Saturday, June 9th, 2018 1:20PM CST
On Saturday, June ninth, the Chicago Cubs secured a two-to-zero victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Starting pitcher Jon Lester combined with two relievers to limit Pittsburgh to just one hit throughout the game. Chicago scored their runs after taking advantage of an early miscue in the first inning by Pirates center fielder Starling Marte. This win was the eleventh for the Cubs in their last thirteen games played.
Date: Saturday, June 9th, 2018
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 41,045
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Heyward (7, Kingham); Almora Jr. (14, Crick)
Runs Batted In: Zobrist (24), Rizzo (44)
Sacrifice Flies: Rizzo
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (Lester 0-1, Zobrist 0-1, La Stella 0-1, Bryant 0-1, Heyward 0-1, Russell 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bryant 1; Heyward 1; Russell 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 15/24; Wilson 3/3; Cishek 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 20-9-19-17; Wilson 4-1-6-1; Cishek 3-3-5-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 9-7; Wilson 1-0; Cishek 1-1
Game Scores: J Lester 78

Triples: Meadows (2, Lester)
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (S. Rodríguez 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Marte 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S. Rodríguez 1; Marte 1

Wild Pitches: Brault
Intentional Walks: Bryant (By Brault); Happ (By Crick)
Hit By Pitch: Bryant (By Kingham)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kingham 19/26; Brault 4/6; Crick 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kingham 17-13-17-18; Brault 2-1-1-4; Crick 1-1-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kingham 4-10; Brault 3-0; Crick 0-1
Game Scores: N Kingham 60
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