Current-feed record
+58wins for Cubs
57% Cubs · 43% Pirates · 0% ties
Cubs have pulled further ahead since 2023: 32-17.
Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates H2H Record
NL Central rivalry
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs lead Pirates234to176·1 tiessince 2002
Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.
2026 season series tied 5-5
Data updated 5 min read
At a glance
Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates insights
Recent form
13-7last 20
Pirates won 8-7 on Jul 26, 2026
Where it matters
1Postseason game
1 postseason game across 1 postseason since 2002.
Schedule context
- Cubs built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 202 of 361 decided meetings (56%).
- Since the schedule balanced out they are 32-17, or 65% to Cubs.
Cubs vs Pirates postseason head-to-head record
Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates have a verified postseason subset inside the current-feed record. The playoff games are included in the overall total, not added on top of it.
- Postseason record
- Cubs 1-0
- 1 postseason game since 2002
- Playoff share
- 0.2%
- Share of recorded meetings in this feed
- Regular season
- 410
- Recorded non-postseason meetings
Win Percentage
234W
1T
176W
CHC
PIT
57%0.2%43%
Chicago CubsTiesPittsburgh Pirates
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jul 26
PIT 8-7 CHC
PITJul 25
PIT 0-11 CHC
CHCJul 24
PIT 2-3 CHC
CHCMay 28
PIT 2-7 CHC
CHCMay 27
PIT 4-10 CHC
CHCMay 26
PIT 12-1 CHC
PITMay 25
PIT 2-1 CHC
PITApr 12
CHC 7-6 PIT
CHCApr 11
CHC 3-4 PIT
PITApr 10
CHC 0-2 PIT
PIT| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | PIT | CHC | 8–7 | PIT |
| Jul 25, 2026 | PIT | CHC | 0–11 | CHC |
| Jul 24, 2026 | PIT | CHC | 2–3 | CHC |
| May 28, 2026 | PIT | CHC | 2–7 | CHC |
| May 27, 2026 | PIT | CHC | 4–10 | CHC |
| May 26, 2026 | PIT | CHC | 12–1 | PIT |
| May 25, 2026 | PIT | CHC | 2–1 | PIT |
| Apr 12, 2026 | CHC | PIT | 7–6 | CHC |
| Apr 11, 2026 | CHC | PIT | 3–4 | PIT |
| Apr 10, 2026 | CHC | PIT | 0–2 | PIT |
Last Meeting
Jul 26, 2026Final
PIT
8
HOME
CHC
7
AWAY
Pirateswon by1run
Snapped Cubs' streak·Game 411 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Pittsburgh Pirates 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 200257.1%
PIT-Neutral
Last 1050%
Archive since 200242.9%
Last 10 Results
CHC / PIT
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season410 games · 1 ties
233
176
Postseason1 games
1
0
Chicago Cubs Biggest Win
21–0+21 runs
Apr 23, 2022
Pittsburgh Pirates Biggest Win
18–5+13 runs
Jul 1, 2019
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHC ↕ | PIT ↕ | T ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | – | 10 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | – | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | – | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | – | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 | – | 19 |
| 2021 | 14 | 5 | – | 19 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 | – | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 | 8 | – | 19 |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | – | 19 |
| 2017 | 10 | 9 | – | 19 |
| 2016 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 2015 | 12 | 8 | – | 20 |
| 2014 | 5 | 14 | – | 19 |
| 2013 | 7 | 12 | – | 19 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | – | 16 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | – | 16 |
| 2010 | 5 | 10 | – | 15 |
| 2009 | 10 | 4 | – | 14 |
| 2008 | 14 | 4 | – | 18 |
| 2007 | 8 | 7 | – | 15 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 | – | 15 |
| 2005 | 11 | 5 | – | 16 |
| 2004 | 13 | 5 | – | 18 |
| 2003 | 10 | 8 | – | 18 |
| 2002 | 10 | 9 | – | 19 |
All 25 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
119-90
CHC
AWAY
86-115
PIT
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
33.2%
Share of the 410 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
66.8%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.7.
Average total
8.9runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
50%
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.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 222 | 189 | 54% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 194 | 217 | 47.2% |
| 9.5 | 158 | 253 | 38.4% |
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.
Chicago Cubs
234 W · 57.1%1.75
Pittsburgh Pirates
176 W · 42.9%2.33
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
55%vs 33.2% full archive
+21.8% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
45%vs 66.8% full archive
-21.8% in the last 20
Average total
7.3 runsvs 8.9 runs full archive
-1.6 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 Cubs and Pirates in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
How is the Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates meeting total counted?
the current-feed record since 2002 contains 411 recorded meetings. 410 meetings have a winner; 1 meeting ended tied and remain separate. This is why the meeting total can exceed the two win totals combined.
What is the Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates postseason record?
The postseason subset contains 1 game: Chicago Cubs has 1 win and Pittsburgh Pirates have 0 wins. Those games are already included in the current-feed record since 2002.
How do recent Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates results compare with the record since 2002?
The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Chicago Cubs lead the decided record 234-176. The recent window is a subset of the current-feed record since 2002, so the page reports the two separately.
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.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API
Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates have met 411 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.