Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs, Aug 26, 2026 Box Score

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Final

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August 26, 2026, 3:40 PM ET | Chase Field

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Chicago Cubs

2-3

Last 5

Arizona Diamondbacks

3-2

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Matthew Boyd

Recorded starter

Arizona Diamondbacks

Eduardo Rodriguez

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 26, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Chicago Cubs	76-58	.567	#2	#1	6.5
Arizona Diamondbacks	71-63	.530	#3	#4	9.5

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Chicago CubsArizona Diamondbacks

.767

OPS

.720

220

166

850

Runs

739

4.12

ERA

4.18

1.26

WHIP

1.28

1260

Strikeouts by pitchers

1140

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Ian Happ

5 H, 2 HR, 9 RBI

Pedro Ramírez

7 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Michael Conforto

5 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Kevin Gausman

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Clay Holmes

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Trent Thornton

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Arizona Diamondbacks

Hitters

Tim Tawa

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Ryan Waldschmidt

2 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Jordan Lawlar

3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Eduardo Rodriguez

7.0 IP, 9 SO, 0.00 ERA

Merrill Kelly

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 4.77 ERA

Brandon Pfaadt

6.2 IP, 3 SO, 5.40 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Eduardo Rodriguez

Arizona Diamondbacks, MLBDB pick

Matthew Boyd

Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Jordan Lawlar

Arizona Diamondbacks, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Chicago Cubs 0: CHC 2 hits, AZ 6 hits; CHC 0 errors, AZ 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	x	2	6	0

Box Score

Batting

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Tyrone Taylor led Chicago Cubs with 1 hit each.

Chicago Cubs batting
Player	AB	H	BB	SO
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	1	0	3
Seiya SuzukiRF	2	0	2	0
Alex BregmanDH	3	0	1	0
Michael Busch1B	3	0	1	2
Nico HoernerSS	4	0	0	1
Tyrone TaylorLF	3	1	0	0
Ian HappPH	1	0	0	0
Pedro Ramírez3B	3	0	0	1
Carson KellyC	3	0	0	1
Gabriel Arias2B	3	0	0	2
Totals	29	2	4	10

Geraldo Perdomo and Jordan Lawlar led Arizona Diamondbacks with 2 hits each.

Arizona Diamondbacks batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Ildemaro Vargas2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Corbin CarrollRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Geraldo PerdomoSS	3	0	2	0	0	0	0
Nolan ArenadoDH	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Tim Tawa1B	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jose Fernandez3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
James McCannC	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan LawlarCF	3	1	2	1	0	1	1
Ryan WaldschmidtLF	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
Totals	25	2	6	2	2	6	1

Pitching

Matthew Boyd went 6.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (5 SO, 1 ER); Eduardo Rodriguez went 7.0 innings for Arizona Diamondbacks (9 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Chicago Cubs
Matthew Boyd	6.0	3	1	1	2	5	1
Trent Thornton	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ryan Zeferjahn	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
Arizona Diamondbacks
Eduardo Rodriguez	7.0	2	0	0	3	9	0
Brandyn Garcia	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Juan Morillo	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

B6
Home Run Jordan Lawlar homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 0, AZ 1
B8
Sac Fly Double Play Ryan Waldschmidt flies into a sacrifice double play, right fielder Seiya Suzuki to first baseman Michael Busch. James McCann scores. Jordan Lawlar out at 1st. CHC 0, AZ 2

