Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

31-20, 16-10 Away

Final

25-27, 13-13 Home


CHC
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	0	6	3	2	13	13	2
3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	13	0

C. Flexen2-0

1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

T. Santillan0-1

0.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 1 BB

Cubs Hitting

hitters
I. HappLF
K. TuckerDH
S. SuzukiRF
P. Crow-ArmstrongCF
C. KellyC
M. Busch1B
D. SwansonSS
N. Hoerner2B
M. Shaw3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	1	0	0	1	3	.259	.351	.362
5	1	1	2	0	0	1	.276	.383	.543
5	3	3	3	1	0	1	.262	.316	.550
5	2	3	6	2	0	0	.287	.319	.589
4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.287	.416	.574
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.253	.353	.463
4	1	1	2	1	1	1	.262	.321	.477
5	2	3	0	0	0	0	.296	.338	.376
5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.306	.297
41	13	13	13	4	4	7

Batting
2BHoerner 2 (13, Suter, Greene); Suzuki (12, Greene); Crow-Armstrong (13, Rogers)
HRSwanson (11, 9th inning off Mey 1 on, 1 Out); Suzuki (13, 8th inning off Suter 2 on, 2 Out); Crow-Armstrong 2 (14, 4th inning off Greene 1 on, 1 Out, 7th inning off Santillan 3 on, 1 Out)
RBISwanson 2 (29), Tucker 2 (37), Suzuki 3 (46), Crow-Armstrong 6 (45)
2Out RBISuzuki 3
Team LOB5
Team RISP6-14 (Kelly 0-1, Shaw 0-2, Crow-Armstrong 2-2, Suzuki 2-2, Busch 0-1, Hoerner 0-1, Tucker 1-2, Happ 1-2, Swanson 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (Swanson-Hoerner-Busch)
EBoyd (2, throw); Swanson (4, throw)

Reds Hitting

hitters
T. FriedlCF
S. Espinal3B
E. De La CruzSS
A. HaysLF
S. Steer1B
T. StephensonDH
J. TrevinoC
bG. LuxPH
A. WynnsC
C. JoeRF
aW. BensonPH-RF
M. McLain2B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	1	0	1	.277	.360	.397
4	1	1	0	1	0	.269	.325	.317
5	1	1	0	0	2	.241	.314	.399
5	1	2	1	0	0	.320	.361	.580
5	1	3	1	0	0	.225	.288	.349
4	1	1	1	1	3	.186	.294	.322
2	0	0	0	1	0	.293	.330	.495
0	0	0	0	1	0	.292	.381	.409
1	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.442	.700
2	0	1	0	0	0	.364	.391	.455
2	0	0	0	1	0	.333	.415	.833
4	0	1	0	0	0	.174	.283	.310
39	6	13	4	5	6

a-walked for Joe in the 5th

b-walked for Trevino in the 7th

Batting
2BStephenson (5, Merryweather); Wynns (3, Pressly); Friedl (9, Boyd); Steer (9, Boyd)
3BHays (1, Boyd)
RBIStephenson (6), Friedl (19), Hays (21), Steer (13)
2Out RBIFriedl
GIDPJoe
Team LOB11
Team RISP5-13 (Trevino 0-2, De La Cruz 1-1, Steer 1-1, McLain 0-3, Espinal 1-1, Benson 0-2, Hays 1-1, Friedl 1-1, Joe 0-1)

Baserunning
CSFriedl (3, 2nd base by Flexen/Kelly)

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
M. Boyd
J. Merryweather
C. Flexen(W, 2-0)
B. Keller(H, 6)
D. Pomeranz
R. Pressly
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	8	4	4	2	3	93-63	3.42
0.2	3	2	2	1	0	32-20	5.79
1.1	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	1	1	17-10	2.59
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	15-9	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	16-13	5.40
9.0	13	6	6	5	6	187-123

Pitching
WPBoyd
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPomeranz 4/4; Pressly 4/4; Boyd 17/22; Keller 3/5; Flexen 2/3; Merryweather 5/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPomeranz-4-0-3-2; Pressly-2-4-4-3; Boyd-10-8-28-17; Keller-3-3-1-3; Flexen-3-0-2-3; Merryweather-5-0-10-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsPomeranz 0-2; Pressly 1-1; Boyd 4-5; Keller 2-0; Flexen 2-1; Merryweather 1-1
Game ScoresM Boyd 31

Reds Pitching

pitchers
H. Greene
S. Barlow
T. Rogers
I. Gibaut
T. Santillan(L, 0-1, B, 2)
B. Suter
L. Mey
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	3	2	2	2	2	1	83-55	2.54
1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	18-11	4.15
0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	1.42
0.1	2	3	3	0	0	0	12-8	7.11
0.0	3	3	3	1	0	1	17-10	2.63
1.2	2	3	3	1	2	1	35-21	2.63
1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	23-11	3.27
9.0	13	13	13	4	7	4	198-122

Pitching
WPSuter
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBarlow 1/4; Rogers 2/3; Suter 5/8; Gibaut 3/4; Greene 10/17; Santillan 5/4; Mey 1/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBarlow-6-3-1-1; Rogers-2-1-0-3; Suter-4-6-6-5; Gibaut-2-0-2-4; Greene-11-6-25-12; Santillan-1-1-5-3; Mey-5-0-1-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsBarlow 0-1; Rogers 1-1; Suter 1-2; Gibaut 1-1; Greene 2-8; Mey 1-2
Game ScoresH Greene 48

Scoring Summary

		CHC	CIN
1st	Espinal reached on infield single to pitcher, Friedl scored on throwing error by pitcher Boyd, Espinal to second.	0	1
1st	Hays singled to right, Espinal scored, De La Cruz to third.	0	2
1st	Steer doubled to left, De La Cruz scored, Hays to third.	0	3
3rd	Hays scored on Boyd wild pitch.	0	4
4th	Crow-Armstrong homered to right center (410 feet), Suzuki scored.	2	4
5th	Stephenson doubled to center, Steer scored.	2	5
5th	Friedl singled to right, Stephenson scored, Benson to third.	2	6
7th	Tucker singled to right, Hoerner scored and Shaw scored, Happ to second.	4	6
7th	Crow-Armstrong homered to right (350 feet), Happ scored, Tucker scored and Suzuki scored.	8	6
8th	Suzuki homered to left (373 feet), Hoerner scored and Happ scored.	11	6
9th	Swanson homered to right (363 feet), Kelly scored.	13	6

Cubs
13
Reds
6

Game 1

23/5

Cubs
4
Reds
6

Game 2

24/5

Cubs
11
Reds
8

Game 3

25/5

Cubs
0
Reds
1

Game 4

19/9

Cubs
4
Reds
7

Game 5

19/9

Cubs
3
Reds
6

Game 6

20/9

Cubs
0
Reds
1

Game 7

21/9

Great American Ball Park

11:40 PM, 23 May 2025

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 30,120

Game Time:3:26

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Bacon
First Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Second Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
Third Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi

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

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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

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