MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/21/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2914 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
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Chicago Cubs (92-64) 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Cincinnati Reds (76-80) 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 X 5 11 0
Reds Pin 5-4 Loss on Chicago
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs.

The Cincinnati Reds stopped the Chicago Cubs, 5-4, at Great American Ball Park. The Reds got a big game from Jesus Sanchez, who was 3-5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Jeremiah Estrada snagged the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit over 1.1 innings. He's now 5-4 on the season.

Sanchez had a timely hit for Cincinnati in the bottom of the sixth. With Cincinnati trailing 4-3, he turned a first pitch fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 28th home run of the season, making it 5-4, Cincinnati.

Sanchez called it "a solid win."

Cincinnati is 76-80 and Chicago, with the loss, 92-64.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Suwinski LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 42 96
J. Rodriguez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 34 114
J. Naylor DH 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .280 31 87
G. Torres 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .282 22 87
G. Stanton RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 32 93
W. Smith C 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .254 21 68
   a-J. Mateo PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 3 17
D. Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .249 19 52
D. Moore 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .217 18 56
   b-M. Mervis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .160 0 0
E. Rivera 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .275 2 8
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 9 11      
a - J. Mateo pinch ran for W. Smith in the 9th
b - M. Mervis pinch hit for D. Moore in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Smith (16, 6th Inning off J. Estrada, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rivera (2, 3rd Inning off S. Lugo, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Naylor (31, 6th Inning off S. Lugo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodriguez , J. Naylor 5 , G. Torres 2 , G. Stanton , W. Smith 3 , E. Rivera 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Torres , D. Moore 2
GIDP: G. Stanton , D. Swanson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rodriguez (23)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moore-Swanson-Rivera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sanchez LF 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .244 28 67
   d-C. Julks LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 6 29
H. Kim SS, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .246 6 32
R. Acuna Jr. RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .293 44 111
A. Rutschman C 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 .255 19 63
J. Winker DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .225 19 68
J. India 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .239 14 60
   c-R. Ritter SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
B. Baty 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .200 18 50
G. Mitchell CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .228 14 46
K. Farmer 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 2 20
   a-B. Naylor PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 8 28
   b-B. Rooker 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 40 106
Totals 34 5 11 5 4 5 22      
a - B. Naylor pinch hit for K. Farmer in the 6th
b - B. Rooker substituted for B. Naylor in the 7th
c - R. Ritter substituted for J. India in the 8th
d - C. Julks substituted for J. Sanchez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sanchez (28, 1st Inning off L. Knack, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. India (28, 2nd Inning off L. Knack, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Winker (21, 5th Inning off F. Whitley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Acuna Jr. (44, 5th Inning off F. Whitley, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Sanchez (28, 6th Inning off R. Thompson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Sanchez 7 , H. Kim , R. Acuna Jr. 5 , J. Winker 2 , J. India 2 , B. Baty 2 , G. Mitchell
2-out RBI: J. Sanchez , R. Acuna Jr. , J. Winker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , A. Rutschman , J. Winker , J. India , G. Mitchell
GIDP: B. Naylor
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Kim-India-Farmer, Kim-India-Farmer)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Knack 4.1 5 1 1 1 2 0 83 3.87   
F. Whitley 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 22 4.83   
R. Thompson L (4-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 16 3.69   
B. Raley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.34   
J. Leclerc 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0.93   
C. Green 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 3.66   
J. Quintana 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 7.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Knack 50
Batters Faced: L. Knack 19, F. Whitley 4, R. Thompson 5, B. Raley 1, J. Leclerc 3, C. Green 4, J. Quintana 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Knack 4-7, F. Whitley 1-0, R. Thompson 2-0, B. Raley 0-1, J. Leclerc 0-1, C. Green 0-1, J. Quintana 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Knack 83-54, F. Whitley 22-12, R. Thompson 16-11, B. Raley 2-2, J. Leclerc 10-5, C. Green 24-13, J. Quintana 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Thompson 1-0 , C. Green 1-0 , J. Quintana 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lugo 5.2 8 4 4 0 3 2 102 4.63   
J. Estrada W (5-4) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 5.82   
P. Sewald H (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.41   
F. Bautista SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 2.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lugo 40
Batters Faced: S. Lugo 23, J. Estrada 6, P. Sewald 3, F. Bautista 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lugo 7-5, J. Estrada 1-1, P. Sewald 1-1, F. Bautista 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lugo 102-66, J. Estrada 23-14, P. Sewald 13-7, F. Bautista 21-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Sanchez
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:40 PM ET
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 25983
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