Astros win at Wrigley for first time in 13 years while Cubs drop sixth game in a row
Houston finally emerged victorious against its former division foe, as Chicago slid to 2-10 in its past 12 games.
Coming into Friday, the Houston Astros hadn’t won at Wrigley Field since 2013, the year they moved from the NL Central to the AL West. They ended that drought at the Friendly Confines with a 4-2 victory over a Cubs team that’s now lost six straight games and 10 of their past 12 following a head-turning 27-12 start to the year. Just two weeks ago, the Cubs (29-22) polished off their second 10-game win streak of the 2026 campaign — the club’s first time accomplishing that single-season feat in 91 years — and now they’re floundering at home, where they’ve dropped four in a row.
Meanwhile, the Astros (21-31) still haven’t scored more than four runs since May 8, but they’re straining to keep their season afloat. On Friday, as has often been the case this year, Spencer Arrighetti gave a shot in the arm to an injury-riddled Houston pitching staff. The right-handed starter spun five innings of shutout ball.
He wasn’t without the command issues that have held him, plunking back-to-back batters and clocking out with four walks; however, he struck out five and conceded only two hits while escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the third and ultimately lowering his ERA to 1. 32 on the year. That ERA is the ninth lowest posted by an Astros pitcher through their first seven starts of a season, according to The Athletic’s Chandler Rome, via Stathead .
The @Astros lineup looked a bit different the last time they won a game at Wrigley Field 👀 (h/t @brianmctaggart ) pic. twitter. com/BeZRbtHkez — MLB (@MLB) May 22, 2026 The Astros staked themselves to a 4-0 lead in the fifth inning, thanks to a pinch-hit RBI single from Brice Matthews.