Chicago Cubs 0, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 — August 26, 2026

Game Highlights

Published August 26, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN	BATTER	PLAY	SCORE
B6	Jordan Lawlar	Jordan Lawlar homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.	CHC 0, AZ 1
B8	Ryan Waldschmidt	Ryan Waldschmidt flies into a sacrifice double play, right fielder Seiya Suzuki to first baseman Michael Busch. James McCann scores. Jordan Lawlar out at 1st.	CHC 0, AZ 2

Box score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AZ	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	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.

Cubs AWAY 0

Matthew Boyd started for Cubs, leaving trailing 0–1. Out of the bullpen, Ryan Zeferjahn took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Matthew Boyd Starter 6.0 94 1 5 L

Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Boyd threw

CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 55% 4.7 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Four-Seam Fastball	40	43%	3	4	13	15	5
Changeup	29	31%	3	3	8	11	4
Curveball	13	14%	1	2	1	8	1
Slider	12	13%	3	0	4	2	3

Trent Thornton Middle 1.0 15 0 1
Ryan Zeferjahn Setup 1.0 7 1 0

Diamondbacks HOME 2

Eduardo Rodriguez started for Diamondbacks, leaving with a 1–0 lead.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Eduardo Rodriguez Starter 7.0 104 0 9 W

Pitch-by-pitch: what Eduardo Rodriguez threw

CSW 34% 1st-pitch strike 81% 4.0 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Four-Seam Fastball	47	45%	7	7	11	18	4
Changeup	36	35%	8	4	7	11	6
Cutter	10	10%	1	6	0	2	1
Sinker	8	8%	0	1	4	2	1
Curveball	3	3%	0	1	0	0	2

Brandyn Garcia Setup 1.0 17 0 1 HLD
Juan Morillo Setup 1.0 8 0 0 SV

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 6th · off Boyd

Lawlar HR (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CHC

BATTER	AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	4	1	0	3	.276	.374	.550	.924	2B
Seiya Suzuki RF	2	0	2	0	.270	.364	.478	.842
Alex Bregman DH	3	0	1	0	.252	.342	.412	.754
Michael Busch 1B	3	0	1	2	.244	.355	.394	.749
Nico Hoerner SS	4	0	0	1	.258	.315	.354	.669
Ian Happ PH	1	0	0	0	.220	.327	.426	.753
Pedro Ramírez 3B	3	0	0	1	.286	.345	.429	.774
Carson Kelly C	3	0	0	1	.260	.340	.375	.715
Gabriel Arias 2B	3	0	0	2	.234	.271	.365	.636
Tyrone Taylor LF	3	1	0	0	.256	.313	.483	.796	SB

HOME · AZ

BATTER	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
Ildemaro Vargas 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.256	.300	.399	.699
Corbin Carroll RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.249	.346	.485	.831
Geraldo Perdomo SS	3	0	2	0	0	0	.252	.359	.374	.733
Nolan Arenado DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	.238	.315	.434	.749
Tim Tawa 1B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.245	.302	.400	.702
Jose Fernandez 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.265	.310	.362	.672
James McCann C	3	1	1	0	0	0	.289	.328	.430	.758
Jordan Lawlar CF	3	1	2	1	0	1	.290	.362	.468	.830	HR (3)
Ryan Waldschmidt LF	1	0	0	1	1	0	.275	.339	.398	.737

Pitching lines

AWAY · CHC

PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP	ERA	DEC
Matthew Boyd	6.0	3	1	1	2	5	1	94	3.99	L
Trent Thornton	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	2.32
Ryan Zeferjahn	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	7	4.07

HOME · AZ

PITCHER	IP	H	BB	K	NP	ERA	DEC
Eduardo Rodriguez	7.0	2	3	9	104	2.50	W
Brandyn Garcia	1.0	0	1	1	17	2.37	HLD
Juan Morillo	1.0	0	0	0	8	2.24	SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · CHC

Craig Counsell

Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 1.8 R

HOME · AZ

Torey Lovullo

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.

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