Saturday, September 19, 2026
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
CHC
Chicago Cubs
83-71 · L1
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
72-82 · W1
Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 5-2 at Great American Ball Park. Matthew Boyd earned the win; Nick Lodolo took the loss. Ryan Rolison recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Matt Shaw out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dane Myers. Nico Hoerner scores.
Seiya Suzuki singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Dansby Swanson scores.
JJ Bleday singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Eugenio Suárez scores. JJ Bleday to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Dansby Swanson.
Ke'Bryan Hayes singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. JJ Bleday scores.
Michael Busch homers (20) on a fly ball to right center field.
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
Dansby Swanson homers (19) on a fly ball to left center field.
Key Performers
Michael Busch
CHC
2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Dansby Swanson
CHC
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Seiya Suzuki
CHC
2-3, 1 RBI
Nico Hoerner
CHC
2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Taylor LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Happ LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carson Kelly C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Seiya Suzuki DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Matt Shaw RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| CIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Dane Myers CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Matt McLain 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Carlos Jorge RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eugenio Suárez DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Juan Brito 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| JJ Bleday LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Pitching
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd (W, 9-5) | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 71-46 | 4.06 |
| Palencia, D (H, 2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20-15 | 3.95 |
| Civale (H, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.21 |
| Zeferjahn (H, 14) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24-17 | 3.97 |
| Rolison (S, 3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-2 | 2.97 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| CIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodolo (L, 3-6) | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 90-62 | 5.04 |
| Johnson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25-16 | 4.82 |
| McCambley | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17-13 | 4.66 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |