September 18, 2026

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds: Game Time, TV Channel and Probable Pitchers

Check the Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds matchup with start time, TV and streaming listings, probable pitchers, venue, score status and same-date MLB games.

6:40 PM ETStart time

FinalStatus

Marquee Sports Network, Reds.TVTV

Great American Ball ParkVenue

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds Game Summary

A quick matchup view with teams, score status, first pitch time and local-time conversion.

Chicago Cubs 4 85-69

Final 4-6 Fri, Sep 18 · 6:40 PM ET

Cincinnati Reds 6 72-82

Linescore

Runs by inning with final runs, hits and errors.

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

W: Julian Aguiar L: Clay Holmes SV: Emilio Pagán

Show inning-by-inning hits, errors and runners left on base

Inning	CHC R	H	E	Left On Base	CIN R	H	E	Left On Base
1st	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	1
2nd	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0
3rd	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0
4th	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
5th	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6th	0	2	1	2	3	2	0	1
7th	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
8th	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1
9th	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Game Highlights

Saved YouTube results followed by official MLB recaps, condensed games and key plays.

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Official MLB Jose Trevino's clutch hit propels Reds past Cubs 00:03:15

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Official MLB Condensed Game: CHC@CIN - 9/18/26 00:10:43

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Official MLB Jose Trevino's two-run single 00:00:26

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Official MLB Eugenio Suárez's RBI single 00:00:20

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Official MLB Ian Happ's solo home run (24) 00:00:24

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Official MLB Seiya Suzuki's two-run single 00:00:31

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Official MLB Tyler Stephenson's RBI single 00:00:19

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Official MLB Carson Kelly's RBI single 00:00:15

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Official MLB Tejay Antone fans Pete Crow-Armstrong, escapes jam 00:00:07

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Official MLB Trevino throws out Busch to secure win after review 00:00:30

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Official MLB Chase Burns strikes out four vs. Cubs 00:00:34

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Game Info: Date, Time and Venue

DateSeptember 18, 2026

Time6:40 PM ET

VenueGreat American Ball Park

Game TypeRegular Season

SeriesRegular Season · Game 1 of 3

Day/Nightnight

Attendance31,678

Game Duration2h 44m

First Pitch2026-09-18T22:41:00.000Z

Game Data RefreshedSep 22, 2026

Date Schedule MLB Gameday

Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds Probable Pitchers

CHCClay Holmes

Stats6-8 · ERA 3.25 · 75 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 97.0 IP

CINChase Burns

Stats15-3 · ERA 2.86 · 185 SO · WHIP 1.17 · 154.1 IP

TV Channel and Streaming

Marquee Sports Network TV · EN · away · Streaming

Reds.TV TV · EN · home · Streaming

104.3 The Score FM · EN · away · Streaming

WLW 700 AM · EN · home · Streaming

Scoring Plays

Every run-scoring play in game order.

Bottom 1 · Sac Fly0-1

Sal Stewart out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Carlos Jorge scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Sal Stewart Pitcher: Clay Holmes

Bottom 1 · Single0-2

Tyler Stephenson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nico Hoerner. Elly De La Cruz scores.

RBI: 1 Batter: Tyler Stephenson Pitcher: Clay Holmes

Top 2 · Single1-2

Carson Kelly singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Nico Hoerner scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Carson Kelly Pitcher: Chase Burns

Top 3 · Home Run2-2

Ian Happ homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field.

RBI: 1 Batter: Ian Happ Pitcher: Chase Burns

Bottom 3 · Grounded Into DP2-3

Sal Stewart grounds into a double play, shortstop Dansby Swanson to second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Carlos Jorge scores. Elly De La Cruz out at 2nd. Sal Stewart out at 1st.

RBI: 0 Batter: Sal Stewart Pitcher: Clay Holmes

Top 4 · Single4-3

Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Carson Kelly scores. Dansby Swanson scores.

RBI: 2 Batter: Seiya Suzuki Pitcher: Julian Aguiar

Bottom 6 · Single4-4

Eugenio Suárez singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Elly De La Cruz scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. JJ Bleday to 2nd.

RBI: 1 Batter: Eugenio Suárez Pitcher: Javier Assad

Bottom 6 · Single4-6

Jose Trevino singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. JJ Bleday scores. Eugenio Suárez scores. Héctor Rodríguez to 3rd.

RBI: 2 Batter: Jose Trevino Pitcher: Javier Assad

Chicago Cubs Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Pete Crow-Armstrong#4	CF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2	Seiya Suzuki#27	RF	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
3	Michael Busch#29	1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
4	Alex Bregman#3	3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Ian Happ#8	LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0
6	Nico Hoerner#2	2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Michael Conforto#20	DH	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Carson Kelly#15	C	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
9	Dansby Swanson#7	SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Clay Holmes#25	5.1	3	6	6	5	4	0	97 / 57
Jacob Webb#71	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	12 / 9
Javier Assad#72	1.2	4	0	0	0	1	0	34 / 23

Cincinnati Reds Box Score

Order	Batters	POS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	Stolen Bases
1	Carlos Jorge#38	CF	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	Elly De La Cruz#44	SS	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
3	Sal Stewart#27	1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	Tyler Stephenson#37	DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
5	JJ Bleday#22	RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
6	Eugenio Suárez#28	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
6	Ke'Bryan Hayes#3	3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Héctor Rodríguez#43	RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7	TJ Friedl#29	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Jose Trevino#35	C	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
9	Matt McLain#9	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	Pitches / Strikes
Brock Burke#49	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13 / 7
Chase Burns#26	3.0	4	2	2	2	4	1	67 / 40
Emilio Pagán#15	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18 / 9
Julian Aguiar	3.0	4	2	2	1	2	0	54 / 32
Tejay Antone#70	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14 / 9

