Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

88-68, 42-39 Away

Final

80-76, 44-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
N. Hoerner2B	0-4	0	0	0	.299
I. HappLF	1-4	0	0	0	.241
S. SuzukiRF	1-4	0	0	0	.242
C. KellyC	0-3	0	0	0	.255
C. SantanaDH	1-2	0	0	0	.056
M. BallesterosPH-DH	0-1	0	0	0	.261
D. SwansonSS	1-4	0	0	0	.247
J. Turner3B	0-3	0	0	0	.221
W. CastroPH	0-1	0	0	0	.175
M. Busch1B	1-3	0	0	0	.256
K. AlcantaraCF	1-2	0	0	0	.222
P. Crow-ArmstrongPH-CF	0-2	0	0	0	.245
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 7th: Crow-Armstrong flied out to center. 9th: Crow-Armstrong struck out looking.

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Taillon	7.0	5	1	0	4	82-65	3.78
B. Keller	1.0	0	0	0	1	11-7	2.13

According to ESPN Analytics

CHC

CIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Great American Ball Park

6:40 PM, 21 September 2025

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 29,661

Game Time:2:13

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Walsh
First Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
Second Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
Third Base Umpire - David Rackley

Surging Reds blank Cubs, move into tie for NL wild card spot

— The surging Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Sunday and moved into a tie with the New York Mets for the final wild card spot in the National League.

Sep 21, 2025, 10:31 pm - AP


CHC
CIN

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				CHC	CIN
		3rd	Lux doubled to right, McLain scored.	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

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

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	103	59	.636	-	W5
Chicago	89	73	.549	14	W1
Pittsburgh	82	80	.506	21	W1
St. Louis	77	85	.475	26	L4
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	28	L1

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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

Surging Reds blank Cubs, move into tie for NL wild card spot

N. Martinez11-13

J. Taillon10-7

T. Santillan7

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