Sunday, September 25th, 2016 7:00PM CST
On Sunday night, September 26, 2016, the Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 3 to 1. David Ross hit a key home run for Chicago, and Jon Lester delivered a strong pitching performance contributing to the victory. This result negatively impacted the Cardinals' pursuit of a wild card spot.
Date: Sunday, September 25th, 2016
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,859
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
STL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Zobrist (30, C. Martínez); Russell (24, C. Martínez)
Home Runs: Ross (10, 5th inning off C. Martínez 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ross (32), Russell (94), Contreras (33)
Ground Into Double Play: Rizzo
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Lester 0-2, Báez 0-1, La Stella 0-1, Contreras 1-1, Rizzo 0-1, Russell 1-2, Heyward 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lester 2; La Stella 2; Rizzo 1; Russell 1

Pitcher Notes: Edwards Jr. pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
Intentional Walks: Ross (By C. Martínez)
Hit By Pitch: Báez (By Broxton)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 16-24; Edwards Jr. 1-2; Grimm 4-5; Chapman 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 10-13-22-16; Edwards Jr. 1-2-1-0; Grimm 2-5-3-3; Chapman 5-0-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 9-5; Edwards Jr. 0-0; Grimm 0-1; Chapman 1-1
Game Scores: J Lester 74

Double Plays: 1 (Báez-Russell-Rizzo)

Stolen Bases: Heyward (10, 2nd base off C. Martínez/Molina); Fowler 2 (12, 3rd base off C. Martínez/Molina, 2nd base off C. Martínez/Molina)

Doubles: Molina (35, Lester)
Runs Batted In: Peralta (25)
2-out Runs Batted In: Peralta
Sacrifice Hit: C. Martínez
Ground Into Double Play: Carpenter
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Peralta 1-1, J. Martínez 0-1, Carpenter 0-1, Grichuk 0-2, Piscotty 0-2, Moss 0-1, Gyorko 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J. Martínez 1; Grichuk 2; Piscotty 1; Moss 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C. Martínez 20-27; Siegrist 1-3; Duke 1-3; Broxton 0-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C. Martínez 14-15-19-17; Siegrist 3-3-2-1; Duke 1-0-6-1; Broxton 1-2-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C. Martínez 10-2; Siegrist 1-0; Duke 0-0; Broxton 0-0
Game Scores: C Martinez 54

Double Plays: 1 (Gyorko-Peralta-Moss)
Assists: Piscotty (Russell at Home)
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