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Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 4–2 on Friday, May 22, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 4 81-81
at Chicago Cubs 2 89-73

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 2
Chicago Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
  • W: Spencer Arrighetti (6-1)
  • L: Jameson Taillon (2-4)
  • S: Bryan King

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Christian Vázquez (4)
  • Chicago Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong (6)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 3rd Houston Astros Christian Vázquez homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. 1–0
Top 4th Houston Astros Zach Cole grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Christian Walker scores. Braden Shewmake to 3rd. Cam Smith out at 2nd. Zach Cole to 1st. 2–0
Top 4th Houston Astros Christian Vázquez singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Braden Shewmake scores. Zach Cole to 3rd. 3–0
Top 5th Houston Astros Brice Matthews singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Isaac Paredes scores. Jake Meyers to 2nd. 4–0
Bottom 6th Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Miguel Amaya scores. 4–2

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 .254
Isaac Paredes 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .244
Yordan Alvarez DH 3 0 1 0 2 1 .303
Christian Walker 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 .254
Jake Meyers CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .229
Braden Shewmake 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286
Brice Matthews 2B 2 0 1 1 0 1 .207
Nick Allen 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Cam Smith RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207
Zach Cole LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .170
Christian Vázquez C 4 1 2 2 0 1 .258
Totals 36 4 9 4 4 10
Pitcher
Spencer Arrighetti (W, 6-1) 5.0 2 0 0 4 5 0 89 1.32
Steven Okert 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 6 4.22
Enyel De Los Santos (H, 3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.05
Bryan Abreu (H, 3) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 7.31
Bryan King (S, 5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 2.82

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .259
Michael Busch 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .229
Alex Bregman 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250
Ian Happ LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .214
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Michael Conforto DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .311
Miguel Amaya DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .247
Moisés Ballesteros DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Carson Kelly C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .289
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 2 1 1 2 2 0 .228
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .187
Totals 32 2 4 2 5 6
Pitcher
Jameson Taillon (L, 2-4) 4.2 8 4 4 1 5 1 90 5.20
Hoby Milner 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.93
Ethan Roberts 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 32 0.79
Jacob Webb 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.91
Phil Maton 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22 8.40

Game info

Weather
60 degrees, Sunny
Wind
12 mph, In From CF
First pitch
1:20 PM
Time of game
2:57
Attendance
37,332
Umpires
Home Plate: Chad Fairchild, First Base: Chad Whitson, Second Base: Bill Miller, Third Base: Brian Walsh

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Houston Astros 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 Final Game page
Houston Astros 3 at Chicago Cubs 0 Final Game page
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