Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
August 29, 2026 • 2:20 PM • Wrigley Field
Status
Final
Chicago Cubs
CHC
17
Cincinnati Reds
CIN
5
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsChicago Cubs
77-59 (.566)
Div
#2
WC
#1
GB
8.0
Cincinnati Reds
64-72 (.471)
Div
#5
WC
#9
GB
21.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .773 | .702 |
| HR | 196 | 185 |
| Runs | 746 | 578 |
| ERA | 4.17 | 4.66 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.43 |
| Strikeouts | 1073 | 1125 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 17 | 19 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Héctor Rodríguez (RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elly De La Cruz (SS) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ivan Johnson (2B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sal Stewart (1B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JJ Bleday (LF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Stephenson (DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Banfield (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugenio Suárez (3B) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Edwin Arroyo (3B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Trevino (P) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TJ Friedl (CF) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt McLain (SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Abbott (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Garcia (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Moll (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Santillan (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierce Johnson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Conforto (RF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya Suzuki (DH) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Bregman (3B) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch (1B) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner (SS) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabriel Arias (SS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw (RF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ (LF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyrone Taylor (CF) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ramírez (2B) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Kelly (C) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Gausman (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Zeferjahn (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Rolison (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colin Rea (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Andrew Abbott | 3.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Julian Garcia | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Moll | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Santillan | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Pierce Johnson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Trevino | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Kevin Gausman | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Ryan Zeferjahn | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Rolison | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Rea | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 1 • Home Run • 1-0
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (34) on a fly ball to right center field.
bottom 1 • Home Run • 3-0
Alex Bregman homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Seiya Suzuki scores.
top 2 • Home Run • 3-2
Eugenio Suárez homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Tyler Stephenson scores.
bottom 2 • Flyout • 4-2
Carson Kelly flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Tyrone Taylor scores. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz.
bottom 2 • Home Run • 6-2
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. Pedro Ramírez scores.
top 3 • Home Run • 6-4
Sal Stewart homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. Elly De La Cruz scores.
bottom 4 • Single • 7-4
Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.
top 5 • Sac Fly • 7-5
JJ Bleday out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Elly De La Cruz scores.
bottom 5 • Home Run • 10-5
Carson Kelly homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Tyrone Taylor scores. Pedro Ramírez scores.
bottom 7 • Home Run • 13-5
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (36) on a fly ball to center field. Pedro Ramírez scores. Carson Kelly scores.
bottom 7 • Single • 14-5
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Double • 15-5
Carson Kelly doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Tyrone Taylor scores.
bottom 8 • Home Run • 17-5
Seiya Suzuki homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Carson Kelly scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contenttop 9 • Strikeout • 17-5
Ivan Johnson strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Walk • 17-5
Héctor Rodríguez walks.
top 9 • Groundout • 17-5
Matt McLain grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
top 9 • Groundout • 17-5
TJ Friedl grounds out, shortstop Gabriel Arias to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 17-5
Michael Busch flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl.
bottom 8 • Double • 17-5
Alex Bregman doubles (26) on a fly ball to center fielder TJ Friedl.
bottom 8 • Home Run • 17-5
Seiya Suzuki homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Carson Kelly scores.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 15-5
Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out, second baseman Ivan Johnson to first baseman Sal Stewart. Carson Kelly to 3rd.
bottom 8 • Double • 15-5
Carson Kelly doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Tyrone Taylor scores.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 14-5
Pedro Ramírez flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl.
bottom 8 • Single • 14-5
Tyrone Taylor singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez, deflected by first baseman Sal Stewart.
top 8 • Groundout • 14-5
Jose Trevino grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
top 8 • Flyout • 14-5
Edwin Arroyo flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
top 8 • Strikeout • 14-5
Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 14-5
Ian Happ grounds out, pitcher Pierce Johnson to first baseman Sal Stewart. Ian Happ to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Single • 14-5
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.
bottom 7 • Pop Out • 13-5
Michael Busch pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz on the infield fly rule.
bottom 7 • Hit By Pitch • 13-5
Alex Bregman hit by pitch. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Walk • 13-5
Seiya Suzuki walks.
bottom 7 • Home Run • 13-5
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (36) on a fly ball to center field. Pedro Ramírez scores. Carson Kelly scores.
bottom 7 • Walk • 10-5
Carson Kelly walks. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd.
bottom 7 • Walk • 10-5
Pedro Ramírez walks.
bottom 7 • Pop Out • 10-5
Tyrone Taylor pops out to second baseman Matt McLain.
top 7 • Pop Out • 10-5
JJ Bleday pops out to first baseman Michael Busch.
top 7 • Single • 10-5
Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd.
top 7 • Walk • 10-5
Elly De La Cruz walks.
top 7 • Groundout • 10-5
Héctor Rodríguez grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch.
top 7 • Groundout • 10-5
Matt McLain grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 10-5
Ian Happ called out on strikes.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 10-5
Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart.