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May 6, 2026 · NL Cent

Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs

May 6, 2026Wrigley FieldPartly Cloudy 56°F · 14 mph, In From LF
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
20-17
6
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
25-12
7

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Colin Rea. TJ Friedl scores. CIN 1, CHC 0
B1 Ian Happ Ian Happ homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Alex Bregman scores. CIN 1, CHC 2
B4 Seiya Suzuki Seiya Suzuki doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ian Happ scores. CIN 1, CHC 3
B4 Carson Kelly Carson Kelly grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt McLain to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Spencer Steer. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Carson Kelly out at 1st. CIN 1, CHC 4
T5 Matt McLain Matt McLain homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 2, CHC 4
T9 Spencer Steer Spencer Steer homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 3, CHC 4
T9 JJ Bleday JJ Bleday singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Will Benson scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Matt McLain to 2nd. CIN 4, CHC 4
T9 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Tyler Stephenson scores. Matt McLain scores. CIN 6, CHC 4
B9 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Carson Kelly scores. CIN 6, CHC 6
B10 Michael Busch Michael Busch walks. Nico Hoerner scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. CIN 6, CHC 7

Box score

  12345678910 R
CIN 1000100040 6
CHC 2002000021 7

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Reds AWAY 6

Brady Singer started for Reds, leaving trailing 2–4. Out of the bullpen, Graham Ashcraft took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Brady Singer Starter 6.0 96 4 6
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Brady Singer threw
    CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 56% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 47 49% 11 6 9 17 4
    Sinker 36 38% 1 11 3 13 8
    Cutter 8 8% 0 0 1 4 3
    Sweeper 5 5% 0 1 0 2 2
  • Sam Moll Middle 0.2 11 0 0
  • Pierce Johnson Reliever 0.1 5 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Tejay Antone Middle 1.0 12 0 2
  • Graham Ashcraft Reliever 1.0 27 2 1 BS
  • Brock Burke Setup 0.2 11 1 1 L
Cubs HOME 7

Colin Rea started for Cubs, leaving with a 4–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Corbin Martin took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Colin Rea Starter 5.1 98 2 5
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Colin Rea threw
    CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 46% 4.1 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 38 39% 2 7 8 18 3
    Changeup 23 23% 7 3 2 8 3
    Slider 14 14% 2 1 4 4 3
    Sinker 10 10% 1 0 3 2 4
    Curveball 5 5% 0 2 0 3 0
    Sweeper 4 4% 0 0 0 2 2
    Cutter 4 4% 0 1 0 2 1
  • Jacob Webb Middle 1.2 14 0 1 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Phil Maton Middle 1.0 12 0 1 HLD
  • Corbin Martin Reliever 0.0 11 3 0
  • Hoby Milner Middle 1.0 25 1 1 BS inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Trent Thornton Middle 1.0 6 0 0 W inherited 2, stranded 2

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 10th · off Burke
  • Busch BB (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Dane Myers CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .404 .326 .730
JJ Bleday LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 .310 .412 .759 1.171
Elly De La Cruz SS 4 0 0 3 0 2 .267 .341 .514 .855
Spencer Steer 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .252 .323 .454 .777 HR (6)
Will Benson RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .214 .333 .393 .726
Tyler Stephenson C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .205 .304 .318 .622
Matt McLain 2B 3 2 2 1 0 0 .200 .307 .315 .622 HR (3)
TJ Friedl CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .194 .273 .287 .560
Sal Stewart 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .331 .482 .813
Nathaniel Lowe DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 .274 .354 .589 .943
Jose Trevino C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .174 .182 .356
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Nico Hoerner 2B 5 1 0 0 0 0 .290 .365 .441 .806
Miguel Amaya PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .348 .345 .693
Alex Bregman 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 .245 .341 .354 .695
Ian Happ LF 5 2 3 2 0 1 .248 .379 .511 .890 HR (9), SB
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .303 .406 .539 .945 2B
Michael Busch 1B 3 0 1 1 2 2 .231 .340 .366 .706
Carson Kelly C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311 .404 .422 .826
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 .246 .311 .391 .702 HR (4)
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207 .322 .388 .710
Moisés Ballesteros DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .292 .360 .551 .911
Michael Conforto DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .415 .515 .930

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Brady Singer 6.0 6 4 4 1 6 1 96 5.63
Sam Moll 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.76
Pierce Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.05
Tejay Antone 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0.00
Graham Ashcraft 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 27 1.93 BS
Brock Burke 0.2 0 1 0 3 1 0 11 3.24 L
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Colin Rea 5.1 6 2 1 3 5 1 98 4.03
Jacob Webb 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.52 HLD
Phil Maton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8.64 HLD
Corbin Martin 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 10.80
Hoby Milner 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 25 2.55 BS
Trent Thornton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 W

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 1.5 R IBBs 2.9 R
HOME · CHC
Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 0.5 R IBBs 0.6 R

Recent form

AWAY · CIN
5-5 L1 +7 run diff
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HOME · CHC
5-3 ?2 +17 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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