The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on May 31, 2024 at Wrigley Field.
Final · Wrigley Field
Top performers
- Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Reds.
- Graham Ashcraft pitched 4.2 innings for the Reds, allowing 3 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
- Ian Happ went 1-for-3 with 1 home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs.
- Javier Assad pitched 5.1 innings for the Cubs, allowing 2 earned runs with 7 strikeouts.
Cincinnati Reds box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeimer Candelario | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TJ Friedl | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Elly De La Cruz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Tyler Stephenson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Martini | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Steer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Stuart Fairchild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Ashcraft | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Fernando Cruz | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Sims | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sam Moll | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexis Diaz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Bellinger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dansby Swanson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Happ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Christopher Morel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yan Gomes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Madrigal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Busch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 30 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Assad | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Drew Smyly | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Hector Neris | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 7.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Before and after
- Reds · 2024 season · Previous May 29, 2024: STL 5, CIN 3 · Next Jun 1, 2024: CIN 5, CHC 7
- Cubs · 2024 season · Previous May 30, 2024: CHC 4, MIL 6 · Next Jun 1, 2024: CIN 5, CHC 7