May 22, 2026 · NL Cent
Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T3 | Christian Vázquez | Christian Vázquez homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. | HOU 1, CHC 0 |
| T4 | Zach Cole | Zach Cole grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Christian Walker scores. Braden Shewmake to 3rd. Cam Smith out at 2nd. Zach Cole to 1st. | HOU 2, CHC 0 |
| T4 | Christian Vázquez | Christian Vázquez singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Braden Shewmake scores. Zach Cole to 3rd. | HOU 3, CHC 0 |
| T5 | Brice Matthews | Brice Matthews singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Isaac Paredes scores. Jake Meyers to 2nd. | HOU 4, CHC 0 |
| B6 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Miguel Amaya scores. | HOU 4, CHC 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Astros
AWAY
4
Spencer Arrighetti started for Astros, leaving with a 4–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Steven Okert took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Spencer Arrighetti
Starter
5.0
89
0
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Spencer Arrighetti threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 32 36% 2 5 9 12 4 Curveball 32 36% 6 4 4 13 5 Sweeper 17 19% 2 2 3 7 3 Sinker 8 9% 1 1 2 4 0 - Steven Okert Setup 0.1 6 2 0
- Enyel De Los Santos Middle 1.2 19 0 1 HLD
- Bryan Abreu Middle 0.2 14 0 0 HLD
- Bryan King Setup 1.1 17 0 0 SV inherited 2, stranded 2
Cubs
HOME
2
Jameson Taillon started for Cubs, leaving trailing 0–4.
workload · innings pitched
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Jameson Taillon
Starter
4.2
90
4
5
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Jameson Taillon threw
CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 40 44% 6 8 7 12 7 Sweeper 20 22% 4 1 5 7 3 Cutter 11 12% 1 1 2 3 4 Changeup 9 10% 0 0 3 5 1 Curveball 7 8% 1 2 1 2 1 Sinker 3 3% 0 0 0 2 1 - Hoby Milner Middle 0.1 8 0 0 inherited 2, 1 scored
- Ethan Roberts Middle 2.0 32 0 2
- Jacob Webb Middle 1.0 15 0 2
- Phil Maton Middle 1.0 22 0 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Vázquez HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .297 | .322 | .619 | |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .335 | .375 | .710 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .303 | .416 | .601 | 1.017 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .254 | .327 | .481 | .808 | |
| Jake Meyers CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .296 | .333 | .629 | |
| Cam Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .298 | .317 | .615 | |
| Zach Cole LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .170 | .188 | .383 | .571 | |
| Christian Vázquez C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .324 | .430 | .754 | HR (4) |
| Braden Shewmake 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .298 | .482 | .780 | |
| Brice Matthews 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .260 | .355 | .615 |
HOME · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 | .345 | .383 | .728 | SB |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 | .361 | .369 | .730 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .338 | .350 | .688 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .350 | .429 | .779 | 2B |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .354 | .435 | .789 | |
| Moisés Ballesteros DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .298 | .446 | .744 | |
| Carson Kelly C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .377 | .388 | .765 | |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .228 | .311 | .375 | .686 | HR (6) |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .187 | .289 | .349 | .638 | |
| Michael Conforto DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | .419 | .590 | 1.009 | |
| Miguel Amaya DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .360 | .397 | .757 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Arrighetti | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 89 | 1.32 | W |
| Steven Okert | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.22 | |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4.05 | HLD |
| Bryan Abreu | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.31 | HLD |
| Bryan King | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.82 | SV |
HOME · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Taillon | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 5.20 | L |
| Hoby Milner | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.93 | |
| Ethan Roberts | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0.79 | |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2.91 | |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8.40 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 0.5 R
HOME · CHC
Lineup 2.6 R
Bunts 0.5 R
IBBs 0.6 R
Recent form
AWAY · HOU
6-4
L1
-5 run diff
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HOME · CHC
5-3
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+17 run diff
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Season series: 1-0 with HOU listed first across 1 prior meeting.
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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.