Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs, at Great American Ball Park, September 21, 2025 Matchups, Preview

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Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 Chicago Cubs
Record 88-67
Manager Craig Counsell
Game # 156
On This Date 69-61
Standing 2nd (7.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 17-13
Home 46-29
Away 42-38
Extra Innings 6-5
vs. RHP 69-46
vs. LHP 19-21
1-Run Games 25-18
vs. East 14-13
vs. Central 27-21
vs. West 17-15
Inter-League 30-18

CHC Last 10 Games

Jameson Taillon (#50, 33, RHP, 10-6, 3.93)

Cincinnati Reds

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 Cincinnati Reds
Record 79-76
Manager Terry Francona
Game # 156
On This Date 69-59
Standing 3rd (16.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 14-16
Home 43-34
Away 36-42
Extra Innings 3-11
vs. RHP 59-51
vs. LHP 20-25
1-Run Games 20-21
vs. East 14-18
vs. Central 22-23
vs. West 17-13
Inter-League 26-22

CIN Last 10 Games

Andrew Abbott (#41, 26, LHP, 9-7, 2.88)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, May 23, 2025 CHC13@CIN6
Sat, May 24, 2025@CIN6 CHC4
Sun, May 25, 2025 CHC11@CIN8
Fri, May 30, 2025 CIN6@CHC2
Sat, May 31, 2025@CHC2 CIN0
Sun, Jun 01, 2025@CHC7 CIN3
Mon, Aug 04, 2025 CIN3@CHC2
Tue, Aug 05, 2025 CIN5@CHC1
Wed, Aug 06, 2025@CHC6 CIN1
Thu, Sep 18, 2025@CIN1 CHC0
Fri, Sep 19, 2025@CIN7 CHC4
Sat, Sep 20, 2025@CIN6 CHC3
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Sep 21, 2025CHC@CIN1:40pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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CHC Batters vs CIN Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
CIN Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (4.84 RS/G) vs. Reds Pitchers (4.28 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (4.84 RS/G) vs. Reds Pitchers (4.28 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Abbott* 23. Ashcraft 58. Barlow 26. Burns 28. Martinez 78. Maxwell 15. Pagán 34. Phillips 64. Santillan 31. Suter*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
13. Alcántara G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
25. Ballesteros* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.500 ···
29. Busch* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 3/.666 2/.500 1/.000 9/.722 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 4/1.500 3/.666
1. Castro# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.000 1/2.000 11/.000 1/3.000 6/.334 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/2.000
4. Crow-Armstrong* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.000 5/1.400 2/.500 1/.000 8/1.142 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 4/2.500 4/.000
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/.312 21/.985 4/.000 ··· 16/.500 ··· 3/.000 ··· 5/.200 24/.432
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.885 21/.666 5/.650 1/2.000 13/.847 ··· 2/.000 ··· 5/.600 8/1.339
15. Kelly G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 3/1.167 1/.000 ··· 5/1.000 ··· 5/1.000 2/.000 1/ 6/.334
20. McGuire* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/3.000 3/.666 ··· 6/.500 ··· ··· 2/.000
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.453 5/.000 9/1.319 ··· 5/.600 ··· 7/.453 ··· 1/.000 7/.286
6. Shaw G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 4/1.167 2/.000 1/.000 3/.000 ··· 3/3.000 1/.000 1/2.000 3/.000
27. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.831 19/.629 3/.333 ··· 10/.311 ··· 2/.000 ··· 5/1.800 5/1.400
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/1.500 10/1.267 5/.600 1/.000 15/1.133 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 7/.000 5/1.100
3. Turner G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.500 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 5/.650 ··· 11/1.546 ··· 2/.500 5/1.000

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Alcántara G ·  S ·  vP 8 .143 .250 .143 .393 3 .000 5 .650 .000 8 .393 0 0 0 0
25. Ballesteros* G ·  S ·  vP 52 .267 .365 .467 .832 51 .820 1 .781 32 .999 0 0 2
29. Busch* G ·  S ·  vP 564 .255 .335 .495 .830 474 .876 90 .596 .875 94 .792 4 0 30 4
1. Castro# G ·  S ·  vP 450 .229 .316 .369 .686 337 .662 113 .752 .738 57 .507 10 4 11 6
4. Crow-Armstrong* G ·  S ·  vP 622 .246 .287 .478 .765 440 .829 182 .609 .703 94 .506 35 8 29 2
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 636 .241 .343 .421 .764 463 .795 173 .682 .731 109 1.028 6 3 23 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 617 .301 .350 .398 .748 478 .689 139 .945 .753 106 .942 28 6 6 4
15. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP 400 .257 .340 .446 .786 278 .774 122 .812 .829 67 .713 1 0 17 2
20. McGuire* G ·  S ·  vP 135 .227 .246 .453 .699 118 .692 17 .750 .872 34 .676 0 0 9 1
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 471 .216 .306 .320 .626 326 .619 145 .641 .663 19 .000 7 0 11 2
6. Shaw G ·  S ·  vP 418 .223 .292 .386 .678 313 .651 105 .757 .736 88 .601 16 5 12 7
27. Suzuki G ·  S ·  vP 623 .242 .324 .457 .781 444 .763 179 .828 .832 80 .656 5 2 27 3
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 619 .247 .301 .420 .721 485 .687 134 .840 .714 97 .802 17 3 23 10
3. Turner G ·  S ·  vP 181 .225 .293 .325 .618 76 .391 105 .775 .670 20 .683 2 0 3 1
TOTAL .249 .320 .427 .748 .748 .748 .765 .745 154 35 209 59

