MLB · 2026
Chicago Cubs2nd NL Central - .578 pct vSun 30 Aug, 7:20 PM EDT Cincinnati Reds5th NL Central - .480 pct
Match resultCubs 61%Cincinnati 39%
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 1% 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 3 points in the Division race.
Chicago Cubs
Playoffs99%
Division10%
Pennantseason odds14%
World Seriesseason odds8%
Byeseason odds9%
Cubs winDivisionChicago Cubs10%10%±0
Cincinnati winDivisionChicago Cubs10%6%▼ -4
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%74-54.5784.55CincinnatiDivision<1%61-66.48017The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify