Chicago Cubs
August 18, 2026
Final
CWS
65-60
4
CHC
74-53
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| CHC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
W
Jacob Webb (6-2)
L
Trevor Richards (0-1)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Antonacci LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .768 |
| Munetaka Murakami 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .234 | .917 |
| Miguel Vargas 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 | .831 |
| Andrew Benintendi DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .246 | .735 |
| Braden Montgomery RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .692 |
| Colson Montgomery SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .731 |
| Chase Meidroth 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .275 | .760 |
| Tristan Peters CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .767 |
| Drew Romo C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .139 | .521 |
| Randal Grichuk PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .848 |
| Jake Rogers C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .173 | .597 |
BATTING
2B: Montgomery, C (20, Gausman); Peters (25, Gausman).
HR: Murakami (29, 3rd inning off Gausman, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Antonacci; Meidroth; Montgomery, C 4; Murakami 4; Peters 3; Romo; Vargas, M.
RBI: Murakami (58); Peters (43); Romo (16).
2-out RBI: Romo.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Peters; Benintendi; Vargas, M; Antonacci 2.
GIDP: Benintendi; Vargas, M.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: Antonacci (16, 2nd base off Assad/Amaya).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Hudson | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.42 |
| Erick Fedde | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Huascar Brazobán | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Grant Taylor | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.08 |
| Trevor Richards | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.24 |
PITCHING
IBB: Crow-Armstrong (by Richards, T).
ABS Challenge: Amaya (Ball-Confirmed); Romo 5 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed, Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Overturned to Strike); Suzuki (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Hudson, B 17-13; Fedde 78-45; Brazobán 14-3; Taylor, G 17-12; Richards, T 26-18; Gausman 86-53; Assad 40-28; Thielbar 11-8; Webb, J 14-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hudson, B 2-0; Fedde 4-4; Brazobán 0-1; Taylor, G 1-0; Richards, T 0-3; Gausman 5-1; Assad 4-2; Thielbar 1-1; Webb, J 2-0.
Batters faced: Hudson, B 5; Fedde 19; Brazobán 3; Taylor, G 4; Richards, T 8; Gausman 21; Assad 10; Thielbar 3; Webb, J 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Brazobán 2-0; Taylor, G 2-1; Assad 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Manny Gonzalez. 1B: Tom Hanahan. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Scott Barry.
Weather: 77 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch: 7:08 PM.
T: 2:59 (1:28 delay).
Att: 40,304.
Venue: Wrigley Field.