Chicago Cubs
88 - 67 .568
F
September 20, 2025, 6:40 PM
Great American Ball Park
Great American Ball Park
100 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH, 45202-4109
6
Cincinnati Reds
79 - 76 .510| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
W: Zack Littell
(W, 10-8)
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, BB
L: Drew Pomeranz
(L, 2-2)
1.0 IP, ER, 2 K, 0 BB
S: Emilio Pagán
(S, 29)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers
McGuire
2-3 | HR, 2B, 2 RBI
Friedl
2-4 | HR, K, RBI
Stephenson, T
1-3 | HR, BB, K
Chicago Cubs Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Busch 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| 2 | Nico Hoerner 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| 3 | Ian Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| 4 | Moisés Ballesteros DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| 5 | Dansby Swanson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| 6 | Pete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| 7 | Matt Shaw 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| 8 | Willi Castro RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| 1- Seiya Suzuki PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | |
| 9 | Reese McGuire C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Kevin Alcántara PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | |
| a- Carson Kelly C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | .249 |
a-Struck out for Castro, W in the 9th.
1-Ran for McGuire in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Castro, W (17, Burns, C) McGuire (2, Burns, C) Shaw (21, Pagán).
HR Busch (30, 3rd inning off Littell, 0 on, 1 out) McGuire (9, 5th inning off Littell, 0 on, 2 out).
TB Busch 4 Castro, W 2 Hoerner 2 McGuire 6 Shaw 2.
RBI Busch (82) McGuire 2 (24).
2-out RBI McGuire.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Swanson Suzuki Ballesteros.
Team RISP 2-for-7.
Team LOB 5.
Chicago Cubs Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Assad | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.26 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.30 |
| Aaron Civale | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.91 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.53 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3.83 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Assad.
Pitches-strikes Assad 74-43 Pomeranz 13-10 Civale 29-18 Kittredge 19-14 Littell 73-47 Ashcraft, G 6-4 Burns, C 36-24 Santillan 8-6 Pagán 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Assad 4-3 Pomeranz 0-0 Civale 1-1 Kittredge 0-1 Littell 4-2 Ashcraft, G 3-0 Burns, C 1-2 Santillan 1-0 Pagán 1-1.
Batters faced Assad 18 Pomeranz 5 Civale 8 Kittredge 5 Littell 19 Ashcraft, G 3 Burns, C 7 Santillan 2 Pagán 4.
Inherited runners-scored Santillan 2-0.
Umpires HP: David Rackley. 1B: Brian Walsh. 2B: Edwin Moscoso. 3B: Chad Whitson.
Weather 84 degrees, Clear.
Wind 4 mph, In From CF.
First pitch 6:43 PM.
T 2:28.
Att 31,756.
Venue Great American Ball Park.
September 20, 2025
Cincinnati Reds Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TJ Friedl CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| 2 | Spencer Steer 1B-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| 3 | Gavin Lux DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| Miguel Andujar PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 | |
| 4 | Austin Hays LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
| a- Sal Stewart 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | |
| 5 | Will Benson RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| b- Noelvi Marte PH-RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | |
| 6 | Elly De La Cruz SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| 7 | Tyler Stephenson C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| 8 | Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| 9 | Matt McLain 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | .245 |
a-Singled for Lux in the 5th.
b-Lined out for Benson in the 5th.
BATTING
2B De La Cruz, E (31, Civale).
HR Steer (21, 5th inning off Pomeranz, 0 on, 1 out) Friedl (13, 7th inning off Civale, 0 on, 0 out) Stephenson, T (12, 8th inning off Kittredge, 1 on, 1 out).
TB Andujar Benson De La Cruz, E 2 Friedl 5 Marte, N McLain, M Steer 4 Stephenson, T 4.
RBI Benson (41) Friedl (50) Steer 2 (74) Stephenson, T 2 (48).
2-out RBI Benson.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out McLain, M Hayes De La Cruz, E.
Team RISP 3-for-12.
Team LOB 6.
BASERUNNING
SB De La Cruz, E (36, 2nd base off Assad/McGuire) McLain, M (18, 2nd base off Assad/McGuire) Marte, N (9, 2nd base off Kittredge/Kelly, C).
Cincinnati Reds Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Littell | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.86 |
| Graham Ashcraft | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.26 |
| Chase Burns | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.99 |
| Tony Santillan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Emilio Pagán | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.06 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3.94 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Assad.
Pitches-strikes Assad 74-43 Pomeranz 13-10 Civale 29-18 Kittredge 19-14 Littell 73-47 Ashcraft, G 6-4 Burns, C 36-24 Santillan 8-6 Pagán 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts Assad 4-3 Pomeranz 0-0 Civale 1-1 Kittredge 0-1 Littell 4-2 Ashcraft, G 3-0 Burns, C 1-2 Santillan 1-0 Pagán 1-1.
Batters faced Assad 18 Pomeranz 5 Civale 8 Kittredge 5 Littell 19 Ashcraft, G 3 Burns, C 7 Santillan 2 Pagán 4.
Inherited runners-scored Santillan 2-0.
Umpires HP: David Rackley. 1B: Brian Walsh. 2B: Edwin Moscoso. 3B: Chad Whitson.
Weather 84 degrees, Clear.
Wind 4 mph, In From CF.
First pitch 6:43 PM.
T 2:28.
Att 31,756.
Venue Great American Ball Park.
September 20, 2025