May 24, 2026 · NL Cent
Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Jake Meyers | Jake Meyers homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. | HOU 1, CHC 0 |
| B2 | Pedro Ramírez | Pedro Ramírez doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by center fielder Jake Meyers. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd. | HOU 1, CHC 1 |
| B2 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Pete Crow-Armstrong out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Meyers. Carson Kelly scores. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd. | HOU 1, CHC 2 |
| B2 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Pedro Ramírez scores. | HOU 1, CHC 3 |
| T3 | Nick Allen | Nick Allen homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. | HOU 2, CHC 3 |
| T5 | Jeremy Peña | Jeremy Peña singles on a fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Cam Smith scores. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 3rd. | HOU 4, CHC 3 |
| T5 | Christian Walker | Christian Walker homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Allen scores. Jeremy Peña scores. | HOU 7, CHC 3 |
| B7 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. | HOU 7, CHC 5 |
| T9 | Nick Allen | Nick Allen singles on a fly ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Cam Smith scores. | HOU 8, CHC 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| CHC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
8
Peter Lambert started for Astros, leaving with a 7–3 lead. Out of the bullpen, AJ Blubaugh took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Peter Lambert
Starter
5.0
103
3
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Peter Lambert threw
CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 42% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 26 25% 2 2 7 9 6 Slider 24 23% 2 4 5 11 2 Changeup 16 16% 1 1 0 12 2 Cutter 15 15% 2 1 5 5 2 Slurve 13 13% 1 4 2 5 1 Sinker 9 9% 0 1 3 4 1 - AJ Blubaugh Middle 2.0 29 2 0
- Bryan Abreu Middle 1.0 15 0 0 HLD
- Nate Pearson Middle 1.0 20 0 0 SV
Cubs
HOME
5
Shota Imanaga started for Cubs, leaving trailing 3–7. Out of the bullpen, Caleb Thielbar took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Shota Imanaga
Starter
6.0
94
7
6
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Shota Imanaga threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 50% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Splitter 46 49% 12 4 5 15 10 Four-Seam Fastball 40 43% 3 8 5 16 8 Sweeper 8 9% 0 3 1 4 0 - Ethan Roberts Middle 1.0 16 0 1
- Phil Maton Setup 1.0 13 0 0
- Caleb Thielbar Middle 1.0 13 1 1
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Peña 1B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brice Matthews LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .250 | .338 | .588 | |
| Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .239 | .278 | .299 | .577 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .338 | .531 | .869 | HR (14) |
| Isaac Paredes DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .342 | .383 | .725 | |
| Jake Meyers CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .293 | .385 | .678 | HR (2) |
| Cam Smith RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .301 | .322 | .623 | 2B |
| Braden Shewmake 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .279 | .450 | .729 | |
| Christian Vázquez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .311 | .412 | .723 | |
| Nick Allen 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .366 | .405 | .771 | HR (1), SB |
| Zach Dezenzo LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .211 | .268 | .368 | .636 |
HOME · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .228 | .316 | .370 | .686 | |
| Nico Hoerner SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .342 | .375 | .717 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .360 | .380 | .740 | HR (5) |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .338 | .346 | .684 | |
| Michael Conforto LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 | .388 | .537 | .925 | |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .339 | .414 | .753 | |
| Moisés Ballesteros DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .313 | .435 | .748 | |
| Pedro Ramírez 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 | 2B |
| Carson Kelly C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .380 | .392 | .772 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lambert | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 3.79 | W |
| AJ Blubaugh | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 4.83 | |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.88 | HLD |
| Nate Pearson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.00 | SV |
HOME · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Imanaga | 6.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 94 | 4.04 | L |
| Ethan Roberts | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0.73 | |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.88 | |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3.38 |
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
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-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.