Friday, August 17th, 2018 6:05PM CST
On Friday night, the Chicago Cubs tied a major league record by turning seven double plays en route to a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the final out secured by a game-ending effort from rookie third baseman David Bote on a grounder hit by David Freese.
Date: Friday, August 17th, 2018
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 24,298
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Ground Into Double Play: Freese 2; Bell 2; Dickerson; Polanco
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Bell 0-1, Freese 0-2, Cervelli 0-1, Marte 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bell 1

Intentional Walks: Schwarber (By Williams)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Williams 14/27; Crick 3/4; Kela 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Williams 14-10-23-20; Crick 0-2-7-4; Kela 3-4-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Williams 6-10; Crick 2-0; Kela 1-1
Game Scores: T Williams 67

Double Plays: 2 (Freese-Bell, Hechavarria-Harrison-Bell)
Errors: Harrison (6, ground ball); Bell (6, catch); Kela (1, throw)

Stolen Bases: Polanco (8, 3rd base off Hamels/Caratini)

Doubles: Rizzo (19, Williams)
Home Runs: Schwarber (21, 2nd inning off Williams 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Schwarber (49)
2-out Runs Batted In: Schwarber
Ground Into Double Play: Báez
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Báez 0-1, Zobrist 0-1, Bote 0-1, Caratini 0-1, Russell 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Zobrist 1; Caratini 1; Russell 1

Wild Pitches: Cishek
Hit By Pitch: Cervelli (By Hamels)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hamels 12/24; Kintzler 1/2; De La Rosa 0/1; Cishek 2/2; Chavez 0/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hamels 10-13-18-18; Kintzler 0-0-0-2; De La Rosa 1-1-0-1; Cishek 0-1-4-1; Chavez 1-0-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hamels 16-2; Kintzler 0-1; De La Rosa 0-1; Cishek 0-0; Chavez 2-0
Game Scores: C Hamels 68

Double Plays: 7 (Báez-Rizzo 2, Báez-Zobrist-Rizzo, Zobrist-Russell-Rizzo 2, Russell-Zobrist-Rizzo, Bote-Rizzo)

Caught Stealing: Happ (2, 3rd base by Crick/Cervelli)
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