Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Guardians AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Chicago CubsCHC

5–6

Final

Cleveland GuardiansCLE

Progressive Field

Team Season Averages

Chicago CubsLeads 1 of 2

Cleveland GuardiansLeads 1 of 2

Batting

4.43Runs per game3.25

Pitching

4.00Runs allowed per game3.75

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CLE)	Total	CHC ML	CLE ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	7	-126	+104
FFanDuel	+1.5	7.5	-126	+108
BBetMGM	+1.5	7.5	-130	+110
CCaesars	+1.5	7.5	-130	+110
BBetRivers	+1.5	7.5	-134	+108
FFanatics	+1.5	7	-130	+110

Game Information

Progressive Field

Stadium

Apr 5, 2026

4:30 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

CHC

Starters

CLE

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CHC	13th	10th
CLE	24th	8th

Matchup

CHCCLE

3-4Record5-3
42.9%Win %62.5%
3-4Last 105-3
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
CHC	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	5
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	—	6

Team Stats

CHCStatCLE

5Runs6
7Hits9
0Errors0
3Home runs1
5RBI6
0Stolen bases0
12K (bat)4
4K (pit)12
4BB (pit)6

Player Stats

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ian HappLF	5	1	2	1	2	0
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carson KellyC	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dansby SwansonSS	4	1	1	1	2	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Matt Shaw2B	3	1	1	1	1	1
Nico Hoerner2B	3	1	1	0	0	2
Dylan CarlsonLF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Busch1B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Moises BallesterosC	1	0	0	0	0	0
Scott KingerySS	0	0	0	0	0	0

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Shota ImanagaSP	5.0	3	1	1	1	4
Ben BrownSP	2.0	2	2	2	2	0
Ethan RobertsRP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob WebbRP	0.1	3	3	3	1	0

CLE — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Steven KwanLF	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jose Ramirez3B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Austin HedgesC	4	0	2	0	1	0
Gabriel Arias3B	4	0	2	0	2	0
Brayan RocchioSS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Angel MartinezCF	3	1	0	0	0	1
Chase DeLauterRF	3	1	1	0	1	0
CJ Kayfus1B	2	2	2	1	2	0
Rhys Hoskins1B	2	1	0	0	0	2
David Fry1B	1	0	1	0	0	1

CLE — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Parker MessickSP	5.0	2	1	1	3	6
Shawn ArmstrongRP	1.1	1	1	1	1	2
Cade SmithRP	1.0	1	1	1	2	2
Matt FestaRP	1.0	2	2	2	0	1
Erik SabrowskiRP	0.2	1	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

90 events · 10 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Hoerner grounded out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Bregman popped out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Happ struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Kwan popped out to shortstop.
0-0
Bottom
Martínez grounded out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Ramírez fouled out to left.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Kelly struck out looking.
0-0
Top
Busch grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Swanson struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Fry singled to left.
0-0
Bottom
DeLauter popped out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Hoskins struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Arias flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Shaw homered to right (355 feet).
1-0
Top
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to second.
1-0
Top
Carlson struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Hoerner walked.
1-0
Top
Bregman flied out to center.
1-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Hedges flied out to right.
1-0
Bottom
Rocchio lined out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Kwan struck out looking.
1-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Happ struck out looking.
1-0
Top
Kelly grounded out to first.
1-0
Top
Busch walked.
1-0
Top
Swanson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Busch out at second.
1-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Martínez popped out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Ramírez flied out to right.
1-0
Bottom
Fry walked.
1-0
Bottom
DeLauter struck out looking.
1-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Shaw walked.
1-0
Top
Crow-Armstrong singled to center, Shaw to third.
1-0
Top
Crow-Armstrong to second on wild pitch by Messick.
1-0
Top
Carlson grounded out to third.
1-0
Top
Hoerner lined out to shortstop.
1-0
Top
Bregman struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Hoskins flied out to right.
1-0
Bottom
Arias grounded out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Hedges doubled to left.
1-0
Bottom
Rocchio struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 6 Top

