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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Red Sox

9/25/2026, 7:10:00 PM ET · Fenway Park

Chicago Cubs0
Boston Red Sox2
FINALtotal 6.536,449 attendance

Chicago Cubs

88–71 · last 5: 3–2

DateOppResultRunsvs 6.5
09-24vs MIAW 2–13U
09-23vs MIAL 2–35U
09-22vs MIAL 2–810O
09-20@ CINW 9–110O
09-19@ CINW 5–27O

Boston Red Sox

85–74 · last 5: 1–4

DateOppResultRunsvs 6.5
09-24vs CLEL 0–11U
09-23vs CLEW 1–01U
09-22vs CLEL 2–35U
09-20@ TBL 1–56U
09-19@ TBL 1–23U

Probable pitchers

Expected to throw the bulk of the game.

David Peterson

Chicago Cubs · LHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202633150.04.741.49.26220.7%8.30.90
2026 Away24108.24.801.49.26220.8%8.40.91
2026 Day1254.13.481.36.24217.3%6.80.66
202530168.24.221.37.25220.7%8.00.59
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB195612.247.4048.3%42.1%30.3%
2026 vs RHB468953.276.3945.7%38.7%16.7%
2025 vs LHB16216.228.2892.9%44.2%29.6%
2025 vs RHB5611059.267.3957.3%46.5%18.2%
Strikeoutso5.5+147
Pitching Outso15.5+104
Hits Allowedo4.5+130
Pitcher Walkso1.5-115

Brayan Bello

Boston Red Sox · RHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202627117.04.461.38.26418.1%7.11.00
2026 Home1354.23.621.41.25819.5%7.70.16
2026 Day1254.15.631.49.27818.6%7.51.16
202530169.03.411.25.23217.4%6.60.91
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB2841024.272.4329.2%40.8%13.7%
2026 vs RHB219212.272.3474.7%39.3%24.2%
2025 vs LHB411941.232.3646.8%39.0%16.3%
2025 vs RHB289718.243.3427.7%39.7%19.7%
Earned Runso1.5+145
Pitching Outso15.5+174
Hits Allowedo4.5+130
Pitcher Walkso1.5+100

Batting orders

Chicago Cubs

Confirmed

3 LHB, 4 RHB, 2 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF63317545.276.56426.6%13.0%48.4%o0.5 +600
2Seiya SuzukiRRF55214926.270.47124.8%10.8%39.1%o1.5 +175
3Michael BuschL1B60514520.240.39023.7%9.1%39.8%o0.5 +105
4Michael ConfortoLDH2736515.238.46526.6%11.9%41.5%o0.5 +500
5Ian HappSWLF55211924.216.40829.9%11.2%42.1%o0.5 +1000
6Nico HoernerRSS6361698.266.3548.5%1.4%29.0%o0.5 -190
7Pedro RamírezSW2B245636.257.39618.9%4.2%38.7%o0.5 +496
8Carson KellyRC3869910.256.37316.7%5.2%36.1%o0.5 -145
9Matt ShawR3B175415.234.40618.3%4.2%34.5%o0.5 +324

Boston Red Sox

Confirmed

3 LHB, 5 RHB, 1 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Roman AnthonyLRF214525.243.39328.0%12.0%46.5%o1.5 +210
2Jahmai JonesRLF164336.201.36033.1%10.8%43.1%—
3Wilyer AbreuLDH60414924.247.44221.2%12.6%43.5%o0.5 +235
4Trevor StoryRSS257605.233.35032.8%5.5%36.4%o0.5 +290
5Nick SogardSW1B245626.253.39220.7%4.8%28.7%o0.5 +219
6Andruw MonasterioR3B315736.232.36820.2%6.4%31.3%o0.5 -115
7Jarren DuranLCF55411420.206.35927.9%9.2%39.4%o0.5 +1500
8Isiah Kiner-FalefaR2B161392.242.31115.0%2.2%25.5%o0.5 -138
9Connor WongRC210494.233.34825.1%4.4%34.8%—