Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Lester (1, Taillon); Descalso (2, Brault); Bryant (4, Brault)

Home Runs: Schwarber (3, 4th inning off Brault 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Lester (2), Zobrist 2 (4), Rizzo (8), Báez (9), Bryant (6), Schwarber 2 (6)

2-out Runs Batted In: Lester, Zobrist (2), Rizzo, Báez, Bryant

Sacrifice Hit: Brach

Ground Into Double Play: Zobrist

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (Lester 1-1, Zobrist 1-2, Rizzo 1-2, Báez 1-1, Contreras 0-1, Bryant 1-1, Schwarber 0-1, Rosario 0-1, Bote 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rizzo 1; Contreras 1; Rosario 1

Cubs Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Lester pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd. ; Strop pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. ; Kintzler pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. ; Brach pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. ; Rosario pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Hit By Pitch: Marte (by Kintzler)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 4/10; Strop 3/4; Kintzler 5/7; Brach 6/7; Rosario 5/8

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester-10-4-5-5; Strop-2-3-6-2; Kintzler-9-0-3-4; Brach-8-4-8-3; Rosario-5-4-8-6

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 1-1; Strop 1-0; Kintzler 3-1; Brach 2-0; Rosario 2-2

Game Scores: J Lester 53

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Báez-Descalso-Rizzo, Báez-Bote-Caratini)

Pirates Batting

Ground Into Double Play: Marte; Moran

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Cervelli 0-1, Marte 0-1, Moran 0-1, Newman 0-2, Reyes 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cervelli 1; Moran 1; Newman 1

Pirates Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Liriano pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. ; Taillon pitched to 1 batter in the 2nd. ; Burdi pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Intentional Walks: Heyward (by Taillon).

Hit By Pitch: Bryant (by Taillon)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Liriano 6/7; Taillon 9/15; Burdi 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Liriano-6-4-3-5; Taillon-11-10-10-8; Burdi-5-3-2-0

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Liriano 4-1; Taillon 3-1

Game Scores: J Taillon 38

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Newman-Frazier-Bell)

Errors: Moran (3, ground ball); Newman 3 (3, throw 2, ground ball)