CIN Pitchers

CIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
41. Abbott* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 156.1 2.88 8.2 643 .234 .660 477 .680 166 .601 .675 99 .775 18 11 1
23. Ashcraft G ·  S ·  vP o··o·X·X······ 61.1 4.26 8.8 269 .275 .712 147 .780 122 .629 .571 18 .824 2 4 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ····X·oX····X· 66.1 4.34 10.0 295 .205 .680 179 .601 116 .801 .711 47 .945 8 12 1
26. Burns G ·  S ·  vP X··X····X····· 39.2 4.99 13.6 175 .256 .754 81 .648 94 .850 .700 24 .940 5 4 1
21. Greene G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 101.2 2.74 11.1 397 .189 .610 199 .604 198 .616 .435 114 .602 15 9 2
52. Littell G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 182.0 3.86 6.3 739 .246 .734 394 .756 345 .707 .737 111 .755 36 15 5
40. Lodolo* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 149.1 3.44 8.7 613 .237 .683 472 .653 141 .786 .817 87 .874 22 13 6
28. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X····oo 160.1 4.60 6.3 664 .258 .749 361 .774 303 .718 .717 68 .807 22 12 6
78. Maxwell G ·  S ·  vP ····o·X····X·· 10.0 4.50 11.7 43 .256 .915 28 1.113 15 .557 .975 35 .859 3 1 0
15. Pagán G ·  S ·  vP oX·X·o·····oo· 64.2 3.06 10.9 255 .173 .594 124 .671 131 .522 .649 44 .715 10 3 1
34. Phillips G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X·X···Xo· 20.2 3.05 10.5 82 .145 .587 48 .423 34 .834 .614 49 .493 3 2 1
64. Santillan G ·  S ·  vP oo···oo···o·oX 69.2 2.45 9.0 285 .202 .626 134 .517 151 .726 .608 45 .708 7 1 3
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 161.0 3.86 8.7 675 .232 .700 292 .597 383 .779 .650 118 .563 17 14 4
31. Suter* G ·  S ·  vP ····o·······o· 67.2 4.52 7.0 291 .257 .731 174 .773 117 .669 .715 31 1.212 11 0 1
TOTAL 3.94 8.6 .236 .708 .698 .758 187 110 34
CIN Batters vs CHC Pitchers
CIN Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Reds Batters (4.49 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.03 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Reds Batters (4.49 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.03 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Taillon 38. Civale 40. Keller 59. Kittredge 45. Pomeranz* 17. Rogers* 99. Soroka 24. Thielbar* 36. Wicks*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
38. Andujar G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.650 ··· 3/1.334 6/.900 5/.400 ··· 1/.000 ···
30. Benson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/1.255 2/.000 5/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 5/.933 4/.500 1/
44. De La Cruz# G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.417 7/.715 ··· 2/1.000 4/.000 5/.400 7/.143 1/.000 5/.833
4. Espinal G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.398 2/1.500 7/1.285 6/1.500 2/.500 ··· 2/.500 2/.000 ···
29. Friedl* G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/1.021 7/1.738 2/1.000 1/.000 3/.000 5/.650 5/.200 1/2.000 2/.500
3. Hayes G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 13/1.077 2/.000 4/1.000 1/2.000 5/2.000 ··· 1/.000 2/2.500
12. Hays G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/1.386 5/.000 2/2.000 10/.311 5/.900 2/.000 6/.167 ··· ···
2. Lux* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 5/.650 4/2.417 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 6/.334 ··· ···
16. Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 2/1.500 1/.000 5/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.667 ··· 2/2.000
9. McLain G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.500 1/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/ 1/.000 ···
7. Steer G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.867 7/1.262 3/1.167 4/1.833 3/1.666 2/ 4/.500 3/.000 4/1.750
37. Stephenson G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.167 7/.858 2/1.500 2/2.500 3/.666 2/1.500 4/1.250 1/.000 3/1.167
43. Stewart G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
35. Trevino G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 9/.444 4/1.750 1/2.000 1/.000 1/ 4/.000 2/1.500 ···

