Summary
1/1/2025 1:53AM PST
W: Jacob deGrom (1-0, 1.69), L: Justin Steele (5-6, 3.07), SV: Jose Leclerc (6-5, 4.32)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Rangers batting. Steele pitching. Semien lined to right for a single. Seager grounded to center for a single. Semien advances to 2nd. Langford grounded into a double play (4-6-3 DP). Seager out. Semien scores.* Garcia struck out chasing a changeup high and away.
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 0
Cubs batting. deGrom pitching. Hoerner flied out to Garcia (F9). Bellinger struck out chasing a low curveball. Suzuki grounded out to Seager (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Rangers batting. Jung struck out chasing a curveball low and in. Lowe grounded out to Busch (3U). Duran struck out chasing a fastball low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 0
Cubs batting. Happ grounded out to Lowe (3U). Tauchman grounded out to deGrom (1-3). Busch flied out to Langford (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 3:
Rangers batting. Heim grounded to center for a single. Taveras walked. Semien flied out to Suzuki (F9). Heim reached 3rd on a wild pitch. Taveras reached 2nd on a wild pitch. Seager reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Heim scores. Taveras advances to 3rd. Langford walked. Garcia flied out to Suzuki (F9). Jung flied out to Bellinger (F8).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 2 Errors: 0 Pitches: 36 Runners Left On: 3
Cubs batting. Swanson struck out on a high fastball. Paredes struck out chasing a fastball high and in. Bethancourt struck out chasing a low curveball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Rangers batting. Lowe flied out to Happ (F7). Duran grounded to center for a single. Heim flied out to Bellinger (F8). Taveras bunted to third baseman for a single. Duran advances to 2nd. Semien grounded out to Hoerner (4-6). Taveras out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 21 Runners Left On: 2
Cubs batting. Hoerner struck out swinging late at a low curveball. Bellinger grounded out to Lowe (3U). Suzuki struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Rangers batting. Seager grounded out to Hoerner (4-3). Langford was called out on strikes looking on a slider low and in. Garcia tripled to center. Thompson in bullpen. Smyly in bullpen. Jung lined to center for a single. Garcia scores. Lowe grounded out to Hoerner (4-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 20 Runners Left On: 1
Cubs batting. Happ struck out on a changeup low and away. Tauchman grounded to right for a single. Busch walked. Swanson lined to right for a single. Tauchman advances to 3rd. Busch advances to 2nd. Paredes struck out bunting. Bethancourt struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 28 Runners Left On: 3
Inning 6:
Rangers batting. Duran lined out to Bellinger (L8). Thompson in bullpen. Thompson pitching. Heim grounded to shortstop for a single. Taveras flied out to Bellinger (F8). Semien flied out to Bellinger (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 1
Cubs batting. Carter substituted for Duran. Hoerner grounded out to Seager (6-3). Bellinger popped out to Seager (P6). Suzuki flied out to Garcia (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 7:
Rangers batting. Seager flied out to Suzuki (F9). Wicks in bullpen. Wicks in bullpen. Wicks pitching. Langford struck out chasing a changeup low and away. Garcia struck out chasing a curveball low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 0
Cubs batting. Happ doubled to center. Almonte in bullpen. Heaney pitching. Tauchman flied out to Langford (F7). Busch struck out chasing a slider low and away. Happ stole 3rd. Swanson struck out chasing a high fastball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 8:
Rangers batting. Almonte pitching. Jung grounded out to Paredes (5-3). Lowe grounded out to Swanson (6-3). Carter was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 0
Cubs batting. Alzolay in bullpen. Leclerc pitching. Paredes struck out on a slider low and away. Bethancourt flied out to Garcia (F9). Hoerner struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 9:
Rangers batting. Yates in bullpen. Heim flied out to Bellinger (F8). Taveras bunted and deflected off shortstop Swanson for a single. Taveras stole 2nd. Semien lined to center for a single. Taveras scores.
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Semien: 99 mph (Semien lined to right for a single. )
Happ: 111 mph (Happ doubled to center. )
Wrigley Field™ (595 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Veteran.
Pitching Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 36,671 (88% capacity)
Weather: 50 degrees, Cloudy
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 7:00pm
Game Scores: 49 (Steele), 77 (deGrom)
UMPIRES
HP: Earl Hendricks. 1B: Woody Keller. 2B: Ed Drummond. 3B: Clyde Washington.