Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Final

MLB

CHC Team page

9 — 1

CIN Team page

DateSeptember 20, 2026

VenueGreat American Ball Park

CHC 57%

CIN 43%

Chicago gets the lean in a close road matchup. The Cubs’ current-season offense has produced 5.33 runs per game with a .771 OPS, compared with Cincinnati’s 4.14 runs per game and .701 OPS. The probable-starter edge also points slightly toward Chicago: David Peterson has a 4.74 ERA across four recent starts, while Rhett Lowder has posted a 9.87 ERA over his last four. Cincinnati’s home field and the possibility that Peterson’s 5.11 season ERA carries into this game keep the margin modest. Still, Chicago’s relief group has performed better over the last 28 days, with a 4.36 ERA versus Cincinnati’s 5.49, which strengthens the Cubs’ full-game outlook.

Team Form

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Chicago Cubs

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Cincinnati Reds

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Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Chicago Cubs

.252

AVG

.340

OBP

.771

OPS

212

4.21

ERA

1.27

WHIP

5.33

R/G

7.8

K/9

Cincinnati Reds

.230

AVG

.307

OBP

.703

OPS

203

4.87

ERA

1.45

WHIP

4.15

R/G

8.2

K/9

Key Players

Chicago Cubs

.941OPS

.805OPS

.830OPS

4.55ERA

Cincinnati Reds

.815OPS

.885OPS

.732OPS

3.54ERA

Boxscore

Scoring by period

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

Team stats

CHC Stat CIN

9 R 1

13 H 4

1 E 0

3 HR 1

4 BB 1

10 SO 8

16 LOB 10

1 SB 2

1 ER 9

0 DP 0

CHC

Chicago Cubs

Batting

Chicago Cubs Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF Starter	3-5	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	16	.280	.371	.578
Seiya Suzuki RF Starter	1-5	5	1	1	1	1	0	1	13	.267	.365	.470
Michael Busch 1B Starter	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	24	.239	.350	.396
Alex Bregman 3B Starter	1-1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	7	.262	.352	.452
Ian Happ LF Starter	2-5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	22	.221	.331	.418
Nico Hoerner SS Starter	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	23	.265	.317	.355
Michael Conforto DH Starter	1-5	5	1	1	1	1	0	2	12	.245	.339	.482
Pedro Ramirez 3B Starter	3-5	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	15	.266	.324	.419
Miguel Amaya C Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.234	.339	.371
Matt Shaw 2B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	11	.238	.330	.419

Pitching

Chicago Cubs Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
David Peterson P Starter	6.0	3	1	1	1	7	1	83-54	4.96	83
Caleb Thielbar P	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18-12	4.72	18
Edward Cabrera P	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	5.67	9
Colin Rea P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	4.43	8

CIN

Cincinnati Reds

Batting

Cincinnati Reds Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Dane Myers CF Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.260	.347	.372
Elly De La Cruz SS Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.285	.366	.515
Sal Stewart 1B Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.268	.334	.470
Tyler Stephenson DH Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	.246	.327	.411
JJ Bleday LF Starter	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	14	.215	.325	.415
Matt McLain SS Starter	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	18	.184	.274	.334
Oswaldo Cabrera 3B Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	.000	.000	.000
Will Banfield C Starter	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	.200	.200	.267
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B Starter	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.145	.200	.232
Carlos Jorge CF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.120	.185	.200
Juan Brito 2B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.293	.374
Hector Rodriguez RF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.218	.265	.379

Pitching

Cincinnati Reds Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Rhett Lowder P Starter	3.0	6	5	5	3	3	0	60-35	6.01	60
Luis Mey P	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20-12	5.85	20
Carson Spiers P	4.0	5	4	4	0	5	3	62-47	9.00	62
Graham Ashcraft P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	4.45	17

Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds

Chicago Cubs

Cincinnati Reds

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