MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/23/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2613 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (70-62) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 10 0
Chicago Cubs (68-63) 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 X 8 11 1
Crow-Armstrong Excels in 8-4 Chicago Win
The Chicago Cubs polished off the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 8-4. The largest share of the credit belonged to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Crow-Armstrong went 3-3 with a home run, a triple, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Cubs. The winner was Justin Steele, who threw 94 pitches over 6 innings. The left-hander was charged with 2 runs on 4 hits. Chicago sits in second place in the National League Central Division at 68-63.

With Chicago leading 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh, Crow-Armstrong hit a changeup from Ryan Borucki for a 2-run home run. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 7-4.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Crow-Armstrong.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Dunn LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .261 27 66
N. Marte 3B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .273 13 64
J. Wiemer RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 18 87
E. De La Cruz 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .253 34 93
C. Kelly C 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 6 40
S. Steer 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .243 14 55
V. Acosta SS 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .299 2 13
   a-C. Collier PR, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 5
T. Friedl CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .259 10 47
J. Fraley DH 3 2 1 2 1 1 3 .285 5 24
Totals 37 4 10 3 3 10 20      
a - C. Collier pinch ran for V. Acosta in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Steer (29, 4th Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 1 out) , V. Acosta 2 (8, 4th Inning off J. Steele, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Wiemer (29, 9th Inning off J. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Fraley (5, 7th Inning off P. Hodge, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Dunn 3 , N. Marte , J. Wiemer 2 , S. Steer 2 , V. Acosta 4 , T. Friedl , J. Fraley 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wiemer , E. De La Cruz 2 , C. Kelly , J. Fraley 2
GIDP: N. Marte
Hit by Pitch: N. Marte
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Dunn 2 (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Madrigal 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .299 1 18
S. Suzuki DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .254 16 72
P. Crow-Armstrong CF 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .306 15 51
I. Happ LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .224 22 68
P. Wisdom 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .188 21 64
C. Bellinger RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .245 14 41
I. Paredes 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .221 15 49
J. Mateo SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .271 2 6
P. Aliendo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 3 3
Totals 34 8 11 8 3 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Madrigal (11, 2nd Inning off M. Vasil, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Paredes (18, 3rd Inning off M. Vasil, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Crow-Armstrong (6, 1st Inning off M. Vasil, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mateo (2, 2nd Inning off M. Vasil, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Bellinger (14, 2nd Inning off M. Vasil, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Crow-Armstrong (15, 7th Inning off R. Borucki, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Madrigal 3 , P. Crow-Armstrong 8 , I. Happ , C. Bellinger 4 , I. Paredes 3 , J. Mateo 5
2-out RBI: N. Madrigal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Suzuki 2 , I. Happ , P. Aliendo
Sac Fly: C. Bellinger
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Madrigal (11) , J. Mateo (2)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Paredes (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Mateo-Madrigal-Wisdom)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Vasil L (1-1) 3.2 8 5 5 2 3 2 77 4.55   
R. Ray 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.75   
R. Borucki 1.1 2 3 3 1 2 1 31 3.87   
O. Holt 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Vasil 24
Batters Faced: M. Vasil 21, R. Ray 7, R. Borucki 7, O. Holt 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Vasil 5-3, R. Ray 1-4, R. Borucki 1-1, O. Holt 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Vasil 77-46, R. Ray 23-18, R. Borucki 31-17, O. Holt 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Ray 1-0 , O. Holt 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Steele W (9-9) 6.0 4 2 1 2 5 0 94 3.96   
P. Hodge H (6) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 28 3.35   
J. Lopez H (7) 1.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 31 0.64   
L. Little SV (23) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 61
Batters Faced: J. Steele 25, P. Hodge 6, J. Lopez 8, L. Little 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 6-6, P. Hodge 1-0, J. Lopez 1-1, L. Little 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 94-53, P. Hodge 28-20, J. Lopez 31-18, L. Little 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Little 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Steele
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pete Crow-Armstrong
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 33852
Special Notes: SS Victor Acosta was injured while running the bases.
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