The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Guardians 1-0 on Apr 5, 2026 at Progressive Field.
Final · Progressive Field
Top performers
- Miguel Amaya went 1-for-2 with 1 RBI for the Cubs.
- Edward Cabrera pitched 5.2 innings for the Cubs, allowing 0 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
- Slade Cecconi pitched 6.0 innings for the Guardians, allowing 0 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dansby Swanson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Busch | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Happ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Miguel Amaya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Conforto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Cabrera | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoby Milner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Schneemann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gabriel Arias | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bo Naylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase DeLauter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Manzardo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steven Kwan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brayan Rocchio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Fry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slade Cecconi | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Herrin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Peyton Pallette | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Before and after
- Cubs · 2026 season · Previous Apr 4, 2026: CHC at CLE · Next Apr 5, 2026: CHC 5, CLE 6
- Guardians · 2026 season · Previous Apr 4, 2026: CHC at CLE · Next Apr 5, 2026: CHC 5, CLE 6