Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 12:35PM CST
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.
Date: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018
Time: 12:35PM CST
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 36,517
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHI |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CHC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Kingery-Florimón-Santana)

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

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

Assists: Schwarber (Quinn at 3rd base)
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