Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros, at Wrigley Field, May 22, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Houston Astros
Record 20-31
Manager Joe Espada
Game # 52
On This Date 25-36
Standing 4th (6.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 12-18
Home 12-14
Away 8-17
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 13-21
vs. LHP 7-10
1-Run Games 4-2
vs. East 7-5
vs. Central 3-3
vs. West 6-12
Inter-League 4-11

HOU Last 10 Games

Spencer Arrighetti (#41, 26, RHP, 5-1, 1.50)

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Chicago Cubs
Record 29-21
Manager Craig Counsell
Game # 51
On This Date 55-60
Standing 2nd (1.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 2-8
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 18-12
Home 18-8
Away 11-13
Extra Innings 4-2
vs. RHP 22-15
vs. LHP 7-6
1-Run Games 9-3
vs. East 11-5
vs. Central 5-5
vs. West 6-3
Inter-League 7-8

CHC Last 10 Games

Jameson Taillon (#50, 34, RHP, 2-3, 4.97)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, May 22, 2026HOU@CHC2:20pm
Sat, May 23, 2026HOU@CHC2:20pm
Sun, May 24, 2026HOU@CHC2:20pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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HOU Batters vs CHC Pitchers
HOU Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Astros Batters (4.27 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.36 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (4.27 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.36 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Taillon 88. Maton 41. Milner* 48. Palencia 39. Roberts 33. Rolison* 24. Thielbar* 49. Thornton 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
20. Allen G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 9/.444 ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· 2/.000 1/.000
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.053 2/ 3/1.666 ··· ··· ··· 4/.500 10/.200 1/
16. Cole* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000
9. Dezenzo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
Matthews G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.533 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.666
15. Paredes G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.666 2/.000 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/.000 4/.500 5/1.350 2/.000
3. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.800 1/.000 2/1.500 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 6/.167 2/
18. Salazar* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
28. Shewmake* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Smith G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 3/2.334 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/
2. Vázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.444 2/.000 3/.833 ··· ··· 2/2.000 3/.666 8/.625 1/3.000
8. Walker G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.857 8/1.500 6/1.500 3/.333 ··· 1/.000 2/2.500 3/.000 2/.500

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
20. Allen G ·  S ·  vP 37 .235 .297 .265 .562 23 .598 14 .500 .451 15 .481 0 0 0 0
44. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 221 .303 .412 .605 1.017 151 1.013 70 1.025 .839 103 .772 1 0 15 1
16. Cole* G ·  S ·  vP 44 .186 .205 .419 .623 39 .704 5 .000 .800 44 .623 0 0 3 1
9. Dezenzo G ·  S ·  vP 37 .229 .270 .400 .670 30 .657 7 .714 .714 37 .670 0 0 1 0
Matthews G ·  S ·  vP 130 .202 .256 .353 .609 89 .598 41 .630 .837 88 .611 2 1 4 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 50 .227 .300 .341 .641 32 .819 18 .343 .710 7 .286 1 2 1 0
15. Paredes G ·  S ·  vP 186 .244 .333 .378 .711 137 .678 49 .806 .809 99 .727 0 0 5 2
3. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 59 .259 .305 .333 .638 46 .608 13 .748 .726 13 .580 1 0 0 1
18. Salazar* G ·  S ·  vP 13 .091 .231 .091 .322 8 .250 5 .400 .667 13 .322 0 0 0 0
28. Shewmake* G ·  S ·  vP 56 .291 .291 .491 .782 47 .891 9 .222 .563 56 .782 0 0 3 0
11. Smith G ·  S ·  vP 185 .206 .299 .319 .618 139 .639 46 .554 .770 82 .491 6 1 4 4
2. Vázquez G ·  S ·  vP 100 .247 .316 .393 .710 79 .683 21 .800 .841 59 .482 0 0 3 0
8. Walker G ·  S ·  vP 206 .255 .330 .489 .819 159 .847 47 .714 .780 100 .773 0 0 11 0
TOTAL .246 .321 .404 .725 .728 .716 .749 .662 17 8 60 17

