Line Score – Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
CHC 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 0 5
CIN 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 6 9 0 6

Box Score

CIN AB R H RBI BB SO BA
CF Friedl 4 2 2 1 0 1 .259
LF Steer 4 1 1 2 0 0 .243
DH Lux 2 0 0 0 0 1 .265
DH Andujar 2 0 1 0 0 0 .312
LF Hays 3 0 0 0 0 2 .266
1B Stewart, S 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261
RF Benson 2 0 1 1 0 0 .231
RF Marte, N 2 1 1 0 0 0 .272
SS De La Cruz, E 3 0 1 0 1 1 .262
C Stephenson, T 3 1 1 2 1 1 .224
3B Hayes 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238
2B McLain, M 4 1 1 0 0 1 .223
CIN IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Littell 5.0 3 2 2 1 4 73-47 3.86
Ashcraft, G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 4.26
Burns, C 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 36-24 4.99
Santillan 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 8-6 2.45
Pagán 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 13-9 3.06
CHC AB R H RBI BB SO BA
1B Busch 4 1 1 1 0 1 .255
2B Hoerner 4 0 2 0 0 0 .301
LF Happ 4 0 0 0 0 2 .241
DH Ballesteros 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267
SS Swanson 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247
CF Crow-Armstrong 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246
3B Shaw 4 0 1 0 0 0 .223
RF Castro, W 3 1 1 0 0 0 .229
PH Suzuki 1 0 0 0 0 1 .242
C McGuire 3 1 2 2 0 0 .227
PR Alcántara 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
C Kelly, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
CHC IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Assad 4.0 3 2 2 2 2 74-43 4.26
Pomeranz 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 13-10 2.30
Civale 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 29-18 4.91
Kittredge 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 19-14 3.53

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
T3 Michael Busch homers (30) on a fly ball to right center field. 0-1
B3 Spencer Steer reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Matt Shaw. Matt McLain scores. TJ Friedl to 2nd. 1-1
B3 Will Benson singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. TJ Friedl scores. Spencer Steer to 3rd. 2-1
T5 Reese McGuire homers (9) on a fly ball to right field. 2-2
B5 Spencer Steer homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field. 3-2
B7 TJ Friedl homers (13) on a line drive to right field. 4-2
T8 Reese McGuire doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Willi Castro scores. 4-3
B8 Tyler Stephenson homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Noelvi Marte scores. 6-3

Highlights

Description Length
Probable pitchers for Cubs at Reds – September 20, 2025 0:06
Zack Littell against the Cubs 0:08
Bullpen availability for Cincinnati, September 20 vs Cubs 0:08
Bullpen availability for Chicago, September 20 vs Reds 0:08
Fielding alignment for Cincinnati, September 20 vs Cubs 0:11
Bench availability for Cincinnati, September 20 vs Cubs 0:08
Bench availability for Chicago, September 20 vs Reds 0:08
Starting lineups for Cubs at Reds – September 20, 2025 0:10
Fielding alignment for Chicago, September 20 vs Reds 0:11
Breaking down Michael Busch's home run 0:12
Measuring the stats on Reese McGuire's home run 0:12
Spencer Steer: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:12
Breaking down Javier Assad's pitches 0:04
Breaking down Zack Littell's pitches 0:04
Zack Littell's outing against the Cubs 0:24
TJ Friedl: Home Run Statcast Analysis 0:02
A deep dive into TJ Friedl's home run 0:11
The distance behind Tyler Stephenson's home run 0:12
Elly de la Cruz swipes his 36th base of the season 0:09
Michael Busch's TOWERING 30th home run of the year 0:28
Matt McLain scores on a fielder's choice 0:11
Will Benson's RBI single 0:30
Reese McGuire's solo home run (9) 0:26
Spencer Steer's solo home run (21) 0:29
Javier Assad K's Gavin Lux in the 3rd inning 0:06
Zack Littell collects his fourth strikeout 0:07
Zack Littell collects four K's against the Cubs 1:19
TJ Friedl's solo home run (13) 0:27
Ian Happ's incredible diving catch 0:31
Reese McGuire's RBI double 0:14
Tony Santillan strands runners at corners in the 8th 0:23
Tyler Stephenson's two-run home run (12) 0:27

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Littell (10-8, 3.86 ERA) Pomeranz (2-2, 2.30 ERA) Pagán (29 SV, 3.06 ERA)

Game ended at 8:12 PM.

28 comments

  3. Brilliant long con the Cubs are playing to lay down for the Reds before turning it on again for the Mets, thus ensuring that the Mets miss the playoffs.

  4. Would still rather watch this team potentially get swept tomorrow than watch whatever the Bears put on the field

  5. 0-3 since popping champagne for a fuckin playoff birth

    I don’t really like them doing that for anything but a division win or in the playoffs but if they wanted to do it they should have at least waited till they clinched the top wild card spot smh

  9. Just because you made the playoffs doesn’t mean the season is over yet…gotta still win some games.

  11. I’m probably not as concerned as I *should* be. It kinda feels like a “okay we made it lets take it easy for a set” before getting back to it.

  12. Stop serving up home runs to the Reds! They rank in the bottom third of most offensive categories in all of MLB

  14. Is there genuinely anybody out there that thinks this team isn’t going to be easily swept aside in the playoffs?

  15. Maybe should have focused on the remaining schedule rather than popping champaign for simply making it into the playoffs. I hope they wake up in the next week

  18. haven’t followed the since they clinched. what’s going on? are they sitting guys out and that’s why their losing? or is it a bigger concern?

  19. Blegh gross. Reds are desperate though. Counted 2 starters out of the pen for them, it is what it is.

  20. Cubs are going to give the Reds a playoff berth. How bad they needed this series…probably will sweep, Cubs look lethargic.

  23. More of the same since the all star break. No more clutch hits. Offense is done…put a fork in it. It doesn’t really matter what wild card seed we are. Go Cubs Go!

  25. The last three nights at wrigley they’ve had the outfield set up as a driving range, coincidence?

    Maybe but I’m still going to blame these losses on golf and anyone who enjoys it.

  27. Folks, I’m getting that 2020 deja vu feeling. Like 2020, got off to a such a hot start, which is why we made the playoffs in the first place, played terrible down the stretch, limped into the playoffs, and got knocked out very easily. (And also feeling like 2018 as well, where we completely choked down the stretch). Would have been nice for the Cubs to play like they still wanted to compete for the division.

    But, dear Chicago Cubs baseball organization – PLEASE don’t history repeat itself this year!

  28. That celebration the other day was pretty exuberant for getting to a wildcard. You didn’t win the World Series.

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