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Cubs at Mariners

MLB · Sunday, Aug 23 · 3:10 PM CT · T-Mobile Park · Final CHC 19 – SEA 2

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
CHC00501109319171
SEA110000000271
Team box
CHC·SEA
17
hits
7
4
home runs
1
9
walks
2
7
strikeouts
8
149
pitches thrown
209
1
errors
1
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Pedro RamirezCHC3-6315
Ian HappCHC2-4215
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCHC2-4213
Michael ConfortoCHC1-2111
Randy ArozarenaSEA1-4111
Gabriel AriasCHC1-2102
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Shota ImanagaCHC2.05124
Aaron Civale (W)CHC4.01002
Bryce Miller (L)SEA4.12675

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SEA +17
CHC +17
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largest lead: SEA 2 · CHC 17lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was CHC 55%, SEA 45% · Updated Aug 23

Expected margin
CHC by 0.9
Expected score
CHC 4.5 – 3.6 SEA
Expected total
8.2
CubsThe matchupMariners
−120Our fair odds+120
4.5Expected runs3.6
+0.22Power rating−0.04
5.1Runs / game3.9
4.4Allowed / game4.3
8.5Hits / game7.6
1.31Home runs / game1.14
4.2Walks drawn / game3.3
74−56Season record62−68
4−6Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
CHC chance · SEA chance
Our model fair54.5%45.5%
Kalshi56.7%48.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 3:10 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
CHCChicago Cubs−12055%−13156.7%———
SEASeattle Mariners+12045%+10548.7%———
SpreadCHC by 0.9
CHCChicago Cubs−0.9our margin————
SEASeattle Mariners+0.9our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.2
Over8.2our total————
Under8.2our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Chicago Cubs by 0.9 expected
Chicago Cubs by 13 runs: <1%Chicago Cubs by 12 runs: <1%Chicago Cubs by 11 runs: 1%Chicago Cubs by 10 runs: 1%Chicago Cubs by 9 runs: 1%Chicago Cubs by 8 runs: 2%Chicago Cubs by 7 runs: 3%Chicago Cubs by 6 runs: 4%Chicago Cubs by 5 runs: 5%Chicago Cubs by 4 runs: 7%Chicago Cubs by 3 runs: 8%Chicago Cubs by 2 runs: 11%Chicago Cubs by 1 run: 12%Seattle Mariners by 1 run: 18%Seattle Mariners by 2 runs: 9%Seattle Mariners by 3 runs: 6%Seattle Mariners by 4 runs: 4%Seattle Mariners by 5 runs: 3%Seattle Mariners by 6 runs: 2%Seattle Mariners by 7 runs: 1%Seattle Mariners by 8 runs: 1%Seattle Mariners by 9 runs: <1%Seattle Mariners by 10 runs: <1%Seattle Mariners by 11 runs: <1%Seattle Mariners by 12 runs: <1%Seattle Mariners by 13 runs: <1%
← CHC wins bySEA wins by →
Chicago Cubs wins by 2 or more44%
Chicago Cubs wins by 3 or more33%
Seattle Mariners wins by 2 or more27%
Decided by one run29%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.2 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 8%4 runs: 6%5 runs: 12%6 runs: 8%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 7%12 runs: 4%13 runs: 4%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 2%16 runs: 1%17 runs: 1%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.563%
Total over 8.543%
Total over 10.526%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
CHCShota Imanaga SP · last 3 starts: 15.2 IP, 4.60 ERA, 21 Kstarted
SEABryce Miller SP · last 3 starts: 15.2 IP, 8.04 ERA, 13 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
CHC·SEA
Aug 22 at SEA
last game
Aug 22 vs CHC
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
3rd straight road game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 130+ games
CHC·SEA
+0.22
rating (0 = average)
−0.04
5.1
runs / game
3.9
4.4
runs allowed / game
4.3
74−56
season record
62−68
38−27
home record
35−29
36−29
away record
27−39
L3
streak
W2
4−6
last 10
6−4
8.5
hits / game
7.6
1.31
home runs / game
1.14
4.2
walks drawn / game
3.3
8.6
batter strikeouts / game
8.6
7.7
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.5
0.37
errors / game
0.52

Rating Trend

CHC · SEA · 148 days
Chicago CubsSeattle Mariners
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · SEA 6−4
Aug 22at SEASEA 5 − 4
Aug 21at SEASEA 6 − 5
Jun 22, 2025at CHCSEA 14 − 6
Jun 21, 2025at CHCCHC 10 − 7
Jun 20, 2025at CHCSEA 9 − 4
Apr 14, 2024at SEACHC 3 − 2
Apr 13, 2024at SEACHC 4 − 1
Apr 12, 2024at SEASEA 4 − 2
Apr 12, 2023at CHCSEA 5 − 2
Apr 11, 2023at CHCCHC 14 − 9

CHC · Last 10

4−6 · streak L3
Aug 22at SEA4 − 5L
Aug 21at SEA5 − 6L
Aug 19vs CHW0 − 3L
Aug 18vs CHW4 − 3W
Aug 17vs CHW7 − 5W
Aug 16vs STL4 − 11L
Aug 15vs STL4 − 8L
Aug 14vs STL3 − 0W
Aug 13at WSH0 − 7L
Aug 12at WSH12 − 6W

SEA · Last 10

6−4 · streak W2
Aug 22vs CHC5 − 4W
Aug 21vs CHC6 − 5W
Aug 20at MIL4 − 7L
Aug 19at MIL7 − 5W
Aug 18at MIL0 − 22L
Aug 16at HOU3 − 2W
Aug 15at HOU10 − 5W
Aug 14at HOU7 − 10L
Aug 13at NYY1 − 0W
Aug 12at NYY5 − 10L