Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros

Jun 28, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CHC	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	3	0	12	15	0	7
HOU	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	0	3

loss:

L. McCullers Jr.win: Chicago Cubs logo

C. Rea

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- An assortment of fans in the right-field seats at Daikin Park arrived wearing shiny gold crowns on Saturday night. It was a similar scene one night earlier in Houston, when Kyle Tucker returned for the first time since the Astros dealt the star to the Cubs over the...

Scoring Summary

CHCHOU

1
Michael Busch walks. Kyle Tucker scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. [1 run]
10
3
Cam Smith homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Jake Meyers scores. [2 runs]
12
4
Michael Busch homers (14) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
22
4
Nico Hoerner homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
32
4
Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Matt Shaw scores. Reese McGuire to 3rd. [1 run]
42
4
Kyle Tucker homers (17) on a line drive to right field. Reese McGuire scores. Ian Happ scores. [3 runs]
72
4
Pete Crow-Armstrong out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jake Meyers. Seiya Suzuki scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
82
6
Dansby Swanson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Cooper Hummel. Kyle Tucker scores. [1 run]
92
8
Seiya Suzuki homers (22) on a fly ball to left center field. Kyle Tucker scores. [2 runs]
112
8
Michael Busch singles on a fly ball to left fielder Cooper Hummel. Vidal Brujan scores. [1 run]
122
8
Isaac Paredes homers (17) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
123

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ian HappLF	1	6	1	1	1	0	0	1	.243
2Kyle TuckerRF	4	5	4	3	0	0	1	0	.291
3Seiya SuzukiDH	2	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	.261
4Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.266
5Dansby SwansonSS	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.247
Vidal BrujanPR-SS	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161
6Michael Busch1B	2	4	1	3	1	1	1	2	.275
7Nico Hoerner2B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.294
Jon BertiPH-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.202
8Matt Shaw3B	1	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	.222
9Reese McGuireC	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.235

TOTAL	15	41	12	12	5	4	4	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Colin ReaRHP	5.0	5	2	2	2	1	79	4.37
Ryan BrasierRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12	1.46
Drew PomeranzLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	13	0.00
Porter HodgeRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	19	5.06
Ryan PresslyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	12	3.77
TOTAL	9.0	7	3	3	5	2	135	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1Isaac Paredes3B	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	.254
2Jake MeyersCF	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	.307
Taylor TrammellCF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
3Jose Altuve2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	.261
Luis Guillorme2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118
4Cam SmithRF	2	4	1	2	1	1	2	.281
5Yainer DiazDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.242
6Victor CaratiniC-1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	.240
7Christian Walker1B	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.216
Cesar SalazarC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
8Cooper HummelLF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.200
9Mauricio DubonSS	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.237
TOTAL	7	32	3	3	5	2	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Lance McCullers Jr.RHP	3.1	7	8	8	1	4	3	79	6.61
Steven OkertLHP	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2.43
Ryan GustoRHP	4.0	7	4	4	4	0	1	65	4.90
Jordan WeemsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0.00

TOTAL	9.0	15	12	12	5	4	4	160	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCHOU

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Ian Happ grounds out, pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. to first baseman Christian Walker. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Kyle Tucker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Kyle Tucker steals (20) 2nd base.
00
GROUNDOUT — Seiya Suzuki grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. Kyle Tucker to 3rd. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Pete Crow-Armstrong walks.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Pete Crow-Armstrong steals (25) 2nd base.
00
WALK — Dansby Swanson walks.
00
WALK — Michael Busch walks. Kyle Tucker scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 3rd. Dansby Swanson to 2nd. [1 run]
10
GROUNDOUT — Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Mauricio Dubon to first baseman Christian Walker. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
HIT BY PITCH — Isaac Paredes hit by pitch.
10
SINGLE — Jake Meyers singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Isaac Paredes to 2nd.
10
FLYOUT — Jose Altuve flies out to right fielder Kyle Tucker. [1 out]
10
STRIKEOUT — Cam Smith strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Yainer Diaz grounds out, second baseman Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

CHC

HOU

12Runs3

15Hits7

0Errors0

.366Batting Avg.219

41At Bats32

7Extra-base Hits3

4Home Runs2

12Runs-Batted-In3

4Walks0

3Stolen Bases0

5Strikeouts5

7Left on Base3

31Total Bases14

Game Details

Saturday, June 28, 2025 · 7:15 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 39,218 (95.3%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed