Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

88-68, 42-39 Away

Final

80-76, 44-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
N. Hoerner2B	0-4	0	0	0	.299
I. HappLF	1-4	0	0	0	.241
S. SuzukiRF	1-4	0	0	0	.242
C. KellyC	0-3	0	0	0	.255
C. SantanaDH	1-2	0	0	0	.056
M. BallesterosPH-DH	0-1	0	0	0	.261
D. SwansonSS	1-4	0	0	0	.247
J. Turner3B	0-3	0	0	0	.221
W. CastroPH	0-1	0	0	0	.175
M. Busch1B	1-3	0	0	0	.256
K. AlcantaraCF	1-2	0	0	0	.222
P. Crow-ArmstrongPH-CF	0-2	0	0	0	.245
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 7th: Crow-Armstrong flied out to center. 9th: Crow-Armstrong struck out looking.

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Taillon	7.0	5	1	0	4	82-65	3.78
B. Keller	1.0	0	0	0	1	11-7	2.13

According to ESPN Analytics

CHC

CIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Great American Ball Park

11:10 PM, 21 September 2025

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 29,661

Game Time:2:13

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Walsh
First Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
Second Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
Third Base Umpire - David Rackley

Surging Reds blank Cubs, move into tie for NL wild card spot

— The surging Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Sunday and moved into a tie with the New York Mets for the final wild card spot in the National League.

Sep 22, 2025, 03:01 am - AP


CHC
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	5	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				CHC	CIN
		3rd	Lux doubled to right, McLain scored.	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Cubs
13
Reds
6

Game 1

24/5

Cubs
4
Reds
6

Game 2

25/5

Cubs
11
Reds
8

Game 3

25/5

Cubs
0
Reds
1

Game 4

19/9

Cubs
4
Reds
7

Game 5

20/9

Cubs
3
Reds
6

Game 6

21/9

Cubs
0
Reds
1

Game 7

21/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	54	32	.628	-	W1
Chicago	49	39	.557	6	L1
St. Louis	46	39	.541	7.5	W2
Pittsburgh	44	45	.494	11.5	L1
Cincinnati	40	47	.460	14.5	L1

USMNT World Cup coach Pochettino throws first pitch. How did he do?

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino was the latest soccer star to throw the first pitch at an MLB game this summer. How did he and he fellow footballers do?

Boston's Chapman sets all-time record for strikeouts by reliever

Red Sox lefty Aroldis Chapman passed Hoyt Wilhelm as the major leagues' all-time leader in strikeouts by a reliever Friday night, reaching 1,364 for his career.

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (biceps) exits early, won't play Sat.

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani threw a season-high 110 pitches Friday against the Padres before exiting in the seventh inning when his right biceps tightened up on a swing. He will be held out of the lineup Saturday to afford him some extra recovery time.

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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

Win Probability

Game Information

Surging Reds blank Cubs, move into tie for NL wild card spot

N. Martinez11-13

J. Taillon10-7

T. Santillan7

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

USMNT World Cup coach Pochettino throws first pitch. How did he do?

Boston's Chapman sets all-time record for strikeouts by reliever

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (biceps) exits early, won't play Sat.