Play-by-Play

All 61 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, first baseman Tim Tawa to pitcher Juan Morillo. CHC 0, AZ 2
T9
Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, first baseman Tim Tawa to pitcher Juan Morillo. CHC 0, AZ 2
T9
Pop Out Michael Busch pops out to third baseman Jose Fernandez. CHC 0, AZ 2
B8
Groundout Ildemaro Vargas grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn. CHC 0, AZ 2
B8
Sac Fly Double Play Ryan Waldschmidt flies into a sacrifice double play, right fielder Seiya Suzuki to first baseman Michael Busch. James McCann scores. Jordan Lawlar out at 1st. CHC 0, AZ 2
B8
Single Jordan Lawlar singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. James McCann to 3rd. CHC 0, AZ 1
B8
Single James McCann singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, AZ 1
T8
Flyout Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. CHC 0, AZ 1
T8
Walk Seiya Suzuki walks. CHC 0, AZ 1
T8
Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 1
T8
Groundout Gabriel Arias grounds out, pitcher Brandyn Garcia to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 0, AZ 1
B7
Strikeout Jose Fernandez strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 1
B7
Flyout Tim Tawa flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, AZ 1
B7
Forceout Nolan Arenado pops into a force out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Gabriel Arias. Geraldo Perdomo out at 2nd. Nolan Arenado to 1st. CHC 0, AZ 1
B7
Single Geraldo Perdomo singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, AZ 1
T7
Strikeout Carson Kelly strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 1
T7
Groundout Pedro Ramírez grounds out, third baseman Jose Fernandez to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 0, AZ 1
T7
Groundout Tyrone Taylor grounds out, third baseman Jose Fernandez to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 0, AZ 1
B6
Groundout Corbin Carroll grounds out to pitcher Matthew Boyd. CHC 0, AZ 1
B6
Groundout Ildemaro Vargas grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, AZ 1
B6
Flyout Ryan Waldschmidt flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 0, AZ 1
B6
Home Run Jordan Lawlar homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. CHC 0, AZ 1
T6
Strikeout Nico Hoerner strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
T6
Walk Michael Busch walks. CHC 0, AZ 0
T6
Flyout Alex Bregman flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CHC 0, AZ 0
T6
Groundout Seiya Suzuki grounds out, third baseman Jose Fernandez to first baseman Tim Tawa. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. CHC 0, AZ 0
T6
Double Pete Crow-Armstrong doubles (27) on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll, deflected by first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 0, AZ 0
B5
Flyout James McCann flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, AZ 0
B5
Groundout Jose Fernandez grounds out, second baseman Gabriel Arias to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, AZ 0
B5
Strikeout Tim Tawa strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
T5
Strikeout Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
T5
Groundout Carson Kelly grounds out, third baseman Jose Fernandez to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 0, AZ 0
T5
Pop Out Pedro Ramírez pops out to first baseman Tim Tawa in foul territory. CHC 0, AZ 0
T5
Single Tyrone Taylor singles on a fly ball to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. CHC 0, AZ 0
B4
Single Nolan Arenado singles on a ground ball to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. Nolan Arenado out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Tyrone Taylor to second baseman Gabriel Arias. CHC 0, AZ 0
B4
Groundout Geraldo Perdomo grounds out softly, pitcher Matthew Boyd to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, AZ 0
B4
Strikeout Corbin Carroll strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
T4
Lineout Nico Hoerner lines out to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. CHC 0, AZ 0
T4
Strikeout Michael Busch strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
T4
Walk Alex Bregman walks. CHC 0, AZ 0
T4
Lineout Seiya Suzuki lines out, pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 0, AZ 0
B3
Grounded Into DP Ildemaro Vargas grounds into a double play, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Gabriel Arias to first baseman Michael Busch. Ryan Waldschmidt out at 2nd. Ildemaro Vargas out at 1st. CHC 0, AZ 0
B3
Walk Ryan Waldschmidt walks. CHC 0, AZ 0
B3
Strikeout Jordan Lawlar strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
T3
Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
T3
Strikeout Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
T3
Lineout Carson Kelly lines out to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. CHC 0, AZ 0
B2
Grounded Into DP James McCann grounds into a double play, second baseman Gabriel Arias to shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Tim Tawa out at 2nd. James McCann out at 1st. CHC 0, AZ 0
B2
Bunt Pop Out Jose Fernandez bunt pops out softly to catcher Carson Kelly in foul territory. CHC 0, AZ 0
B2
Walk Tim Tawa walks. CHC 0, AZ 0
T2
Strikeout Pedro Ramírez called out on strikes. CHC 0, AZ 0
T2
Flyout Tyrone Taylor flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll in foul territory. CHC 0, AZ 0
T2
Pop Out Nico Hoerner pops out to second baseman Ildemaro Vargas. CHC 0, AZ 0
B1
Groundout Nolan Arenado grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, AZ 0
B1
Single Geraldo Perdomo singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. CHC 0, AZ 0
B1
Strikeout Corbin Carroll strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
B1
Strikeout Ildemaro Vargas strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
T1
Strikeout Michael Busch called out on strikes. CHC 0, AZ 0
T1
Lineout Alex Bregman lines out to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CHC 0, AZ 0
T1
Walk Seiya Suzuki walks. CHC 0, AZ 0
T1
Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs, August 26, 2026

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