Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Astros

22-31

3-0

Final

Cubs

29-23

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 3-0

The Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at Wrigley Field. The Astros win the series 3-0. The Astros outscored the Cubs 2-0 in the 1st inning. Christian Walker went 3-for-3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · May 23

Walker homers twice, Astros beat Cubs 3-0 as Chicago loses 7 straight for first time since 2022

Christian Walker homered twice with three RBI, and the Houston Astros beat Chicago 3-0 Saturday to extend the Cubs' losing streak to seven, their longest skid in four years.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 3-0.
Cubs have lost 5 straight.
Astros 10-17 on the road; Cubs 18-10 at home.

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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

Kai-Wei Teng SP

Probable starter · 5-7, 4.76 ERA, 73 K, 1.38 WHIP

Lineup

1Jeremy PenaSS
2Isaac Paredes3B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Christian Walker1B
5Braden Shewmake2B
6Cam SmithRF
7Zach ColeLF
8Brice MatthewsLF
9Cesar SalazarC

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Colin Rea SP

Probable starter · 8-8, 4.34 ERA, 101 K, 1.33 WHIP

Lineup

1Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
2Alex Bregman3B
3Michael Busch1B
4Nico Hoerner2B
5Michael ConfortoLF
6Seiya SuzukiRF
7Moises BallesterosDH
8Miguel AmayaC
9Dansby SwansonSS

The series

HOU wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Astros 4, Cubs 2 (May 22)

Last 5

HOU

W@ CHC3-0
W@ CHC4-2
L@ MIN1-4
W@ MIN2-1
L@ MIN3-6

CHC

Lvs HOU0-3
Lvs HOU2-4
Lvs MIL0-5
Lvs MIL2-5
Lvs MIL3-9

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 40,017
Officials: Chad Whitson (Home Plate Umpire), Bill Miller (First Base Umpire), Brian Walsh (Second Base Umpire), Chad Fairchild (Third Base Umpire)