AI Game Overview
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Friendly Confines! I’m thrilled to be breaking down this marquee matchup on the diamond as the New York Mets head into the Windy City to clash with the Chicago Cubs this April 18th.
As we settle into the heart of the 2026 MLB regular season, this series carries that classic National League intensity. The Mets arrive in Chicago looking to assert their dominance on the road, while the Cubs are eager to defend their home turf at Wrigley Field.
While the oddsmakers are keeping their cards close to the vest—with moneyline, spread, and total figures currently off the board—the narrative here is crystal clear. Early-season baseball is all about finding your rhythm, and for both these storied franchises, every win in April is a vital building block for a deep October run.
Expect a tactical chess match on the mound and high-stakes drama in the late innings. Whether it’s the Mets’ lineup looking to silence the crowd or the Cubs’ bats aiming to ignite the North Side, this is exactly the kind of high-caliber baseball we live for.
Grab your peanuts and Cracker Jack, folks—first pitch is set for 6:20 PM. It’s New York versus Chicago, and it’s going to be an absolute classic. Let’s play ball!
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The New York Mets and Chicago Cubs enter this April 18, 2026 matchup with nearly identical early-season struggles, as the Mets hold a 7-11 record compared to the Cubs' 8-9 mark. Recent head-to-head history from the 2025 season shows a highly competitive series, with both teams trading wins and demonstrating an ability to score in bunches. In their last six meetings, the games have frequently featured high-scoring outputs, suggesting that pitching consistency will be the deciding factor. Given the Cubs' slight edge in the win column and the advantage of playing at home, they hold a marginal edge in a matchup that historically trends toward back-and-forth offensive battles.
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Current Season Games
NYM
| L@ LAD | 0 - 4 |
| Lvs OAK | - |
| Lvs OAK | - |
| Lvs OAK | - |
| Lvs ARI | - |
| Lvs ARI | 2 - 7 |
| Wvs ARI | 4 - 3 |
| W@ SF | 5 - 2 |
| W@ SF | 9 - 0 |
| W@ SF | 10 - 3 |
| L@ SF | 2 - 7 |
| L@ STL | 1 - 2 |
| L@ STL | 0 - 3 |
| W@ STL | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs PIT | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs PIT | 11 - 7 |
CHC
| L@ PHI | 7 - 13 |
| Lvs PIT | - |
| Lvs PIT | - |
| Lvs PIT | - |
| W@ TB | 6 - 2 |
| W@ TB | 9 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 4 - 6 |
| 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 |
Previous Season Games
NYM
| L@ MIA | 0 - 4 |
| W@ MIA | 5 - 0 |
| L@ MIA | 2 - 6 |
| W@ CHC | 8 - 5 |
| L@ CHC | 3 - 10 |
| W@ CHC | 9 - 7 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs WAS | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs WAS | 12 - 6 |
| Wvs SD | 6 - 1 |
| Lvs SD | 4 - 7 |
| Wvs SD | 8 - 3 |
| Wvs TEX | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs TEX | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs TEX | 3 - 8 |
| L@ PHI | 4 - 6 |
| L@ PHI | 3 - 11 |
| L@ PHI | 3 - 9 |
| L@ PHI | 0 - 1 |
| L@ CIN | 2 - 3 |
| L@ CIN | 3 - 6 |
| W@ CIN | 5 - 4 |
| L@ DET | 2 - 6 |
| W@ DET | 12 - 5 |
| W@ DET | 10 - 8 |
| Lvs MIA | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs MIA | 8 - 11 |
| Wvs MIA | 19 - 9 |
| Lvs MIA | 4 - 7 |
| Wvs PHI | 6 - 0 |
| Wvs PHI | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs PHI | 13 - 3 |
| L@ ATL | 3 - 4 |
| W@ ATL | 9 - 2 |
| W@ ATL | 12 - 7 |
| L@ WAS | 3 - 9 |
| L@ WAS | 4 - 5 |
| W@ WAS | 8 - 1 |
| Wvs SEA | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs SEA | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs SEA | 9 - 11 |
| Lvs ATL | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs ATL | 6 - 11 |
| Wvs ATL | 13 - 5 |
| L@ MIL | 6 - 7 |
| L@ MIL | 4 - 7 |
