Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs

May 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

S. Imanagawin: Houston Astros logo

P. Lambertsave: Houston Astros logo

N. Pearson

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- Perhaps you were ready to jump ship when the Astros were 11 games under .500 in mid-May and had most of their starting pitching rotation, their All-Star closer and a handful of key position players on the injured list. But giving up on a team before Memorial Day...

Scoring Summary

HOUCHC

2
Jake Meyers homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
10
2
Pedro Ramirez doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith, deflected by center fielder Jake Meyers. Moises Ballesteros scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd. [1 run]
11
2
Pete Crow-Armstrong out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Meyers. Carson Kelly scores. Pedro Ramirez to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
12
2
Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Pedro Ramirez scores. [1 run]
13
3
Nick Allen homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
23
5
Jeremy Pena singles on a fly ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Cam Smith scores. Zach Dezenzo scores. Nick Allen to 3rd. [2 runs]
43
5
Christian Walker homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. Nick Allen scores. Jeremy Pena scores. [3 runs]
73
7
Michael Busch homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. [2 runs]
75
9
Nick Allen singles on a fly ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Cam Smith scores. [1 run]
85

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brice Matthews2B-LF	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	5	.200
2Jeremy PenaSS	1	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	.239
3Christian Walker1B	1	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.265
4Isaac ParedesDH	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251
5Jake MeyersCF	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.231
6Cam SmithRF	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	.211
7Zach DezenzoLF	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	0	.211
Braden Shewmake3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267
8Christian VazquezC	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.247
9Nick Allen3B-2B	3	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	.297

TOTAL	9	33	8	8	8	2	3	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Peter LambertRHP	5.0	5	3	3	5	4	0	103	3.79
AJ BlubaughRHP	2.0	1	2	2	0	1	1	29	4.83
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	6.88
Nate PearsonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	0.00
TOTAL	9.0	7	5	5	5	7	1	167	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	.228
2Nico HoernerSS	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	.255
3Michael Busch1B	2	4	1	2	0	1	1	2	.230
4Alex Bregman3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.250
5Michael ConfortoLF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	5	.284
6Seiya SuzukiRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.248
7Moises BallesterosDH	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.235
8Carson KellyC	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.296
Kevin AlcantaraPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Miguel AmayaC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240
9Pedro Ramirez2B	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	.250
TOTAL	7	31	5	5	5	7	1	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shota ImanagaLHP	6.0	7	7	7	6	1	3	94	4.04
Ethan RobertsRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	0.73
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	7.88
Caleb ThielbarLHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	13	3.38
TOTAL	9.0	9	8	8	8	2	3	136	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUCHC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Jeremy Pena strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Christian Walker flies out to left fielder Michael Conforto. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out sharply to center fielder Jake Meyers. [1 out]
00
FLYOUT — Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jake Meyers.
00
SINGLE — Alex Bregman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. Michael Busch to 2nd.
00
FLYOUT — Michael Conforto flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

CHC

8Runs5

9Hits7

0Errors0

.273Batting Avg.226

33At Bats31

4Extra-base Hits2

3Home Runs1

8Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks7

1Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts5

2Left on Base8

19Total Bases11

Game Details

Sunday, May 24, 2026 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 40,048 (96.2%)

weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CHC -171

over/under: 7