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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 6, Chi. Cubs 3
When: 6:40 PM ET, Saturday, September 20, 2025
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - David Rackley, 1B - Brian Walsh, 2B - Edwin Moscoso, 3B - Chad Whitson
Attendance: 31756
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cincinnati 00201012-690
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Michael Busch 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .255
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .301
Ian Happ LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .241
Moises Ballesteros DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .267
Dansby Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
Matt Shaw 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223
Willi Castro RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .177
     Seiya Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242
Reese McGuire C 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .227
     Kevin Alcantara PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
     Carson Kelly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Totals 34 3 7 3 1 7 9  
Batting
2B - Matt Shaw (21), Willi Castro (2), Reese McGuire (2)
HR - Michael Busch (30), Reese McGuire (9)
TB - Michael Busch 4, Nico Hoerner 2, Matt Shaw 2, Willi Castro 2, Reese McGuire 6
RBI - Michael Busch (82), Reese McGuire 2 (24)
2-Out RBI - Reese McGuire (13)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Moises Ballesteros (5), Dansby Swanson (76), Seiya Suzuki (46)
Team LOB - 5
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Javier Assad 4.0 3 2 2 2 2 0 4.26
Drew Pomeranz (L 2-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2.30
Aaron Civale 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3.94
Andrew Kittredge 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 3.66
WP - Javier Assad
Pitches-Strikes - Javier Assad 74-43, Drew Pomeranz 13-10, Aaron Civale 29-18, Andrew Kittredge 19-14
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Javier Assad 4-3, Drew Pomeranz 0-0, Aaron Civale 1-1, Andrew Kittredge 0-1
Batters Faced - Javier Assad 18, Drew Pomeranz 5, Aaron Civale 8, Andrew Kittredge 5
Cincinnati
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
TJ Friedl CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .259
Spencer Steer 1B-LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .243
Gavin Lux DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263
     Miguel Andujar PH-DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
Austin Hays LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .266
     Sal Stewart 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
Will Benson RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231
     Noelvi Marte PH-RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .272
Elly De La Cruz SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .262
Tyler Stephenson C 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .224
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .238
Matt McLain 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .223
Totals 34 6 9 6 2 9 15  
Batting
2B - Elly De La Cruz (31)
HR - TJ Friedl (13), Spencer Steer (21), Tyler Stephenson (12)
TB - TJ Friedl 5, Spencer Steer 4, Miguel Andujar, Will Benson, Noelvi Marte, Elly De La Cruz 2, Tyler Stephenson 4, Matt McLain
RBI - TJ Friedl (50), Spencer Steer 2 (74), Will Benson (41), Tyler Stephenson 2 (48)
2-Out RBI - Will Benson (13)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Elly De La Cruz (59), Ke'Bryan Hayes (64), Matt McLain (49)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
SB - Noelvi Marte (9, 2nd off Kittredge/Kelly), Elly De La Cruz (36, 2nd off Assad/McGuire), Matt McLain (18, 2nd off Assad/McGuire)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Zack Littell (W 2-0) 5.0 3 2 2 1 4 2 4.62
Graham Ashcraft (H 19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.26
Chase Burns (H 1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.99
Tony Santillan (H 31) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45
Emilio Pagán (SV 29) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.06
Pitches-Strikes - Zack Littell 73-47, Graham Ashcraft 6-4, Chase Burns 36-24, Tony Santillan 8-6, Emilio Pagán 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zack Littell 4-2, Graham Ashcraft 3-0, Chase Burns 1-2, Tony Santillan 1-0, Emilio Pagán 1-1
Batters Faced - Zack Littell 19, Graham Ashcraft 3, Chase Burns 7, Tony Santillan 2, Emilio Pagán 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Tony Santillan 2-0