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Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs

MLBMay 23, 2026Wrigley Field

AstrosHoustonHOUWon22-31

Astros 3, Cubs 0

Final
CubsChicagoCHC29-23
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
HOU200100000360
CHC000000000030

W Kai-Wei TengL Colin ReaSV Bryan King

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Jeremy Peña flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
  2.  Isaac Paredes flies out sharply to left fielder Michael Conforto.
  3.  Yordan Alvarez walks.
  4.  Christian Walker homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. Yordan Alvarez scores.HOU 68%
  5.  Braden Shewmake grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.

Bot 1st

  1.  Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
  2.  Alex Bregman pops out to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Michael Busch strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd

  1.  Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
  2.  Zach Cole pops out to catcher Miguel Amaya in foul territory.
  3.  Brice Matthews flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Nico Hoerner walks.HOU 64%
  2.  Michael Conforto flies out to center fielder Brice Matthews.
  3.  Seiya Suzuki grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Nico Hoerner out at 2nd. Seiya Suzuki out at 1st.

Top 3rd

  1.  César Salazar lines out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
  2.  Jeremy Peña flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
  3.  Isaac Paredes walks.
  4.  Yordan Alvarez pops out to third baseman Alex Bregman in foul territory.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Moisés Ballesteros walks.HOU 64%
  2.  Miguel Amaya grounds into a double play, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker. Moisés Ballesteros out at 2nd. Miguel Amaya out at 1st.HOU 74%
  3.  Dansby Swanson singles on a pop up to second baseman Braden Shewmake.
  4.  Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Dansby Swanson to 3rd.
  5.  Pete Crow-Armstrong caught stealing 2nd base, catcher César Salazar to second baseman Braden Shewmake.

Top 4th

  1.  Christian Walker homers (13) on a line drive to left center field.HOU 84%
  2.  Braden Shewmake lines out to second baseman Nico Hoerner.
  3.  Cam Smith singles on a ground ball to third baseman Alex Bregman.
  4.  Zach Cole walks.
  5.  Brice Matthews grounds into a force out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Zach Cole out at 2nd.

Bot 4th

  1.  Alex Bregman lines out to left fielder Zach Cole.
  2.  Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker.

Top 5th

  1.  César Salazar bunt grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
  2.  Jeremy Peña pops out to shortstop Dansby Swanson.
  3.  Isaac Paredes grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch.

Bot 5th

  1.  Michael Conforto strikes out swinging.
  2.  Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.
  3.  Moisés Ballesteros walks.
  4.  Miguel Amaya called out on strikes.

Top 6th

  1.  Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Christian Walker singles on a fly ball to left fielder Michael Conforto.
  3.  Braden Shewmake flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
  4.  Cam Smith pops out to second baseman Nico Hoerner.

Bot 6th

  1.  Dansby Swanson flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
  2.  Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out to center fielder Brice Matthews.
  3.  Alex Bregman grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.

Top 7th

  1.  Zach Cole strikes out swinging.
  2.  Brice Matthews flies out sharply to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.
  3.  César Salazar strikes out swinging.

Bot 7th

  1.  Michael Busch lines out to second baseman Braden Shewmake.
  2.  Nico Hoerner grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Kevin Alcántara strikes out swinging.

Top 8th

  1.  Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
  2.  Isaac Paredes doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Kevin Alcántara.
  3.  Zach Dezenzo lines out sharply to left fielder Kevin Alcántara.
  4.  Trent Thornton intentionally walks Christian Walker.
  5.  Braden Shewmake lines out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki.

Bot 8th

  1.  Seiya Suzuki flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
  2.  Moisés Ballesteros strikes out swinging.
  3.  Pedro Ramírez grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Christian Walker.

Top 9th

  1.  Cam Smith grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Ryan Rolison.
  2.  Zach Cole called out on strikes.
  3.  Brice Matthews singles on a ground ball to pitcher Ryan Rolison.
  4.  With César Salazar batting, Brice Matthews picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, shortstop Dansby Swanson.

Bot 9th

  1.  Dansby Swanson grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
  2.  Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
  3.  Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers.
  4.  Michael Busch lines out to left fielder Brice Matthews.

Top 1st

  1.  HOU 2, CHC 0Christian Walker homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. Yordan Alvarez scores.HOU 68%

Top 4th

  1.  HOU 3, CHC 0Christian Walker homers (13) on a line drive to left center field.HOU 84%

Win probability

Top 1st · Biggest swing #1 · HOU 2–0 CHC

Christian Walker homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. Yordan Alvarez scores.

See it in the scoring summary
HOU 68%HOU +21 pts

Game leaders

AstrosHouston

CubsChicago

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Jeremy Peña SS4000000.238
Isaac Paredes 3B3010010.246
Yordan Alvarez DH2100011.300
Zach Dezenzo DH1000000.222
Christian Walker 1B3233210.266
Braden Shewmake 2B4000000.267
Jake Meyers CF0000000.229
Cam Smith RF4010001.208
Zach Cole LF3000012.160
Nick Allen 2B0000000.235
Brice Matthews LF4010000.208
César Salazar C3000001.071
Totals31363245

2B: Paredes.HR: Walker 2.RBI: Walker 3.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Kai-Wei Teng W6.020036892.19
Steven Okert1.000001114.03
Enyel De Los Santos1.00000183.86
Bryan King S1.010001212.70

Video

8:32Japanese Highlights: Astros-CubsMLB video
3:29Walker homers twice, Teng deals in Astros' 3-0 win1:01Christian Walker's two-homer game1:02Kai-Wei Teng K's six in six scoreless innings1:38Wrigley Field stands for Cubs for a Cure
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