Chicago Cubs vs. Tampa Bay Rays

Saturday, September 13th, 2025 1:20PM CST

Chicago Cubs

Cubs

CHC

Home

4
vs.
Final

Rays

TB

Away

5
Tampa Bay Rays

Game Recap

Nick Fortes broke the tie with a home run in the ninth inning, helping the Tampa Bay Rays edge out the Chicago Cubs 5-4 in their Saturday matchup. Read the full game recap.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, September 13th, 2025

Time: 1:20PM CST

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 39,712

Line Score

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Game Stats


Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Swanson (22, Rasmussen); Hoerner (28, Baker)

Home Runs: Busch (27, 7th inning off Cleavinger 0 on, 2 Out); Ballesteros (1, 2nd inning off Rasmussen 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Swanson 2 (74), Busch (78), Ballesteros (8)

2-out Runs Batted In: Busch; Swanson 2.

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Swanson 1-1, Happ 0-1, Busch 0-1, Crow-Armstrong 0-2, Shaw 0-1, Caissie 0-1, Ballesteros 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Busch 1


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pomeranz 3/3; Thielbar 3/5; Rea 13/22; Keller 3/5; Hodge 4/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pomeranz-0-2-3-3; Thielbar-2-2-3-4; Rea-16-13-13-17; Keller-4-0-1-4; Hodge-2-4-7-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pomeranz 1-1; Thielbar 1-1; Rea 7-3; Keller 2-0; Hodge 0-1

Game Scores: C Rea 47


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Hoerner-Busch)


Chicago Cubs Baserunning

Cubs Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Swanson (16, 2nd base off Fairbanks/Fortes); Hoerner (27, 2nd base off Rasmussen/Feduccia)



Tampa Bay Rays Batting

Rays Batting

Doubles: B. Lowe (18, Rea); Fortes (7, Thielbar); Caminero (28, Rea)

Triples: B. Seymour (1, Rea)

Home Runs: Fortes (5, 9th inning off Keller 0 on, 0 Out); Caminero (43, 8th inning off Hodge 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: B. Lowe (75), Palacios (2), Fortes (19), Mangum (36), Caminero (107)

2-out Runs Batted In: Mangum.

Ground Into Double Play: Caminero

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (Díaz 0-1, B. Lowe 0-3, J. Lowe 0-2, Palacios 0-1, Mangum 1-1, Simpson 1-1, Caminero 0-3)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Díaz 1; B. Lowe 1; J. Lowe 1


Tampa Bay Rays Pitching

Rays Pitching

Wild Pitches: Fairbanks; Rasmussen

Intentional Walks: Ballesteros (by Rasmussen).

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cleavinger 4/4; Baker 2/4; Fairbanks 3/5; Rasmussen 15/22; Jax 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cleavinger-2-2-1-3; Baker-1-1-1-4; Fairbanks-1-8-4-1; Rasmussen-8-13-15-14; Jax-1-2-2-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cleavinger 2-0; Baker 0-3; Fairbanks 1-0; Rasmussen 5-5; Jax 1-1

Game Scores: D Rasmussen 49


Tampa Bay Rays Baserunning

Rays Baserunning

Picked Off: Palacios (1st base, Rea)


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