Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
Cubs Hitting
- Batting
- 2BWisdom (6, Neris); Happ 2 (13, France 2); Mastrobuoni (2, France)
- 3BSwanson (1, France)
- HRMorel (5, 4th inning off France 0 on, 1 Out); Suzuki 2 (5, 1st inning off France 0 on, 1 Out, 3rd inning off France 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBISwanson (16), Happ (19), Morel (10), Suzuki 3 (17)
- SFHapp
- Team LOB14
- Team RISP2-10 (Wisdom 0-2, Swanson 0-2, Morel 1-3, Suzuki 1-1, Mervis 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBMastrobuoni (2, 2nd base off Montero/Diaz)
- Fielding
- EWisdom (5, fielding)
- AssistsHapp (Bregman at Home)
Astros Hitting
a-walked for Hensley in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BBregman (5, Leiter Jr.); Tucker (8, Smyly); Peña (10, Hughes)
- 3BPeña (1, Leiter Jr.)
- HRBregman (6, 1st inning off Smyly 0 on, 1 Out); Meyers (3, 9th inning off Thompson 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ. Abreu (17), Bregman 2 (21), Tucker 2 (29), Meyers 2 (13)
- 2Out RBIJ. Abreu
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP3-7 (J. Abreu 1-1, Bregman 1-1, Tucker 1-2, Alvarez 0-2, Hensley 0-1)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Hughes(L, 0-2, B, 2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 84-58 | 2.50 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-12 | 1.99 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22-14 | 2.00 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-4 | 4.22 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.70 |
| 8.1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 141-93 |
- Pitching
- IBBBregman (by Hughes).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSmyly 14/22; Leiter Jr. 3/6; Alzolay 3/5; Thompson 0/3; Hughes 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSmyly-15-14-15-13; Leiter Jr.-3-6-2-3; Alzolay-2-2-4-4; Thompson-2-0-0-2; Hughes-1-1-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSmyly 4-6; Alzolay 1-1; Hughes 1-0
- Game ScoresD Smyly 68
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Abreu(W, 2-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 72-47 | 4.11 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-10 | 4.08 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-14 | 4.40 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 6.11 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 1.40 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-11 | 1.27 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 174-104 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedNeris 1/5; Montero 3/4; Stanek 4/5; B. Abreu 1/5; Martinez 3/6; France 15/22
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesNeris-4-1-2-3; Montero-6-1-3-2; Stanek-1-7-4-2; B. Abreu-5-4-0-2; Martinez-3-1-2-4; France-18-6-5-17
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsNeris 1-1; Montero 1-1; Stanek 0-1; B. Abreu 0-1; Martinez 1-2; France 4-5
- Game ScoresJ France 19
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Swanson tripled to center, Morel scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Happ hit sacrifice fly to right, Swanson scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Suzuki homered to left (386 feet). | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Bregman homered to left (379 feet). | 3 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Suzuki homered to left (371 feet), Happ scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 4th | Morel homered to center (402 feet). | 6 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Bregman doubled to left, Peña scored. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 8th | J. Abreu singled to left, Bregman scored. | 6 | 3 | ||
| 9th | Meyers homered to left (405 feet), Diaz scored. | 6 | 5 | ||
| 9th | Tucker singled to center, Bregman scored and Peña scored, Alvarez to second. | 6 | 7 | ||
HOU wins 3-0
Game Information
Daikin Park
1:10 AM, 18 May 2023
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 35,749
Game Time:2:50
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - David Rackley
- First Base Umpire - Edwin Jimenez
- Second Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
- Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |

