MLB

Cincinnati 7, at Chi. Cubs 5

Sunday, August 30, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Cincinnati Reds

75-87 · L1 · #24 (1269 ELO +3)

0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 7 112

Chicago Cubs

89-75 · L2 · #6 (1341 ELO -3)

1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 90

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

Attendance: 36,308

Umpires: Brian Walsh [HP], Chad Fairchild [1B], Bill Miller [2B], Chad Whitson [3B]

Reds defeat Cubs 7‑5 behind Burns in Chicago

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Chase Burns pitched 5 2/3 solid innings and the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-5 on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Wrigley Field. Burns (15-3) allowed two earned runs on six hits while striking out seven. Cincinnati (65-74) jumped ahead with three runs in the fourth inning, capped by Hector Rodriguez’s three-run homer, then added three more in the fifth on Tyler Stephenson’s two-run blast and a solo shot by Dane Myers. Sal Stewart homered in the seventh to make it 7-3. Chicago (77-60) had taken an early lead on Pete Crow-Armstrong’s first homer of the… Read more...

Top Statlines

Chase Burns (15-3)
Shota Imanaga (9-10)
Emilio Pagán (19)

Forecasting

ELO Probability CHC 65.2%

Spread CHC -1.5

Projected Score CHC 5 CIN 4

Money Line CHC -145/CIN +125

Over/Under 9 (Over)