The Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 on May 31, 2025 at Wrigley Field.
Final · Wrigley Field
Top performers
- TJ Friedl went 1-for-4 for the Reds.
- Nick Lodolo pitched 6.0 innings for the Reds, allowing 0 earned runs with 5 strikeouts.
- Dansby Swanson went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Cubs.
- Ben Brown pitched 6.0 innings for the Cubs, allowing 0 earned runs with 9 strikeouts.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Friedl | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Trevino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Stephenson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Spencer Steer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Elly De La Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt McLain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Graham Ashcraft | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ian Happ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Turner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carson Kelly | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Tucker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiya Suzuki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Matt Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
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 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
Before and after
- Reds · 2025 season · Previous May 30, 2025: CIN 6, CHC 2 · Next Jun 1, 2025: CIN 3, CHC 7
- Cubs · 2025 season · Previous May 30, 2025: CIN 6, CHC 2 · Next Jun 1, 2025: CIN 3, CHC 7