Walker Homers Twice, Astros Beat Cubs 3-0 as Chicago Loses 7 Straight for First Time Since 2022
Walker drove in three runs and Houston’s pitching held Chicago to three hits as the Cubs dropped their seventh straight game.
- On Saturday, May 23, 2026, Christian Walker homered twice with three RBIs to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, extending Chicago's losing streak to seven games.
- Manager Craig Counsell rearranged his lineup to spark the offense, but the Cubs fell for the 11th time in 13 games, marking their longest losing skid in four years.
- Walker hit a two-run homer in the first inning and added his 13th home run in the fourth against starter Colin Rea, while Houston's pitching staff limited Chicago to just three hits.
- Counsell defended the lineup changes, saying, "Shake-up was probably the thing we were after," though he acknowledged the team's offensive struggles remain severe.
- Houston RHP Peter Lambert faces Chicago LHP Shota Imanaga on Sunday as the Cubs attempt to break their seven-game losing streak, which matches their longest slide since July 2022.
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Lineup changes don’t help Chicago Cubs, who are held to 3 hits in a 3-0 loss, their 7th in a row
Craig Counsell rearranged the Chicago Cubs lineup vs. the Houston Astros. It produced a similar result to the last 13 games, in which the Cubs have lost 11 games and five series.
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsCubs offense stays silent in seventh straight loss
When Anthony Rizzo was introduced to sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” and shown on the Wrigley Field video board, Saturday’s season-high crowd of 40,017 erupted. Rizzo was joined by two cancer patients as part of the team’s Cubs for a Cure fundraiser, giving people something to cheer about.Then the seventh-inning stretch ended and the Cubs fans had to watch the offense try to hit again. Predictably, Rizzo’s performance was it for any sustaine…
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Walker homers twice, Astros beat Cubs 3-0 as Chicago loses 7 straight for first time since 2022
Christian Walker homered twice with three RBIs, and the Houston Astros beat Chicago 3-0 to extend the Cubs’ losing streak to seven, their longest skid in four years.
Christian Walker Powers Astros Past Cubs - Sport Relay
Astros 3, Cubs 0 The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs, 3–2, on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field after Christian Walker delivered two home runs. Additionally, Astros pitching limited the Cubs to only three hits. Walker accounted for every Astros run, with two home runs and three RBI. Meanwhile, Astros pitchers tossed a combined shutout and consistently prevented the Cubs from generating offensive momentum. As a result, the Astros opene…
Walker Homers Twice, Astros Beat Cubs 3-0 For Chicago's 7th-Straight Loss
Christian Walker homered twice with three RBIs, and the Houston Astros beat Chicago 3-0 Saturday to extend the Cubs' losing streak to seven, their longest skid in four years. Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) allowed two hits in six innings, struck out six and walked three as the Astros won their second straight and third in four games. Three relievers followed, with Bryan King working around a ninth-inning single to finish a three-hitter for his sixth save. C…
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