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Astros vs Cubs

Final · Sun May 24 · 2:20 PM ET · Wrigley Field

Houston AstrosAstros23-31
8
FinalMay 24, 2026
Chicago CubsCubs29-24
5
TVMarquee Sports NetSpace City Home NetworkStreamMLB.TV

Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch
Moneyline
HOU+139
CHC−168
Run line
HOU +1.5−162
CHC −1.5+134
Total O/U
Over 7−106
Under 7−113
  • Run line: Astros +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 7 (13 runs).

Recap

The Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 24, 2026 to move to 23-31.

The Astros have won 3 straight. They scored 5 runs in the fifth inning.

Score by inning

Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs, score by inning
Team123456789R
HOU0110500018
CHC0300002005

W: Lambert (3-4) · L: Imanaga (4-5) · S: Pearson (0-0)

Scoring plays

Top 2

  1. HOUHome runMeyers homered to left (388 feet).1-0

Bottom 2

  1. CHCDoubleRamirez doubled to right, Ballesteros scored, Kelly to third.1-1
  2. CHCSacrifice flyCrow-Armstrong hit sacrifice fly to center, Kelly scored, Ramirez to third.1-2
  3. CHCSingleHoerner singled to right, Ramirez scored.1-3

Top 3

  1. HOUHome runAllen homered to left (367 feet).2-3

Top 5

  1. HOUSinglePeña singled to center, Dezenzo scored and Smith scored, Allen to third.4-3
  2. HOUHome runWalker homered to left center (426 feet), Allen scored and Peña scored.7-3

Bottom 7

  1. CHCHome runBusch homered to left center (378 feet), Crow-Armstrong scored.7-5

Top 9

  1. HOUSingleAllen singled to right, Smith scored.8-5

Team stats

HOUCHC
Hits
9
7
Home Runs
3
1
Runs Batted In
8
5
Walks
2
7
Strikeouts
8
5
Runners Left On Base
10
14
Errors
0
0

Player stats

Astros · Batting

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Brice Matthews LF0-5500000219.200.250.338
Jeremy Pena SS1-4411200317.239.278.299
Christian Walker 1B1-4411310013.265.338.531
Isaac Paredes DH2-4402000021.251.342.383
Jake Meyers CF1-4411110010.231.293.385
Cam Smith RF1-3321001118.211.301.322
Zach Dezenzo LF0-2210001216.211.268.368
Braden Shewmake 3B0-000000001.267.279.450
Christian Vazquez C0-440000007.247.311.412
Nick Allen 2B3-3323210014.297.366.405

Astros · Pitching

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Peter Lambert P5.0533450103-573.79103
AJ Blubaugh P2.012210129-194.8329
Bryan Abreu P1.010010015-76.8815
Nate Pearson P1.000010020-110.0020

Cubs · Batting

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF0-1110103029.228.316.370
Nico Hoerner SS1-5501100016.255.342.375
Michael Busch 1B2-4412211026.230.360.380
Alex Bregman 3B1-4401000115.250.338.346
Michael Conforto LF0-4400000218.284.388.537
Seiya Suzuki RF0-4400000119.241.339.414
Moises Ballesteros DH0-2210002019.235.313.435
Carson Kelly C2-4412000113.296.380.392
Kevin Alcantara PR0-000000000.000.000.000
Miguel Amaya C0-000000000.240.352.387
Pedro Ramirez 2B1-3311101012.250.400.500

Cubs · Pitching

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Shota Imanaga P6.077716394-594.0494
Ethan Roberts P1.010001016-100.7316
Phil Maton P1.000000013-97.8813
Caleb Thielbar P1.011111013-73.3813

Game info

VenueWrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance40,048
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Bill Miller · First Base Umpire: Brian Walsh · Second Base Umpire: Chad Fairchild · Third Base Umpire: Chad Whitson
TVMarquee Sports Net · localSpace City Home Network · local

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