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August 29, 2026 · NL Cent

Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs

August 29, 2026Wrigley FieldPartly Cloudy 81°F · 10 mph, Out To CF
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
64-72
5
vs
HOME
Chicago Cubs
77-59
17

Game Highlights

Published August 29, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (34) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 0, CHC 1
B1 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Seiya Suzuki scores. CIN 0, CHC 3
T2 Eugenio Suárez Eugenio Suárez homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Tyler Stephenson scores. CIN 2, CHC 3
B2 Carson Kelly Carson Kelly flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Tyrone Taylor scores. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 2, CHC 4
B2 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (35) on a fly ball to right field. Pedro Ramírez scores. CIN 2, CHC 6
T3 Sal Stewart Sal Stewart homers (30) on a fly ball to left center field. Elly De La Cruz scores. CIN 4, CHC 6
B4 Alex Bregman Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Seiya Suzuki to 2nd. CIN 4, CHC 7
T5 JJ Bleday JJ Bleday out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Elly De La Cruz scores. CIN 5, CHC 7
B5 Carson Kelly Carson Kelly homers (9) on a fly ball to left field. Tyrone Taylor scores. Pedro Ramírez scores. CIN 5, CHC 10
B7 Pete Crow-Armstrong Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (36) on a fly ball to center field. Pedro Ramírez scores. Carson Kelly scores. CIN 5, CHC 13
B7 Nico Hoerner Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Seiya Suzuki scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. CIN 5, CHC 14
B8 Carson Kelly Carson Kelly doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Tyrone Taylor scores. CIN 5, CHC 15
B8 Seiya Suzuki Seiya Suzuki homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. Carson Kelly scores. CIN 5, CHC 17

Box score

  123456789 R
CIN 022010000 5
CHC 330130430 17

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 5

Andrew Abbott started for Reds, leaving trailing 4–6. Out of the bullpen, Tony Santillan took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Andrew Abbott Starter 3.0 68 7 1 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Abbott threw
    CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 27 40% 0 5 5 9 8
    Changeup 15 22% 1 0 2 10 2
    Curveball 12 18% 1 5 0 3 3
    Sweeper 10 15% 0 3 3 1 3
    Cutter 4 6% 1 1 1 1 0
  • Julian Garcia Middle 2.0 38 3 2 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Sam Moll Middle 1.0 11 0 1
  • Tony Santillan Setup 0.2 32 4 0
  • Pierce Johnson Middle 0.1 2 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Jose Trevino Reliever 1.0 22 3 0
Cubs HOME 17

Kevin Gausman started for Cubs, leaving with a 7–5 lead.

workload · innings pitched
  • Kevin Gausman Starter 5.0 102 5 7 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Kevin Gausman threw
    CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 48% 4.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Splitter 49 48% 10 5 9 18 7
    Four-Seam Fastball 44 43% 1 16 9 11 7
    Slider 8 8% 2 0 1 5 0
    Changeup 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0
  • Ryan Zeferjahn Setup 1.1 19 0 2
  • Ryan Rolison Middle 0.2 20 0 0
  • Colin Rea Reliever 2.0 26 0 2

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 1st · off Abbott
  • Crow-Armstrong HR (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Héctor Rodríguez RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .228 .313 .421 .734
Ivan Johnson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .067 .222 .067 .289
Sal Stewart 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .265 .337 .484 .821 HR (30)
JJ Bleday LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .217 .329 .429 .758
Edwin Arroyo 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .284 .280 .564
Jose Trevino P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 .234 .377 .611
TJ Friedl CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .167 .249 .256 .505
Matt McLain SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .189 .286 .342 .628
Elly De La Cruz SS 2 2 1 0 2 1 .269 .349 .476 .825 SB
Tyler Stephenson DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 .248 .327 .416 .743 2B
Eugenio Suárez 3B 2 1 1 2 1 1 .207 .297 .414 .711 HR (20)
HOME · CHC
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Seiya Suzuki DH 5 3 3 2 1 1 .277 .370 .492 .862 HR (23)
Alex Bregman 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 .255 .344 .422 .766 HR (20), 2B
Michael Busch 1B 6 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .352 .394 .746
Ian Happ LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .218 .324 .421 .745
Tyrone Taylor CF 5 3 4 0 0 0 .271 .325 .497 .822 2B
Pedro Ramírez 2B 3 3 2 0 2 0 .292 .355 .446 .801
Carson Kelly C 4 3 2 4 1 1 .260 .343 .386 .729 HR (9), 2B
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 6 4 4 6 0 0 .282 .377 .567 .944 3 HR (34, 35, 36)
Nico Hoerner SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 .260 .317 .355 .672
Matt Shaw RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .329 .424 .753

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Andrew Abbott 3.0 8 7 7 2 1 3 68 4.49 L
Julian Garcia 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 1 38 3.47
Sam Moll 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.55
Tony Santillan 0.2 2 4 4 3 0 1 32 6.95
Pierce Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.42
Jose Trevino 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 1 22 16.50
HOME · CHC
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Kevin Gausman 5.0 6 5 5 2 7 2 102 4.52 W
Ryan Zeferjahn 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.98
Ryan Rolison 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 2.79
Colin Rea 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 4.48

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 3.1 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 4.4 R
HOME · CHC
Craig Counsell
Craig Counsell
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.

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