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Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Makeup of 4/4 PPD Game 2 of a doubleheader Final

Final score

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago Cubs 6–5 on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 5 89-73
at Cleveland Guardians 6 85-77

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 7 0
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 9 0
  • W: Shawn Armstrong (1-0)
  • L: Jacob Webb
  • S: Cade Smith

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Ian Happ (4), Dansby Swanson (1), Matt Shaw (1)
  • Cleveland Guardians: CJ Kayfus (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 3rd Chicago Cubs Matt Shaw homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 1–0
Top 6th Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Carson Kelly scores. 3–0
Bottom 6th Cleveland Guardians CJ Kayfus singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Steven Kwan scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd. 3–1
Bottom 6th Cleveland Guardians Chase DeLauter out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Angel Martínez scores. 3–2
Bottom 6th Cleveland Guardians Gabriel Arias singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CJ Kayfus scores. Rhys Hoskins to 3rd. 3–3
Top 8th Chicago Cubs Ian Happ homers (4) on a line drive to right field. 4–3
Bottom 8th Cleveland Guardians CJ Kayfus homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 4–4
Bottom 8th Cleveland Guardians Gabriel Arias singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Carlson. Chase DeLauter scores. Rhys Hoskins to 2nd. 4–5
Bottom 8th Cleveland Guardians Austin Hedges singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Carlson. Rhys Hoskins scores. Gabriel Arias to 2nd. 4–6
Top 9th Chicago Cubs Ian Happ singles on a fly ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. Nico Hoerner scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. 5–6

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .276
Alex Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Ian Happ DH 5 1 2 2 0 2 .189
Scott Kingery PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carson Kelly C 4 1 1 0 1 2 .250
Michael Busch 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .188
Dansby Swanson SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 .138
Matt Shaw RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .217
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235
Dylan Carlson LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Moisés Ballesteros PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .150
Totals 34 5 7 5 6 12
Pitcher
Shota Imanaga 5.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 92 4.50
Ben Brown (BS, 1) 2.0 2 2 2 2 0 0 42 4.15
Jacob Webb (L, 0-1)(BS, 1) 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 1 20 7.36
Ethan Roberts 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .216
Angel Martínez LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .143
José Ramírez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .154
David Fry RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 .333
CJ Kayfus RF 2 2 2 2 0 0 .214
Chase DeLauter DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 .313
Rhys Hoskins 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .250
Gabriel Arias SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 .179
Austin Hedges C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .500
Brayan Rocchio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .185
Totals 32 6 9 6 4 4
Pitcher
Parker Messick 5.0 2 1 1 3 6 1 91 0.82
Matt Festa 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 13 7.71
Erik Sabrowski 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00
Shawn Armstrong (W, 1-0) 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 1 29 3.18
Cade Smith (S, 3) 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 33 7.50

Game info

Weather
44 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
16 mph, L To R
First pitch
4:35 PM
Time of game
2:57
Attendance
19,791
Umpires
Home Plate: Mark Ripperger, First Base: Shane Livensparger, Second Base: Dan Merzel, Third Base: John Bacon

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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