Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs

May 23, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	5
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3

loss:

C. Reawin: Houston Astros logo

K. Tengsave: Houston Astros logo

B. King

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- What makes right-hander Kai-Wei Teng’s sweeper so difficult for opposing pitchers to hit, says Astros catcher Cesar Salazar, is that it resembles a fastball for a good portion of the time while traveling to the plate and then suddenly takes a hard left. By that time, the hitter...

Scoring Summary

HOUCHC

1
Christian Walker homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. Yordan Alvarez scores. [2 runs]
20
4
Christian Walker homers (13) on a line drive to left center field. [1 run]
30

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238
2Isaac Paredes3B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246
3Yordan AlvarezDH	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	.300
Zach DezenzoPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222
4Christian Walker1B	3	3	2	3	0	1	2	0	.266
5Braden Shewmake2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.267
Jake MeyersCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
6Cam SmithRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.208
7Zach ColeLF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	.160
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
8Brice MatthewsCF-2B-LF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.208
9Cesar SalazarC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.071
TOTAL	6	31	3	3	5	4	2	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	K	BB	PC	ERA
Kai-Wei TengRHP	6.0	2	6	3	89	2.19
Steven OkertLHP	1.0	0	1	0	11	4.03
Enyel De Los SantosRHP	1.0	0	1	0	8	3.86
Bryan KingLHP	1.0	1	1	0	21	2.70
TOTAL	9.0	3	9	3	129	-

HITTING	H	AB	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	1	4	2	0	0	.229
2Alex Bregman3B	1	4	0	0	0	.250
3Michael Busch1B	0	4	2	0	1	.224
4Nico Hoerner2B	0	2	0	1	0	.256
5Michael ConfortoLF	0	2	1	0	1	.302
Kevin AlcantaraPH-LF	0	1	1	0	0	.000
6Seiya SuzukiRF	0	3	1	0	1	.248
7Moises BallesterosDH	0	1	1	2	0	.239
8Miguel AmayaC	0	2	1	0	2	.240
Pedro RamirezPH	0	1	0	0	0	.000
Carson KellyC	0	0	0	0	0	.289
9Dansby SwansonSS	1	3	0	0	0	.189
TOTAL	3	27	9	3	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Colin ReaRHP	7.0	4	3	3	4	3	2	98	4.83
Trent ThorntonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	2.08
Ryan RolisonLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	3.60

TOTAL	9.0	6	3	3	5	4	2	128	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUCHC

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Jeremy Pena flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Isaac Paredes flies out sharply to left fielder Michael Conforto. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Yordan Alvarez walks.
00
HOME RUN — Christian Walker homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. Yordan Alvarez scores. [2 runs]
20
GROUNDOUT — Braden Shewmake grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
POP OUT — Alex Bregman pops out to first baseman Christian Walker. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Michael Busch strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

HOU

CHC

3Runs0

6Hits3

0Errors0

.194Batting Avg.111

31At Bats27

3Extra-base Hits0

2Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In0

4Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts9

5Left on Base3

13Total Bases3

Game Details

Saturday, May 23, 2026 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 40,017 (96.1%)

weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CHC -149

over/under: 7