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July 12, 2026 · NL Cent

Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

July 12, 2026Great American Ball ParkPartly Cloudy 81°F · 6 mph, In From RF
AWAY
Chicago Cubs
54-42
8
vs
HOME
Cincinnati Reds
43-52
4

Game Highlights

Published July 12, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman doubles (15) on a fly ball to center fielder Spencer Steer. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. CHC 1, CIN 0
T1 Michael Busch Michael Busch doubles (16) on a fly ball to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Alex Bregman scores. CHC 2, CIN 0
B3 Spencer Steer Spencer Steer grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. Elly De La Cruz scores. CHC 2, CIN 1
B3 JJ Bleday JJ Bleday singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Sal Stewart scores. JJ Bleday to 2nd. CHC 2, CIN 2
B3 Eugenio Suárez Eugenio Suárez homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. JJ Bleday scores. CHC 2, CIN 4
T4 Kevin Alcántara Kevin Alcántara singles on a ground ball to center fielder Spencer Steer. Carson Kelly scores. Michael Busch scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. CHC 4, CIN 4
T7 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a ground ball to right fielder Noelvi Marte, deflected by first baseman Sal Stewart. Dansby Swanson scores. CHC 5, CIN 4
T7 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman homers (9) on a fly ball to left center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki scores. CHC 8, CIN 4

Box score

  123456789 R
CHC 200200400 8
CIN 004000000 4

Pitching & bullpen

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

Cubs AWAY 8

Matthew Boyd started for Cubs, leaving with a 8–4 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • Matthew Boyd Starter 6.1 92 4 3 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Boyd threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 61% 3.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 31 34% 1 4 6 10 10
    Changeup 27 29% 4 2 5 9 7
    Slider 23 25% 3 5 1 11 3
    Curveball 11 12% 0 3 1 5 2
  • Gavin Hollowell Middle 1.2 25 0 3
  • Caleb Thielbar Setup 0.1 12 0 0
  • Jacob Webb Middle 0.2 9 0 0 SV inherited 2, stranded 2
Reds HOME 4

Andrew Abbott started for Reds, leaving with the game tied 4–4. Out of the bullpen, Sam Moll took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Andrew Abbott Starter 4.0 79 4 3
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Abbott threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 53% 4.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 39 49% 1 8 11 17 2
    Changeup 20 25% 1 3 4 6 6
    Sweeper 10 13% 1 0 3 2 4
    Curveball 7 9% 1 1 0 4 1
    Cutter 3 4% 0 0 1 2 0
  • Chase Petty Middle 2.0 25 1 2 L
  • Sam Moll Middle 0.1 15 2 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Pierce Johnson Middle 0.2 8 1 0 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Rhett Lowder Reliever 2.0 30 0 1

Where the game turned

1 run Top 7th · off Moll
  • Crow-Armstrong 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 2 1 1 2 0 .291 .386 .531 .917 SB
Seiya Suzuki RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .268 .347 .464 .811
Alex Bregman 3B 5 2 3 4 0 0 .241 .336 .359 .695 HR (9), 2B
Carson Kelly C 4 1 0 0 1 1 .273 .363 .400 .763
Michael Busch 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .239 .368 .395 .763 2 2B
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .305 .326 .631
Ian Happ LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .220 .327 .431 .758
Dansby Swanson SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 .211 .293 .412 .705 2B
Pedro Ramírez DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 .246 .290 .386 .676
Kevin Alcántara DH 2 0 1 2 0 0 .235 .278 .235 .513
HOME · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Elly De La Cruz SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .274 .347 .492 .839
Sal Stewart 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 .338 .474 .812 2B
Spencer Steer CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .247 .328 .421 .749
JJ Bleday LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .242 .350 .496 .846
Eugenio Suárez DH 4 1 1 2 0 3 .208 .285 .388 .673 HR (11)
Tyler Stephenson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .319 .361 .680
Noelvi Marte RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .195 .248 .375 .623
Edwin Arroyo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .280 .290 .570
Ivan Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .200 .222 .422

Pitching lines

AWAY · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Matthew Boyd 6.1 6 4 4 1 3 1 92 4.50 W
Gavin Hollowell 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 2.79
Caleb Thielbar 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.23
Jacob Webb 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.05 SV
HOME · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Andrew Abbott 4.0 4 4 4 3 3 0 79 4.11
Chase Petty 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 25 4.38 L
Sam Moll 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 15 4.19
Pierce Johnson 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 4.23
Rhett Lowder 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 30 4.91

Manager comparison

AWAY · CHC
Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 0.7 R IBBs 0.9 R
HOME · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 2.3 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 3.4 R

Recent form

AWAY · CHC
7-3 W4 +20 run diff
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HOME · CIN
7-3 W4 +6 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with CHC listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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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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