Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

21-31, 9-17 Away

Final

29-22, 18-9 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. PenaSS	1-5	0	0	0	.254
I. Paredes3B	1-4	1	0	0	.244
Y. AlvarezDH	1-3	0	0	0	.303
C. Walker1B	1-5	1	0	0	.254
J. MeyersCF	1-4	0	0	0	.229
B. Shewmake2B	0-1	1	0	0	.286
B. MatthewsPH-2B	1-2	0	0	1	.207
N. Allen2B	0-0	0	0	0	.235
C. SmithRF	1-4	0	0	0	.207
Z. ColeLF	0-4	0	0	1	.170
C. VazquezC	2-4	1	1	2	.258

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Arrighetti	5.0	2	0	4	5	89-53	1.32
S. Okert	0.1	2	2	0	0	6-5	4.22
E. De Los Santos	1.2	0	0	0	1	19-13	4.05
B. Abreu	0.2	0	0	1	0	14-6	7.31
B. King	1.1	0	0	0	0	17-12	2.82

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

7:20 PM, 22 May 2026

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 37,332

Game Time:2:57

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild
First Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Brian Walsh

Astros extend Cubs' skid to 6 with 4-2 victory

— Christian Vazquez homered, Spencer Arrighetti threw five scoreless innings and the Houston Astros topped the scuffling Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday.

May 22, 2026, 11:10 pm - AP


HOU
CHC

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

Scoring Summary

		HOU	CHC
3rd	Vázquez homered to left center (371 feet).	1	0
4th	Cole grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Walker scored, Smith out at second, Shewmake to third.	2	0
4th	Vázquez singled to right, Shewmake scored, Cole to third.	3	0
5th	Matthews singled to center, Paredes scored, Meyers to second.	4	0
6th	Crow-Armstrong homered to right (406 feet), Amaya scored.	4	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
4
Cubs
2

Game 1

22/5

Astros
3
Cubs
0

Game 2

23/5

Astros
8
Cubs
5

Game 3

24/5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	33	31	.516	-	L2
Texas	31	32	.492	1.5	W1
Athletics	30	33	.476	2.5	L2
Houston	29	36	.446	4.5	W1
Los Angeles	24	40	.375	9	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	38	23	.623	-	W1
St. Louis	33	28	.541	5	W2
Pittsburgh	34	30	.531	5.5	L1
Chicago	33	31	.516	6.5	L1
Cincinnati	31	31	.500	7.5	L2

Cubs hold slumping shortstop Dansby Swanson out of lineup

Two-time Gold Glove shortstop Dansby Swanson was held out of the Cubs' starting lineup against the Giants because of his ongoing struggles at the plate.

Twins recall former top prospect Royce Lewis from Triple-A

The Twins have recalled infielder Royce Lewis from Triple-A St. Paul, less than three weeks after he was sent down to work on his swing mechanics and position flexibility.

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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

Win Probability

Game Information

Astros extend Cubs' skid to 6 with 4-2 victory

S. Arrighetti6-1

J. Taillon2-4

B. King5

Scoring Summary

Inning

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