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·· 50.2 4.97 7.5 210 .230 .818 102 .717 108 .918 .775 115 .825 16 7 2
32. Brown G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 38.2 2.09 9.3 154 .187 .483 72 .490 82 .477 .597 77 .408 1 6 0
30. Cabrera G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 54.0 4.00 7.8 227 .262 .745 94 .734 133 .752 .740 108 .870 8 9 2
18. Imanaga* G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 58.2 3.38 9.4 235 .206 .622 161 .547 74 .788 .635 127 .737 7 3 0
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo·X··oX··o·· 14.0 9.00 11.6 69 .316 1.008 40 .848 29 1.214 .661 45 .939 3 0 0
41. Milner* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X··X···o·· 23.0 1.96 3.9 90 .188 .521 43 .501 47 .539 .554 41 .443 2 3 0
48. Palencia G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o··X···o·· 9.2 1.86 10.2 42 .263 .728 20 .461 22 .988 .651 23 .915 1 1 0
53. Rea G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 47.0 4.98 7.7 207 .280 .748 75 .587 132 .840 .699 110 .891 6 3 1
39. Roberts G ·  S ·  vP ···X·X······Xo 9.1 .96 4.8 35 .143 .493 16 .527 19 .459 .733 25 .520 0 1 1
33. Rolison* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··ooo··X···o 14.0 3.86 9.0 57 .240 .781 34 1.038 23 .418 .715 54 .789 3 0 0
24. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 9.2 2.79 10.2 42 .189 .637 29 .601 13 .718 .695 4 .500 2 1 0
49. Thornton G ·  S ·  vP ·XX···X··X···· 7.2 2.35 5.9 28 .154 .522 14 .220 14 .824 .635 28 .522 1 1 0
71. Webb G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··X·o··X· 20.2 3.05 10.0 91 .268 .732 35 .871 56 .644 .633 43 .453 3 1 1
TOTAL 4.07 8.1 .236 .701 .665 .745 67 38 9
CHC Batters vs HOU Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (4.92 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (5.37 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.92 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (5.37 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Arrighetti 52. Abreu 69. Blubaugh 65. De Los Santos 74. King* 48. Okert* 55. Pearson
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
9. Amaya G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
25. Ballesteros* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
3. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 1/.000 ··· 3/1.000 ··· 5/.800 3/.000
29. Busch* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 3/2.667 ··· 1/.000 ···
20. Conforto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 2/1.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 6/.533 2/.500
4. Crow-Armstrong* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/5.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 2/.500 ··· 2/.000 ··· 4/.500 ···
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
15. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 1/ ··· 2/2.500 ··· ··· 2/.000
5. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.650 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 1/.000
6. Shaw G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
27. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 3/.000 ··· 7/1.171 ··· 3/1.667 4/.500

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
9. Amaya G ·  S ·  vP 86 .236 .353 .389 .742 54 .706 32 .804 .586 35 .882 0 0 3 1
25. Ballesteros* G ·  S ·  vP 123 .243 .301 .450 .751 115 .766 8 .536 .768 66 .465 0 0 6 0
3. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 223 .249 .332 .350 .682 160 .674 63 .702 .642 105 .657 2 0 4 3
29. Busch* G ·  S ·  vP 214 .233 .360 .375 .735 145 .768 69 .659 .904 111 .903 1 0 4 1
20. Conforto* G ·  S ·  vP 72 .322 .431 .610 1.041 68 1.051 4 .833 1.206 41 1.137 0 0 3 0
4. Crow-Armstrong* G ·  S ·  vP 203 .225 .302 .357 .659 126 .621 77 .722 .610 100 .701 12 3 5 3
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 215 .215 .353 .429 .783 152 .853 63 .622 .927 107 .675 2 0 10 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 227 .264 .348 .391 .739 157 .697 70 .826 .783 109 .596 9 1 4 1
15. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP 134 .297 .381 .398 .779 79 .635 55 .998 .767 59 .596 0 0 2 5
5. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 .000 2 .000 5 .000 0 0 0 0
6. Shaw G ·  S ·  vP 104 .242 .291 .400 .691 52 .576 52 .804 .586 39 .455 3 1 3 1
27. Suzuki G ·  S ·  vP 157 .269 .369 .455 .825 112 .803 45 .877 .950 99 .737 0 0 7 0
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 191 .191 .295 .358 .653 127 .651 64 .654 .574 86 .576 3 0 7 4
TOTAL .242 .338 .397 .735 .728 .749 .760 .684 33 5 58 25

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
41. Arrighetti G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 36.0 1.50 8.8 152 .176 .543 59 .469 93 .588 .675 100 .497 1 8 1
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP ··o··X··X···o· 15.1 7.63 12.3 78 .246 .950 42 .734 36 1.220 1.056 35 .612 4 4 0
54. Alexander G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 12.1 7.30 7.3 57 .294 .898 18 .903 39 .896 .694 57 .898 2 1 0
69. Blubaugh G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X·X···X·X·X 29.2 4.55 7.3 131 .210 .702 64 .783 67 .621 .759 59 .544 4 4 1
50. Burrows G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 56.1 5.75 7.7 248 .293 .870 109 .693 139 1.011 .827 126 .863 12 1 1
65. De Los Santos G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o··o···o· 18.1 4.91 7.9 79 .267 .690 34 .824 45 .591 .669 40 .710 1 0 0
45. Imai G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 17.1 8.31 10.9 83 .258 .864 34 .732 49 .962 .746 39 1.032 4 2 1
74. King* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··oX·X·o··· 21.0 3.00 7.3 92 .250 .660 57 .619 35 .726 .768 42 .573 0 1 0
38. Lambert G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 35.1 3.57 8.9 144 .189 .560 51 .833 93 .397 .456 96 .543 2 1 1
48. Okert* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··o··X·o·o· 21.0 3.43 8.1 83 .203 .606 43 .799 40 .400 .836 37 .631 2 1 0
55. Pearson G ·  S ·  vP ·o············ 1.0 .00 .0 3 .000 .000 1 .000 2 .000 .000 3 .000 0 0 0
17. Teng G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 31.0 2.61 8.7 125 .198 .612 63 .433 62 .795 .682 64 .770 3 0 0
TOTAL 5.34 8.7 .255 .789 .793 .766 67 33 11

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