Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds, at Wrigley Field, May 5, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Cincinnati Reds

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Cincinnati Reds
Record 20-15
Manager Terry Francona
Game # 36
On This Date 71-49
Standing 3rd (3.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 17-13
Home 10-8
Away 10-7
Extra Innings 3-0
vs. RHP 14-14
vs. LHP 6-1
1-Run Games 7-2
vs. East 2-2
vs. Central 1-6
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 13-5

CIN Last 10 Games

Andrew Abbott (#41, 27, LHP, 1-2, 5.97)

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Chicago Cubs
Record 23-12
Manager Craig Counsell
Game # 36
On This Date 60-54
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 16-4
Last 30 21-9
Home 15-5
Away 8-7
Extra Innings 2-1
vs. RHP 18-7
vs. LHP 5-5
1-Run Games 7-2
vs. East 10-3
vs. Central 2-2
vs. West 6-3
Inter-League 5-4

CHC Last 10 Games

Jameson Taillon (#50, 34, RHP, 2-1, 4.41)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, May 04, 2026@CHC5 CIN4
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, May 05, 2026CIN@CHC7:40pm
Wed, May 06, 2026CIN@CHC7:40pm
Thu, May 07, 2026CIN@CHC2:20pm
Fri, Jul 10, 2026CHC@CIN7:10pm
Sat, Jul 11, 2026CHC@CIN7:10pm
Sun, Jul 12, 2026CHC@CIN1:40pm
Fri, Aug 28, 2026CIN@CHC2:20pm
Sat, Aug 29, 2026CIN@CHC2:20pm
Sun, Aug 30, 2026CIN@CHC3:10pm
Fri, Sep 18, 2026CHC@CIN6:40pm
Sat, Sep 19, 2026CHC@CIN6:40pm
Sun, Sep 20, 2026CHC@CIN1:40pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Reds Batters (4.14 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.20 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Reds Batters (4.14 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.20 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Taillon 72. Assad 32. Brown 38. Martin 88. Maton 41. Milner* 48. Palencia 33. Rolison* 71. Webb
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
30. Benson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.972 10/1.056 8/.250 ··· 3/.666 3/.000 1/4.000 ··· ···
22. Bleday* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 4/.250 5/.800 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000
44. De La Cruz# G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/1.257 13/.891 12/.417 ··· ··· 3/.333 3/1.334 1/.000 ···
59. Dunn G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
29. Friedl* G  ·   S  ·   vP 21/.865 16/.467 12/1.326 ··· 2/.500 3/.000 3/.666 ··· 1/.000
3. Hayes G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.250 8/.875 3/.000 ··· 7/.572 8/1.786 5/.650 ··· 1/2.000
31. Lowe* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.000 1/.000 1/ ··· 7/.143 3/.666 ··· ··· 4/.833
9. McLain G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.700 7/1.314 6/.666 ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
17. Myers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
7. Steer G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.722 19/.566 10/.400 ··· 2/.500 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ···
37. Stephenson G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.167 9/1.238 9/.222 ··· 2/.000 5/1.800 2/1.000 ··· ···
27. Stewart G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
35. Trevino G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 4/.500 ··· 4/.750 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000

CIN Batters

CIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
30. Benson* G ·  S ·  vP 61 .192 .311 .385 .696 60 .709 1 .000 .738 39 .720 1 1 2 1
22. Bleday* G ·  S ·  vP 25 .300 .440 .800 1.240 21 1.524 4 .000 1.161 25 1.240 0 0 3 0
44. De La Cruz# G ·  S ·  vP 154 .285 .364 .547 .911 114 .830 40 1.132 .789 110 .944 8 3 10 3
59. Dunn G ·  S ·  vP 0 0 1 0 0
29. Friedl* G ·  S ·  vP 137 .198 .276 .298 .574 116 .600 21 .438 .563 96 .625 4 0 2 0
3. Hayes G ·  S ·  vP 94 .126 .191 .230 .421 74 .367 20 .618 .485 66 .476 0 0 2 2
31. Lowe* G ·  S ·  vP 73 .262 .342 .569 .912 63 1.070 10 .000 .515 65 .950 0 0 5 0
9. McLain G ·  S ·  vP 143 .195 .308 .293 .600 111 .574 32 .695 .563 98 .600 5 2 2 0
17. Myers G ·  S ·  vP 55 .267 .400 .333 .733 24 .963 31 .560 .646 39 .803 2 0 1 0
7. Steer G ·  S ·  vP 124 .255 .331 .445 .776 95 .722 29 .940 .908 89 .858 1 0 5 2
37. Stephenson G ·  S ·  vP 97 .190 .289 .310 .598 75 .642 22 .439 .616 72 .586 0 0 2 0
27. Stewart G ·  S ·  vP 151 .252 .338 .504 .842 119 .779 32 1.094 .658 109 .748 7 0 9 0
35. Trevino G ·  S ·  vP 20 .158 .200 .211 .411 16 .258 4 1.000 .429 8 .625 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .220 .306 .385 .692 .696 .676 .644 .719 30 7 46 14

