Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Thursday, August 16th, 2018 6:05PM CST

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates

PIT

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Cubs

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Chicago Cubs

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, August 16th, 2018

Time: 6:05PM CST

Stadium: PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 21,783

Line Score

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Game Stats


Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

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



Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

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


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

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


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Bote-Báez-Rizzo)


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