Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Cincinnati RedsCIN

10–8

Final

Chicago CubsCHC

Wrigley Field

Team Season Averages

Cincinnati RedsLeads 4 of 18

Chicago CubsLeads 14 of 18

Batting

4.09Runs per game5.19
0.227Batting average0.249
0.306On-base percentage0.338
0.392Slugging percentage0.422
0.698OPS0.759
1.29Home runs per game1.32
7.54Hits per game8.54
173Home runs177
92Stolen bases100

Pitching

4.55ERA4.09
1.41WHIP1.25
8.17Strikeouts per nine7.71
4.17Walks per nine3.01
4.49Runs allowed per game4.06
0.249Opponent batting average0.243
1079Pitching strikeouts1025
44Quality starts43
34Saves29

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

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (CHC)	Total	CIN ML	CHC ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	9	+179	-193
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+176	-190
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+170	-210
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+186	-206
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+175	-195
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+165	-190
BBetus	-1.5	9	+173	-198
BBovada	-1.5	9	+178	-218
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+170	-205
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+175	-195
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+169	-202

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Stadium

Aug 28, 2026

2:20 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 7 mph

77°

Lineups

CIN

Starters

CHC

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
CIN	25th	24th
CHC	1st	11th

Matchup

CINCHC

63-71Record76-58
47.0%Win %56.7%
32-36Home record38-27
31-35Road record38-31
4-6Last 104-6
1Streak-2
-100Run diff+119
13-27Division19-17
2Rest days2

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
CIN	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	0	1	10
CHC	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	0	8

Team Stats

CINStatCHC

10Runs8
13Hits13
0Errors2
4Home runs2
10RBI8
0Stolen bases1
10K (bat)7
7K (pit)10
2BB (pit)4

Player Stats

CIN — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
JJ BledayLF	5	1	1	0	0	0
Dane MyersCF	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jose TrevinoC	5	1	2	1	1	0
Elly De La CruzSS	5	1	3	0	2	0
Tyler StephensonC	5	1	2	1	3	0
Matt McLain2B	4	1	0	0	0	0
Sal Stewart1B	4	2	2	1	2	1
Eugenio SuarezDH	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hector RodriguezRF	3	2	2	0	1	1
TJ FriedlCF	1	1	1	1	1	0

CIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Rhett LowderSP	5.0	6	3	3	0	5
Luis MeyRP	1.2	2	1	1	1	0
Sam MollRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
Emilio PaganRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Brock BurkeRP	0.1	0	0	0	1	1
Tejay AntoneRP	0.0	3	3	3	0	0

CHC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ian HappLF	5	1	1	0	0	0
Alex Bregman3B	5	0	1	0	1	0
Nico Hoerner2B	5	1	3	0	0	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	5	2	3	0	2	0
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	0	2	0	0	0
Michael Busch1B	4	1	1	1	2	1
Pedro Ramirez2B	4	1	1	1	3	0
Carson KellyC	3	1	0	0	0	1
Michael ConfortoDH	3	0	0	0	0	0
Matt ShawRF	1	1	1	0	0	0

CHC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
David PetersonSP	5.0	6	2	2	3	6
Aaron CivaleSP	2.1	2	2	0	0	2
Daniel PalenciaRP	1.0	1	1	1	0	2
Trent ThorntonRP	0.2	4	5	5	1	0

Scoring Summary

104 events · 12 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Myers walked.
0-0
Top
De La Cruz struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Stewart struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Stephenson reached on infield single to third, Myers to second.
0-0
Top
Suárez struck out swinging.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Suzuki doubled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Busch lined out to center.
0-0
Bottom
Bregman doubled to right, Suzuki scored.
0-1
Bottom
Happ struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Bleday lined out to first.
0-1
Top
McLain popped out to shortstop.
0-1
Top
Trevino singled to left.
0-1
Top
Rodríguez grounded out to second.
0-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Hoerner singled to left.
0-1
Bottom
Ramirez flied out to left.
0-1
Bottom
Conforto flied out to left.
0-1
Bottom
Kelly fouled out to shortstop.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Myers grounded out to first.
0-1
Top
De La Cruz singled to center.
0-1
Top
Stewart walked, De La Cruz to second.
0-1
Top
Stewart picked off second, De La Cruz to third on pickoff error by pitcher Peterson.
0-1
Top
Stephenson struck out swinging.
0-1
Top
Suárez struck out swinging.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong singled to right.
0-1
Bottom
Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to first, Crow-Armstrong out at second.
0-1
Bottom
Busch homered to right (374 feet), Suzuki scored.
0-3
Bottom
Bregman grounded out to third.
0-3
Bottom
Happ struck out looking.
0-3

Inning 4 Top

Top
Bleday singled to center.
0-3
Top
Bleday to second on wild pitch by Peterson.
0-3
Top
McLain grounded out to third.
0-3
Top
Trevino grounded out to shortstop, Bleday to third.
0-3
Top
Rodríguez singled to center, Bleday scored.
1-3
Top
Myers lined out to left.
1-3

