Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs

MLB

Reds

25-32

5-4

Final

Cubs

28-30

Wrigley Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Reds 5-4

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Friday, May 31, 2024 at Wrigley Field. The Reds win the series 2-1. The Reds outscored the Cubs 2-0 in the 4th inning. Santiago Espinal went 1-for-1 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Reds. Ian Happ went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cubs.

Recap · May 31

Santiago Espinal hits 2-run homer, Reds hold on to beat Cubs 5-4

Santiago Espinal hit a two-run homer while pinch hitting in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the sliding Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Friday.

What it means

Season series: CIN wins series 2-1.
Reds 11-15 on the road; Cubs 15-12 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4d ago

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

ESPN · 5d ago

Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way

ESPN · 5d ago

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

ESPN · 5d ago

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

Recap · 6d ago

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

ESPN · Sep 30

Padres pummel Cubs behind Tatis' leadoff blast, King's gem in Game 1

Recap · Sep 30

Padres rout Cubs 8-0 in emphatic Wild Card opener with Tatis' leadoff homer, King's no-hit bid

ESPN · Sep 28

Cubs' Matthew Boyd to start Game 1 against Padres

Injuries and inactives

Reds5th in NL Cent

Dane Myers CF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
Out
Chase Burns SP
Groin, Strain, right
15-Day-IL
Julian Garcia RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Steer 1B
Wrist, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tony Santillan RP
Hip, Surgery, left
15-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

Reds5th in NL Cent

Graham Ashcraft SP

Probable starter · 5-5, 5.24 ERA, 57 K, 1.50 WHIP

Lineup

1TJ FriedlCF
2Elly De La CruzSS
3Jeimer Candelario3B
4Spencer Steer1B
5Jake FraleyRF
6Tyler StephensonC
7Nick MartiniDH
8Jonathan India2B
9Will BensonLF

Cubs2nd in NL Cent

Javier Assad SP

Probable starter · 7-6, 3.73 ERA, 124 K, 1.40 WHIP

Lineup

1Mike TauchmanDH
2Seiya SuzukiRF
3Cody Bellinger1B
4Christopher Morel3B
5Ian HappLF
6Nico Hoerner2B
7Dansby SwansonSS
8Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF
9Yan GomesC

The series

CIN wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois · Attendance 36,281
Officials: Brennan Miller (Home Plate Umpire), Derek Thomas (First Base Umpire), Brian O'Nora (Second Base Umpire), Chris Conroy (Third Base Umpire)