Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds, May 5, 2026 Box Score

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2-3

Final

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May 5, 2026, 7:40 PM ET | Wrigley Field

Last 5 Form

Cincinnati Reds

0-5

Last 5

Chicago Cubs

5-0

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Cincinnati Reds

Andrew Abbott

Recorded starter

Chicago Cubs

Jameson Taillon

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 5, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Cincinnati Reds	20-16	.556	#3	#3	4.0
Chicago Cubs	24-12	.667	#1	N/A	-

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

Season Comparison

2026

Cincinnati RedsChicago Cubs

.699

OPS

.767

213

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

JJ Bleday

5 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI

Nathaniel Lowe

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Will Benson

3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Chase Burns

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andrew Abbott

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chase Petty

5.2 IP, 1 SO, 4.77 ERA

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Michael Busch

8 H, 1 HR, 8 RBI

Seiya Suzuki

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Ian Happ

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Shota Imanaga

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob Webb

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Matthew Boyd

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Andrew Abbott

Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Jameson Taillon

Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Michael Busch

Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 2: CIN 6 hits, CHC 8 hits; CIN 1 error, CHC 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Cincinnati Reds	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
Chicago Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	8	1

Box Score

Batting

Nathaniel Lowe led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Cincinnati Reds batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
TJ FriedlCF/LF	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
JJ BledayLF	4	1	1	1	0	1	1
Dane MyersCF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Elly De La CruzSS	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sal Stewart1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Nathaniel LoweDH	4	1	2	1	0	1	1
Spencer SteerRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Tyler StephensonC	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
Blake DunnPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jose TrevinoC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt McLain2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	37	2	6	2	2	9	2

Michael Busch led Chicago Cubs with 3 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.

Chicago Cubs batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Nico Hoerner2B	3	0	1	0	2	0	0
Alex BregmanDH/3B	4	0	1	1	1	0	0
Ian HappLF	4	0	0	0	1	3	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dansby SwansonSS	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Busch1B	4	1	3	2	1	1	1
Matt Shaw3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Moisés BallesterosPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nicky Lopez3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Michael ConfortoPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Daniel PalenciaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan RolisonP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miguel AmayaC	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Totals	35	3	8	3	7	7	1

Pitching

Andrew Abbott went 5.2 innings for Cincinnati Reds (4 SO, 0 ER); Jameson Taillon went 5.2 innings for Chicago Cubs (5 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Cincinnati Reds
Andrew Abbott	5.2	4	0	0	4	4	0
Connor Phillips	1.1	2	1	1	1	2	0
Tony Santillan	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Emilio Pagán	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Franco	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Sam Moll	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chicago Cubs
Jameson Taillon	5.2	5	2	2	1	5	2
Javier Assad	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jacob Webb	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Daniel Palencia	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Rolison	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	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

T1
Home Run JJ Bleday homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 1, CHC 0
T6
Home Run Nathaniel Lowe homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. CIN 2, CHC 0
B7
Single Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. CIN 2, CHC 1
B8
Home Run Michael Busch homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 2, CHC 2
B10
Single Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Dansby Swanson scores. CIN 2, CHC 3

