MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/13/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2794 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (74-74) 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 8 10 0
Chicago Cubs (67-81) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 2
8-2 Rays Win over Cubs Evens Season Record
The Tampa Bay Rays thumped the Chicago Cubs, 8-2, at Wrigley Field. Jesús Pacheco was a big reason his team got the win. Pacheco was 2 for 5 with a home run and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Orlando Estrada, the winning pitcher, improved to 13-7. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 1. With the win, the Rays have a record of 74-74.

With Tampa Bay trailing 1-0 in the top of the second, Pacheco hit a cutter from Noel Richards for a 2-run home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Rays ahead, 2-1.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Pacheco told the Tampa Bay Observer.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 12 73
R. McBroom DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .328 13 58
D. Mitchell 1B 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .311 18 60
E. Cox LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .229 35 98
O. Leme C 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .290 6 49
J. Pacheco CF 5 1 2 4 0 1 1 .267 11 60
A. Franco 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .321 0 1
E. Vázquez SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .213 2 29
A. Rondon 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .254 1 21
Totals 38 8 10 8 4 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Vázquez (13, 2nd Inning off N. Richards, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Pacheco (20, 5th Inning off K. Mella, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pacheco (11, 2nd Inning off N. Richards, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Rondon (1, 4th Inning off N. Richards, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davenport , R. McBroom , O. Leme , J. Pacheco 6 , A. Franco 2 , E. Vázquez 3 , A. Rondon 4
2-out RBI: A. Rondon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Davenport , D. Mitchell , E. Vázquez
GIDP: J. Pacheco
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Vázquez (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rondon-Vázquez-Mitchell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Snyder 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .272 4 64
S. Piscotty RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .299 12 69
D. Hopper CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .234 10 66
D. Williams LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .256 4 52
B. Collins 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .278 10 51
K. Wilson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 4 42
F. Mejia SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .268 0 43
V. Caratini C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .195 5 36
K. Bryant 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .257 9 34
   a-T. Green PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2 3 10 22      
a - T. Green pinch hit for K. Bryant in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Williams (25, 1st Inning off O. Estrada, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Snyder (29, 6th Inning off O. Estrada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Snyder 3 , S. Piscotty 2 , D. Williams 2 , K. Wilson , F. Mejia 2
2-out RBI: D. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Snyder , D. Williams , B. Collins
GIDP: D. Williams
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Collins (5) , K. Bryant (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Mejia-Bryant-Collins)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Estrada W (13-7) 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 0 93 4.26   
C. Bowers 2.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 52 5.42   
D. Gardner 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 21 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Estrada 58
Batters Faced: O. Estrada 22, C. Bowers 10, D. Gardner 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Estrada 5-9, C. Bowers 0-2, D. Gardner 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Estrada 93-60, C. Bowers 52-30, D. Gardner 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Gardner 1-0
WP: O. Estrada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Richards L (3-5) 3.2 5 5 5 2 1 2 54 4.08   
K. Mella 2.1 3 3 3 2 2 0 42 4.35   
O. Romero 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 27 5.94   
J. Hall 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Richards 28
Batters Faced: N. Richards 18, K. Mella 12, O. Romero 9, J. Hall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Richards 2-8, K. Mella 3-2, O. Romero 2-0, J. Hall 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Richards 54-34, K. Mella 42-27, O. Romero 27-21, J. Hall 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesús Pacheco
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 39955
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