Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 1 — September 20, 2026

Game Highlights

Published September 20, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN	BATTER	PLAY	SCORE
T1	Alex Bregman	Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Oswaldo Cabrera. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.	CHC 1, CIN 0
T3	Ian Happ	Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to right fielder JJ Bleday. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. Alex Bregman to 2nd.	CHC 2, CIN 0
T3	Nico Hoerner	Nico Hoerner challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nico Hoerner walks. Michael Busch scores. Alex Bregman to 3rd. Ian Happ to 2nd.	CHC 3, CIN 0
T3	Pedro Ramírez	Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Alex Bregman scores. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 3rd.	CHC 5, CIN 0
B4	JJ Bleday	JJ Bleday homers (23) on a fly ball to right center field.	CHC 5, CIN 1
T5	Michael Conforto	Michael Conforto homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field.	CHC 6, CIN 1
T5	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (45) on a fly ball to center field. Pedro Ramírez scores.	CHC 8, CIN 1
T8	Seiya Suzuki	Seiya Suzuki homers (25) on a fly ball to center field.	CHC 9, CIN 1

Box score

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

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 9

David Peterson started for Cubs, leaving with a 8–1 lead.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

David Peterson Starter 6.0 83 1 7 W

Pitch-by-pitch: what David Peterson threw

CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 45% 3.8 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Four-Seam Fastball	35	42%	5	4	11	10	5
Slider	19	23%	4	2	4	7	2
Sinker	18	22%	0	3	4	8	3
Curveball	6	7%	1	0	0	2	3
Changeup	5	6%	0	1	1	2	1

Caleb Thielbar Middle 1.0 18 0 1
Edward Cabrera Reliever 1.0 9 0 0
Colin Rea Reliever 1.0 8 0 0

Reds HOME 1

Rhett Lowder started for Reds, leaving trailing 0–5. Out of the bullpen, Carson Spiers took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched

Pitcher IP P R K

Rhett Lowder Starter 3.0 60 5 3 L

Pitch-by-pitch: what Rhett Lowder threw

CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.3 pitches/PA

Pitch	#	%	Whiff	CS	Foul	Ball	In play
Sinker	21	35%	0	6	3	7	5
Slider	13	22%	3	0	2	6	2
Changeup	12	20%	1	0	2	5	4
Four-Seam Fastball	9	15%	0	1	2	5	1
Curveball	5	8%	1	1	1	2	0

Luis Mey Middle 1.0 20 0 1
Carson Spiers Middle 4.0 62 4 5
Graham Ashcraft Setup 1.0 17 0 1

Where the game turned

1 run Top 1st · off Lowder

Bregman 1B (1)

Game insights

Francona has used 30 different lineups in 30 games

Terry Francona (CIN) has run 30 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 100% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.
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Counsell has used 27 different lineups in 30 games

Craig Counsell (CHC) has run 27 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 90% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.
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Batting lines

AWAY · CHC

BATTER	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	5	3	3	2	0	0	.280	.371	.578	.949	HR (45), 2B, SB
Seiya Suzuki RF	5	1	1	1	0	1	.267	.365	.470	.835	HR (25)
Michael Busch 1B	4	1	1	0	1	2	.239	.350	.396	.746
Matt Shaw 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	.238	.330	.419	.749
Ian Happ LF	5	1	2	1	0	2	.221	.331	.418	.749	2B
Nico Hoerner SS	4	0	1	1	1	0	.265	.317	.355	.672
Michael Conforto DH	5	1	1	1	0	2	.245	.339	.482	.821	HR (15)
Pedro Ramírez 3B	5	1	3	2	0	0	.266	.324	.419	.743
Miguel Amaya C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.234	.339	.371	.710
Alex Bregman 3B	1	1	1	1	1	0	.262	.352	.452	.804

HOME · CIN

BATTER	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	NOTES
Carlos Jorge CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.185	.200	.385
Sal Stewart 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.268	.334	.470	.804
Tyler Stephenson DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.246	.327	.411	.738
JJ Bleday LF	3	1	1	1	1	0	.215	.325	.415	.740	HR (23)
Matt McLain SS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.184	.274	.334	.608	SB
Oswaldo Cabrera 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Will Banfield C	3	0	1	0	0	1	.200	.200	.267	.467
Héctor Rodríguez RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.265	.379	.644
Dane Myers CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.260	.347	.372	.719
Elly De La Cruz SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.285	.366	.515	.881	SB
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.200	.232	.432

Pitching lines

AWAY · CHC

PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP	ERA	DEC
David Peterson	6.0	3	1	1	1	7	1	83	4.96	W
Caleb Thielbar	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	4.72
Edward Cabrera	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	5.67
Colin Rea	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4.43

HOME · CIN

PITCHER	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP	ERA	DEC
Rhett Lowder	3.0	6	5	5	3	3	0	60	6.01	L
Luis Mey	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	5.85
Carson Spiers	4.0	5	4	4	0	5	3	62	9.00
Graham Ashcraft	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17	4.45

Manager comparison

AWAY · CHC

Craig Counsell

Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 1.8 R

HOME · CIN

Terry Francona

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

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Season series: 3-3 with CHC 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.

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