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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Red Sox

9/27/2026, 3:05:00 PM ET · Fenway Park

Chicago Cubs3
Boston Red Sox4
FINAL33,506 attendance

Chicago Cubs

89–72 · last 5: 2–3

DateOppResultRuns
09-26@ BOSW 6–28
09-25@ BOSL 0–22
09-24vs MIAW 2–13
09-23vs MIAL 2–35
09-22vs MIAL 2–810

Boston Red Sox

86–75 · last 5: 2–3

DateOppResultRuns
09-26vs CHCL 2–68
09-25vs CHCW 2–02
09-24vs CLEL 0–11
09-23vs CLEW 1–01
09-22vs CLEL 2–35

Probable pitchers

Expected to throw the bulk of the game.

Shota Imanaga

Chicago Cubs · LHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202632174.13.771.10.23024.6%9.01.81
2026 Away1363.23.531.05.22025.2%9.21.98
2026 Day1267.03.091.15.23325.8%9.51.34
202527151.13.931.01.22020.6%7.32.02
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB1871013.224.44112.4%39.7%26.7%
2026 vs RHB4952223.231.4118.9%35.3%24.2%
2025 vs LHB136410.218.3478.7%37.0%24.3%
2025 vs RHB4052616.222.46412.3%46.6%19.8%
Earned Runso1.5+125
Hits Allowedo3.5+130
Pitching Outso11.5-110

Tanner Houck

Boston Red Sox · RHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202613.09.001.33.3087.7%3.06.00
2026 Home13.09.001.33.3087.7%3.06.00
2025943.28.041.69.30615.8%6.62.06
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB700.286.2860.0%57.1%0.0%
2026 vs RHB620.3331.33340.0%40.0%16.7%
2025 vs LHB115712.378.6438.5%47.6%14.8%
2025 vs RHB8835.247.3957.5%44.8%17.0%

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 +2000
2Alex BregmanRDH61616128.261.45815.3%6.5%37.5%—
3Michael BuschL1B60514520.240.39023.7%9.1%39.8%—
4Ian HappSWLF55211924.216.40829.9%11.2%42.1%—
5Michael ConfortoLRF2736515.238.46526.6%11.9%41.5%—
6Nico HoernerR2B6361698.266.3548.5%1.4%29.0%o0.5 +1500
7Pedro RamírezSW3B245636.257.39618.9%4.2%38.7%—
8Dansby SwansonRSS4349119.210.39224.1%7.2%40.6%—
9Miguel AmayaRC215516.237.37728.2%8.0%34.7%—

Boston Red Sox

Confirmed

2 LHB, 5 RHB, 2 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Roman AnthonyLLF214525.243.39328.0%12.0%46.5%—
2Adley RutschmanSWC3728913.239.41917.3%7.0%38.6%o0.5 +100
3Willson ContrerasRDH45412528.275.52026.8%13.3%44.1%o0.5 +145
4Wilyer AbreuLRF60414924.247.44221.2%12.6%43.5%o0.5 +225
5Ceddanne RafaelaRCF54815416.281.43820.5%5.4%32.2%o0.5 +375
6Nick SogardSW2B245626.253.39220.7%4.8%28.7%—
7Caleb DurbinR3B51512613.245.37314.1%2.7%24.9%o0.5 +460
8Trevor StoryRSS257605.233.35032.8%5.5%36.4%o2.5 +529
9Andruw MonasterioR1B315736.232.36820.2%6.4%31.3%—