Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 1:20PM CST
On Wednesday, July 29th, 2015, the Chicago Cubs earned a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies, powered by an exceptional outing from pitcher Jon Lester. Lester struck out 14 batters during the game, a total that came just one shy of matching his career high. This dominant performance at Wrigley Field represented the most strikeouts recorded by a Cubs pitcher in more than a decade, significantly contributing to Chicago's narrow victory.
Date: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 38,874
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
COL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: Fowler (10, 1st inning off Butler 0 on, 0 Out); Rizzo (17, 3rd inning off Butler 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Fowler (27), Rizzo 2 (53)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rizzo 2
Sacrifice Hit: Lester 3
Ground Into Double Play: Bryant
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Herrera 0-3, Fowler 0-1, Coghlan 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Herrera 2; Fowler 1; Coghlan 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 16-28; Rondón 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 25-21-18-13; Rondón 3-3-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 6-3; Rondón 1-0
Game Scores: J Lester 77

Double Plays: 1 (Herrera-A. Russell-Rizzo)

Caught Stealing: Fowler (6, 2nd base by Butler/Hundley); Coghlan (2, 2nd base by Laffey/Hundley)

Home Runs: González (21, 7th inning off Lester 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Arenado (77), González (52)
Sacrifice Flies: Arenado
Ground Into Double Play: Hundley
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (LeMahieu 0-1, Blackmon 0-1, González 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: LeMahieu 1; Blackmon 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Butler 10-21; Laffey 1-7; Kahnle 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Butler 11-7-13-14; Laffey 4-2-4-5; Kahnle 2-4-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Butler 8-2; Laffey 3-1; Kahnle 1-1
Game Scores: E Butler 46

Double Plays: 1 (Reyes-LeMahieu-Paulsen)

Caught Stealing: Reyes (1, 2nd base by Lester/Ross)
Stolen Bases: Blackmon 2 (27, 3rd base off Lester/Ross, 2nd base off Lester/Ross); Reyes (1, 2nd base off Lester/Ross); Hundley (4, 2nd base off Lester/Ross)
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