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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds
2026-03-02 · Spring Training · Day game · Att: 4626 · 86°F, Partly Cloudy · Wind 4 mph, Varies · 3:01
Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 17–9. Chicago Cubs opened the scoring in the 1st — Moisés Ballesteros doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Will Benson. Matt Shaw scores. Kevin Alcántara scores. Cincinnati Reds took the lead in the 2nd — Matt McLain homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. TJ Friedl scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Matt McLain homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. TJ Friedl scores — worth 24% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 |
| CIN | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Shaw 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kade Snell RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Angel Cepeda SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Alcantara RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Casey Opitz C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Moisés Ballesteros C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Dylan Carlson LF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kane Kepley LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brett Bateman CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormick CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jefferson Rojas SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Ortiz 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Owen Miller 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Drew Bowser 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pedro Ramírez 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Olivo 2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ariel Armas DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Kingery DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TJ Friedl CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Blake Dunn CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McLain 2B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Leo Balcazar 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elly De La Cruz SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Garrett Hampson SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sal Stewart DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Héctor Rodríguez DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Banfield C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spencer Steer 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Will Benson LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rece Hinds LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Noelvi Marte RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Sasaki RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 JJ Bleday RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Francisco Urbaez 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Trevino C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 P. J. Higgins 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Jensen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Beede | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Jameson Taillon | 2.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
 Gabe Klobosits | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hoby Milner | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Collin Snider | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Connor Schultz | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yunior Marte | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
 Brandon Williamson | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tejay Antone | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brady Singer | 2.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Trevor Kuncl | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sam Moll | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Sando | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |