CIN 3, CHC 8 | May 7, 2026 | The Best Box Score

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Thursday, May 7, 2026•Wrigley Field•54°F, Partly Cloudy

CIN

Reds

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Shota Imanaga

LOSS

Rhett Lowder

SAVE

Daniel Palencia

The Cubs cruised past the Reds 8-3 in a dominant performance.

★Michael Conforto3-for-3, 2 RBI

⚾Shota Imanaga10 K in 6.0 IP

Key Moment

Top 8: Blake Dunn homers (1) on a line drive to left center field.

Weather: 54°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:54Att: 30,441Venue: Wrigley Field

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91.8%C

16 missed calls

+18.3% CHC

+0.10 runs CIN

Win Probability

CHC WinCIN Win

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

Game 824681 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Will BensonRF	0	0	0	0	1	0	.214/.343/.393	72.7	-	-
Matt McLainSS	4	0	1	0	1	1	.201/.310/.313	104	.409	.375
Elly De La CruzDH	5	0	1	0	0	1	.265/.337/.510	116.3	.391	.737
Sal Stewart2B	4	2	1	1	1	1	.245/.333/.497	105.8	.281	.521
Spencer Steer1B	3	0	1	0	2	0	.254/.333/.451	98.9	.236	.233
Tyler StephensonC	4	0	0	0	1	2	.196/.299/.304	99.3	.172	.268
JJ BledayLF	4	0	1	1	1	0	.303/.410/.727	105.9	.416	.798
Blake DunnCF	4	1	2	1	1	2	.500/.600/1.250	107.1	.457	.522
Nathaniel LowePH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.270/.349/.581	68	-	-
Bench
Dane MyersCF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.240/.377/.300	84.6	.060	.076
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.137/.196/.232
Totals	37	3	9	3	8	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Stewart (6th off Imanaga, 0 on, 0 out); Dunn (8th off Hollowell, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Cruz; Bleday

TB:17

RBI:Stewart; Dunn; Bleday

Team LOB:15

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nico Hoerner2B	4	1	1	1	1	0	.289/.366/.443	103	.301

Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Rhett LowderL	3.0	1	3	3	4	1	1	59-28	88.6	5.40
Connor Phillips	1.0	4	5	5	1	0	0	27-14	90.4	5.40
Luis Mey	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	39-20	92.9	1.80
Jose Franco	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	23-13	90.5	4.30
Totals	8.0	7	8	8	7	3	1	148-75	-	-

HBP:Amaya (by Mey)

Inherited runners-scored:Phillips 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Lowder 59-28; Phillips 27-14; Mey 39-20; Franco 23-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Lowder 5-2; Phillips 2-1; Mey 3-2; Franco 1-4

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shota ImanagaW	6.0	6	1	1	3	10	1	99-69	86.2	2.28

Bot 2 • CHC

0-1

Michael Conforto homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 105.0 mph💣 407 ftLA: 33°

Bot 4 • CHC

0-2

Michael Conforto walks. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd.

0-3

Dansby Swanson grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. Ian Happ scores. Michael Busch out at 3rd. Michael Conforto to 2nd. Dansby Swanson to 1st.

EV: 94.3 mph8 ftLA: -18°

0-4

Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Michael Conforto scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd.

EV: 97.7 mph6 ftLA: -18°

0-6

Miguel Amaya singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 102.0 mph8 ftLA: -12°

0-7

Nico Hoerner doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Miguel Amaya scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.

EV: 99.5 mph288 ftLA: 14°

0-8

Moisés Ballesteros out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Nico Hoerner scores.

EV: 98.1 mph335 ftLA: 26°

Top 6 • CIN

1-8

Sal Stewart homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 105.8 mph💣 393 ftLA: 35°

Top 8 • CIN

2-8

Blake Dunn homers (1) on a line drive to left center field.

EV: 107.1 mph💣 393 ftLA: 18°

Top 9 • CIN

3-8

JJ Bleday doubles (2) on a fly ball to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Sal Stewart scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd.

EV: 77.9 mph252 ftLA: 34°

Bench
Shota ImanagaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trent ThorntonP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gavin HollowellP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel PalenciaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Cincinnati Reds

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Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Chicago Cubs

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