Chicago Cubs vs Boston Red Sox, July 18, 2025
July 18, 2025, 2:20 PM ET | Wrigley Field
Starting Pitchers
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Boston Red SoxChicago Cubs
.745
OPS.750
186
HR223
786
Runs793
3.70
ERA3.79
1.29
WHIP1.18
1361
Strikeouts by pitchers1265
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Marcelo Mayer led Boston Red Sox with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarren DuranLF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman AnthonyDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos NarváezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Masataka YoshidaPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Connor WongC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilyer AbreuRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor StorySS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcelo Mayer2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ceddanne RafaelaCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abraham Toro1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Seiya Suzuki led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Lucas Giolito went 5.1 innings for Boston Red Sox (6 SO, 4 ER); Colin Rea went 5.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Lucas Giolito | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Greg Weissert | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Bernardino | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Alcala | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Colin Rea | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Keller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel Palencia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
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