ASTROS vs CUBS (Mar 21, 2026)

 
News Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
CUBS 6, ASTROS 4
Mar 21, 2026 at Shilito Park (Peel)

ASTROS  ab  rbi 
BRAXTON SWORD 3b 
ELIJAH ELLIS ss/c 
JAMESON THOMPSON c/p 
WILL DODDS 1b/p 
KARSON SIMPSON p/ss 
ROLAND MCCLURE lf 
JT WILLIS 2b/rf 
AVERY ADAMS cf 
JACE ELLIS rf 
   TOMMY ESTEPP 2b 
Totals   22 

CUBS  ab  rbi 
JASON HAMMOND p/2b 
BX BYARS ss/3b 
AUSTIN TURNER c/p 
DANIEL ERWIN 3b/c 
WHITMAN BLYTH cf/lf 
PETER DALIBOR 1b 
BD BYARS 2b/lf 
LOGAN HATCHER rf 
   MATTHEW HATCHER rf 
KYRIE STEWART lf 
   GRIFFIN HILL ss/p 
Totals   20 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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ASTROS.............. 013 000 -  4  4  0
CUBS................ 010 50X -  6  7  1
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E - BX BYARS. LOB - ASTROS 6; CUBS 7. 2B - SIMPSON; BX BYARS. HR - HILL. HBP - HAMMOND. SH - BD BYARS. SB - E ELLIS 3; THOMPSON 2; SIMPSON 2; ESTEPP 3; HAMMOND; BX BYARS; TURNER 2; ERWIN. CS - ADAMS; BX BYARS.

ASTROS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
KARSON SIMPSON   2.0  10 
JAMESON THOMPSON L  1.2  12 
WILL DODDS   1.1 
 
CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JASON HAMMOND   2.0 
AUSTIN TURNER W  2.0  11 
GRIFFIN HILL S  2.0 

WP - THOMPSON; SIMPSON 3; HAMMOND. HBP - by THOMPSON (HAMMOND).

Strikeouts - SWORD 2; DODDS; SIMPSON; MCCLURE 2; WILLIS 3; ADAMS 2; BX BYARS; ERWIN; BLYTH; BD BYARS. Walks - SWORD; E ELLIS 2; ADAMS; J ELLIS; ESTEPP; TURNER; ERWIN; L. HATCHER; M. HATCHER; STEWART; HILL.

Umpires -
Start: 12:00 Time: 1:38 Attendance:
Game notes: Astros: Simpson 29 Thompson 49 Dodds 14 Cubs: Hammond 34 Turner 40(35) Hill 38(35)

 
Box Score
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
CUBS 6, ASTROS 4
Mar 21, 2026 at Shilito Park (Peel)

ASTROS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
BRAXTON SWORD 3b 
ELIJAH ELLIS ss/c 
JAMESON THOMPSON c/p 
WILL DODDS 1b/p 
KARSON SIMPSON p/ss 
ROLAND MCCLURE lf 
JT WILLIS 2b/rf 
AVERY ADAMS cf 
JACE ELLIS rf 
   TOMMY ESTEPP 2b 
Totals  22  11  15 
  
CUBS   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
JASON HAMMOND p/2b 
BX BYARS ss/3b 
AUSTIN TURNER c/p 
DANIEL ERWIN 3b/c 
WHITMAN BLYTH cf/lf 
PETER DALIBOR 1b 
BD BYARS 2b/lf 
LOGAN HATCHER rf 
   MATTHEW HATCHER rf 
KYRIE STEWART lf 
   GRIFFIN HILL ss/p 
Totals  20  18 

Score by Innings                R  H  E
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ASTROS.............. 013 000 -  4  4  0
CUBS................ 010 50X -  6  7  1
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E - BX BYARS. LOB - ASTROS 6; CUBS 7. 2B - SIMPSON; BX BYARS. HR - HILL. HBP - HAMMOND. SH - BD BYARS. SB - E ELLIS 3; THOMPSON 2; SIMPSON 2; ESTEPP 3; HAMMOND; BX BYARS; TURNER 2; ERWIN. CS - ADAMS; BX BYARS.

ASTROS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
KARSON SIMPSON   2.0  10 
JAMESON THOMPSON L  1.2  12 
WILL DODDS   1.1 
  
CUBS   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
JASON HAMMOND   2.0 
AUSTIN TURNER W  2.0  11 
GRIFFIN HILL S  2.0 

Win - TURNER. Loss - THOMPSON. Save - HILL . WP - THOMPSON; SIMPSON 3; HAMMOND. HBP - by THOMPSON (HAMMOND).

