CIN 6, CHC 7 | May 6, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 6, 2026•Wrigley Field•56°F, Partly Cloudy

CIN

Reds

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Trent Thornton

LOSS

Brock Burke

The Cubs edged the Reds 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Elly De La Cruz3 RBI

★Ian Happ3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Carson Kelly scores.

Weather: 56°F, Partly CloudyWind: 14 mph, In From LFFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:57Att: 34,143Venue: Wrigley Field

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Tom Hanahan

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94.1%B

11 missed calls

+1.0% CIN

+0.51 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinCIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	6	10	0
CHC	2	0	0	2	0

Game 824683 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Dane MyersCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.261/.404/.326	74.8	-	-
JJ BledayLF	5	0	2	1	0	2	.310/.412/.759	105.3	.607	.566
Elly De La CruzSS	4	0	0	3	0	2	.267/.341/.514	98.6	.196	.374
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121/.184/.220	-	-	-
Blake DunnDH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Spencer Steer1B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.252/.323/.454	104.1	.293	.485
Will BensonRF	4	1	2	0	1	0	.214/.333/.393	105.6	.519	.481
Tyler StephensonC	1	1	1	0	0	0	.205/.304/.318	94.2	.139	.133
Matt McLain2B	3	2	2	1	0	0	.200/.307/.315	99.3	.528	.602
Bench
TJ FriedlCF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.194/.273/.287	94.8	.551	.504
Sal Stewart3B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.245/.331/.482
Totals	37	6	10	6	4	8	-	-	-	-

HR:McLain (5th off Rea, 0 on, 0 out); Steer (9th off Martin, 0 on, 0 out)

TB:16

RBI:Cruz 3; McLain; Steer; Bleday

CS:Bleday

SF:Cruz

GIDP:Steer

Team LOB:8

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Nico Hoerner2B	5	1	0	0	0	0	.290/.365/.441	92.7	.121

Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady Singer	6.0	6	4	4	1	6	1	96-60	85.6	5.63
Sam Moll	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	11-6	85.8	1.76
Pierce Johnson	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	89.3	4.05
Tejay Antone	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	85.7	0.00
Graham AshcraftBS	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	27-17	92.5	1.93
Brock BurkeL	0.2	0	1	0	3	1	0	11-5	91.4	3.24
Totals	9.2	10	7	6	4	10	2	162-101	-	-

HBP:Crow-Armstrong (by Singer)

IBB:Burke 2

Inherited runners-scored:Johnson 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Singer 96-60; Moll 11-6; Johnson 5-4; Antone 12-9; Ashcraft 27-17; Burke 11-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Singer 6-5; Moll 1-0; Johnson 1-0; Antone 0-1; Ashcraft 1-1; Burke 1-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Colin Rea	5.1	6	2	1	3	5	1	98-59	89	4.03

Top 1 • CIN

1-0

Elly De La Cruz grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Colin Rea. TJ Friedl scores.

EV: 82.6 mph12 ftLA: -11°

Bot 1 • CHC

1-2

Ian Happ homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Alex Bregman scores.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 399 ftLA: 27°

Bot 4 • CHC

1-3

Seiya Suzuki doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 101.5 mph186 ftLA: 11°

1-4

Carson Kelly grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Carson Kelly out at 1st.

EV: 61.0 mph11 ftLA: -11°

Top 5 • CIN

2-4

Matt McLain homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 99.1 mph💣 371 ftLA: 29°

Top 9 • CIN

6-4

Elly De La Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Tyler Stephenson scores. Matt McLain scores.

EV: 98.6 mph361 ftLA: 25°

4-4

JJ Bleday singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Will Benson scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd.

EV: 78.7 mph241 ftLA: 18°

3-4

Spencer Steer homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 104.1 mph💣 411 ftLA: 27°

Bot 9 • CHC

6-6

Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Carson Kelly scores.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 375 ftLA: 23°

Bot 10 • CHC

6-7

Michael Busch walks. Nico Hoerner scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd.

Bench
Moisés BallesterosDH	3	0	0	0	0	2	.292/.360/.551	84	.156	.144
Michael ConfortoDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.303/.415/.515	92.6	.207	.186
Colin ReaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob WebbP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Corbin MartinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hoby MilnerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trent ThorntonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Cincinnati Reds

Chicago Cubs

Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Chicago Cubs

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