Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
May 24, 2026 • 2:20 PM • Wrigley Field
Status
Final
Chicago Cubs
CHC
5
Houston Astros
HOU
8
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Probable Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Starter
Houston Astros
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsChicago Cubs
29-24 (.547)
Div
#3
WC
#3
GB
2.5
Houston Astros
23-31 (.426)
Div
#4
WC
#8
GB
4.5
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Chicago Cubs | Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .722 | .729 |
| HR | 83 | 96 |
| Runs | 329 | 333 |
| ERA | 4.23 | 4.91 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.44 |
| Strikeouts | 569 | 609 |
Top Players
Chicago Cubs
Hitters
Pitchers
Houston Astros
Hitters
Pitchers
6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0 ERA
5.0 IP, 5 SO, 0 ERA
6.0 IP, 4 SO, 0 ERA
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Brice Matthews (LF) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy Peña (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Christian Walker (1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isaac Paredes (DH) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Meyers (CF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cam Smith (RF) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach Dezenzo (LF) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Braden Shewmake (3B) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Vázquez (C) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Allen (2B) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peter Lambert (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJ Blubaugh (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Abreu (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Pearson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Pete Crow-Armstrong (CF) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner (SS) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Busch (1B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Bregman (3B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto (LF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Seiya Suzuki (RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Moisés Ballesteros (DH) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Kelly (C) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Alcántara (PR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Amaya (C) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ramírez (2B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shota Imanaga (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Roberts (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Maton (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb Thielbar (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Peter Lambert | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Shota Imanaga | 6.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Ethan Roberts | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 2 • Home Run • 0-1
Jake Meyers homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.
bottom 2 • Double • 1-1
Pedro Ramírez doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by center fielder Jake Meyers. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd.
bottom 2 • Sac Fly • 2-1
Pete Crow-Armstrong out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Meyers. Carson Kelly scores. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd.
bottom 2 • Single • 3-1
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Pedro Ramírez scores.
top 3 • Home Run • 3-2
Nick Allen homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.
top 5 • Single • 3-4
Jeremy Peña singles on a fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Cam Smith scores. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 3rd.
top 5 • Home Run • 3-7
Christian Walker homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Allen scores. Jeremy Peña scores.
bottom 7 • Home Run • 5-7
Michael Busch homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.
top 9 • Single • 5-8
Nick Allen singles on a fly ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Cam Smith scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Flyout • 5-8
Alex Bregman flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
bottom 9 • Lineout • 5-8
Michael Busch lines out to second baseman Nick Allen.
bottom 9 • Lineout • 5-8
Nico Hoerner lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.
bottom 9 • Walk • 5-8
Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Pete Crow-Armstrong walks.
top 9 • Strikeout • 5-8
Brice Matthews called out on strikes.
top 9 • Single • 5-8
Nick Allen singles on a fly ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Cam Smith scores.
top 9 • Groundout • 5-7
Christian Vázquez grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Cam Smith to 3rd.
top 9 • Sac Bunt • 5-7
Braden Shewmake out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Caleb Thielbar to first baseman Michael Busch. Cam Smith to 2nd.
top 9 • Walk • 5-7
Cam Smith walks.
bottom 8 • Grounded Into DP • 5-7
Pedro Ramírez grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Kevin Alcántara out at 2nd. Pedro Ramírez out at 1st.
bottom 8 • Single • 5-7
Carson Kelly singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brice Matthews. Moisés Ballesteros to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Walk • 5-7
Moisés Ballesteros walks.
bottom 8 • Groundout • 5-7
Seiya Suzuki grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker.
top 8 • Pop Out • 5-7
Jake Meyers pops out to first baseman Michael Busch.
top 8 • Flyout • 5-7
Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Michael Conforto.
top 8 • Flyout • 5-7
Christian Walker flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 5-7
Michael Conforto grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 5-7
Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
bottom 7 • Home Run • 5-7
Michael Busch homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 3-7
Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
bottom 7 • Walk • 3-7
Pete Crow-Armstrong walks.
top 7 • Strikeout • 3-7
Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
top 7 • Grounded Into DP • 3-7
Brice Matthews grounds into a double play, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Nick Allen out at 2nd. Brice Matthews out at 1st.
top 7 • Single • 3-7
Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nico Hoerner.
bottom 6 • Groundout • 3-7
Pedro Ramírez grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 3-7
Carson Kelly flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.
bottom 6 • Flyout • 3-7
Moisés Ballesteros flies out sharply to center fielder Jake Meyers.
top 6 • Pop Out • 3-7
Christian Vázquez pops out to first baseman Michael Busch.
top 6 • Strikeout • 3-7
Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging.
top 6 • Strikeout • 3-7
Cam Smith strikes out swinging.