Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. Matthews2B-LF |
J. PenaSS |
C. SmithRF |
N. Allen3B-2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .338 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 | .278 | .299 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .338 | .531 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .342 | .383 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .293 | .385 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .301 | .322 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .211 | .268 | .368 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .279 | .450 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .311 | .412 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .366 | .405 |
| 33 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BSmith (7, Imanaga)
- HRWalker (14, 5th inning off Imanaga 2 on, 2 Out); Allen (1, 3rd inning off Imanaga 0 on, 1 Out); Meyers (2, 2nd inning off Imanaga 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIWalker 3 (37), Allen 2 (2), Meyers (5), Peña 2 (3)
- 2Out RBIWalker, C 3; Peña 2; Allen, N.
- SHShewmake
- GIDPMatthews
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP3-7 (Vázquez 0-2, Walker 1-1, Allen 1-1, Peña 1-1, Matthews 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBAllen (1, 2nd base off Thielbar/Amaya)
- Picked OffMeyers (1st base, Imanaga)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Peña-Matthews-Walker , Peña-Walker)
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Busch1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .228 | .316 | .370 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .342 | .375 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .360 | .380 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .338 | .346 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 | .388 | .537 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .345 | .421 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .313 | .435 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .380 | .392 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .352 | .387 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 |
| 31 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BRamirez (1, Lambert)
- HRBusch (5, 7th inning off Blubaugh 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIHoerner (31), Busch 2 (29), Crow-Armstrong (23), Ramirez (1)
- 2Out RBIHoerner.
- SFCrow-Armstrong
- GIDPHoerner; Ramirez
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-7 (Conforto 0-2, Hoerner 1-2, Busch 0-1, Ramirez 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Hoerner-Ramirez-Busch)
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Lambert(W, 3-4) |
B. Abreu(H, 4) |
N. Pearson(S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 103-57 | 3.79 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29-19 | 4.83 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 6.88 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-11 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 167-94 |
- Pitching
- HBPBregman (by Lambert)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPearson 2/4; Lambert 12/24; Abreu 2/4; Blubaugh 6/8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPearson-4-1-3-3; Lambert-13-9-21-14; Abreu-2-1-1-3; Blubaugh-4-1-7-7
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPearson 0-3; Lambert 2-7; Abreu 2-0; Blubaugh 2-4
- Game ScoresP Lambert 46
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Imanaga(L, 4-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 94-59 | 4.04 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 0.73 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 7.88 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.38 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 136-85 |
- Pitching
- HBPAllen (by Imanaga)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedThielbar 4/5; Maton 3/3; Roberts 2/3; Imanaga 14/26
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesThielbar-2-1-1-3; Maton-3-1-2-3; Roberts-3-2-3-2; Imanaga-15-16-10-17
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsThielbar 2-0; Maton 0-3; Roberts 1-0; Imanaga 5-6
- Game ScoresS Imanaga 35
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Meyers homered to left (388 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Ramirez doubled to right, Ballesteros scored, Kelly to third. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Crow-Armstrong hit sacrifice fly to center, Kelly scored, Ramirez to third. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Hoerner singled to right, Ramirez scored. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Allen homered to left (367 feet). | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Peña singled to center, Dezenzo scored and Smith scored, Allen to third. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Walker homered to left center (426 feet), Allen scored and Peña scored. | 7 | 3 | ||
| 7th | Busch homered to left center (378 feet), Crow-Armstrong scored. | 7 | 5 | ||
| 9th | Allen singled to right, Smith scored. | 8 | 5 | ||
HOU @ CHC Videos
Michael Busch hits a home run
Christian Walker hits home run for the Astros
Jake Meyers smacks a home run for the Astros
HOU wins 3-0
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 24 May 2026
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,048
Game Time:2:40
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
- First Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
- Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
- Third Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 26 | 26 | .500 | - | L2 |
| Texas | 24 | 27 | .471 | 1.5 | L2 |
| Seattle | 25 | 29 | .463 | 2 | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 31 | .426 | 4 | W3 |
| Los Angeles | 19 | 34 | .358 | 7.5 | W2 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 30 | 20 | .600 | - | L2 |
| St. Louis | 29 | 22 | .569 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Chicago | 29 | 24 | .547 | 2.5 | L8 |
| Cincinnati | 27 | 25 | .519 | 4 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh | 27 | 26 | .509 | 4.5 | W1 |

