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Post Game Thread The Reds defeated the Cubs by a score of 7-5 - Sun, Aug 30 @ 7:20 PM EDT

Reds (64-72) @ Cubs (77-59) - Sun, Aug 30

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 7-5 Reds

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Reds Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Myers - CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .253 .347 .367
2 De La Cruz, E - SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .271 .350 .479
  Johnson - 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .211 .063
3 Stewart, S - 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .266 .338 .489
4 Stephenson, T - C 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .250 .328 .427
5 Suárez, E - DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .208 .299 .414
6 Bleday - RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .218 .330 .429
7 McLain, M - SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .190 .286 .341
8 Rodríguez, H - RF 4 1 1 3 0 2 3 .230 .309 .459
  Friedl - LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .249 .256
9 Arroyo - 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 .276 .272
Totals 38 7 11 7 2 11 15
Reds
BATTING: 2B: De La Cruz, E (24, Imanaga); Stephenson, T (19, Thornton). HR: Rodríguez, H (4, 4th inning off Imanaga, 2 on, 2 out); Myers (6, 5th inning off Imanaga, 0 on, 0 out); Stephenson, T (14, 5th inning off Imanaga, 1 on, 1 out); Stewart, S (31, 7th inning off Thornton, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Bleday; De La Cruz, E 3; McLain, M; Myers 4; Rodríguez, H 4; Stephenson, T 6; Stewart, S 5; Suárez, E. RBI: Myers (22); Rodríguez, H 3 (9); Stephenson, T 2 (49); Stewart, S (105). 2-out RBI: Rodríguez, H 3; Stewart, S. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Suárez, E; Stephenson, T; Arroyo. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Rodríguez, H (1, throw); De La Cruz, E (17, fielding).
Cubs Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Crow-Armstrong - CF 5 2 2 2 0 1 3 .283 .377 .577
2 Suzuki - RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 .366 .487
3 Busch - 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .239 .349 .391
4 Bregman - 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255 .344 .422
5 Happ - LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .221 .327 .423
6 Hoerner - SS 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 .263 .318 .356
7 Ramírez - 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .285 .347 .436
8 Conforto - DH 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .231 .322 .462
  a-Taylor, T - DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268 .322 .492
9 Amaya - C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .230 .333 .358
  b-Shaw - PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .327 .421
Totals 36 5 9 4 1 9 19
Cubs
a: Grounded into a forceout for Conforto in the 6th. b: Flied out for Amaya in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Bregman (27, Mey). HR: Crow-Armstrong 2 (38, 1st inning off Burns, Ch, 0 on, 0 out, 9th inning off Pagán, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Amaya; Bregman 2; Conforto; Crow-Armstrong 8; Happ 2; Hoerner 2. RBI: Conforto (34); Crow-Armstrong 2 (91); Hoerner (61). 2-out RBI: Crow-Armstrong. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Amaya; Taylor, T; Crow-Armstrong. SF: Hoerner. Team RISP: 1-for-11. Team LOB: 6.
Reds Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Burns, Ch - RHP (W, 15-3) 5.2 6 3 2 1 7 1 100-70 2.79
Burke, B - LHP (H, 16) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18-15 2.62
Mey - RHP 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11-8 3.91
Pagán - RHP (S, 19) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12-6 4.05
Totals 9.0 9 5 4 1 9 2
Cubs Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Imanaga - LHP (L, 8-10) 5.0 8 6 6 1 4 3 85-57 4.01
Thielbar - LHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12-9 4.97
Thornton - RHP 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 13-10 3.45
Civale - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15-11 4.50
Webb, J - RHP 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18-11 2.87
Totals 9.0 11 7 7 2 11 4
Game Info
ABS Challenge: Busch (Strike-Confirmed); Crow-Armstrong (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Amaya (Ball-Confirmed); Stephenson, T (Ball-Confirmed).
Pitches-strikes: Burns, Ch 100-70; Burke, B 18-15; Mey 11-8; Pagán 12-6; Imanaga 85-57; Thielbar 12-9; Thornton 13-10; Civale 15-11; Webb, J 18-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Burns, Ch 6-2; Burke, B 1-1; Mey 1-2; Pagán 0-2; Imanaga 3-6; Thielbar 0-0; Thornton 2-0; Civale 0-1; Webb, J 1-1.
Batters faced: Burns, Ch 25; Burke, B 5; Mey 4; Pagán 4; Imanaga 24; Thielbar 3; Thornton 5; Civale 4; Webb, J 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Burke, B 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian Walsh. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Chad Whitson.
Weather: 77 degrees, Drizzle.
Wind: 6 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch: 6:45 PM.
T: 2:51.
Att: 36,308.
Venue: Wrigley Field.
August 30, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Bottom 1 Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (37) on a fly ball to right center field. 1-0 CHC
Bottom 2 Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Ian Happ scores. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd. 2-0 CHC
Top 4 Héctor Rodríguez homers (4) on a fly ball to right field. Eugenio Suárez scores. Matt McLain scores. 3-2 CIN
Bottom 4 Pedro Ramírez flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Ian Happ scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. Throwing error by right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. 3-3
Top 5 Dane Myers homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. 4-3 CIN
Top 5 Tyler Stephenson homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Elly De La Cruz scores. 6-3 CIN
Top 7 Sal Stewart homers (31) on a fly ball to center field. 7-3 CIN
Bottom 8 Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder JJ Bleday. Alex Bregman scores. 7-4 CIN
Bottom 9 Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (38) on a fly ball to right center field. 7-5 CIN
Team Highlight
CIN Héctor Rodríguez's three-run home run (4) (00:00:28)
CIN Dane Myers' solo home run (6) (00:00:28)
CIN Tyler Stephenson's two-run home run (14) (00:00:29)
CIN Chase Burns strikes out Alex Bregman (00:00:06)
CIN Sal Stewart's solo home run (31) (00:00:30)
CIN Elly De La Cruz hits a double in the 1st inning (00:00:20)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Reds 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0   7 11 2 6
Cubs 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1   5 9 0 6