| L@ MIL | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs CLE | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs CLE | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs CLE | 6 - 7 |
| Lvs SF | 4 - 12 |
| Wvs SF | 12 - 6 |
| Lvs SF | 3 - 4 |
| L@ SD | 0 - 5 |
| L@ SD | 1 - 7 |
| L@ SD | 6 - 7 |
| W@ SF | 5 - 3 |
| W@ SF | 2 - 1 |
| W@ SF | 8 - 1 |
| Wvs LAA | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs LAA | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs LAA | 7 - 5 |
| Wvs CIN | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs CIN | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs CIN | 4 - 8 |
| L@ KC | 2 - 3 |
| W@ KC | 3 - 1 |
| W@ KC | 8 - 3 |
| L@ BAL | 3 - 7 |
| L@ BAL | 1 - 3 |
| W@ BAL | 7 - 6 |
| Lvs NYY | 4 - 6 |
| Wvs NYY | 12 - 6 |
| Wvs NYY | 6 - 5 |
| Wvs MIL | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs MIL | 7 - 3 |
| Lvs MIL | 2 - 7 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 12 |
| L@ PIT | 2 - 9 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 9 |
| Wvs ATL | 4 - 0 |
| Wvs ATL | 7 - 3 |
| Lvs ATL | 4 - 7 |
| Lvs ATL | 2 - 3 |
| L@ PHI | 1 - 7 |
| W@ PHI | 11 - 4 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 10 |
| L@ ATL | 1 - 7 |
| L@ ATL | 0 - 5 |
| L@ ATL | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs TB | 0 - 9 |
| Lvs TB | 4 - 8 |
| Lvs TB | 5 - 7 |
| Wvs WAS | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs WAS | 5 - 0 |
| Wvs WAS | 5 - 4 |
| W@ COL | 13 - 5 |
| W@ COL | 8 - 1 |
| W@ COL | 4 - 2 |
| L@ LAD | 5 - 6 |
| W@ LAD | 6 - 1 |
| L@ LAD | 5 - 6 |
| W@ LAD | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs COL | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs COL | 8 - 2 |
| Wvs COL | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs CWS | 4 - 9 |
| Wvs CWS | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs CWS | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs LAD | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs LAD | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs LAD | 5 - 7 |
| W@ BOS | 5 - 1 |
| L@ BOS | 0 - 2 |
| L@ BOS | 1 - 3 |
| L@ NYY | 2 - 8 |
| W@ NYY | 3 - 2 |
| L@ NYY | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs PIT | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs PIT | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs CHC | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs CHC | 5 - 6 |
| Wvs CHC | 7 - 2 |
| W@ ARI | 7 - 1 |
| L@ ARI | 1 - 5 |
| W@ ARI | 5 - 4 |
| L@ STL | 4 - 5 |
| L@ STL | 5 - 6 |
| W@ STL | 9 - 3 |
| Lvs ARI | 2 - 4 |
| Lvs ARI | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs ARI | 8 - 3 |
| W@ WAS | 19 - 5 |
| L@ WAS | 7 - 8 |
| W@ WAS | 2 - 0 |
| L@ WAS | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs PHI | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs STL | 7 - 4 |
| Wvs STL | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs STL | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 1 |
| L@ MIN | 3 - 4 |
| L@ MIN | 3 - 6 |
| W@ MIN | 5 - 1 |
| W@ OAK | 8 - 0 |
| L@ OAK | 1 - 3 |
| W@ OAK | 7 - 6 |
| Lvs MIA | 0 - 5 |
| Wvs MIA | 10 - 5 |
| Wvs MIA | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs TOR | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs TOR | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs TOR | 5 - 0 |
| W@ MIA | 6 - 5 |
| L@ MIA | 2 - 4 |
| W@ MIA | 10 - 4 |
| L@ HOU | 1 - 2 |
| W@ HOU | 3 - 1 |
| L@ HOU | 1 - 3 |
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 STL | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs STL | 7 - 3 |
| Wvs STL | 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@ STL | 2 - 3 |
| W@ STL | 9 - 1 |
| L@ STL | 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 STL | 11 - 0 |
| Lvs STL | 6 - 8 |
| Wvs STL | 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@ STL | 3 - 0 |
| W@ STL | 8 - 0 |
| L@ STL | 7 - 8 |
| L@ STL | 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 |