White Sox 12-5 Cubs (Jul 25, 2025) Play-by-Play

Chicago White Sox

38-66, 22-29 home


CHC
CHW

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	5	9	1
3	2	0	4	2	0	0	1	-	12	18	0

A. Houser6-2

6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

S. Imanaga7-4

3.0 IP, 12 H, 7 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

CubsTop 1st
- A. Houser pitching for CHW
  CHC
  CHW
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 94
  2
  Ball
  Curve 81
  3
  Hit By Pitch
  Sinker 95
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 1st
- S. Imanaga pitching for CHC
  CHC
  CHW
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 2nd
- A. Houser pitching for CHW
  CHC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 2nd
- S. Imanaga pitching for CHC
  CHC
  CHW
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 3rd
- A. Houser pitching for CHW
  CHC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 3rd
- S. Imanaga pitching for CHC
  CHC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 4th
- A. Houser pitching for CHW
  CHC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 4th
- S. Imanaga pitching for CHC
  CHC
  CHW
- C. Flexen pitching for CHC
  CHC
  CHW
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 5th
- A. Houser pitching for CHW
  CHC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 5th
- C. Flexen pitching for CHC
  CHC
  CHW
- Slater to second on wild pitch by Flexen, Meidroth to third on wild pitch by Flexen.
  0
  9
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
CubsTop 6th
- A. Houser pitching for CHW
  CHC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 6th
- D. Pomeranz pitching for CHC
  CHC
  CHW
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 7th
- A. Houser pitching for CHW
  CHC
  CHW
- Turner hit for Swanson
  0
  11
- T. Gilbert pitching for CHW
  CHC
  CHW
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 7th
- R. Brasier pitching for CHC
  CHC
  CHW
- Shaw at second base.
  3
  11
- Turner at third base.
  3
  11
- Hoerner at shortstop.
  3
  11
- Bruján in left field.
  3
  11
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsTop 8th
- T. Gilbert pitching for CHW
  CHC
  CHW
- Rojas at second base.
  3
  11
- Sosa at first base.
  3
  11
- Baldwin in right field.
  3
  11
- Berti hit for Suzuki
  3
  11
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
White SoxBottom 8th
- J. Berti pitching for CHC
  CHC
  CHW
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsTop 9th
- S. Wilson pitching for CHW
  CHC
  CHW
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Sinker	94
2 Ball	Curve	81
3 Hit By Pitch	Sinker	95

Cubs
5
White Sox
12

Game 1

7/25

Cubs
White Sox

Game 2

7/26

Cubs
White Sox

Game 3

7/27

Rate Field

7:40 PM, July 25, 2025

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,762

Game Time:2:52

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Ripperger
First Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley
Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Third Base Umpire - Brian Walsh

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	61	42	.592	-	L1
Chicago	60	43	.583	1	L2
Cincinnati	54	50	.519	7.5	W2
St. Louis	54	51	.514	8	W2
Pittsburgh	42	62	.404	19.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	60	45	.571	-	L5
Cleveland	51	52	.495	8	L2
Kansas City	51	53	.490	8.5	W2
Minnesota	50	53	.485	9	W1
Chicago	38	66	.365	21.5	W2

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Joc Pederson (hand), out 52 games, expected to play on Sun.

Royals rally past Guardians 5-3 in 10 innings in first game of doubleheader

Sal Frelick back from IL after dealing with hamstring issue