Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers H2H Record

Interleague
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
Tigers lead Cubs21to14since 2002

Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.

2026 season series: Tigers lead 2-1

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At a glance

Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026

Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers insights

Current-feed record
+7wins for Tigers
60% Tigers · 40% Cubs

Cubs have closed the gap since the 2023 schedule change: 6-6.

Recent form
10-10last 20

Tigers won 5-1 on Jul 22, 2026

Where it matters
0Postseason games

No postseason meetings since 2002.

Schedule context
  • Tigers built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 15 of 23 decided meetings (65%).
  • Since the schedule balanced out they are 6-6, or 50% to Tigers.

Cubs vs Tigers interleague history by season

Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers met in 11 seasons inside the current feed. Interleague scheduling makes meeting frequency uneven, so the season table matters more than a raw average.

Active seasons
11
With at least one meeting since 2002
Busiest season
2018
4 meetings
Per active season
3.2
Uneven interleague cadence
Win Percentage
14W
21W
CHC
DET
40%60%
Chicago CubsDetroit Tigers

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Jul 22
CHC 1-5 DET
DET
Jul 21
CHC 11-2 DET
CHC
Jul 20
CHC 6-8 DET
DET
Jun 8
DET 4-0 CHC
DET
Jun 7
DET 1-6 CHC
CHC
Jun 6
DET 3-1 CHC
DET
Aug 22
CHC 10-2 DET
CHC
Aug 21
CHC 2-8 DET
DET
Aug 20
CHC 3-1 DET
CHC
Aug 23
DET 4-6 CHC
CHC
Last Meeting
Jul 22, 2026Final
CHC
1
HOME
DET
5
AWAY
Tigerswon by4runs
Snapped Cubs' streak·Game 35 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Detroit Tigers won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.7 runs on average
3.7runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
CHC-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200240%
DET-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200260%
Last 10 Results
CHC / DET

Record since 2002

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season35 games
14
21
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Chicago Cubs Biggest Win
12–3+9 runs
Jun 10, 2015
Detroit Tigers Biggest Win
12–3+9 runs
Jun 18, 2006
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
Season ↓CHC ↕DET ↕Games ↕
2026123
2025123
2024213
2023213
2021213
2020123
2018314
2015134
2012123
2009033
2006033

All 11 seasons are shown in the table above.

Home / Away Split
6-10CHC HOME11-8DET HOME
AWAY
8-11
CHC
AWAY
10-6
DET

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.

Small sample: 35 decided meetings, under the 50 we treat as the floor for a stable rate. Read the figures below as description, not a forecast. Interleague pairs meet in short bursts, so a single series can move any percentage here by several points.

One-run games
20%

Share of the 35 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.

Won by 2 or more
80%

A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.7.

Average total
10.1runs

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

Home side wins
48.6%

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
7.52411
68.6%
8.51916
54.3%
9.5Closest to even1817
51.4%

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.

Detroit Tigers
21 W · 60%1.67
Chicago Cubs
14 W · 40%2.50

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
20%vs 20% full archive
0% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
80%vs 80% full archive
0% in the last 20
Average total
9.3 runsvs 10.1 runs full archive
-0.8 runs in the last 20

Seasons 2018 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 Tigers and Cubs in the oddsmatcher.

Questions about this record: Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers

How do recent Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers results compare with the record since 2002?

The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Detroit Tigers lead the decided record 21-14. The recent window is a subset of the current-feed record since 2002, so the page reports the two separately.

About Erik Andersson

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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 Detroit Tigers have met 35 times in this archive, which covers the 2006 season onward.