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Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Guardians

Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear Spring Training Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Guardians 5–2 on Monday, March 16, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 5 89-73
at Cleveland Guardians 2 85-77

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Cleveland Guardians 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
  • W: Cade Horton (1-1)
  • L: Gavin Williams (1-1)
  • S: Colin Rea

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Scott Kingery (2)
  • Cleveland Guardians: Juan Benjamin (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Chicago Cubs Miguel Amaya singles on a ground ball to left fielder Petey Halpin. Matt Shaw scores. 1–0
Bottom 1st Cleveland Guardians Kyle Manzardo reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Jefferson Rojas. Angel Martínez scores. Kyle Manzardo to 2nd. Kyle Manzardo advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by catcher Miguel Amaya. 1–1
Top 2nd Chicago Cubs Scott Kingery homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. BJ Murray Jr. scores. 3–1
Top 2nd Chicago Cubs Matt Shaw singles on a line drive to right fielder Nolan Jones. Brett Bateman scores. 4–1
Top 5th Chicago Cubs Kevin Alcántara doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Petey Halpin. Dylan Carlson scores. Christian Bethancourt to 3rd. 5–1
Bottom 9th Cleveland Guardians Juan Benjamin homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 5–2

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Matt Shaw 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .361
Jonathon Long 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .300
Miguel Amaya C 3 0 1 1 0 2 .250
Kane Kepley CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Dylan Carlson LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .355
Moisés Ballesteros C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321
Christian Bethancourt DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250
Kevin Alcántara RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .296
Joan Delgado RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
BJ Murray Jr. 3B 3 1 1 0 0 2 .296
Carter Trice LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jefferson Rojas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220
Hayden Cantrelle 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Scott Kingery SS 4 1 1 2 0 3 .184
Brett Bateman CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .444
Karson Simas 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Totals 35 5 9 5 1 15
Pitcher
Cade Horton (W, 1-1) 5.0 3 1 1 1 10 0 72 5.91
Colin Rea (S, 1) 4.0 2 1 1 2 4 1 58 3.86

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Petey Halpin LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .286
Travis Bazzana 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
Angel Martínez CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .355
Joe Lampe RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Kyle Manzardo DH 4 0 0 1 0 3 .132
Austin Hedges C 2 0 1 0 1 1 .261
Dom Nuñez C 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
CJ Kayfus 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200
Anthony Martinez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nolan Jones RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Ryan Cesarini LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Juan Brito 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .167
Jake Fox CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carter Kieboom 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .125
Juan Benjamin 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286
Milan Tolentino SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .211
Dauri Fernández SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 2 5 2 3 14
Pitcher
Gavin Williams (L, 1-1) 4.2 7 5 5 1 7 1 85 5.68
Connor Brogdon 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 2.16
Peyton Pallette 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 0.00
Tim Herrin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.57

Game info

Weather
90 degrees, Clear
Wind
6 mph, Out To CF
First pitch
6:06 PM
Time of game
2:20
Attendance
8,008
Umpires
Home Plate: Dillon Wilson, First Base: Nate Tomlinson, Second Base: Nestor Ceja, Third Base: Nic Lentz

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Cleveland Guardians 6 at Chicago Cubs 8 Final Spring training Game page
Chicago Cubs 5 at Cleveland Guardians 2 Final Spring training Game page

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