Cubs vs. Astros Game Highlights (6/28/25) | MLB Highlights

McCullers seven starts this season record of one and two miss the entire two thousand twenty three and twenty four seasons and that's a dribbler hit right side fielded by McCullers coming off the mound underhands to first in time one away another nice ovation for Kyle Tucker as he steps in to face his ex-teammate McCullers base hit into right field off the back of Tucker comes with a one out base runner here on the top of the first there goes Tucker he is here with his 20th steal of the season one two squib softly right side back handed by Walker going far to his right tosses the first McCullers got to the bag in time fell down but was able to get to the bag ahead of Suzuki according to Lance Barrett and that is out number two over the third goes Tucker three one from McCullers missing away ball for runners on the corners Swanson heads down to first comes in low to the bases second consecutive walk issued by McCullers Bush Bush has been a good RBI man with three consecutive walk Tucker comes home Cubs take a one nothing lead nothing new for McCullers he struggled in the first inning this year with over an eleven ERA but the interesting thing to me is a three oh slider three oh slider Warner working on a six game hit streak he grounds out to end the inning leave him loaded but they get a run on the RBI walk by Michael Bush thirty four year old right hander Colin Ray makes his 13th start of the season for the Cubs coming in with a record of four and three greatest will head down to first after he was hit by that last pitch from Ray one to the Meyers base hit into left field past the diving Swanson so the Astros with runners on first and second nobody out here on the bottom of the first inning Altuve sends this one into right field Tucker's got it and the runners all up the middle off the bat of Diaz and that will do it for the Astros they strand to throw it down on strikes one away up the middle knocked down by McCullers from his knees throws out McGuire for number two the sliding play at first and then this stop and then the throw from his knees two very athletic plays by him and a ground ball hit softly right side Altuve waits on it has it throws to first in time and Lance McCullers Junior has a one two three inning nice bounce back and after one and a half Cubs one Astros nothing Christian Walker hitting two fifteen to eighty on base percentage ten homers thirty seven driven in he drives this one toward the left center field gap pro Armstrong is back and it's off the fence in front of the visitors bullpen Walker going into second base with a one out double runner on second one out for the left fielder Cooper Hummel and this will get through into left field Walker to third runners on the corners for Houston and now the two two from Ray this one is popped up shallow center and the inning comes to an end. Oh Ray's been trying to pitch Paredes inside hit him with a pitch his first time up and that pitch was off the plate in and Paredes hit that off the label but still able to blueprint in the left. There's a ground ball to third fielded by Shaw. Go to second. There's one Niko to first not in time. They get the lead man on the five four fielders choice over to second goes Meyers. There's two away. Cam Smith drafted by the Cubs in two thousand twenty four pitch number ten from Ray Smith drives this one deep left field. It is gone. Cam Smith wins the battle. Ten pitch at bat he takes Colin Ray deep second home run in as many nights against the team that drafted him in the first round after a twenty seven pitch first inning there he is one out into the fourth only fifty three pitches. Cubs trailed two to one one away Michael Bush the batter hit in the air deep left field going back as Hummel near the wall that was gone opposite field home run Michael Bush. This ballgame has tied it to its seventh home run during the month of June. This one had to get the same direction. Cubs go back to back Niko Horner homering and back to back games. He now has three for the year and the Cubs have a three to two lead. That's the fourth walk issue by McCullers. They said it to center field with Saul on the move top of the order for the Cubs half steps to the plate base hit right field. Here's Shaw heading home and the Cubs now lead for two RBI number forty three for Ian Harper. Here's Tucker one for two first and third still only one out. And Tucker throws this one to right. It's gone. A line drive three run shot off the bat of Kyle Tucker and his return to Houston third home run of the inning for the Cubs. It is now seven to Chicago. Here's a drive into the gap and left center. That's going to go all the way to the wall. Say Suzuki scampering around second. He's thinking three to throw to third not in time a triple third triple of the season for Suzuki. That will be all for McCullers Cubs have scored six runs here at the top of the fourth inning. The left hander Stephen O'Keefe on a relief of Lance McCullers Junior facing Pete Crowe Armstrong the ninth batter of the inning for the Cubs left center Meyers takes the play Suzuki tags and the Cubs now have their seventh run of the inning now lead the Astros eight to third hitting the game for Tucker he is in at second single back in the first inning went deep in the fourth and now a lead off double in the sixth Tucker the runner on third two outs Swanson one for two with a walk tonight Swanson Ritz this one at the left field for a base hit. Tucker scores easily and the Cubs now lead nine to two Cubs at another run RBI number 40 for Swanson. Here's Cam Smith went deep back in the third inning a two run shot one two from Brazier and another base hit for Smith now eight for his last 15. Yoder Diaz 0 for two tonight first pitch Swanson steps on second throw the first double play. The Astros do not score. We go to inning number seven Kyle Tucker three run shot back in the fourth inning only a triple shy of the cycle Kyle Tucker with his fourth hit of the game. Only a single but four hits four for five still a nice day. So with Tucker on it first here Suzuki tripled back in the fourth inning. Deep fly ball to left off the bat to say get out the tape measure long gone booming home run to left and the Cubs have broken it wide open and lead eleven to two. No doubt about that one. Here's a swing and a line drive. That's a base hit to the gap in right center. Gansby going for two that throughout a second base not in time. It's a sliding double his third hit of the game. Ruhan pitch Roddick 14 hits for the Cubs. That's Michael Bush. He has a homer left field off the bat of Bush that it drops in the Cubs now lead twelve to two third run batted in of the night for Michael Bush. Forty nine on the season for eight is one for two hit by a pitch back in the first inning singled in the third three one to parade his and he sends this one down the left field line. It is gone. He's John Brady's goes deep his team leading 17th of the season. So Paredes Smith and Tucker have all gone deep in the game tonight. All three players involved in that trade back in December for one another. Ryan Pressley spent seven seasons here in Houston with the Astros earned the save in game six of the two thousand twenty two World Series a two time all star now facing the Astros for the first time as a member of the Cubs first pitch popped up shallow right. Going out is Michael Bush making a nice catch and that's out number one fly ball to left on the run he and Hap makes the catch over toward the corner. That's going to be out number two. Caratini called out on strikes and that will do it. What comes seven runs in the fourth inning three home runs and they defeat the Astros twelve to three big night for Cubs offense. Nice job by Conrad to give him five innings the bullpen comes in and does a great job as they have been doing for the Cubs.