Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs, September 20, 2025
September 20, 2025, 6:40 PM ET | Great American Ball Park
Starting Pitchers
Chicago Cubs
Recorded starter
Cincinnati Reds
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Chicago CubsCincinnati Reds
.750
OPS.706
223
HR167
793
Runs716
3.79
ERA3.86
1.18
WHIP1.22
1265
Strikeouts by pitchers1380
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
Chicago Cubs, MLBDB pick
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Nico Hoerner and Reese McGuire led Chicago Cubs with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Busch1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nico Hoerner2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian HappLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Moisés BallesterosDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dansby SwansonSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Shaw3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willi CastroRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seiya SuzukiPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reese McGuireC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin AlcántaraPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson KellyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
TJ Friedl led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ FriedlCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spencer Steer1B/LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gavin LuxDH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel AndujarPH/DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HaysLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sal Stewart1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Will BensonRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noelvi MartePH/RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elly De La CruzSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler StephensonC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt McLain2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Pitching
Javier Assad went 4.0 innings for Chicago Cubs (2 SO, 2 ER); Zack Littell went 5.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (4 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Javier Assad | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Aaron Civale | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Zack Littell | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Graham Ashcraft | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Burns | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Santillan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emilio Pagán | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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