Jackson homer leads Cubs to 5-3 win over Reds
Austin Jackson hit a three-run homer, Anthony Rizzo added an RBI double and the Chicago Cubs kept alive their slim hopes for home-field advantage in the wild-card game with a 5-3 victory over the
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago Cubs
5
Cincinnati Reds
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/30/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | @ San Diego Padres | L 0-8 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Phillips singled to left center, Bourgeois scored, Votto to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Votto singled to center, Barnhart scored, Bourgeois to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Bourgeois grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Suárez scored, Cabrera out at second, Barnhart to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Denorfia reached on infield single to shortstop, Jackson scored, Rizzo to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Rizzo hit a ground rule double to deep left, Fowler scored, Jackson to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Jackson homered to left (370 feet), Russell and Fowler scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Votto out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 5-3
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 5-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Phillips batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Votto singled to center.
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Single 5-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Votto batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Bourgeois grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Bourgeois batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Boesch grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Boesch batting
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Play Result 5-3
Rondón relieved Strop.
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Fowler lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 5-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Fowler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Russell singled to left center.
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Head to Head
CHC win series 3-0
Injuries
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Chicago Cubs
- Ben Brown Out
- Riley Martin Out
- Justin Steele Out
- Phil Maton Out
- Shelby Miller Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCIN
Jason BourgeoisCF4
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Todd Frazier3B99
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Tucker BarnhartC18
Tyler HoltCF40
John LambP46
Substitutes
Burke BadenhopP72
Ryan MattheusP41
Ramon Salvador CabreraPH37
Manny ParraP39
Adam DuvallPH14
Michael LorenzenP55
Brennan BoeschLF31
CHC
Dexter FowlerCF25
Austin JacksonRF16
Starlin Castro2B13
Anthony Rizzo1B48
Chris DenorfiaLF38
Javier Baez3B28
Kyle SchwarberC12
Jason HammelP39
Addison RussellSS27
Substitutes
Chris CoghlanPH7
Justin GrimmP46
Fernando RodneyP56
Clayton RichardP2
Trevor CahillP35
Pedro StropP64
Tommy La StellaPH4
Hector RondonP28
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