Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds, August 29, 2026

RedsCIN
5-17
Final
CubsCHC

August 29, 2026, 2:20 PM ET | Wrigley Field

Last 5 Form

Cincinnati Reds

2-3

Last 5
L 0-5
@ SF
L 1-3
@ SF
W 10-9
@ SF
W 10-8
@ CHC
L 5-17
@ CHC

Chicago Cubs

2-3

Last 5
W 7-0
@ AZ
L 4-5
@ AZ
L 0-2
@ AZ
L 8-10
vs CIN
W 17-5
vs CIN

Starting Pitchers

Cincinnati Reds

Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott
Recorded starter

Chicago Cubs

Kevin Gausman headshot
Kevin Gausman
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 29, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Cincinnati Reds64-72.471#5#921.0
Chicago Cubs77-59.566#2#18.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Cincinnati RedsChicago Cubs
.699
OPS
.767
213
HR
220
666
Runs
850
4.83
ERA
4.12
1.44
WHIP
1.26
1293
Strikeouts by pitchers
1260

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.

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Sal Stewart headshot
Sal Stewart

6 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Eugenio Suárez headshot
Eugenio Suárez

4 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Héctor Rodríguez headshot
Héctor Rodríguez

6 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Emilio Pagán headshot
Emilio Pagán

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sam Moll headshot
Sam Moll

4.0 IP, 2 SO, 2.25 ERA

Brady Singer headshot
Brady Singer

5.2 IP, 5 SO, 4.77 ERA

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Pete Crow-Armstrong headshot
Pete Crow-Armstrong

7 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Seiya Suzuki headshot
Seiya Suzuki

9 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Carson Kelly headshot
Carson Kelly

3 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Clay Holmes headshot
Clay Holmes

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Matthew Boyd headshot
Matthew Boyd

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.50 ERA

Ryan Zeferjahn headshot
Ryan Zeferjahn

3.1 IP, 2 SO, 2.70 ERA

Top Performers

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

Pete Crow-Armstrong headshot
Pete Crow-Armstrong
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Carson Kelly headshot
Carson Kelly
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Alex Bregman headshot
Alex Bregman
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago Cubs 17, Cincinnati Reds 5: CIN 7 hits, CHC 19 hits; CIN 1 error, CHC 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Cincinnati Reds022010000571
Chicago Cubs33013043x17190

Box Score

Batting

Sal Stewart and TJ Friedl led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits each.

Cincinnati Reds batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Héctor RodríguezRF4000110
Elly De La CruzSS2210210
Ivan Johnson2B1000010
Sal Stewart1B4122011
JJ BledayLF3001010
Tyler StephensonDH4110020
Will BanfieldC0000000
Eugenio Suárez3B2112111
Edwin ArroyoPH/3B1000000
Jose TrevinoC/P4000010
TJ FriedlCF4020010
Matt McLain2B/SS4000010
Totals335754112

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Tyrone Taylor led Chicago Cubs with 4 hits each.

Chicago Cubs batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF6446003
Michael ConfortoRF0000000
Seiya SuzukiDH5332111
Alex Bregman3B5133001
Michael Busch1B6000000
Nico HoernerSS5011010
Gabriel AriasPR/SS0000000
Matt ShawRF1000100
Ian HappPH/LF3000010
Tyrone TaylorLF/RF/CF5340000
Pedro Ramírez2B3320200
Carson KellyC4324111
Totals43171916546

Pitching

Andrew Abbott went 3.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (1 SO, 7 ER); Kevin Gausman went 5.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (7 SO, 5 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cincinnati Reds
Andrew Abbott3.0877213
Julian Garcia2.0533021
Sam Moll1.0000010
Tony Santillan0.2244301
Pierce Johnson0.1000000
Jose Trevino1.0433001
Chicago Cubs
Kevin Gausman5.0655272
Ryan Zeferjahn1.1000020
Ryan Rolison0.2100100
Colin Rea2.0000120
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

  • B1

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (34) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 0, CHC 1

  • B1

    Home Run Alex Bregman homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Seiya Suzuki scores. CIN 0, CHC 3

  • T2

    Home Run Eugenio Suárez homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Tyler Stephenson scores. CIN 2, CHC 3

  • B2

    Flyout Carson Kelly flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Tyrone Taylor scores. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 2, CHC 4

  • B2

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. Pedro Ramírez scores. CIN 2, CHC 6

  • T3

    Home Run Sal Stewart homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. Elly De La Cruz scores. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • B4

    Single Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. CIN 4, CHC 7

  • T5

    Sac Fly JJ Bleday out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Elly De La Cruz scores. CIN 5, CHC 7

  • B5

    Home Run Carson Kelly homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Tyrone Taylor scores. Pedro Ramírez scores. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B7

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (36) on a fly ball to center field. Pedro Ramírez scores. Carson Kelly scores. CIN 5, CHC 13

  • B7

    Single Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. CIN 5, CHC 14

  • B8

    Double Carson Kelly doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Tyrone Taylor scores. CIN 5, CHC 15

  • B8

    Home Run Seiya Suzuki homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Carson Kelly scores. CIN 5, CHC 17

Play-by-Play

All 87 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Ivan Johnson strikes out swinging. CIN 5, CHC 17

  • T9

    Walk Héctor Rodríguez walks. CIN 5, CHC 17

  • T9

    Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 5, CHC 17

  • T9

    Groundout TJ Friedl grounds out, shortstop Gabriel Arias to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 5, CHC 17

  • B8

    Flyout Michael Busch flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 5, CHC 17

  • B8

    Double Alex Bregman doubles (26) on a fly ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 5, CHC 17

  • B8

    Home Run Seiya Suzuki homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Carson Kelly scores. CIN 5, CHC 17

  • B8

    Groundout Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out, second baseman Ivan Johnson to first baseman Sal Stewart. Carson Kelly to 3rd. CIN 5, CHC 15

  • B8

    Double Carson Kelly doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Tyrone Taylor scores. CIN 5, CHC 15

  • B8

    Flyout Pedro Ramírez flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 5, CHC 14

  • B8

    Single Tyrone Taylor singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez, deflected by first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 5, CHC 14

  • T8

    Groundout Jose Trevino grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 5, CHC 14

  • T8

    Flyout Edwin Arroyo flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CIN 5, CHC 14

  • T8

    Strikeout Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes. CIN 5, CHC 14

  • B7

    Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, pitcher Pierce Johnson to first baseman Sal Stewart. Ian Happ to 2nd. CIN 5, CHC 14

  • B7

    Single Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. CIN 5, CHC 14

  • B7

    Pop Out Michael Busch pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz on the infield fly rule. CIN 5, CHC 13

  • B7

    Hit By Pitch Alex Bregman hit by pitch. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. CIN 5, CHC 13

  • B7

    Walk Seiya Suzuki walks. CIN 5, CHC 13

  • B7

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (36) on a fly ball to center field. Pedro Ramírez scores. Carson Kelly scores. CIN 5, CHC 13

  • B7

    Walk Carson Kelly walks. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B7

    Walk Pedro Ramírez walks. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B7

    Pop Out Tyrone Taylor pops out to second baseman Matt McLain. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • T7

    Pop Out JJ Bleday pops out to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • T7

    Single Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • T7

    Walk Elly De La Cruz walks. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • T7

    Groundout Héctor Rodríguez grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • T7

    Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B6

    Strikeout Ian Happ called out on strikes. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B6

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B6

    Groundout Michael Busch grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • T6

    Strikeout TJ Friedl called out on strikes. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • T6

    Lineout Jose Trevino lines out to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • T6

    Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B5

    Pop Out Alex Bregman pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B5

    Strikeout Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B5

    Pop Out Pete Crow-Armstrong pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B5

