Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Saturday, June 9th, 2018 1:20PM CST

Chicago Cubs

Cubs

CHC

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Pirates

PIT

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, June 9th, 2018

Time: 1:20PM CST

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 41,045

Line Score

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Game Stats


Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

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


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

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



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

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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