Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs

Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 12:35PM CST

Philadelphia Phillies

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PHI

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Cubs

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Chicago Cubs

Game Recap

The Chicago Cubs, leading the National League Central, defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in a game played on September 2nd, 2018. Powering the Cubs' offense, Javier Baez connected for a solo home run, one of three hit off Cy Young candidate Aaron Nola, and in doing so, reached the significant career marks of 30 home runs and 100 runs batted in for the season. Pitching effectively for Chicago, Jon Lester threw six shutout innings, extending his strong performance history against the Phillies and contributing significantly to the win.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018

Time: 12:35PM CST

Stadium: Citizens Bank Park

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 36,517

Line Score

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Game Stats


Philadelphia Phillies Batting

Phillies Batting

Doubles: Quinn (6, Lester); Cabrera (32, Lester); Alfaro (16, Kintzler)

Runs Batted In: Alfaro (33)

2-out Runs Batted In: Alfaro

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Williams 0-1, Kingery 0-1, Florimón 0-1, Nola 0-1, Alfaro 1-1, Cabrera 0-1, Altherr 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Williams 1; Nola 2; Cabrera 1; Altherr 1


Philadelphia Phillies Pitching

Phillies Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Arano pitched to 1 batter in the 7th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Nola 16/23; Arano 2/2; Morgan 2/3; García 2/6; Rios 3/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Nola 22-19-17-10; Arano 0-3-1-2; Morgan 3-2-1-2; García 4-2-4-4; Rios 3-2-4-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nola 5-1; Arano 1-0; Morgan 2-0; García 1-0; Rios 1-3

Game Scores: A Nola 52


Philadelphia Phillies Fielding

Phillies Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Kingery-Florimón-Santana)



Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Happ (16, García)

Triples: Schwarber (3, Nola); Happ (2, Arano); Báez (9, García)

Home Runs: Murphy (9, 3rd inning off Nola 0 on, 2 Out); Rizzo (23, 4th inning off Nola 0 on, 0 Out); Báez (30, 6th inning off Nola 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Murphy (35), Rizzo 2 (88), Báez (100), Schwarber (57), Happ 2 (39), Almora Jr. (33)

2-out Runs Batted In: Murphy, Schwarber

Sacrifice Flies: Almora Jr.

Ground Into Double Play: Contreras

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Schwarber 0-1, Almora Jr. 0-1, Contreras 0-1, Bote 0-2, Rizzo 1-1, Happ 1-1, Murphy 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Contreras 1; Bote 1; Murphy 1


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 16/25; J. Wilson 2/3; De La Rosa 1/3; Kintzler 5/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 22-10-21-18; J. Wilson 1-5-2-1; De La Rosa 1-2-7-2; Kintzler 2-4-6-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 5-5; J. Wilson 1-0; De La Rosa 0-2; Kintzler 1-0

Game Scores: J Lester 63


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Assists: Schwarber (Quinn at 3rd base)


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