{"id":417964,"date":"2026-05-07T08:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=417964"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:29:15","slug":"cubs-vs-reds-series-finale-prediction-game-today-may-7-go-for-the-sweep-at-wrigley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/cubs-vs-reds-series-finale-prediction-game-today-may-7-go-for-the-sweep-at-wrigley\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs vs Reds Series Finale Prediction Game Today May 7: Go for the SWEEP at Wrigley!"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Cincinnati Reds (20-18) at Chicago Cubs (25-12) | Wrigley Field | 1:20 PM CT \/ 2:20 PM ET<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <strong>Chicago Cubs<\/strong> (25\u201312 after winning 7\u20136 in 10 innings last night) host the Cincinnati Reds (20\u201318 on a SIX-game losing streak) for the series finale at Wrigley Field. We&#8217;re on an <strong>EIGHT-GAME WIN STREAK<\/strong> with <strong>FOURTEEN CONSECUTIVE WINS at home<\/strong> (longest since 2008!)! <strong>Michael Busch walked it off AGAIN<\/strong> with bases loaded in the 10th! <strong>Shota Imanaga<\/strong> (3-2, 2.40 ERA) starts against <strong>Rhett Lowder<\/strong> (3-2, 5.09 ERA).<\/p>\n<p>This is the series finale\u2014can we SWEEP them and make it FIFTEEN STRAIGHT at Wrigley?<\/p>\n<h2>Cubs Season: 25-12 on an EIGHT-Game Win Streak!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Record: 25-12 (Thirteen Games Over .500, EIGHT-Game Win Streak, FOURTEEN Straight at Wrigley!)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re 25\u201312 and THIRTEEN GAMES OVER .500 on an <strong>EIGHT-GAME WIN STREAK<\/strong> after last night&#8217;s INSANE 7\u20136 walk-off win in 10 innings! <strong>Michael Busch<\/strong> walked it off with bases loaded for the <strong>THIRD STRAIGHT WALK-OFF WIN<\/strong>! <strong>Pete Crow-Armstrong tied it with a 2-run HR in the 9th<\/strong>! We&#8217;ve won <strong>FOURTEEN CONSECUTIVE GAMES at Wrigley Field<\/strong>\u2014longest since 2008 (also 14 games)!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last Night&#8217;s Walk-Off Win (7\u20136, 10 Innings):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Won 7\u20136 in 10 innings<\/strong> (THIRD straight walk-off!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Busch:<\/strong> Bases-loaded walk in 10th (second straight walk-off!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pete Crow-Armstrong:<\/strong> 2-run HR in 9th (tied the game 6-6!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ian Happ:<\/strong> Solo HR (9th of season, 27-game on-base streak!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trent Thornton:<\/strong> Got the win in Cubs debut (1-0)<\/li>\n<li><strong>FOURTEEN STRAIGHT WINS at Wrigley Field!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EIGHT-Game Win Streak:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swept D-Backs 3-0 at Wrigley<\/li>\n<li>Beat Reds 5-4 (Conforto walk-off HR!)<\/li>\n<li>Beat Reds 3-2 in 10 innings (Busch walk-off single!)<\/li>\n<li>Beat Reds 7-6 in 10 innings (Busch walk-off walk!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Won 18 of last 21 games<\/strong> overall<\/li>\n<li><strong>FOURTEEN consecutive home wins<\/strong> (matched 2008!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>46 home runs<\/strong> (4th in MLB!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>.258 batting average<\/strong> (7th in MLB)<\/li>\n<li><strong>5.5 runs per game<\/strong> (3rd in MLB!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>THIRTEEN GAMES OVER .500!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Shota Imanaga Today:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3-2, 2.40 ERA<\/strong> (been excellent!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>43 strikeouts<\/strong> this season<\/li>\n<li>Trying to SWEEP the Reds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ve won EIGHT STRAIGHT and FOURTEEN IN A ROW at home! Go for the SWEEP!<\/p>\n<h2>Cincinnati Reds: 20-18 on a SIX-Game Losing Streak<\/h2>\n<p>The Reds are 20\u201318 on a <strong>SIX-GAME LOSING STREAK<\/strong> after we walked them off 7\u20136 in the 10th last night. They&#8217;re COMPLETELY DEMORALIZED.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reds After Last Night:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lost 7\u20136 in 10 innings (SIX-game losing streak!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Down 4-0 in this series<\/strong> (facing the SWEEP)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elly De La Cruz:<\/strong> 3 RBIs last night (28 total)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spencer Steer and Matt McLain:<\/strong> Both homered<\/li>\n<li>Blown three straight games in the 9th\/10th innings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rhett Lowder Starting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3-2, 5.09 ERA<\/strong> (struggling this year!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>1.387 WHIP<\/strong> (allows baserunners)<\/li>\n<li>Trying to avoid the SWEEP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reds Key Players:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Elly De La Cruz:<\/strong> 10 HRs, 28 RBIs (.275 AVG)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sal Stewart:<\/strong> 9 HRs, 29 RBIs<\/li>\n<li>But losing SIX STRAIGHT at Wrigley<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What They&#8217;re Facing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cubs on EIGHT-game win streak<\/li>\n<li><strong>FOURTEEN straight wins at Wrigley<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>THREE straight walk-offs against them<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Down 4-0 in the series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Reds are BROKEN. Six straight losses. THREE walk-offs against them. They&#8217;re DEVASTATED.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Matchups at Wrigley Field<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Shota Imanaga (2.40 ERA, 43 Ks) vs Reds Lineup<\/strong><br \/>\nImanaga has been EXCELLENT (2.40 ERA). The Reds are on a SIX-game losing streak. Complete the SWEEP!