Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Denorfia (11, Melancon)

Triples: Castro (2, Melancon)

Runs Batted In: Russell (51), Castro (64)

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Soler 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Ross 0-1, Montero 0-1, Lester 0-1, Russell 0-1, Castro 1-1, Báez 0-1, Coghlan 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rizzo 1; Lester 2; Báez 1

Cubs Pitching

Wild Pitches: Strop

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 16-25; Strop 4-5; Wood 1-1; Rodney 0-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 16-12-25-19; Strop 4-4-2-3; Wood 0-0-3-1; Rodney 1-5-2-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 5-10; Strop 1-0; Wood 0-1; Rodney 0-0

Game Scores: J Lester 65

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Rizzo)

Cubs Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Schwarber (3, 2nd base by Cole/Cervelli)

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Mercer (20, Lester); Ramírez (30, Lester)

Runs Batted In: Cole (2), Morse (18), Marte (79)

Sacrifice Hit: Cervelli

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Cole 1-2, Morse 1-1, McCutchen 0-1, Marte 0-1, Polanco 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cole 1; McCutchen 1

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cole 15-26; Watson 4-5; Melancon 3-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cole 12-18-23-15; Watson 3-1-1-3; Melancon 4-5-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cole 5-7; Watson 2-0; Melancon 0-0

Game Scores: G Cole 71

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Cervelli-Harrison)