Cleveland Guardians vs. Chicago Cubs, at Progressive Field, April 5, 2026 Matchups, Preview

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Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Chicago Cubs
Record 3-4
Manager Craig Counsell
Game # 8
On This Date 15-16
Standing 5th (2.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-4
Last 20 3-4
Last 30 3-4
Home 3-3
Away 0-1
Extra Innings 0-0
vs. RHP 2-3
vs. LHP 1-1
1-Run Games 0-0
vs. East 1-2
vs. Central 0-0
vs. West 0-0
Inter-League 2-2

CHC Last 10 Games

Edward Cabrera (#30, 28, RHP, 1-0, 0.00)

Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2026 Cleveland Guardians
Record 5-3
Manager Stephen Vogt
Game # 9
On This Date 9-15
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-3
Last 20 5-3
Last 30 5-3
Home 1-0
Away 4-3
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 5-3
vs. LHP 0-0
1-Run Games 1-0
vs. East 0-0
vs. Central 0-0
vs. West 2-2
Inter-League 3-1

CLE Last 10 Games

Slade Cecconi (#44, 27, RHP, 0-1, 12.46)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 03, 2026@CLE4 CHC1
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Apr 05, 2026CHC@CLE1:10pm
Sun, Apr 05, 2026CHC@CLETBD

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Cubs Batters (4.43 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (3.75 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.43 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (3.75 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 44. Cecconi 49. Allard* 43. Armstrong 75. Brogdon 52. Festa 29. Herrin* 41. Pallette 62. Sabrowski* 36. Smith
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 ··· 2/2.000 1/ ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
25. Ballesteros* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
3. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 14/.607 6/.334 1/.000 3/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000
29. Busch* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 1/ ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
5. Carlson# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
20. Conforto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.250 ··· 2/.500 2/1.000 1/ 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
4. Crow-Armstrong* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 2/.500 1/.000 ··· 1/ ··· 1/2.000 2/.000
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 3/.333 ··· 2/.000 1/.000
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 3/.333 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
15. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.333 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000
12. Kingery G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Shaw G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 ···
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/1.400 2/1.000 6/.750 1/ 1/3.000 ··· ··· 3/.333

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
9. Amaya G ·  S ·  vP 103 .281 .314 .500 .814 82 .887 21 .516 .775 11 1.255 0 0 4 1
25. Ballesteros* G ·  S ·  vP 66 .298 .394 .474 .868 62 .878 4 .500 .774 21 .396 0 0 2 0
3. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 495 .273 .360 .462 .821 362 .809 133 .855 .875 32 .741 1 1 18 9
29. Busch* G ·  S ·  vP 592 .261 .343 .523 .866 497 .910 95 .642 .875 30 .687 4 0 34 4
5. Carlson# G ·  S ·  vP 241 .203 .278 .336 .614 169 .652 72 .529 .575 3 3 6 0
20. Conforto* G ·  S ·  vP 486 .199 .305 .333 .637 408 .615 78 .756 .670 7 .143 1 0 12 4
4. Crow-Armstrong* G ·  S ·  vP 647 .247 .287 .481 .768 459 .838 188 .594 .698 29 .629 35 8 31 2
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 663 .243 .342 .420 .762 481 .791 182 .687 .728 32 .817 6 3 23 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 649 .297 .345 .394 .739 500 .679 149 .935 .743 30 .858 29 6 7 4
15. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP 421 .249 .333 .428 .761 295 .740 126 .809 .819 23 .598 2 0 17 2
12. Kingery G ·  S ·  vP 29 .148 .207 .185 .392 17 .310 12 .500 .445 0 1 1 0 1
6. Shaw G ·  S ·  vP 437 .226 .295 .394 .690 327 .649 110 .808 .736 19 .433 17 5 13 7
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 645 .244 .300 .417 .717 507 .685 138 .829 .711 27 .439 20 3 24 11
TOTAL .222 .315 .342 .658 .621 .724 .438 .658 8 6 3

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
44. Cecconi G ·  S ·  vP ······X······· 132.0 4.30 7.4 545 .247 .745 271 .785 274 .705 .774 24 1.037 24 3 1
49. Allard* G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 65.0 2.63 5.8 266 .261 .684 180 .668 86 .718 .737 11 .773 5 5 2
43. Armstrong G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X·o·X·o···· 74.0 2.31 9.0 284 .157 .496 178 .329 106 .779 .587 18 .863 5 4 0
28. Bibee G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 182.1 4.24 8.0 762 .246 .720 349 .726 413 .716 .618 38 .845 27 17 4
75. Brogdon G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X·X···· 47.0 5.55 9.4 199 .253 .818 98 .758 101 .876 .866 11 .727 11 2 3
54. Cantillo* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 95.1 3.21 10.2 401 .218 .652 288 .617 113 .744 .674 39 .657 10 4 2
52. Festa G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X··o······ 54.2 4.12 9.2 226 .221 .610 121 .513 105 .723 .644 15 .533 4 8 3
29. Herrin* G ·  S ·  vP ·······X······ 42.2 4.85 9.5 194 .239 .763 106 .801 88 .709 .870 4 1.000 5 6 1
77. Messick* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X········ 39.2 2.72 8.6 165 .289 .724 121 .762 44 .622 .688 20 .550 4 0 0
41. Pallette G ·  S ·  vP ······X·X····· .0 .00 .0 15 .497
62. Sabrowski* G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X·X·X···· 29.1 1.84 12.9 121 .144 .561 67 .709 54 .391 .501 13 .154 2 5 2
36. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X·X·X·o···· 73.2 2.93 12.7 300 .201 .589 158 .651 142 .522 .435 22 .842 4 1 1
32. Williams G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 167.2 3.06 9.3 704 .211 .671 341 .750 363 .596 .637 45 .539 23 7 6
TOTAL 3.60 10.7 .218 .694 .438 .694 10 5 1