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cubs Offense (5.5 RPG, 3rd in MLB) vs Rhett Lowder (5.09 ERA)<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;re the 3rd-highest scoring team in baseball. Lowder has a 5.09 ERA. ATTACK HIM for the SWEEP!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong vs Reds<\/strong><br \/>\nBusch has TWO straight walk-offs! PCA hit the game-tying 2-run HR last night! Stay red hot!<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOURTEEN-Game Home Win Streak<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve won FOURTEEN STRAIGHT at Wrigley Field (tied 2008 record!). Make it FIFTEEN against the Reds!<\/p>\n<h2>What the Cubs Need at Wrigley Field<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Shota Imanaga Dominates<\/strong><br \/>\nImanaga has a 2.40 ERA and 43 strikeouts. Shut down the Reds and complete the SWEEP!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Offense Attacks Lowder&#8217;s 5.09 ERA<\/strong><br \/>\nLowder has a 5.09 ERA. Jump on him early and SWEEP the Reds out of Wrigley!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Busch and PCA Stay Hot<\/strong><br \/>\nBusch with TWO straight walk-offs! PCA with the game-tying bomb! Keep producing!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SWEEP THEM and Make It FIFTEEN STRAIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nFOURTEEN consecutive home wins. SWEEP the Reds 5-0 and make it FIFTEEN STRAIGHT at Wrigley!<\/p>\n<h2>Cubs Fan Prediction: WE SWEEP THEM!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Final Score: Cubs 8, Reds 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shota Imanaga dominates\u20147 innings, 3 runs. Shuts down the demoralized Reds.<\/p>\n<p>We ATTACK Lowder&#8217;s 5.09 ERA for 8 runs. Ian Happ extends his on-base streak (28 games!). Seiya Suzuki drives in runs. We DOMINATE!<\/p>\n<p>The Reds score 3 but their six-game losing streak becomes SEVEN.<\/p>\n<p>Five-run win. We&#8217;re 26\u201312, <strong>FOURTEEN GAMES OVER .500<\/strong>. <strong>NINE-GAME WIN STREAK<\/strong>. <strong>FIFTEEN CONSECUTIVE WINS at Wrigley Field<\/strong>. <strong>SWEEP THE REDS 5-0<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<h2>Why the Series Finale Matters<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re 25\u201312 after winning 7\u20136 in 10 innings last night. Busch walked it off for the SECOND STRAIGHT GAME! PCA tied it with a 2-run bomb in the 9th! We&#8217;re on an EIGHT-GAME WIN STREAK with FOURTEEN STRAIGHT at Wrigley. The Reds are 20\u201318 on a SIX-GAME LOSING STREAK.<\/p>\n<p>Win today and we&#8217;re 26\u201312, <strong>FOURTEEN GAMES OVER .500<\/strong> with a <strong>NINE-GAME WIN STREAK<\/strong> and <strong>FIFTEEN CONSECUTIVE WINS at Wrigley<\/strong>. <strong>SWEEP THE REDS 5-0<\/strong> in the series!<\/p>\n<p>Can we SWEEP them? Will Imanaga dominate? Can we make it FIFTEEN STRAIGHT at Wrigley?<\/p>\n<p>We went 78\u201384 last year. Going 26\u201312 with FIFTEEN STRAIGHT at Wrigley and a SWEEP would be PHENOMENAL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go Cubs Go. SWEEP THE REDS and make it FIFTEEN IN A ROW at Wrigley!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati Reds (20-18) at Chicago Cubs (25-12) | Wrigley Field | 1:20 PM CT \/ 2:20 PM ET The Chicago Cubs (25\u201312 after winning 7\u20136 in 10 innings&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2279,"featured_media":417965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16757],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-417964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.4 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cubs vs Reds Series Finale Prediction Game Today May 7: Go for the SWEEP at Wrigley! | UrbanMatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/cubs-vs-reds-series-finale-prediction-game-today-may-7-go-for-the-sweep-at-wrigley\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cubs vs Reds Series Finale Prediction Game Today May 7: Go for the SWEEP at Wrigley!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cincinnati Reds (20-18) at Chicago Cubs (25-12) | Wrigley Field | 1:20 PM CT \/ 2:20 PM ET The Chicago Cubs (25\u201312 after winning 7\u20136 in 10 innings&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/cubs-vs-reds-series-finale-prediction-game-today-may-7-go-for-the-sweep-at-wrigley\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UrbanMatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/Pluggchicago\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-07T13:29:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-vs-Reds-May-7.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"572\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UMatterChicago\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UMatterChicago\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/cubs-vs-reds-series-finale-prediction-game-today-may-7-go-for-the-sweep-at-wrigley\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/cubs-vs-reds-series-finale-prediction-game-today-may-7-go-for-the-sweep-at-wrigley\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"David\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#\/schema\/person\/691b7b63a0a986717e29c945c127c4ee\"},\"headline\":\"Cubs vs Reds Series Finale Prediction Game Today May 7: Go for the SWEEP at Wrigley!\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-07T13:29:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/cubs-vs-reds-series-finale-prediction-game-today-may-7-go-for-the-sweep-at-wrigley\/\"},\"wordCount\":838,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/cubs-vs-reds-series-finale-prediction-game-today-may-7-go-for-the-sweep-at-wrigley\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cubs-vs-Reds-May-7.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/cubs-vs-reds-series-finale-prediction-game-today-may-7-go-for-the-sweep-at-wrigley\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/cubs-vs-reds-series-finale-prediction-game-today-may-7-go-for-the-sweep-at-wrigley\/\",\"name\":\"Cubs vs Reds Series Finale Prediction Game Today May 7: Go for the SWEEP at Wrigley! 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