Friday, May 16th, 2025 1:20PM CST
In their first matchup of the season on Friday, the Chicago Cubs defeated the crosstown rival Chicago White Sox by a score of thirteen to three, largely thanks to Pete Crow-Armstrong who hit a home run and drove in a career-best six runs to help secure the Cubs victory.
Date: Friday, May 16th, 2025
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,171
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
CHW |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Kelly (3, Smith); Hoerner (9, Castro); Suzuki 2 (9, Gómez, Smith)
Triples: Tucker (4, Smith)
Home Runs: Crow-Armstrong (12, 2nd inning off Smith 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Swanson (25), Hoerner (18), Suzuki 2 (37), Crow-Armstrong 6 (36), Ballesteros 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Suzuki, Crow-Armstrong 5
Sacrifice Flies: Swanson; Suzuki
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-18 (Berti 0-2, Kelly 1-2, Swanson 0-1, Tucker 0-1, Lopez 0-1, Hoerner 0-2, Busch 0-1, Suzuki 1-2, Crow-Armstrong 3-3, Ballesteros 1-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Berti 1; Tucker 1; Lopez 2; Hoerner 1; Suzuki 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Thielbar 3/4; Pressly 3/4; Merryweather 1/3; Horton 15/21; Palencia 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Thielbar-3-2-0-4; Pressly-2-3-2-3; Merryweather-0-3-1-2; Horton-12-6-15-19; Palencia-2-1-5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Thielbar 1-2; Pressly 1-1; Merryweather 1-0; Horton 7-5; Palencia 1-2
Game Scores: C Horton 43

Double Plays: 2 (Hoerner-Swanson-Busch , Hoerner-Lopez-Busch)

Stolen Bases: Hoerner (9, 2nd base off Gilbert/Thaiss)

Doubles: Vargas (10, Pressly)
Home Runs: Vargas 2 (5, 1st inning off Horton 1 on, 2 Out, 3rd inning off Horton 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Vargas 3 (19)
2-out Runs Batted In: Vargas 3
Ground Into Double Play: Baldwin
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Palacios 0-1, Robert Jr. 0-1, Vaughn 0-1, Vargas 1-1, Quero 0-1, Meidroth 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Palacios 1; Robert Jr. 1

Wild Pitches: Smith ( 2)
Hit By Pitch: Busch 2 (by Eisert, Gómez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Castro 4/7; Gilbert 0/2; Gómez 2/7; Eisert 1/4; Smith 18/25
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Castro-6-2-2-4; Gilbert-0-3-3-1; Gómez-2-2-6-6; Eisert-1-0-1-3; Smith-13-16-11-18
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Castro 1-1; Gómez 2-1; Eisert 0-1; Smith 6-6
Game Scores: S Smith 43

Errors: Thaiss 2 (5, catch, throw)

Stolen Bases: Meidroth (4, 2nd base off Horton/Kelly)
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