Top
Festa relieved Messick
1-0
Top
Happ flied out to left.
1-0
Top
Kelly singled to right.
1-0
Top
Busch struck out looking.
1-0
Top
Swanson homered to left center (380 feet), Kelly scored.
3-0
Top
Shaw lined out to right.
3-0

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Kwan doubled to right.
3-0
Bottom
Brown relieved Imanaga
3-0
Bottom
Martínez walked.
3-0
Bottom
Ramírez popped out to shortstop.
3-0
Bottom
Kayfus hit for Fry
3-0
Bottom
Kayfus singled to right, Kwan scored, Martínez to third.
3-1
Bottom
DeLauter hit sacrifice fly to center, Martínez scored.
3-2
Bottom
Hoskins walked, Kayfus to second.
3-2
Bottom
Arias singled to center, Kayfus scored, Hoskins to third.
3-3
Bottom
Hedges grounded out to third.
3-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Kayfus in right field.
3-3
Top
Sabrowski relieved Festa
3-3
Top
Crow-Armstrong fouled out to catcher.
3-3
Top
Carlson struck out looking.
3-3
Top
Hoerner doubled to right.
3-3
Top
Armstrong relieved Sabrowski
3-3
Top
Bregman flied out to left.
3-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Rocchio popped out to shortstop.
3-3
Bottom
Kwan grounded out to first.
3-3
Bottom
Martínez flied out to right.
3-3

Inning 8 Top

Top
Happ homered to right (382 feet).
4-3
Top
Kelly walked.
4-3
Top
Busch flied out to left.
4-3
Top
Swanson struck out looking.
4-3
Top
Shaw struck out swinging.
4-3

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Webb relieved Brown
4-3
Bottom
Ramírez flied out to center.
4-3
Bottom
Kayfus homered to right (352 feet).
4-4
Bottom
DeLauter singled to right.
4-4
Bottom
Hoskins walked, DeLauter to second.
4-4
Bottom
Arias singled to left, DeLauter scored, Hoskins to second.
4-5
Bottom
Roberts relieved Webb
4-5
Bottom
Hedges singled to left, Hoskins scored, Arias to second.
4-6
Bottom
Rocchio grounded into fielder's choice to second, Hedges out at second, Arias to third.
4-6
Bottom
Kwan flied out to center.
4-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Smith relieved Armstrong
4-6
Top
Crow-Armstrong popped out to second.
4-6
Top
Ballesteros hit for Carlson
4-6
Top
Ballesteros struck out swinging.
4-6
Top
Hoerner walked.
4-6
Top
Bregman walked, Hoerner to second.
4-6
Top
Happ singled to center, Hoerner scored, Bregman to third.
5-6
Top
Kingery ran for Happ
5-6
Top
Kingery to second on fielder's indifference.
5-6
Top
Kelly struck out swinging.
5-6

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Player props

Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Guardians Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Shota Imanaga
Outs: 6/20 over · last line 11.5
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Rhys Hoskins
Home Runs: 2/17 over · last line 0.5
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Gavin Williams
Strikeouts: 9/16 over · last line 6.5
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Nathaniel Lowe
Home Runs: 1/15 over · last line 0.5
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Parker Messick
Hits Allowed: 8/15 over · last line 3.5
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Pedro Ramirez
Home Runs: 0/15 over · last line 0.5
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Austin Hedges
Home Runs: 2/14 over · last line 0.5
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Kevin Gausman
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 4.5
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Miguel Amaya
Home Runs: 0/14 over · last line 0.5
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Foster Griffin
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
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Matthew Boyd
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
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Tanner Bibee
Hits Allowed: 7/13 over · last line 4.5
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Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 in this MLB game at Progressive Field on Sunday, April 5, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Guardians Odds

DraftKings lists the Cleveland Guardians at CLE +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 7. Moneylines are Chicago Cubs -126 and Cleveland Guardians +104. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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Chicago Cubs vs Cleveland Guardians — Common Questions

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