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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the diamond. I’m thrilled to break down a marquee matchup on the 2026 MLB calendar as the Chicago Cubs head into the City of Brotherly Love to face off against the Philadelphia Phillies this April 13th.
As we settle into the rhythm of the 2026 regular season, this clash carries all the weight of a mid-April statement game. The Cubs, always a gritty bunch, are looking to establish their identity on the road, while the Phillies are eager to defend their home turf at Citizens Bank Park—a venue that promises to be electric under the lights.
Now, while the oddsmakers are keeping their cards close to the vest—with the moneyline, spread, and total yet to be defined—the narrative here is crystal clear. Early-season baseball is all about momentum. For the Cubs, it’s about proving they can handle the pressure of a hostile environment, and for the Phillies, it’s about asserting dominance in the National League hierarchy.
We’re looking at two rosters built with postseason aspirations, and every game in April is a brick in the foundation of a championship run. Whether it’s a pitching duel or a slugfest, the atmosphere in Philadelphia is set to be nothing short of spectacular.
Grab your peanuts and Cracker Jack, folks. The Cubs and the Phillies are ready to write the next chapter of their 2026 campaign. It’s baseball at its finest—don’t blink, because this one is going to be a thriller.
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The Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies enter this April 13, 2026 matchup with nearly identical early-season form, both hovering around the .500 mark with records of 6-8 and 7-7 respectively. Historical data from the 2025 season shows a highly competitive series between these two clubs, with the home team frequently holding the advantage in individual game outcomes. In their last six meetings, the home team emerged victorious in four of those contests, suggesting that the venue plays a significant role in their head-to-head dynamic. Given the Phillies' slight edge in the overall record and the tendency for the home side to dictate the pace in this specific rivalry, the Phillies are positioned to leverage their home-field advantage to secure a narrow victory in this early-season clash.
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Current Season Games
CHC
| Lvs PIT | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs PIT | 0 - 2 |
| L@ TB | - |
| L@ TB | - |
| L@ TB | - |
| L@ CLE | 5 - 6 |
| W@ CLE | 1 - 0 |
| L@ CLE | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs LAA | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs LAA | 0 - 2 |
| Wvs LAA | 7 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 3 - 6 |
| Wvs WAS | 10 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 4 - 10 |
PHI
| Wvs ARI | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs ARI | 4 - 5 |
| L@ SF | - |
| L@ SF | - |
| L@ SF | - |
| L@ COL | 1 - 4 |
| W@ COL | 2 - 1 |
| W@ COL | 10 - 1 |
| Wvs WAS | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs WAS | 6 - 5 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 13 |
| Lvs TEX | 3 - 8 |
| Lvs TEX | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs TEX | 5 - 3 |
Previous Season Games
CHC
| L@ MIL | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs MIL | 6 - 0 |
| Wvs MIL | 4 - 3 |
| L@ MIL | 3 - 7 |
| L@ MIL | 3 - 9 |
| Wvs SD | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs SD | 0 - 3 |
| Wvs SD | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs St.Louis Cardinals | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs St.Louis Cardinals | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs St.Louis Cardinals | 12 - 1 |
| Lvs NYM | 5 - 8 |
| Wvs NYM | 10 - 3 |
| Lvs NYM | 7 - 9 |
| L@ CIN | 0 - 1 |
| L@ CIN | 3 - 6 |
| L@ CIN | 4 - 7 |
| L@ CIN | 0 - 1 |
| W@ PIT | 8 - 4 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 1 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs TB | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs TB | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs TB | 6 - 4 |
| W@ ATL | 3 - 2 |
| W@ ATL | 6 - 1 |
| L@ ATL | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs WAS | 11 - 5 |
