Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds H2H Record

NL Central rivalry
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Reds lead Cubs211to202since 2002

Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.

2026 season series: Cubs lead 7-3

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At a glance

Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026

Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds insights

Current-feed record
+9wins for Reds
51% Reds · 49% Cubs

The split has held steady across the schedule change: 26-23 since 2023.

Recent form
10-10last 20

Reds won 7-5 on Aug 30, 2026

Where it matters
0Postseason games

No postseason meetings since 2002.

Schedule context
  • Reds built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 185 of 364 decided meetings (51%).
  • Since the schedule balanced out they are 26-23, or 53% to Reds.

Cubs vs Reds same-league record by season

Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds met in 25 seasons inside the current feed. Their shared league makes the season table the most useful view.

Active seasons
25
With at least one meeting since 2002
Busiest season
2022
19 meetings
Per active season
16.5
Average recorded meetings
Win Percentage
202W
211W
CHC
CIN
49%51%
Chicago CubsCincinnati Reds

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Aug 30
CHC 5-7 CIN
CIN
Aug 29
CHC 17-5 CIN
CHC
Aug 28
CHC 8-10 CIN
CIN
Jul 12
CIN 4-8 CHC
CHC
Jul 11
CIN 3-5 CHC
CHC
Jul 10
CIN 4-0 CHC
CIN
May 7
CHC 8-3 CIN
CHC
May 6
CHC 7-6 CIN
CHC
May 5
CHC 3-2 CIN
CHC
May 4
CHC 5-4 CIN
CHC
Last Meeting
Aug 30, 2026Final
CHC
5
HOME
CIN
7
AWAY
Redswon by2runs
Snapped Cubs' streak·Game 413 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Cincinnati Reds won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.6 runs on average
3.6runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
CHC↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
Archive since 200248.9%
CIN↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
Archive since 200251.1%
Last 10 Results
CHC / CIN

Record since 2002

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season413 games
202
211
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Chicago Cubs Biggest Win
16–0+16 runs
Apr 21, 2016
Cincinnati Reds Biggest Win
20–5+15 runs
May 26, 2022
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
Season ↓CHC ↕CIN ↕Games ↕
20267310
20255813
20245813
20236713
202211819
202181119
20206410
201981119
201811819
201712719
201615419
201513619
201481119
201351419
201241216
201171118
201041216
200910515
20088715
20079918
200610919
20056915
20049817
200310717
200251217

All 25 seasons are shown in the table above.

Home / Away Split
109-104CHC HOME107-93CIN HOME
AWAY
93-107
CHC
AWAY
104-109
CIN

Betting Context

Betting context since 2002

How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.

One-run games
28.6%

Share of the 413 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.

Won by 2 or more
71.4%

A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.6.

Average total
9.6runs

Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.

Home side wins
52.3%

Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.

Totals ladder

Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.

LineOverUnderOver rate
7.5259154
62.7%
8.5230183
55.7%
9.5Closest to even184229
44.6%

Fair price from the base rate

The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.

Cincinnati Reds
211 W · 51.1%1.96
Chicago Cubs
202 W · 48.9%2.04

A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.

Last 20 meetings vs full history

One-run games
30%vs 28.6% full archive
+1.4% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
70%vs 71.4% full archive
-1.4% in the last 20
Average total
8.7 runsvs 9.6 runs full archive
-0.9 runs in the last 20

Seasons 2025 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.

View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Reds and Cubs in the oddsmatcher.

Questions about this record: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

How do recent Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds results compare with the record since 2002?

Chicago Cubs have won 7 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Cincinnati Reds lead the decided record 211-202. The recent window is a subset of the current-feed record since 2002, so the page reports the two separately.

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Methodology & Data Sources

Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.

The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.

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Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API

Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds have met 413 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.