Angels vs. Cubs Game Highlights (3/30/26) | MLB Highlights

All the charms and beauties of Wrigleyville from the friendly confines of three-game series between the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago Cubs. Tonight that man, Edward Cabrera, making his Cubs debut. Fans are excited, make no mistake about it. Folks in the bleachers pumping him up and he responds back. And when you look, when you take the mound for either guy, you see those flags blowing out hard to straightaway center. Trying to keep the ball in the yard is going to be crucial. Fly ball, right center, pretty well hit. Angling over is Karl Armstrong on the track now, making the catch. Your comment about the wind immediately plays a role in this game. That ball was hit fairly well, but I didn't think it was going to get anywhere near the warning track, but it did. Mike Trout, 34-year-old, off to an outstanding start. Swing and a miss. Struck him out and he went with the curve ball. And that's another one of his pitches that can be really devastating. Gets a lot of whiffs on that pitch. Yeah, he does better than 40% and he finishes off the great Mike Trout. So here's Shonowell. Cabrera making his Cubs debut. Gets him one, two, three. Johnson at times could not find the zone or make it even close enough. And now after three walks, the Cubs have loaded the bases. Nico Horner is coming up. Bush at third, Happ at second, PCA at first. And Nico lifts this one out of the air left field. Low waits on it, makes the catch. Tagging from third and coming in to score is Michael Bush. One-nothing, Nico with the sack fly. I feel like a bit of a whim for Johnson if he gets out of here allowing just the one. Carson Kelly now. So the Cubs with a run without the aid of a hit. Popped up. Out of the shallow right center. Peraza out. Twisting and turning. In to score is Happ. And it's three-nothing. There is a windy play at Wrigley Field. Peraza, the second baseman, going out and calling. At the last second, he realized he could not make the play. Trout racing in from center, tried to make a frantic catch, and he couldn't grab it. As the two men almost collided, Cubs get a major break and lead three to nothing. Here's Ian Happ. This one has a shot. It's in to the left field bleachers. And the Cubs head on. It is four-nothing. Ian's third of the year. Ian with two left-handed home runs this year out of the three to left field. Opposite field shot. Big swing of the bat for Ian. He got this pitch away and just went with it. And when that wind's blowing out, you really don't need to pull the ball. Just stay through it. And he does. And here comes PCA. The business end landed just beyond Jose Javier. I'm in tatters. That's a good wiffle ball bat. It's left in his hand. He could have some fun with that, maybe with a tennis ball. That's like playing jarts right there. Two-two. On the ground is his glove. And safely aboard is Pete Crow Armstrong. It'll be a hit. That was not going to be an easy play with PCA going down the line. The opportunity to make a play. Kicked out of his glove. Nico Horn of the batter. Nico drove in the first run with a sack fly to left. Line drive right field. Coming on as it enters at second and third. One hopper into the stand. So now second and third. And Carson Kelly at the plate. Line drive. Caught. PCA's got nine lives out there tonight. Cow does. Looks like they had him doubled off here. Swing. By Esteros knocks in one. He knocks in two. With a two-run single. And it is 6-0. Kit Johnson hasn't been great here tonight, but he's gotten very little help from his defenders. That's opened up some doors for the Cubs, and they've been willing to walk through them. And that threw the hole on the right side to plate two. Bush gets the walk. Here's Alex Bregman. 32 years old today. Thought he looked a little taller. To base it into left field. Been turning on that one. A lot of balls hard here in the early going. Hasn't been rewarded with hits every time, but this time he gets a knock. Here is Ian Hamm. Ground ball. That's the short. Netto flips the first in time. As the runners advance. Armstrong's had a good night. A single walk and two runs scored. Enfield comes back in. 80 pitches. I wonder if this is kind of a speed limit here for Ryan Johnson. Even in the middle of the at-bat. Looks like Kurt Suzuki is going to make a change. Joey Lucchese is on the mound for the Angels. He'll try to keep this one right where it is. 6-0 the Cubs lead. And he is out looking, and he knew it. That was a good pitch right there. A sinker. Pretty much right near the heart of the plate. That's out number two. Everyone is ready on the 1-2 pitch. That's a breaking ball. It's grounded towards short. Netto has it. He throws and gets it to first in time. Horner is retired, and that will do it for the Cubs. They had a couple runners on base with no outs. But the final three in a row retired. Logan Ohapi will lead things off for the Angels in this 6th inning. Edward Cabrera still going strong. The next offering. Bounce to short toward the hole. Swanson gloves it. Sets the feet. Makes the throw to get him. One down in this 6th inning. Cubs on top. 6-0. Swing and a miss. Strike three. Cabrera gets the strikeout. And that's out number two. He's rolling along. Swing and a miss. Strike three. Zach Netto strikes out. How about six shutout innings for Edward Cabrera in his Cubs debut? And that might be the end of the night for him. You could not ask for a better debut than he turned in here tonight. Colin Ray is the new pitcher for the Cubs. Two outs here in the 7th. The Angels and the White Sox. So they're inside outs one to right and has a base hit. So that's the second hit for the Angels today. Mankata was off to a slow start here for one today with a walk. But it's a fly ball to right toward the corner. Hit pretty well near the foul pole. It's gone. A home run. So Mankata makes up for it there. Gets the two runs back as he hits his first home run of the season. And the Angels are on the board here in the 7th. Hakuna Mankata blast. That's the kind of power he has. 103 miles per hour. He's back going. This is about 380. Not easy to get it out of that far to the ballpark with the way the wind is blowing today. Corner at second. Cubs lead 6-2. And here's Moises Ballesteros. Bouncing a short. The throw will go to first. Neto throws to Shonowell in time. On the play, Horner advances to third. Two outs now. The batter is Dansby Swanson. Line drive into center field. Trout will play it out of bounds. That's RBI single for Dansby Swanson. Horner comes in. And the Cubs add on 7-2. Colin Ray trying to finish the ballgame. If he can, it would be a three-inning save, which is kind of old school. You don't see a lot of those. Zach Neto lines one to left. That's a base hit. Dropping in front of Happ. Over toward the alley. Gloving it on one hop. Getting it back in. Lead off single. Here's Trout. Line drive out into center. And P.C.A. is there. Makes the catch. And quickly fires it back in. One down and it's Shonowell on the ground. And that gets through for a base hit. Swanson lost his footing as he was moving up the middle. Trying to read the swing there. And I think he anticipated that ball being hit on the other side of him. He started to move. He started to move before the swing happened, I think. His first step is to his left. It's weird. I think he knows what pitch they're throwing. I think he's kind of reading the swing and trying to anticipate. It's the only thing I can come up with. Two on, one out. Jorge Soler of the batter. Swing and a miss. Strike three. Soler is out number two. Big strikeout for Colin Ray. And the Angels are down to their last chance. And breaking ball that actually backs up on Colin. Sometimes that's an issue for a hitter. They're tracking the ball. And I think it's going to be out away from them a little bit. And it stays in that inner lane. Fans are standing. Yohan Moncada, the batter. Cubs leading 7-2. Runners at first and second. The pitch. Two aboard. Two out. Swing and a miss. Cubs win. Colin Ray finishes it off. And you get to sing the song. Ray strikes out Moncada. Cubs start to celebrate. And it is time to fly the W here at Wrigley Field. Great pitch by Ray to get the punch out. That little slider down and in. Can't really throw it in a better spot. As he ties up Moncada to get the punch out. And a three-inning save for Colin Ray. Excellent job. Cubs win it. And game two of the series coming up tomorrow night.