Friday, June 8th, 2018 1:20PM CST
The Chicago Cubs continued their strong play with a win over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates. Kris Bryant made history by batting leadoff for the first time, registering three hits and scoring a run in the process. The victory was sealed in dramatic fashion as Ian Happ made a spectacular diving catch down the left-field line for the final out.
Date: Friday, June 8th, 2018
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,097
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
PIT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Heyward (6, Kuhl)
Runs Batted In: Zobrist 2 (23), Rizzo (43)
Sacrifice Flies: Rizzo
Ground Into Double Play: Almora Jr.
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Báez 0-2, Zobrist 1-2, La Stella 0-1, Contreras 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Heyward 1-1, Happ 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Báez 1; La Stella 1; Rizzo 1

Wild Pitches: Montgomery; Strop
Hit By Pitch: Mercer (By Montgomery)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Montgomery 17/25; Mazzoni 1/3; Rosario 2/4; Strop 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Montgomery 13-10-16-22; Mazzoni 0-1-0-3; Rosario 3-5-0-1; Strop 5-1-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Montgomery 10-6; Mazzoni 2-0; Rosario 0-1; Strop 2-1
Game Scores: M Montgomery 54

Double Plays: 1 (Báez-Rizzo)

Caught Stealing: Zobrist (2, 2nd base by Kuhl/Cervelli); Bryant (4, 2nd base by Kuhl/Cervelli)

Doubles: Moran (10, Montgomery); Mercer (12, Mazzoni)
Runs Batted In: Marte (25)
Sacrifice Flies: Marte
Ground Into Double Play: Moran
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-13 (Meadows 0-1, Dickerson 0-1, Kuhl 0-2, Mercer 0-2, Bell 0-1, Harrison 0-2, Polanco 0-1, Cervelli 0-2, Moran 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Meadows 1; Dickerson 1; Kuhl 2; Harrison 1; Cervelli 1

Hit By Pitch: Almora Jr. (By Kuhl)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kuhl 14/25; Santana 1/2; Neverauskas 5/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kuhl 17-13-24-16; Santana 1-4-3-0; Neverauskas 4-6-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kuhl 2-6; Santana 0-0; Neverauskas 3-0
Game Scores: C Kuhl 44

Double Plays: 2 (Cervelli-Mercer, Mercer-Harrison-Freese)

Caught Stealing: Meadows (1, 2nd base by Montgomery/Contreras)
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