Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

22-31, 10-17 Away

Final

29-23, 18-10 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. PenaSS	0-4	0	0	0	.238
I. Paredes3B	1-3	0	0	0	.246
Y. AlvarezDH	0-2	1	0	0	.300
Z. DezenzoPH-DH	0-1	0	0	0	.222
C. Walker1B	3-3	2	2	3	.266
B. Shewmake2B	0-4	0	0	0	.267
J. MeyersCF	0-0	0	0	0	.229
C. SmithRF	1-4	0	0	0	.208
Z. ColeLF	0-3	0	0	0	.160
N. Allen2B	0-0	0	0	0	.235
B. MatthewsCF-2B-LF	1-4	0	0	0	.208
C. SalazarC	0-3	0	0	0	.071

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
K. Teng	6.0	2	3	6	89-56	2.19
S. Okert	1.0	0	0	1	11-7	4.03
E. De Los Santos	1.0	0	0	1	8-6	3.86
B. King	1.0	1	0	1	21-13	2.70

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

2:20 PM, May 23, 2026Coverage: ESPN Unlmtd/MLB.TV

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,017

Game Time:2:18

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chad Whitson
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild

Walker homers twice, Astros beat Cubs 3-0 as Chicago loses 7 straight for first time since 2022

— Christian Walker homered twice with three RBI, and the Houston Astros beat Chicago 3-0 Saturday to extend the Cubs' losing streak to seven, their longest skid in four years.

May 23, 2026, 07:01 pm - AP


HOU
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				HOU	CHC
		1st	Walker homered to left center (376 feet), Alvarez scored.	2	0
		4th	Walker homered to left center (369 feet).	3	0

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Houston AstrosAstrosHOU

(22-31)

(22-31, 10-17 Away)

(22-31)

Kai-Wei Teng

(5-6, 4.35)

o7.5

-105

(29-23)

(29-23, 18-10 Home)

(29-23)

Colin Rea

(8-8, 4.58)

-149

-107

-1.5

+152

Astros
4
Cubs
2

Game 1

5/22

Astros
3
Cubs
0

Game 2

5/23

Astros
8
Cubs
5

Game 3

5/24

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	64	63	.504	-	W1
Texas	62	65	.488	2	L1
Seattle	60	67	.472	4	W1
Los Angeles	50	77	.394	14	L1
Athletics	49	78	.386	15	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	78	49	.614	-	L1
Chicago	74	54	.578	4.5	L1
St. Louis	65	63	.508	13.5	L1
Pittsburgh	63	66	.488	16	W2
Cincinnati	61	66	.480	17	W1

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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

Walker homers twice, Astros beat Cubs 3-0 as Chicago loses 7 straight for first time since 2022

K. Teng3-3

C. Rea4-3

B. King6

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