Thursday, April 5th, 2018 7:10PM CST
Jon Lester delivered six sharp innings on the mound and even contributed with a tricky grounder that was difficult to field as the Chicago Cubs shut out the Milwaukee Brewers 8-0 Thursday night, leaving the Brewers looking frustrated and fragile.
Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2018
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Miller Park
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 24,310
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |

Doubles: Aguilar (1, Lester); Braun (1, Lester)
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Shaw 0-1, Pérez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Shaw 1; Pérez 1

Intentional Walks: Báez 2 (By Suter)
Hit By Pitch: Báez (By Knebel)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Suter 19/27; Barnes 7/9; Jennings 4/6; Knebel 2/4; Pérez 0/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Suter 15-12-20-18; Barnes 3-6-5-6; Jennings 3-1-2-5; Knebel 3-3-3-2; Pérez 0-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Suter 3-7; Barnes 3-1; Jennings 2-0; Knebel 0-1; Pérez 0-1
Game Scores: B Suter 35

Errors: Pérez 2 (2, catch, ground ball); Cain (1, catch)
Passed Balls: Bandy

Caught Stealing: Braun (1, 3rd base by Lester)
Stolen Bases: Braun (1, 2nd base off Lester/Contreras)

Doubles: Russell (3, Suter); Contreras (2, Jennings)
Triples: Almora Jr. (1, Suter)
Home Runs: Heyward (1, 9th inning off Knebel 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Báez 2 (3), Almora Jr. (1), Russell (1), Bryant (5), Heyward 2 (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: Almora Jr., Russell
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Báez 1-1, Lester 0-2, Zobrist 0-1, Almora Jr. 0-2, Bryant 1-1, Contreras 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Russell 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lester 2; Almora Jr. 2; Contreras 2

Hit By Pitch: Bandy (By Lester)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 19/22; Edwards Jr. 3/4; Cishek 3/3; Butler 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 16-9-22-14; Edwards Jr. 1-9-2-1; Cishek 1-0-0-3; Butler 2-3-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 7-4; Edwards Jr. 0-0; Cishek 2-1; Butler 0-1
Game Scores: J Lester 71

Stolen Bases: Happ (1, 2nd base off Jennings/Bandy)
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