Umpires -
Start: 12:00 Time: 1:38 Attendance:
Game notes: Astros: Simpson 29 Thompson 49 Dodds 14 Cubs: Hammond 34 Turner 40(35) Hill 38(35)

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 South Lexington Cal Ripken Baseball
CUBS 6, ASTROS 4
Mar 21, 2026 at Shilito Park (Peel)

ASTROS starters: 1/3b SWORD; 24/ss E ELLIS; 6/c THOMPSON; 2/1b DODDS; 14/p SIMPSON; 4/lf MCCLURE; 17/2b WILLIS; 10/cf ADAMS; 45/rf J ELLIS;

CUBS starters: 44/p HAMMOND; 9/ss BX BYARS; 25/c TURNER; 14/3b ERWIN; 6/cf BLYTH; 19/1b DALIBOR; 12/2b BD BYARS; 10/rf L. HATCHER; 5/lf STEWART;

ASTROS 1st - SWORD struck out swinging. E ELLIS walked. THOMPSON flied out to cf. E ELLIS stole second. DODDS popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 1st - HAMMOND flied out to cf. BX BYARS singled. BX BYARS stole second. TURNER walked; BX BYARS out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. ERWIN popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

ASTROS 2nd - SIMPSON singled. SIMPSON stole second. MCCLURE struck out swinging; SIMPSON stole third. WILLIS struck out swinging. SIMPSON scored on a wild pitch. ADAMS walked. ADAMS out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

CUBS 2nd - BLYTH grounded out to 2b. DALIBOR singled. DALIBOR advanced to second on a wild pitch. BD BYARS out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; DALIBOR advanced to third. L. HATCHER singled, RBI; DALIBOR scored. L. HATCHER advanced to second on a wild pitch. STEWART walked; L. HATCHER advanced to third on a wild pitch. HAMMOND reached on a fielder's choice; STEWART out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ASTROS 3rd - HAMMOND to 2b. BX BYARS to 3b. TURNER to p. ERWIN to c. BD BYARS to lf. HILL to ss for STEWART. J ELLIS walked. SWORD walked; J ELLIS advanced to second. E ELLIS reached on a fielder's choice; SWORD out at second 2b to ss; J ELLIS advanced to third. THOMPSON singled, RBI; E ELLIS advanced to second; J ELLIS scored. DODDS popped up to ss. THOMPSON stole second; E ELLIS stole third. SIMPSON doubled, 2 RBI; THOMPSON scored; E ELLIS scored. MCCLURE out at first rf to 1b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 3rd - E ELLIS to c. THOMPSON to p. SIMPSON to ss. BX BYARS struck out swinging. WILLIS to rf. ESTEPP to 2b for J ELLIS. TURNER grounded out to ss. ERWIN struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

ASTROS 4th - WILLIS struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. ADAMS struck out swinging. ESTEPP walked. ESTEPP stole second. ESTEPP stole third. SWORD grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

CUBS 4th - BLYTH struck out swinging. DALIBOR singled. DALIBOR advanced to second on a wild pitch. BD BYARS struck out swinging. L. HATCHER walked. HILL homered, 3 RBI; L. HATCHER scored; DALIBOR scored. HAMMOND hit by pitch. HAMMOND stole second. BX BYARS doubled, RBI; HAMMOND scored. TURNER singled, RBI; BX BYARS scored. TURNER stole second. ERWIN walked. TURNER stole third. THOMPSON to 1b. DODDS to p. ERWIN stole second. BLYTH popped up to 1b. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ASTROS 5th - HAMMOND to 3b. BX BYARS to ss. TURNER to c. ERWIN to cf. BLYTH to lf. BD BYARS to 2b. M. HATCHER to rf for L. HATCHER. HILL to p. E ELLIS walked. THOMPSON singled; E ELLIS advanced to second. THOMPSON stole second; E ELLIS stole third. DODDS struck out swinging. SIMPSON struck out swinging. MCCLURE struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

CUBS 5th - DALIBOR popped up to 1b. BD BYARS grounded out to 2b. M. HATCHER walked. HILL intentionally walked; M. HATCHER advanced to second. HAMMOND fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

ASTROS 6th - WILLIS struck out swinging, grounded out to c unassisted. ADAMS struck out looking. ESTEPP reached on an error by ss. ESTEPP stole second. SWORD struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

 
Line score
 


CUBS 6, ASTROS 4 (Mar 21, 2026 at Shilito Park)
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ASTROS.............. 013 000  -  4  4  0
CUBS................ 010 50X  -  6  7  1
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Pitchers: ASTROS - KARSON SIMPSON; JAMESON THOMPSON(3); WILL DODDS(4) and JAMESON THOMPSON;
ELIJAH ELLIS. CUBS - JASON HAMMOND; AUSTIN TURNER(3); GRIFFIN HILL(5) and AUSTIN TURNER;
DANIEL ERWIN.
Win-AUSTIN TURNER  Save-GRIFFIN HILL  Loss-JAMESON THOMPSON  T-1:38  A-0
HR CUBS - GRIFFIN HILL.
Game notes:
Astros: Simpson 29  Thompson 49  Dodds 14
Cubs: Hammond 34  Turner 40(35)  Hill 38(35)