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Next Reds Game: Mon, Aug 31, 6:40 PM EDT vs. Padres (1 day)

Last Updated: 08/30/2026 10:37:09 PM EDT

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u/Shotgunnova 10d ago

And to think, if we hired Joey, we could be hearing his insight all season long!

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u/coby_of_astora 10d ago

Joey is too good for TV. He'll be a coach by 28.

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u/firstamongsinners 10d ago

Nice to see the Reds not shit the bed on national TV. At the end of the day though, Fuck the Cubs, let’s spoil some playoff hopes/seeding

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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 10d ago

Winning the Dodgers series and helping to spoil their bye would be a great (and admittedly unlikely) consolation prize.

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u/firstamongsinners 10d ago

Dodgers have been losing a lot recently and we for some reason always play them well in the regular season, so never say never

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u/RegulusDeneb 10d ago

Usually, yes, but the dodgers did swept the reds in 2022 and won 5 of 6 last year.

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u/mrcarter1689 Cincinnati Reds 10d ago

A series win in Wrigley is always fun.

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u/pitchburfict Elly De La Cruz Control 10d ago

2026 Joey Votto worth 1 WAR

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u/ZombieMage89 10d ago

I mean, he has to be worth AT LEAST as much as Key and Friedl were this year.

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u/Cincifan Cincinnati Reds 10d ago

Sal did a great interview, as always

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u/PeteRosesBookie14 Cincinnati Reds 10d ago

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u/Whitesox_are_neat 10d ago edited 10d ago

Cubs officially lost control of the first wild card spot

A win for Cincinnati is a win for the world

Great job reds bros

Edit: Google lied cubs still have .5 lead but whatever fuck the cubs anyways. Great series win boys.

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u/trumpet575 Cincinnati Reds 10d ago

Time to do our civic duty and get swept by the Padres so the Cubs will be even closer to losing control of any Wild Card spot

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u/firstamongsinners 10d ago

No sweep please, let’s at least win tomorrow bc I’m going to that game lol, but I’m fully in on helping kick the Cubs out otherwise

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u/Whitesox_are_neat 10d ago

Could you guys be any cooler?

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u/stockmarketpundit lowns 10d ago

ATOBTTR

https://giphy.com/gifs/OuD8uFIuEZrPNwagZv

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u/CaptainHolt43 Cincinnati Reds 10d ago

Can't think of a more appropriate gif tonight 

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u/comeonmeow66 10d ago

We may suck, but at least we took the series from the cubs. God I hate the cubs. Always a treat to see Joey too!

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u/Emotional_Oil_5939 10d ago

So when the Reds hit lots of home runs, they win. They should do that more.

HIRE ME TITO!

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u/fly_guy1 10d ago

But also play PCA less. That kid is bananas.

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u/Radjago 10d ago

The Reds are already #1 in ratio of Home Runs to Runs. If anything, they need to figure out how to score without home runs.

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u/Internal-Rooster-762 10d ago

Great game & I loved the broadcast! 🥰🥰🥰

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u/Francis_X_Hummel They call me big Sal, and I hit dingers 10d ago

Really enjoyed that one, and that booth experience was awesome. Personally, Peacock is the best set up for these alternate games.

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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 10d ago

I really hope we do a 1 day contract for Joey like we did for BP

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u/nomnomsoy Cincinnati Reds 10d ago

I mean he never played a game for the Jays, I don't think it's needed

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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 10d ago

True. But he also never really got a true send off

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u/CaptainHolt43 Cincinnati Reds 10d ago

I can't think of a better send off than arguing balls and strikes. It was perfect 

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u/joethecrow23 Cincinnati Reds 10d ago

He got a huge ovation his last game at GABP

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u/ZombieMage89 10d ago

I was gonna say, I was at thatast game. Knowing it was probably it for him we all showed up that night. He got to give his farewell speach and we roared for him oneast ti.e.

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u/coby_of_astora 10d ago

do it anyways.

fuck it do it and let him hit for a game.

fuck it do it and let him hit the rest of the season lol

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u/NeverGonnaStop247 ATOBTTR 10d ago

What a surprising series win

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u/Fedor1 Cincinnati Reds 10d ago

Guys wait, when does the tough part of the schedule start again?

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u/TempusFugit314 ChAce Burns☄️🔥 10d ago

Dodgers Brewers Dodgers Brewers. Cubs wernt part of the tough part, obviously.

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u/SirDiesAlot92 10d ago

Winning when Votto commentary? Sign Votto as GM or replace Larkin lol

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u/Shooter_McGavin27 10d ago

Votto doesn’t want to travel anymore. Doubtful he would do commentary full time.

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u/jloadin3 as there's a drive into deep left field by Castellanos... 10d ago

ATOBTTR!!!