Chicago Cubs
4 - 5 .444
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April 05, 2026, 1:15 PM
Progressive Field
Progressive Field
2401 Ontario Street, Cleveland, OH, 44115
6
Cleveland Guardians
6 - 4 .600| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
W: Shawn Armstrong
(W, 1-0)
1.1 IP, ER, 2 K, BB
L: Jacob Webb
(L, 0-1)(BS, 1)
0.1 IP, 3 ER, 0 K, BB
S: Cade Smith
(S, 3)
1.0 IP, ER, 2 K, 2 BB
Top Performers
Kayfus
a-
2-2 | HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Imanaga
5.0 IP, ER, 4 K, BB
Messick
5.0 IP, ER, 6 K, 3 BB
Chicago Cubs Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Hoerner 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .276 |
| 2 | Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| 3 | Ian Happ DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .189 |
| a- Scott Kingery PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 4 | Carson Kelly C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| 5 | Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 |
| 6 | Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .138 |
| 7 | Matt Shaw RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 |
| 8 | Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| 9 | Dylan Carlson LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 1- Moisés Ballesteros PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .150 | |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .206 |
a-Struck out for Carlson in the 9th.
1-Ran for Happ in the 9th.
BATTING
2B Hoerner (5, Sabrowski).
HR Shaw (1, 3rd inning off Messick, 0 on, 0 out) Swanson (1, 6th inning off Festa, M, 1 on, 2 out) Happ (4, 8th inning off Armstrong, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Crow-Armstrong Happ 5 Hoerner 2 Kelly, C Shaw 4 Swanson 4.
RBI Happ 2 (7) Shaw (4) Swanson 2 (5).
2-out RBI Swanson 2 Happ.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Kelly, C 2 Bregman 3.
Team RISP 1-for-6.
Team LOB 8.
BASERUNNING
SB Kingery (1, 2nd base off Smith, C/Hedges).
Chicago Cubs Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Imanaga | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 62 | 30 | 4.50 |
| Ben Brown(BS, 1) | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 20 | 4.15 |
| Jacob Webb(L, 0-1)(BS, 1) | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7.36 |
| Ethan Roberts | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 167 | 104 | 63 | 3.53 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Messick.
ABS Challenge DeLauter (Strike-Confirmed) Hedges 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike) Kelly, C 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed) Hoerner (Strike-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes Imanaga 92-62 Brown, Be 42-22 Webb, J 20-10 Roberts 13-10 Messick 91-51 Festa, M 13-11 Sabrowski 14-8 Armstrong 29-15 Smith, C 33-20.
Groundouts-flyouts Imanaga 2-5 Brown, Be 2-1 Webb, J 0-1 Roberts 1-1 Messick 6-1 Festa, M 0-1 Sabrowski 0-0 Armstrong 0-2 Smith, C 0-0.
Batters faced Imanaga 19 Brown, Be 10 Webb, J 5 Roberts 3 Messick 20 Festa, M 5 Sabrowski 3 Armstrong 6 Smith, C 6.
Inherited runners-scored Brown, Be 1-1 Roberts 2-1 Armstrong 1-0.
Umpires HP: Mark Ripperger. 1B: Shane Livensparger. 2B: Dan Merzel. 3B: John Bacon.
Weather 44 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 16 mph, L To R.
First pitch 4:35 PM.
T 2:57.
Att 19,791.
Venue Progressive Field.
April 5, 2026