Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 9:05PM CST
Jon Lester delivered a strong performance in his season debut, pitching seven effective innings for the Chicago Cubs. Supported by home runs from Anthony Rizzo, Dexter Fowler, and Matt Szczur, the Cubs earned a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Date: Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Angel Stadium
Location: Anaheim, California
Attendance: 37,042
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Escobar (1, Lester)
Runs Batted In: Gentry (1)
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Gentry 1-2, Escobar 0-1, Pujols 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gentry 1; Pujols 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Heaney 15-25; Morin 2-3; Álvarez 3-3; Smith 0-2; Street 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Heaney 15-13-13-18; Morin 1-1-1-3; Álvarez 3-5-2-1; Smith 1-0-4-1; Street 0-1-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Heaney 6-5; Morin 0-1; Álvarez 0-1; Smith 1-1; Street 1-2
Game Scores: A Heaney 49

Doubles: Ross (1, Heaney)
Home Runs: Szczur (1, 3rd inning off Heaney 0 on, 0 Out); Rizzo (1, 3rd inning off Heaney 1 on, 2 Out); Fowler (1, 7th inning off Morin 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Szczur (4), Heyward (1), Rizzo 2 (3), Fowler 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rizzo 2
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-3 (Fowler 1-1, Rizzo 1-1, Heyward 0-1)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 15-25; Cahill 2-3; Wood 1-1; Strop 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 16-8-18-21; Cahill 2-2-1-2; Wood 1-0-0-1; Strop 4-2-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 10-7; Cahill 1-0; Wood 0-1; Strop 2-0
Game Scores: J Lester 69

Errors: Bryant (1, ground ball)
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