September 25, 2026

Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Check the Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox matchup with start time, TV and streaming listings, probable pitchers, venue, score status and same-date MLB games.

1:05 PM ETStart time

FinalStatus

Marquee Sports Network, NESNTV

Fenway ParkVenue

Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox Game Summary

A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.

Chicago Cubs 3 88-72

Final 3-4 Fri, Sep 25 · 1:05 PM ET

Boston Red Sox 4 86-74

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
BOS	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	-	4	9	0

W: Greg Weissert L: Aaron Civale SV: Raymond Burgos

Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base

Inning	CHC R	H	E	Left On Base	BOS R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
2nd	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	2
3rd	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4th	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
5th	0	1	0	1	2	3	0	1
6th	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
7th	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	1
8th	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
9th	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs vs Boston Red Sox Game Highlights

Saved YouTube results followed by official MLB recaps, condensed games and key plays.

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Official MLB Wong, Rutschman propel offense in Red Sox' 4-3 win 00:02:35

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Official MLB Condensed Game 1: CHC@BOS - 9/25/26 00:11:59

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Official MLB Connor Wong's go-ahead double 00:00:30

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Official MLB Miguel Amaya's two-run double 00:00:31

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Official MLB Adley Rutschman's two-run double 00:00:20

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Official MLB Alex Bregman returns to lineup after facial injury 00:01:27

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Official MLB Tyrone Taylor's RBI double 00:00:19

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Official MLB Roman Anthony scores on Swanson's throwing error 00:00:24

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Official MLB Roman Anthony's triple to right field 00:00:23

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Official MLB Raymond Burgos earns save in Red Sox' 4-3 win 00:00:28

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Official MLB Caleb Durbin nabs Matt Shaw at the plate 00:00:32

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Official MLB Andruw Monasterio's diving infield catch 00:00:30

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Official MLB Isiah Kiner-Falefa's sliding grab 00:00:20

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateSeptember 25, 2026

Time1:05 PM ET

VenueFenway Park

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 1 of 3

Day/Nightday

Attendance33,506

Game Duration2h 38m

First Pitch2026-09-25T17:06:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedSep 29, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Chicago Cubs vs Boston Red Sox Probable Pitchers

CHCClay Holmes

Stats6-8 · ERA 3.29 · 78 SO · WHIP 1.19 · 101.1 IP

BOSAlec Gamboa

Stats1-0 · ERA 1.91 · 23 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 33.0 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Marquee Sports Network TV · EN · away · Streaming

NESN TV · EN · home · Streaming

104.3 The Score FM · EN · away · Streaming

WEEI 93.7 FM · EN · home · Streaming

WCCM 1490 AM (SP) AM · ES · home · Streaming

WESX 1230 AM (SP) AM · ES · home

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.

Top 1 · Double1-0

Tyrone Taylor doubles (16) on a fly ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Seiya Suzuki scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Tyrone Taylor Pitcher: Alec Gamboa

Top 2 · Double3-0

Miguel Amaya doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Roman Anthony. Michael Busch scores. Dansby Swanson scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Miguel Amaya Pitcher: Alec Gamboa

Bottom 3 · Forceout3-1

Wilyer Abreu grounds into a force out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Roman Anthony scores. Adley Rutschman out at 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Dansby Swanson.

RBI: 0 Batter: Wilyer Abreu Pitcher: Clay Holmes

Bottom 5 · Single3-3

Adley Rutschman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. Roman Anthony scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Adley Rutschman Pitcher: Caleb Thielbar

Bottom 7 · Double3-4

Connor Wong doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Roman Anthony scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Connor Wong Pitcher: Aaron Civale

Chicago Cubs Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Pete Crow-Armstrong#4	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
2	Seiya Suzuki#27	RF	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
3	Alex Bregman#3	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	Tyrone Taylor#55	LF	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	Ian Happ#8	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5	Nico Hoerner#2	2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Matt Shaw#6	3B	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Michael Busch#29	1B	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	Dansby Swanson#7	SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	Miguel Amaya#9	C	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Aaron Civale#38	2.1	3	1	1	1	0	0	38 / 26
Caleb Thielbar#24	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	13 / 9
Clay Holmes#25	4.1	5	3	2	3	3	0	78 / 50

