Tampa Bay Rays vs. Chicago Cubs

Sep 12, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TB	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	2
CHC	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	-	6	12	0	10

loss:

S. Bazwin: Chicago Cubs logo

M. Boydsave: Chicago Cubs logo

A. Kittredge

Game Recap

CHICAGO -- One of the Cubs’ trademarks early on this season was steady production throughout the entirety of the lineup. On Friday afternoon, that was on display during Chicago’s 6-4 win over Tampa Bay in the opener of a three-game set at Wrigley Field. “We had baserunners. We had pressure,”...

Scoring Summary

TBCHC

1
Christopher Morel homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Chandler Simpson scores. Yandy Diaz scores. [3 runs]
30
2
Dansby Swanson doubles (21) on a ground ball to center fielder Everson Pereira, deflected by shortstop Carson Williams. Nico Hoerner scores. [1 run]
31
2
Michael Busch singles on a line drive to right fielder Jake Mangum. Dansby Swanson scores. Willi Castro to 3rd. [1 run]
32
2
Ian Happ singles on a line drive to center fielder Everson Pereira. Willi Castro scores. Michael Busch to 3rd. [1 run]
33
3
Moises Ballesteros triples (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Mangum. Nico Hoerner scores. [1 run]
34
3
Matt Shaw grounds into a force out, shortstop Carson Williams to second baseman Richie Palacios. Moises Ballesteros scores. Dansby Swanson to 3rd. Willi Castro out at 2nd. Matt Shaw to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
35
4
Nick Fortes singles on a line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jake Mangum scores. [1 run]
45
4
Ian Happ homers (21) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
46

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Chandler SimpsonLF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.291
2Yandy Diaz1B	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	.290
3Christopher MorelDH	1	4	1	3	2	0	1	0	.225
4Junior Caminero3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
5Jake MangumRF	2	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.297
6Everson PereiraCF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.146
Josh LowePH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.236
7Richie Palacios2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.273
8Nick FortesC	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.216
9Carson WilliamsSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.185
TOTAL	5	31	4	4	6	2	1	5	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Shane BazRHP	2.1	6	5	5	5	3	0	67	5.15
Edwin UcetaRHP	1.2	2	1	1	1	0	1	29	3.65
Kevin KellyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	5.23
Griffin JaxRHP	1.0	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	4.65
Eric OrzeRHP	1.1	3	0	0	1	2	0	37	3.02
Garrett CleavingerLHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1.98
TOTAL	8.0	12	6	6	12	5	1	176	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Michael Busch1B	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.256
2Ian HappLF	3	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	.241
3Carson KellyC	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	5	.255
4Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	4	.249
5Nico Hoerner2B	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.296
6Moises BallesterosDH	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.273
7Dansby SwansonSS	1	3	1	1	2	0	0	1	.246
8Willi CastroRF	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	.232
9Matt Shaw3B	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	4	.224

TOTAL	12	34	6	6	12	5	1	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew BoydLHP	5.0	5	4	4	1	2	1	83	3.05
Porter HodgeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	5.83
Drew PomeranzLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	2.28
Brad KellerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	2.10
Andrew KittredgeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	3.38

TOTAL	9.0	5	4	4	6	2	1	131	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTBCHC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ.
00
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Matthew Boyd. Chandler Simpson to 2nd.
00
WALK — Yandy Diaz walks.
00
HOME RUN — Christopher Morel homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Chandler Simpson scores. Yandy Diaz scores. [3 runs]
30
GROUNDOUT — Junior Caminero grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. [1 out]
30
SINGLE — Jake Mangum singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
30
FLYOUT — Everson Pereira flies out to right fielder Willi Castro. [2 outs]
30
GROUNDOUT — Richie Palacios grounds out, shortstop Dansby Swanson to first baseman Michael Busch. [3 outs]
30
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Yandy Diaz. [1 out]
30
STRIKEOUT — Ian Happ called out on strikes. [2 outs]
30
SINGLE — Carson Kelly singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
30
STRIKEOUT — Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
30

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Team Stats

CHC

4Runs6

5Hits12

0Errors0

.161Batting Avg.353

31At Bats34

1Extra-base Hits5

1Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In6

2Walks5

0Stolen Bases0

6Strikeouts12

2Left on Base10

8Total Bases21

Game Details

Friday, September 12, 2025 · 2:20 PM

Wrigley Field · Chicago, IL

attendance: 38,794 (93.1%)

weather: 80 degrees, cloudy