Angels (2-3) @ Cubs (2-2)

First Pitch: 4:40 PM at Wrigley Field

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Angels Ryan Johnson (0-1, 16.20 ERA)
Cubs Edward Cabrera (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

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Line Score – Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 0 3
CHC 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 9 0 8

Box Score

CHC AB R H RBI BB SO BA
1B Busch 3 1 0 0 2 0 .267
3B Bregman 4 0 1 0 1 0 .235
LF Happ 4 2 1 1 1 0 .235
CF Crow-Armstrong 3 2 1 0 1 1 .313
2B Hoerner 2 2 1 1 1 0 .231
C Kelly, C 4 0 1 2 0 1 .182
DH Ballesteros 4 0 1 2 0 1 .143
SS Swanson 3 0 2 1 1 0 .182
RF Conforto 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000
RF Shaw 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250
CHC IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Cabrera, E 6.0 1 0 0 1 5 80-49 0.00
Rea 3.0 4 2 2 0 4 42-27 6.00
LAA AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Neto 4 0 1 0 0 1 .211
CF Trout 4 0 0 0 0 2 .353
1B Schanuel 4 0 2 0 0 0 .350
DH Soler 4 1 1 0 0 2 .200
3B Moncada 3 1 1 2 1 1 .118
RF Adell 3 0 0 0 0 2 .263
LF Lowe, J 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111
C O'Hoppe 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214
2B Peraza, O 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286
LAA IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Johnson 3.1 7 6 6 4 2 80-48 16.20
Lucchesi 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 29-17 9.00
Anderson, S 3.0 1 1 1 2 1 40-22 3.00

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B1 Nico Hoerner out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Josh Lowe. Michael Busch scores. 1-0
B1 Carson Kelly singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Ian Happ scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. 3-0
B3 Ian Happ homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. 4-0
B3 Moisés Ballesteros singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jo Adell. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Nico Hoerner scores. 6-0
T7 Yoán Moncada homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Jorge Soler scores. 6-2
B7 Dansby Swanson singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. Nico Hoerner scores. 7-2

Highlights

Description Length
Probable pitchers for Angels at Cubs – March 30, 2026 0:06
Edward Cabrera against the Angels 0:08
Bullpen availability for Chicago, March 30 vs Angels 0:09
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, March 30 vs Cubs 0:09
Bench availability for Los Angeles, March 30 vs Cubs 0:08
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, March 30 vs Cubs 0:11
Bench availability for Chicago, March 30 vs Angels 0:08
Starting lineups for Angels at Cubs – March 30, 2026 0:10
Ian Happ: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:12
Measuring the stats on Yoán Moncada's home run 0:13
Edward Cabrera's outing against the Angels 0:24
Breaking down Edward Cabrera's pitches 0:04
Breaking down Ryan Johnson's pitches 0:04
Edward Cabrera records his first K as a Cub 0:06
Nico Hoerner's sac fly 0:19
Carson Kelly's two-run single 0:19
Ryan Johnson's first K in first MLB start 0:22
Ian Happ's solo homer (3) 0:30
Moisés Ballesteros' two-run single 0:20
Field View: Ian Happ's solo home run 0:29
Ball 1 is overturned after ABS Challenge 0:27
Yoán Moncada's two-run homer (1) 0:28
Edward Cabrera fans five in scoreless Cubs debut 1:08
Dansby Swanson's RBI single 0:19
Edward Cabrera strikes out Zach Neto 0:12

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Cabrera, E (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Johnson (0-1, 16.20 ERA) Rea (1 SV, 6.00 ERA)

Game ended at 7:07 PM.

22 comments

  2. Pitching, yeesh. 7 straight balls to start the game really set the tone for this game early.

  8. You think Arte watched those two wins and immediately called an emergency meeting like “*whoa whoa whoa, who authorized this? We don’t win games, we provide ***affordable family entertainment***. Get it together.*”

  11. Live and die by the long ball for the last 4 seasons really doesn’t work

    That and a starting staff that can’t get through 5 innings

  12. No one besides Soriano is capable of pitching past the 5th inning. Good luck bullpen!

  14. Why are they still trying Johnson out at the major leagues… he had a good half season at A+, they’re stunting his development so much trying this approach again. I doubt Minasian will ever get this opportunity again after his tenure is up

  16. I want Grayson Rodriguez NOW. Johnson is not to blame at all. He should be in the minors.

  17. We fans went from “We may never lose again!” to “We may never win again!”

  19. Welp. Hopefully Soriano and Kikuchi can give us a chance these next two vs the Cubs. Helps that our good bullpen pieces are rested now too.

    It’s 5 games in, but going into the season with Jack K and RJ at the backend of the rotation is realistically not going to work. It’s not their fault that the organization has forced them into being our only options with Grayson hurt. I still need to see more from Detmers, but his first start was solid. Grayson has to be a guy when he comes back too in order to be apart of the “can keep us in games” group. We’ll probably be calling up Dana or another prospect at some point in search of our No.5 starter. This lineup is promising even though they didn’t show it today. Being on the road vs two good teams, going 2-3 through 5 games is about what I’d expect. Let’s take a deep breath.

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