Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs
Astros Hitting
a-singled to center for Shewmake in the 5th
- Batting
- HRVázquez (4, 3rd inning off Taillon 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIVázquez 2 (16), Matthews (14), Cole (8)
- 2Out RBIMatthews; Vázquez, C.
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP3-9 (Vázquez 1-1, Walker 0-2, Meyers 0-1, Peña 0-1, Matthews 1-1, Smith 1-2, Cole 0-1)
- Fielding
- EPeña (2, throw); Arrighetti (1, throw)
Cubs Hitting
a-singled to center for Conforto in the 6th
b-flied out to center for Amaya in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BHapp (7, Arrighetti)
- HRCrow-Armstrong (6, 6th inning off Okert 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBICrow-Armstrong 2 (22)
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP0-9 (Conforto 0-1, Swanson 0-2, Happ 0-2, Hoerner 0-1, Suzuki 0-3)
- Baserunning
- SBHoerner (10, 2nd base off Arrighetti/Vázquez)
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Arrighetti(W, 6-1) |
E. De Los Santos(H, 3) |
B. Abreu(H, 3) |
B. King(S, 5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 89-53 | 1.32 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-5 | 4.22 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 4.05 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 7.31 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 2.82 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 145-89 |
- Pitching
- HBPKelly (by Abreu); Bregman (by Arrighetti); Busch (by Arrighetti)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedOkert 2/3; De Los Santos 1/5; Abreu 2/4; Arrighetti 15/23; King 1/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesOkert-2-0-0-3; De Los Santos-1-1-7-4; Abreu-4-0-0-2; Arrighetti-12-11-18-12; King-3-1-3-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsOkert 0-1; De Los Santos 1-3; Abreu 1-1; Arrighetti 2-8; King 2-3
- Game ScoresS Arrighetti 64
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Taillon(L, 2-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 90-59 | 5.20 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 1.93 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-18 | 0.79 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.91 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22-11 | 8.40 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 167-103 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedTaillon 15/23; Milner 1/2; Maton 4/5; Webb 2/3; Roberts 5/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesTaillon-12-12-18-17; Milner-2-1-0-2; Maton-4-1-4-2; Webb-4-2-3-1; Roberts-7-4-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsTaillon 4-5; Milner 1-0; Maton 1-1; Webb 1-0; Roberts 4-0
- Game ScoresJ Taillon 36
Scoring Summary
Inning | HOU | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Vázquez homered to left center (371 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Cole grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Walker scored, Smith out at second, Shewmake to third. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4th | Vázquez singled to right, Shewmake scored, Cole to third. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Matthews singled to center, Paredes scored, Meyers to second. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 6th | Crow-Armstrong homered to right (406 feet), Amaya scored. | 4 | 2 | ||
HOU wins 3-0
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 22 May 2026
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 37,332
Game Time:2:57
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild
- First Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Third Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 36 | 34 | .514 | - | L2 |
| Texas | 34 | 34 | .500 | 1 | W2 |
| Athletics | 33 | 35 | .485 | 2 | W2 |
| Houston | 31 | 39 | .443 | 5 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 27 | 42 | .391 | 8.5 | W2 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 41 | 25 | .621 | - | L2 |
| St. Louis | 37 | 29 | .561 | 4 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 35 | 34 | .507 | 7.5 | L1 |
| Chicago | 35 | 34 | .507 | 7.5 | W1 |
| Cincinnati | 32 | 35 | .478 | 9.5 | L1 |

