MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
08/22/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 2492 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (58-70) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Los Angeles Angels (86-42) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 X 3 6 0
Angels Rally to Nose Past Chicago
Chicago got a valiant performance from pitcher Jose Paulino, but it wasn't enough to beat the Los Angeles Angels. Los Angeles won the game, 3-2. Paulino threw 7.0 innings of 5-hit ball for the losing team. The winner was Los Angeles reliever Darren Watkins, now 7-2. The loser was Jose G. Gonzalez. Los Angeles has an impressive 86-42 record.

Had Jamie Tolbert not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 3rd, Tolbert hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Angels.

In postgame remarks, Tolbert applauded his team's "toughness."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Barreto 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 11 65
R. Snyder 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .265 3 54
F. Mejia SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .279 0 36
D. Hopper 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .237 10 64
S. Piscotty RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .303 10 62
R. Hicks CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .262 8 42
D. Williams LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 4 44
K. Bryant DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .278 8 30
D. Guerrero C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 0 9
   a-K. Wilson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 3 38
Totals 33 2 8 2 0 6 15      
a - K. Wilson pinch hit for D. Guerrero in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Snyder (24, 1st Inning off D. McGriff, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Hicks (26, 2nd Inning off D. McGriff, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Snyder 3 , F. Mejia , S. Piscotty , R. Hicks 3 , K. Bryant 2
2-out RBI: F. Mejia , K. Bryant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Hopper 3
GIDP: R. Hicks
Sac Bunt: D. Guerrero
Hit by Pitch: F. Barreto , R. Snyder
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Barreto (25)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Mejia (11)
OF assists: 1 (Piscotty(Tolbert at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .309 4 46
M. Trout LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .295 19 65
   a-A. Ramírez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 20 86
A. Russell 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .288 12 49
J. Profar DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .292 5 65
J. Tolbert 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .204 6 36
S. Heredia RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283 12 39
P. Gonzalez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193 1 22
L. Roa CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 2 55
M. Trees C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .194 5 23
Totals 30 3 6 3 2 1 11      
a - A. Ramírez substituted for M. Trout in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Trees (5, 5th Inning off J. Paulino, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies , J. Profar 2 , J. Tolbert , S. Heredia , M. Trees 4
2-out RBI: J. Profar , J. Tolbert , M. Trees
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Russell , J. Tolbert , M. Trees
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Albies (45)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tolbert-Albies-Watkins)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Paulino 7.0 5 2 1 0 1 1 89 3.63   
J. Gonzalez L (2-3) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 14 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Paulino 62
Batters Faced: J. Paulino 27, J. Gonzalez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Paulino 10-10, J. Gonzalez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Paulino 89-56, J. Gonzalez 14-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. McGriff 5.2 6 2 2 0 3 0 93 3.33   
R. Oliver 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.70   
K. Phillips 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.77   
D. Watkins W (7-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.20   
H. Rosado SV (39) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McGriff 52
Batters Faced: D. McGriff 25, R. Oliver 1, K. Phillips 4, D. Watkins 3, H. Rosado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McGriff 7-7, R. Oliver 1-0, K. Phillips 0-1, D. Watkins 1-0, H. Rosado 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. McGriff 93-58, R. Oliver 4-3, K. Phillips 12-9, D. Watkins 9-6, H. Rosado 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Oliver 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. McGriff 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Paulino
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 44599
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