Chicago Cubs @ Cleveland Guardians
Doubleheader - Game 2 - Makeup from April 4
4-4, 1-1 Away
4
4-4, 1-1 Away
8th,1 out
5-4, 1-1 Home
5
5-4, 1-1 Home
Cubs Hitting
- Batting
- 2BHoerner (5, Sabrowski)
- HRSwanson (1, 6th inning off Festa 1 on, 2 Out); Happ (4, 8th inning off Armstrong 0 on, 0 Out); Shaw (1, 3rd inning off Messick 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBISwanson 2 (5), Happ (6), Shaw (4)
- 2Out RBISwanson 2.
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-4 (Bregman 0-2, Carlson 0-1, Hoerner 0-1)
Guardians Hitting
a-singled to right for Fry in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BHedges (2, Imanaga); Kwan (2, Imanaga)
- HRKayfus (1, 8th inning off Webb 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIArias 2 (4), DeLauter (9), Kayfus 2 (2)
- 2Out RBIArias, G.
- SFDeLauter
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP3-6 (Hedges 0-1, Ramírez 0-1, Arias 2-2, Rocchio 0-1, Kayfus 1-1)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 92-62 | 4.50 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42-22 | 4.15 |
| 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20-10 | 2.45 |
| 7.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 154-94 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWebb 2/5; Brown 5/10; Imanaga 12/19
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWebb-3-2-1-4; Brown-9-1-4-8; Imanaga-18-6-24-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsWebb 0-1; Brown 2-4; Imanaga 2-9
- Game ScoresS Imanaga 60
Guardians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 91-51 | 0.82 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-11 | 7.71 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29-15 | 3.18 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 147-85 |
- Pitching
- WPMessick
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedArmstrong 1/6; Festa 4/5; Messick 11/20; Sabrowski 0/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesArmstrong-2-3-7-3; Festa-4-1-2-4; Messick-14-13-13-11; Sabrowski-3-0-3-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsArmstrong 0-2; Festa 0-2; Messick 6-3; Sabrowski 0-1
- Game ScoresP Messick 62
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Shaw homered to right (355 feet). | 1 | 0 | |
| 6th | Swanson homered to left center (380 feet), Kelly scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 6th | Kayfus singled to right, Kwan scored, Martínez to third. | 3 | 1 | |
| 6th | DeLauter hit sacrifice fly to center, Martínez scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 6th | Arias singled to center, Kayfus scored, Hoskins to third. | 3 | 3 | |
| 8th | Happ homered to right (382 feet). | 4 | 3 | |
| 8th | Kayfus homered to right (352 feet). | 4 | 4 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
9:30 PM, 5 April 2026
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
- First Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
- Second Base Umpire - Dan Merzel
- Third Base Umpire - John Bacon
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 7 | 2 | .778 | - | W1 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | W5 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | W3 |
| St. Louis | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | L2 |
| Chicago | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | W1 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 5 | 4 | .556 | - | L1 |
| Detroit | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0.5 | W2 |
| Kansas City | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | L1 |
| Chicago | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2 | L2 |
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