Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs

May 5, 2026

7:40 PM (Eastern Time)

MLB

Final

Cincinnati Reds

Chicago Cubs

Box Score

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

Hits CIN 6 · CHC 8

Errors CIN 1 · CHC 1

Away Batting

Cincinnati Reds

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
LFTJ Friedl	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	.190
LFJJ Bleday HR	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.292
CFDane Myers	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267
SSElly De La Cruz	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.275
1BSal Stewart	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.252
DHNathaniel Lowe HR	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.275
RFSpencer Steer	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.254
CTyler Stephenson	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.195
PRBlake Dunn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
CJose Trevino	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158
2BMatt McLain	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.189
3BKe'Bryan Hayes	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.121
Totals	37	2	6	2	2	9	10	—

Away Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Andrew Abbott	5.2	4	0	0	4	4	0	98-57	5.13
Connor Phillips (H, 4)	1.1	2	1	1	1	2	0	28-18	3.32
Tony Santillan (BS, 2)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	17-11	2.87
Emilio Pagán	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-0	6.43
Jose Franco	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22-8	4.97
Sam Moll (L, 1-2)	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2-1	1.84
Totals	9.0	8	3	2	7	7	1	—	—

Home Batting

Chicago Cubs

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
2BNico Hoerner	3	0	1	0	2	0	2	.300
3BAlex Bregman	4	0	1	1	1	0	1	.245
LFIan Happ	4	0	0	0	1	3	4	.234
RFSeiya Suzuki	4	0	0	0	1	0	6	.306
SSDansby Swanson	5	1	1	0	0	0	4	.205
1BMichael Busch HR	4	1	3	2	1	1	0	.229
3BMatt Shaw	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.284
PHMoisés Ballesteros	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.302
3BNicky Lopez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
PHMichael Conforto	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.313
PDaniel Palencia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
PRyan Rolison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
CMiguel Amaya	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.218
CFPete Crow-Armstrong	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.237
Totals	35	3	8	3	7	7	24	—

Home Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Jameson Taillon	5.2	5	2	2	1	5	2	100-59	4.24
Javier Assad	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	7.08
Jacob Webb	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	3.95
Daniel Palencia	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-8	0.00
Ryan Rolison (W, 3-0)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	18-10	3.12
Totals	10.0	6	2	2	2	9	2	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T1	1–0	JJ Bleday homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field.
T6	2–0	Nathaniel Lowe homers (6) on a fly ball to right field.
B7	2–1	Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.
B8	2–2	Michael Busch homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.
B10	2–3	Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Dansby Swanson scores.

Game Details

Wrigley Field

Probable Starting Pitchers

Andrew Abbott

Cincinnati Reds Away

ERA

5.97

WHIP

1.673

K/9

6.23

BB/9

3.89

34.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 6.13 WHIP —

Jameson Taillon RHP

Chicago Cubs Home

ERA

4.41

WHIP

1.154

K/9

8.05

BB/9

3.37

34.7

Last 3 Starts ERA 4.31 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
Cincinnati Reds	+147	+1.5 (-146)	O 8 (-109)
Chicago Cubs	-160	-1.5 (+132)	U 8 (-103)

Closing line · May 5

Weather & Conditions

Temp56°F

Wind 11 mphNW · crossR

Gusts11 mph

Humidity28%

SkyPartially cloudy

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