MLB

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs

· Major League Baseball
Cincinnati Reds
59-54, 26-28 Away
Final
3 - 2
Chicago Cubs
65-47, 35-21 Home

Friedl hits a tiebreaking single in the 7th inning as the Reds edge the Cubs 3-2

Michael Soroka exits first Cubs start with right shoulder discomfort

Tyler Stephenson homered for Cincinnati, and Elly De La Cruz had an RBI double. The Reds (59-54) had dropped four of six.

Dansby Swanson hit his 17th homer for the Cubs (65-47), who fell three games behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee.

With two outs and runners on the corners in the seventh, Friedl drove in Jake Fraley with a looper into center field against Caleb Thielbar. Ryan Brasier (0-1) got the loss.

The Cubs threatened in the bottom half, advancing Willi Castro to third with two down. Swanson then hit a chopper to third and was ruled safe.

The Reds challenged, and the call was overturned when a replay review showed Swanson missed the bag initially as he crossed first base.

Both starters, Cincinnati’s Nick Lodolo and Chicago’s Michael Soroka, exited with injuries.

Lodolo retired his first five batters before departing because of a blister on his left index finger.

The Cubs grabbed a 2-1 lead on Dansby Swanson's two-run homer off Nick Martinez in the third. But they finished with just three hits.

Scott Barlow (5-0) pitched two innings for the win, and Emilio Pagán tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 24th save.

Pitching on his 28th birthday, Soroka departed his Cubs debut after two innings because of right shoulder discomfort. He was acquired in a trade with Washington last week.

Ben Brown replaced Soroka and tossed four innings of one-run ball.

Key moment Barlow walked Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki with two out in the sixth. But he escaped the jam by retiring Carson Kelly on a grounder back to the reliever.

Key stat The Cubs had won three of four.

Up next Zack Littell (8-8, 3.58 ERA) makes his Cincinnati debut on Tuesday night, and left-hander Shota Imanaga (8-4, 3.25 ERA) starts for Chicago. Littell was acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay last week.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Castro grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Kelly struck out swinging.
9th Inning Suzuki struck out swinging.
9th Inning Pagán relieved Santillan
9th Inning Fraley lined out to left.
9th Inning Stephenson grounded out to shortstop.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
12 Ground Balls 12
11 Strikeouts 8
3 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
6 Hits 3
1 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
34 At Bats 29
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
8 Runners Left On Base 6
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 0
11 Fly Balls 9
0 Caught Stealing 0
141 Pitches 132
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 2
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
11 Total Bases 6
35 Plate Appearances 32
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
3 Extra Base Hits 1
2.2 Runs Created 0.7
.176 Batting Average .103
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.324 Slugging Percentage .207
.206 Secondary Average .172
.200 On Base Percentage .188
.524 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .394
1.1 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.3
2.1 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 0.7
26.0 Batter Rating 14.0
34.0 At Bats Per Home Run 29.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.03 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.13
.147 Isolated Power .103
0.09 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.25
.029 Walks Per Plate Appearance .063
.029 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .069
6.0 Runs Produced 4.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.1
72.8 MLB Rating 64.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 37,937 | Capacity:

2025 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 58 L3 0.60544217 89
Chicago 5.5 63 W2 0.5684931 83
Cincinnati 14.5 72 W2 0.5068493 74
St. Louis 17 75 L3 0.48979592 72
Pittsburgh 25 83 L6 0.43537414 64
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