Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 3, San Diego 1
When: 5:08 PM ET, Thursday, October 2, 2025
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - D.J. Reyburn, 1B - Todd Tichenor, 2B - Mike Muchlinski, 3B - Ben May, LF - Erich Bacchus, RF - Cory Blaser
Attendance: 40895
Final Scoring Summary
 
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San Diego
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .083
Luis Arraez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Manny Machado 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .100
Jackson Merrill CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .333
Xander Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333
Ryan O'Hearn DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222
Gavin Sheets LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167
     Jose Iglesias PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
     Bryce Johnson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jake Cronenworth 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
Freddy Fermin C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .364
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 8 16  
Batting
2B - Jackson Merrill (2), Freddy Fermin (2)
HR - Jackson Merrill (1)
TB - Jackson Merrill 6, Xander Bogaerts, Ryan O'Hearn, Gavin Sheets, Freddy Fermin 3
RBI - Jackson Merrill (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Fernando Tatis Jr. 2 (2), Manny Machado (2), Xander Bogaerts (2), Jake Cronenworth (3), Freddy Fermin 2 (3)
GIDP - Jackson Merrill (1)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
SB - Xander Bogaerts (1, 2nd off Pomeranz/Kelly)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Yu Darvish (L 0-1) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 18.00
Jeremiah Estrada 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.38
Michael King 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Wandy Peralta 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Robert Suarez 1.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 3.86
Adrian Morejon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
David Morgan 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
HBP - Carson Kelly (by Darvish)
Pitches-Strikes - Yu Darvish 21-13, Jeremiah Estrada 30-19, Michael King 19-13, Wandy Peralta 16-9, Robert Suarez 31-20, Adrian Morejon 8-6, David Morgan 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Yu Darvish 1-0, Jeremiah Estrada 2-0, Michael King 0-0, Wandy Peralta 2-0, Robert Suarez 0-1, Adrian Morejon 2-0, David Morgan 0-0
Batters Faced - Yu Darvish 7, Jeremiah Estrada 7, Michael King 4, Wandy Peralta 4, Robert Suarez 7, Adrian Morejon 3, David Morgan 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jeremiah Estrada 3-1, Adrian Morejon 1-0
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Michael Busch 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 3 .400
Nico Hoerner 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .364
Ian Happ LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .091
Kyle Tucker DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .273
Seiya Suzuki RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .273
Carson Kelly C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .375
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .300
Dansby Swanson SS 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 .222
Matt Shaw 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000
Totals 32 3 13 3 1 11 20  
Batting
2B - Nico Hoerner (1), Ian Happ (1), Seiya Suzuki (2)
HR - Michael Busch (1)
TB - Michael Busch 6, Nico Hoerner 2, Ian Happ 2, Kyle Tucker 2, Seiya Suzuki 2, Carson Kelly 2, Pete Crow-Armstrong 3
RBI - Michael Busch (1), Pete Crow-Armstrong (1), Dansby Swanson (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Kyle Tucker (2), Matt Shaw (1)
S - Ian Happ (1)
GIDP - Michael Busch (1), Nico Hoerner (1)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
CS - Nico Hoerner (1, 2nd by Darvish/Fermin), Pete Crow-Armstrong (1, 2nd by Morgan/Fermin)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jameson Taillon 4.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
Caleb Thielbar 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Daniel Palencia (W 2-0) 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Drew Pomeranz (H 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Brad Keller (H 1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.86
Andrew Kittredge (SV 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
WP - Brad Keller
HBP - Ryan O'Hearn (by Keller), Bryce Johnson (by Keller)
Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 60-43, Caleb Thielbar 10-7, Daniel Palencia 22-14, Drew Pomeranz 13-8, Brad Keller 37-22, Andrew Kittredge 5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 2-2, Caleb Thielbar 0-0, Daniel Palencia 2-1, Drew Pomeranz 0-2, Brad Keller 2-0, Andrew Kittredge 1-1
Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 14, Caleb Thielbar 3, Daniel Palencia 6, Drew Pomeranz 3, Brad Keller 8, Andrew Kittredge 2
Inherited Runners-Scored - Daniel Palencia 1-0, Drew Pomeranz 1-0, Andrew Kittredge 2-0