Friday, September 18, 2026
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
CHC
Chicago Cubs
83-70 · W1
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
71-82 · L1
Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago Cubs 6-4 at Great American Ball Park. Julian Aguiar earned the win; Clay Holmes took the loss. Emilio Pagán recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Sal Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Carlos Jorge scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd.
Tyler Stephenson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Elly De La Cruz scores.
Carson Kelly singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd.
Ian Happ homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field.
Sal Stewart grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Carlos Jorge scores. Elly De La Cruz out at 2nd. Sal Stewart out at 1st.
Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Carson Kelly scores. Dansby Swanson scores.
Eugenio Suárez singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Elly De La Cruz scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. JJ Bleday to 2nd.
Jose Trevino singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Bleday scores. Eugenio Suárez scores. Héctor Rodríguez to 3rd.
Key Performers
Ian Happ
CHC
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Seiya Suzuki
CHC
1-5, 2 RBI
Jose Trevino
CIN
1-4, 2 RBI
Carson Kelly
CHC
2-2, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conforto DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Carson Kelly C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| CIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt McLain 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Carlos Jorge CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| TJ Friedl LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jose Trevino C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tyler Stephenson DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| JJ Bleday RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Héctor Rodríguez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Pitching
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes, C (L, 6-8) | 5.1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 97-57 | 3.25 |
| Assad (BS, 1) | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34-23 | 3.63 |
| Webb, J | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12-9 | 3.48 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| CIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns, Ch | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 67-40 | 2.86 |
| Aguiar (W, 1-0) | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 54-32 | 6.00 |
| Burke, B (H, 21) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-7 | 2.36 |
| Antone (H, 10) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-9 | 3.29 |
| Pagán (S, 24) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18-9 | 3.54 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |