Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros

Jun 27, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

C. Hortonwin: Houston Astros logo

B. Waltersave: Houston Astros logo

J. Hader

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- With much of the attention on Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker in his return to Daikin Park for the first time since he was dealt, his replacement -- 22-year-old rookie Cam Smith \-\- offered a reminder of why the Astros were so thrilled to get him as part...

Scoring Summary

CHCHOU

3
Victor Caratini out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Jose Altuve scores. [1 run] [1 out]
01
3
Yainer Diaz homers (10) on a line drive to left center field. Cam Smith scores. Jake Meyers scores. [3 runs]
04
4
Cam Smith homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Isaac Paredes scores. Jose Altuve scores. [3 runs]
07
5
Nico Hoerner homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run]
17
7
Matt Shaw doubles (10) on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Carson Kelly scores. Nico Hoerner scores. [2 runs]
37
9
Matt Shaw doubles (11) on a ground ball to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Carson Kelly scores. [1 run]
47

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ian HappLF	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	3	.245
2Kyle TuckerRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.283
3Seiya SuzukiDH	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.259
4Dansby SwansonSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.240
5Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.268
6Carson KellyC	1	3	2	0	1	1	0	1	.259
7Nico Hoerner2B	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	.294
8Justin Turner1B	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204
Michael BuschPH-1B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.271
9Matt Shaw3B	2	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	.222
TOTAL	8	35	4	4	9	2	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Cade HortonRHP	4.0	8	7	7	2	4	2	80	4.80
Chris FlexenRHP	4.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	50	0.64



TOTAL	8.0	10	7	7	3	5	2	130	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.322
Mauricio DubonPH-SS	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.242
2Isaac Paredes3B	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.250
3Jose Altuve2B	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	.263
4Cam SmithRF	2	2	2	3	0	2	1	0	.277
5Jake MeyersCF	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.307
6Victor CaratiniDH	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.246
7Christian Walker1B	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.215
8Yainer DiazC	3	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	.245
9Taylor TrammellLF	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000
TOTAL	10	32	7	7	3	5	2	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brandon WalterLHP	6.0	5	1	1	5	0	1	85	3.34
Kaleb OrtRHP	0.1	2	2	2	0	1	0	17	6.23
Steven OkertLHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	2.48
Bennett SousaLHP	1.2	1	1	1	3	1	0	31	1.78
Josh HaderLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1.72
TOTAL	8.3	8	4	4	9	2	1	142	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningCHCHOU

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Ian Happ strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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FLYOUT — Kyle Tucker flies out to shortstop Jeremy Pena. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Seiya Suzuki grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Pena to first baseman Christian Walker. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Jeremy Pena flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Isaac Paredes singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ.
00
FLYOUT — Jose Altuve flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. [2 outs]
00
WALK — Cam Smith walks. Isaac Paredes to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Jake Meyers singles on a line drive to right fielder Kyle Tucker. Isaac Paredes out at home on the throw, right fielder Kyle Tucker to catcher Carson Kelly. Cam Smith to 2nd. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

CHC

HOU

4Runs7

8Hits10

0Errors0

.229Batting Avg.313

35At Bats32

5Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs2

4Runs-Batted-In7

2Walks5

0Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts3

6Left on Base8

16Total Bases16

Game Details

Friday, June 27, 2025 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 39,451 (95.8%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed