Thursday, March 28th, 2019 3:05PM CST
The Chicago Cubs began their season on Thursday with a convincing 12-4 victory over the Texas Rangers in Texas. Javier Baez was a key offensive force for the Cubs, hitting two home runs. On the mound, Jon Lester secured his first win on opening day in his last five starts. This outcome spoiled the debut of new Rangers manager Chris Woodward.
Date: Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 48,538
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: Odor (1, Lester)
Home Runs: Andrus (1, 3rd inning off Lester 1 on, 2 Out); Mazara (1, 9th inning off Montgomery 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Andrus 2 (2), Mazara 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Andrus (2), Mazara (2)
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-2 (Pence 0-1, Andrus 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pence 1

Pitcher Notes: Chavez pitched to 3 batters in the 5th. ; Kelley pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Gómez pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Minor pitched to 5 batters in the 5th. ; Bird pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Dowdy pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.
Hit By Pitch: Bote (by Minor)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Chavez 2/5; Kelley 1/1; Gómez 1/3; Minor 10/21; Bird 0/1; Springs 2/4; Dowdy 6/11
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Chavez-4-1-2-3; Kelley-1-2-0-0; Gómez-4-0-3-1; Minor-14-7-8-15; Springs-4-1-5-3; Dowdy-2-4-6-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Chavez 0-1; Minor 8-2; Springs 0-2; Dowdy 2-2
Game Scores: M Minor 31

Double Plays: 2 (Andrus-Guzmán, Odor-Andrus-Guzmán)

Caught Stealing: DeShields (1, 2nd base by Lester/Contreras)

Doubles: Schwarber (1, Springs); Zagunis (1, Minor); Bote (1, Dowdy)
Home Runs: Baez 2 (2, 4th inning off Minor 0 on, 2 Out, 5th inning off Chavez 2 on, 2 Out); Bryant (1, 8th inning off Dowdy 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Heyward (1), Rizzo (1), Báez 4 (4), Almora Jr. (1), Bryant 3 (3), Zagunis (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rizzo, Báez (4), Almora Jr.
Ground Into Double Play: Heyward; Zagunis
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Heyward 1-3, Báez 1-2, Almora Jr. 1-3, Bryant 0-1, Schwarber 0-2, Zagunis 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Báez 2; Almora Jr. 1; Schwarber 1

Pitcher Notes: Lester pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Strop pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Brach pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Montgomery pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. ; Rosario pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 14/23; Strop 2/3; Brach 3/3; Montgomery 2/2; Rosario 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester-14-10-15-16; Strop-2-1-1-3; Brach-2-1-2-2; Montgomery-2-0-0-2; Rosario-3-1-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 5-9; Strop 1-1; Brach 0-2; Montgomery 0-1; Rosario 1-0
Game Scores: J Lester 57

Caught Stealing: Contreras (1, 2nd base by Chavez/Mathis)
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