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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Good morning, Chicago.

Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon wandered over to his fellow starters Colin Rea and Matthew Boyd after exiting Tuesday’s game at Wrigley Field in the sixth inning with a two-run deficit.

“We’re going to win this game, aren’t we?” Taillon asked the duo. “Yeah, we’re going to win this game,” they responded.

The Cubs scored a run in the seventh and eighth innings before Michael Busch hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning, sparking the Cubs to a 3-2 win — their seventh straight victory and 13th consecutive at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are 17-3 in their last 20 games, a span that started with a 10-game winning streak. They are 16-5 at home for the first time since 1985.

Cubs' Michael Busch celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Reds at Wrigley Field on May 5, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Busch's hit marked the fifth walk-off win by the Cubs this season, following Michael Conforto’s pinch-hit home run in Monday’s 5-4 triumph. All five walk-off hits have been collected by a different player: Carson Kelly, Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner have the other three.

“I think that’s a great representation of what we’ve been talking about: the lineup, how much the bench guys have produced, and we can produce up and down the lineup,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “That’s a cool stat, absolutely.”

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