Chicago Cubs @ Cleveland Guardians — Apr 5, 2026

MLB Progressive Field, Cleveland·April 5, 2026
Chicago Cubs CHC 4-5, 1-2 Away
5
Final
6
Cleveland Guardians CLE 6-4, 2-1 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
CHC 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 5
CLE 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 6
Umpires HP Mark Ripperger 1B Shane Livensparger 2B Dan Merzel 3B John Bacon
Leaders
Hits
I.
I. Happ LF CHC
2 H
C.
C. Kayfus LF CLE
2 H
Home Runs
I.
I. Happ LF CHC
1 HR
C.
C. Kayfus LF CLE
1 HR
RBI
I.
I. Happ LF CHC
2 RBI
C.
C. Kayfus LF CLE
2 RBI
Batting
Cubs
Guardians
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Cubs
Guardians
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Top 9th 1 - 0 5 - 6
RBI Ian Happ Ian Happ singles to center field. Alex Bregman to third. Nico Hoerner scores.
5 - 6
Bot 8th 0 - 3 4 - 6
4 - 6
Austin Hedges Austin Hedges singles to shallow left field. Gabriel Arias to second. Rhys Hoskins scores. RBI
4 - 5
Gabriel Arias Gabriel Arias singles to left field. Rhys Hoskins to second. Chase DeLauter scores. RBI
4 - 4
CJ Kayfus CJ Kayfus homers to right field. HR RBI
Top 8th 1 - 0 4 - 3
HR RBI Ian Happ Ian Happ homers to right field.
4 - 3
Bot 6th 0 - 3 3 - 3
3 - 3
Gabriel Arias Gabriel Arias singles to shallow center field. Rhys Hoskins to third. CJ Kayfus scores. RBI
3 - 2
Chase DeLauter Chase DeLauter out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Pete Crow-Armstrong. Angel Martínez scores. RBI
3 - 1
CJ Kayfus CJ Kayfus singles to right center field. Angel Martínez to third. Steven Kwan scores. RBI
Top 6th 2 - 0 3 - 0
HR RBI 2 Dansby Swanson Dansby Swanson homers to center field. Carson Kelly scores.
3 - 0
Top 3rd 1 - 0 1 - 0
HR RBI Matt Shaw Matt Shaw homers to right field.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: CHC +3 Times Tied: 2
Team Statistics
Cubs
Guardians
Batting
7 Hits 9
5 Runs 6
3 Home Runs 1
5 RBI 6
12 Strikeouts 4
6 Walks 4
1 Doubles 2
0 Triples 0
15 Left on Base 13
Pitching
6 Runs Allowed 5
6 Earned Runs 5
9 Hits Allowed 7
4 Strikeouts 12
4 Walks 6
1 HR Allowed 3
37 Batters Faced 40
Fielding
24 Put Outs 27
4 Assists 5
Head-to-Head
Series tied 1-1
Final
Cubs
1
Guardians
0
Final
Cubs
1
Guardians
4
Highlights
Cubs 5 - 6 Guardians
April 5, 2026
Progressive Field
Cleveland, US · 34,820 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
April 5, 2026
Time
8:10 pm