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Hoerner singled to center.
1-3
Bottom
Ramirez flied out to right.
1-3
Bottom
Hoerner stole second.
1-3
Bottom
Conforto struck out swinging.
1-3
Bottom
Kelly flied out to left.
1-3

Inning 5 Top

Top
De La Cruz grounded out to third.
1-3
Top
Stewart homered to center (382 feet).
2-3
Top
Stephenson struck out swinging.
2-3
Top
Suárez walked.
2-3
Top
Bleday grounded out to pitcher.
2-3

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Crow-Armstrong lined out to left.
2-3
Bottom
Suzuki struck out looking.
2-3
Bottom
Busch grounded out to shortstop.
2-3

Inning 6 Top

Top
Thornton relieved Peterson
2-3
Top
McLain lined out to left.
2-3
Top
Trevino homered to center (395 feet).
3-3
Top
Rodríguez walked.
3-3
Top
Myers flied out to right.
3-3
Top
De La Cruz singled to right, Rodríguez to third.
3-3
Top
Stewart reached on infield single to shortstop, Rodríguez scored, De La Cruz to third.
4-3
Top
Stephenson homered to center (399 feet), De La Cruz scored and Stewart scored.
7-3
Top
Civale relieved Thornton
7-3
Top
Suárez grounded out to shortstop.
7-3

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Mey relieved Lowder
7-3
Bottom
Bregman popped out to shortstop.
7-3
Bottom
Happ flied out to center.
7-3
Bottom
Hoerner popped out to shortstop.
7-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Bleday lined out to second.
7-3
Top
McLain hit by pitch.
7-3
Top
Trevino flied out to right.
7-3
Top
Rodríguez reached on infield single to second, McLain to second.
7-3
Top
Myers grounded into fielder's choice to third, Rodríguez to second, McLain safe at third on fielding error by third baseman Bregman.
7-3
Top
De La Cruz singled to left, McLain scored and Rodríguez scored, Myers to second.
9-3
Top
Stewart flied out to right.
9-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Bleday in right field.
9-3
Bottom
Friedl in left field.
9-3
Bottom
Ramirez grounded out to first.
9-3
Bottom
Conforto flied out to center.
9-3
Bottom
Kelly walked.
9-3
Bottom
Kelly to second on wild pitch by Mey.
9-3
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong singled to center, Kelly to third.
9-3
Bottom
Suzuki reached on infield single to shortstop, Kelly scored, Crow-Armstrong to second.
9-4
Bottom
Burke relieved Mey
9-4
Bottom
Busch walked, Suzuki to second, Crow-Armstrong to third.
9-4
Bottom
Bregman struck out looking.
9-4

Inning 8 Top

Top
Stephenson lined out to shortstop.
9-4
Top
Suárez struck out looking.
9-4
Top
Bleday struck out looking. Chicago Cubs challenged: call on the field was overturned.
9-4

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Antone relieved Burke
9-4
Bottom
Happ singled to right.
9-4
Bottom
Hoerner singled to right, Happ to second.
9-4
Bottom
Ramirez homered to right (390 feet), Happ scored and Hoerner scored.
9-7
Bottom
Shaw hit for Conforto
9-7
Bottom
Moll relieved Antone
9-7
Bottom
Shaw doubled to center.
9-7
Bottom
Kelly lined out to right.
9-7
Bottom
Crow-Armstrong grounded out to first, Shaw to third.
9-7
Bottom
Suzuki doubled to left, Shaw scored.
9-8
Bottom
Busch grounded out to third.
9-8

Inning 9 Top

Top
Shaw as designated hitter.
9-8
Top
Palencia relieved Civale
9-8
Top
McLain struck out swinging.
9-8
Top
Trevino struck out swinging.
9-8
Top
Friedl homered to right (397 feet).
10-8
Top
Myers grounded out to shortstop.
10-8

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Pagán relieved Moll
10-8
Bottom
Bregman flied out to left.
10-8
Bottom
Happ struck out looking. Cincinnati Reds challenged: call on the field was overturned.
10-8
Bottom
Hoerner flied out to left.
10-8

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Player props

Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs 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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Spencer Steer
Home Runs: 2/16 over · last line 0.5
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Chase Burns
Strikeouts: 10/15 over · last line 4.5
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Pedro Ramirez
Home Runs: 0/15 over · last line 0.5
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Andrew Abbott
Hits Allowed: 3/14 over · last line 5.5
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Brady Singer
Outs: 7/14 over · last line 14.5
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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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Matthew Boyd
Strikeouts: 6/13 over · last line 3.5
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Clay Holmes
ER: 5/12 over · last line 1.5
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Matt Shaw
Hits: 6/12 over · last line 0.5
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Rhett Lowder
Strikeouts: 7/12 over · last line 3.5
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Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 10-8 in this MLB game at Wrigley Field on Friday, August 28, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs Odds

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