Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs
8/28/2026, 2:20:00 PM ET · Wrigley Field
| Cincinnati Reds | 10 |
| Chicago Cubs | 8 |
FINALtotal 8.539,036 attendance
Cincinnati Reds
63–71 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-26 | @ SF | W 10–9 | 19 | O |
| 08-25 | @ SF | L 1–3 | 4 | U |
| 08-24 | @ SF | L 0–5 | 5 | U |
| 08-23 | @ ARI | L 3–5 | 8 | U |
| 08-22 | @ ARI | W 11–5 | 16 | O |
Chicago Cubs
76–58 · last 5: 2–3
| Date | Opp | Result | Runs | vs 8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-26 | @ ARI | L 0–2 | 2 | U |
| 08-25 | @ ARI | L 4–5 | 9 | O |
| 08-24 | @ ARI | W 7–0 | 7 | U |
| 08-23 | @ SEA | W 19–2 | 21 | O |
| 08-22 | @ SEA | L 4–5 | 9 | O |
Pitch tracking
| Pitcher | Pitch | # | Velo | Spin | Str% | Whiff | BBE | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Civale | Cutter | 23 | 88.5 | 2724 | 74% | 1 | 4 | 73.3 |
| Curveball | 16 | 77.1 | 3116 | 75% | 0 | 3 | 81.6 | |
| Sinker | 3 | 92.8 | 2308 | 67% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Split-Finger | 3 | 85.9 | 1983 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2 | 92.8 | 2487 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 103.3 | |
| Brock Burke | Slider | 4 | 86.7 | 2313 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 3 | 94.5 | 2272 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 2 | 93.6 | 2059 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Changeup | 1 | 87.4 | 2078 | 100% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Daniel Palencia | 4-Seam Fastball | 10 | 98.8 | 2395 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 106.4 |
| Slider | 5 | 90.2 | 2340 | 100% | 3 | 1 | 78.4 | |
| David Peterson | Changeup | 25 | 85.6 | 1611 | 68% | 3 | 6 | 83.7 |
| Sinker | 24 | 92.4 | 2149 | 50% | 0 | 2 | 53.6 | |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 14 | 92.9 | 2153 | 64% | 2 | 2 | 101.8 | |
| Curveball | 13 | 80.2 | 2449 | 77% | 4 | 3 | 99.5 | |
| Slider | 12 | 86.4 | 2294 | 50% | 1 | 2 | 91.1 | |
| Emilio Pagan | 4-Seam Fastball | 6 | 95.3 | 2562 | 83% | 0 | 1 | 92 |
| Cutter | 1 | 85.9 | 2303 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 86.1 | |
| Luis Mey | Sinker | 17 | 97.4 | 2232 | 76% | 0 | 5 | 94.8 |
| Slider | 12 | 85 | 2399 | 42% | 0 | 2 | 84.5 | |
| Rhett Lowder | Sinker | 27 | 93.9 | 2339 | 81% | 0 | 7 | 84 |
| 4-Seam Fastball | 24 | 94.8 | 2370 | 58% | 2 | 5 | 88.8 | |
| Changeup | 21 | 86.9 | 2030 | 38% | 2 | 2 | 99.3 | |
| Slider | 19 | 85.9 | 2875 | 68% | 2 | 1 | 95.2 | |
| Curveball | 5 | 82.7 | 3142 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 108.4 | |
| Sam Moll | Sinker | 8 | 91.6 | 2481 | 75% | 1 | 2 | 89.9 |
| Sweeper | 8 | 81.1 | 2811 | 50% | 0 | 3 | 76.1 | |
| Changeup | 2 | 83.4 | 1706 | 50% | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Tejay Antone | Sweeper | 6 | 83.1 | 2761 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 85.8 |
| Sinker | 5 | 94 | 2522 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 102 | |
| Cutter | 1 | 90 | 2720 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 104.2 | |
| Curveball | 1 | 83.1 | 2949 | 0% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Trent Thornton | 4-Seam Fastball | 8 | 95.3 | 2362 | 88% | 0 | 2 | 102.9 |
| Curveball | 8 | 81.6 | 3099 | 25% | 0 | 1 | 100.5 | |
| Sweeper | 6 | 81.1 | 2924 | 83% | 0 | 2 | 85.5 | |
| Cutter | 4 | 91.2 | 2558 | 50% | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Sinker | 3 | 94 | 2268 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 85.3 |