MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/24/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2527 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Chicago Cubs (80-51) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 1
Oakland Athletics (72-58) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 0
Athletics Earn 3-2 Win Versus Cubs
The Oakland Athletics converted a terrific effort from starter Yusei Kikuchi into a win over the Chicago Cubs at Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics won the game by a final score of 3-2. With the win, Oakland upped its record to 72-58.

The Athletics got a clutch hit from left fielder Josh Lowe. In the bottom of the 11th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Athletics.

Lowe attributed the win to his team's "determination."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Moore 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .225 15 48
J. Mateo SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 3 14
J. Rodriguez CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .280 31 101
G. Stanton DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .227 25 78
J. Suwinski LF 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .266 39 88
D. Myers RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .250 7 35
   a-J. Naylor PH, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 22 74
E. Rivera 1B 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 .300 1 6
D. Mendick 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .217 0 1
J. Delay C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 0 1
Totals 38 2 7 2 2 19 11      
a - J. Naylor pinch hit for D. Myers in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Suwinski (39, 9th Inning off R. Garrett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Mateo , J. Rodriguez , J. Suwinski 4 , J. Naylor , D. Mendick 2 , J. Delay
2-out RBI: J. Delay
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mateo , J. Suwinski , J. Delay 2
Sac Bunt: D. Mendick
Hit by Pitch: D. Moore , J. Naylor
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Rodriguez (6)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Moore (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Massey 2B 5 1 1 0 1 2 5 .244 13 38
R. Lewis DH 5 1 2 0 1 1 4 .234 20 66
K. Tucker RF 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .273 26 63
   a-P. Leon CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .272 8 27
J. Lowe LF 6 0 1 1 0 2 4 .244 18 59
J. Bleday CF, RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .271 12 41
C. Keith 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267 17 62
   b-G. Urshela 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .205 7 36
S. Espinal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 2 29
C. Abrams SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .228 11 38
K. Ruiz C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 12 52
   c-N. Fortes C 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 3 17
Totals 41 3 9 3 7 10 27      
a - P. Leon substituted for K. Tucker in the 7th
b - G. Urshela substituted for C. Keith in the 8th
c - N. Fortes substituted for K. Ruiz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lewis (27, 1st Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Massey (27, 6th Inning off R. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Abrams (22, 11th Inning off J. Leclerc, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Tucker (26, 4th Inning off R. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Massey 2 , R. Lewis 3 , K. Tucker 5 , J. Lowe , C. Abrams 3 , N. Fortes
2-out RBI: J. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Massey , R. Lewis , J. Bleday 2 , S. Espinal
Sac Bunt: S. Espinal
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lowe (42)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ruiz-Massey)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gausman 3.0 2 1 1 0 5 0 43 3.50   
R. Thompson 3.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 32 3.51   
B. Raley 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.70   
H. Gaddis 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 4.50   
C. Green 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.83   
A. Munoz 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 2.21   
J. Leclerc L (0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 20 1.80   
D. Bednar 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gausman 54
Batters Faced: K. Gausman 11, R. Thompson 12, B. Raley 4, H. Gaddis 6, C. Green 5, A. Munoz 4, J. Leclerc 5, D. Bednar 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gausman 2-2, R. Thompson 2-7, B. Raley 1-0, H. Gaddis 1-2, C. Green 2-0, A. Munoz 0-0, J. Leclerc 1-1, D. Bednar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gausman 43-29, R. Thompson 32-22, B. Raley 20-12, H. Gaddis 31-19, C. Green 12-10, A. Munoz 18-10, J. Leclerc 20-8, D. Bednar 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Gaddis 2-0 , C. Green 1-0 , J. Leclerc 2-0 , D. Bednar 3-1
Balk: J. Leclerc
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Kikuchi 5.2 4 1 1 2 9 0 97 3.62   
G. Cleavinger H (9) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 3.40   
R. Garrett BS (5) 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 20 2.87   
C. Holmes 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 2.20   
N. Lodolo W (7-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Kikuchi 64
Batters Faced: Y. Kikuchi 23, G. Cleavinger 4, R. Garrett 5, C. Holmes 7, N. Lodolo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Kikuchi 3-4, G. Cleavinger 0-1, R. Garrett 0-1, C. Holmes 2-1, N. Lodolo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Kikuchi 97-56, G. Cleavinger 22-14, R. Garrett 20-14, C. Holmes 23-15, N. Lodolo 17-11
WP: Y. Kikuchi
Hit Batsmen: Y. Kikuchi , C. Holmes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yusei Kikuchi
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:07 PM PT
Time: 4:20
Attendance: 34948
Special Notes: SP Kevin Gausman was injured while pitching.
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