Thursday, April 25th, 2019 1:20PM CST
Los Angeles defeated Chicago 2-1 on Thursday, avoiding a series sweep against the Cubs. The Dodgers scored their runs on an error and a sacrifice fly, spoiling Jon Lester's return to the Cubs' starting rotation.
Date: Thursday, April 25th, 2019
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 35,451
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
LAD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Schwarber (2, Stripling)
Home Runs: Almora Jr. (1, 9th inning off Jansen 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Almora Jr. (5)
2-out Runs Batted In: Almora Jr.
Ground Into Double Play: Zobrist
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Lester 0-1, Zobrist 0-2, Rizzo 0-1, Schwarber 0-1, Zagunis 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lester 1; Zobrist 1; Rizzo 1

Pitcher Notes: Lester pitched to 4 batters in the 5th. ; Kintzler pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Brach pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Ryan pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Rosario pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Hit By Pitch: Turner (by Kintzler)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 8/19; Kintzler 0/2; Brach 6/7; Ryan 4/6; Rosario 0/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester-14-8-18-14; Kintzler-0-0-0-1; Brach-7-5-4-3; Ryan-2-6-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 7-3; Kintzler 1-0; Brach 1-2; Ryan 2-1
Game Scores: J Lester 60

Double Plays: 1 (Descalso-Báez-Rizzo)
Errors: Báez (3, ground ball)

Caught Stealing: Báez (1, 2nd base by Stripling/Gale)

Doubles: Bellinger (6, Lester)
Triples: Verdugo (2, Lester)
Runs Batted In: Bellinger (31)
Sacrifice Flies: Bellinger
Ground Into Double Play: Stripling
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Pollock 0-2, Hernández 0-1, Stripling 0-1, Taylor 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pollock 2; Hernández 1

Pitcher Notes: Jansen pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Báez pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. ; Stripling pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. ; Ferguson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Hit By Pitch: Almora Jr. (by Ferguson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Jansen 3/4; Báez 2/5; Kelly 4/4; Stripling 13/19; Ferguson 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Jansen-1-2-2-3; Báez-1-5-7-1; Kelly-3-4-3-3; Stripling-16-11-12-12; Ferguson-2-1-4-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Jansen 1-1; Báez 0-1; Kelly 2-0; Stripling 6-1; Ferguson 1-0
Game Scores: R Stripling 59

Double Plays: 1 (Hernández-Muncy)
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