Monday, April 30th, 2018 6:00PM CST
The Chicago Cubs secured a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night, their fifth consecutive win and a season high. Jon Lester's effective pitching performance, extending into the sixth inning, played a key role in the win and continued a strong stretch for the Cubs' starting rotation.
Date: Monday, April 30th, 2018
Time: 6:00PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 35,922
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
COL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Zobrist (2, Freeland)
Triples: Bryant (2, Freeland)
Runs Batted In: Russell (4), Almora Jr. (8), Rizzo (9)
Ground Into Double Play: Happ; Báez
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Báez 0-1, Lester 0-1, Almora Jr. 1-1, Rizzo 0-1, Russell 1-1)

Hit By Pitch: Blackmon (By Lester)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 9/27; Farrell 1/4; Strop 1/3; Duensing 2/2; Cishek 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 10-9-24-18; Farrell 3-3-2-2; Strop 0-1-0-3; Duensing 2-2-4-1; Cishek 2-1-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 6-5; Farrell 1-1; Strop 3-0; Duensing 0-0; Cishek 1-0

Double Plays: 1 (Rizzo-Russell)
Errors: Báez (7, catch); Bryant (5, ground ball)

Doubles: Arenado (5, Lester)
Runs Batted In: Blackmon (17), Arenado (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Blackmon, Arenado
Sacrifice Hit: Freeland
Ground Into Double Play: Parra
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Desmond 0-2, Story 0-1, Iannetta 0-2, Freeland 0-1, Blackmon 1-1, Arenado 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Desmond 1; Iannetta 3; Arenado 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Freeland 15/27; Ottavino 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Freeland 12-12-16-21; Ottavino 2-5-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Freeland 10-6; Ottavino 0-1

Double Plays: 2 (Arenado-Valaika-Desmond 2)
Errors: Story (3, throw)

Picked Off: Cuevas (2nd base by Contreras)
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