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
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K. Teng
win

K. Teng3-3

6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 6 K, 3 BB
C. Rea
loss

C. Rea4-3

7.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB
B. King
save

B. King6

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

HOUCHC
1stWalker homered to left center (376 feet), Alvarez scored.20
4thWalker homered to left center (369 feet).30

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Houston AstrosAstrosHOU
(22-31)
(22-31, 10-17 Away)
(22-31)
Kai-Wei Teng
(5-6, 4.35)
o7.5
-105
+123
o7
-112
+1.5
-184
Chicago CubsCubsCHC
(29-23)
(29-23, 18-10 Home)
(29-23)
Colin Rea
(8-7, 4.67)
-149
ML
-149
u7
-107
-1.5
+152
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