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Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs

Sloan Park, Mesa Spring Training Final

Final score

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 8–6 on Friday, March 20, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Cincinnati Reds 8 75-87
at Chicago Cubs 6 89-73

Line score

Team
Cincinnati Reds 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 14 0
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 6 11 2
  • W: Brandon Williamson (2-0)
  • L: Matthew Boyd (0-1)
  • S: Zach Maxwell

Home runs

  • Cincinnati Reds: Matt McLain (7), Spencer Steer (1), Tyler Stephenson (1)
  • Chicago Cubs: James Triantos (1), Jefferson Rojas (4)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Cincinnati Reds Spencer Steer lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Sal Stewart scores. Throwing error by center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. 1–0
Top 2nd Cincinnati Reds Tyler Stephenson homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. 2–0
Top 3rd Cincinnati Reds Matt McLain homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Dane Myers scores. Jose Trevino scores. 5–0
Top 5th Cincinnati Reds Eugenio Suárez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Sal Stewart scores. 6–0
Top 5th Cincinnati Reds Spencer Steer homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Eugenio Suárez scores. 8–0
Bottom 5th Chicago Cubs Jefferson Rojas homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. 8–1
Bottom 7th Chicago Cubs Pedro Ramírez grounds out, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to pitcher Kyle Nicolas. Eli Lovich scores. Matt Shaw to 3rd. James Triantos to 2nd. 8–2
Bottom 8th Chicago Cubs Christian Bethancourt singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Edgar Alvarez scores. 8–3
Bottom 8th Chicago Cubs James Triantos homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Christian Bethancourt scores. 8–5
Bottom 9th Chicago Cubs Kade Snell hits a ground-rule double (2) on a fly ball to center field. Pedro Ramírez scores. 8–6

Box score

Cincinnati Reds

Batter
Jose Trevino DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 .303
Alfredo Duno DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Matt McLain 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 .542
Hansel Jimenez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Elly De La Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Garrett Hampson SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083
Sal Stewart 1B 3 2 2 0 0 0 .359
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .270
Eugenio Suárez 3B 2 1 1 1 1 1 .200
Tyson Lewis 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .400
Spencer Steer LF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .214
Will Benson CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Tyler Stephenson C 3 1 1 1 0 2 .176
P.J. Higgins C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .161
Noelvi Marte RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .239
Rece Hinds RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .410
Dane Myers CF 3 1 3 0 0 0 .423
JJ Bleday LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .317
Totals 41 8 14 7 2 10
Pitcher
Brandon Williamson (W, 2-0) 5.1 6 1 1 1 2 1 75 1.65
Tejay Antone 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.36
Kyle Nicolas 0.2 0 1 1 4 0 0 31 3.38
Julian Garcia 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.38
Brock Burke 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 22 16.50
Zach Maxwell (S, 2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 5.40

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Pedro Ramírez 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 .367
Alex Bregman 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .429
Kade Snell LF 1 0 1 1 1 0 .375
Ian Happ LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .188
Ty Southisene SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .400
Dansby Swanson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .310
Edgar Alvarez 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Carson Kelly 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .364
Carter Trice CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Moisés Ballesteros C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Eli Lovich RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Matt Shaw RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .341
Christian Bethancourt C 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333
James Triantos DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 .257
Jefferson Rojas 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .250
Totals 36 6 11 6 6 5
Pitcher
Matthew Boyd (L, 0-1) 4.2 9 8 8 2 5 3 87 8.68
Tyler Beede 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7.36
Hoby Milner 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.38
Phil Maton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00
Hunter Harvey 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 1.80
Caleb Thielbar 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.14

Game info

Weather
100 degrees, Clear
Wind
6 mph, Varies
First pitch
6:05 PM
Time of game
2:56
Attendance
11,878
Umpires
Home Plate: Nick Mahrley, First Base: Rob Drake, Second Base: Sean Sparling, Third Base: Steven Hodgins

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Cubs 9 at Cincinnati Reds 17 Final Spring training Game page
Cincinnati Reds 8 at Chicago Cubs 6 Final Spring training Game page

Other MLB games on Mar 20

Matchup Status Details
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Boston Red Sox 0 at Tampa Bay Rays 2 Final Spring training Game page
Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Minnesota Twins 1 Final Spring training Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 4 at New York Mets 3 Final Spring training Game page
Chicago White Sox 3 at Los Angeles Angels 4 Final Spring training Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Atlanta Braves 8 Final Spring training Game page
Miami Marlins 7 at Houston Astros 4 Final Spring training Game page
Baltimore Orioles 1 at New York Yankees 3 Final Spring training Game page
Washington Nationals 2 at Miami Marlins 3 Final Spring training Game page
Kansas City Royals 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 Final Spring training Game page
Seattle Mariners 20 at Cleveland Guardians 8 Final Spring training Game page
San Francisco Giants 5 at Texas Rangers 6 Final Spring training Game page
San Diego Padres 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Final Spring training Game page
Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Arizona Diamondbacks 8 Final Spring training Game page
Colorado Rockies 9 at San Diego Padres 3 Final Spring training Game page
Chicago Cubs 2 at Athletics 6 Final Spring training Game page

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