September 18, 2026 · NL Cent
Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds
vs
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Sal Stewart | Sal Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Carlos Jorge scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. | CHC 0, CIN 1 |
| B1 | Tyler Stephenson | Tyler Stephenson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Elly De La Cruz scores. | CHC 0, CIN 2 |
| T2 | Carson Kelly | Carson Kelly singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd. | CHC 1, CIN 2 |
| T3 | Ian Happ | Ian Happ homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. | CHC 2, CIN 2 |
| B3 | Sal Stewart | Sal Stewart grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Carlos Jorge scores. Elly De La Cruz out at 2nd. Sal Stewart out at 1st. | CHC 2, CIN 3 |
| T4 | Seiya Suzuki | Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Carson Kelly scores. Dansby Swanson scores. | CHC 4, CIN 3 |
| B6 | Eugenio Suárez | Eugenio Suárez singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Elly De La Cruz scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. JJ Bleday to 2nd. | CHC 4, CIN 4 |
| B6 | Jose Trevino | Jose Trevino singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Bleday scores. Eugenio Suárez scores. Héctor Rodríguez to 3rd. | CHC 4, CIN 6 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
4
Clay Holmes started for Cubs, leaving trailing 4–6.
workload · innings pitched
-
Clay Holmes
Starter
5.1
97
6
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Clay Holmes threw
CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 74% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 37 38% 1 9 9 12 6 Sweeper 23 24% 2 8 3 8 2 Changeup 20 21% 3 1 3 10 3 Curveball 10 10% 1 0 2 6 1 Cutter 7 7% 1 0 0 4 2 - Javier Assad Reliever 1.2 34 0 1 BS inherited 3, all 3 scored
- Jacob Webb Middle 1.0 12 0 2
Reds
HOME
6
Chase Burns started for Reds, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Julian Aguiar took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Chase Burns
Starter
3.0
67
2
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Chase Burns threw
CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 60% 4.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 32 48% 1 5 6 16 4 Slider 32 48% 7 4 8 9 4 Changeup 3 4% 0 0 0 2 1 - Julian Aguiar Middle 3.0 54 2 2 W
- Brock Burke Setup 1.0 13 0 1 HLD
- Tejay Antone Middle 1.0 14 0 1 HLD
- Emilio Pagán Closer 1.0 18 0 1 SV
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Trevino 1B (2)
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 | 3 | .280 | .372 | .576 | .948 | |
| Seiya Suzuki RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .265 | .364 | .466 | .830 | |
| Michael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .236 | .348 | .391 | .739 | |
| Alex Bregman 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .351 | .454 | .805 | |
| Ian Happ LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .220 | .329 | .416 | .745 | HR (24) |
| Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .315 | .353 | .668 | |
| Michael Conforto DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .341 | .476 | .817 | |
| Carson Kelly C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .347 | .390 | .737 | |
| Dansby Swanson SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 | .302 | .404 | .706 |
HOME · CIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Jorge CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .130 | .200 | .217 | .417 | 3B |
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .287 | .366 | .519 | .885 | SB |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .338 | .476 | .814 | |
| Tyler Stephenson DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .248 | .331 | .417 | .748 | |
| JJ Bleday RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .324 | .410 | .734 | |
| Jose Trevino C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .220 | .338 | .558 | |
| Matt McLain 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .275 | .336 | .611 | |
| Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .306 | .426 | .732 | |
| Héctor Rodríguez RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .267 | .382 | .649 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CHC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Holmes | 5.1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 3.25 | L |
| Javier Assad | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3.63 | BS |
| Jacob Webb | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3.48 |
HOME · CIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Burns | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 2.86 | |
| Julian Aguiar | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 6.00 | W |
| Brock Burke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2.36 | HLD |
| Tejay Antone | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.29 | HLD |
| Emilio Pagán | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3.54 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CHC
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 2.0 R
IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · CIN
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 2.2 R
IBBs 4.4 R
Recent form
AWAY · CHC
6-4
W2
+22 run diff
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HOME · CIN
3-7
L2
-41 run diff
LLWLWLLWLL
Season series: 3-3 with CHC 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.