MLB · 2026
Arizona Diamondbacks3rd NL West - .523 pct vMon 24 Aug, 9:40 PM EDT Chicago Cubs2nd NL Central - .578 pct
Match resultArizona 49%Cubs 51%
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 4% 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 11 points in the Playoffs race.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Playoffs39%
Pennantseason odds2%
Chicago Cubs
Playoffs99%
Division10%
Pennantseason odds14%
World Seriesseason odds8%
Byeseason odds9%
Arizona winPlayoffsArizona Diamondbacks39%37%▼ -2
Cubs winPlayoffsArizona Diamondbacks39%26%▼ -13
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 West · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1DodgersDivision99%76-51.598-2San DiegoDivision1%68-60.5318.53ArizonaDivision<1%67-61.5239.5The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
4CubsPlayoffs99%74-54.578+66San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.5231