Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Sep 18, 2026

6:40 PM (Eastern Time)

MLB

Final

Chicago Cubs

Cincinnati Reds

Box Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	9	1
Cincinnati Reds	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	-	6	8	0

Hits CHC 9 · CIN 8

Errors CHC 1 · CIN 0

Away Batting

Chicago Cubs

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFPete Crow-Armstrong	5	0	0	0	0	3	9	.280
RFSeiya Suzuki	5	0	1	2	0	3	5	.265
1BMichael Busch	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	.236
3BAlex Bregman	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.262
LFIan Happ HR	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.220
2BNico Hoerner	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.263
DHMichael Conforto	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.246
CCarson Kelly	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	.266
SSDansby Swanson	3	1	1	0	1	1	4	.217
Totals	35	4	9	4	4	9	21	—

Away Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P‑S	ERA
Clay Holmes (L, 6-8)	5.1	3	6	6	5	4	97-57	3.25
Javier Assad (BS, 1)	1.2	4	0	0	0	1	34-23	3.63
Jacob Webb	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	12-9	3.48
Totals	8.0	8	6	6	5	7	—	—

Home Batting

Cincinnati Reds

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
CFCarlos Jorge 3B	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	.130
SSElly De La Cruz	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	.287
1BSal Stewart	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.271
DHTyler Stephenson	3	0	1	1	1	2	2	.248
RFJJ Bleday	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	.214
3BEugenio Suárez	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.211
3BKe'Bryan Hayes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.144
RFHéctor Rodríguez	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.220
LFTJ Friedl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172
CJose Trevino	4	0	1	2	0	1	1	.216
2BMatt McLain	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184
Totals	29	6	8	5	5	7	12	—

Home Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Chase Burns	3.0	4	2	2	2	4	1	67-40	2.86
Julian Aguiar (W, 1-0)	3.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	54-32	6.00
Brock Burke (H, 21)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-7	2.36
Tejay Antone (H, 10)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	3.29
Emilio Pagán (S, 24)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-9	3.54
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	4	9	1	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
B1	0–1	Sal Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Carlos Jorge scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd.
B1	0–2	Tyler Stephenson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Elly De La Cruz scores.
T2	1–2	Carson Kelly singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd.
T3	2–2	Ian Happ homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field.
B3	2–3	Sal Stewart grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Carlos Jorge scores. Elly De La Cruz out at 2nd. Sal Stewart out at 1st.
T4	4–3	Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Carson Kelly scores. Dansby Swanson scores.
B6	4–4	Eugenio Suárez singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Elly De La Cruz scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. JJ Bleday to 2nd.
B6	4–6	Jose Trevino singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Bleday scores. Eugenio Suárez scores. Héctor Rodríguez to 3rd.

Game Details

Great American Ball Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

Clay Holmes

Chicago Cubs Away

ERA

2.85

WHIP

1.145

K/9

6.97

BB/9

3.34

91.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.59 WHIP —

Chase Burns

Cincinnati Reds Home

ERA

2.80

WHIP

1.150

K/9

10.76

BB/9

3.21

151.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.77 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Chicago Cubs	-145	-1.5 (+115)	O 8.5 (-112)
Cincinnati Reds	+133	+1.5 (-127)	U 8.5 (-101)

Closing line · Sep 18

Weather & Conditions

Temp80°F

Wind 10 mphNNE · in

Gusts16 mph

Humidity74%

Precip4%

SkyPartially cloudy

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