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Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 10–8 on Friday, August 28, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Cincinnati Reds 10 75-87
at Chicago Cubs 8 89-73

Line score

Team
Cincinnati Reds 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 0 1 10 13 0
Chicago Cubs 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 8 13 2
  • W: Rhett Lowder (6-8)
  • L: Trent Thornton
  • S: Emilio Pagán

Home runs

  • Cincinnati Reds: Sal Stewart (29), Tyler Stephenson (13), Jose Trevino (5), TJ Friedl (4)
  • Chicago Cubs: Michael Busch (17), Pedro Ramírez (4)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman doubles (25) on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Seiya Suzuki scores. 0–1
Bottom 3rd Chicago Cubs Michael Busch homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. Seiya Suzuki scores. 0–3
Top 4th Cincinnati Reds Héctor Rodríguez singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. JJ Bleday scores. 1–3
Top 5th Cincinnati Reds Sal Stewart homers (29) on a fly ball to center field. 2–3
Top 6th Cincinnati Reds Jose Trevino homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. 3–3
Top 6th Cincinnati Reds Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nico Hoerner. Héctor Rodríguez scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. 4–3
Top 6th Cincinnati Reds Tyler Stephenson homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart scores. 7–3
Top 7th Cincinnati Reds Elly De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Matt McLain scores. Héctor Rodríguez scores. Dane Myers to 2nd. 9–3
Bottom 7th Chicago Cubs Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Carson Kelly scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. 9–4
Bottom 8th Chicago Cubs Pedro Ramírez homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner scores. 9–7
Bottom 8th Chicago Cubs Seiya Suzuki doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder TJ Friedl. Matt Shaw scores. 9–8
Top 9th Cincinnati Reds TJ Friedl homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. 10–8

Box score

Cincinnati Reds

Batter
Dane Myers CF 5 0 0 0 1 0 .254
Elly De La Cruz SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 .268
Sal Stewart 1B 4 2 2 2 1 1 .263
Tyler Stephenson DH 5 1 2 3 0 2 .248
Eugenio Suárez 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 .205
JJ Bleday RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .219
Matt McLain 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .191
Jose Trevino C 5 1 2 1 0 1 .237
Héctor Rodríguez RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .245
TJ Friedl LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .161
Totals 41 10 13 10 4 10
Pitcher
Rhett Lowder (W, 6-8) 5.0 6 3 3 0 5 1 96 5.14
Luis Mey 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 29 3.68
Brock Burke 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 2.67
Tejay Antone 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 13 3.92
Sam Moll (H, 7) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 4.64
Emilio Pagán (S, 18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.90

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .277
Seiya Suzuki RF 5 2 3 2 0 1 .274
Michael Busch 1B 4 1 1 2 1 0 .244
Alex Bregman 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .252
Ian Happ LF 5 1 1 0 0 3 .219
Nico Hoerner SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 .261
Pedro Ramírez 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .285
Michael Conforto DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229
Matt Shaw DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .252
Carson Kelly C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .257
Totals 40 8 13 8 2 7
Pitcher
David Peterson 5.0 6 2 2 3 6 1 88 5.11
Trent Thornton (L, 5-5)(BS, 2) 0.2 4 5 5 1 0 2 29 3.32
Aaron Civale 2.1 2 2 0 0 2 0 47 4.55
Daniel Palencia 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 4.19

Game info

Weather
77 degrees, Sunny
Wind
6 mph, R To L
First pitch
1:21 PM
Time of game
3:07
Attendance
39,036
Umpires
Home Plate: Bill Miller, First Base: Chad Whitson, Second Base: Brian Walsh, Third Base: Chad Fairchild

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 Aug 28

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 Final Game page
Miami Marlins 2 at Washington Nationals 9 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 9 Final Game page
Houston Astros 3 at New York Mets 1 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 3 at Cleveland Guardians 0 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 1 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 4 at Atlanta Braves 6 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 7 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Los Angeles Angels 3 Final Game page
Baltimore Orioles 4 at Athletics 3 Final (10) Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 10 at San Francisco Giants 6 Final Game page

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