Thursday, September 27th, 2018 7:05PM CST
On Thursday night, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0. Jon Lester started and combined with three relief pitchers to hold the Pirates to a total of just four hits in the game. The victory gave the Cubs a one-game advantage over Milwaukee in the National League Central division standings heading into the final weekend of the season.
Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2018
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 38,415
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Zobrist (28, Williams); Contreras (27, Williams); Báez (39, Williams); La Stella (8, Neverauskas)
Triples: Bote (2, Williams)
Runs Batted In: Bote 2 (32), Murphy (41)
2-out Runs Batted In: Bote 2, Murphy
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-15 (Schwarber 0-1, Lester 1-2, Báez 0-1, Zobrist 0-1, Bote 1-2, Contreras 0-2, Rizzo 0-1, Murphy 1-3, Happ 0-1, Heyward 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Báez 1; Zobrist 1; Murphy 2; Happ 1; Heyward 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 13/25; Cishek 2/3; Edwards Jr. 1/4; Chavez 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 21-6-21-18; Cishek 4-2-2-2; Edwards Jr. 1-1-1-3; Chavez 3-2-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 8-7; Cishek 0-2; Edwards Jr. 2-1; Chavez 2-0
Game Scores: J Lester 65

Double Plays: 1 (Báez-Murphy-Rizzo)
Errors: Bote (4, ground ball)

Caught Stealing: Happ (4, 2nd base by Williams/Cervelli)
Stolen Bases: Gore (6, 2nd base off Holmes/Cervelli)

Doubles: Moran (18, Lester)
Ground Into Double Play: Cervelli
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-10 (Harrison 0-1, Bell 0-1, Mercer 0-1, Osuna 0-3, Reyes 0-2, Cervelli 0-1, Williams 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Harrison 2; Osuna 2; Reyes 2

Wild Pitches: Williams
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Williams 14/24; Neverauskas 3/4; Holmes 2/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Williams 14-16-15-17; Neverauskas 3-1-3-3; Holmes 5-5-2-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Williams 5-4; Neverauskas 2-0; Holmes 3-1
Game Scores: T Williams 40

Assists: Reyes (Contreras at Home)

Stolen Bases: Bell (2, 2nd base off Lester/Contreras)
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