Christian Walker's 3-run home run leads Astros to 8-5 win over Cubs

— Christian Walker hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run fifth inning and the Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs with an 8-5 victory on Sunday.
May 24, 2026, 05:22 pm - AP
HOU
CHC
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011050001890
030000200570
P. Lambert
win

P. Lambert3-4

5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 4 BB
S. Imanaga
loss

S. Imanaga4-5

6.0 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 6 K, 1 BB
N. Pearson
save

N. Pearson1

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

HOUCHC
2ndMeyers homered to left (388 feet).10
2ndRamirez doubled to right, Ballesteros scored, Kelly to third.11
2ndCrow-Armstrong hit sacrifice fly to center, Kelly scored, Ramirez to third.12
2ndHoerner singled to right, Ramirez scored.13
3rdAllen homered to left (367 feet).23
5thPeña singled to center, Dezenzo scored and Smith scored, Allen to third.43
5thWalker homered to left center (426 feet), Allen scored and Peña scored.73
7thBusch homered to left center (378 feet), Crow-Armstrong scored.75
9thAllen singled to right, Smith scored.85
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