August 24, 2026 · NL West
Chicago Cubs vs Arizona Diamondbacks
vs
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | Pedro Ramírez | Pedro Ramírez triples (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Ian Happ scores. | CHC 1, AZ 0 |
| T5 | Seiya Suzuki | Seiya Suzuki doubles (25) on a fly ball to left fielder Max Kepler. Michael Conforto scores. | CHC 2, AZ 0 |
| T6 | Michael Conforto | Michael Conforto homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Pedro Ramírez scores. | CHC 4, AZ 0 |
| T6 | Carson Kelly | Carson Kelly homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. | CHC 5, AZ 0 |
| T7 | Ian Happ | Ian Happ doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. | CHC 6, AZ 0 |
| T7 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ to 3rd. | CHC 7, AZ 0 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
7
Kevin Gausman started for Cubs, leaving with a 7–0 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Kevin Gausman
Starter
7.0
94
0
6
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kevin Gausman threw
CSW 37% 1st-pitch strike 79% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 62 66% 2 24 11 14 11 Splitter 27 29% 4 4 4 10 5 Slider 3 3% 0 0 0 2 1 Changeup 2 2% 0 1 0 1 0 - Ryan Zeferjahn Setup 1.0 10 0 0
- Caleb Thielbar Middle 1.0 22 0 0
Diamondbacks
HOME
0
Merrill Kelly started for Diamondbacks, leaving trailing 0–5. Out of the bullpen, Taylor Clarke took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Merrill Kelly
Starter
5.2
99
3
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Merrill Kelly threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 52% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 28 28% 6 1 6 9 6 Four-Seam Fastball 25 25% 0 3 6 11 5 Slider 18 18% 4 1 1 9 3 Curveball 11 11% 0 4 1 5 1 Sinker 9 9% 0 3 1 2 3 Cutter 8 8% 1 3 1 3 0 - Taylor Clarke Setup 0.1 8 2 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Drey Jameson Long 2.0 40 2 0
- Juan Burgos Middle 1.0 12 0 0
Where the game turned
1 run
- Ramírez 3B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .376 | .554 | .930 | |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .362 | .478 | .840 | 2B |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .243 | .353 | .393 | .746 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .345 | .418 | .763 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .328 | .422 | .750 | 2B |
| Nico Hoerner SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .320 | .359 | .679 | |
| Pedro Ramírez 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .347 | .439 | .786 | 3B |
| Michael Conforto DH | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .232 | .326 | .473 | .799 | HR (12), 2B |
| Carson Kelly C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .343 | .379 | .722 | HR (8) |
HOME · AZ
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Fernandez PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .314 | .368 | .682 | |
| Corbin Carroll RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .251 | .349 | .490 | .839 | 2 SB |
| Gabriel Moreno C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .381 | .462 | .843 | |
| Geraldo Perdomo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .354 | .370 | .724 | |
| Jordan Lawlar PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .349 | .421 | .770 | |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .317 | .439 | .756 | |
| Tim Tawa 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .302 | .409 | .711 | |
| Ildemaro Vargas 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .306 | .407 | .713 | |
| Ryan Waldschmidt CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .336 | .383 | .719 | |
| Lars Nootbaar DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .325 | .338 | .663 | |
| Max Kepler LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .283 | .333 | .616 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gausman | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 94 | 4.37 | W |
| Ryan Zeferjahn | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.99 | |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5.09 |
HOME · AZ
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Kelly | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 5.35 | L |
| Taylor Clarke | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2.61 | |
| Drey Jameson | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5.12 | |
| Juan Burgos | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.45 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CHC
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 2.0 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · AZ
Lineup 4.2 R
Bunts 4.8 R
IBBs 4.0 R
Recent form
AWAY · CHC
6-4
W2
+22 run diff
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HOME · AZ
4-6
W2
-3 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 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.