Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

7-17, 3-8 Away

Final

14-9, 8-3 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Altuve2B	2-4	0	0	0	.357
Y. AlvarezDH	0-4	0	0	0	.277
K. TuckerRF	2-3	1	0	0	.286
A. Bregman3B	0-4	0	0	0	.203
Y. DiazC	1-4	0	0	1	.287
J. PenaSS	0-4	0	0	0	.330
C. McCormickLF	0-4	0	0	0	.246
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: McCormick flied out to center. 5th: McCormick grounded out to shortstop. 7th: McCormick lined out to right. 9th: McCormick grounded out to shortstop.
J. Abreu1B	0-3	0	0	0	.081
J. MeyersCF	1-3	1	1	1	.227

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J.P. France	5.0	5	5	4	6	96-55	7.46
T. Scott	1.0	0	0	2	1	31-17	2.38
S. Martinez	2.0	1	1	1	3	42-25	2.57

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

7:40 AM, 24 April 2024

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 30,643

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Second Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Third Base Umpire - Derek Thomas

Tauchman homers twice as Cubs win 7-2, drop Astros 10 games under .500 for first time since 2016

— Mike Tauchman hit his first two homers of the season, and the Chicago Cubs took a five-run first-inning lead in a 7-2 win over Houston on Tuesday night that dropped the Astros 10 games under .500 for the first time since 2016.

Apr 24, 2025, 11:11 am - AP


HOU
CHC

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

Scoring Summary

		HOU	CHC
1st	Bellinger homered to right (428 feet), Happ scored.	0	2
1st	Tauchman homered to left (370 feet), Morel scored and Swanson scored.	0	5
4th	Diaz doubled to center, Tucker scored.	1	5
5th	Meyers homered to left (375 feet).	2	5
6th	Hoerner grounded into fielder's choice to second, Swanson scored, Amaya out at second, Mervis to third.	2	6
8th	Tauchman homered to left center (376 feet).	2	7

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
2
Cubs
7

Game 1

24/4

Astros
3
Cubs
4

Game 2

25/4

Astros
1
Cubs
3

Game 3

26/4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	58	55	.513	-	W6
Texas	55	57	.491	2.5	L5
Seattle	55	58	.487	3	W2
Athletics	45	67	.402	12.5	L5
Los Angeles	43	69	.384	14.5	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	69	42	.622	-	L1
Chicago	63	49	.563	6.5	L1
Pittsburgh	56	57	.496	14	L1
St. Louis	55	57	.491	14.5	W1
Cincinnati	53	58	.477	16	W1

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Houston Astros @ Chicago Cubs

Tauchman homers twice as Cubs win 7-2, drop Astros 10 games under .500 for first time since 2016

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