CWS 3, CHC 13 | May 16, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Friday, May 16, 2025•Wrigley Field•82°F, Sunny

CWS

White Sox

CHC

Cubs

Final

WIN

Cade Horton

LOSS

Shane Smith

The Cubs cruised past the White Sox 13-3 in a dominant performance.

★Miguel Vargas2 HR, 3 RBI

★Pete Crow-Armstrong4-for-5, 6 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Nico Hoerner scores.

Weather: 82°F, SunnyWind: 21 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 6:20 PM UTCT: 2:52Att: 40,171Venue: Wrigley Field

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93.7%B

9 missed calls

+4.3% CWS

No run favor

Win Probability

CHC WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	2
CHC	0	6	0	0	0	2	2

Game 777900 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Chase MeidrothSS	4	1	2	0	0	0	.260/.357/.288	104.1	.366	.343
Matt ThaissC	4	0	0	0	0	1	.213/.375/.307	94.6	.044	.039
Luis Robert Jr.CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.181/.283/.306	100.3	.164	.157
Miguel Vargas3B	4	2	4	3	0	0	.242/.326/.405	104.3	.503	.772
Joshua PalaciosRF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.208/.321/.278	103.6	.077	.072
Andrew Vaughn1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.185/.216/.321	98.2	.339	.326
Edgar QueroDH	4	0	1	0	0	0	.293/.384/.333	104.4	.209	.204
Josh Rojas2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.188/.278/.188	95.1	.605	.572
Brooks BaldwinLF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.222/.259/.341	98.2	.099	.104
Bench
Shane SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler GilbertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	36	3	11	3	0	4	-	-	-	-

HR:Vargas (1st off Horton, 1 on, 2 out); Vargas (3rd off Horton, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Vargas

TB:18

RBI:Vargas 3

SB:Meidroth

GIDP:Baldwin

Team LOB:6

Chicago Cubs

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Pete Crow-ArmstrongCF	5	2	4	6	0	0	.282/.319/.563	105.6	.430

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shane SmithL	5.0	7	6	1	1	5	1	89-59	91.9	2.05
Tyler Gilbert	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	13-7	87.8	4.85
Brandon Eisert	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	8-5	85.3	5.40
Miguel Castro	1.1	2	2	2	1	2	0	24-14	92.7	13.50
Yoendrys Gómez	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	0	26-16	90.9	7.16
Totals	8.0	15	13	8	2	8	1	160-101	-	-

WP:Smith 2

HBP:Busch (by Eisert); Busch (by Gómez)

Inherited runners-scored:Eisert 1-1; Castro 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Smith 89-59; Gilbert 13-7; Eisert 8-5; Castro 24-14; Gómez 26-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Smith 6-6; Gilbert 0-0; Eisert 0-1; Castro 1-1; Gómez 2-1

Chicago Cubs

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Cade HortonW	5.0	7	3	3	0	2	2	79-52	90.5	6.00

Top 1 • CWS

2-0

Miguel Vargas homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Chase Meidroth scores.

EV: 100.3 mph💣 402 ftLA: 33°

Bot 2 • CHC

2-1

Moisés Ballesteros reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Andrew Vaughn. Michael Busch scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd.

EV: 72.4 mph2 ftLA: -51°

2-2

Nico Hoerner reaches on a fielder's choice. Carson Kelly scores. Moisés Ballesteros to 2nd. Missed catch error by catcher Matt Thaiss, assist to shortstop Chase Meidroth.

EV: 72.9 mph13 ftLA: -10°

2-5

Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (12) on a fly ball to right field. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Nico Hoerner scores.

EV: 105.6 mph💣 396 ftLA: 34°

2-6

Seiya Suzuki doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Kyle Tucker scores.

EV: 105.3 mph348 ftLA: 17°

Top 3 • CWS

3-6

Miguel Vargas homers (5) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 104.3 mph💣 406 ftLA: 23°

Bot 6 • CHC

3-7

Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a fly ball to right fielder Joshua Palacios. Nico Hoerner scores.

EV: 85.1 mph170 ftLA: 67°

3-8

Seiya Suzuki out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.

EV: 87.5 mph293 ftLA: 21°

Bot 7 • CHC

3-10

Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a line drive to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Moisés Ballesteros scores. Nico Hoerner scores.

EV: 74.7 mph243 ftLA: 24°

Bot 8 • CHC

3-11

Dansby Swanson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Joshua Palacios. Seiya Suzuki scores. Michael Busch to 3rd.

EV: 93.3 mph340 ftLA: 32°

3-12

Moisés Ballesteros singles on a line drive to right fielder Joshua Palacios. Michael Busch scores. Carson Kelly to 3rd.

EV: 93.4 mph221 ftLA: 13°

3-13

Nico Hoerner grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Chase Meidroth. Carson Kelly scores. Moisés Ballesteros out at 2nd. Nico Hoerner to 1st.

EV: 101.0 mph4 ftLA: -26°

Bench
Dansby SwansonSS	4	0	1	1	0	2	.246/.303/.456	107.2	.298	.402
Jon Berti3B	3	0	0	0	0	3	.213/.272/.240	88.8	-	-
Cade HortonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Daniel PalenciaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb ThielbarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan PresslyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Julian MerryweatherP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Chicago White Sox

Chicago Cubs

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Chicago Cubs

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