Thursday, August 16th, 2018 6:05PM CST
The Chicago Cubs narrowly defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Thursday night. Jon Lester earned his first win in just over a month, pitching six effective innings, while Ian Happ's solo home run accounted for the game's only run.
Date: Thursday, August 16th, 2018
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 21,783
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Ground Into Double Play: Marte
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-1 (Nova 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Nova 1

Hit By Pitch: Bote (By R. Rodríguez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Nova 21/27; R. Rodríguez 3/5; Vázquez 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Nova 17-9-16-24; R. Rodríguez 4-6-5-0; Vázquez 2-1-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nova 8-9; R. Rodríguez 0-0; Vázquez 1-2
Game Scores: I Nova 59

Caught Stealing: Marte (9, 2nd base by Lester/Contreras)

Home Runs: Happ (13, 4th inning off Nova 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Happ (34)
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Lester 0-1, Báez 0-1, Bote 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lester 1; Báez 1; Bote 1

Hit By Pitch: Freese (By Strop)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 11/21; Cishek 2/4; Edwards Jr. 2/3; Strop 1/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 13-9-25-13; Cishek 2-0-1-4; Edwards Jr. 1-1-4-3; Strop 0-5-5-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 6-3; Cishek 1-2; Edwards Jr. 3-0; Strop 1-0
Game Scores: J Lester 70

Double Plays: 1 (Bote-Báez-Rizzo)
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