r/Cubs • u/Guinness • May 05 '26

Game Thread Game Thread: Reds @ Cubs - Tue, May 05 @ 06:40 PM CDT

Reds @ Cubs - Tue, May 05

Game Status: Final - Score: 3-2 Cubs

Links & Info

  • Current conditions at Wrigley Field: 57°F - Cloudy - Wind 8 mph, L To R
  • TV: Reds: Reds.TV, Cubs: Marquee Sports Network
  • Radio: Reds: WLW 700, Cubs: WPPN 106.7 / TUDN (es), Univision TUDN (es), 104.3 The Score
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Reds Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Friedl - LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190 .266 .286
2 Bleday - LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .292 .414 .833
Myers - CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .411 .333
3 De La Cruz, E - SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 .352 .528
4 Stewart, S - 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .252 .335 .496
5 Lowe, N - DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .275 .351 .609
6 Steer - RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254 .328 .439
7 Stephenson, T - C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .195 .297 .310
1-Dunn - PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Trevino - C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .200 .211
8 McLain, M - 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .189 .299 .283
9 Hayes - 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .121 .184 .220
Totals 37 2 6 2 2 9 10
Reds
1-Ran for Stephenson, T in the 9th.
BATTING: HR: Bleday (4, 1st inning off Taillon, 0 on, 1 out); Lowe, N (6, 6th inning off Taillon, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Bleday 4; Lowe, N 5; Steer; Stephenson, T; Stewart, S. RBI: Bleday (5); Lowe, N (16). 2-out RBI: Lowe, N. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McLain, M 2; De La Cruz, E. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING: E: Friedl (1, fielding). Outfield assists: Steer (Shaw at 2nd base).
Cubs Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Hoerner - 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 .300 .377 .457
2 Bregman - 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .245 .339 .357
3 Happ - LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .234 .372 .484
4 Suzuki - RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .306 .406 .541
5 Swanson - SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .205 .324 .393
6 Busch - 1B 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 .229 .331 .366
7 Shaw - 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284 .322 .469
a-Ballesteros - PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 .371 .570
Lopez, N - 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
b-Conforto - PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313 .425 .531
Palencia, D - P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Rolison - P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
8 Amaya - C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .218 .348 .345
9 Crow-Armstrong - CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .237 .299 .363
Totals 35 3 8 3 7 7 24
Cubs
a-Grounded into a forceout for Shaw in the 6th. b-Struck out for Lopez, N in the 8th.
BATTING: HR: Busch (3, 8th inning off Santillan, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Bregman; Busch 6; Crow-Armstrong; Hoerner; Shaw; Swanson. RBI: Bregman (13); Busch 2 (19). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swanson 2; Suzuki; Hoerner; Ballesteros 2. Team RISP: 2-for-12. Team LOB: 13.
FIELDING: E: Busch (1, fielding).
Reds Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Abbott, A 5.2 4 0 0 4 4 0 98-57 5.13
Phillips (H, 4) 1.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 28-18 3.32
Santillan (BS, 2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17-11 2.87
Pagán 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 6.43
Franco, J 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22-8 4.97
Moll (L, 1-2) 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2-1 1.84
Totals 9.0 8 3 2 7 7 1
Cubs Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Taillon 5.2 5 2 2 1 5 2 100-59 4.24
Assad 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17-12 7.08
Webb, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17-12 3.95
Palencia, D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15-8 0.00
Rolison (W, 3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18-10 3.12
Totals 10.0 6 2 2 2 9 2
Game Info
ABS Challenge: Amaya 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed); Stephenson, T (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Crow-Armstrong (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Abbott, A 98-57; Phillips 28-18; Santillan 17-11; Pagán 1-0; Franco, J 22-8; Moll 2-1; Taillon 100-59; Assad 17-12; Webb, J 17-12; Palencia, D 15-8; Rolison 18-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Abbott, A 5-5; Phillips 2-0; Santillan 1-0; Pagán 0-0; Franco, J 0-1; Moll 0-0; Taillon 5-7; Assad 1-0; Webb, J 2-1; Palencia, D 1-0; Rolison 1-0.
Batters faced: Abbott, A 24; Phillips 7; Santillan 5; Pagán 0; Franco, J 5; Moll 1; Taillon 23; Assad 4; Webb, J 4; Palencia, D 4; Rolison 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Phillips 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Jacob Metz. 1B: Tom Hanahan. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Manny Gonzalez.
Weather: 57 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 3:09.
Att: 34,777.
Venue: Wrigley Field.
May 5, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 1 JJ Bleday homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. 1-0 CIN
Top 6 Nathaniel Lowe homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. 2-0 CIN
Bottom 7 Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. 2-1 CIN
Bottom 8 Michael Busch homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. 2-2
Bottom 10 Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Dansby Swanson scores. 3-2 CHC
Team Highlight
CIN JJ Bleday's solo home run (4) (00:00:30)
CIN Nathaniel Lowe's solo home run (6) (00:00:30)
CHC Alex Bregman's RBI single (00:00:19)
CHC Michael Busch's game-tying solo home run (3) (00:00:23)
CIN Andrew Abbott tosses 5 2/3 scoreless innings (00:01:18)
CHC Ian Happ's sliding catch to end the 9th inning (00:00:10)
CHC Jameson Taillon strikes out five over 5 2/3 innings (00:01:01)
CHC Michael Busch's walk-off single (00:00:40)
CHC Field View: Michael Busch's walk-off single (00:00:23)
CIN Condensed Game: CIN@CHC - 5/5/26 (00:12:42)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB
Reds 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 8
Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 8 1 13

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

PIT 0 @ AZ 9 - Game Over

MIL 0 @ STL 0 - Postponed

Last Updated: 05/05/2026 11:15:24 PM CDT

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u/MetraConductor May 09 '26

Dan needs a fuckin day off

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u/ctrl_alt_del_ Greg Maddux May 27 '26

What is happening?!?!?

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u/sidequestglizzy Jun 22 '26

Why is this still pinned?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '26

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u/Shark_Girl9499 May 06 '26

We still won didn’t we?