CIN Batters

CIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
38. Andujar G ·  S ·  vP 321 .312 .349 .472 .821 233 .766 88 .962 .850 32 .842 1 0 10 1
30. Benson* G ·  S ·  vP 238 .231 .277 .454 .731 217 .733 21 .709 .831 33 1.013 2 2 12 2
44. De La Cruz# G ·  S ·  vP 670 .262 .336 .437 .773 464 .848 206 .610 .838 108 .585 36 8 20 25
4. Espinal G ·  S ·  vP 328 .243 .292 .282 .575 202 .521 126 .659 .585 10 .222 2 1 0 3
29. Friedl* G ·  S ·  vP 653 .259 .362 .373 .735 461 .769 192 .657 .697 108 .704 12 3 13 3
3. Hayes G ·  S ·  vP 550 .238 .291 .310 .602 430 .626 120 .517 .711 85 .566 12 3 5 5
12. Hays G ·  S ·  vP 415 .266 .316 .454 .769 311 .708 104 .959 .744 95 .810 7 0 15 3
2. Lux* G ·  S ·  vP 481 .265 .349 .369 .718 420 .752 61 .482 .710 78 .608 1 0 5 5
16. Marte G ·  S ·  vP 330 .272 .312 .466 .778 232 .860 98 .577 .714 101 .619 9 3 13 5
9. McLain G ·  S ·  vP 553 .223 .304 .350 .654 425 .641 128 .696 .753 84 .785 18 2 15 7
7. Steer G ·  S ·  vP 539 .243 .312 .422 .734 413 .734 126 .733 .805 65 1.084 7 1 21 2
37. Stephenson G ·  S ·  vP 326 .224 .310 .409 .719 254 .695 72 .804 .647 38 .819 0 1 12 2
43. Stewart G ·  S ·  vP 49 .261 .306 .543 .850 44 .830 5 1.000 .474 49 .850 0 0 4 1
35. Trevino G ·  S ·  vP 292 .246 .282 .364 .646 214 .682 78 .546 .653 41 .525 0 0 4 4
TOTAL .245 .316 .393 .709 .728 .652 .728 .716 103 30 161 85

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 116.2 3.93 6.6 471 .230 .713 233 .787 238 .638 .784 59 .582 23 8 4
72. Assad G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······· 31.2 4.26 4.8 134 .254 .726 80 .632 54 .853 .728 73 .678 3 3 0
16. Boyd* G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 174.1 3.20 7.8 698 .238 .662 522 .685 176 .592 .718 115 .875 18 5 3
38. Civale G ·  S ·  vP X··X········X· 99.0 4.91 7.7 424 .247 .750 213 .727 211 .774 .746 59 .601 15 1 2
22. Horton G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 115.0 2.66 7.4 465 .220 .614 224 .572 241 .653 .659 82 .489 9 7 7
18. Imanaga* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 139.0 3.37 7.4 541 .211 .668 405 .699 136 .572 .661 113 .816 29 2 3
40. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ····oo·Xo·X··o 66.2 2.16 9.6 264 .182 .516 147 .477 117 .564 .507 35 .394 4 0 0
59. Kittredge G ·  S ·  vP X···o·X·o·oo·· 51.0 3.53 10.6 200 .210 .628 110 .685 90 .559 .585 39 .488 7 8 0
45. Pomeranz* G ·  S ·  vP o··Xo··oo····o 47.0 2.30 10.0 193 .215 .606 117 .701 76 .464 .612 41 .818 5 5 1
53. Rea G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 153.2 4.10 7.0 642 .263 .739 303 .602 339 .867 .736 108 .699 20 7 4
17. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o······o··· 48.2 3.14 9.4 211 .243 .748 111 .794 100 .695 .632 40 .881 6 5 1
99. Soroka G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X········ 86.1 4.69 9.7 364 .216 .689 160 .615 204 .746 .694 13 .308 12 8 4
24. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ····o·oo··Xo·o 55.2 1.94 8.6 207 .172 .488 118 .537 89 .424 .474 32 .478 3 1 1
36. Wicks* G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 10.1 8.71 7.0 51 .408 1.053 33 .956 18 1.222 1.252 7 .714 2 0 1
TOTAL 3.84 7.9 .240 .701 .721 .718 193 75 34

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