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May 7, 2026 · NL Cent

Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs

May 7, 2026Wrigley FieldPartly Cloudy 54°F · 8 mph, R To L
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
20-18
3
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
26-12
8

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B2 Michael Conforto Michael Conforto homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 0, CHC 1
B4 Michael Conforto Michael Conforto walks. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd. CIN 0, CHC 2
B4 Dansby Swanson Dansby Swanson grounds into a force out, fielded by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. Ian Happ scores. Michael Busch out at 3rd. Michael Conforto to 2nd. Dansby Swanson to 1st. CIN 0, CHC 3
B4 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Michael Conforto scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. CIN 0, CHC 4
B4 Miguel Amaya Miguel Amaya singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. CIN 0, CHC 6
B4 Nico Hoerner Nico Hoerner doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Miguel Amaya scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. CIN 0, CHC 7
B4 Moisés Ballesteros Moisés Ballesteros out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Nico Hoerner scores. CIN 0, CHC 8
T6 Sal Stewart Sal Stewart homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 1, CHC 8
T8 Blake Dunn Blake Dunn homers (1) on a line drive to left center field. CIN 2, CHC 8
T9 JJ Bleday JJ Bleday doubles (2) on a fly ball to shortstop Dansby Swanson. Sal Stewart scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. CIN 3, CHC 8

Box score

  123456789 R
CIN 000001011 3
CHC 010700000 8

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 3

Rhett Lowder started for Reds, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Connor Phillips took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Rhett Lowder Starter 3.0 59 3 1 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Rhett Lowder threw
    CSW 19% 1st-pitch strike 62% 4.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Changeup 16 28% 1 1 2 11 1
    Slider 16 28% 0 1 3 10 2
    Four-Seam Fastball 14 24% 0 5 3 5 1
    Sinker 12 21% 0 3 1 4 4
  • Connor Phillips Reliever 1.0 27 5 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Luis Mey Reliever 2.0 39 0 1
  • Jose Franco Reliever 2.0 23 0 1
Cubs HOME 8

Shota Imanaga started for Cubs, leaving with a 8–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Gavin Hollowell took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Shota Imanaga Starter 6.0 99 1 10 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Shota Imanaga threw
    CSW 35% 1st-pitch strike 71% 3.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Splitter 46 46% 14 5 8 13 6
    Four-Seam Fastball 32 32% 6 3 9 7 7
    Sinker 11 11% 1 3 1 4 2
    Sweeper 9 9% 1 2 1 5 0
    Curveball 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0
  • Trent Thornton Middle 1.0 26 0 0
  • Gavin Hollowell Reliever 1.2 49 2 1
  • Daniel Palencia Middle 0.1 7 0 1 SV inherited 3, stranded 3

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 2nd · off Lowder
  • Conforto HR (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Will Benson RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .343 .393 .736
Matt McLain SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 .201 .310 .313 .623
Elly De La Cruz DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .265 .337 .510 .847 2B
Sal Stewart 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 .245 .333 .497 .830 HR (10)
Spencer Steer 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .254 .333 .451 .784
Tyler Stephenson C 4 0 0 0 1 2 .196 .299 .304 .603
JJ Bleday LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .303 .410 .727 1.137 2B
Blake Dunn CF 4 1 2 1 1 2 .500 .600 1.250 1.850 HR (1)
Nathaniel Lowe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .349 .581 .930
Dane Myers CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .240 .377 .300 .677
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .137 .196 .232 .428
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .289 .366 .443 .809 2B
Moisés Ballesteros DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 .280 .343 .527 .870
Alex Bregman 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .240 .339 .347 .686
Ian Happ LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .243 .376 .500 .876
Michael Busch 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 .337 .362 .699
Michael Conforto RF 3 2 3 2 1 0 .361 .467 .667 1.134 HR (2), 2B
Dansby Swanson SS 3 1 0 1 1 0 .202 .320 .379 .699
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .248 .316 .390 .706 SB
Miguel Amaya C 2 1 1 2 1 1 .228 .371 .351 .722

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Rhett Lowder 3.0 1 3 3 4 1 1 59 5.40 L
Connor Phillips 1.0 4 5 5 1 0 0 27 5.40
Luis Mey 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 39 1.80
Jose Franco 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 4.30
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Shota Imanaga 6.0 6 1 1 3 10 1 99 2.28 W
Trent Thornton 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 0.00
Gavin Hollowell 1.2 2 2 2 4 1 1 49 10.80
Daniel Palencia 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00 SV

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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