TEX 5, CHC 6 | Feb 23, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, February 23, 2025•Sloan Park•77°F, Sunny

TEX

Rangers

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Riley Martin

LOSS

Luis Curvelo

SAVE

Sam Armstrong

The Cubs edged the Rangers 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Pete Crow-Armstrong3-for-3, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Haydn McGeary doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Luis Mieses. Dixon Machado scores.

Weather: 77°F, SunnyWind: 2 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:33Att: 11,250Venue: Sloan Park

Win Probability

CHC WinTEX Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	8	2
CHC	0	0	0	0	0	3	2

Game 778755 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Texas Rangers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Alan Trejo2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Jonathan OrnelasSS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Trevor HauverDH	2	1	1	1	0	0	.600/.600/2.000
Jax Biggers3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Blaine Crim1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333/.333/.333
Kellen StrahmCF	1	1	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Cooper JohnsonC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Cody ThomasRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Luis MiesesLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Bench
Marcus Semien2B	3	1	1	0	0	1	.200/.200/.200
Corey SeagerSS	1	1	1	0	1	0	.333/.500/.333
Jake BurgerDH
Totals	34	5	8	3	3	9	-

HR:Hauver (5th off Thompson, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Duran

TB:12

RBI:Osuna; Hauver; Haggerty

SB:Osuna

SF:Osuna

Team LOB:6

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Greg AllenCF	2	1	1	0	0	1	.500/.500/.500
Pablo AliendoDH	1	0	1

Pitching

Texas Rangers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Cody Bradford	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	24-18	0.00
Adrian HouserH	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	33-18	0.00
Walter PenningtonH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	14-9	0.00
Caleb Boushley	1.0	3	3	2	1	1	26-18	18.00
Michael PlassmeyerBS	1.0	5	2	2	0	1	20-13	18.00
Luis CurveloL	1.0	0	1	1	2	1	23-11	9.00
Totals	8.0	11	6	5	4	7	140-87	-

Pitches-strikes:Bradford 24-18; Houser 33-18; Pennington 14-9; Boushley 26-18; Plassmeyer 20-13; Curvelo 23-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Bradford 3-1; Houser 1-4; Pennington 2-0; Boushley 1-1; Plassmeyer 0-0; Curvelo 2-0

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Colin Rea	1.2	2	1	1	2	3	0	39-26	5.40
Cayne Ueckert

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • TEX

1-0

Jake Burger singles on a line drive to right fielder Seiya Suzuki. Marcus Semien scores. Corey Seager to 2nd. Fielding error by right fielder Seiya Suzuki.

Top 3 • TEX

2-0

Sam Haggerty grounds out, pitcher Ryan Pressly to first baseman Jonathon Long. Corey Seager scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. Tucker Barnhart to 2nd.

Top 5 • TEX

3-0

Trevor Hauver homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 6 • TEX

5-0

Alan Trejo grounds out, third baseman BJ Murray Jr. to first baseman Jonathon Long.

4-0

Alejandro Osuna out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Greg Allen. Kellen Strahm scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd.

Bot 6 • CHC

5-3

Jonathon Long singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cody Thomas. Dansby Swanson scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Vidal Bruján scores. Jonathon Long to 2nd. Throwing error by right fielder Cody Thomas.

Bot 7 • CHC

5-4

Dixon Machado singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jonathan Ornelas. Greg Allen scores.

5-5

Haydn McGeary doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Luis Mieses. Dixon Machado scores.

Bot 8 • CHC

5-6

Reese McGuire grounds into a force out, shortstop Jonathan Ornelas to second baseman Alan Trejo. Parker Chavers scores. Hayden Cantrelle out at 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Alan Trejo.

WP:Palencia

Inherited runners-scored:Ueckert 1-0; Jensen 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Rea 39-26; Ueckert 6-3; Pressly 26-17; Jensen 6-5; Pearson 12-8; Thompson 10-9; Palencia 18-12; Kriske 13-8; Martin 15-9; Armstrong 15-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Rea 1-1; Ueckert 0-0; Pressly 1-0; Jensen 1-0; Pearson 0-3; Thompson 1-2; Palencia 1-1; Kriske 1-1; Martin 0-1; Armstrong 3-0

Bench
Ian HappLF	3	0	0	0	0	3	.400/.500/.600
Kyle TuckerDH	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Seiya SuzukiRF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Dansby SwansonSS	3	1	1	0	0	1	.333/.333/.333
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	3	1	3	0	0	0	.667/.667/1.000
Vidal Bruján2B	2	1	0	0	1	0	.143/.333/.429
Jonathon Long1B	3	0	1	2	0	0	.111/.200/.111
Carlos PérezC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.250/.000
BJ Murray3B	2	0	1	0	1	1	.333/.500/.333
Colin ReaP							.000/.000/.000
Cayne UeckertP							.000/.000/.000
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000
Wil JensenP							.000/.000/.000
Nate PearsonP							.000/.000/.000
Keegan ThompsonP							.000/.000/.000
Daniel PalenciaP							.000/.000/.000
Brooks KriskeP							.000/.000/.000
Riley MartinP							.000/.000/.000
Sam ArmstrongP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Texas Rangers

Chicago Cubs

Pitching

Texas Rangers

Chicago Cubs

Game Notes