MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/20/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2904 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (73-83) 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 12 1
Cincinnati Reds (77-79) 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 19 1
Adams Torches Cubs for 5 Hits
It was almost a perfect day for Jeff Adams.

The Cincinnati catcher displayed a hot bat, enjoying an outstanding 5-hit day, but something was missing: The Reds lost to the Chicago Cubs, 6-4. Adams told BNN reporters after the game that luck was "fickle."

Cincinnati manager Kevin Cash told the beat writers otherwise.

"There was no luck today," the skipper said. "He got 5 hits because he has a solid approach to hitting and he put it all together, and we lost because the rest of us didn't put it together so well."

Jeff Adams singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, singled in the 6th and doubled in the 8th.

This year, Adams is batting .287 with 15 home runs.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hicks RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .268 14 64
K. Wilson 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .279 5 68
F. Barreto 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .240 8 47
R. Snyder SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .290 0 55
B. Collins 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .242 10 50
J. Bly C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .249 2 48
T. Green CF 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .252 9 44
K. Bryant DH 4 1 1 2 0 3 5 .221 9 30
E. Stewart LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .310 9 37
Totals 38 6 12 6 1 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hicks (16, 1st Inning off W. Sharpe, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Collins (23, 1st Inning off W. Sharpe, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Green (12, 4th Inning off W. Sharpe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Bryant (9, 4th Inning off W. Sharpe, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Barreto (8, 9th Inning off D. Hall, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hicks 2 , F. Barreto 6 , B. Collins 2 , J. Bly 2 , T. Green 4 , K. Bryant 4 , E. Stewart
2-out RBI: T. Green , K. Bryant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hicks , K. Wilson , J. Bly
GIDP: R. Snyder
Sac Fly: K. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: F. Barreto
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Snyder (38)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Barreto (18)
Double Plays: 4 (Collins-Snyder-Mella, Mella-Bly-Collins, Barreto-Snyder-Collins, Barreto-Snyder-Collins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lambright CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .273 15 56
J. Adams C 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 .287 15 72
J. Parra RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .288 22 57
B. Anderson DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .287 30 82
J. Cortéz SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 5 .251 1 27
   a-J. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260 3 35
O. Arcia 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 3 .307 1 37
G. Jones LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .301 11 33
J. Juárez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .258 8 60
D. Jones 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .232 4 30
Totals 43 4 19 4 0 6 30      
a - J. Clark pinch hit for J. Cortéz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Jones (15, 4th Inning off K. Mella, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Cortéz (23, 5th Inning off K. Mella, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Adams (38, 8th Inning off J. Hall, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Anderson (29, 9th Inning off O. Romero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lambright 2 , J. Adams 6 , J. Parra , B. Anderson 3 , J. Cortéz 3 , O. Arcia 3 , G. Jones 3 , D. Jones 2
2-out RBI: M. Lambright , B. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Parra 2 , J. Cortéz , J. Juárez
GIDP: M. Lambright 2 , O. Arcia , G. Jones
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: J. Juárez (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Arcia-Cortéz-Jones)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Mella W (7-10) 5.0 12 3 3 0 5 0 26 104 4.62   
T. Matzek H (8) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 24 4.67   
J. Hall H (19) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 28 4.24   
O. Romero SV (43) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 2.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mella 36
Batters Faced: K. Mella 26, T. Matzek 6, J. Hall 7, O. Romero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mella 6-2, T. Matzek 0-2, J. Hall 2-3, O. Romero 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mella 104-72, T. Matzek 24-20, J. Hall 28-18, O. Romero 17-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
W. Sharpe L (13-14) 5.1 8 5 4 1 4 1 27 89 4.23   
J. Taylor 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 9 33 3.18   
D. Hall 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 15 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Sharpe 37
Batters Faced: W. Sharpe 27, J. Taylor 9, D. Hall 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Sharpe 2-10, J. Taylor 2-2, D. Hall 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Sharpe 89-64, J. Taylor 33-22, D. Hall 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Taylor 3-0 , D. Hall 2-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Sharpe
Balk: W. Sharpe
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Franklin Barreto
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:40 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 38756
Special Notes: Jeff Adams ties the NL regular season game record for hits with 5.
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