Chicago Cubs
September 18, 2026
Final
CHC
85-69
6
CIN
72-82
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | x | 6 | 8 | 0 |
W
Julian Aguiar (1-0)
L
Clay Holmes (6-8)
SV
Emilio Pagán (24)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .280 | .948 |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .265 | .830 |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .236 | .739 |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 | .805 |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .745 |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .668 |
| Michael Conforto DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .817 |
| Carson Kelly C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .737 |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .217 | .706 |
BATTING
HR: Happ (24, 3rd inning off Burns, Ch, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Conforto 3; Happ 4; Hoerner; Kelly, C 2; Suzuki; Swanson.
RBI: Happ (66); Kelly, C (58); Suzuki 2 (83).
2-out RBI: Suzuki 2; Happ.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Suzuki 3; Crow-Armstrong.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING
CS: Busch (2, 2nd base by Pagán/Trevino).
FIELDING
E: Holmes, C (1, pickoff).
DP: (Swanson-Hoerner-Busch).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Holmes | 5.1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Javier Assad | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.48 |
PITCHING
HBP: Kelly, C (by Antone).
Pitch timer violations: Holmes, C (pitcher).
ABS Challenge: Trevino (Ball-Confirmed); Suzuki (Strike-Confirmed); Kelly, C (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Suárez, E (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Holmes, C 97-57; Assad 34-23; Webb, J 12-9; Burns, Ch 67-40; Aguiar 54-32; Burke, B 13-7; Antone 14-9; Pagán 18-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Holmes, C 7-2; Assad 3-0; Webb, J 0-0; Burns, Ch 1-1; Aguiar 3-3; Burke, B 0-2; Antone 1-1; Pagán 0-1.
Batters faced: Holmes, C 23; Assad 8; Webb, J 4; Burns, Ch 15; Aguiar 14; Burke, B 3; Antone 5; Pagán 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Assad 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Sean Barber. 1B: John Libka. 2B: D.J. Reyburn. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather: 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 6:41 PM.
T: 2:44.
Att: 31,678.
Venue: Great American Ball Park.