Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
Chi. Cubs 4, Arizona 2
When: 3:05 PM ET, Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Where: Sloan Park, Mesa, Arizona
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - David Arrieta, 1B - Lance Barrett, 2B - Steven Jaschinski, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 10396
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 00002101-470
Arizona
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jake McCarthy RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111
     Cristian Pache CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Alek Thomas CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
     Kristian Robinson RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Josh Naylor 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375
     Tristin English PR-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Randal Grichuk LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143
     A.J. Vukovich LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Adrian Del Castillo DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
     Trey Mancini PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
Geraldo Perdomo SS 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 .333
     Grae Kessinger PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Ildemaro Vargas 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .444
     Gino Groover 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Connor Kaiser 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000
     Aramis Garcia C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rene Pinto C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
     Tim Tawa 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Totals 30 2 4 2 2 8 7  
Batting
2B - Josh Naylor (2), Ildemaro Vargas (1)
HR - Geraldo Perdomo (1)
TB - Josh Naylor 2, Geraldo Perdomo 4, Ildemaro Vargas 3
RBI - Geraldo Perdomo (1), Connor Kaiser (1)
2-Out RBI - Geraldo Perdomo (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jake McCarthy (2), Adrian Del Castillo (2), Connor Kaiser (1)
GIDP - Ildemaro Vargas (2)
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
E - Connor Kaiser (1), Rene Pinto (1), Cristian Pache (1), Grae Kessinger (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Joe Mantiply 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Kevin Ginkel (H 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
A.J. Puk (H 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Justin Martinez (H 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Kyle Nelson (BS 1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 2 27.00
Avery Short 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Yordin Chalas (L 0-1) 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
Gerardo Gutierrez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9.00
Jake Rice 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 32.40
Pitches-Strikes - Joe Mantiply 10-4, Kevin Ginkel 15-10, A.J. Puk 10-9, Justin Martinez 13-7, Kyle Nelson 25-12, Avery Short 7-2, Yordin Chalas 13-9, Gerardo Gutierrez 13-9, Jake Rice 14-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Joe Mantiply 1-1, Kevin Ginkel 0-0, A.J. Puk 1-0, Justin Martinez 2-0, Kyle Nelson 1-0, Avery Short 0-0, Yordin Chalas 2-0, Gerardo Gutierrez 0-0, Jake Rice 1-0
Batters Faced - Joe Mantiply 4, Kevin Ginkel 3, A.J. Puk 3, Justin Martinez 4, Kyle Nelson 5, Avery Short 2, Yordin Chalas 4, Gerardo Gutierrez 3, Jake Rice 6
Inherited Runners-Scored - Avery Short 1-0
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Ian Happ LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .375
     Kevin Alcantara LF-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Kyle Tucker DH 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000
     Moises Ballesteros PH-DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Seiya Suzuki RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
     Christian Franklin RF-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Dansby Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
     Benjamin Cowles 2B-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .556
     Reese McGuire C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Carson Kelly C 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .200
     Carlos Perez 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Jon Berti 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
     Ivan Brethowr LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
Vidal Brujan 2B-SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .200
     Dixon Machado 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Jonathon Long 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
     Gage Workman 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 31 4 7 3 3 10 12  
Batting
HR - Carson Kelly (1), Vidal Brujan (1)
TB - Ian Happ, Moises Ballesteros, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Reese McGuire, Carson Kelly 4, Vidal Brujan 4, Gage Workman
RBI - Reese McGuire (3), Carson Kelly (1), Vidal Brujan (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Seiya Suzuki (2), Ivan Brethowr (1)
GIDP - Seiya Suzuki (1)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
CS - Gage Workman (1, 2nd by Gutierrez/Garcia)
SB - Pete Crow-Armstrong (1, 2nd off Chalas/Pinto)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jameson Taillon 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4.50
Ryan Brasier 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Julian Merryweather 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Cody Poteet (W 1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 10.80
Porter Hodge (H 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Eli Morgan (H 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50
Phil Bickford (SV 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 27-20, Ryan Brasier 20-15, Julian Merryweather 11-9, Cody Poteet 28-19, Porter Hodge 10-4, Eli Morgan 15-9, Phil Bickford 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 2-1, Ryan Brasier 0-2, Julian Merryweather 0-0, Cody Poteet 3-2, Porter Hodge 1-0, Eli Morgan 0-0, Phil Bickford 2-0
Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 8, Ryan Brasier 3, Julian Merryweather 3, Cody Poteet 9, Porter Hodge 3, Eli Morgan 3, Phil Bickford 3