Sunday, September 20, 2026
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
CHC
Chicago Cubs
85-71 · W2
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
72-84 · L2
Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 9-1 at Great American Ball Park. David Peterson earned the win; Rhett Lowder took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Oswaldo Cabrera. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.
Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to right fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. Alex Bregman to 2nd.
Nico Hoerner challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nico Hoerner walks. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd.
Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.
JJ Bleday homers (23) on a fly ball to right center field.
Michael Conforto homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (45) on a fly ball to center field. Pedro Ramírez scores.
Seiya Suzuki homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.
Key Performers
Pete Crow-Armstrong
CHC
3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R
Michael Conforto
CHC
1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Seiya Suzuki
CHC
1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
JJ Bleday
CIN
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| CHC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Conforto DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ian Happ LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Pedro Ramírez 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Miguel Amaya C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nico Hoerner SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Matt Shaw 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| CIN | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dane Myers CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Oswaldo Cabrera 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Matt McLain SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Will Banfield C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carlos Jorge CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Stephenson DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Juan Brito 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JJ Bleday LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Héctor Rodríguez RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Pitching
| CHC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterson, D (W, 9-8) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 83-54 | 4.96 |
| Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18-12 | 4.72 |
| Cabrera, E | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 5.67 |
| Rea | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| CIN | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowder (L, 6-12) | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 60-35 | 6.01 |
| Mey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20-12 | 5.85 |
| Spiers | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 62-47 | 9.00 |
| Ashcraft, G | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-12 | 4.45 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 |