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Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Regular Season Final

Final score

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 6–4 on Friday, September 18, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Chicago Cubs 4 89-73
at Cincinnati Reds 6 75-87

Line score

Team
Chicago Cubs 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Cincinnati Reds 2 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 8 0
  • W: Julian Aguiar (1-0)
  • L: Clay Holmes (6-8)
  • S: Emilio Pagán

Home runs

  • Chicago Cubs: Ian Happ (24)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Cincinnati Reds Sal Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Carlos Jorge scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. 0–1
Bottom 1st Cincinnati Reds Tyler Stephenson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Elly De La Cruz scores. 0–2
Top 2nd Chicago Cubs Carson Kelly singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd. 1–2
Top 3rd Chicago Cubs Ian Happ homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. 2–2
Bottom 3rd Cincinnati Reds Sal Stewart grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Carlos Jorge scores. Elly De La Cruz out at 2nd. Sal Stewart out at 1st. 2–3
Top 4th Chicago Cubs Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Carson Kelly scores. Dansby Swanson scores. 4–3
Bottom 6th Cincinnati Reds Eugenio Suárez singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Elly De La Cruz scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. JJ Bleday to 2nd. 4–4
Bottom 6th Cincinnati Reds Jose Trevino singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Bleday scores. Eugenio Suárez scores. Héctor Rodríguez to 3rd. 4–6

Box score

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .280
Seiya Suzuki RF 5 0 1 2 0 3 .265
Michael Busch 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 .236
Alex Bregman 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Ian Happ LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .220
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .263
Michael Conforto DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 .246
Carson Kelly C 2 1 2 1 1 0 .266
Dansby Swanson SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 .217
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 9
Pitcher
Clay Holmes (L, 6-8) 5.1 3 6 6 5 4 0 97 3.25
Javier Assad (BS, 1) 1.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 34 3.63
Jacob Webb 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.48

Cincinnati Reds

Batter
Carlos Jorge CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .130
Elly De La Cruz SS 2 2 2 0 2 0 .287
Sal Stewart 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .271
Tyler Stephenson DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 .248
JJ Bleday RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .214
Eugenio Suárez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .211
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .144
Héctor Rodríguez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .220
TJ Friedl LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172
Jose Trevino C 4 0 1 2 0 1 .216
Matt McLain 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .184
Totals 29 6 8 5 5 7
Pitcher
Chase Burns 3.0 4 2 2 2 4 1 67 2.86
Julian Aguiar (W, 1-0) 3.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 54 6.00
Brock Burke (H, 21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.36
Tejay Antone (H, 10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.29
Emilio Pagán (S, 24) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 3.54

Game info

Weather
76 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
10 mph, L To R
First pitch
6:41 PM
Time of game
2:44
Attendance
31,678
Umpires
Home Plate: Sean Barber, First Base: John Libka, Second Base: D.J. Reyburn, Third Base: James Hoye

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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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 Sep 18

Matchup Status Details
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Atlanta Braves 6 at Houston Astros 2 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 5 at Colorado Rockies 4 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 3 at Los Angeles Angels 0 Final Game page
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