Chicago Cubs
3 - 4 .429
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March 31, 2025, 10:05 PM
Sutter Health Park
Sutter Health Park
400 Ballpark Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95691
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Athletics
2 - 3 .4001 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 0 |
ATH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
W: Ben Brown
(W, 1-1)
5.0 IP, 3 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
L: Joey Estes
(L, 0-1)
4.0 IP, 6 ER, 2 K, 4 BB
S: Colin Rea
(S, 1)
3.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers

Kelly, C
4-4 | HR, 3B, 2B

Tucker
4-7 | HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI

Busch
3-6 | HR, HBP, 4 RBI
Chicago Cubs Batting
Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ian Happ LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .179 |
Gage Workman SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
2 | Kyle Tucker RF | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
3 | Seiya Suzuki DH-LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .200 |
4 | Michael Busch 1B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
5 | Dansby Swanson SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
Colin Rea P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
6 | Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
Jon Berti 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | |
7 | Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .148 |
8 | Matt Shaw 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .185 |
9 | Carson Kelly C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
Totals | 48 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 7 | .251 |
BATTING
2B Tucker 2 (4, Estes, Murdock) Crow-Armstrong (2, Spence) Kelly, C (1, Murdock) Swanson (2, Murdock) Suzuki (2, Pereda).
3B Kelly, C (1, McFarland).
HR Busch (1, 1st inning off Estes, 1 on, 1 out) Swanson (2, 1st inning off Estes, 0 on, 1 out) Kelly, C (1, 4th inning off Estes, 0 on, 0 out) Tucker (3, 9th inning off Pereda, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Busch 6 Crow-Armstrong 3 Hoerner 3 Kelly, C 10 Shaw Suzuki 3 Swanson 6 Tucker 9.
RBI Busch 4 (4) Crow-Armstrong (2) Hoerner (2) Kelly, C 5 (5) Suzuki (3) Swanson 3 (5) Tucker 3 (10).
2-out RBI Tucker Busch 2 Swanson 2 Kelly, C 2 Hoerner Crow-Armstrong.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Swanson Suzuki Crow-Armstrong 2 Workman Berti Shaw 2 Happ 2.
SF Suzuki.
Team RISP 7-for-22.
Team LOB 15.
FIELDING
DP (Shaw-Berti-Busch).
Chicago Cubs Pitching
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Brown | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.87 |
Julian Merryweather | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Colin Rea | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5.75 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Busch (by Murdock).
Pitches-strikes Brown, Be 75-45 Merryweather 7-5 Rea 40-24 Estes 85-49 Spence 34-21 Murdock 49-27 Leclerc 37-18 McFarland 24-15 Pereda 17-14.
Groundouts-flyouts Brown, Be 7-1 Merryweather 1-1 Rea 2-2 Estes 1-6 Spence 1-0 Murdock 0-1 Leclerc 2-2 McFarland 1-1 Pereda 2-0.
Batters faced Brown, Be 23 Merryweather 3 Rea 12 Estes 24 Spence 7 Murdock 11 Leclerc 8 McFarland 5 Pereda 5.
Inherited runners-scored Spence 1-1 Murdock 1-0 Leclerc 2-2.
Umpires HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Quinn Wolcott. 2B: Ramon De Jesus. 3B: Brian Walsh.
Weather 52 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 12 mph, Varies.
First pitch 7:08 PM.
T 3:10.
Att 12,119.
Venue Sutter Health Park.
March 31, 2025
Athletics Batting
Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lawrence Butler RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
Seth Brown RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
2 | Brent Rooker DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
3 | JJ Bleday CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
4 | Shea Langeliers C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
5 | Tyler Soderstrom 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .368 |
6 | Miguel Andujar LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
7 | Gio Urshela 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
8 | Max Muncy 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .188 |
9 | Jacob Wilson SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
Max Schuemann SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
Totals | 36 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .225 |
BATTING
2B Butler, L (2, Brown, Be) Muncy (1, Brown, Be).
HR Wilson (1, 3rd inning off Brown, Be, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Andujar 2 Bleday Brown, S Butler, L 2 Muncy 2 Rooker 2 Urshela Wilson 4.
RBI Muncy (2) Wilson 2 (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Langeliers 2 Butler, L.
GIDP Urshela.
Team RISP 1-for-7.
Team LOB 8.
FIELDING
E Soderstrom (1, throw).
Outfield assists Andujar (Shaw at 2nd base).
Athletics Pitching
Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joey Estes | 4.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13.50 |
Mitch Spence | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
Noah Murdock | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20.25 |
José Leclerc | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16.20 |
T.J. McFarland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
Jhonny Pereda | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
Totals | 9.0 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4.60 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Busch (by Murdock).
Pitches-strikes Brown, Be 75-45 Merryweather 7-5 Rea 40-24 Estes 85-49 Spence 34-21 Murdock 49-27 Leclerc 37-18 McFarland 24-15 Pereda 17-14.
Groundouts-flyouts Brown, Be 7-1 Merryweather 1-1 Rea 2-2 Estes 1-6 Spence 1-0 Murdock 0-1 Leclerc 2-2 McFarland 1-1 Pereda 2-0.
Batters faced Brown, Be 23 Merryweather 3 Rea 12 Estes 24 Spence 7 Murdock 11 Leclerc 8 McFarland 5 Pereda 5.
Inherited runners-scored Spence 1-1 Murdock 1-0 Leclerc 2-2.
Umpires HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Quinn Wolcott. 2B: Ramon De Jesus. 3B: Brian Walsh.
Weather 52 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind 12 mph, Varies.
First pitch 7:08 PM.
T 3:10.
Att 12,119.
Venue Sutter Health Park.
March 31, 2025