Reds @ Cubs · May 5, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Tue, May 5, 2026

Wrigley Field Regular Season

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Andrew Abbott

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Jameson Taillon

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Busch's walk-off runs Cubs' winning streak to 7 -- and 13 straight at Wrigley

CHICAGO -- Michael Busch raised both arms skyward after rounding first base and was soon met on the field by his Cubs teammates, who poured out of the third-base dugout. The first baseman got the customary treatment: players pulling at his jersey, drenching him with water and soon jumping together

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Michael Busch's heroics lift Cubs in walk-off win00:03:44

Michael Busch hits a game-tying homer and walks it off with a single in the Cubs' 3-2 win over the Reds

Condensed Game: CIN@CHC - 5/5/2600:12:42

Condensed Game: Andrew Abbott and the Reds take on Michael Busch and the Cubs on May 5, 2026

Michael Busch's walk-off single00:00:40

Michael Busch delivers a walk-off single, giving the Cubs' back-to-back walk-off wins for the first time since May of 2021

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