MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/14/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2814 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (52-97) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Chicago Cubs (88-61) 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 X 5 6 0
Cubs Win at Home, 5-1
Starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo was a major factor in the 5-1 Chicago Cubs triumph over the Tampa Bay Rays. Chicago is now 88-61, Tampa Bay 52-97.

Gleyber Torres had a big solo home run for the Cubs in the bottom of the sixth inning. With Chicago leading 1-0 and the bases empty, he sized up a fastball from 30-year old right-handed pitcher Tylor Megill and punished it. The result was his 20th home run of the season, which put the Cubs on top, 2-0.

Chicago manager Bryan H praised his team's "energy."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 18 57
T. France 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .243 18 67
A. Toro 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .254 18 75
S. Taylor 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .208 1 28
   a-C. Mitchell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 18 64
C. Arroyo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 5 26
K. Corona CF 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .182 3 25
J. Bauers DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .181 19 48
Z. McKinstry LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .216 4 41
R. Marchan C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .207 1 19
Totals 28 1 3 1 3 13 11      
a - C. Mitchell pinch hit for S. Taylor in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Toro (38, 7th Inning off J. Luzardo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. France (18, 7th Inning off J. Luzardo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Springer , T. France 4 , A. Toro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Springer , K. Corona
GIDP: C. Mitchell
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bauers (14)
CS: K. Corona (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Suwinski LF 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .251 41 93
J. Rodriguez CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .280 34 110
J. Naylor 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276 28 82
G. Torres 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .277 20 82
G. Stanton DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .229 29 84
W. Smith C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .245 18 60
D. Swanson SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .241 18 48
D. Moore 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .221 18 55
D. Myers RF 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .260 9 44
Totals 29 5 6 5 4 12 8      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Stanton 2 (20, 2nd Inning off T. Megill, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off D. Santana, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Myers (20, 5th Inning off T. Megill, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Torres (20, 6th Inning off T. Megill, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Myers (9, 7th Inning off D. Santana, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Torres 4 , G. Stanton 4 , W. Smith , D. Myers 6
2-out RBI: G. Torres , W. Smith , D. Myers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Suwinski , G. Stanton , D. Swanson
Sac Fly: J. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Suwinski 2 (34) , D. Swanson (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Naylor)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Megill L (6-14) 5.2 3 2 2 2 9 1 92 5.23   
D. Santana 0.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 27 5.83   
T. Stephan 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.97   
M. Vasil 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Megill 62
Batters Faced: T. Megill 22, D. Santana 6, T. Stephan 5, M. Vasil 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Megill 5-3, D. Santana 0-0, T. Stephan 0-3, M. Vasil 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Megill 92-58, D. Santana 27-15, T. Stephan 25-14, M. Vasil 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stephan 1-1 , M. Vasil 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Luzardo W (9-12) 6.0 2 1 1 2 8 1 85 3.52   
D. Bednar H (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 4.34   
H. Gaddis 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 4.22   
C. Green 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Luzardo 70
Batters Faced: J. Luzardo 21, D. Bednar 3, H. Gaddis 4, C. Green 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Luzardo 2-7, D. Bednar 1-0, H. Gaddis 0-1, C. Green 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Luzardo 85-59, D. Bednar 18-12, H. Gaddis 19-13, C. Green 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bednar 1-0 , C. Green 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Luzardo
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 40967
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