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Fri, Sep 18 6:40 PM ET	Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds 4-6	Final	Marquee Sports NetworkReds.TV	CHC: Clay Holmes 6-8 · ERA 3.25 · 75 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 97.0 IP CIN: Chase Burns 15-3 · ERA 2.86 · 185 SO · WHIP 1.17 · 154.1 IP	Great American Ball Park	Details
Fri, Sep 18 7:05 PM ET	Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles 6-5	Final	Brewers.TV Presented by Potawatomi SportsbookMASN	MIL: Dustin May 7-9 · ERA 4.61 · 137 SO · WHIP 1.32 · 140.2 IP BAL: Cade Povich 2-1 · ERA 4.38 · 28 SO · WHIP 1.49 · 37.0 IP	Oriole Park at Camden Yards	Details
Fri, Sep 18 7:10 PM ET	Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays 4-2	Final	NESNRays.TV	BOS: Ranger Suarez 8-4 · ERA 3.27 · 135 SO · WHIP 1.20 · 143.1 IP TB: Ian Seymour 9-7 · ERA 4.38 · 155 SO · WHIP 1.17 · 127.1 IP	Tropicana Field	Details
Fri, Sep 18 7:10 PM ET	Athletics at Cleveland Guardians 3-5	Final	Guardians.TV Presented by ProgressiveNBCSCAWKYC 3	ATH: Mason Barnett 1-4 · ERA 7.16 · 42 SO · WHIP 1.75 · 44.0 IP CLE: Daniel Espino 0-0 · ERA 4.73 · 22 SO · WHIP 1.43 · 13.1 IP	Progressive Field	Details
Fri, Sep 18 7:15 PM ET	Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets 3-6	Final	Apple TV	PHI: Tim Mayza 3-4 · ERA 3.46 · 63 SO · WHIP 1.11 · 65.0 IP NYM: Zac Thornton 5-5 · ERA 3.40 · 59 SO · WHIP 1.15 · 79.1 IP	Citi Field	Details
Fri, Sep 18 7:40 PM ET	Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox 11-8	Final	Chicago Sports NetworkDetroit SportsNet	DET: Andrew Sears 0-1 · ERA 5.19 · 13 SO · WHIP 1.56 · 17.1 IP CWS: David Sandlin 2-2 · ERA 6.29 · 33 SO · WHIP 1.28 · 34.1 IP	Rate Field	Details
Fri, Sep 18 8:05 PM ET	Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers 1-7	Final	Rangers Sports Network, presented by ProgressiveSportsnet	TOR: Dylan Cease 11-6 · ERA 2.40 · 239 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 169.0 IP TEX: Kumar Rocker 5-11 · ERA 4.47 · 134 SO · WHIP 1.42 · 143.0 IP	Globe Life Field	Details
Fri, Sep 18 8:10 PM ET	Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros 6-2	Final	BravesVisionSpace City Home NetworkSpace City Home Network (Sp)	ATL: Tyler Mahle 7-10 · ERA 3.81 · 133 SO · WHIP 1.22 · 144.0 IP HOU: Peter Lambert 8-10 · ERA 3.70 · 147 SO · WHIP 1.23 · 151.0 IP	Daikin Park	Details
Fri, Sep 18 8:10 PM ET	Seattle Mariners at Colorado Rockies 5-4	Final	Mariners.TVRockies.TV	SEA: Bryan Woo 12-9 · ERA 3.92 · 167 SO · WHIP 1.08 · 167.2 IP COL: Gabriel Hughes 0-8 · ERA 6.33 · 56 SO · WHIP 1.44 · 64.0 IP	Coors Field	Details
Fri, Sep 18 8:15 PM ET	Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals 9-1	Final	Cardinals.TV Presented by bet365Nationals.TV	WSH: Cade Cavalli 13-5 · ERA 3.02 · 200 SO · WHIP 1.16 · 169.2 IP STL: Kyle Leahy 10-5 · ERA 3.65 · 129 SO · WHIP 1.34 · 138.0 IP	Busch Stadium	Details
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Fri, Sep 18 9:40 PM ET	Miami Marlins at San Diego Padres 2-8	Final	Marlins.TV presented by Werner, Hoffman, Greig & GarciaPadres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health	MIA: Tyler Phillips 5-6 · ERA 3.45 · 99 SO · WHIP 1.31 · 122.2 IP SD: Nick Pivetta 3-2 · ERA 3.30 · 35 SO · WHIP 1.00 · 30.0 IP	Petco Park	Details
Fri, Sep 18 9:40 PM ET	New York Yankees at Arizona Diamondbacks 9-2	Final	DBACKS.TVYES	NYY: Gerrit Cole 9-9 · ERA 3.63 · 123 SO · WHIP 1.10 · 121.1 IP AZ: Eduardo Rodriguez 15-7 · ERA 2.89 · 140 SO · WHIP 1.23 · 183.2 IP	Chase Field	Details
Fri, Sep 18 10:15 PM ET	San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-8	Final	Apple TV	SF: Cesar Perdomo 0-1 · ERA 3.72 · 12 SO · WHIP 1.50 · 19.1 IP LAD: Tyler Glasnow 5-1 · ERA 3.46 · 87 SO · WHIP 0.96 · 67.2 IP	UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium	Details

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds FAQ

Common questions for this MLB matchup.

What time is Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds?

The listed start time is 6:40 PM ET. Times are shown in Eastern Time.

What channel is Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds on?

The current TV listing is Marquee Sports Network, Reds.TV. Broadcast and streaming availability can vary by market.

Who are the probable pitchers?

The listed probable pitchers are Clay Holmes and Chase Burns. Probable starters can change before first pitch.

Where is the game being played?

The listed venue is Great American Ball Park.