Monday, March 31st, 2025 9:05PM CST
Carson Kelly achieved the rare feat of hitting for the cycle and drove in five runs, while teammate Michael Busch launched a two-run homer on his way to a career-high four runs batted in, powering the Chicago Cubs to a decisive victory over the Oakland Athletics. The Cubs offense generated double-digit scoring led by the standout performances from Kelly and Busch, providing ample support for the pitching staff which effectively held the Athletics lineup in check throughout the contest to secure the road win.
Date: Monday, March 31st, 2025
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Sutter Health Park
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 12,119
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

Doubles: Muncy (1, Brown); Butler (2, Brown)
Home Runs: Wilson (1, 3rd inning off Brown 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Wilson 2 (2), Muncy (2)
Ground Into Double Play: Urshela
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Rooker 0-1, Butler 0-1, Muncy 1-1, Wilson 0-1, Langeliers 0-2, Bleday 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bleday 1; Wilson 2

Pitcher Notes: Estes pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
Hit By Pitch: Busch (by Murdock)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: McFarland 2/5; Leclerc 2/8; Pereda 3/5; Murdock 7/11; Estes 15/24; Spence 6/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: McFarland-3-1-7-4; Leclerc-5-5-2-6; Pereda-5-0-5-4; Murdock-14-2-5-5; Estes-8-6-17-16; Spence-6-5-6-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McFarland 1-2; Leclerc 2-2; Pereda 2-0; Murdock 0-2; Estes 1-8; Spence 1-0
Game Scores: J Estes 18

Errors: Soderstrom (1, throw)
Assists: Andujar (Shaw at 2nd base)

Doubles: Kelly (1, Murdock); Swanson (2, Murdock); Tucker 2 (4, Estes, Murdock); Suzuki (2, Pereda); Crow-Armstrong (2, Spence)
Triples: Kelly (1, McFarland)
Home Runs: Kelly (1, 4th inning off Estes 0 on, 0 Out); Swanson (2, 1st inning off Estes 0 on, 1 Out); Tucker (3, 9th inning off Pereda 0 on, 0 Out); Busch (1, 1st inning off Estes 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kelly 5 (5), Swanson 3 (5), Tucker 3 (10), Hoerner (2), Busch 4 (4), Suzuki (3), Crow-Armstrong (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Kelly 2, Swanson 2, Tucker, Hoerner, Busch 2, Crow-Armstrong
Sacrifice Flies: Suzuki
Team Left On Base: 15
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-22 (Swanson 1-2, Shaw 0-2, Crow-Armstrong 1-2, Workman 0-1, Suzuki 0-2, Busch 2-4, Hoerner 1-1, Tucker 1-2, Happ 0-3, Rea 0-1, Kelly 1-1, Berti 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rea 1; Happ 1; Busch 1; Suzuki 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Rea 8/12; Merryweather 1/3; Brown 13/23
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Rea-4-7-2-11; Merryweather-2-0-0-2; Brown-13-7-9-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Rea 2-5; Merryweather 1-2; Brown 7-3
Game Scores: B Brown 46

Double Plays: 1 (Shaw-Berti-Busch)
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