Play-by-Play

All 81 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B10
Single Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Dansby Swanson scores. CIN 2, CHC 3
T10
Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 2, CHC 2
T10
Walk Dane Myers walks. CIN 2, CHC 2
T10
Strikeout TJ Friedl strikes out swinging. CIN 2, CHC 2
T10
Strikeout Ke'Bryan Hayes called out on strikes. CIN 2, CHC 2
B9
Flyout Dansby Swanson flies out to right fielder Spencer Steer. CIN 2, CHC 2
B9
Pop Out Seiya Suzuki pops out to second baseman Matt McLain on the infield fly rule. CIN 2, CHC 2
B9
Walk Ian Happ walks. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. CIN 2, CHC 2
B9
Lineout Alex Bregman lines out to left fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 2, CHC 2
B9
Walk Nico Hoerner walks. CIN 2, CHC 2
T9
Lineout Matt McLain lines out to left fielder Ian Happ. CIN 2, CHC 2
T9
Single Tyler Stephenson singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. CIN 2, CHC 2
T9
Pop Out Spencer Steer pops out to first baseman Michael Busch in foul territory. CIN 2, CHC 2
T9
Groundout Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 2, CHC 2
B8
Groundout Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 2, CHC 2
B8
Field Error Miguel Amaya reaches on a fielding error by left fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 2, CHC 2
B8
Strikeout Michael Conforto called out on strikes. CIN 2, CHC 2
B8
Home Run Michael Busch homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 2, CHC 2
B8
Lineout Dansby Swanson lines out to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 2, CHC 1
T8
Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CIN 2, CHC 1
T8
Field Error Elly De La Cruz reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 2, CHC 1
T8
Flyout JJ Bleday flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CIN 2, CHC 1
T8
Groundout TJ Friedl grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Jacob Webb. CIN 2, CHC 1
B7
Forceout Seiya Suzuki grounds into a force out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to second baseman Matt McLain. Alex Bregman out at 2nd. CIN 2, CHC 1
B7
Strikeout Ian Happ strikes out swinging. CIN 2, CHC 1
B7
Single Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. CIN 2, CHC 1
B7
Walk Nico Hoerner walks. CIN 2, CHC 0
B7
Single Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 2, CHC 0
B7
Strikeout Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging. CIN 2, CHC 0
T7
Pop Out Ke'Bryan Hayes pops out to second baseman Nico Hoerner. CIN 2, CHC 0
T7
Lineout Matt McLain lines out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CIN 2, CHC 0
T7
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. CIN 2, CHC 0
B6
Forceout Moisés Ballesteros grounds into a force out, pitcher Connor Phillips to catcher Tyler Stephenson. Seiya Suzuki out at home. CIN 2, CHC 0
B6
Walk Michael Busch walks. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. CIN 2, CHC 0
B6
Single Dansby Swanson singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. CIN 2, CHC 0
B6
Walk Seiya Suzuki walks. CIN 2, CHC 0
B6
Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 2, CHC 0
B6
Lineout Alex Bregman lines out sharply to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 2, CHC 0
T6
Groundout Spencer Steer grounds out, third baseman Matt Shaw to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 2, CHC 0
T6
Home Run Nathaniel Lowe homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. CIN 2, CHC 0
T6
Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. CIN 1, CHC 0
T6
Flyout Elly De La Cruz flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CIN 1, CHC 0
B5
Lineout Nico Hoerner lines out sharply to center fielder TJ Friedl. CIN 1, CHC 0
B5
Strikeout Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. CIN 1, CHC 0
B5
Walk Miguel Amaya walks. Michael Busch to 2nd. CIN 1, CHC 0
B5
Flyout Matt Shaw flies out to second baseman Matt McLain. CIN 1, CHC 0
B5
Single Michael Busch singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer. CIN 1, CHC 0
T5
Strikeout JJ Bleday called out on strikes. CIN 1, CHC 0
T5
Groundout TJ Friedl grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 1, CHC 0
T5
Groundout Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 1, CHC 0
B4
Forceout Dansby Swanson grounds into a force out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Matt McLain. Seiya Suzuki out at 2nd. CIN 1, CHC 0
B4
Forceout Seiya Suzuki grounds into a force out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Matt McLain. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Alex Bregman out at 2nd. Seiya Suzuki to 1st. CIN 1, CHC 0
B4
Strikeout Ian Happ strikes out swinging. CIN 1, CHC 0
B4
Walk Alex Bregman walks. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. CIN 1, CHC 0
B4
Single Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 1, CHC 0
T4
Flyout Matt McLain flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CIN 1, CHC 0
T4
Walk Miguel Amaya challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Tyler Stephenson walks. Nathaniel Lowe to 3rd. Spencer Steer to 2nd. CIN 1, CHC 0
T4
Single Spencer Steer singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd. CIN 1, CHC 0
T4
Single Nathaniel Lowe singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. CIN 1, CHC 0
T4
Groundout Sal Stewart grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 1, CHC 0
T4
Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 1, CHC 0
B3
Flyout Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 1, CHC 0
B3
Flyout Miguel Amaya flies out to right fielder Spencer Steer. CIN 1, CHC 0
B3
Single Reds challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Matt Shaw singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer. Matt Shaw out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Spencer Steer to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 1, CHC 0
T3
Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CIN 1, CHC 0
T3
Groundout TJ Friedl grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CIN 1, CHC 0
T3
Flyout Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to second baseman Nico Hoerner. CIN 1, CHC 0
B2
Strikeout Michael Busch strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 1, CHC 0
B2
Groundout Dansby Swanson grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 1, CHC 0
B2
Flyout Seiya Suzuki flies out to right fielder Spencer Steer. CIN 1, CHC 0
T2
Flyout Matt McLain flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CIN 1, CHC 0
T2
Flyout Tyler Stephenson flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CIN 1, CHC 0
T2
Strikeout Spencer Steer strikes out swinging. CIN 1, CHC 0
B1
Strikeout Ian Happ strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 1, CHC 0
B1
Groundout Alex Bregman grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 1, CHC 0
B1
Flyout Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Spencer Steer. CIN 1, CHC 0
T1
Strikeout Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. CIN 1, CHC 0
T1
Single Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CIN 1, CHC 0
T1
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. CIN 1, CHC 0
T1
Home Run JJ Bleday homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 1, CHC 0
T1
Flyout TJ Friedl flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CIN 0, CHC 0