Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs, Aug 25, 2026 Box Score

CubsChicago CubsCHC

4-5

Final

D-backsArizona DiamondbacksAZ

August 25, 2026, 9:40 PM ET | Chase Field

Last 5 Form

Chicago Cubs

2-3

Last 5

Arizona Diamondbacks

3-2

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Chicago Cubs

Clay Holmes

Recorded starter

Arizona Diamondbacks

Brandon Pfaadt

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 25, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Chicago Cubs	76-56	.576	#2	#1	5.0
Arizona Diamondbacks	69-63	.523	#3	#4	11.0

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Chicago CubsArizona Diamondbacks

.767

OPS

.720

220

166

850

Runs

739

4.12

ERA

4.18

1.26

WHIP

1.28

1260

Strikeouts by pitchers

1140

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Chicago Cubs

Hitters

Ian Happ

7 H, 3 HR, 10 RBI

Alex Bregman

5 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Pedro Ramírez

7 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Pitchers

Kevin Gausman

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Clay Holmes

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Aaron Civale

4.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Arizona Diamondbacks

Hitters

Tim Tawa

7 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Jordan Lawlar

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Ryan Waldschmidt

3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Eduardo Rodriguez

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Dennis Santana

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 2.46 ERA

Merrill Kelly

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 4.77 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Clay Holmes

Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Ian Happ

Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick

Brandon Pfaadt

Arizona Diamondbacks, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Chicago Cubs 4: CHC 7 hits, AZ 5 hits; CHC 0 errors, AZ 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago Cubs	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	7	0
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	5	5	0

Box Score

Batting

Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.

Chicago Cubs batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Seiya SuzukiRF	4	2	2	0	0	0	0
Michael Busch1B	3	1	2	1	1	1	0
Alex Bregman3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ian HappLF	4	1	1	3	0	1	1
Nico HoernerSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pedro Ramírez2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Michael ConfortoDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Miguel AmayaC	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	32	4	7	4	2	5	1

Geraldo Perdomo led Arizona Diamondbacks with 2 hits and 2 RBI.

Arizona Diamondbacks batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Lars NootbaarDH	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
Corbin CarrollRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Gabriel MorenoC	3	1	1	1	1	0	0
Geraldo PerdomoSS	3	0	2	2	1	0	0
Max KeplerLF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Nolan Arenado3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tim Tawa1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jose FernandezPR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ildemaro Vargas2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jordan LawlarCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jorge BarrosaPR/CF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan WaldschmidtPH	1	1	1	2	0	0	1
Totals	31	5	5	5	4	6	1

Pitching

Clay Holmes went 7.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (5 SO, 0 ER); Brandon Pfaadt went 6.2 innings for Arizona Diamondbacks (3 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Chicago Cubs
Clay Holmes	7.0	2	0	0	2	5	0
Daniel Palencia	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	0
Jacob Webb	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1
Arizona Diamondbacks
Brandon Pfaadt	6.2	6	4	4	2	3	1
Dennis Santana	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Justin Martinez	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

T4
Home Run Ian Happ homers (23) on a line drive to right field. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch scores. CHC 3, AZ 0
T6
Single Michael Busch singles on a fly ball to left fielder Max Kepler. Seiya Suzuki scores. CHC 4, AZ 0
B8
Double Gabriel Moreno doubles (28) on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jorge Barrosa scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. CHC 4, AZ 1
B8
Single Geraldo Perdomo singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Lars Nootbaar scores. Gabriel Moreno scores. Geraldo Perdomo to 2nd. CHC 4, AZ 3
B9
Home Run Ryan Waldschmidt homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Jose Fernandez scores. CHC 4, AZ 5

Play-by-Play

All 71 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Home Run Ryan Waldschmidt homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Jose Fernandez scores. CHC 4, AZ 5
B9
Lineout Ildemaro Vargas lines out to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 4, AZ 3
B9
Walk Tim Tawa walks. CHC 4, AZ 3
B9
Lineout Nolan Arenado lines out to shortstop Nico Hoerner. CHC 4, AZ 3
T9
Strikeout Michael Conforto called out on strikes. CHC 4, AZ 3
T9
Single Pedro Ramírez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ildemaro Vargas, deflected by first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 4, AZ 3
T9
Flyout Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll in foul territory. CHC 4, AZ 3
B8
Groundout Max Kepler grounds out, pitcher Jacob Webb to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 4, AZ 3
B8
Single Geraldo Perdomo singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Lars Nootbaar scores. Gabriel Moreno scores. Geraldo Perdomo to 2nd. CHC 4, AZ 3
B8
Double Gabriel Moreno doubles (28) on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Jorge Barrosa scores. Lars Nootbaar to 3rd. CHC 4, AZ 1
B8
Strikeout Corbin Carroll strikes out swinging. CHC 4, AZ 0
B8
Walk Lars Nootbaar walks. Jorge Barrosa to 2nd. CHC 4, AZ 0
B8
Hit By Pitch Jordan Lawlar hit by pitch. CHC 4, AZ 0
B8
Flyout Ildemaro Vargas flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 4, AZ 0
T8
Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 4, AZ 0
T8
Groundout Alex Bregman grounds out softly to pitcher Dennis Santana. CHC 4, AZ 0
T8
Strikeout Michael Busch strikes out swinging. CHC 4, AZ 0
B7
Groundout Tim Tawa grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 4, AZ 0
B7
Strikeout Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging. CHC 4, AZ 0
B7
Groundout Max Kepler grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 4, AZ 0
T7
Flyout Seiya Suzuki flies out to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. CHC 4, AZ 0
T7
Walk Pete Crow-Armstrong challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Michael Conforto to 2nd. CHC 4, AZ 0
T7
Flyout Miguel Amaya flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd. CHC 4, AZ 0
T7
Single Michael Conforto singles on a line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Pedro Ramírez to 2nd. CHC 4, AZ 0
T7
Hit By Pitch Pedro Ramírez hit by pitch. CHC 4, AZ 0
T7
Groundout Nico Hoerner grounds out, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 4, AZ 0
B6
Lineout Geraldo Perdomo lines out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 4, AZ 0
B6
Groundout Gabriel Moreno grounds out, pitcher Clay Holmes to first baseman Michael Busch. Corbin Carroll to 2nd. CHC 4, AZ 0
B6
Single Corbin Carroll singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. CHC 4, AZ 0
B6
Groundout Lars Nootbaar grounds out, catcher Miguel Amaya to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 4, AZ 0
T6
Strikeout Ian Happ strikes out swinging. CHC 4, AZ 0
T6
Grounded Into DP Alex Bregman grounds into a double play, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. Michael Busch out at 2nd. Alex Bregman out at 1st. CHC 4, AZ 0
T6
Single Michael Busch singles on a fly ball to left fielder Max Kepler. Seiya Suzuki scores. CHC 4, AZ 0
T6
Double Seiya Suzuki doubles (26) on a fly ball to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, deflected by second baseman Ildemaro Vargas. CHC 3, AZ 0
B5
Groundout Jordan Lawlar grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, AZ 0
B5
Strikeout Ildemaro Vargas called out on strikes. CHC 3, AZ 0
B5
Flyout Tim Tawa flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 3, AZ 0
T5
Groundout Pete Crow-Armstrong grounds out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 3, AZ 0
T5
Strikeout Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging. CHC 3, AZ 0
T5
Pop Out Michael Conforto pops out to third baseman Nolan Arenado. CHC 3, AZ 0
B4
Groundout Nolan Arenado grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, AZ 0
B4
Groundout Max Kepler grounds out, pitcher Clay Holmes to first baseman Michael Busch. Gabriel Moreno to 3rd. Geraldo Perdomo to 2nd. CHC 3, AZ 0
B4
Single Geraldo Perdomo singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Gabriel Moreno to 2nd. CHC 3, AZ 0
B4
Walk Gabriel Moreno walks. CHC 3, AZ 0
B4
Groundout Corbin Carroll grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 3, AZ 0
T4
Groundout Pedro Ramírez grounds out, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 3, AZ 0
T4
Flyout Nico Hoerner flies out sharply to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. CHC 3, AZ 0
T4
Home Run Ian Happ homers (23) on a line drive to right field. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch scores. CHC 3, AZ 0
T4
Pop Out Alex Bregman pops out to third baseman Nolan Arenado in foul territory. CHC 0, AZ 0
T4
Double Michael Busch doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Corbin Carroll. Seiya Suzuki to 3rd. CHC 0, AZ 0
T4
Single Seiya Suzuki singles on a line drive to left fielder Max Kepler. CHC 0, AZ 0
B3
Groundout Lars Nootbaar grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, AZ 0
B3
Strikeout Jordan Lawlar strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
B3
Flyout Ildemaro Vargas flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. CHC 0, AZ 0
T3
Lineout Pete Crow-Armstrong lines out to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 0, AZ 0
T3
Flyout Miguel Amaya flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CHC 0, AZ 0
T3
Groundout Michael Conforto grounds out, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 0, AZ 0
B2
Strikeout Tim Tawa strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
B2
Flyout Nolan Arenado flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 0, AZ 0
B2
Strikeout Max Kepler strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
B2
Walk Geraldo Perdomo walks. CHC 0, AZ 0
T2
Lineout Pedro Ramírez lines out to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CHC 0, AZ 0
T2
Flyout Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CHC 0, AZ 0
T2
Groundout Ian Happ grounds out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to first baseman Tim Tawa. CHC 0, AZ 0
B1
Groundout Gabriel Moreno grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch. CHC 0, AZ 0
B1
Flyout Corbin Carroll flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 0, AZ 0
B1
Flyout Lars Nootbaar flies out to left fielder Ian Happ. CHC 0, AZ 0
T1
Strikeout Alex Bregman strikes out swinging. CHC 0, AZ 0
T1
Walk Michael Busch walks. CHC 0, AZ 0
T1
Flyout Seiya Suzuki flies out to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. CHC 0, AZ 0
T1
Flyout Pete Crow-Armstrong flies out sharply to right fielder Corbin Carroll. CHC 0, AZ 0

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago Cubs, August 25, 2026

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Line Score

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