Friday, April 29th, 2016 1:20PM CST
A decisive five-run performance in the eighth inning propelled the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday. That key inning featured Matt Szczur's memorable hit, the first grand slam of his major league career.
Date: Friday, April 29th, 2016
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 34,007
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
ATL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Báez (2, Blair); La Stella (5, J. Johnson)
Home Runs: Szczur (2, 8th inning off Withrow 3 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ross (6), Rizzo (24), Szczur 4 (10)
Ground Into Double Play: Lester; Ross
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (Ross 1-2, Fowler 0-1, Báez 0-1, Szczur 1-1, Zobrist 1-1, Rizzo 1-2, Russell 0-1, Soler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Soler 2

Wild Pitches: Lester
Intentional Walks: Russell (By Ogando)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 18-28; Strop 2-3; Rondón 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 21-14-20-16; Strop 4-2-3-1; Rondón 1-1-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 6-4; Strop 1-0; Rondón 1-1
Game Scores: J Lester 67

Double Plays: 1 (Rizzo-Russell-Lester)

Home Runs: Freeman (3, 4th inning off Lester 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Freeman (7)
Ground Into Double Play: García
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Stubbs 0-2, Aybar 1-1, Markakis 0-1, Peterson 0-1, García 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Stubbs 1; Markakis 2

Pitcher Notes: O'Flaherty pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Blair 10-21; Ogando 2-5; J. Johnson 1-4; O'Flaherty 0-1; Withrow 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Blair 14-7-13-14; Ogando 2-0-2-3; J. Johnson 1-1-3-3; O'Flaherty 1-0-0-1; Withrow 4-2-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Blair 7-7; Ogando 3-0; J. Johnson 1-0; O'Flaherty 0-0; Withrow 0-2
Game Scores: A Blair 64

Double Plays: 3 (Blair-Castro-Freeman, Aybar-Freeman, Aybar-Castro-Freeman)

Caught Stealing: Castro (1, 2nd base by Lester/Ross)
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