MLB Recap · April 4, 2026

Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

CHC5
Final
CLE6

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
CHC001002011570
CLE00000303-690

The Story

AI recap unavailable for archived games. The final score, win-probability story, biggest plays, and top performers are all shown below.

Win Probability

755025CHC bats firstFinalCLE win %CHC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 54% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

CJ Kayfus Home Run
Bot 8th · off Jacob Webb
+23.6%
Dansby Swanson Home Run
Top 6th · off Matt Festa
+22.8%
Ian Happ Home Run
Top 8th · off Shawn Armstrong
+18.7%
Gabriel Arias Single
Bot 8th · off Jacob Webb
+15.1%
CJ Kayfus Single
Bot 6th · off Ben Brown
+11.4%

Top Batters by WPA

CJ Kayfus+35.0%+2.0 RE24
Gabriel Arias+20.4%+1.1 RE24
Dansby Swanson+15.7%+1.3 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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