Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 11:35AM CST

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates

PIT

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Cubs

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Chicago Cubs

Game Recap

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 Wednesday, getting power from home runs by Ben Zobrist, including a three-run shot, and Anthony Rizzo, while Jon Lester successfully pitched his way out of difficulty on a couple of occasions.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

Time: 11:35AM CST

Stadium: PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 28,782

Line Score

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Game Stats


Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: McCutchen (6, Warren)

Home Runs: Joyce (4, 7th inning off Warren 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Joyce 2 (12)

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Rodriguez 0-1, Harrison 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Freese 0-1, Cervelli 1-1, Joyce 1-1, Marte 0-1, Jaso 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Polanco 2; Marte 1; Jaso 1


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Nicasio 21-24; Hughes 2-3; Vogelsong 4-7; Watson 2-4; Melancon 4-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Nicasio 18-11-19-18; Hughes 1-3-0-2; Vogelsong 3-1-1-6; Watson 3-0-2-3; Melancon 0-0-3-5

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nicasio 5-4; Hughes 1-0; Vogelsong 1-4; Watson 3-0; Melancon 1-2

Game Scores: J Nicasio 29


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

Picked Off: Rodriguez (1st base by Ross)



Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Rizzo (7, Nicasio); Báez (3, Nicasio)

Home Runs: Zobrist (2, 3rd inning off Nicasio 2 on, 2 Out); Rizzo (9, 7th inning off Vogelsong 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Zobrist 3 (16), Báez 2 (4), Rizzo (27)

2-out Runs Batted In: Zobrist 3

Sacrifice Hit: Kalish

Team Left On Base: 10

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Báez 1-2, Ross 0-1, Lester 0-1, Fowler 0-1, Zobrist 1-4, Rizzo 0-1, Russell 1-1, Soler 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ross 1; Lester 1; Zobrist 1; Soler 1


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 12-26; Warren 4-6; Strop 4-4; Rondón 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 16-11-16-19; Warren 4-3-5-5; Strop 3-2-2-3; Rondón 2-3-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 6-5; Warren 2-1; Strop 1-1; Rondón 0-2

Game Scores: J Lester 56


Chicago Cubs Baserunning

Cubs Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Báez (1, 2nd base by Nicasio/Cervelli)


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