Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs

May 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	9	2	9
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4	0	11

loss:

J. Taillonwin: Houston Astros logo

S. Arrighettisave: Houston Astros logo

B. King

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- Astros pitcher Spencer Arrighetti had issues gripping the baseball Friday afternoon, which put him in a couple of difficult spots on a chilly afternoon against the Cubs. A walk and two hit batters loaded the bases with no outs in the third inning, and a pair of one-out...

Scoring Summary

HOUCHC

3
Christian Vazquez homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
10
4
Zach Cole grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Christian Walker scores. Braden Shewmake to 3rd. Cam Smith out at 2nd. Zach Cole to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
4
Christian Vazquez singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Braden Shewmake scores. Zach Cole to 3rd. [1 run]
30
5
Brice Matthews singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Isaac Paredes scores. Jake Meyers to 2nd. [1 run]
40
6
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Miguel Amaya scores. [2 runs]
42

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	.254
2Isaac Paredes3B	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.244
3Yordan AlvarezDH	1	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	.303
4Christian Walker1B	1	5	1	0	3	0	0	6	.254
5Jake MeyersCF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.229
6Braden Shewmake2B	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.286
Brice MatthewsPH-2B	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.207
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
7Cam SmithRF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.207
8Zach ColeLF	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.170
9Christian VazquezC	2	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.258
TOTAL	9	36	4	4	10	4	1	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Spencer ArrighettiRHP	5.0	2	0	0	5	4	0	89	1.32
Steven OkertLHP	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	6	4.22
Enyel De Los SantosRHP	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	4.05
Bryan AbreuRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	7.31
Bryan KingLHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2.82
TOTAL	9.0	4	2	2	6	5	1	145	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nico Hoerner2B	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	3	.259
2Michael Busch1B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.229
3Alex Bregman3B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250
4Ian HappLF	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	5	.214
5Seiya SuzukiRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	7	.254
6Michael ConfortoDH	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	.311
Miguel AmayaPH-DH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.247
Moises BallesterosPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241
7Carson KellyC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.289
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	1	2	1	2	0	2	1	0	.228
9Dansby SwansonSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.187
TOTAL	4	32	2	2	6	5	1	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jameson TaillonRHP	4.2	8	4	4	5	1	1	90	5.20
Hoby MilnerLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1.93
Ethan RobertsRHP	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	32	0.79
Jacob WebbRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	2.91
Phil MatonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	22	8.40
TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	10	4	1	167	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningHOUCHC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Jeremy Pena singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ.
00
LINEOUT — Isaac Paredes lines out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Christian Walker strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Nico Hoerner strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
LINEOUT — Michael Busch lines out to shortstop Jeremy Pena. [2 outs]
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SINGLE — Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers.
00
DOUBLE — Ian Happ doubles (7) on a fly ball to left fielder Zach Cole. Alex Bregman to 3rd.
00
GROUNDOUT — Seiya Suzuki grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

HOU

CHC

4Runs2

9Hits4

2Errors0

.250Batting Avg.125

36At Bats32

1Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In2

4Walks5

0Stolen Bases1

10Strikeouts6

9Left on Base11

12Total Bases8

Game Details

Friday, May 22, 2026 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 37,332 (89.6%)

weather: 60 degrees, sunny

spread: CHC -148

over/under: 7