Monday, April 4th, 2016 9:00PM CST
The Chicago Cubs began their season with a commanding 9-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Jake Arrieta delivered a stellar pitching performance, allowing only two hits across seven impressive innings. Miguel Montero also made significant contributions at the plate, hitting a home run and driving in three runs to help secure the shutout victory.
Date: Monday, April 4th, 2016
Time: 9:00PM CST
Stadium: Angel Stadium
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 44,020
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Cron (1, Grimm)
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Pérez 0-1, Simmons 0-1, Giavotella 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Giavotella 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Richards 14-22; Salas 3-5; Bedrosian 4-6; Morin 3-3; Rasmus 6-8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Richards 10-17-19-12; Salas 4-4-5-2; Bedrosian 6-1-1-4; Morin 2-2-2-2; Rasmus 6-5-7-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Richards 6-1; Salas 0-1; Bedrosian 2-0; Morin 0-2; Rasmus 0-2
Game Scores: G Richards 47

Double Plays: 1 (Giavotella-Simmons-Cron)
Errors: Escobar (1, ground ball)

Doubles: Fowler (1, Richards); Heyward (1, Bedrosian); Szczur (1, Rasmus)
Home Runs: Montero (1, 6th inning off Salas 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rizzo (1), Soler (1), Montero 3 (3), Bryant (1), Szczur 3 (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rizzo, Montero 2, Szczur 3
Ground Into Double Play: Zobrist
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-17 (Schwarber 0-2, Montero 1-2, Fowler 0-1, Szczur 1-1, Zobrist 0-3, Bryant 0-1, Rizzo 1-2, Heyward 0-2, Soler 1-2, Russell 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Schwarber 1; Montero 1; Fowler 1

Intentional Walks: Rizzo (By Bedrosian)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Arrieta 18-23; Grimm 4-4; Wood 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Arrieta 19-9-21-15; Grimm 0-1-2-4; Wood 3-1-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Arrieta 8-6; Grimm 2-1; Wood 1-1
Game Scores: J Arrieta 78

Double Plays: 1 (Zobrist-Rizzo)

Picked Off: Zobrist (1st base by Pérez)
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