The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on May 5, 2026 at Wrigley Field.
Final · Wrigley Field
Top performers
- Nathaniel Lowe went 2-for-4 with 1 home run and 1 RBI for the Reds.
- Andrew Abbott pitched 5.2 innings for the Reds, allowing 0 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
- Michael Busch went 3-for-4 with 1 home run and 2 RBI for the Cubs.
- Jameson Taillon pitched 5.2 innings for the Cubs, allowing 2 earned runs with 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TJ Friedl | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spencer Steer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sal Stewart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JJ Bleday | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt McLain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Stephenson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dane Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Abbott | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Connor Phillips | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Santillan | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jose Franco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Emilio Pagan | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Moll | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dansby Swanson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Happ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Busch | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Miguel Amaya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Shaw | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Conforto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Moises Ballesteros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 35 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Javier Assad | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Rolison | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 10.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
Before and after
- Reds · 2026 season · Previous May 4, 2026: CIN 4, CHC 5 · Next May 6, 2026: CIN 6, CHC 7
- Cubs · 2026 season · Previous May 4, 2026: CIN 4, CHC 5 · Next May 6, 2026: CIN 6, CHC 7