Michael Busch

Michael Busch went 3-for-4 with a game-tying solo home run in the eighth and a walk-off RBI single in the tenth as the Cubs knocked off the Reds, 3-2.

Fantasy Impact

Busch hit his game-tying solo home run off of Tony Santillan with one out in the eighth, then drove home Dansby Swanson with a game-winning single off of Sam Moll to lead off the tenth. Busch added a single in the fifth for his second three-hit game of the season. The first baseman is hitting .471 (8-for-17) with three doubles, one triple, one home run, and eight runs batted in across five games in May. Busch is now up to .229 on the season with three home runs and 19 RBI.

Michael Busch went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, a run scored, and four runs batted in on Sunday to lift the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Diamondbacks.

Fantasy Impact

Busch started his day with a double off of Arizona starter, Merrill Kelly, in the second and then came in to score on an RBI single from Carson Kelly. Busch walked in the third then laced a three-run triple in the fifth to blow the game open. He added a sacrifice fly in the seventh. Busch went 5-for-10 with three doubles, one triple, and six RBI in the three-game series against Arizona and has his average up to .218 with two home runs and 17 RBI for the season.

Michael Busch went 2-for-6 with a home run and four runs batted in to help the Cubs to an 8-7, 10-inning victory over the Phillies on Thursday.

Fantasy Impact

Busch continues to snap out of his brutal start to the season and has now homered in back-to-back games. He took Philadelphia starter, Christopher Sanchez, deep for a three-run shot in the third and then added his fourth RBI of the day with a groundout in the sixth. Busch was hitting .118 back on April 11 but, in 10 games since then, has gone 12-for-40 (.300) to raise his season average to .198. He recorded at least one hit in all four games in the sweep of the Phillies, finishing 6-for-18 (.333) with two home runs and seven RBI in the series.

Michael Busch had a pair of singles in four at bats, adding a walk and two runs scored, as the Cubs defeated the Mets, 12-4, on Friday.

Fantasy Impact

Busch walked and scored in the first, singled in the fourth, and then singled and scored in the eighth as he continues to try to snap out of his rough start to the year. Busch saw his average hit a season-low .118 after last Saturday's game against the Pirates but, in his four games since, he is hitting .357 (5-for-14) with three runs scored, three walks, and an RBI. He has raised his average to .169 for the year but, after hitting 34 home runs last season, is still looking for his first long ball of the 2026 campaign.

Michael Busch went 0-for-5 with a pair of strikeouts on Friday as the Cubs dropped a 2-0 decision to the Pirates.

Fantasy Impact

Busch had four hits in his first two games of the season but, since then, has gone 2-for-40 to see his average drop to .125 (6-for-48) through 13 games. He had breakout season in 2025 when he hit .261 with 34 home runs and 90 RBI. This year, however, Busch has no homers and just two runs batted in. Cubs manager Craig Counsell has batted Busch no lower than fifth in the lineup (he batted second again on Friday), but he may need to think about dropping him in the order in an effort to get his bat going.