Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros, at Wrigley Field, May 23, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Houston Astros
Record 21-31
Manager Joe Espada
Game # 53
On This Date 24-31
Standing 4th (5.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 13-17
Home 12-14
Away 9-17
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 14-21
vs. LHP 7-10
1-Run Games 4-2
vs. East 7-5
vs. Central 3-3
vs. West 6-12
Inter-League 5-11

HOU Last 10 Games

Kai-Wei Teng (#17, 27, RHP, 2-3, 2.61)

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Chicago Cubs
Record 29-22
Manager Craig Counsell
Game # 52
On This Date 66-53
Standing 2nd (2.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 2-8
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 17-13
Home 18-9
Away 11-13
Extra Innings 4-2
vs. RHP 22-16
vs. LHP 7-6
1-Run Games 9-3
vs. East 11-5
vs. Central 5-5
vs. West 6-3
Inter-League 7-9

CHC Last 10 Games

Colin Rea (#53, 35, RHP, 4-2, 4.98)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, May 22, 2026 HOU4@CHC2
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.35 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (4.27 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.35 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 53. Rea 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 2/.000 9/.444 ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· 2/.000 1/.000
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.334 3/ 3/1.666 ··· 1/ ··· 4/.500 10/.200 1/
16. Cole* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000
9. Dezenzo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
Matthews G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.000 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.666
15. Paredes G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 3/.333 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 4/.500 5/1.350 2/.000
3. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.100 2/.000 2/1.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 6/.167 2/
18. Salazar* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
28. Shewmake* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Smith G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 2/.000 4/1.750 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 2/.500
2. Vázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/.000 3/.833 ··· 1/.000 2/2.000 3/.666 8/.625 1/3.000
8. Walker G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.715 9/1.333 6/1.500 3/.333 1/.000 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 226 .303 .416 .601 1.017 156 1.012 70 1.025 .845 105 .763 1 0 15 1
16. Cole* G ·  S ·  vP 48 .170 .188 .383 .570 43 .638 5 .000 .571 48 .570 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 132 .207 .260 .355 .615 90 .591 42 .663 .842 86 .650 2 1 4 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 54 .229 .296 .333 .630 36 .780 18 .343 .682 11 .364 1 2 1 0
15. Paredes G ·  S ·  vP 191 .244 .335 .375 .710 142 .677 49 .806 .801 101 .747 0 0 5 2
3. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 64 .254 .297 .322 .619 51 .587 13 .748 .690 18 .528 1 0 0 2
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 58 .286 .298 .482 .780 49 .887 9 .222 .575 56 .717 0 0 3 0
11. Smith G ·  S ·  vP 189 .207 .298 .317 .615 142 .640 47 .541 .758 82 .501 6 1 4 4
2. Vázquez G ·  S ·  vP 104 .258 .324 .430 .754 83 .740 21 .800 .921 61 .554 0 0 4 0
8. Walker G ·  S ·  vP 211 .254 .327 .481 .808 164 .833 47 .714 .761 101 .745 0 0 11 0
TOTAL .247 .321 .403 .724 .726 .718 .745 .655 17 8 61 19

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
32. Brown G ·  S ·  vP ···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 X·Xo·X··oX··o· 15.0 8.40 11.4 74 .300 .978 44 .795 30 1.233 .635 50 .902 3 0 0
41. Milner* G ·  S ·  vP o·X··X··X···o· 23.1 1.93 3.9 92 .195 .532 45 .525 47 .539 .574 43 .471 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
39. Roberts G ·  S ·  vP X···X·X······X 11.1 .79 5.6 42 .118 .433 21 .396 21 .467 .540 32 .435 0 1 1
33. Rolison* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··ooo··X··· 14.0 3.86 9.0 57 .240 .781 34 1.038 23 .418 .715 44 .862 3 0 0
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 55.1 5.20 7.6 233 .244 .825 118 .765 115 .890 .799 117 .845 17 7 2
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 o··X·X··X·o··X 21.2 2.91 10.4 94 .259 .707 37 .822 57 .632 .596 46 .423 3 1 1
TOTAL 4.07 8.2 .236 .700 .665 .746 68 38 9
CHC Batters vs HOU Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (4.86 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (5.31 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.86 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (5.31 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 17. Teng 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 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
25. Ballesteros* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
3. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/.750 1/.000 5/.800 3/.000
29. Busch* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 4/1.833 1/.000 1/.000 ···
20. Conforto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 6/.533 2/.500
4. Crow-Armstrong* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/5.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/4.500 ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 4/.500 ···
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
15. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/ ··· 2/2.500 ··· 1/.000 2/.000
5. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 1/.000
27. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 ··· 8/1.000 1/.000 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 87 .247 .360 .397 .758 54 .706 33 .845 .619 36 .917 0 0 3 1
25. Ballesteros* G ·  S ·  vP 124 .241 .298 .446 .745 116 .759 8 .536 .757 63 .404 0 0 6 0
3. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 228 .250 .338 .350 .688 164 .686 64 .690 .653 105 .630 2 0 4 3
29. Busch* G ·  S ·  vP 219 .229 .361 .369 .729 149 .766 70 .648 .888 111 .878 1 0 4 1
20. Conforto* G ·  S ·  vP 74 .311 .419 .590 1.009 70 1.018 4 .833 1.109 43 1.080 0 0 3 0
4. Crow-Armstrong* G ·  S ·  vP 207 .228 .311 .375 .686 129 .627 78 .784 .663 100 .750 12 3 6 3
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 220 .214 .350 .429 .779 156 .851 64 .612 .912 108 .680 2 0 10 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 232 .259 .345 .383 .728 161 .687 71 .814 .761 109 .589 10 1 4 1
15. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP 138 .289 .377 .388 .765 82 .627 56 .978 .743 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
27. Suzuki G ·  S ·  vP 161 .261 .360 .442 .802 116 .773 45 .877 .900 99 .737 0 0 7 0
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 195 .187 .289 .349 .638 130 .635 65 .643 .551 86 .449 3 0 7 4
TOTAL .240 .337 .394 .731 .722 .751 .752 .667 34 5 59 25

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP o··o··X··X···o 16.0 7.31 11.8 82 .237 .936 44 .729 38 1.192 1.012 36 .669 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
41. Arrighetti G ·  S ·  vP X······X·····X 41.0 1.32 8.8 175 .169 .541 72 .462 103 .597 .640 123 .503 1 9 1
69. Blubaugh G ·  S ·  vP ··o·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····· 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 X··o··o··o···o 20.0 4.50 7.7 84 .250 .648 37 .754 47 .565 .609 45 .630 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··X··oX·X·o·· 22.1 2.82 6.9 97 .235 .624 61 .576 36 .705 .644 47 .509 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 o··X··o··X·o·o 21.1 4.22 8.0 86 .221 .672 45 .808 41 .522 .943 40 .767 3 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
TOTAL 5.28 8.6 .253 .785 .783 .738 68 34 11

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