HOU 4, CHC 2 | May 22, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Friday, May 22, 2026•Wrigley Field•60°F, Sunny

HOU

Astros

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Spencer Arrighetti

LOSS

Jameson Taillon

SAVE

Bryan King

The Astros defeated the Cubs 4-2.

Key Moment

Top 4: Christian Vázquez singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Braden Shewmake scores. Zach Cole to 3rd.

Weather: 60°F, SunnyWind: 12 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:57Att: 37,332Venue: Wrigley Field

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92.3%B

13 missed calls

+18.7% HOU

+0.45 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinHOU Win

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

Game 824679 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Houston Astros

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	5	0	1	0	0	1	.254/.297/.322	97	.309	.301
Isaac Paredes3B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.244/.335/.375	101.7	.573	.609
Yordan AlvarezDH	3	0	1	0	2	1	.303/.416/.601	88.3	.493	.448
Christian Walker1B	5	1	1	0	0	3	.254/.327/.481	107.7	.329	.305
Jake MeyersCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.229/.296/.333	91.9	.259	.245
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235/.297/.265	-	-	-
Cam SmithRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.207/.298/.317	106.1	.384	.689
Zach ColeLF	4	0	0	1	0	1	.170/.188/.383	105.2	.285	.256
Christian VázquezC	4	1	2	2	0	1	.258/.324/.430	98.6	.479	.543
Bench
Braden Shewmake2B	1	1	0	0	1	0	.286/.298/.482	95.9	.020	.031
Brice Matthews2B	2	0	1	1	0	1	.207/.260/.355
Totals	36	4	9	4	4	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Vázquez (3rd off Taillon, 0 on, 0 out)

TB:12

RBI:Cole; Matthews; Vázquez 2

Team LOB:9

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nico Hoerner2B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.259/.345/.383	95.3	.248

Pitching

Houston Astros

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Spencer ArrighettiW	5.0	2	0	0	4	5	0	89-53	84	1.32
Steven Okert	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	6-5	82.2	4.22
Enyel De Los SantosH	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	19-13	90.7	4.05
Bryan AbreuH	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	14-6	87.1	7.31
Bryan KingS	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17-12	89.9	2.82
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	5	6	1	145-89	-	-

HBP:Busch (by Arrighetti); Bregman (by Arrighetti); Kelly (by Abreu)

Inherited runners-scored:King 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Arrighetti 89-53; Okert 6-5; Santos 19-13; Abreu 14-6; King 17-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Arrighetti 2-8; Okert 0-1; Santos 1-3; Abreu 1-1; King 2-3

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jameson TaillonL	4.2	8	4	4	1	5	1	90-59	87	5.20

Bench
Michael ConfortoDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.311/.419/.590	87.2	.064	.058
Miguel AmayaDH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.247/.360/.397	72.3	.494	.481
Jameson TaillonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hoby MilnerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ethan RobertsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob WebbP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Houston Astros

Chicago Cubs

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Houston Astros

Chicago Cubs

Game Notes