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 34.2 4.41 8.0 141 .213 .755 75 .738 66 .774 .779 96 .768 9 7 2
72. Assad G ·  S ·  vP ·········X·o·· 19.0 7.58 5.2 84 .289 .811 37 .658 47 .933 .455 84 .811 3 1 0
16. Boyd* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 24.0 6.00 11.6 100 .266 .714 81 .794 19 .377 .634 63 .751 2 0 1
32. Brown G ·  S ·  vP X·X··o·X····X· 25.2 2.10 8.4 101 .198 .510 55 .549 46 .461 .554 66 .472 1 5 0
30. Cabrera G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 41.1 3.27 8.1 171 .255 .703 76 .664 95 .735 .744 130 .824 5 6 2
18. Imanaga* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 41.1 2.40 9.4 159 .169 .524 108 .489 51 .601 .455 118 .449 3 2 0
38. Martin G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X····o·o· 5.0 5.40 7.2 22 .118 .612 12 .444 10 .800 .607 22 .612 1 0 0
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP oX·o···X······ 7.1 9.82 12.3 40 .323 .998 26 .862 14 1.247 .641 22 .981 1 0 0
41. Milner* G ·  S ·  vP oo···oX·o··XX· 16.2 2.16 2.7 65 .190 .570 33 .573 32 .567 .597 45 .469 2 2 0
48. Palencia G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 5.0 .00 9.0 19 .176 .498 9 .111 10 .844 .598 8 .250 0 1 0
53. Rea G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 32.2 4.41 8.3 142 .262 .674 52 .500 90 .775 .662 115 .638 3 3 0
33. Rolison* G ·  S ·  vP o··X··X···X··· 7.2 3.52 9.4 28 .222 .657 17 .978 11 .182 1.319 28 .657 1 0 0
71. Webb G ·  S ·  vP ···X···o···o·o 12.2 4.26 10.7 59 .314 .919 26 1.032 33 .828 .780 40 .794 3 1 1
TOTAL 3.89 8.4 .229 .675 .639 .671 41 31 7

Cubs Batters (5.43 RS/G) vs. Reds Pitchers (4.80 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (5.43 RS/G) vs. Reds Pitchers (4.80 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Abbott* 23. Ashcraft 49. Burke* 74. Franco 47. Mey 50. Moll* 15. Pagán 34. Phillips 64. Santillan
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
9. Amaya G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
25. Ballesteros* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.667
3. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 12/.697 ··· ··· 8/.250 11/1.645 ··· 1/.000
29. Busch* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 4/.833 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 5/1.600
20. Conforto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 4/.833 2/.500 ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 5/1.933 1/3.000 2/2.000
4. Crow-Armstrong* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.000 5/1.400 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 3/1.333 1/.000 5/1.733
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.375 23/.891 1/.000 ··· ··· 5/.400 3/.000 ··· 5/.200
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/.713 23/.604 ··· ··· 2/.000 2/1.000 3/.000 ··· 5/.600
15. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.393 5/.650 3/.333 ··· 2/2.000 ··· 5/1.000 2/.000 1/
5. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 5/.200 ··· ··· 1/.000 6/.500 ··· ···
6. Shaw G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 4/1.167 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/3.000 1/.000 1/2.000
27. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/.712 21/.734 1/.000 ··· 2/5.000 3/.333 2/.000 ··· 5/1.800
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/1.429 11/1.145 1/3.000 ··· 2/2.500 1/.000 4/.000 1/.000 8/.000

