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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

2026-05-04 · Night game · Wrigley Field · Att: 32997 · 65°F, Partly Cloudy · Wind 4 mph, Out To CF · 2:32

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–4. Cincinnati Reds opened the scoring in the 3rd — JJ Bleday homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Chicago Cubs took the lead in the 9th — Michael Conforto homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Michael Conforto homers (1) on a fly ball to center field — worth 46% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	10
CHN	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	5	6

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dane Myers CF	2	0	0	0	0	1
TJ Friedl CF	3	0	0	0	0	1
JJ Bleday LF	5	1	1	1	0	2
Elly De La Cruz SS	4	0	3	0	1	1
Sal Stewart 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Nathaniel Lowe DH	3	0	0	0	1	1
Blake Dunn DH	0	1	0	0	0	0
Spencer Steer RF	4	0	2	1	0	0
Tyler Stephenson C	4	0	1	0	0	2
Matt McLain 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Will Benson RF	3	1	1	0	1	2
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B	3	1	1	2	1	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nico Hoerner 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0
Michael Conforto PH	1	1	1	1	0	0
Moisés Ballesteros DH	3	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Shaw DH	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Bregman 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ian Happ LF	3	1	0	0	1	2
Seiya Suzuki RF	3	1	2	3	1	0
Michael Busch 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0
Carson Kelly C	3	0	0	0	1	1
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dansby Swanson SS	4	0	0	0	0	1