Guardians Batters (3.25 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.00 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (3.25 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.00 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 30. Cabrera 32. Brown 45. Harvey 88. Maton 41. Milner* 48. Palencia 53. Rea 24. Thielbar* 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
13. Arias G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 ··· 1/5.000 2/2.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 1/.000 2/.000
24. DeLauter* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/5.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ···
6. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/ ··· ··· 4/1.833 3/1.667
27. Hedges G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.667 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/1.000 2/.000 1/.000
8. Hoskins G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.200 5/.400 5/.000 8/.821 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/1.000
2. Kayfus* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 ··· 3/.667 ··· 4/1.000 1/ 4/.500 6/.666 2/.500
9. Manzardo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 ··· 2/.000 2/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.000
1. Martínez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.500 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 4/.833
23. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 2/1.000 1/ 4/.000 1/.000 3/2.334
11. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 ··· 3/.666 6/.733 2/1.000 ··· 5/.400 14/.398 5/.450
4. Rocchio# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 2/2.000 1/2.000 1/3.000
10. Schneemann* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.500 1/.000 1/.000 4/.750 2/.500 2/.000

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Arias G ·  S ·  vP 471 .220 .274 .363 .638 336 .626 135 .666 .667 23 .646 8 4 11 14
24. DeLauter* G ·  S ·  vP 27 1.293
6. Fry G ·  S ·  vP 157 .171 .229 .363 .592 37 .577 120 .597 .600 7 .714 1 0 8
27. Hedges G ·  S ·  vP 180 .161 .250 .277 .527 91 .521 89 .534 .484 4 1.250 1 2 5 1
8. Hoskins G ·  S ·  vP 328 .237 .332 .416 .748 226 .756 102 .731 .700 18 .873 2 1 12 5
2. Kayfus* G ·  S ·  vP 138 .220 .292 .415 .707 116 .726 22 .608 .569 13 .231 4 0 4 2
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 693 .272 .330 .374 .705 469 .764 224 .581 .676 34 .590 21 5 11 8
9. Manzardo* G ·  S ·  vP 531 .234 .313 .455 .768 436 .789 95 .671 .762 31 .268 2 0 27 4
1. Martínez# G ·  S ·  vP 484 .224 .269 .359 .628 315 .545 169 .792 .623 23 .540 8 2 11 10
23. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 414 .195 .282 .379 .661 329 .703 85 .501 .684 24 .382 1 2 14 7
11. Ramírez# G ·  S ·  vP 673 .283 .360 .503 .863 477 .849 196 .896 .885 34 .579 44 7 30 13
4. Rocchio# G ·  S ·  vP 383 .233 .290 .340 .630 267 .619 116 .657 .654 28 .643 8 4 5 12
10. Schneemann* G ·  S ·  vP 422 .206 .283 .354 .636 360 .670 62 .428 .530 22 .636 9 3 12 2
TOTAL .203 .287 .348 .634 .617 .719 .946 .634 5 1 8 1

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
30. Cabrera G ·  S ·  vP ·····X········ 137.2 3.53 9.8 581 .233 .686 273 .641 308 .728 .805 19 .161 17 35 4
16. Boyd* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 179.2 3.21 7.7 718 .235 .656 535 .684 183 .576 .718 37 .650 19 5 3
32. Brown G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 106.1 5.92 10.2 472 .279 .800 257 .728 215 .885 .806 25 .544 18 8 0
45. Harvey G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X··o······· 10.2 .00 9.3 39 .158 .337 20 .500 19 .161 .450 15 1.048 0 0 0
22. Horton G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X······ 118.0 2.67 7.4 476 .219 .615 228 .561 248 .664 .659 26 .522 10 8 7
18. Imanaga* G ·  S ·  vP ······X······· 144.2 3.73 7.3 567 .218 .686 422 .705 145 .629 .661 22 .964 31 2 3
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ····X·Xo······ 61.1 2.79 11.9 248 .196 .587 138 .536 110 .653 .611 13 .837 3 8 1
41. Milner* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o·X··o···· 70.1 3.84 7.4 293 .256 .691 168 .820 125 .526 .725 17 .853 5 0 1
48. Palencia G ·  S ·  vP ···o··X······· 52.2 2.91 10.4 215 .224 .651 109 .505 106 .812 .623 8 .875 5 4 0
53. Rea G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X········ 159.1 3.95 7.2 662 .258 .724 314 .586 348 .853 .736 27 .826 20 7 4
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 129.2 3.68 6.8 519 .225 .692 257 .773 262 .610 .754 20 .488 24 10 5
24. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ···o···X······ 58.0 2.64 8.7 220 .186 .546 125 .590 95 .486 .474 7 .143 5 2 1
71. Webb G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·o···· 66.0 3.00 7.9 267 .202 .622 149 .676 118 .557 .706 14 .812 10 8 1
TOTAL 3.63 9.6 .220 .674 .946 .674 9 4 1

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