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
9. Amaya G ·  S ·  vP 62 .231 .355 .365 .720 41 .689 21 .782 .567 47 .548 0 0 2 1
25. Ballesteros* G ·  S ·  vP 96 .306 .375 .576 .951 89 .977 7 .619 .928 74 1.127 0 0 6 0
3. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 160 .245 .338 .360 .697 114 .682 46 .733 .720 115 .758 1 0 3 3
29. Busch* G ·  S ·  vP 149 .213 .315 .331 .646 101 .641 48 .651 .835 107 .683 0 0 2 0
20. Conforto* G ·  S ·  vP 39 .323 .436 .548 .984 38 1.014 1 .000 1.221 28 1.227 0 0 1 0
4. Crow-Armstrong* G ·  S ·  vP 144 .237 .301 .366 .667 88 .618 56 .745 .589 103 .740 6 3 3 1
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 151 .242 .377 .500 .877 104 .942 47 .742 1.047 106 .891 1 0 8 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 157 .299 .369 .460 .829 107 .748 50 .998 .802 114 .822 7 0 4 1
15. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP 100 .314 .410 .430 .840 56 .677 44 1.061 .823 68 .941 0 0 2 2
5. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 .000 2 .000 4 .000 0 0 0 0
6. Shaw G ·  S ·  vP 86 .278 .318 .468 .786 44 .656 42 .919 .579 56 .838 2 1 3 1
27. Suzuki G ·  S ·  vP 96 .321 .417 .568 .985 68 .983 28 .986 1.037 96 .985 0 0 6 0
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 137 .205 .328 .402 .730 93 .662 44 .874 .591 98 .832 2 0 6 3
TOTAL .259 .352 .431 .783 .761 .830 .796 .839 20 4 46 17

CIN Pitchers

CIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
41. Abbott* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 34.2 5.97 6.2 158 .303 .825 125 .753 33 1.080 .726 110 .892 5 7 1
23. Ashcraft G ·  S ·  vP X·o···X··oX··· 17.2 1.02 9.7 71 .186 .612 36 .444 35 .793 .603 46 .564 0 0 0
49. Burke* G ·  S ·  vP o·X···o·X·X·o· 16.0 3.38 11.2 72 .254 .728 44 .777 28 .649 .741 54 .836 0 1 0
26. Burns G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······X 41.0 2.20 10.1 161 .196 .578 69 .365 92 .749 .494 118 .620 5 5 1
74. Franco G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X··X····· 11.2 5.40 8.5 54 .311 .941 29 .905 25 .980 .732 47 .957 2 3 0
25. Lowder G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 35.1 5.09 6.6 153 .252 .673 62 .624 91 .708 .755 110 .755 1 0 0
47. Mey G ·  S ·  vP ···X·X········ 3.0 3.00 15.0 13 .100 .708 5 1.000 8 .375 .250 13 .708 1 0 0
50. Moll* G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo····oo···X 14.2 1.84 8.6 63 .140 .526 33 .690 30 .350 .535 48 .659 1 0 1
15. Pagán G ·  S ·  vP X···o····o···· 14.0 6.43 7.1 62 .264 .867 31 .560 31 1.165 .843 34 .841 3 2 0
61. Petty G ·  S ·  vP X············· 5.2 4.76 1.6 23 .190 .642 13 1.051 10 .100 .642 23 .642 1 0 0
34. Phillips G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X····o··X· 17.2 3.06 9.7 82 .150 .628 41 .623 41 .629 .754 59 .629 1 0 0
64. Santillan G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o·X···X·o· 14.2 2.45 9.2 59 .200 .662 27 .568 32 .740 .422 36 .861 2 0 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 32.1 5.57 5.6 153 .333 .939 65 .930 88 .947 1.022 111 .960 7 1 2
TOTAL 4.55 7.9 .254 .763 .725 .808 38 21 5

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