August 30, 2026 · NL Cent
Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (37) on a fly ball to right center field. | CIN 0, CHC 1 |
| B2 | Michael Conforto | Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Ian Happ scores. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd. | CIN 0, CHC 2 |
| T4 | Héctor Rodríguez | Héctor Rodríguez homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Eugenio Suárez scores. Matt McLain scores. | CIN 3, CHC 2 |
| B4 | Pedro Ramírez | Pedro Ramírez flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. Throwing error by right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. | CIN 3, CHC 3 |
| T5 | Dane Myers | Dane Myers homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. | CIN 4, CHC 3 |
| T5 | Tyler Stephenson | Tyler Stephenson homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Elly De La Cruz scores. | CIN 6, CHC 3 |
| T7 | Sal Stewart | Sal Stewart homers (31) on a fly ball to center field. | CIN 7, CHC 3 |
| B8 | Nico Hoerner | Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder JJ Bleday. Alex Bregman scores. | CIN 7, CHC 4 |
| B9 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (38) on a fly ball to right center field. | CIN 7, CHC 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| CHC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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
7
Chase Burns started for Reds, leaving with a 6–3 lead. Out of the bullpen, Luis Mey took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Chase Burns
Starter
5.2
100
3
7
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Chase Burns threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 72% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 48 48% 3 9 18 10 8 Slider 40 40% 12 2 5 13 8 Sinker 9 9% 0 1 2 5 1 Changeup 3 3% 1 0 0 2 0 - Brock Burke Setup 1.1 18 0 2 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
- Luis Mey Middle 1.0 11 1 0
- Emilio Pagán Closer 1.0 12 1 0 SV
Cubs
HOME
5
Shota Imanaga started for Cubs, leaving trailing 3–6. Out of the bullpen, Trent Thornton took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Shota Imanaga
Starter
5.0
85
6
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Shota Imanaga threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 58% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 35 41% 7 1 11 8 8 Splitter 31 36% 3 2 6 14 6 Sweeper 11 13% 0 3 1 5 2 Sinker 7 8% 3 0 0 1 3 Curveball 1 1% 0 1 0 0 0 - Caleb Thielbar Middle 1.0 12 0 3
- Trent Thornton Middle 1.0 13 1 1
- Aaron Civale Reliever 1.0 15 0 2
- Jacob Webb Middle 1.0 18 0 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Myers HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Myers CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .253 | .347 | .367 | .714 | HR (6) |
| Ivan Johnson 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .211 | .063 | .274 | |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .338 | .489 | .827 | HR (31) |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .328 | .427 | .755 | HR (14), 2B |
| Eugenio Suárez DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .299 | .414 | .713 | |
| JJ Bleday RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .218 | .330 | .429 | .759 | |
| Matt McLain SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .190 | .286 | .341 | .627 | |
| Edwin Arroyo 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .276 | .272 | .548 | |
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .350 | .479 | .829 | 2B |
| Héctor Rodríguez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .230 | .309 | .459 | .768 | HR (4) |
HOME · CHC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .377 | .577 | .954 | 2 HR (37, 38) |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .366 | .487 | .853 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .239 | .349 | .391 | .740 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .344 | .422 | .766 | 2B |
| Ian Happ LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .327 | .423 | .750 | |
| Nico Hoerner SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .318 | .356 | .674 | |
| Pedro Ramírez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .347 | .436 | .783 | |
| Tyrone Taylor DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .322 | .492 | .814 | |
| Matt Shaw PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .327 | .421 | .748 | |
| Michael Conforto DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .322 | .462 | .784 | |
| Miguel Amaya C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .333 | .358 | .691 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Burns | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 100 | 2.79 | W |
| Brock Burke | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2.62 | HLD |
| Luis Mey | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.91 | |
| Emilio Pagán | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4.05 | SV |
HOME · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shota Imanaga | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 4.01 | L |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4.97 | |
| Trent Thornton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3.45 | |
| Aaron Civale | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4.50 | |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2.87 |
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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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.