| Lvs ATL | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs ATL | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs ATL | 7 - 6 |
| L@ COL | 5 - 6 |
| W@ COL | 4 - 3 |
| W@ COL | 11 - 7 |
| L@ SF | 3 - 4 |
| L@ SF | 3 - 12 |
| L@ SF | 2 - 5 |
| W@ LAA | 4 - 3 |
| W@ LAA | 12 - 1 |
| W@ LAA | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs MIL | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs MIL | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs MIL | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs MIL | 6 - 4 |
| Lvs MIL | 0 - 7 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs PIT | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs PIT | 2 - 3 |
| L@ TOR | 1 - 2 |
| W@ TOR | 4 - 1 |
| L@ TOR | 1 - 5 |
| L@ St.Louis Cardinals | 2 - 3 |
| W@ St.Louis Cardinals | 9 - 1 |
| L@ St.Louis Cardinals | 0 - 5 |
| Wvs CIN | 6 - 1 |
| Lvs CIN | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs CIN | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs BAL | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs BAL | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs BAL | 1 - 0 |
| W@ MIL | 10 - 3 |
| L@ MIL | 3 - 9 |
| L@ MIL | 4 - 8 |
| W@ CWS | 5 - 4 |
| W@ CWS | 6 - 1 |
| L@ CWS | 5 - 12 |
| Lvs KC | 4 - 8 |
| Wvs KC | 6 - 0 |
| Lvs KC | 4 - 12 |
| Lvs BOS | 1 - 6 |
| Wvs BOS | 6 - 0 |
| Wvs BOS | 4 - 1 |
| W@ NYY | 4 - 1 |
| W@ NYY | 5 - 2 |
| L@ NYY | 0 - 11 |
| W@ MIN | 8 - 1 |
| L@ MIN | 2 - 4 |
| L@ MIN | 1 - 8 |
| Wvs St.Louis Cardinals | 11 - 0 |
| Lvs St.Louis Cardinals | 6 - 8 |
| Wvs St.Louis Cardinals | 11 - 3 |
| Wvs CLE | 1 - 0 |
| Wvs CLE | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs CLE | 5 - 2 |
| L@ HOU | 0 - 2 |
| W@ HOU | 12 - 3 |
| L@ HOU | 4 - 7 |
| W@ St.Louis Cardinals | 3 - 0 |
| W@ St.Louis Cardinals | 8 - 0 |
| L@ St.Louis Cardinals | 7 - 8 |
| L@ St.Louis Cardinals | 2 - 8 |
| Lvs SEA | 6 - 14 |
| Wvs SEA | 10 - 7 |
| Lvs SEA | 4 - 9 |
| Lvs MIL | 7 - 8 |
| Wvs MIL | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs PIT | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs PIT | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs PIT | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs PIT | 3 - 2 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 7 |
| W@ PHI | 8 - 4 |
| L@ PHI | 3 - 4 |
| L@ DET | 0 - 4 |
| W@ DET | 6 - 1 |
| L@ DET | 1 - 3 |
| W@ WAS | 7 - 1 |
| L@ WAS | 0 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 8 - 3 |
| Wvs CIN | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs CIN | 2 - 0 |
| Lvs CIN | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs COL | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs COL | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs COL | 3 - 1 |
| W@ CIN | 11 - 8 |
| L@ CIN | 4 - 6 |
| W@ CIN | 13 - 6 |
| W@ MIA | 2 - 1 |
| W@ MIA | 14 - 1 |
| L@ MIA | 7 - 8 |
| Wvs CWS | 6 - 2 |
| Wvs CWS | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs CWS | 13 - 3 |
| Lvs MIA | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs MIA | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs MIA | 5 - 2 |
| L@ NYM | 2 - 6 |
| W@ NYM | 6 - 5 |
| L@ NYM | 2 - 7 |
| Lvs SF | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs SF | 5 - 14 |
| Wvs SF | 9 - 2 |
| L@ MIL | 0 - 4 |
| W@ MIL | 6 - 2 |
| W@ MIL | 10 - 0 |
| W@ PIT | 8 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 3 - 4 |
| W@ PIT | 9 - 0 |
| Lvs PHI | 1 - 3 |
| Lvs PHI | 4 - 10 |
| Wvs PHI | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs LAD | 7 - 6 |
| Wvs LAD | 11 - 10 |
| Lvs ARI | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs ARI | 6 - 2 |
| Wvs ARI | 13 - 11 |
| L@ SD | 2 - 4 |
| W@ SD | 2 - 1 |
| L@ SD | 4 - 10 |
| W@ LAD | 4 - 2 |
| W@ LAD | 16 - 0 |
| L@ LAD | 0 - 3 |
| Lvs TEX | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs TEX | 10 - 6 |
| Wvs TEX | 7 - 0 |
| Lvs SD | 7 - 8 |
| Wvs SD | 7 - 1 |
| Wvs SD | 3 - 1 |
| W@ OAK | 10 - 2 |
| W@ OAK | 7 - 4 |
| W@ OAK | 18 - 3 |
| L@ ARI | 6 - 10 |
| W@ ARI | 4 - 3 |
| L@ ARI | 1 - 8 |
| W@ ARI | 10 - 6 |
| Lvs LAD | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs LAD | 1 - 4 |
PHI
| L@ LAD | 1 - 2 |
| W@ LAD | 8 - 2 |
| Lvs LAD | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs LAD | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs MIN | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs MIN | 0 - 5 |
| Wvs MIN | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs MIA | 1 - 0 |
