Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs

CIN 10 — 8 CHC
Final — 2026-08-28
MVP: Sal Stewart 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 10-8. Sal Stewart led the way with 2-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB. Rhett Lowder earned the win and Trent Thornton took the loss. Emilio Pagan recorded the save.

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CIN 000115201 10
CHC 102000140 8

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: Alex Bregman doubles (25) on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Seiya Suzuki scores. (0-1)
Bot 3: Michael Busch homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. Seiya Suzuki scores. (0-3)
Top 4: Héctor Rodríguez singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. JJ Bleday scores. (1-3)
Top 5: Sal Stewart homers (29) on a fly ball to center field. (2-3)
Top 6: Jose Trevino homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. (3-3)
Top 6: Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nico Hoerner. Héctor Rodríguez scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. (4-3)
Top 6: Tyler Stephenson homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart scores. (7-3)
Top 7: Elly De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Matt McLain scores. Héctor Rodríguez scores. Dane Myers to 2nd. (9-3)
Bot 7: Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Carson Kelly scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. (9-4)
Bot 8: Pedro Ramírez homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner scores. (9-7)
Bot 8: Seiya Suzuki doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder TJ Friedl. Matt Shaw scores. (9-8)
Top 9: TJ Friedl homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. (10-8)

CIN — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
De La Cruz SS5130002010 .268.345.476.821
Myers CF5000000100 .254.349.358.707
Stewart 1B4220012110 .263.336.478.814
McLain 2B4100000010 .191.289.346.635
Friedl LF1110011000 .161.245.251.496
Trevino C5120011010 .237.242.390.632
Stephenson DH5120013020 .248.328.415.743
Suarez 3B4000000130 .205.294.405.699
Bleday RF5110000010 .219.332.433.765
(gpid=sa:699302) RF3220001100 .245.322.453.775

CHC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Conforto DH3000000010 .229.321.462.783
Happ LF5110000030 .219.325.424.749
Bregman 3B5011001010 .252.341.412.753
Ramirez 2B4110013000 .285.343.442.785
Busch 1B4110012100 .244.355.399.754
Kelly C3100000100 .257.339.371.710
Crow-Armstrong CF5020000010 .277.374.548.922
Suzuki RF5232002010 .274.366.484.850
Hoerner SS5130000001 .261.318.356.674
Shaw DH1111000000 .252.327.427.754

CIN — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Mey 1.2211100 29-18 3.681.45
Pagan 1.0000010 7-6 3.901.05S
Antone 0.0333001 13-7 3.921.19
Lowder 5.0633051 96-60 5.141.46W
Moll 1.0211000 18-11 4.641.53H
Burke 0.1000110 10-3 2.671.33

CHC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Palencia 1.0111021 15-10 4.191.40
Civale 2.1220020 47-33 4.551.49
Peterson 5.0622361 88-54 5.111.52
Thornton 0.2455102 29-19 3.321.15L

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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