Photos: Chicago Cubs shut out the Texas Rangers 7-0 on a frigid night at Wrigley Fieldon April 8, 2025 at 4:07 am
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The Chicago Cubs used aggressive base running, timely hits and a stellar outing from left-hander Justin Steele in a 7-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday at Wrigley Field.
Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) scores past Texas Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka (11) on a fielder’s choice from Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) during the third inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) scores past Texas Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka (11) on a fielder’s choice from Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) during the third inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) gestures from first base after hitting an RBI single during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) hits an RBI triple during the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) celebrates after hitting an RBI triple during the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) catches a fly ball from Texas Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka (11) during the eighth inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) hits an RBI single during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) slides into second base before getting tagged out by Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien (2) during the first inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) hits a two-RBI single during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) scores on an RBI single from Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) gestures after hitting a double during the second inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya (9) hits a sacrifice fly to bring in Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) during the second inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) celebrates in the dugout after scoring off a fielders choice from Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) during the third inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) hits a fielder’s choice to bring in Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) during the third inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) steals second base past Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager (5) during the third inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) gestures from second base after hitting a double during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) dives for a single from Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis García (53) during the first inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) catches a fly ball from Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford (36) during the ninth inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) catches a fly ball from Texas Rangers third base Ezequiel Duran (20) during the eighth inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs pitcher Justin Steele (35) fist-bumps Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya (9) after pitching during the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Justin Steele (35) pitches during the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (17) walks on the mound after hitting Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) during the third inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy takes out Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (17) after Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) hit an RBI triple during the fifth inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Colin Rea (53) pitches during the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third baseman Gage Workman (25), first baseman Michael Busch (29) and pitcher Colin Rea (53) celebrate after the Cubs defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-0, at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) walks on the field before the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) walks through the dugout before the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Fans sit under blankets while the Chicago Cubs play the Texas Rangers after the bottom of the fourth inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell (11) walks through the dugout after the Cubs defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-0, at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) walks through the dugout after the Cubs defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-0, at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Texas Rangers players warm up in the outfield before the Rangers play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
The Chicago Cubs used aggressive base running, timely hits and a stellar outing from left-hander Justin Steele in a 7-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday at Wrigley Field.
Chicago Cubs’ Jon Berti steals third base during the third inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
The Chicago Cubs used aggressive base running, timely hits and a stellar outing from left-hander Justin Steele in a 7-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday at Wrigley Field.
Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) scores past Texas Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka (11) on a fielder’s choice from Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) during the third inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) scores past Texas Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka (11) on a fielder’s choice from Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) during the third inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (27) gestures from first base after hitting an RBI single during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) hits an RBI triple during the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) celebrates after hitting an RBI triple during the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) catches a fly ball from Texas Rangers catcher Kyle Higashioka (11) during the eighth inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) hits an RBI single during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) slides into second base before getting tagged out by Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien (2) during the first inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) hits a two-RBI single during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) scores on an RBI single from Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) gestures after hitting a double during the second inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya (9) hits a sacrifice fly to bring in Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) during the second inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) celebrates in the dugout after scoring off a fielders choice from Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) during the third inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ (8) hits a fielder’s choice to bring in Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) during the third inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) steals second base past Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager (5) during the third inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) gestures from second base after hitting a double during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) dives for a single from Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis García (53) during the first inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) catches a fly ball from Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford (36) during the ninth inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) catches a fly ball from Texas Rangers third base Ezequiel Duran (20) during the eighth inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs pitcher Justin Steele (35) fist-bumps Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya (9) after pitching during the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Justin Steele (35) pitches during the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (17) walks on the mound after hitting Chicago Cubs third baseman Jon Berti (5) during the third inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy takes out Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (17) after Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) hit an RBI triple during the fifth inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Colin Rea (53) pitches during the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs third baseman Gage Workman (25), first baseman Michael Busch (29) and pitcher Colin Rea (53) celebrate after the Cubs defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-0, at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch (29) walks on the field before the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) walks through the dugout before the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Fans sit under blankets while the Chicago Cubs play the Texas Rangers after the bottom of the fourth inning at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell (11) walks through the dugout after the Cubs defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-0, at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (7) walks through the dugout after the Cubs defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-0, at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Texas Rangers players warm up in the outfield before the Rangers play the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Monday, April 7, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Originally Published: April 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM CDT
