2018 Chicago Cubs season

2018 Chicago Cubs
National League Wild Card Winners
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
Record95–68 (.583)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersTom Ricketts
President of baseball operationsTheo Epstein
General managersJed Hoyer
ManagersJoe Maddon
TelevisionWGN-TV
NBC Sports Chicago
NBC Sports Chicago Plus
WLS-TV
(Len Kasper, Jim Deshaies)
RadioWSCR (AM)
Chicago Cubs Radio Network
(Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer, Zach Zaidman)
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2018 Chicago Cubs season was the 147th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 143rd in the National League and the Cubs' 103rd season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Joe Maddon, in his fourth year as Cubs manager, and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of Major League Baseball's National League Central.

The Cubs began the season March 29 at the Miami Marlins and finished the season on September 30 against the St. Louis Cardinals. On September 26, the Cubs clinched a trip to the postseason for the fourth year in a row, marking the longest streak in franchise history. The Cubs finished the 162-game schedule 95–67, earning a tie with the Milwaukee Brewers for the division and the best record in the National League. They lost to the Brewers in a 163rd game to determine the Central Division champions, failing in their quest to win the division for a third consecutive year. Instead, they hosted the NLWC Game against the Colorado Rockies, but the Cubs lost 2–1 in 13 innings.