The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-8 on May 25, 2025 at Great American Ball Park.
Final · Great American Ball Park
Top performers
- Reese McGuire went 2-for-5 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Cubs.
- Ben Brown pitched 4.1 innings for the Cubs, allowing 8 earned runs with 4 strikeouts.
- Austin Hays went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI for the Reds.
- Nick Lodolo pitched 5.0 innings for the Reds, allowing 3 earned runs with 6 strikeouts.
Chicago Cubs box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dansby Swanson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Reese McGuire | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Shaw | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ian Happ | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kyle Tucker | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Turner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Busch | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 40 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Brown | 4.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Brasier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds box score
Batting
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | SO: Times this batter struck out — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Trevino | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elly De La Cruz | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Austin Hays | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Friedl | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt McLain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Steer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 25 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Pitching
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Lodolo | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Brent Suter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Graham Ashcraft | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis Mey | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Rogers | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 9.0 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
Before and after
- Cubs · 2025 season · Previous May 24, 2025: CHC 4, CIN 6 · Next May 26, 2025: COL 1, CHC 3
- Reds · 2025 season · Previous May 24, 2025: CHC 4, CIN 6 · Next May 26, 2025: CIN 7, KC 4