs next to every other team and starter on the same split.
How to read the Cubs numbers
Reading these Cubs numbers before a game: the run differential and expected wins say more about team quality than the raw record, the home and road split shows how much Wrigley Field helps, and the last-ten totals show whether recent Cubs games have run high or low. With 3 one-run games in the last ten, the Cubs are a good example of why the run line at -1.5 or +1.5 can price very differently from the moneyline. None of these Cubs figures predicts a single game, and no bet is ever a sure thing.
Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs
The Chicago Cubs play their home games at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL, at an elevation of 595 feet. Games there averaged 9.7 total runs, an index of 1.08 against the league average, so Wrigley Field plays as a hitters' park. At Wrigley Field, wind direction and temperature change how far the ball carries, so the game-day forecast matters. The ballpark scoring page ranks all 30 parks.
Cubs injured list
9 players are on the Cubs injured list: Ben Brown (P, IL 60-Day), Cade Horton (P, IL 60-Day), Hunter Harvey (P, IL 60-Day), Justin Steele (P, IL 60-Day), Phil Maton (P, IL 60-Day), Porter Hodge (P, IL 60-Day), plus 3 more. The list comes from the Cubs 40-man roster and refreshes every morning.
