Game Recap
Final
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
20-15 · L4
2
Final
CHC
Chicago Cubs
23-12 · W6
3
Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 3-2 at Wrigley Field. Ryan Rolison earned the win; Sam Moll took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
JJ Bleday homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field.
1-0
▲ 6th
Nathaniel Lowe homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.
2-0
▼ 7th
Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
2-1
▼ 8th
Michael Busch homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.
2-2
▼ 10th
Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Dansby Swanson scores.
2-3
Key Performers
Michael Busch
CHC
3-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Nathaniel Lowe
CIN
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
JJ Bleday
CIN
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Alex Bregman
CHC
1-4, 1 RBI
Batting
| CIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dane Myers CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Nathaniel Lowe DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Matt McLain 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| TJ Friedl LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Blake Dunn PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Spencer Steer RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jose Trevino C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| JJ Bleday LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conforto PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Miguel Amaya C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Moisés Ballesteros PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nicky Lopez 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Matt Shaw 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Pitching
| CIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, A | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 98-57 | 5.13 |
| Phillips (H, 4) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28-18 | 3.32 |
| Santillan (BS, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17-11 | 2.87 |
| Pagán | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6.43 |
| Franco, J | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-8 | 4.97 |
| Moll (L, 1-2) | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 1.84 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taillon | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 100-59 | 4.24 |
| Assad | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-12 | 7.08 |
| Webb, J | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-12 | 3.95 |
| Palencia, D | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 0.00 |
| Rolison (W, 3-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18-10 | 3.12 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Research Not included in official record
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