August 28, 2026 · NL Cent
Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Alex Bregman | Alex Bregman doubles (25) on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Seiya Suzuki scores. | CIN 0, CHC 1 |
| B3 | Michael Busch | Michael Busch homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. Seiya Suzuki scores. | CIN 0, CHC 3 |
| T4 | Héctor Rodríguez | Héctor Rodríguez singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. JJ Bleday scores. | CIN 1, CHC 3 |
| T5 | Sal Stewart | Sal Stewart homers (29) on a fly ball to center field. | CIN 2, CHC 3 |
| T6 | Jose Trevino | Jose Trevino homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. | CIN 3, CHC 3 |
| T6 | Sal Stewart | Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nico Hoerner. Héctor Rodríguez scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. | CIN 4, CHC 3 |
| T6 | Tyler Stephenson | Tyler Stephenson homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Elly De La Cruz scores. Sal Stewart scores. | CIN 7, CHC 3 |
| T7 | Elly De La Cruz | Elly De La Cruz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Matt McLain scores. Héctor Rodríguez scores. Dane Myers to 2nd. | CIN 9, CHC 3 |
| B7 | Seiya Suzuki | Seiya Suzuki singles on a ground ball to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Carson Kelly scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. | CIN 9, CHC 4 |
| B8 | Pedro Ramírez | Pedro Ramírez homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner scores. | CIN 9, CHC 7 |
| B8 | Seiya Suzuki | Seiya Suzuki doubles (28) on a line drive to left fielder TJ Friedl. Matt Shaw scores. | CIN 9, CHC 8 |
| T9 | TJ Friedl | TJ Friedl homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. | CIN 10, CHC 8 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| CHC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Reds
AWAY
10
Rhett Lowder started for Reds, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Tejay Antone took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Rhett Lowder
Starter
5.0
96
3
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Rhett Lowder threw
CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 57% 4.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 27 28% 0 10 5 5 7 Four-Seam Fastball 24 25% 2 3 4 10 5 Changeup 21 22% 2 2 2 13 2 Slider 19 20% 2 4 6 6 1 Curveball 5 5% 0 1 1 2 1 - Luis Mey Middle 1.2 29 1 0
- Brock Burke Setup 0.1 10 0 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Tejay Antone Middle 0.0 13 3 0
- Sam Moll Middle 1.0 18 1 0 HLD
- Emilio Pagán Closer 1.0 7 0 1 SV
Cubs
HOME
8
David Peterson started for Cubs, leaving with a 3–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Trent Thornton took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
David Peterson
Starter
5.0
88
2
6
Pitch-by-pitch: what David Peterson threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 25 28% 3 3 5 8 6 Sinker 24 27% 0 6 4 12 2 Four-Seam Fastball 14 16% 2 2 3 5 2 Curveball 13 15% 4 2 1 3 3 Slider 12 14% 1 0 3 6 2 - Trent Thornton Middle 0.2 29 5 0 L
- Aaron Civale Reliever 2.1 47 2 2
- Daniel Palencia Middle 1.0 15 1 2
Where the game turned
1 run
- Stewart 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Myers CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 | .349 | .358 | .707 | |
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .345 | .476 | .821 | |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .263 | .336 | .478 | .814 | HR (29) |
| Tyler Stephenson DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .328 | .415 | .743 | HR (13) |
| Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .205 | .294 | .405 | .699 | |
| JJ Bleday RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .332 | .433 | .765 | |
| Matt McLain 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 | .289 | .346 | .635 | |
| Jose Trevino C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .242 | .390 | .632 | HR (5) |
| TJ Friedl LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .245 | .251 | .496 | HR (4) |
| Héctor Rodríguez RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .322 | .453 | .775 |
HOME · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .374 | .548 | .922 | |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .366 | .484 | .850 | 2 2B |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .355 | .399 | .754 | HR (17) |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .341 | .412 | .753 | 2B |
| Ian Happ LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .219 | .325 | .424 | .749 | |
| Nico Hoerner SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .318 | .356 | .674 | SB |
| Pedro Ramírez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .343 | .442 | .785 | HR (4) |
| Matt Shaw DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .327 | .427 | .754 | 2B |
| Carson Kelly C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .339 | .371 | .710 | |
| Michael Conforto DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .321 | .462 | .783 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhett Lowder | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 96 | 5.14 | W |
| Luis Mey | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.68 | |
| Brock Burke | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.67 | |
| Tejay Antone | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3.92 | |
| Sam Moll | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4.64 | HLD |
| Emilio Pagán | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3.90 | SV |
HOME · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Peterson | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 5.11 | |
| Trent Thornton | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 3.32 | L |
| Aaron Civale | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 4.55 | |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4.19 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CIN
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 2.2 R
IBBs 4.4 R
HOME · CHC
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 2.0 R
IBBs 1.8 R
Recent form
AWAY · CIN
3-7
L2
-41 run diff
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HOME · CHC
6-4
W2
+22 run diff
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Season series: 3-3 with CIN listed first across 6 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.