Chicago Cubs vs Boston Red Sox

FinalDoubleheader · Game 1

MLB

CHC Team page

3 — 4

BOS Team page

DateSeptember 25, 2026

VenueFenway Park

CHC 56%

BOS 44%

Chicago has the clearer path to a full-game win at Fenway, though the margin is modest. The Cubs average 5.29 runs per game and are 88-71, while Boston averages 4.28 and is 85-74. Boston has scored only 1.5 runs per game over its last six, going 2-4, and home-run leader Willson Contreras is out. Clay Holmes has been uneven lately, allowing six, two, eight, and zero earned runs in his last four starts. Boston's pitching has been the better unit all year, and a home game at Fenway narrows the gap, but Chicago's more productive offense is the stronger full-game indicator.

Team Form

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Chicago Cubs

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Boston Red Sox

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Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Chicago Cubs

.251

AVG

.339

OBP

.769

OPS

217

4.17

ERA

1.26

WHIP

5.31

R/G

7.9

K/9

Boston Red Sox

.246

AVG

.319

OBP

.718

OPS

162

3.55

ERA

1.23

WHIP

4.28

R/G

8.8

K/9

Key Players

Chicago Cubs

.953OPS

.804OPS

.835OPS

4.51ERA

Boston Red Sox

.786OPS

.763OPS

.629OPS

1.95ERA

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
CHC	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
BOS	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	—	4

Team stats

CHC Stat BOS

3 R 4

7 H 9

1 E 0

0 HR 0

4 BB 4

6 SO 4

19 LOB 19

1 SB 0

3 ER 3

0 DP 0

CHC

Chicago Cubs

Batting

Chicago Cubs Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	1	1	37	.280	.374	.573
Seiya Suzuki RF Starter	0-4	4	1	0	0	1	2	23	.268	.365	.472
Alex Bregman DH Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.260	.350	.449
Tyrone Taylor LF Starter	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	0	9	.274	.322	.502
Nico Hoerner 2B Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	.262	.316	.350
Matt Shaw 3B Starter	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	15	.238	.326	.417
Michael Busch 1B Starter	2-3	3	1	2	0	1	0	18	.241	.353	.395
Dansby Swanson SS Starter	0-4	4	1	0	0	0	1	10	.214	.297	.400
Miguel Amaya C Starter	1-3	3	0	1	2	0	1	16	.232	.337	.370
Ian Happ LF	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.222	.331	.419

Pitching

Chicago Cubs Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Clay Holmes P Starter	4.1	5	3	2	3	3	78-50	3.29	78
Caleb Thielbar P	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	13-9	4.86	13
Aaron Civale P	2.1	3	1	1	1	0	38-26	4.20	38

BOS

Boston Red Sox

Batting

Boston Red Sox Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Roman Anthony LF Starter	3-3	3	3	3	0	1	0	15	.246	.339	.401
Mickey Gasper C Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	3	19	.251	.357	.466
Adley Rutschman DH Starter	2-4	4	0	2	2	0	0	9	.240	.312	.417
Wilyer Abreu RF Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	.249	.328	.447
Caleb Durbin 3B Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.248	.333	.379
Nick Sogard 2B Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	20	.254	.341	.388
Jarren Duran CF Starter	1-2	2	0	1	0	2	0	14	.209	.268	.364
Andruw Monasterio 1B Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	.238	.300	.378
Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS Starter	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	14	.238	.311	.306
Connor Wong C	1-1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	.238	.313	.354

Pitching

Boston Red Sox Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Alec Gamboa P Starter	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	40-29	1.91	40
Jake Bennett P	3.2	3	0	0	1	1	65-43	3.65	65
Greg Weissert P	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	22-11	3.26	22
Raymond Burgos P	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	33-25	4.22	33