PREVIEW Starts 6:05 PM ET · Fenway Park
September 25, 2026 · AL East

Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox

September 25, 20266:05 PM ETFenway ParkGame 2 of doubleheader
AWAY
Chicago Cubs
87-70
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HOME
Boston Red Sox
84-73

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 .264 .317 .354 .671 8 71 57 .723
2 Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L .282 .373 .579 .952 45 107 183 .744
3 Alex Bregman 3B · R .262 .352 .452 .804 26 89 101 .738
4 Michael Busch 1B · L .239 .352 .395 .747 20 77 160 .748
5 Seiya Suzuki RF · R .267 .365 .471 .836 25 85 150 .747
6 Ian Happ LF · S .221 .329 .415 .744 24 68 185 .732
7 Dansby Swanson SS · R .217 .300 .407 .707 19 67 111 .713
8 Carson Kelly C · R .263 .342 .383 .725 10 58 69 .712
9 Michael Conforto DH · L .243 .337 .478 .815 15 44 79 .706
HOME · BOS Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Wilyer Abreu RF · L .251 .331 .453 .784 24 74 136 .743
2 Jarren Duran LF · L .204 .263 .362 .625 20 69 163 .746
3 Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R .282 .317 .443 .760 16 70 115 .724
4 Caleb Durbin 3B · R .254 .338 .387 .725 13 64 78 .733
5 Willson Contreras 1B · R .276 .387 .518 .905 27 81 134 .734
6 Adley Rutschman C · S .240 .314 .423 .737 12 57 64 .728
7 Andruw Monasterio SS · R .237 .298 .380 .678 6 41 66 .715
8 Trevor Story SS · R .247 .278 .368 .646 5 29 79 .711
9 Nick Sogard 2B · S .253 .341 .394 .735 5 19 53 .717

Manager comparison

AWAY · CHC
Craig Counsell
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 2.0 R
HOME · BOS
Chad Tracy
Lineup 2.7 R Bunts 3.3 R IBBs 1.5 R Interim

Bullpen availability

AWAY · CHC
  • Available 4
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · BOS
  • Available 5
  • Limited 3
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · CHC
6-4 L1 +18 run diff
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HOME · BOS
4-6 L3 -3 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Cubs and Red Sox 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.