Monday, May 4, 2026
Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
20-14 · L3
CHC
Chicago Cubs
22-12 · W5
Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 5-4 at Wrigley Field. Ryan Rolison earned the win; Emilio Pagán took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
JJ Bleday homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.
Ke'Bryan Hayes homers (2) on a line drive to left center field. Will Benson scores.
Seiya Suzuki homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ scores.
Spencer Steer singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Blake Dunn scores. Spencer Steer to 2nd.
Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.
Michael Conforto homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.
Key Performers
Seiya Suzuki
CHC
2-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Ke'Bryan Hayes
CIN
1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
JJ Bleday
CIN
1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Michael Conforto
CHC
1-1, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| CIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dane Myers CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nathaniel Lowe DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Matt McLain 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Will Benson RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| TJ Friedl CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Blake Dunn DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Spencer Steer RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| JJ Bleday LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conforto PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Happ LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Carson Kelly C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Moisés Ballesteros DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt Shaw DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Pitching
| CIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petty | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 75-51 | 4.76 |
| Burke, B | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-4 | 3.38 |
| Ashcraft, G | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28-16 | 1.02 |
| Pagán (L, 2-1)(BS, 3) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16-11 | 6.43 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabrera, E | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 89-60 | 3.27 |
| Milner | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-6 | 2.16 |
| Maton, P | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 9.82 |
| Brown, Be | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25-13 | 2.10 |
| Rolison (W, 2-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14-9 | 3.52 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |