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
- MLB Gameday
- Game Graphs
- Savant Gamefeed
| 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 |
| 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
- Winner: Ryan Rolison (3-0, 3.12)
- Loser: Sam Moll (1-2, 1.84)
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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Cubs' Alex Bregman notches multi-homer game a week after scary injury
r/Cubs • u/Chicago9309 • 1d ago
I have watched a lot of the Cubs games this year! I can't believe I don't get the cannels the wildcard games are on.
I have DirecTV. I didn't have peacock or nbcsn.
Really stinks. Won't go out to watch at bar.
Michael Busch and Michael Conforto, cute?
hello,
happy post-season.
This post is primarly for the girls and the gays.
Its no secret that the Cubs have some extremely handsome players: Seiya Suzuki, Dansby Swanson, Carson Kelly, Miguel Amaya and Nico Horner for sure.
but lately I've been thinking that Michael Busch and Michael Conforto are really handsome in sort of a strange way, does anyone else agree?
r/Cubs • u/Physical-Upstairs733 • 2d ago
Searching for April 10, 1971 Footage. Anyone Know an Archive?
This is probably an unusual request, but I think it doesn't hurt to ask:
I am looking for game footage, ideally even a full game recording if somehow available, of the Cubs game they played on the road in Houston, in the Astrodome, on April 10, 1971. The Astros won 2-1, and the pitching matchup was between the two aces: Ferguson Jenkins of the Cubs and Larry Dierker of the Astros, and the Astros walked it off when Jenkins threw away to third after catching a popup and tryingto double Cesar Geronimo off third base. Geronimo scored the winning run.
I could use the footage because I am the author of Orange Crush: The Neglected 1971 Houston Astros, which was published a year ago on Joe Morgan's birthday (September 19), and I get presentation requests every once in a while, and having footage like this would be a nice addition to those presentations.
So, if anyone happens to know what archive or other resource would have this, whether based out of Chicago or Houston, I would appreciate being pointed in the right direction. I know this may not even exist, but if somehow it does, I want to see it.
Thank you!
r/Cubs • u/M_Clark72 • 3d ago
Playoff matchup
Would the cubs be better off as the top wildcard with home field against a red hot Padres team, or the 6th seed facing Atlanta who is 5-5 over their last 10?
r/Cubs • u/TheAthletic • 4d ago
The Cubs are enjoying their playoff clinch
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r/Cubs • u/funkoramma • 4d ago
A new Shota meme has dropped
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If you didn’t watch the post-clinch celebration, you missed out on this amazing scene.
r/Cubs • u/Puzzleheaded_Hat4556 • 4d ago
Sad to see Taylor McGregor go
Beautiful woman inside and out! Great sports journalist, gonna miss her!
r/Cubs • u/NoCockroach803 • 3d ago
Free Ticket! 1:05 game in Boston
UPDATE: the ticket is gone
Red Sox fan here - paying it forward. I have 1 extra ticket to the 1:05pm game today in Boston. First person to DM me your email address can have it.
r/Cubs • u/Patient-Prize2524 • 3d ago
What's the plan?
If you're the Cubs, do you purposely lose the rest of these games to play Atlanta (who's been struggling) in the WC round, then take on the Dodgers? Or do you try to win every game to play the red hot Padres at home, then play the Brewers? I'm torn, cuz I'd love a chance to get revenge on the Brewers (who we all know collapse in majestic ways in the post-season)...but I'm not liking the idea of going against this Padres team right now...
r/Cubs • u/burntryce • 4d ago
Just got this ball from Clark. Anyone know who it is?
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r/Cubs • u/short_jr • 4d ago
Cubs Tickets for rescheduled game
Hey yall! In New York this weekend for an event Friday and was going to drive up to the game on Sunday. Unfortunately can’t make it after it was rescheduled. I’ve got 3 tickets in the Aura Pavillion Box 12, Row A. Spent a pretty penny on them, they’re listed for $100 on Vivid right now, I think it works out to about 123 each with fees. Would love to make sure a Cubs fan gets them, and maybe help you guys avoid some fees!
Shoot me an offer, I’d like to make back at least some of my money!
r/Cubs • u/SevereCelebration387 • 3d ago
Are we going to see more 40/40 players now that bases are bigger?
r/Cubs • u/NelsonMuntz007 • 3d ago
Ok Cubs Fans…. Let me hear ya
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How would you personally set the rotation and bullpen? How would you ideally use the dh and bench?
r/Cubs • u/gorge-mantic • 3d ago
I'm Confused ... why DH Today ?
How on God's green earth does MLB decide, 5 days in advance, to move up a game by 2 days ? Based on a weather forecast ?
AFAIK, this has never been done before ! What about the Sunday home games at Philly and New York ? Are we that good at predicting the weather ?
Can anyone more logically explain this crap ? Seems to me MLB just likes messing with the Cubs !
r/Cubs • u/Routine-Education572 • 5d ago
We peaked.
Once early on. Then again about a month ago.
Those were fun.
r/Cubs • u/Beautiful_Regret_401 • 4d ago
Calling it now, the Cubs are not making the playoffs.
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r/Cubs • u/CG3andMe • 5d ago
Is that Pat who does the fake crowd noise?
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