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FinalFinal lineupsNL Central / AL West

Chicago Cubs 19, Seattle Mariners 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · T-Mobile ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 23, 7:35 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 7, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score64
Chicago Cubs
89–73 · 2nd NL Central · T-Score 64
19
19–2
FINAL
Seattle Mariners
76–86 · 3rd AL West · T-Score 44
2
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handCubsChicago owns a .757 OPS vs RHP, 3th in MLB; Seattle ranks 30th vs LHP.
BullpenMarinersSeattle owns a 3.78 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Chicago's 4.33.
Starter formCubsImanaga has a 3.18 ERA over his last five starts, while Miller is at 7.18.
Recent formMarinersSeattle has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

CHC
Shota Imanaga LHP
Shota Imanaga
Chicago Cubs
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.77
79th
WHIP
1.09
35th
K/9
8.79
71st
BB/9
2.01
12th
P-Score59i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.82
203rd
OPS/R
–
IP
143.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.18
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
SEA
Bryce Miller RHP
Bryce Miller
Seattle Mariners
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.71
114th
WHIP
1.04
55th
K/9
8.73
68th
BB/9
1.81
88th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.51
180th
OPS/R
–
IP
89.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
7.18
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Imanaga has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.
·Imanaga has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.31 more per nine innings.
·Imanaga has one extra day of rest entering this start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricImanagaMillerNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 1 GS– ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Imanaga arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam40%91.6
Splitter35%82.8
Sweeper15%81.0
Sinker6%90.2
Curveball3%74.4
Slider2%86.4
Miller arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam39%96.0
Splitter24%84.6
Slider11%87.3
Sinker8%95.2
Sweeper7%83.7
Cutter6%91.2
Knuckle Curve4%83.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cubs vs RHP (Bryce Miller)
3rd
in MLB
0.757OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Mariners vs LHP (Shota Imanaga)
30th
in MLB
0.655OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Chicago CubsOfficial lineupvs RHP Bryce Miller
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Miller (BvP)
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF84.94245.9730-for-1Very small sample
2Seiya SuzukiRRF78.84126.7971-for-3Very small sample
3Michael BuschL1B68.74520.7361-for-3Very small sample
4Alex BregmanR3B76.81928.7990-for-7Very small sample
5Ian HappSLF67.73824.8160-for-2Very small sample
6Nico HoernerR2B49.6668.6651-for-2Very small sample
7Pedro RamírezS2B55.7236.662No MLB historyNo history
8Michael ConfortoLDH71.80015.774No MLB historyNo history
9Carson KellyRC59.71210.638No MLB historyNo history
1Pete Crow-Armstrong CF · L.280 / .942 · 45 HRvs hand .973 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample84H-Score2Seiya Suzuki RF · R.270 / .841 · 26 HRvs hand .797 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score3Michael Busch 1B · L.242 / .745 · 20 HRvs hand .736 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample68H-Score4Alex Bregman 3B · R.265 / .819 · 28 HRvs hand .799 · 0-for-7 · Very small sample76H-Score5Ian Happ LF · S.218 / .738 · 24 HRvs hand .816 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample67H-Score6Nico Hoerner 2B · R.263 / .666 · 8 HRvs hand .665 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample49H-Score7Pedro Ramírez 2B · S.261 / .723 · 6 HRvs hand .662 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score8Michael Conforto DH · L.240 / .800 · 15 HRvs hand .774 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score9Carson Kelly C · R.258 / .712 · 10 HRvs hand .638 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score
Seattle MarinersOfficial lineupvs LHP Shota Imanaga
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Imanaga (BvP)
1Randy ArozarenaRLF78.86526.8711-for-1Very small sample
2Dominic CanzoneLDH76.82023.785No MLB historyNo history
3Julio RodríguezRCF63.70822.6720-for-3Very small sample
4Cal RaleighSC60.66423.573No MLB historyNo history
5Josh NaylorL1B52.66710.7132-for-5Very small sample
6Weston WilsonR3B30.5894.5770-for-1Very small sample
7Cole YoungL2B58.69317.584No MLB historyNo history
8Victor RoblesRRF31.6230.697No MLB historyNo history
9Leo RivasS3B22.4610.261No MLB historyNo history
1Randy Arozarena LF · R.281 / .865 · 26 HRvs hand .871 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample78H-Score2Dominic Canzone DH · L.264 / .820 · 23 HRvs hand .785 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Julio Rodríguez CF · R.247 / .708 · 22 HRvs hand .672 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score4Cal Raleigh C · S.182 / .664 · 23 HRvs hand .573 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score5Josh Naylor 1B · L.261 / .667 · 10 HRvs hand .713 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample52H-Score6Weston Wilson 3B · R.201 / .589 · 4 HRvs hand .577 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample30H-Score7Cole Young 2B · L.246 / .693 · 17 HRvs hand .584 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score8Victor Robles RF · R.256 / .623 · 0 HRvs hand .697 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score9Leo Rivas 3B · S.153 / .461 · 0 HRvs hand .261 · No MLB history · No history22H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCHCCHC·SEASEA
AVG.251 6th.233 29th
OPS.767 1st.693 27th
Home runs220 3rd182 16th
Runs850 1st664 28th
OBP.339 2nd.314 20th
SLG.428 1st.379 28th
PitchingCHCCHC·SEASEA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs4.20
CHCSEA
WHIP1.26vs1.27
CHCSEA
K/97.8vs8.8
CHCSEA
HR Allowed231vs194
CHCSEA
BullpenCHCCHC·SEASEA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.33vs3.78
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.34vs1.21
no league rank
Saves36vs35
CHCSEA
ResultsCHCCHC·SEASEA
+4352nd
Run differential
+19426th
89–73 Record76–86
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Chicago Cubs (4–6)
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
Seattle Mariners (6–4)
W
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cubs?+
Shota Imanaga (3.77 ERA, 8–9) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Mariners?+
Bryce Miller (3.71 ERA, 4–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at T-Mobile Park.
Where is the game being played?+
T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Cubs and Mariners performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Mariners 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Shota Imanaga is at 59; Bryce Miller is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.