Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Heyward 2 (9, Stratton, Lyles); Báez (24, Stratton); Schwarber (15, Stratton)

Home Runs: Lester (1, 3rd inning off Stratton 0 on, 2 Out); Contreras (19, 1st inning off Lyles 2 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Lester 3 (5), Rizzo (59), Báez (63), Contreras 3 (55), Russell 2 (15)

2-out Runs Batted In: Lester (3), Báez, Russell (2)

Ground Into Double Play: Russell

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (Lester 1-1, Heyward 0-1, Rizzo 1-1, Báez 1-2, Contreras 1-1, Russell 1-2, Almora Jr. 0-2, Bryant 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Heyward 2; Báez 1; Russell 1; Almora Jr. 1; Bryant 2

Cubs Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Lester pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. ; Kintzler pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; Cishek pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Rosario pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 15/28; Kintzler 1/1; Cishek 1/1; Rosario 2/7

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester-18-5-17-21; Kintzler-0-1-1-1; Cishek-0-0-1-1; Rosario-1-2-4-6

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 9-5; Kintzler 1-0; Cishek 1-0; Rosario 1-2

Game Scores: J Lester 52

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Báez-Russell-Rizzo 2)

Errors: Báez (11, throw)

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Bell (31, Lester)

Home Runs: Marte 2 (15, 6th inning off Lester 0 on, 2 Out, 8th inning off Rosario 0 on, 0 Out); Kang (9, 5th inning off Lester 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Marte 2 (50), Dickerson (19), Kang (21)

2-out Runs Batted In: Marte

Ground Into Double Play: Newman; Reynolds

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Cabrera 0-1, Dickerson 0-1, Díaz 0-1, Reynolds 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cabrera 1; Reynolds 1

Pirates Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Lyles pitched to 2 batters in the 1st. ; Stratton pitched to 1 batter in the 4th. ; Holmes pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Escobar pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lyles 7/10; Stratton 10/16; Holmes 4/8; Escobar 3/8

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lyles-7-6-5-4; Stratton-8-8-10-12; Holmes-3-7-2-4; Escobar-2-3-5-7

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Stratton 4-3; Holmes 3-1; Escobar 2-1

Game Scores: J Lyles 14

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Kang-Newman-Bell)

Errors: Kang (7, throw); Reynolds (2, throw)

Passed Balls: Díaz ( 2,)