Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Astros

7-17

2-7

Final

Cubs

14-9

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
CHC	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	X	7

Who won: Cubs 7-2

The Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 7-2 on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs win the series 3-0. The Cubs outscored the Astros 5-0 in the 1st inning. Mike Tauchman went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI for the Cubs. Jake Meyers went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Apr 23

Tauchman homers twice as Cubs win 7-2, drop Astros 10 games under .500 for first time since 2016

Mike Tauchman hit his first two homers of the season, and the Chicago Cubs took a five-run first-inning lead in a 7-2 win over Houston on Tuesday night that dropped the Astros 10 games under .500 for the first time since 2016.

What it means

Season series: CHC win series 3-0.
Astros 3-8 on the road; Cubs 8-3 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 5d ago

Cubs' Jed Hoyer makes 'pitching acquisition' top offseason priority

ESPN · 6d ago

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

ESPN · 6d ago

Padres silence Cubs' bats again, finish off 2-game wild-card sweep

ESPN · 6d ago

Wrigley Field rooftop business can't sell tickets to Cubs games

Recap · Oct 1

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

Recap · Oct 1

Gavin Sheets' pinch-hit homer propels dominant Padres past Cubs 4-1 for 2-game Wild Card sweep

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Ben Brown RP
Neck, Fracture
60-Day-IL
Justin Steele SP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Phil Maton RP
Knee, Sprain, right
60-Day-IL
Riley Martin RP
Elbow, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Shelby Miller RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

J.P. France SP

Probable starter · 0-3, 7.46 ERA, 22 K, 1.70 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yordan AlvarezDH
3Kyle TuckerRF
4Alex Bregman3B
5Yainer DiazC
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Chas McCormickLF
8Jose Abreu1B
9Jake MeyersCF

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Jordan Wicks SP

Probable starter · 2-4, 5.48 ERA, 42 K, 1.63 WHIP

Lineup

1Nico Hoerner2B
2Ian HappLF
3Cody BellingerCF
4Michael Busch1B
5Christopher Morel3B
6Dansby SwansonSS
7Mike TauchmanCF
8Matt MervisDH
9Miguel AmayaC

The series

CHC win series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 30,643
Officials: Andy Fletcher (Home Plate Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (First Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Second Base Umpire), Derek Thomas (Third Base Umpire)