CIN 8, CHC 6 | Mar 20, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, March 21, 2026•Sloan Park•100°F, Clear

CIN

Reds

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Brandon Williamson

LOSS

Matthew Boyd

SAVE

Zach Maxwell

The Reds defeated the Cubs 8-6.

★Dane Myers3-for-3, 0 RBI

★Matt McLain3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: James Triantos homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Christian Bethancourt scores.

Weather: 100°F, ClearWind: 6 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 1:05 AM UTCT: 2:56Att: 11,878Venue: Sloan Park

Ump Audit

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94.0%B

10 missed calls

+9.6% CIN

+0.20 runs CHC

Win Probability

CHC WinCIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	8	14	0
CHC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Game 831902 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Alfredo DunoDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200/.333/.500	109.1	-	-
Hansel Jimenez2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.250/.250/.250	24.5	-	-
Garrett HampsonSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083/.128/.250	93.2	-	-
Nathaniel Lowe1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.270/.357/.622	111.6	-	-
Tyson Lewis3B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.400/.400/.667	70.5	-	-
Will BensonCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.243/.391/.595	96.7	-	-
P.J. HigginsC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.161/.333/.290	102.8	-	-
Rece HindsRF	1	0	1	0	0	0	.410/.465/.949	101.6	-	-
JJ BledayLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.317/.364/.683	113.5	-	-
Bench
Jose TrevinoDH	3	1	0	0	1	1	.303/.343/.545	101.3	-	-
Matt McLain2B	4	1	2	3	0	1	.542/.585/1.063
Totals	41	8	14	7	2	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Stephenson (2nd off Boyd, 0 on, 2 out); McLain (3rd off Boyd, 2 on, 0 out); Steer (5th off Boyd, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Stewart 2; Lowe

TB:26

RBI:Stephenson; Steer 2; McLain 3; Suárez

SB:Myers

GIDP:Cruz

Team LOB:8

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pedro Ramírez3B	2	1	1	1	0	0	.367/.432/.633	104.3	-

Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brandon WilliamsonW	5.1	6	1	1	1	2	1	75-53	87.9	1.65
Tejay Antone	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	88.8	7.36
Kyle Nicolas	0.2	0	1	1	4	0	0	31-14	93.4	3.38
Julian Garcia	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	85.2	3.38
Brock Burke	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	1	22-17	92.5	16.50
Zach MaxwellS	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	21-15	96.5	5.40
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	6	5	2	159-106	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Antone 1-0; Garcia 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Williamson 75-53; Antone 7-4; Nicolas 31-14; Garcia 3-3; Burke 22-17; Maxwell 21-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Williamson 4-8; Antone 2-0; Nicolas 1-1; Garcia 0-0; Burke 2-0; Maxwell 1-1

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew BoydL	4.2	9	8	8	2	5	3	87-53	85.7	8.68

Game Notes

📺

T6Replay review: Jose Trevino challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jose Trevino called out on strikes. Dane Myers steals (2) 2nd base.

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B8Replay review: P.J. Higgins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Carter Trice called out on strikes.

🥎

B4Passed ball

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B8Passed ball

Top 2 • CIN

2-0

Tyler Stephenson homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 111.8 mph💣 447 ftLA: 28°

1-0

Spencer Steer lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Sal Stewart scores. Throwing error by center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

EV: 96.6 mph344 ftLA: 21°

Top 3 • CIN

5-0

Matt McLain homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Dane Myers scores. Jose Trevino scores.

EV: 108.6 mph💣 399 ftLA: 24°

Top 5 • CIN

8-0

Spencer Steer homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Eugenio Suárez scores.

EV: 102.0 mph💣 398 ftLA: 28°

6-0

Eugenio Suárez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Sal Stewart scores.

EV: 106.3 mph186 ftLA: 9°

Bot 5 • CHC

8-1

Jefferson Rojas homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 97.2 mph💣 375 ftLA: 28°

Bot 7 • CHC

8-2

Pedro Ramírez grounds out, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to pitcher Kyle Nicolas. Eli Lovich scores. Matt Shaw to 3rd. James Triantos to 2nd.

EV: 91.5 mph19 ftLA: -9°

Bot 8 • CHC

8-3

Christian Bethancourt singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Edgar Alvarez scores.

EV: 69.7 mph204 ftLA: 21°

8-5

James Triantos homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Christian Bethancourt scores.

EV: 94.4 mph💣 356 ftLA: 30°

Bot 9 • CHC

8-6

Kade Snell hits a ground-rule double (2) on a fly ball to center field. Pedro Ramírez scores.

EV: 106.1 mph394 ftLA: 22°

Inherited runners-scored:Beede 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Boyd 87-53; Beede 5-3; Milner 16-12; Maton 16-13; Harvey 26-19; Thielbar 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Boyd 3-6; Beede 0-0; Milner 1-0; Maton 0-2; Harvey 1-1; Thielbar 1-2

Bench
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.125/.176/.125	95.3	-	-
Alex Bregman3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.429/.529/.786	107.3	-	-
Ian HappLF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.188/.278/.344	101.6	-	-
Dansby SwansonSS	3	0	1	0	0	1	.310/.375/.655	84.1	-	-
Carson Kelly1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.364/.417/.727	79.9	-	-
Moisés BallesterosC	2	0	0	0	1	0	.333/.389/.576	82.8	-	-
Matt ShawRF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.341/.440/.488	84.1	-	-
Matthew BoydP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler BeedeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hoby MilnerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter HarveyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-