Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
20-18 · L7
CHC
Chicago Cubs
26-12 · W9
Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 7-6 at Wrigley Field. Trent Thornton earned the win; Brock Burke took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| CHC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Elly De La Cruz grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Colin Rea. TJ Friedl scores.
Ian Happ homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Alex Bregman scores.
Seiya Suzuki doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ian Happ scores.
Carson Kelly grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Carson Kelly out at 1st.
Matt McLain homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.
Spencer Steer homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.
JJ Bleday singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Will Benson scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd.
Elly De La Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Tyler Stephenson scores. Matt McLain scores.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Carson Kelly scores.
Michael Busch walks. Nico Hoerner scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.
Key Performers
Ian Happ
CHC
3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Pete Crow-Armstrong
CHC
2-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Matt McLain
CIN
2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Spencer Steer
CIN
1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| CIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Dane Myers CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sal Stewart 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Nathaniel Lowe DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Matt McLain 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Will Benson RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| TJ Friedl CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Blake Dunn DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Spencer Steer 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jose Trevino C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JJ Bleday LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conforto DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Happ LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Carson Kelly C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Miguel Amaya PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Moisés Ballesteros DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt Shaw PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
Pitching
| CIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singer | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 96-60 | 5.63 |
| Moll | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 1.76 |
| Johnson | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 4.05 |
| Antone | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-9 | 0.00 |
| Ashcraft, G (BS, 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27-17 | 1.93 |
| Burke, B (L, 1-2) | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11-5 | 3.24 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rea | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 98-59 | 4.03 |
| Webb, J (H, 1) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-11 | 3.52 |
| Maton, P (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 8.64 |
| Martin, C | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 10.80 |
| Milner (BS, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25-12 | 2.55 |
| Thornton (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 |