Tuesday, July 31st, 2018 6:05PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday night, wrapping up a busy trade deadline day. Gregory Polanco contributed a team-leading nineteenth home run, while Francisco Cervelli also added his tenth of the season in the victory.
Date: Tuesday, July 31st, 2018
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 18,972
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Osuna (3, Lester); Freese 2 (8, Lester 2)
Home Runs: Cervelli (10, 3rd inning off Lester 1 on, 2 Out); Polanco (19, 8th inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Freese 2 (35), Cervelli 2 (39), Polanco (59)
2-out Runs Batted In: Freese 2, Cervelli 2
Ground Into Double Play: Taillon
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Mercer 0-1, Freese 0-1, Cervelli 2-2, Taillon 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Freese 1; Taillon 1

Hit By Pitch: Rizzo (By Taillon)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Taillon 21/28; Santana 1/2; Crick 3/4; Vázquez 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Taillon 12-14-12-23; Santana 3-1-1-0; Crick 3-0-0-3; Vázquez 4-1-7-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Taillon 12-6; Santana 0-0; Crick 1-2; Vázquez 1-0
Game Scores: J Taillon 48

Double Plays: 2 (Freese-Harrison-Osuna, Mercer-Harrison-Osuna)
Assists: Polanco (Russell at 3rd base)

Doubles: Zobrist (15, Taillon); Contreras (20, Taillon); Báez (28, Taillon); Russell (20, Vázquez)
Home Runs: Báez (22, 4th inning off Taillon 2 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Báez 3 (82), Russell (35)
Sacrifice Hit: Almora Jr.
Ground Into Double Play: Contreras; Russell
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Báez 1-1, Lester 0-1, Almora Jr. 0-1, Contreras 0-2, Heyward 1-2, Happ 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lester 1; Contreras 1; Heyward 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 13/23; Cishek 3/3; Chavez 2/3; Wilson 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 16-9-17-17; Cishek 1-2-2-2; Chavez 2-2-0-2; Wilson 2-1-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 7-4; Cishek 0-2; Chavez 1-1; Wilson 2-1
Game Scores: J Lester 37

Double Plays: 1 (Rizzo-Russell-Zobrist)
Assists: Happ (Freese at Home)
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