Boston Red Sox Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Roman Anthony#19	LF	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	Mickey Gasper#30	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2	Connor Wong#12	C	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
3	Adley Rutschman#31	DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4	Wilyer Abreu#52	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Caleb Durbin#5	3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Nick Sogard#20	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
7	Jarren Duran#16	CF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	Andruw Monasterio#32	1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Isiah Kiner-Falefa#2	SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Alec Gamboa#68	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	0	40 / 29
Greg Weissert#57	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	22 / 11
Jake Bennett#64	3.2	3	0	0	1	1	0	65 / 43
Raymond Burgos#79	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	33 / 25

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More MLB Games on September 25, 2026

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Date / Time	Matchup	Status	TV / Streaming	Probable Pitchers	Venue	Links
Fri, Sep 25 1:05 PM ET	Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox 3-4	Final	Marquee Sports NetworkNESN	CHC: Clay Holmes 6-8 · ERA 3.29 · 78 SO · WHIP 1.19 · 101.1 IP BOS: Alec Gamboa 1-0 · ERA 1.91 · 23 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 33.0 IP	Fenway Park	Details
Fri, Sep 25 4:05 PM ET	Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees 10-2	Final	MASNYES	BAL: Trevor Rogers 10-11 · ERA 4.03 · 157 SO · WHIP 1.18 · 169.2 IP NYY: Brendan Beck 0-2 · ERA 9.95 · 13 SO · WHIP 1.66 · 12.2 IP	Yankee Stadium	Details
Fri, Sep 25 TBA	Baltimore Orioles at New York Yankees 3-6	Final	MASNYES	BAL: Brandon Young 9-6 · ERA 3.56 · 133 SO · WHIP 1.35 · 156.2 IP NYY: Ryan Yarbrough 2-1 · ERA 3.69 · 49 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 63.1 IP	Yankee Stadium	Details
Fri, Sep 25 5:35 PM ET	Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox 0-2	Final	Marquee Sports NetworkNESN	CHC: David Peterson 9-8 · ERA 4.79 · 137 SO · WHIP 1.50 · 148.1 IP BOS: Brayan Bello 6-7 · ERA 4.33 · 92 SO · WHIP 1.37 · 116.1 IP	Fenway Park	Details
Fri, Sep 25 6:40 PM ET	Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies 2-0	Final	NBCSPRays.TV	TB: Freddy Peralta 10-11 · ERA 4.42 · 156 SO · WHIP 1.33 · 169.0 IP PHI: Cristopher Sánchez 18-7 · ERA 2.91 · 231 SO · WHIP 1.20 · 207.0 IP	Citizens Bank Park	Details
Fri, Sep 25 6:40 PM ET	Pittsburgh Pirates at Detroit Tigers 7-8	Final	Detroit SportsNetSportsNet Pittsburgh	PIT: Bubba Chandler 8-10 · ERA 4.62 · 140 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 154.0 IP DET: Jackson Jobe 3-3 · ERA 3.91 · 51 SO · WHIP 1.17 · 46.0 IP	Comerica Park	Details
Fri, Sep 25 6:45 PM ET	New York Mets at Washington Nationals 6-7	Final	Nationals.TVWPIX	NYM: Jefry Yan 2-1 · ERA 4.87 · 26 SO · WHIP 1.72 · 20.1 IP WSH: Andrew Alvarez 2-6 · ERA 3.43 · 114 SO · WHIP 1.30 · 112.2 IP	Nationals Park	Details
Fri, Sep 25 7:07 PM ET	Cincinnati Reds at Toronto Blue Jays 5-6	Final	Reds.TVSportsnetTVA Sports	CIN: Nick Lodolo 3-6 · ERA 4.97 · 83 SO · WHIP 1.48 · 108.2 IP TOR: José Soriano 12-8 · ERA 3.91 · 169 SO · WHIP 1.29 · 177.1 IP	Rogers Centre	Details
