Chicago Cubs
February 20, 2026
Final
CWS
1
CHC
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
W
Jonathan Cannon
L
Jameson Taillon
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Mead 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 | .000 |
| Drew Romo C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Kyle Teel C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .250 |
| Darren Baker 2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 |
| Austin Hays LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.667 |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 |
| Ryan Galanie 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
| Derek Hill CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| William Bergolla Jr. SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| Sam Antonacci 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | 1.666 |
| Oliver Dunn 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
| Korey Lee DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | 1.550 |
| Tristan Peters RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .666 |
| Jacob Burke CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .000 |
| Tanner Murray SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .333 |
| Caden Connor LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
BATTING
2B: Murakami (1, Hodge); Bergolla Jr. 2 (2, Noland, Mills, Z).
3B: Montgomery, B (1, Noland).
HR: Hays (1, 1st inning off Taillon, 0 on, 2 out); Antonacci (1, 2nd inning off Taillon, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Antonacci 4; Bergolla Jr. 4; Hays 4; Hill, D; Lee, K 3; Montgomery, B 3; Murakami 3; Peters.
RBI: Antonacci 2 (2); Hays (1); Montgomery, B (1); Murakami 2 (2); Peters (1).
2-out RBI: Hays; Montgomery, B.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Peters 2; Galanie; Connor; Burke, J.
GIDP: Antonacci.
Team RISP: 3-for-13.
Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING
SB: Lee, K (1, 2nd base off Taillon/Amaya); Antonacci (1, 2nd base off Schultz/Amaya).
FIELDING
E: Teel (1, dropped foul).
DP: 2 (Murray, T-Antonacci-Murakami; Bergolla Jr.-Baker, Da-Galanie).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Cannon | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.40 |
| Riley Gowens | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tyson Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tyler Schweitzer | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jairo Iriarte | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Peoples | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zach Franklin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jackson Kelley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
PITCHING
HBP: Ramírez (by Cannon).
ABS Challenge: Teel (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Armas (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Romo (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Cannon 41-25; Gowens 4-3; Miller, T 11-6; Schweitzer 23-15; Iriarte 15-11; Peoples 17-12; Franklin 30-15; Kelley, Jac 13-8; Taillon 34-20; Schultz 26-17; Hodge 25-8; Kipp 16-10; Hollowell 15-12; Noland 33-19; Mills, Z 17-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Cannon 1-1; Gowens 1-0; Miller, T 1-1; Schweitzer 3-0; Iriarte 1-0; Peoples 0-0; Franklin 1-0; Kelley, Jac 0-0; Taillon 2-1; Schultz 2-0; Hodge 0-0; Kipp 1-1; Hollowell 0-0; Noland 5-1; Mills, Z 2-0.
Batters faced: Cannon 9; Gowens 1; Miller, T 3; Schweitzer 8; Iriarte 4; Peoples 4; Franklin 5; Kelley, Jac 3; Taillon 10; Schultz 7; Hodge 6; Kipp 5; Hollowell 3; Noland 9; Mills, Z 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Gowens 2-0; Schultz 1-0; Kipp 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Willie Traynor. 1B: Dillon Wilson. 2B: Alfonso Márquez. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 60 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 7 mph, Varies.
First pitch: 1:05 PM.
T: 2:53.
Att: 14,419.
Venue: Sloan Park.