Game Details
Date: May 22, 2026
First pitch: 1:20 p.m. CT
Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
How to Tune In
TV: Apple TV (subscription required)
Radio: KBME 790 AM / 94.5 FM HD-2
Astros Starting Lineup
- Jeremy Peña (R) SS
- Isaac Paredes (R) 3B
- Yordan Alvarez (L) DH
- Christian Walker (R) 1B
- Jake Meyers (R) CF
- Braden Shewmake (L) 2B
- Cam Smith (R) RF
- Zach Cole (L) LF
- Christian Vázquez (R) C
SP: Spencer Arrighetti (RHP)
Cubs Starting Lineup
- Nico Hoerner (R) 2B
- Michael Busch (L) 1B
- Alex Bregman (R) 3B
- Ian Happ (S) LF
- Seiya Suzuki (R) RF
- Michael Conforto (L) DH
- Carson Kelly (R) C
- Pete Crow-Armstrong (L) CF
- Dansby Swanson (R) SS
SP: Jameson Taillon (RHP)
Notes
The Astros open a weekend series Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field after dropping two of three in Minnesota. Houston will try to get back on track behind Spencer Arrighetti, who enters the start 4-1 this season with a 1.50 ERA. The Cubs counter with Jameson Taillon, the former Woodlands High School standout, while Alex Bregman faces Houston at Wrigley Field for the first time since joining Chicago.