Fri, Sep 25 7:10 PM ET	Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins 0-3	Final	BravesVisionMarlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & Garcia	ATL: Ray Kerr 0-0 · ERA 1.47 · 11 SO · WHIP 0.60 · 18.1 IP MIA: Eury Pérez 8-11 · ERA 3.91 · 170 SO · WHIP 1.21 · 159.0 IP	loanDepot park	Details
Fri, Sep 25 7:40 PM ET	St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers 4-8	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookCardinals.TV Presented by bet365	STL: Michael McGreevy 7-9 · ERA 3.95 · 115 SO · WHIP 1.28 · 168.2 IP MIL: Robert Gasser 5-5 · ERA 3.87 · 103 SO · WHIP 1.19 · 109.1 IP	American Family Field	Details
Fri, Sep 25 7:40 PM ET	Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals 12-9	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by ProgressiveRoyals.TV	CLE: Gavin Williams 14-8 · ERA 3.76 · 248 SO · WHIP 1.11 · 184.1 IP KC: Noah Cameron 9-8 · ERA 4.11 · 158 SO · WHIP 1.23 · 177.1 IP	Kauffman Stadium	Details
Fri, Sep 25 7:40 PM ET	Colorado Rockies at Chicago White Sox 1-6	Final	Chicago Sports NetworkRockies.TV	COL: Tomoyuki Sugano 12-12 · ERA 5.37 · 96 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 154.1 IP CWS: Sean Burke 11-7 · ERA 3.34 · 185 SO · WHIP 1.20 · 172.1 IP	Rate Field	Details
Fri, Sep 25 8:10 PM ET	Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins 2-10	Final	CW33Rangers Sports Network, presented by ProgressiveTwins.TV Presented by Progressive	TEX: Jacob deGrom 11-11 · ERA 4.20 · 201 SO · WHIP 1.14 · 162.2 IP MIN: Joe Ryan 7-10 · ERA 3.79 · 159 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 144.2 IP	Target Field	Details
Fri, Sep 25 9:40 PM ET	Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres 11-4	Final	DBACKS.TVPadres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health	AZ: Brandon Pfaadt 8-3 · ERA 3.77 · 94 SO · WHIP 1.18 · 136.0 IP SD: Casey Mize 6-10 · ERA 4.32 · 110 SO · WHIP 1.23 · 131.1 IP	Petco Park	Details
Fri, Sep 25 9:40 PM ET	Houston Astros at Athletics 5-6	Final	NBCSCASpace City Home Network	HOU: Hunter Brown 6-4 · ERA 3.19 · 124 SO · WHIP 1.27 · 107.1 IP ATH: Jacob Lopez 7-5 · ERA 5.47 · 112 SO · WHIP 1.49 · 123.1 IP	Sutter Health Park	Details
Fri, Sep 25 10:10 PM ET	Los Angeles Angels at Seattle Mariners 7-5	Final	ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort CasinoMariners.TV	LAA: Reid Detmers 7-8 · ERA 3.36 · 211 SO · WHIP 1.04 · 185.0 IP SEA: Bryce Miller 4-10 · ERA 4.17 · 119 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 118.2 IP	T-Mobile Park	Details
Fri, Sep 25 10:15 PM ET	Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants 2-0	Final	NBCS BASportsNet LA	LAD: Tarik Skubal 12-7 · ERA 2.72 · 186 SO · WHIP 0.96 · 158.2 IP SF: Yunior Marte 0-2 · ERA 4.44 · 15 SO · WHIP 1.40 · 24.1 IP	Oracle Park	Details

Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox FAQ

Common questions for this MLB matchup.

What time is Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox?

The listed start time is 1:05 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox on?

The current TV listing is Marquee Sports Network, NESN. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Clay Holmes and Alec Gamboa. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Fenway Park.