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Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Guardians Home Opener Final

Final score

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago Cubs 4–1 on Friday, April 3, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 1 89-73
at Cleveland Guardians 4 85-77

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 9 0
  • W: Connor Brogdon (2-0)
  • L: Hunter Harvey (0-1)
  • S: Cade Smith

Home runs

  • Cleveland Guardians: Chase DeLauter (5), Gabriel Arias (2)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 3rd Chicago Cubs Miguel Amaya doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Steven Kwan. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. 1–0
Bottom 5th Cleveland Guardians Chase DeLauter singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Daniel Schneemann scores. Gabriel Arias out at home on the throw, left fielder Ian Happ to catcher Carson Kelly. 1–1
Bottom 7th Cleveland Guardians Gabriel Arias homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. 1–2
Bottom 7th Cleveland Guardians Chase DeLauter homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Steven Kwan scores. 1–4

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .292
Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .214
Ian Happ LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .179
Carson Kelly C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143
Matt Shaw RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .269
Miguel Amaya DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 .400
Moisés Ballesteros DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .158
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 10
Pitcher
Cade Horton 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.45
Colin Rea 3.1 4 1 1 1 4 0 57 4.26
Hoby Milner (BS, 1) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.50
Hunter Harvey (L, 0-1) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 2 30 9.00
Jacob Webb 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 0.00

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .233
Chase DeLauter DH 4 1 3 3 0 0 .346
José Ramírez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .188
Kyle Manzardo 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .074
Bo Naylor C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .174
Angel Martínez RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167
Daniel Schneemann CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .227
Gabriel Arias SS 2 1 1 1 1 1 .143
Brayan Rocchio 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .227
Totals 29 4 9 4 4 5
Pitcher
Joey Cantillo 5.1 4 1 1 2 6 0 82 3.00
Matt Festa 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.91
Connor Brogdon (W, 2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.00
Shawn Armstrong (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.08
Cade Smith (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 7.20

Game info

Weather
70 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
10 mph, L To R
First pitch
4:11 PM
Time of game
2:33
Attendance
37,360
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Merzel, First Base: Dan Bellino, Second Base: Mark Ripperger, Third Base: Shane Livensparger

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Cubs 1 at Cleveland Guardians 4 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 1 at Cleveland Guardians 0 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 5 at Cleveland Guardians 6 Final Game page

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