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Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8–3 on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Cincinnati Reds 3 75-87
at Chicago Cubs 8 89-73

Line score

Team
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 9 0
Chicago Cubs 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 8 7 1
  • W: Shota Imanaga (4-2)
  • L: Rhett Lowder (3-3)
  • S: Daniel Palencia

Home runs

  • Cincinnati Reds: Sal Stewart (10), Blake Dunn (1)
  • Chicago Cubs: Michael Conforto (2)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd Chicago Cubs Michael Conforto homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. 0–1
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Michael Conforto walks. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd. 0–2
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. Ian Happ scores. Michael Busch out at 3rd. Michael Conforto to 2nd. Dansby Swanson to 1st. 0–3
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Michael Conforto scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. 0–4
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Miguel Amaya singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. 0–6
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Miguel Amaya scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. 0–7
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Moisés Ballesteros out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Nico Hoerner scores. 0–8
Top 6th Cincinnati Reds Sal Stewart homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. 1–8
Top 8th Cincinnati Reds Blake Dunn homers (1) on a line drive to left center field. 2–8
Top 9th Cincinnati Reds JJ Bleday doubles (2) on a fly ball to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Sal Stewart scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. 3–8

Box score

Cincinnati Reds

Batter
Dane Myers CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .240
Will Benson RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
Matt McLain SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 .201
Elly De La Cruz DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .265
Sal Stewart 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 .245
Spencer Steer 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .254
Tyler Stephenson C 4 0 0 0 1 2 .196
JJ Bleday LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .303
Blake Dunn CF 4 1 2 1 1 2 .500
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .137
Nathaniel Lowe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270
Totals 37 3 9 3 8 12
Pitcher
Rhett Lowder (L, 3-3) 3.0 1 3 3 4 1 1 59 5.40
Connor Phillips 1.0 4 5 5 1 0 0 27 5.40
Luis Mey 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 39 1.80
Jose Franco 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 4.30

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .289
Moisés Ballesteros DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 .280
Alex Bregman 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .240
Ian Happ LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .243
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232
Michael Conforto RF 3 2 3 2 1 0 .361
Dansby Swanson SS 3 1 0 1 1 0 .202
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .248
Miguel Amaya C 2 1 1 2 1 1 .228
Totals 29 8 7 8 7 3
Pitcher
Shota Imanaga (W, 4-2) 6.0 6 1 1 3 10 1 99 2.28
Trent Thornton 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 0.00
Gavin Hollowell 1.2 2 2 2 4 1 1 49 10.80
Daniel Palencia (S, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00

Game info

Weather
54 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
8 mph, R To L
First pitch
1:20 PM
Time of game
2:54
Attendance
30,441
Umpires
Home Plate: Scott Barry, First Base: Manny Gonzalez, Second Base: Jacob Metz, Third Base: Tom Hanahan

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Cincinnati Reds 4 at Chicago Cubs 5 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 Final (10) Game page
Cincinnati Reds 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 Final (10) Game page
Cincinnati Reds 3 at Chicago Cubs 8 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 0 at Cincinnati Reds 4 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 3 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 8 at Cincinnati Reds 4 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 10 at Chicago Cubs 8 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 5 at Chicago Cubs 17 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 7 at Chicago Cubs 5 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 4 at Cincinnati Reds 6 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 5 at Cincinnati Reds 2 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 9 at Cincinnati Reds 1 Final Game page

Other MLB games on May 7

Matchup Status Details
Texas Rangers 2 at New York Yankees 9 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 5 at Washington Nationals 7 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 8 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page
New York Mets 2 at Colorado Rockies 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Final Game page
Athletics 12 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 3 at Miami Marlins 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 8 at Boston Red Sox 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Diego Padres 1 Final Game page

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