    Home Run Carson Kelly homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Tyrone Taylor scores. Pedro Ramírez scores. CIN 5, CHC 10

  • B5

    Single Pedro Ramírez singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Tyrone Taylor to 3rd. CIN 5, CHC 7

  • B5

    Single Tyrone Taylor singles on a fly ball to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 5, CHC 7

  • T5

    Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. CIN 5, CHC 7

  • T5

    Sac Fly JJ Bleday out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Elly De La Cruz scores. CIN 5, CHC 7

  • T5

    Flyout Sal Stewart flies out to right fielder Tyrone Taylor. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. CIN 4, CHC 7

  • T5

    Single Elly De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. CIN 4, CHC 7

  • B4

    Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, pitcher Julian Garcia to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 4, CHC 7

  • B4

    Strikeout Jose Trevino challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nico Hoerner called out on strikes. CIN 4, CHC 7

  • B4

    Flyout Michael Busch flies out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 4, CHC 7

  • B4

    Single Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. CIN 4, CHC 7

  • B4

    Single Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • B4

    Single Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • T4

    Strikeout Héctor Rodríguez called out on strikes. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • T4

    Strikeout Matt McLain strikes out swinging. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • T4

    Single TJ Friedl singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Eugenio Suárez to 3rd. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • T4

    Strikeout Jose Trevino strikes out swinging. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • T4

    Walk Eugenio Suárez walks. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • B3

    Strikeout Carson Kelly strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • B3

    Walk Pedro Ramírez walks. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • B3

    Double Tyrone Taylor hits a ground-rule double (11) on a line drive down the left-field line. Matt Shaw to 3rd. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • B3

    Walk Matt Shaw walks. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • B3

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • B3

    Flyout Michael Busch flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • T3

    Lineout Tyler Stephenson lines out sharply to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • T3

    Strikeout Carson Kelly challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: JJ Bleday called out on strikes. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • T3

    Home Run Sal Stewart homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. Elly De La Cruz scores. CIN 4, CHC 6

  • T3

    Walk Elly De La Cruz walks. CIN 2, CHC 6

  • T3

    Groundout Héctor Rodríguez grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 2, CHC 6

  • B2

    Flyout Alex Bregman flies out to second baseman Matt McLain. CIN 2, CHC 6

  • B2

    Groundout Seiya Suzuki grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 2, CHC 6

  • B2

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. Pedro Ramírez scores. CIN 2, CHC 6

  • B2

    Flyout Carson Kelly flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Tyrone Taylor scores. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 2, CHC 4

  • B2

    Single Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Tyrone Taylor to 2nd. CIN 2, CHC 3

  • B2

    Single Tyrone Taylor singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 2, CHC 3

  • T2

    Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 2, CHC 3

  • T2

    Single TJ Friedl singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. CIN 2, CHC 3

  • T2

    Groundout Jose Trevino grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 2, CHC 3

  • T2

    Home Run Eugenio Suárez homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Tyler Stephenson scores. CIN 2, CHC 3

  • T2

    Double Tyler Stephenson hits a ground-rule double (18) on a line drive down the left-field line. CIN 0, CHC 3

  • T2

    Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to left fielder Tyrone Taylor. CIN 0, CHC 3

  • B1

    Flyout Matt Shaw flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 0, CHC 3

  • B1

    Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, pitcher Andrew Abbott to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 0, CHC 3

  • B1

    Flyout Michael Busch flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 0, CHC 3

  • B1

    Home Run Alex Bregman homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Seiya Suzuki scores. CIN 0, CHC 3

  • B1

    Single Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. CIN 0, CHC 1

  • B1

    Home Run Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (34) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 0, CHC 1

  • T1

    Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CIN 0, CHC 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. CIN 0, CHC 0

  • T1

    Groundout Héctor Rodríguez grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Kevin Gausman. CIN 0, CHC 0