The Chicago Cubs are on an impressive winning streak, having won 14 straight home games and 18 of their last 21. They face the Cincinnati Reds today at 1:20 CT, aiming to extend their success against winning teams.
Key points
Cubs won 14 straight home games
Cubs are 18-3 in their last 21 games
Cubs have defeated winning teams in eight consecutive games
Current series against Reds is significant for Cubs' history
DEFEATING THE WINNERS: In each of the Cubsâ eight consecutive wins, their opponent has had a winning record going into the game. This is the Cubsâ 60th winning streak of at least eight games since 1901. Only once before did a streak include eight straight wins over opponents that were above .500: Sept. 16-27, 1935. Those were the final nine of 21 straight wins, still the National League record. During their recent 10-game winning streak, the Cubs won only one game vs. an opponent that was above .500: the last game, at Los Angeles vs. the Dodgers. (Courtesy BCBâs JohnW53)
STREAKING, PART 1: The Cubs have won 14 straight games at home. A win this afternoon will make it their second-longest such streak since 1901. They won 18 straight, Sept. 4-22, 1935, during a surge that lifted them to the pennant. They have had six previous streaks that ended after 14 games, most recently May 18-June 22, 2008. The earlier ones were in 1906, 1910, 1928, 1932 and 1936. (Courtesy BCBâs JohnW53)
STREAKING, PART 2: The Cubs are 18-3 in their last 21 games, their best 21-game record since they also were 18-3 from July 27-Aug. 18, 2016. That is their only span of 18-3 or better since they went 18-3 on June 30-July 18, 1945. They were last 19-2 on June 4-26, 1936. They were 20-1 in 12 overlapping spans in 1906 and four in 1935. They won 21 in a row, still the National League record, Sept. 4-27, 1935. (Courtesy BCBâs JohnW53)
CUBS vs. REDS: This is the Cubsâ 83rd series vs. the Reds at Wrigley Field since 1994, first season of the Central Division. It is the 17th of the 83 that was scheduled to be more than three games. The Cubs have swept four games just once, in 2018. The current series is the only other in which they won the first three games. They went 3-1 in four earlier series, including the most recent before the current one, in 2023. (Courtesy BCBâs JohnW53)
Q&A
What is the Chicago Cubs' current winning streak?
The Chicago Cubs have won 14 consecutive home games and 18 of their last 21 games.
When did the Cubs last have a similar winning streak?
The Cubs last had an 18-3 record over a 21-game span in July-August 2016.
How many games have the Cubs won against teams with winning records?
The Cubs have won eight consecutive games against opponents with winning records.
What is the significance of the Cubs' current series against the Reds?
This series marks the 83rd matchup between the Cubs and Reds at Wrigley Field since 1994, with the Cubs aiming to sweep the series.
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ShĆta Imanaga has just been excellent this year. A couple of starts have been not-great, but overall his numbers are outstanding, especially regarding long balls, considering his issues with them last year. He has allowed just three home runs in 41.1 innings. Keep that up!
ShĆta did okay vs. the Reds last year: two starts, 3.18 ERA, three home runs in 11.1 innings, 11 strikeouts. If he can keep the ball in the yard today â and thank heavens Cubs nemesis Eugenio SuĂĄrez is out right now! â good things should follow.
Rhett Lowder was the Redsâ No. 1 pick (seventh overall) out of Wake Forest in 2023. He made his MLB debut in 2024 and threw five shutout innings vs. the Cubs Sept. 28, 2024 at Wrigley Field. Then he missed all of last year (except for a handful of rehab starts) with elbow and oblique issues.
This year he has made seven starts and was doing pretty well until his last outing, last Saturday in Pittsburgh, when he didnât make it out of the second inning and was part of the Reds tying a MLB record with seven straight walks (he had four of those).
The Cubs are a pretty patient hitting team, so perhaps they can use that to their advantage.
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The Live! (formerly âFirst Pitchâ) thread will still post at five minutes to game time. It will also post to the front page. That will be the only live game discussion thread. After the game, the recap and Heroes and Goats will also live on the front page as separate posts.
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