PREVIEW Starts 3:05 PM ET · Fenway Park
September 27, 2026 · AL East

Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox

September 27, 20263:05 PM ETFenway Park
AWAY
Chicago Cubs
87-69
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HOME
Boston Red Sox
84-72

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 .265 .317 .355 .672 8 71 56 .723
2 Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L .280 .371 .578 .949 45 107 182 .744
3 Alex Bregman 3B · R .262 .352 .452 .804 26 89 101 .738
4 Michael Busch 1B · L .239 .350 .396 .746 20 77 159 .748
5 Seiya Suzuki RF · R .267 .365 .470 .835 25 85 149 .747
6 Ian Happ LF · S .221 .331 .418 .749 24 67 183 .732
7 Dansby Swanson SS · R .220 .303 .412 .715 19 67 107 .713
8 Carson Kelly C · R .264 .344 .386 .730 10 58 66 .712
9 Michael Conforto DH · L .245 .339 .482 .821 15 44 79 .706
HOME · BOS Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Wilyer Abreu RF · L .251 .332 .453 .785 24 74 135 .743
2 Jarren Duran LF · L .204 .261 .362 .623 20 69 163 .746
3 Caleb Durbin 3B · R .255 .338 .389 .727 13 64 77 .733
4 Willson Contreras 1B · R .276 .387 .518 .905 27 81 134 .734
5 Adley Rutschman C · S .234 .309 .413 .722 12 57 64 .728
6 Andruw Monasterio SS · R .239 .299 .384 .683 6 40 64 .715
7 Trevor Story SS · R .247 .278 .368 .646 5 29 79 .711
8 Nick Sogard 2B · S .250 .340 .389 .729 5 19 51 .717
9 Connor Wong C · R .234 .310 .346 .656 4 24 57 .708

Manager comparison

AWAY · CHC
Craig Counsell
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · BOS
Chad Tracy
Lineup 2.7 R Bunts 3.1 R IBBs 1.5 R Interim

Bullpen availability

AWAY · CHC
  • Available 4
  • Limited 1
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · BOS
  • Available 8
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · CHC
6-4 W2 +22 run diff
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HOME · BOS
4-6 L2 -4 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.