Friday, September 23rd, 2016 1:00PM CST
The Chicago Cubs earned their 98th victory of the season on Friday, shutting out the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 thanks in large part to Jake Arrieta’s pitching performance, which included ten strikeouts over seven strong innings against a careless Cardinals squad.
Date: Friday, September 23rd, 2016
Time: 1:00PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,791
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
STL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Rizzo 2 (42, Leake 2); Coghlan (7, Leake)
Runs Batted In: Rizzo (105), Zobrist 2 (70), Coghlan (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Coghlan
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Montero 0-2, Zobrist 1-3, Rizzo 2-2, Russell 0-2, Soler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Montero 3; Russell 2; Soler 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Arrieta 15-24; Strop 1-3; Wood 0-1; Edwards Jr. 2-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Arrieta 15-22-18-13; Strop 1-2-2-1; Wood 2-0-2-0; Edwards Jr. 1-3-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Arrieta 7-3; Strop 2-0; Wood 0-0; Edwards Jr. 0-1
Game Scores: J Arrieta 76

Double Plays: 3 (Bryant-Zobrist-Rizzo, Rizzo-Bryant-Zobrist, Bryant-Russell-Rizzo)

Stolen Bases: Heyward (9, 2nd base off Leake/Molina); Zobrist (6, 2nd base off Socolovich/Molina)

Ground Into Double Play: Molina; Leake; Moss
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Carpenter 0-1, Leake 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Carpenter 1

Pitcher Notes: Kiekhefer pitched to 1 batter in the 4th
Wild Pitches: Leake 2
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Leake 13-20; Kiekhefer 0-1; Socolovich 1-5; Rosenthal 4-4; Tuivailala 3-4; Duke 1-1; Williams 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Leake 13-3-13-15; Kiekhefer 2-0-0-1; Socolovich 3-2-3-5; Rosenthal 4-3-1-2; Tuivailala 5-0-2-2; Duke 0-1-2-0; Williams 2-3-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Leake 3-6; Kiekhefer 0-0; Socolovich 5-0; Rosenthal 1-1; Tuivailala 1-1; Duke 0-0; Williams 0-2
Game Scores: M Leake 24

Picked Off: Adams (1st base by Montero)
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