Chicago White Sox @ Chicago Cubs
White Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BVargas (10, Pressly)
- HRVargas 2 (5, 1st inning off Horton 1 on, 2 Out, 3rd inning off Horton 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIVargas 3 (19)
- 2Out RBIVargas 3
- GIDPBaldwin
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-6 (Palacios 0-1, Robert Jr. 0-1, Vaughn 0-1, Vargas 1-1, Quero 0-1, Meidroth 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMeidroth (4, 2nd base off Horton/Kelly)
- Fielding
- EThaiss 2 (5, catch, throw)
Cubs Hitting
a-struck out looking for Berti in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BKelly (3, Smith); Hoerner (9, Castro); Suzuki 2 (9, Gómez, Smith)
- 3BTucker (4, Smith)
- HRCrow-Armstrong (12, 2nd inning off Smith 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBISwanson (25), Hoerner (18), Suzuki 2 (37), Crow-Armstrong 6 (36), Ballesteros 2 (2)
- 2Out RBISuzuki, Crow-Armstrong 5
- SFSwanson; Suzuki
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP6-18 (Berti 0-2, Kelly 1-2, Swanson 0-1, Tucker 0-1, Lopez 0-1, Hoerner 0-2, Busch 0-1, Suzuki 1-2, Crow-Armstrong 3-3, Ballesteros 1-3)
- Baserunning
- SBHoerner (9, 2nd base off Gilbert/Thaiss)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Hoerner-Swanson-Busch , Hoerner-Lopez-Busch)
White Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Smith(L, 1-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 89-59 | 2.05 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 4.85 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 5.40 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-14 | 13.50 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-16 | 7.16 |
| 8.0 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 160-101 |
- Pitching
- WPSmith ( 2)
- HBPBusch 2 (by Eisert, Gómez)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedCastro 4/7; Gilbert 0/2; Gómez 2/7; Eisert 1/4; Smith 18/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesCastro-6-2-2-4; Gilbert-0-3-3-1; Gómez-2-2-6-6; Eisert-1-0-1-3; Smith-13-16-11-18
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsCastro 1-1; Gómez 2-1; Eisert 0-1; Smith 6-6
- Game ScoresS Smith 43
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Horton(W, 2-0) |
D. Palencia(H, 4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 79-52 | 6.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-12 | 1.29 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-9 | 2.93 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 6.46 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 4.76 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 134-89 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedThielbar 3/4; Pressly 3/4; Merryweather 1/3; Horton 15/21; Palencia 2/4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesThielbar-3-2-0-4; Pressly-2-3-2-3; Merryweather-0-3-1-2; Horton-12-6-15-19; Palencia-2-1-5-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsThielbar 1-2; Pressly 1-1; Merryweather 1-0; Horton 7-5; Palencia 1-2
- Game ScoresC Horton 43
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHW | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vargas homered to left (402 feet), Meidroth scored. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Ballesteros grounded into fielder's choice to first, Busch scored, Kelly to third. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | Hoerner grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kelly scored on error by catcher Thaiss, Ballesteros to second. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | Crow-Armstrong homered to right (396 feet), Ballesteros scored and Hoerner scored. | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2nd | Suzuki doubled to center, Tucker scored. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3rd | Vargas homered to center (406 feet). | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6th | Crow-Armstrong singled to right, Hoerner scored. | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6th | Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to center, Crow-Armstrong scored. | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7th | Crow-Armstrong singled to center, Ballesteros scored and Hoerner scored. | 3 | 10 | ||
| 8th | Swanson hit sacrifice fly to right, Suzuki scored, Busch to third. | 3 | 11 | ||
| 8th | Ballesteros singled to right, Busch scored, Kelly to third. | 3 | 12 | ||
| 8th | Hoerner grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kelly scored, Ballesteros out at second. | 3 | 13 | ||
CHC win 3-0
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 16 May 2025
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,171
Game Time:2:52
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Chris Conroy
- First Base Umpire - Brennan Miller
- Second Base Umpire - Jeremie Rehak
- Third Base Umpire - John Tumpane
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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 |

