MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/05/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2280 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (53-61) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0
Chicago Cubs (67-47) 3 0 5 0 0 3 0 0 X 11 12 1
Cubs Slap 11-3 Loss on Cincinnati
The Chicago Cubs trumped the Cincinnati Reds, 11-3, at Wrigley Field. Chicago right fielder Dane Myers was terrific. He was 2-3 with a home run. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The winner was Landon Knack, who threw 86 pitches over 5.1 innings. The right-hander was charged with 2 runs on 4 hits. The Cubs lead the National League Central Division by 14 games.

With Chicago leading 4-0 in the bottom of the third, Myers came up to bat against Cincinnati pitcher Garrett Whitlock. Myers hit a sinker to right-center for a grand slam home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Cubs on top, 8-0.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Chicago skipper Bryan H.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sanchez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233 16 44
H. Kim SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 5 20
R. Acuna Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302 32 84
B. Rooker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261 27 75
A. Rutschman C 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .247 13 36
J. Winker DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .240 15 51
J. India 2B 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 .247 10 47
B. Baty 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .206 13 35
G. Mitchell CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 10 34
   a-C. Julks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262 4 18
Totals 31 3 5 3 4 9 12      
a - C. Julks pinch hit for G. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. India (10, 4th Inning off L. Knack, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sanchez , J. Winker 2 , J. India 4 , G. Mitchell
2-out RBI: J. India , B. Baty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rooker , G. Mitchell , C. Julks
GIDP: J. Sanchez , R. Acuna Jr.
Hit by Pitch: J. India
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rutschman-India)
OF assists: 1 (Mitchell(Naylor at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Suwinski LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .259 32 72
J. Rodriguez CF 4 3 2 3 0 1 1 .277 27 88
J. Naylor 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .277 20 64
G. Torres 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .289 17 66
G. Stanton DH 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .220 21 67
D. Swanson SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .247 13 38
   a-J. Mateo PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 2 10
D. Myers RF 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .243 6 26
   b-D. Mendick PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 0 1
D. Moore 2B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .230 15 43
A. Hedges C 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 2 5
Totals 34 11 12 11 1 9 10      
a - J. Mateo pinch hit for D. Swanson in the 7th
b - D. Mendick pinch hit for D. Myers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Suwinski (24, 3rd Inning off G. Whitlock, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Rodriguez (1, 6th Inning off A. Vesia, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Stanton (21, 1st Inning off G. Whitlock, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Myers (6, 3rd Inning off G. Whitlock, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Suwinski 4 , J. Rodriguez 4 , J. Naylor , G. Torres 3 , G. Stanton 4 , D. Myers 5
2-out RBI: G. Stanton , D. Myers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Naylor , D. Moore
Hit by Pitch: J. Rodriguez , D. Swanson , A. Hedges
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Suwinski (22) , J. Rodriguez (17)
CS: G. Torres (3)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Torres (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Moore-Swanson-Naylor, Naylor-Swanson-Naylor)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Whitlock L (0-2) 2.2 7 8 8 1 2 2 62 4.66   
T. Rogers 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 41 3.93   
A. Vesia 2.0 3 2 2 0 5 0 33 3.51   
A. Heaney 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Whitlock 9
Batters Faced: G. Whitlock 16, T. Rogers 11, A. Vesia 8, A. Heaney 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Whitlock 2-3, T. Rogers 1-4, A. Vesia 0-0, A. Heaney 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Whitlock 62-36, T. Rogers 41-25, A. Vesia 33-21, A. Heaney 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vesia 1-1
Hit Batsmen: G. Whitlock , T. Rogers 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Knack W (5-2) 5.1 4 2 2 1 5 1 86 4.04   
C. Green 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.83   
L. Jackson 0.2 1 1 1 3 2 0 28 3.97   
B. Raley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Knack 56
Batters Faced: L. Knack 21, C. Green 8, L. Jackson 6, B. Raley 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Knack 5-4, C. Green 3-3, L. Jackson 0-0, B. Raley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Knack 86-54, C. Green 25-17, L. Jackson 28-13, B. Raley 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Raley 3-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Knack
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dane Myers
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 40953
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