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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

8/30/2026, 7:20:00 PM ET · Wrigley Field

Cincinnati Reds0
Chicago Cubs0
IN PROGRESStotal 9.50 attendance

Cincinnati Reds

6472 · last 5: 23

DateOppResultRunsvs 9.5
08-29@ CHCL 51722O
08-28@ CHCW 10818O
08-26@ SFW 10919O
08-25@ SFL 134U
08-24@ SFL 055U

Chicago Cubs

7759 · last 5: 23

DateOppResultRunsvs 9.5
08-29vs CINW 17522O
08-28vs CINL 81018O
08-26@ ARIL 022U
08-25@ ARIL 459U
08-24@ ARIW 707U

Probable pitchers

Expected to throw the bulk of the game.

Chase Burns

Cincinnati Reds · RHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202625139.22.771.15.21628.9%10.60.90
2026 Away1266.13.531.21.24131.6%11.71.09
2026 Day1059.01.830.98.19527.8%9.60.92
20251445.04.401.27.23235.2%13.61.00
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB3641239.234.4119.2%36.7%28.8%
2026 vs RHB203210.192.2696.0%39.6%29.1%
2025 vs LHB98412.259.49411.5%51.9%34.7%
2025 vs RHB9014.221.3267.5%39.6%36.7%

Shota Imanaga

Chicago Cubs · LHP Projected

SplitGSIPERAWHIPOBAK%K/9HR/9
202626145.13.781.12.23124.3%8.91.86
2026 Home1588.23.861.13.23424.0%8.71.73
2026 Day1161.03.101.15.23326.7%9.91.33
202527151.13.931.01.22020.6%7.32.02
SplitBFHRBBOBASLGBRL%HH%K%
2026 vs LHB1671012.217.45413.1%37.4%27.5%
2026 vs RHB4252022.241.4278.6%34.9%23.1%
2025 vs LHB136410.218.3478.7%37.0%24.3%
2025 vs RHB4052616.222.46412.3%46.6%19.8%
Strikeoutso5.5-217
Pitching Outso16.5+100
Hits Allowedo4.5-146
Earned Runso2.5+120

Batting orders

Cincinnati Reds

Confirmed

2 LHB, 5 RHB, 2 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Dane MyersRCF232595.254.35824.6%4.7%34.9%o0.5 +240
2Elly De La CruzSWSS46412521.269.47627.3%13.2%50.8%o0.5 +400
3Sal StewartR1B52113830.265.48422.3%13.0%38.8%o0.5 +2242
4Tyler StephensonRC3398413.248.41628.0%12.2%45.6%
5Eugenio SuárezRDH3677620.207.41435.9%10.8%35.0%
6JJ BledayLLF3828321.217.42922.1%9.7%39.9%
7Matt McLainR2B3656913.189.34227.8%9.8%36.5%o0.5 +575
8Héctor RodríguezLRF57133.228.42120.6%9.1%29.5%o0.5 +131
9Edwin ArroyoSW3B132320.242.28022.6%2.9%26.9%o0.5 +3300

Chicago Cubs

Confirmed

3 LHB, 4 RHB, 2 SW · 2026

#BatterPosABHHRAVGSLGK%BRL%HH%Hits
1Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCF52214736.282.56726.8%12.8%48.8%o0.5 +135
2Seiya SuzukiRRF45112523.277.49225.4%10.5%38.7%o1.5 +127
3Michael BuschL1B51012317.241.39423.2%9.3%39.9%
4Alex BregmanR3B52913520.255.42216.0%5.2%37.0%o0.5 +110
5Ian HappSWLF47710423.218.42131.2%11.3%41.4%o1.5 +109
6Nico HoernerRSS5301387.260.3558.9%1.2%28.2%
7Pedro RamírezSW2B168494.292.44617.9%4.4%41.6%o0.5 +450
8Michael ConfortoLDH2104812.229.46229.4%11.2%42.0%o0.5 -300
9Miguel AmayaRC184425.228.35927.3%7.0%35.7%
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