MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/23/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2921 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (90-67) 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 12 2
Chicago Cubs (92-65) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 6 1
Mets Slap 8-4 Loss on Chicago
Led by Alex Freeland, the New York Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 8-4. Freeland went 2-4 with a home run, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once for the Mets. Luis Ortiz earned the win to go to 10-11. He allowed 4 runs on 5 hits, with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts in 6 innings of work. The Mets improved their record to 90-67 with the win over Chicago.

With New York leading 2-0 in the top of the fourth, Freeland hit a fastball from Brandon Woodruff for a 3-run home run. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 5-0.

"Winning never gets dull," said Freeland.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Simpson LF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .275 2 30
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .282 30 95
M. Olson 1B 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 .225 33 101
M. Semien 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .242 21 64
R. Devers DH 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .249 18 53
J. McCarthy RF 4 2 2 0 0 2 3 .232 6 29
A. Freeland 3B 4 1 2 5 0 1 3 .208 13 51
J. Young CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .199 1 35
J. Trevino C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .244 13 58
Totals 37 8 12 8 3 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Trevino (22, 4th Inning off R. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Olson (30, 5th Inning off R. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Olson (33, 4th Inning off B. Woodruff, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Freeland (13, 4th Inning off B. Woodruff, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Simpson 2 , B. Witt Jr. , M. Olson 6 , R. Devers 2 , J. McCarthy 2 , A. Freeland 5 , J. Trevino 2
2-out RBI: C. Simpson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Simpson , B. Witt Jr. , A. Freeland 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Simpson (88) , B. Witt Jr. (38) , M. Semien (17)
CS: C. Simpson 2 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Witt Jr. (17) , A. Freeland (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Olson, Witt Jr.-Semien-Olson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Suwinski LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .248 42 97
J. Rodriguez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .282 34 114
J. Naylor 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 31 87
G. Torres 3B 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .285 23 89
G. Stanton DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 32 93
W. Smith C 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .254 21 69
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .247 19 52
D. Moore 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .216 18 56
D. Myers RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .259 9 47
Totals 33 4 6 4 2 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Torres (35, 6th Inning off L. Ortiz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Torres (23, 4th Inning off L. Ortiz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Suwinski , J. Rodriguez , G. Torres 7 , W. Smith
2-out RBI: J. Suwinski , W. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Suwinski
GIDP: G. Stanton
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Moore (25)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Smith (6)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Ortiz W (10-11) 6.0 5 4 3 2 5 1 92 2.82   
B. Treinen H (12) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 2.97   
R. Burr 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Ortiz 51
Batters Faced: L. Ortiz 26, B. Treinen 5, R. Burr 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Ortiz 3-9, B. Treinen 1-2, R. Burr 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Ortiz 92-59, B. Treinen 30-21, R. Burr 13-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Treinen 1-0 , R. Burr 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Woodruff L (14-9) 3.1 6 5 5 1 5 2 66 3.94   
R. Thompson 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 24 3.75   
F. Whitley 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.73   
J. Leclerc 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 0 19 2.53   
D. Bednar 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.22   
A. Munoz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Woodruff 30
Batters Faced: B. Woodruff 16, R. Thompson 8, F. Whitley 4, J. Leclerc 5, D. Bednar 4, A. Munoz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Woodruff 2-2, R. Thompson 1-2, F. Whitley 1-2, J. Leclerc 0-0, D. Bednar 3-0, A. Munoz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Woodruff 66-42, R. Thompson 24-15, F. Whitley 16-10, J. Leclerc 19-17, D. Bednar 15-11, A. Munoz 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Whitley 2-0 , D. Bednar 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Freeland
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 40717
Tuesday, September 23rd , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.7 Build 77