Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs

CIN 7 — 5 CHC
Final — 2026-08-30
MVP: Pete Crow-Armstrong 2-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 7-5. Pete Crow-Armstrong led the way with 2-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI. Chase Burns earned the win and Shota Imanaga took the loss. Emilio Pagan recorded the save.

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CIN 000330100 7
CHC 110100011 5

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (37) on a fly ball to right center field. (0-1)
Bot 2: Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Ian Happ scores. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd. (0-2)
Top 4: Héctor Rodríguez homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Eugenio Suárez scores. Matt McLain scores. (3-2)
Bot 4: Pedro Ramírez flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. Throwing error by right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. (3-3)
Top 5: Dane Myers homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. (4-3)
Top 5: Tyler Stephenson homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Elly De La Cruz scores. (6-3)
Top 7: Sal Stewart homers (31) on a fly ball to center field. (7-3)
Bot 8: Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder JJ Bleday. Alex Bregman scores. (7-4)
Bot 9: Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (38) on a fly ball to right center field. (7-5)

CIN — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
De La Cruz SS4121000020 .271.350.479.829
Myers CF5110011020 .253.347.367.714
Stewart 1B5120011010 .266.338.489.827
McLain SS4110000020 .190.286.341.627
Friedl LF0000000000 .167.249.256.505
Stephenson C5121012000 .250.328.427.755
Suarez DH3110000100 .208.299.414.713
(gpid=sa:695490) 3B4000000020 .235.276.272.548
Bleday RF3010000100 .218.330.429.759
(gpid=sa:699302) RF4110013020 .230.309.459.768
(gpid=sa:671155) 2B1000000000 .063.211.063.274

CHC — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Conforto DH2010001000 .231.322.462.784
Taylor DH2000000000 .268.322.492.814
Happ LF3220000100 .221.327.423.750
Bregman 3B4111000010 .255.344.422.766
Ramirez 2B4000000000 .285.347.436.783
Busch 1B4000000040 .239.349.391.740
Crow-Armstrong CF5220022010 .283.377.577.954
Amaya C3010000010 .230.333.358.691
Suzuki RF5000000010 .274.366.487.853
Hoerner SS3020001010 .263.318.356.674
Shaw PH1000000000 .248.327.421.748

CIN — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Mey 1.0111000 11-8 3.911.43
Pagan 1.0111001 12-6 4.051.05S
Burke 1.1100020 18-15 2.621.32H
Burns 5.2632171 100-70 2.791.16W

CHC — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Thielbar 1.0000030 12-9 4.971.30
Imanaga 5.0866143 85-57 4.011.14L
Webb 1.0100010 18-11 2.871.91
Civale 1.0000120 15-11 4.501.49
Thornton 1.0211011 13-10 3.451.17

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

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