CHC 5, CLE 6 | Apr 5, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, April 5, 2026•Progressive Field•44°F, Partly Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Shawn Armstrong

LOSS

Jacob Webb

SAVE

Cade Smith

The Guardians edged the Cubs 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 8: CJ Kayfus homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 44°F, Partly CloudyWind: 16 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 5:15 PM UTCT: 2:57Att: 19,791Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

Mark Ripperger

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96.0%A

8 missed calls

+10.5% CLE

+0.18 runs CHC

Win Probability

CLE WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	5	7	0
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3

Game 824460 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nico Hoerner2B	3	1	1	0	2	0	.276/.436/.448	96.7	.493	.469
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.167/.268/.333	100.4	.177	.298
Scott KingeryPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carson KellyC	4	1	1	0	1	2	.250/.357/.250	103.8	.333	.306
Michael Busch1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.188/.316/.250	103.3	.083	.080
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	1	2	0	2	.138/.257/.241	101.9	.472	.733
Matt ShawRF	3	1	1	1	1	1	.217/.240/.348	95.9	.139	.202
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.235/.278/.265	109.2	.500	.462
Moisés BallesterosPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.150/.227/.150	53.6	-	-
Bench
Ian HappDH	5	1	2	2	0	2	.189/.268/.541	107.5	.378	.675
Dylan CarlsonLF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000
Totals	34	5	7	5	6	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Shaw (3rd off Messick, 0 on, 0 out); Swanson (6th off Festa, 1 on, 2 out); Happ (8th off Armstrong, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Hoerner

TB:17

RBI:Happ 2; Swanson 2; Shaw

SB:Kingery

Team LOB:8

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanCF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.216/.310/.270	94	.099

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shota Imanaga	5.0	3	1	1	1	4	0	92-62	87.3	4.50
Ben BrownBS	2.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	42-22	93.1	4.15
Jacob WebbLBS	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	1	20-10	87.5	7.36
Ethan Roberts	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-10	90.7	0.00
Totals	8.0	9	6	6	4	4	1	167-104	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Brown 1-1; Roberts 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Imanaga 92-62; Brown 42-22; Webb 20-10; Roberts 13-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Imanaga 2-9; Brown 2-4; Webb 0-1; Roberts 1-1

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Parker Messick	5.0	2	1	1	3	6	1	91-51	88.7	0.82

Game Notes

📺

B4Replay review: Chase DeLauter challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Chase DeLauter called out on strikes.

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T7Replay review: Austin Hedges challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Dylan Carlson called out on strikes.

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T5Wild pitch by Parker Messick

Top 3 • CHC

1-0

Matt Shaw homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 95.2 mph💣 355 ftLA: 34°

Top 6 • CHC

3-0

Dansby Swanson homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Carson Kelly scores.

EV: 100.6 mph💣 380 ftLA: 28°

Bot 6 • CLE

3-1

CJ Kayfus singles on a line drive to right fielder Matt Shaw. Steven Kwan scores. Angel Martínez to 3rd.

EV: 96.6 mph204 ftLA: 12°

3-2

Chase DeLauter out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Angel Martínez scores.

EV: 84.4 mph296 ftLA: 24°

3-3

Gabriel Arias singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CJ Kayfus scores. Rhys Hoskins to 3rd.

EV: 109.5 mph62 ftLA: 1°

Top 8 • CHC

4-3

Ian Happ homers (4) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 107.5 mph💣 382 ftLA: 25°

Bot 8 • CLE

4-4

CJ Kayfus homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 352 ftLA: 35°

4-5

Gabriel Arias singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Carlson. Chase DeLauter scores. Rhys Hoskins to 2nd.

EV: 111.6 mph186 ftLA: 10°

4-6

Austin Hedges singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Carlson. Rhys Hoskins scores. Gabriel Arias to 2nd.

EV: 100.9 mph19 ftLA: -7°

Top 9 • CHC

5-6

Ian Happ singles on a fly ball to center fielder Steven Kwan. Nico Hoerner scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd.

EV: 81.0 mph276 ftLA: 26°

WP:Messick

Inherited runners-scored:Armstrong 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Messick 91-51; Festa 13-11; Sabrowski 14-8; Armstrong 29-15; Smith 33-20

Groundouts-flyouts:Messick 6-3; Festa 0-2; Sabrowski 0-1; Armstrong 0-2; Smith 0-1

Bench
David FryRF	1	0	1	0	1	0	.333/.400/.444	102.9	.766	.794
Parker MessickP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt FestaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Erik SabrowskiP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Shawn ArmstrongP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cade SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-