Chicago Cubs Playoffs 2026

The Chicago Cubs' season ended in the NL Wild Card Series, a 0-2 series loss to the San Diego Padres. They went 89-73 in the regular season as the NL's No. 5 seed.

Chicago CubsNL Central · National LeagueEliminated · NL Wild Card Series

89-73Regular season

No. 5NL seed

0-2Postseason

2ndNL Central

+147Run diff

5-5Last 10

14GB in NL Central

.549Win %

NL Wild Card Series · best of 3Lost 0-2 vs PadresEvery game of the series →

Season Trend

Cubs 2026 Postseason Games

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	TV
WC G1	Sep 29	at Padres	L 0-8
WC G2	Sep 30	at Padres	L 1-4

WC = Wild Card Series, LDS = Division Series, LCS = League Championship Series, WS = World Series. Times Eastern; unplayed “if necessary” games disappear once a series is decided.

NL Central Final Standings

#	Team	W-L	Pct	GB
1	Brewers	103-59	.636	–
2	Cubs	89-73	.549	14
3	Pirates	82-80	.506	21
4	Cardinals	77-85	.475	26
5	Reds	75-87	.463	28

Division winners take seeds 1-3; the three best remaining records in the NL are wild cards. Full playoff picture →

Last Five Regular-Season Games

Date	Opponent	Result
Wed, Sep 23	vs Marlins	L 2-3
Thu, Sep 24	vs Marlins	W 2-1
Fri, Sep 25	at Red Sox	L 3-4
Fri, Sep 25	at Red Sox	L 0-2
Sun, Sep 27	at Red Sox	W 6-2

This Chicago Cubs playoffs page refreshes after every Cubs game: record, series score, next game, postseason results and standings. Compare them with the rest of the NL playoff picture, or see their path on the bracket.