Final
2026-05-0402:20Wrigley Field
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamondbacks | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Cubs | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 12 | 0 |
Pitcher–Batter Matchups
Right-handed
Merrill Kelly
ERA
9.20
WHIP
2.25
W-L
1-2
IP
14.2
K/9
5.5
BB/9
7.4
Opponent AVG
Lvs L AVG0.318
Rvs R AVG0.259
Last 10 outings
| Date | IP | ER | R | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 104 |
| 2026-04-21 | 4.1 | 8 | 8 | 101 |
| 2026-04-14 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 86 |
Cubs Starting Lineup
| Batter | Season | Last 10 | Pitcher Splits | Last 5 SeasonsiBatter-versus-pitcher results from the current and previous four seasons, before this game. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bats | # | Batter | Status | Pos | AVG | OPS | OPS+ | AVG | OPS | vs LHP | vs RHP | AVG | AB | H | HR |
| R | 1 | Nico Hoerner#2 | 2B | 0.297 | 0.765 | 132 | 0.244 | 0.643 | 0.356 | 0.265 | 0.111 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| L | 2 | Moisés Ballesteros#13 | DH | 0.308 | 0.868 | 162 | 0.212 | 0.691 | 0.167 | 0.319 | - | - | - | - | |
| R | 3 | Alex Bregman#3 | 3B | 0.250 | 0.656 | 99 | 0.263 | 0.706 | 0.263 | 0.245 | 0.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| S | 4 | Ian Happ#8 | LF | 0.246 | 0.822 | 149 | 0.250 | 0.803 | 0.209 | 0.267 | 0.357 | 14 | 5 | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Seiya Suzuki#27 | 🔥 | RF | 0.301 | 0.909 | 175 | 0.368 | 1.195 | 0.348 | 0.280 | 0.200 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| L | 6 | Michael Busch#29 | 🔥 | 1B | 0.207 | 0.563 | 71 | 0.275 | 0.808 | 0.194 | 0.212 | 0.333 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| R | 7 | Carson Kelly#15 | C | 0.316 | 0.805 | 144 | 0.316 | 0.855 | 0.361 | 0.279 | 0.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| L | 8 | Pete Crow-Armstrong#4 | 🔥 | CF | 0.236 | 0.613 | 86 | 0.265 | 0.800 | 0.271 | 0.213 | 0.333 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| R | 9 | Dansby Swanson#7 | SS | 0.219 | 0.732 | 121 | 0.281 | 0.760 | 0.250 | 0.203 | 0.231 | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
Bench / Reserve Batters4 players
| Batter | Season | Last 10 | Pitcher Splits | Last 5 SeasonsiBatter-versus-pitcher results from the current and previous four seasons, before this game. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bats | # | Batter | Status | Pos | AVG | OPS | OPS+ | AVG | OPS | vs LHP | vs RHP | AVG | AB | H | HR |
| L | - | Michael Conforto#20 | 0.300 | 0.721 | 120 | 0.333 | 0.742 | 0.000 | 0.310 | 0.571 | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||
| R | - | Matt Shaw#6 | 0.278 | 0.710 | 115 | 0.308 | 0.780 | 0.333 | 0.225 | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| R | - | Miguel Amaya#9 | 0.231 | 0.701 | 113 | 0.226 | 0.656 | 0.294 | 0.200 | 0.500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| L | - | Nicky Lopez#33 | ❄️ | 0.000 | 0.000 | -100 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | - | - | - | - | |