PREVIEW Starts 9:40 PM ET · Chase Field
August 25, 2026 · NL West

Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks

August 25, 20269:40 PM ETChase Field
AWAY
Chicago Cubs
67-49
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HOME
Arizona Diamondbacks
61-55

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · CHC Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Nico Hoerner 2B · R .260 .321 .363 .684 7 54 45 .723
2 Alex Bregman 3B · R .248 .338 .384 .722 12 50 83 .738
3 Michael Busch 1B · L .241 .352 .390 .742 14 63 117 .748
4 Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L .289 .386 .550 .936 26 69 136 .744
5 Ian Happ LF · S .211 .323 .404 .727 18 48 148 .735
6 Dansby Swanson SS · R .217 .294 .406 .700 17 63 101 .713
7 Seiya Suzuki RF · R .270 .364 .476 .840 19 64 111 .749
8 Carson Kelly C · R .265 .352 .381 .733 7 40 50 .712
9 Michael Conforto DH · L .227 .323 .448 .771 9 24 58 .706
HOME · AZ Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Ketel Marte 2B · S .248 .306 .439 .745 19 62 74 .766
2 Corbin Carroll RF · L .245 .340 .470 .810 16 53 110 .776
3 Geraldo Perdomo SS · S .242 .356 .364 .720 9 41 61 .754
4 Nolan Arenado 3B · R .241 .322 .424 .746 16 53 88 .706
5 Ildemaro Vargas 1B · S .274 .318 .413 .731 7 55 34 .696
6 Gabriel Moreno C · R .302 .384 .443 .827 8 50 54 .741
7 Lars Nootbaar LF · L .232 .337 .345 .682 3 17 41 .728
8 Ryan Waldschmidt CF · R .293 .333 .402 .735 1 13 56 .746
9 Tim Tawa LF · R .232 .282 .400 .682 6 26 38 .722

Manager comparison

AWAY · CHC
Craig Counsell
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 0.9 R
HOME · AZ
Torey Lovullo
Lineup 3.6 R Bunts 3.8 R IBBs 2.8 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · CHC
  • Available 5
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · AZ
  • Available 6
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 1
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · CHC
7-3 W4 +20 run diff
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HOME · AZ
6-4 L1 +6 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Cubs and Diamondbacks staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.