Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs
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Christian Walker's 3-run home run leads Astros to 8-5 win over Cubs
Jake Meyers and Nick Allen added solo shots for Houston, which has won three straight and four of five.
Michael Busch homered for Chicago as its skid reached eight games, its longest since a nine-game slide during the 2022 season. The Cubs have lost 12 of 14, including six straight at Wrigley Field after winning 15 in a row there.
Jeremy Peña's two-run single in the fifth gave the Astros the lead for good and Walker followed him with a blast into the middle of the left-centerfield bleachers. Allen added a bloop RBI single in the ninth.
Peter Lambert (3-4) gave up five hits and three runs in the first five innings. He walked four and struck out five. He left the bases loaded in the second after striking out Michael Conforto. Reliever AJ Blubaugh surrendered Busch’s homer and Nate Pearson worked the ninth for his first save.
Shota Imanaga (4-5) dropped his third straight after giving up all seven runs and seven hits with a walk and six strikeouts.
Cubs rookie infielder Pedro Ramirez made his first career start at second base a day after joining the club and doubled for his first career hit and RBI in the second. Pete Crow-Armstrong followed with a sacrifice fly and Nico Hoerner added an RBI single to give Chicago an early 3-1 lead.
Houston outfielder Yordan Alvarez, who left Saturday’s game with back spasms, wasn’t in the lineup but manager Joe Espada said the outfielder wasn’t feeling any lingering effects.
Cubs haven’t named a starter for Monday afternoon’s game at Pittsburgh. RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3, 3.96) is scheduled to start for the Pirates.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Bregman flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Busch lined out to second. |
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9th Inning | Hoerner lined out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. |
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9th Inning | Pearson relieved Abreu |
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9th Inning | Matthews struck out looking. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 CHC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 7 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 8 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 3 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 18 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 136 | Pitches | 167 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 19 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 486.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 6.2 | Runs Created | 4.4 |
| .273 | Batting Average | .226 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .576 | Slugging Percentage | .355 |
| .394 | Secondary Average | .355 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .375 |
| .909 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .730 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 6.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.4 |
| 53.0 | Batter Rating | 32.0 |
| 11.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.68 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.18 |
| .303 | Isolated Power | .129 |
| 0.25 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.40 |
| .054 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .175 |
| .121 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .129 |
| 16.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 96.3 | MLB Rating | 82.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,048 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle |
- | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Texas |
2.5 | 33 | L1 | 0.484375 | 31 |
 Athletics |
3.5 | 34 | L3 | 0.46875 | 30 |
| Houston |
4.5 | 36 | W2 | 0.45454547 | 30 |
 Los Angeles |
10 | 41 | L2 | 0.36923078 | 24 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W2 | 0.62903225 | 39 |
 St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W3 | 0.5483871 | 34 |
 Pittsburgh |
6.5 | 31 | L2 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
| Chicago |
6.5 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Cincinnati |
8.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.4920635 | 31 |