Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

MLB action on Friday, 25 September 2026 sees Boston Red Sox take on Chicago Cubs, with kick-off at 21:30 UTC. The fixture is listed as "Doubleheader - Game 2" in MLB.

The match is scheduled to be played at Fenway Park in Boston. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Chicago Cubs are 5th with 88 wins and 72 defeats from 160 matches.

Chicago Cubs have scored 844 goals and conceded 699 goals in the league, a goal difference of +145.

Recent form

Boston Red Sox: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-W-L-W), scoring 8 runs and conceding 12 runs.

Chicago Cubs: 2 wins and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-L-W-L), scoring 18 runs and conceding 17 runs.

Head-to-head

Across 1 meeting in our records, the tally is 1 win for Boston Red Sox and 0 wins for Chicago Cubs. The most recent meeting came on Friday, 25 September 2026: Boston Red Sox 4-3 Chicago Cubs.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 7 runs, an average of 7 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Boston Red Sox averaged 1.6 runs scored and 2.4 conceded per game, while Chicago Cubs averaged 3.6 scored and 3.4 conceded.

Chicago Cubs have the sharper recent attack, averaging 3.6 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Boston Red Sox have been harder to score against, conceding 2.4 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: ESPN Unlmtd (United States), MLB.TV (United States), Marquee Sports Net (United States) and NESN (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

Follow the match live

Once the game starts, follow Boston Red Sox vs Chicago Cubs live on Golatooo for the score, key events, statistics and line-ups, all updated in real time.