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Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 8–4 on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Atlanta Braves 4 94-68
at Chicago Cubs 8 89-73

Line score

Team
Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 8 0
Chicago Cubs 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 8 12 0
  • W: Shota Imanaga (11-10)
  • L: JR Ritchie (1-3)

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong 2 (44), Alex Bregman (26)

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 (32) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Michael Harris II to second baseman Ozzie Albies to third baseman Austin Riley to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim. 0–1
Bottom 3rd Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (43) on a fly ball to right field. 0–2
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman homers (26) on a fly ball to left field. 0–3
Bottom 5th Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong triples (8) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Carson Kelly scores. 0–4
Bottom 5th Chicago Cubs Alex Bregman triples (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. 0–6
Top 6th Atlanta Braves Matt Olson grounds out softly, pitcher Shota Imanaga to first baseman Michael Busch. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. 1–6
Top 7th Atlanta Braves Austin Riley grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. Mauricio Dubón scores. 2–6
Bottom 7th Chicago Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (44) on a fly ball to right center field. 2–7
Bottom 8th Chicago Cubs Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Tyrone Taylor scores. 2–8
Top 9th Atlanta Braves Mauricio Dubón doubles (26) on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Ozzie Albies scores. Michael Harris II to 3rd. 3–8
Top 9th Atlanta Braves Sean Murphy grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Michael Harris II scores. Mauricio Dubón to 3rd. 4–8

Box score

Atlanta Braves

Batter
Ronald Acuña Jr. RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 .257
Drake Baldwin DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Matt Olson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250
Ozzie Albies 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .245
Michael Harris II CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .290
Mauricio Dubón LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .272
Austin Riley 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .222
Sean Murphy C 4 0 0 1 0 1 .191
Ha-Seong Kim SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .123
Mike Yastrzemski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 9
Pitcher
JR Ritchie (L, 1-3) 4.2 7 6 6 2 5 2 82 5.03
Dylan Dodd 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.36
Owen Murphy 2.1 5 2 2 1 2 1 46 5.00
Brent Suter 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.52

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 3 3 3 1 1 .282
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .266
Michael Busch 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 .238
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 3 4 0 0 .264
Ian Happ LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .219
Tyrone Taylor LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .278
Nico Hoerner SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Michael Conforto DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 .238
Pedro Ramírez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .258
Carson Kelly C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .262
Totals 34 8 12 8 3 8
Pitcher
Shota Imanaga (W, 11-10) 6.0 4 1 1 0 8 0 100 3.80
Aaron Civale 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 4.23
Ryan Rolison 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 24 2.98
Ryan Zeferjahn 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.03

Game info

Weather
69 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
10 mph, In From LF
First pitch
6:40 PM
Time of game
2:44
Attendance
35,779
Umpires
Home Plate: Nate Tomlinson, First Base: Ramon De Jesus, Second Base: Paul Clemons, Third Base: Quinn Wolcott

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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