statshawk
MLBScores

Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 5

baseball game fileFinal
Houston Astros logo
Houston Astrosaway
8
Chicago Cubs logo
Chicago Cubshome
5
Wrigley Field · Chicago

Game flow

Every swing in the score.

The line is the running run differential: above the center favors Houston Astros, below favors Chicago Cubs. It runs across every plate appearance and is marked by inning along the bottom. Select a scoring marker to jump to the play.

Score differential over the gameA positive differential means Houston Astros led; a negative differential means Chicago Cubs led.Run differential+40−4123456789
  1. 01top 1: Brice Matthews strikes out swinging.0–0
  2. 02top 1: Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.0–0
  3. 03top 1: Christian Walker flies out to left fielder Michael Conforto.0–0
  4. 04bottom 1: Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out sharply to center fielder Jake Meyers.0–0
  5. 05bottom 1: Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.0–0
  6. 06bottom 1: Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers.0–0
  7. 07bottom 1: Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Michael Busch to 2nd.0–0
  8. 08bottom 1: Michael Conforto flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.0–0
  9. 09top 2: Isaac Paredes grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch.0–0
  10. 10top 2: Jake Meyers homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.1–0
  11. 11top 2: Cam Smith grounds out to first baseman Michael Busch.1–0
  12. 12top 2: Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging.1–0
  13. 13bottom 2: Seiya Suzuki flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.1–0
  14. 14bottom 2: Moisés Ballesteros walks.1–0
  15. 15bottom 2: Carson Kelly singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Moisés Ballesteros to 3rd.1–0
  16. 16bottom 2: Pedro Ramírez doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by center fielder Jake Meyers. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd.1–1
  17. 17bottom 2: Pete Crow-Armstrong out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Meyers. Carson Kelly scores. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd.1–2
  18. 18bottom 2: Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Pedro Ramírez scores.1–3
  19. 19bottom 2: Michael Busch walks. Nico Hoerner to 2nd.1–3
  20. 20bottom 2: Alex Bregman hit by pitch. Nico Hoerner to 3rd. Michael Busch to 2nd.1–3
  21. 21bottom 2: Michael Conforto strikes out swinging.1–3
  22. 22top 3: Christian Vázquez grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.1–3
  23. 23top 3: Nick Allen homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.2–3
  24. 24top 3: Brice Matthews grounds out softly, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.2–3
  25. 25top 3: Jeremy Peña called out on strikes.2–3
  26. 26bottom 3: Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.2–3
  27. 27bottom 3: Moisés Ballesteros lines out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.2–3
  28. 28bottom 3: Carson Kelly strikes out swinging.2–3
  29. 29top 4: Christian Walker lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.2–3
  30. 30top 4: Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.2–3
  31. 31top 4: Jake Meyers grounds into a force out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Jake Meyers to 1st.2–3
  32. 32top 4: Pitcher Shota Imanaga picks off Jake Meyers at 1st on throw to first baseman Michael Busch.2–3
  33. 33bottom 4: Pedro Ramírez walks.2–3
  34. 34bottom 4: Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd.2–3
  35. 35bottom 4: Nico Hoerner grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd. Pete Crow-Armstrong out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner out at 1st.2–3
  36. 36bottom 4: Michael Busch grounds out sharply, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.2–3
  37. 37top 5: Cam Smith doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto.2–3
  38. 38top 5: Zach Dezenzo walks.2–3
  39. 39top 5: Christian Vázquez bunt pops out to catcher Carson Kelly in foul territory.2–3
  40. 40top 5: Nick Allen hit by pitch. Cam Smith to 3rd. Zach Dezenzo to 2nd.2–3
  41. 41top 5: Brice Matthews pops out to second baseman Pedro Ramírez on the infield fly rule.2–3
  42. 42top 5: Jeremy Peña singles on a fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Cam Smith scores. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 3rd.4–3
  43. 43top 5: Christian Walker homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Allen scores. Jeremy Peña scores.7–3
  44. 44top 5: Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Conforto.7–3
  45. 45top 5: Jake Meyers flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.7–3
  46. 46bottom 5: Alex Bregman strikes out swinging.7–3
  47. 47bottom 5: Michael Conforto strikes out swinging.7–3
  48. 48bottom 5: Seiya Suzuki pops out to second baseman Brice Matthews.7–3
  49. 49top 6: Cam Smith strikes out swinging.7–3
  50. 50top 6: Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging.7–3
  51. 51top 6: Christian Vázquez pops out to first baseman Michael Busch.7–3
  52. 52bottom 6: Moisés Ballesteros flies out sharply to center fielder Jake Meyers.7–3
  53. 53bottom 6: Carson Kelly flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.7–3
  54. 54bottom 6: Pedro Ramírez grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.7–3
  55. 55top 7: Nick Allen singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nico Hoerner.7–3
  56. 56top 7: Brice Matthews grounds into a double play, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Nick Allen out at 2nd. Brice Matthews out at 1st.7–3
  57. 57top 7: Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.7–3
  58. 58bottom 7: Pete Crow-Armstrong walks.7–3
  59. 59bottom 7: Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.7–3
  60. 60bottom 7: Michael Busch homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.7–5
  61. 61bottom 7: Alex Bregman flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo.7–5
  62. 62bottom 7: Michael Conforto grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker.7–5
  63. 63top 8: Christian Walker flies out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.7–5
  64. 64top 8: Isaac Paredes flies out to left fielder Michael Conforto.7–5
  65. 65top 8: Jake Meyers pops out to first baseman Michael Busch.7–5
  66. 66bottom 8: Seiya Suzuki grounds out, third baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker.7–5
  67. 67bottom 8: Moisés Ballesteros walks.7–5
  68. 68bottom 8: Carson Kelly singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brice Matthews. Moisés Ballesteros to 2nd.7–5
  69. 69bottom 8: Pedro Ramírez grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Kevin Alcántara out at 2nd. Pedro Ramírez out at 1st.7–5
  70. 70top 9: Cam Smith walks.7–5
  71. 71top 9: Braden Shewmake out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Caleb Thielbar to first baseman Michael Busch. Cam Smith to 2nd.7–5
  72. 72top 9: Christian Vázquez grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Cam Smith to 3rd.7–5
  73. 73top 9: Nick Allen singles on a fly ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Cam Smith scores.8–5
  74. 74top 9: Brice Matthews called out on strikes.8–5
  75. 75bottom 9: Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Pete Crow-Armstrong walks.8–5
  76. 76bottom 9: Nico Hoerner lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.8–5
  77. 77bottom 9: Michael Busch lines out to second baseman Nick Allen.8–5
  78. 78bottom 9: Alex Bregman flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.8–5

Comparison

Side by side.

Final

Key performers

Shota Imanaga6 K · 6.0 IPPeter Lambert5 K · 5.0 IP
Matchup

Before first pitch.

Probable pitchers and posted lineup context from the matchup card.

Lineups available2026-05-24T18:20:00Z · Final

Houston Astros

Probable pitcher: Peter Lambert (R)

#PlayerPosBats
1Brice Matthews2BR
2Jeremy PenaSSR
3Christian Walker1BR
4Isaac ParedesDHR
5Jake MeyersCFR
6Cam SmithRFR
7Zach DezenzoLFR
8Christian VazquezCR
9Nick Allen3BR

Chicago Cubs

Probable pitcher: Shota Imanaga (L)

#PlayerPosBats
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCFL
2Nico HoernerSSR
3Michael Busch1BL
4Alex Bregman3BR
5Michael ConfortoLFL
6Seiya SuzukiRFR
7Moises BallesterosDHL
8Carson KellyCR
9Pedro Ramirez2BS