Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds
Cubs Hitting
a-struck out swinging for Castro in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BMcGuire (2, Burns); Castro (17, Burns); Shaw (21, Pagán)
- HRMcGuire (9, 5th inning off Littell 0 on, 2 Out); Busch (30, 3rd inning off Littell 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIMcGuire 2 (24), Busch (82)
- 2Out RBIMcGuire.
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-7 (McGuire 1-1, Swanson 0-1, Happ 0-1, Hoerner 1-1, Busch 0-1, Suzuki 0-1, Ballesteros 0-1)
Reds Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. Steer1B-LF |
G. LuxDH |
A. HaysLF |
K. Hayes3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .362 | .373 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .312 | .422 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .349 | .369 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .349 | .400 | .566 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .316 | .454 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .306 | .543 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .277 | .454 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .312 | .466 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 | .336 | .437 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .224 | .310 | .409 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .323 | .364 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 | .304 | .350 |
| 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
a-singled to center for Lux in the 5th
b-lined out to left for Benson in the 5th
- Batting
- 2BDe La Cruz (31, Civale)
- HRStephenson (12, 8th inning off Kittredge 1 on, 1 Out); Friedl (13, 7th inning off Civale 0 on, 0 Out); Steer (21, 5th inning off Pomeranz 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIStephenson 2 (48), Friedl (50), Benson (41), Steer 2 (74)
- 2Out RBIBenson.
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP3-12 (Stephenson 1-2, Hayes 0-2, Friedl 1-1, Hays 0-1, Benson 1-1, Lux 0-1, McLain 0-1, Steer 0-1, De La Cruz 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBMarte (9, 2nd base off Kittredge/Kelly); McLain (18, 2nd base off Assad/McGuire); De La Cruz (36, 2nd base off Assad/McGuire)
Cubs Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Pomeranz(L, 2-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 74-43 | 4.26 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13-10 | 2.30 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29-18 | 4.91 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19-14 | 3.53 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 135-85 |
- Pitching
- WPAssad
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPomeranz 6/5; Kittredge 3/5; Civale 4/8; Assad 11/18
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPomeranz-2-5-0-3; Kittredge-4-4-3-3; Civale-8-4-1-5; Assad-11-4-14-14
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPomeranz 0-1; Kittredge 0-1; Civale 1-2; Assad 4-7
- Game ScoresJ Assad 48
Reds Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Littell(W, 10-8) |
G. Ashcraft(H, 19) |
C. Burns(H, 1) |
T. Santillan(H, 31) |
E. Pagan(S, 29) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 73-47 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 4.26 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36-24 | 4.99 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.45 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 3.06 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 136-90 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedPagán 2/4; Littell 12/19; Santillan 1/2; Ashcraft 1/3; Burns 6/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesPagán-2-3-1-3; Littell-13-7-13-14; Santillan-1-3-1-1; Ashcraft-1-0-0-3; Burns-3-7-8-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsPagán 1-1; Littell 4-7; Santillan 1-0; Ashcraft 3-0; Burns 1-2
- Game ScoresZ Littell 56
Scoring Summary
Inning | CHC | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Busch homered to right center (432 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Steer grounded into fielder's choice to third, McLain scored, Friedl to second. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Benson singled to center, Friedl scored, Steer to third. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5th | McGuire homered to right (346 feet). | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5th | Steer homered to left center (414 feet). | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7th | Friedl homered to right (373 feet). | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8th | McGuire doubled to right, Castro scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8th | Stephenson homered to right (360 feet), Marte scored. | 3 | 6 | ||
CIN wins 5-2
Game Information
Great American Ball Park
11:40 PM, 20 September 2025
Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 31,756
Game Time:2:28
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - David Rackley
- First Base Umpire - Brian Walsh
- Second Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
- Third Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
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 |

