Chicago Cubs
85 - 69 .552
F
September 18, 2026, 6:40 PM
Great American Ball Park
Great American Ball Park
100 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202-4109
6
Cincinnati Reds
72 - 82 .468| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
W: Julian Aguiar
(W, 1-0)
3.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 K, BB
L: Clay Holmes
(L, 6-8)
5.1 IP, 6 ER, 4 K, 5 BB
S: Emilio Pagán
(S, 24)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, BB
Top Performers
De La Cruz, E
2-2 | 2 BB, 2 R, SB
Kelly, C
2-2 | BB, HBP, RBI
Jorge
1-3 | 3B, BB, 2 R
Chicago Cubs Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .280 |
| 2 | Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .265 |
| 3 | Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .236 |
| 4 | Alex Bregman 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| 5 | Ian Happ LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .220 |
| 6 | Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| 7 | Michael Conforto DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| 8 | Carson Kelly C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| 9 | Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .252 |
BATTING
HR Happ (24, 3rd inning off Burns, Ch, 0 on, 2 out).
TB Conforto 3 Happ 4 Hoerner Kelly, C 2 Suzuki Swanson.
RBI Happ (66) Kelly, C (58) Suzuki 2 (83).
2-out RBI Suzuki 2 Happ.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Suzuki 3 Crow-Armstrong.
Team RISP 2-for-10.
Team LOB 9.
BASERUNNING
CS Busch (2, 2nd base by Pagán/Trevino).
FIELDING
E Holmes, C (1, pickoff).
DP (Swanson-Hoerner-Busch).
Chicago Cubs Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Holmes(L, 6-8) | 5.1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 57 | 40 | 3.25 |
| Javier Assad(BS, 1) | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 3.63 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3.48 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 89 | 54 | 4.21 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Kelly, C (by Antone).
Pitch timer violations Holmes, C (pitcher).
ABS Challenge Trevino (Ball-Confirmed) Suzuki (Strike-Confirmed) Kelly, C (Ball-Overturned to Strike) Suárez, E (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes Holmes, C 97-57 Assad 34-23 Webb, J 12-9 Burns, Ch 67-40 Aguiar 54-32 Burke, B 13-7 Antone 14-9 Pagán 18-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Holmes, C 7-2 Assad 3-0 Webb, J 0-0 Burns, Ch 1-1 Aguiar 3-3 Burke, B 0-2 Antone 1-1 Pagán 0-1.
Batters faced Holmes, C 23 Assad 8 Webb, J 4 Burns, Ch 15 Aguiar 14 Burke, B 3 Antone 5 Pagán 3.
Inherited runners-scored Assad 3-3.
Umpires HP: Sean Barber. 1B: John Libka. 2B: D.J. Reyburn. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 10 mph, L To R.
First pitch 6:41 PM.
T 2:44.
Att 31,678.
Venue Great American Ball Park.
September 18, 2026