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Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field, Cleveland Regular Season Game 1 of a doubleheader Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Guardians 1–0 on Sunday, April 5, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 1 89-73
at Cleveland Guardians 0 85-77

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
Cleveland Guardians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  • W: Caleb Thielbar (1-0)
  • L: Connor Brogdon (2-1)
  • S: Daniel Palencia

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 8th Chicago Cubs Miguel Amaya singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. Dylan Carlson scores. 1–0

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .207
Alex Bregman DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Ian Happ LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 .156
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .233
Nico Hoerner 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .269
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .120
Michael Conforto RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .125
Dylan Carlson RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Matt Shaw 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Miguel Amaya C 2 0 1 1 1 1 .417
Totals 28 1 2 1 2 10
Pitcher
Edward Cabrera 5.2 1 0 0 5 4 0 97 0.00
Caleb Thielbar (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 0.00
Hoby Milner (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.60
Daniel Palencia (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00

Cleveland Guardians

Batter
Steven Kwan CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .219
Chase DeLauter RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .310
José Ramírez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .171
Kyle Manzardo 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .067
Bo Naylor C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .154
Daniel Schneemann 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .192
Brayan Rocchio 2B 1 0 0 0 2 0 .217
Gabriel Arias SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .125
CJ Kayfus LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .083
David Fry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Angel Martínez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 25 0 1 0 6 5
Pitcher
Slade Cecconi 6.0 1 0 0 1 6 0 85 5.23
Tim Herrin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 0.00
Connor Brogdon (L, 2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 4.50
Peyton Pallette 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.93

Game info

Weather
44 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
15 mph, L To R
First pitch
1:12 PM
Time of game
2:37
Umpires
Home Plate: Dan Bellino, First Base: John Bacon, Second Base: Shane Livensparger, Third Base: Dan Merzel

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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