| Wvs MIA | 11 - 1 |
| Lvs MIA | 5 - 6 |
| L@ ARI | 2 - 9 |
| L@ ARI | 3 - 4 |
| W@ ARI | 8 - 2 |
| L@ LAD | 0 - 5 |
| W@ LAD | 9 - 6 |
| W@ LAD | 6 - 5 |
| Lvs KC | 3 - 10 |
| Wvs KC | 8 - 6 |
| Wvs KC | 8 - 2 |
| Wvs NYM | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs NYM | 11 - 3 |
| Wvs NYM | 9 - 3 |
| Wvs NYM | 1 - 0 |
| L@ MIA | 4 - 5 |
| W@ MIA | 4 - 2 |
| W@ MIA | 9 - 3 |
| W@ MIL | 2 - 0 |
| L@ MIL | 3 - 6 |
| W@ MIL | 10 - 8 |
| Lvs ATL | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs ATL | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs ATL | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs ATL | 19 - 4 |
| L@ NYM | 0 - 6 |
| L@ NYM | 5 - 6 |
| L@ NYM | 3 - 13 |
| Wvs WAS | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs WAS | 6 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs SEA | 11 - 2 |
| Wvs SEA | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs SEA | 12 - 7 |
| W@ WAS | 11 - 9 |
| L@ WAS | 0 - 2 |
| W@ WAS | 6 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 3 |
| L@ CIN | 0 - 8 |
| L@ CIN | 1 - 6 |
| W@ CIN | 4 - 1 |
| W@ TEX | 4 - 2 |
| W@ TEX | 3 - 2 |
| W@ TEX | 9 - 1 |
| Lvs BAL | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs BAL | 5 - 0 |
| Wvs BAL | 13 - 3 |
| Wvs DET | 2 - 0 |
| Lvs DET | 5 - 7 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 4 |
| L@ CWS | 3 - 9 |
| W@ CWS | 6 - 3 |
| L@ CWS | 2 - 6 |
| L@ NYY | 3 - 4 |
| W@ NYY | 9 - 4 |
| W@ NYY | 12 - 5 |
| Lvs BOS | 8 - 9 |
| Wvs BOS | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs BOS | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs LAA | 2 - 8 |
| Wvs LAA | 9 - 5 |
| Lvs LAA | 5 - 6 |
| W@ SD | 2 - 1 |
| L@ SD | 4 - 5 |
| L@ SD | 2 - 4 |
| W@ SF | 13 - 0 |
| L@ SF | 3 - 4 |
| L@ SF | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs CIN | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs CIN | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs CIN | 6 - 9 |
| Wvs SD | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs SD | 4 - 6 |
| Wvs SD | 4 - 0 |
| W@ ATL | 2 - 1 |
| L@ ATL | 1 - 6 |
| W@ ATL | 13 - 0 |
| L@ HOU | 1 - 2 |
| L@ HOU | 0 - 2 |
| L@ HOU | 0 - 1 |
| Wvs NYM | 7 - 1 |
| Lvs NYM | 4 - 11 |
| Wvs NYM | 10 - 2 |
| W@ MIA | 2 - 1 |
| W@ MIA | 4 - 2 |
| L@ MIA | 3 - 8 |
| W@ MIA | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs TOR | 11 - 4 |
| Wvs TOR | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs TOR | 8 - 0 |
| Wvs CHC | 7 - 2 |
| Lvs CHC | 4 - 8 |
| Wvs CHC | 4 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 2 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 2 |
| L@ PIT | 4 - 5 |
| L@ TOR | 1 - 9 |
| L@ TOR | 1 - 2 |
| W@ TOR | 8 - 3 |
| Lvs MIL | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs MIL | 7 - 17 |
| Lvs MIL | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs ATL | 3 - 9 |
| Wvs ATL | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs ATL | 2 - 0 |
| L@ OAK | 4 - 5 |
| W@ OAK | 9 - 6 |
| W@ OAK | 4 - 3 |
| W@ COL | 2 - 0 |
| W@ COL | 9 - 5 |
| W@ COL | 7 - 4 |
| W@ COL | 9 - 3 |
| Wvs PIT | 1 - 0 |
| Wvs PIT | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs PIT | 8 - 4 |
| Lvs St.Louis Cardinals | 7 - 14 |
| Wvs St.Louis Cardinals | 2 - 1 |
| Lvs St.Louis Cardinals | 2 - 3 |
| W@ CLE | 3 - 0 |
| W@ CLE | 7 - 1 |
| L@ CLE | 0 - 6 |
| W@ TB | 7 - 6 |
| W@ TB | 7 - 0 |
| W@ TB | 8 - 4 |
| Lvs ARI | 9 - 11 |
| Wvs ARI | 7 - 2 |
| Wvs ARI | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs WAS | 7 - 2 |
| Wvs WAS | 7 - 6 |
| W@ CHC | 3 - 1 |
| W@ CHC | 10 - 4 |
| L@ CHC | 0 - 4 |
| L@ NYM | 3 - 4 |
| L@ NYM | 1 - 5 |
| L@ NYM | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs MIA | 5 - 7 |
| Wvs MIA | 11 - 10 |
| Wvs MIA | 7 - 2 |
| Wvs SF | 6 - 4 |
| Lvs SF | 4 - 11 |
| Wvs SF | 6 - 4 |
| Lvs SF | 4 - 10 |
| L@ St.Louis Cardinals | 0 - 7 |
| W@ St.Louis Cardinals | 4 - 1 |
| L@ St.Louis Cardinals | 0 - 2 |
| L@ ATL | 2 - 4 |
| W@ ATL | 4 - 3 |
| L@ ATL | 5 - 7 |
| Wvs LAD | 8 - 7 |
| Lvs LAD | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs LAD | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs COL | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs COL | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs COL | 6 - 1 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 5 |
| W@ WAS | 11 - 6 |
| W@ WAS | 7 - 3 |