The 2010 Chicago Cubs season was the 139th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 135th in the National League and the 95th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 75–87.
The Cubs played 10 extra inning games during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 2010.
Off-season In December 2009, Florida Governor Charlie Crist met with Cubs president Crane Kenney, chairman Tom Ricketts and other team officials about possibly moving the Cubs' spring training and minor league facilities from Mesa to Naples. In January 2010, however, the city of Mesa approved an agreement that would have the Cubs remain in that city for spring training through 2035, with the city building a new $84 million stadium and training facility. The agreement would take effect pending financing legislation and subsequent voter referendum in November 2010.
2009 post-season changes
Trades November 19, 2009 To Arizona Diamondbacks Aaron Heilman To Chicago Cubs Scott Maine and Ryne White December 3, 2009 to Oakland Athletics Aaron Miles and Jake Fox to Chicago Cubs Jeff Gray and Minor League Prospects December 18, 2009 to Seattle Mariners Milton Bradley to Chicago Cubs Carlos Silva
Free agent acquisitions Player Former team Contract Terms Marlon Byrd Texas Rangers 3 years, $15,000,000 Xavier Nady New York Yankees 1 year, $3,300,000 Chad Tracy Arizona Diamondbacks 1 year, $900,000 Kevin Millar Toronto Blue Jays Undisclosed
Players lost to free agency Player New team Rich Harden Texas Rangers Neal Cotts Pittsburgh Pirates So Taguchi Orix Buffaloes Kevin Gregg Toronto Blue Jays Reed Johnson Los Angeles Dodgers
Regular season
Midseason Trades March 27, 2010 to Texas Rangers Andrés Blanco to Chicago Cubs Player to be named, or cash August 1, 2010 To Los Angeles Dodgers Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot To Chicago Cubs Blake DeWitt, Kyle Smitt and Brett Wallach August 12, 2010 to San Francisco Giants Mike Fontenot to Chicago Cubs Evan Crawford August 19, 2010 to Atlanta Braves Derrek Lee to Chicago Cubs Robinson Lopez, Tyrelle Harris and Jeffrey Lorick
Season standings National League Central
National League Wild Card
Record vs. opponents
Game log
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 5 || @ Braves || 16–5 || Lowe (1–0) || Zambrano (0–1) || || 53,081 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 7 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Moylan (1–0) || Grabow (0–1) || || 36,170 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 8 || @ Braves || 2–0 || Dempster (1–0) || Hanson (0–1) || Mármol (1) || 27,443 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 9 || @ Reds || 5–4 || Owings (1–0) || Caridad (0–1) || || 24,419 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 10 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Zambrano (1–1) || Rhodes (0–1) || Mármol (2) || 27,235 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 11 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Masset (1–0) || Grabow (0–2) || Cordero (2) || 25,168 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 13 || Brewers || 9–5 || Dempster (1–0) || Davis (0–1) || || 41,306 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || April 14 || Brewers || 7–6 || Gray (1–0) || Hawkins (0–1) || Mármol (3) || 39,565 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 15 || Brewers || 8–6 || Narveson (1–0) || Samardzija (0–1) || Hoffman (3) || 38,026 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || April 16 || Astros || 7–2 || Silva (1–0) || Paulino (0–1) || || 37,291 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 17 || Astros || 4–3 || Oswalt (1–2) || Gorzelanny (0–1) || Lindstrom (1) || 40,471 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 18 || Astros || 3–2 (10) || Byrdak (1-0) || Marshall (0-1) || Lindstrom (2) || 39,506 || 5-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 19 || @ Mets || 6–1 || Nieve (1–1) || Russell (0–1) || || 27,940 || 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Mets || 4–0 || Pelfrey (3–0) || Zambrano (1–2) || || 27,502 || 5–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Mets || 9–3 || Silva (2–0) || Pérez (0–2) || || 25,684 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Mets || 5–2 || Santana (2–1) || Gorzelanny (0–2) || Rodríguez (1) || 28,535 || 6–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || April 23 || @ Brewers || 8–1 || Dempster (2–0) || Suppan (0–1) || || 37,848 || 7–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 24 || @ Brewers || 5–1 || Lilly (1–0) || Davis (0–2) || || 43,410 || 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || @ Brewers || 12–2 || Wells (2–0) || Bush (1–1) || || 38,364 || 9–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 26 || Nationals || 4–3 (10) || Mármol (1-0) || Bruney (1-1) || || 37,850 || 10-10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 27 || Nationals || 3–1 || Hernández (3-1) || Gorzelanny (0-3) || Capps (9) || 37,440 || 10-11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 28 || Nationals || 3–2 || Atilano (2-0) || Dempster (2-1) || Capps (10) || 36,660 || 10-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || April 29 || Diamondbacks || 13–5 || Kennedy (1-1) || Lilly (1-1) || || 36,850 || 10-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || April 30 || Diamondbacks || 11–5 || Wells (3-0) || López (1-1) || || 37,800 || 11-13
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || May 1 || Diamondbacks || 7–5 || Marshall (1-1) || Gutierrez (0-3) || Mármol (4) || 40,368 || 12-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 2 || Diamondbacks || 10–5 || Gorzelanny (1-3) || Jackson (1-3) || || 38,144 || 13-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 4 || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Maholm (2-2) || Dempster (2-2) || Dotel (4) || 10,972 || 13-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 5 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Morton (1-5) || Lilly (1-2) || Dotel (5) || 11,053 || 13-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 6 || @ Pirates || 11–1 || Burres (2-1) || Wells (3-1) || || 11,085 || 13-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || May 7 || @ Reds || 14–7 || Silva (3-0) || Bailey (0-2) || || 20,030 || 14-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 8 || @ Reds || 14–2 || Harang (2-4) || Gorzelanny (1-4) || ||26,404 || 14-17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 9 || @ Reds || 5–3 || Leake (3-0) || Dempster (2-3) || Cordero (10) || 20,402 || 14-18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 10 || Marlins || 4–2 || Robertson (3-3) || Lilly (1-3) || Núñez (6) || 38,266 || 14-19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 11 || Marlins || 3–2 || Nolasco (3-2) || Wells (3-2) || Núñez (7) || 38,007 || 14-20 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 35 || May 12 || Marlins || 4–3 || Silva (4-0) || Volstad (3-3) || Mármol (5) || 38,637 || 15-20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 14 || Pirates || 10–6 || Meek (2-1) || Zambrano (1-3) || || 39,082 || 15-21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 15 || Pirates || 4–3 || Maholm (3-3) || Dempster (2-4) || Dotel (7) || 41,336 || 15-22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 16 || Pirates || 4–3 || Marshall (2-1) || Carrasco (1-1) || Mármol (6) || 40,636 || 16-22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 17 || Rockies || 4–2 (11) || Marshall (3-1) || Belisle (1-1) || || 35,760 || 17-22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 40 || May 18 || Rockies || 6–2 || Silva (5-0) || Chacin (2-2) || || 37,029 || 18-22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 41 || May 19 || @ Phillies || 4–1 || Gorzelanny (2-4) || Moyer (2-4) || Mármol (7) || 45,140 || 19-22 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 20 || @ Phillies || 5–4 || Báez (2-1) || Grabow (0-3) || Contreras (2) || 45,325 || 19-23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 21 || @ Rangers || 2–1 || Lewis(4-2) || Lilly (1-4) || Feliz (12) || 38,943 || 19-24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 44 || May 22 || @ Rangers || 5–4 (10) || Marshall (4-1) || O'day (1-2) || Mármol (8) || 46,180 || 20-24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 