Monday, May 17th, 2021 6:40PM CST
Home runs from Willson Contreras, Jason Heyward, and Javier Báez off Jon Lester in his return to Chicago propelled the Cubs to a seven-to-three victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday.
Date: Monday, May 17th, 2021
Time: 6:40PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 11,144
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
WSH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Rizzo (8, Espino); Happ (3, Lester)
Home Runs: Heyward (4, 2nd inning off Lester 1 on, 0 Out); Báez (9, 6th inning off Lester 0 on, 1 Out); Contreras (8, 3rd inning off Lester 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Heyward 3 (13), Sogard (7), Rizzo (16), Báez (27), Contreras (19)
2-out Runs Batted In: Heyward
Sacrifice Flies: Rizzo
Ground Into Double Play: Báez
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Heyward 1-1, Sogard 1-1, Báez 0-1, Contreras 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Duffy 0-1, Happ 0-1, Bote 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bryant 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Brothers 2/3; Tepera 2/4; Chafin 3/6; Nance 3/3; Alzolay 12/19
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Brothers-1-3-3-1; Tepera-4-5-3-1; Chafin-3-0-0-4; Nance-5-2-0-2; Alzolay-9-4-15-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Brothers 1-0; Tepera 1-0; Chafin 1-2; Nance 2-0; Alzolay 11-0
Game Scores: A Alzolay 48

Double Plays: 1 (Hoerner-Báez-Rizzo)

Stolen Bases: Sogard (2, 2nd base off Rainey/Gomes)

Home Runs: T. Turner (10, 3rd inning off Alzolay 0 on, 2 Out); Schwarber (6, 4th inning off Alzolay 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: T. Turner (21), Schwarber 2 (17)
2-out Runs Batted In: T. Turner
Ground Into Double Play: Gomes
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Castro 0-1, Bell 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Castro 2

Wild Pitches: Clay
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 14/22; Espino 2/5; Finnegan 1/2; Rainey 2/2; Clay 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester-14-13-8-18; Espino-6-0-4-4; Finnegan-3-1-3-1; Rainey-2-4-2-0; Clay-0-3-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 5-5; Espino 0-2; Finnegan 1-0
Game Scores: J Lester 36

Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Harrison-Bell)
Errors: Gomes (3, throw)
Assists: Robles (Rizzo at 2nd base)
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