Chicago Cubs @ Cleveland Guardians
Doubleheader - Game 2 - Makeup from April 4
4-5, 1-2 Away
5
4-5, 1-2 Away
Final
6-4, 2-1 Home
6
6-4, 2-1 Home
Cubs Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Carlson in the 9th
- 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 2 (7), Shaw (4)
- 2Out RBISwanson 2; Happ.
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-6 (Kelly 0-1, Bregman 0-2, Happ 1-1, Carlson 0-1, Hoerner 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBKingery (1, 2nd base off Smith/Hedges)
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)
- RBIHedges (1), Arias 2 (4), DeLauter (9), Kayfus 2 (2)
- 2Out RBIArias, G.
- SFDeLauter
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP4-9 (Hedges 1-2, Ramírez 0-1, Arias 2-2, Rocchio 0-2, Kwan 0-1, Kayfus 1-1)
Cubs Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedWebb 2/5; Brown 5/10; Roberts 2/3; Imanaga 12/19
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesWebb-3-2-1-4; Brown-9-1-4-8; Roberts-4-0-3-3; Imanaga-18-6-24-13
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsWebb 0-1; Brown 2-4; Roberts 1-1; Imanaga 2-9
- Game ScoresS Imanaga 60
Guardians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Armstrong(W, 1-0) |
C. Smith(S, 3) |
| 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 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33-20 | 7.50 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 180-105 |
- Pitching
- WPMessick
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedArmstrong 1/6; Festa 4/5; Messick 11/20; Smith 5/6; 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; Smith-5-6-7-2; Sabrowski-3-0-3-1
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsArmstrong 0-2; Festa 0-2; Messick 6-3; Smith 0-1; 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 | |
| 8th | Arias singled to left, DeLauter scored, Hoskins to second. | 4 | 5 | |
| 8th | Hedges singled to left, Hoskins scored, Arias to second. | 4 | 6 | |
| 9th | Happ singled to center, Hoerner scored, Bregman to third. | 5 | 6 | |
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
9:30 PM, 5 April 2026
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 19,791
Game Time:2:57
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 19 | 11 | .633 | - | L1 |
| Chicago | 19 | 12 | .613 | 0.5 | W2 |
| St. Louis | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2 | W3 |
| Milwaukee | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 15 | .516 | 3.5 | L4 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 16 | 16 | .500 | - | W1 |
| Detroit | 15 | 16 | .484 | 0.5 | L2 |
| Chicago | 14 | 17 | .452 | 1.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 13 | 18 | .419 | 2.5 | L2 |
| Kansas City | 12 | 18 | .400 | 3 | L1 |
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