Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros, at Wrigley Field, May 24, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Houston Astros
Record 22-31
Manager Joe Espada
Game # 54
On This Date 22-31
Standing 4th (4.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 12-14
Away 10-17
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 15-21
vs. LHP 7-10
1-Run Games 4-2
vs. East 7-5
vs. Central 3-3
vs. West 6-12
Inter-League 6-11

HOU Last 10 Games

Peter Lambert (#38, 29, RHP, 2-4, 3.57)

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Chicago Cubs
Record 29-23
Manager Craig Counsell
Game # 53
On This Date 61-65
Standing 3rd (2.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 2-8
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 16-14
Home 18-10
Away 11-13
Extra Innings 4-2
vs. RHP 22-17
vs. LHP 7-6
1-Run Games 9-3
vs. East 11-5
vs. Central 5-5
vs. West 6-3
Inter-League 7-10

CHC Last 10 Games

Shota Imanaga (#18, 32, LHP, 4-4, 3.38)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, May 22, 2026 HOU4@CHC2
Sat, May 23, 2026 HOU3@CHC0
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.25 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.33 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (4.25 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.33 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 18. Imanaga* 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 ··· 9/.444 ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· 2/.000 1/.000
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/ 3/1.666 ··· 1/ ··· 4/.500 10/.200 1/
16. Cole* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000
9. Dezenzo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
Matthews G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 2/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.666
15. Paredes G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.333 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 4/.500 6/1.667 2/.000
3. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 2/1.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 7/.143 2/
18. Salazar* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
28. Shewmake* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
11. Smith G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 4/1.750 ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· 2/.500
2. Vázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 3/.000 3/.833 ··· 1/.000 2/2.000 3/.666 8/.625 1/3.000
8. Walker G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 9/1.333 6/1.500 3/.333 1/.000 1/.000 2/2.500 4/.250 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 229 .300 .415 .595 1.010 159 1.001 70 1.025 .834 104 .765 1 0 15 1
16. Cole* G ·  S ·  vP 52 .160 .192 .360 .552 46 .626 6 .000 .520 52 .552 0 0 3 1
9. Dezenzo G ·  S ·  vP 38 .222 .263 .389 .652 31 .635 7 .714 .667 38 .652 0 0 1 0
Matthews G ·  S ·  vP 136 .208 .259 .352 .611 93 .570 43 .695 .821 87 .666 2 2 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 195 .246 .338 .380 .719 146 .689 49 .806 .814 101 .772 0 0 5 2
3. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 68 .238 .279 .302 .581 55 .543 13 .748 .635 22 .427 1 0 0 2
18. Salazar* G ·  S ·  vP 16 .071 .188 .071 .259 11 .182 5 .400 .333 16 .259 0 0 0 0
28. Shewmake* G ·  S ·  vP 62 .267 .279 .450 .729 53 .817 9 .222 .468 60 .668 0 0 3 0
11. Smith G ·  S ·  vP 193 .208 .297 .315 .612 145 .641 48 .529 .747 82 .527 6 1 4 4
2. Vázquez G ·  S ·  vP 104 .258 .324 .430 .754 83 .740 21 .800 .921 57 .558 0 0 4 0
8. Walker G ·  S ·  vP 215 .266 .340 .521 .860 168 .897 47 .714 .860 101 .833 0 0 13 0
TOTAL .246 .320 .403 .723 .726 .717 .744 .655 17 9 63 19

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
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····· 54.0 4.00 7.8 227 .262 .745 94 .734 133 .752 .740 108 .870 8 9 2
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
53. Rea G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 54.0 4.83 7.3 234 .268 .739 90 .664 144 .787 .693 117 .805 8 3 1
39. Roberts G ·  S ·  vP ·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··X··ooo··X·· 15.0 3.60 9.0 60 .245 .775 36 1.034 24 .399 .707 47 .848 3 0 1
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 o··XX···X··X·· 8.2 2.08 5.2 33 .167 .576 18 .410 15 .767 .694 33 .576 1 1 0
71. Webb G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X·X··X·o·· 21.2 2.91 10.4 94 .259 .707 37 .822 57 .632 .596 46 .423 3 1 1
TOTAL 4.05 8.1 .235 .700 .666 .731 70 38 10
CHC Batters vs HOU Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (4.77 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (5.21 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.77 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (5.21 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 38. Lambert 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
13. Alcántara G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
9. Amaya G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
25. Ballesteros* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
3. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/2.467 1/.000 ··· 4/.750 2/1.000 5/.800 3/.000
29. Busch* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· 4/1.833 2/.000 2/.000 ···
20. Conforto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/2.417 2/1.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 6/.533 2/.500
4. Crow-Armstrong* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/5.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/4.500 ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/.500 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 4/.500 ···
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
15. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/ 2/ ··· 2/2.500 ··· 1/.000 2/.000
27. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 3/.000 ··· 8/1.000 2/.000 3/1.667 4/.500

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Alcántara G ·  S ·  vP 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 .000 .000 1 .000 0 0 0 0
9. Amaya G ·  S ·  vP 89 .240 .352 .387 .739 56 .679 33 .845 .592 34 .756 0 0 3 1
25. Ballesteros* G ·  S ·  vP 127 .239 .307 .442 .750 119 .764 8 .536 .764 62 .343 0 0 6 0
3. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 232 .250 .336 .348 .684 167 .673 65 .712 .648 106 .644 2 0 4 3
29. Busch* G ·  S ·  vP 223 .224 .354 .361 .715 151 .754 72 .628 .854 110 .866 1 0 4 1
20. Conforto* G ·  S ·  vP 76 .302 .408 .571 .979 72 .986 4 .833 1.027 44 1.005 0 0 3 0
4. Crow-Armstrong* G ·  S ·  vP 211 .229 .310 .372 .682 132 .628 79 .773 .656 100 .772 12 4 6 3
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 220 .214 .350 .429 .779 156 .851 64 .612 .912 105 .688 2 0 10 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 235 .256 .345 .379 .724 163 .687 72 .802 .752 109 .561 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
27. Suzuki G ·  S ·  vP 164 .255 .354 .433 .786 119 .752 45 .877 .866 98 .645 0 0 7 0
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 198 .189 .289 .349 .638 132 .641 66 .632 .555 85 .479 3 0 7 4
TOTAL .238 .335 .390 .725 .715 .746 .740 .649 34 6 59 25

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o··X··X··· 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····· 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 52 .527 4 4 1
50. Burrows G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 56.1 5.75 7.7 248 .293 .870 109 .693 139 1.011 .827 105 .828 12 1 1
65. De Los Santos G ·  S ·  vP oX··o··o··o··· 21.0 4.29 7.7 87 .241 .625 38 .734 49 .542 .578 48 .590 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 XX··X··oX·X·o· 23.1 2.70 6.9 101 .236 .619 63 .590 38 .666 .627 51 .509 0 1 0
48. Okert* G ·  S ·  vP oo··X··o··X·o· 22.1 4.03 8.1 89 .213 .648 47 .772 42 .509 .881 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
17. Teng G ·  S ·  vP X······X·····X 37.0 2.19 8.8 145 .188 .580 74 .410 71 .759 .607 81 .607 3 0 1
TOTAL 5.18 8.6 .251 .778 .769 .707 68 34 12

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