Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers
Cubs Hitting
a-struck out looking for Hoerner in the 7th
b-singled to center for Bregman in the 7th
c-lined out to center for Happ in the 7th
- Batting
- HRAmaya (2, 5th inning off Sasaki 0 on, 1 Out); Suzuki (4, 2nd inning off Sasaki 0 on, 1 Out); Ballesteros (4, 4th inning off Sasaki 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIAmaya (5), Busch (11), Suzuki (8), Ballesteros (12)
- 2Out RBIBusch; Ballesteros.
- GIDPBregman; Swanson
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP1-8 (Bregman 0-1, Crow-Armstrong 0-2, Busch 1-1, Hoerner 0-1, Amaya 0-1, Swanson 0-2)
Dodgers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Muncy3B |
S. EspinalPR-3B |
A. CallLF |
A. PagesCF |
H. KimSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .240 | .371 | .430 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .345 | .460 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .300 | .394 | .633 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .350 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .319 | .363 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .299 | .427 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .438 | .360 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .475 | 1.057 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .337 | .383 | .551 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .429 | .476 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .307 | .343 |
| 38 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BTucker (4, Assad); Espinal (2, Velasquez); Pages (6, Assad); Freeland 2 (4, Assad, Rea)
- HRMuncy (9, 3rd inning off Rea 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIFreeman (15), Muncy 2 (11), T. Hernández 2 (15), Pages 3 (24), Rushing (15), Freeland (6), Kim (7)
- 2Out RBIPages, A; Hernández, T 2; Rushing.
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP7-18 (T. Hernández 2-3, Kim 0-2, Freeland 0-1, Rushing 1-1, Pages 2-2, Espinal 0-1, Ohtani 0-1, Call 0-1, Tucker 0-3, Muncy 1-1, Freeman 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBOhtani (2, 2nd base off Rea/Amaya)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Muncy-Freeland-Freeman , Espinal-Freeland-Freeman)
- EFreeland (2, catch)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Rea(L, 3-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 92-55 | 4.61 |
| 2.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 70-39 | 7.58 |
| 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31-22 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 193-116 |
- Pitching
- WPVelasquez; Rea
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedVelasquez 6/8; Rea 13/20; Assad 4/16
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesVelasquez-7-2-6-7; Rea-14-6-23-12; Assad-11-4-12-11
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsVelasquez 1-5; Rea 3-3; Assad 3-2
- Game ScoresC Rea 24
Dodgers Pitching
- Pitching
- WPSasaki
- HBPAmaya (by Sasaki)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedEder 2/3; Hurt 3/4; Klein 4/5; Sasaki 20/23; Dreyer 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesEder-1-2-3-2; Hurt-1-3-1-3; Klein-6-0-6-3; Sasaki-19-15-16-16; Dreyer-1-7-3-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsEder 0-2; Hurt 2-0; Klein 1-1; Sasaki 4-5
- Game ScoresR Sasaki 41
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | LAD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Suzuki homered to left center (404 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Busch singled to right, Amaya scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Muncy homered to right center (387 feet), Ohtani scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Ballesteros homered to right center (374 feet). | 3 | 2 | ||
| 4th | Freeland doubled to left, Kim scored. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 4th | Freeman singled to left, Freeland scored, Ohtani to second. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4th | T. Hernández singled to center, Freeman scored and Ohtani scored, Espinal to third. | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4th | Rushing singled to left, Espinal scored, T. Hernández to second. | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4th | Pages singled to center, T. Hernández scored, Rushing to second. | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5th | Amaya homered to right center (390 feet). | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6th | Pages doubled to left, Tucker scored and T. Hernández scored, Rushing to third. | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6th | Kim grounded out to first, Rushing scored, Pages to third. | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6th | Pages scored on Velasquez wild pitch. | 4 | 12 | ||
CHC @ LAD Videos
Max Muncy powers a 2-run HR for the Dodgers
Seiya Suzuki hits a HR blast for the Cubs
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Dodger Stadium
4:45 AM, 26 April 2026
Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 53,397
Game Time:3:23
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Estabrook
- First Base Umpire - Malachi Moore
- Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
- Third Base Umpire - Willie Traynor
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 18 | 9 | .667 | - | W2 |
| Chicago | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2 | W2 |
| St. Louis | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.5 | L3 |
| Milwaukee | 13 | 13 | .500 | 4.5 | L4 |
2026 National League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 18 | 8 | .692 | - | W2 |
| Los Angeles | 18 | 9 | .667 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Arizona | 14 | 12 | .538 | 4 | L2 |
| San Francisco | 12 | 15 | .444 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Colorado | 11 | 16 | .407 | 7.5 | W1 |

