Cincinnati RedsReds65-72
7FinalAug 30, 2026
Chicago CubsCubs77-60
5TVNBC
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
CIN+140
CHC−150
Run line
CIN +1.5−149
CHC −1.5+124
Total O/U
Over 9.5+102
Under 9.5−122
- Run line: Reds +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 9.5 (12 runs).
Recap
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug 30, 2026 to move to 65-72.
The game was played before 36,308.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| CHC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
W: Burns (15-3) · L: Imanaga (8-10) · S: Pagan (5-1)
Scoring plays
Bottom 1
- CHCHome runCrow-Armstrong homered to right center (417 feet).0-1
Bottom 2
- CHCSingleConforto singled to right, Happ scored, Ramirez to second.0-2
Top 4
- CINHome runRodríguez homered to right (387 feet), Suárez scored and McLain scored.3-2
Bottom 4
- CHCFlyoutRamirez flied out to right, Happ scored on throwing error by right fielder Rodríguez, Hoerner safe at second on error.3-3
Top 5
- CINHome runMyers homered to left center (384 feet).4-3
- CINHome runStephenson homered to left (394 feet), De La Cruz scored.6-3
Top 7
- CINHome runStewart homered to center (418 feet).7-3
Bottom 8
- CHCSacrifice flyHoerner hit sacrifice fly to right, Bregman scored.7-4
Bottom 9
- CHCHome runCrow-Armstrong homered to right center (431 feet).7-5
Team stats
CINCHC
- Hits
- 11
- 9
- Home Runs
- 4
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 7
- 4
- Walks
- 2
- 1
- Strikeouts
- 11
- 9
- Runners Left On Base
- 15
- 19
- Errors
- 2
- 0
Player stats
Reds · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Myers CF | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .253 | .347 | .367 |
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .271 | .350 | .479 |
| Ivan Johnson 2B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .063 | .211 | .063 |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .266 | .338 | .489 |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .250 | .328 | .427 |
| Eugenio Suarez DH | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .208 | .299 | .414 |
| JJ Bleday RF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .218 | .330 | .429 |
| Matt McLain SS | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .190 | .286 | .341 |
| Hector Rodriguez RF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .230 | .309 | .459 |
| TJ Friedl LF | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .249 | .256 |
| Edwin Arroyo 3B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .235 | .276 | .272 |
Reds · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Burns P | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 100-70 | 2.79 | 100 |
| Brock Burke P | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-15 | 2.62 | 18 |
| Luis Mey P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.91 | 11 |
| Emilio Pagan P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-6 | 4.05 | 12 |
Cubs · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .283 | .377 | .577 |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .274 | .366 | .487 |
| Michael Busch 1B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .239 | .349 | .391 |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .255 | .344 | .422 |
| Ian Happ LF | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .221 | .327 | .423 |
| Nico Hoerner SS | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .263 | .318 | .356 |
| Pedro Ramirez 2B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .285 | .347 | .436 |
| Michael Conforto DH | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .231 | .322 | .462 |
| Tyrone Taylor DH | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .268 | .322 | .492 |
| Miguel Amaya C | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .230 | .333 | .358 |
| Matt Shaw PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .327 | .421 |
Cubs · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Imanaga P | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 85-57 | 4.01 | 85 |
| Caleb Thielbar P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.97 | 12 |
| Trent Thornton P | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-10 | 3.45 | 13 |
| Aaron Civale P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 4.50 | 15 |
| Jacob Webb P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.87 | 18 |
Game info
VenueWrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance36,308
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Brian Walsh · First Base Umpire: Chad Fairchild · Second Base Umpire: Bill Miller · Third Base Umpire: Chad Whitson
TVNBC · national
Last and next games
Reds
Cubs
- Last game: W 17-5 vs CINSat Aug 29
- Next game: W 17-3 vs MILMon Aug 31
- L 8-10 vs CINFri Aug 28
- L 0-2 at ARIWed Aug 26
- L 4-5 at ARITue Aug 25
Head to head
- CIN 4, CHC 5Mon May 4
- CIN 2, CHC 3Tue May 5
- CIN 6, CHC 7Wed May 6
- CIN 3, CHC 8Thu May 7
- CIN 4, CHC 0Fri Jul 10
- CIN 3, CHC 5Sat Jul 11
- CIN 4, CHC 8Sun Jul 12
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