23 || @ Rangers || 5–4 || Silva (6-0) || Wilson (3-2) || Mármol (9) || 37,777 || 21-24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 46 || May 25 || Dodgers || 3–0 || Dempster (3-4) || Kershaw (4-3) || Mármol (10) || 34,749 || 22-24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 26 || Dodgers || 8–5 || Billingsley (6-2) || Gorzelanny (2-5) || Broxton (11) || 35,828 || 22-25 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 48 || May 27 || Dodgers || 1–0 || Marshall (5-1) || Ely (3-2) || Mármol (11) || 33,868 || 23-25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 28 || Cardinals || 7–1 || Carpenter (6-1) || Wells (3-3) || || 39,536 || 23-26 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 50 || May 29 || Cardinals || 5–0 || Silva (7-0) || Ottavino (0-1) || || 40,601 || 24-26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || May 30 || Cardinals || 9–1 || Wainwright (7-3) || Dempster (3-5) || || 41,353 || 24-27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || May 31 || @ Pirates || 2–1 || Meek (3-1) || Marshall (5-2) || Dotel (11) || 20,235 || 24-28
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 1 || @ Pirates || 3–2 || Hanrahan (2-1) || Lilly (1-5) || Dotel (12) || 11,334 || 24-29 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || June 2 || @ Pirates || colspan=6 |Postponed (rain); rescheduled for June 7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 4 || @ Astros || 3–1 || Paulino (1-7) || Zambrano (1-4) || Lindstrom (12) || 28,784 || 24-30 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 5 || @ Astros || 8–5 || Dempster (4-5) || Oswalt (3-8) || Mármol (12) || 34,241 || 25-30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 6 || @ Astros || 6–3 || Myers (4-3) || Wells (3-4) || Lindstrom (13) || 29,493 || 25-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 7 || @ Pirates || 6–1 || Silva (8-0) || Eveland (3-5) || Marshall (1) || 12,768 || 26-31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 58 || June 8 || @ Brewers || 3–2 || Axford (2-1) || Mármol (1-1) || || 30,082|| 26-32 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 9 || @ Brewers || 9–4 || Zambrano (2-4) || Wolf (4-6) || || 30,326 || 27-32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 10 || @ Brewers || 5–4 (10) || Axford (3-1) || Howry (1-1) || || 36,363 || 27-33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 11 || White Sox || 10–5 || Peavy (5-5) || Wells (3-5) || || 41,129 || 27-34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 12 || White Sox || 2–1 || Buehrle (4-6) || Silva (8-1) || Jenks (11) || 40,397 || 27-35 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 13 || White Sox || 1–0 || Lilly (2-5) || Floyd (2-7) || Mármol (13) || 40,456 ||28-35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 15 || Athletics || 9–5 || Cahill (6-2) || Zambrano (2-5) || || 34,390 || 28-36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 16 || Athletics || 6–2 || Dempster (5-5) || Gonzalez (6-5) || || 36,244 || 29-36 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 17 || Athletics || 3–2 || Mármol (2-1) || Blevins (2-1) || || 36,942 || 30-36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 18 || Angels || 7–6 || Kazmir (7-5) || Silva (8-2) || Rodney (6) || 39,729 || 30-37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 19 || Angels || 12–0 || Weaver (7-3) || Lilly (2-6) || || 40,008 || 30-38 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 69 || June 20 || Angels || 12–1 || Zambrano (3-5) || Saunders (5-8) || || 39,850 || 31-38 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 22 || @ Mariners || 2–0 || Vargas (6-2) || Dempster (5-6) || Aardsma (16) || 27,975 || 31-39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 23 || @ Mariners || 8–1 || Lee (6-3) || Wells (3-6) || || 31,394 || 31-40 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 72 || June 24 || @ Mariners || 3–2 (13) || Grabow (1-3) || Olson (0-2) || Gorzelanny (1) || 41,329 || 32-40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 25 || @ White Sox || 6–0 || Peavy (7-5) || Zambrano (3-6) || || 39,364 || 32-41