MLB · 2026
Miami Marlins3rd NL East - .500 pct vSun 6 Sep, 1:40 PM EDT Chicago Cubs2nd NL Central - .578 pct
Match resultMiami 47%Cubs 53%
What this game means
The two ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 2% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 4 points in the Division race.
Miami Marlins
Playoffs4%
Chicago Cubs
Playoffs99%
Division10%
Pennantseason odds14%
World Seriesseason odds8%
Byeseason odds9%
Miami winDivisionChicago Cubs10%8%▼ -2
Cubs winDivisionChicago Cubs10%12%▲ +2
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
NL Central · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1MilwaukeeDivision90%78-49.614-2CubsDivision10%74-54.5784.53St. LouisDivision<1%65-63.50813.5NL East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1AtlantaDivision79%74-53.583-2PhiladelphiaDivision21%70-58.5474.53MiamiDivision<1%64-64.50010.5The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
4CubsPlayoffs99%74-54.578+66San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.52319MiamiPlayoffs4%64-64.5004