Friday, June 17th, 2016 1:20PM CST
On Friday, the Chicago Cubs beat the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates six runs to zero. Jake Arrieta pitched effectively over six innings for the Cubs, giving up only two hits. Matt Szczur contributed a home run, and Albert Almora Jr. collected three hits in the winning effort.
Date: Friday, June 17th, 2016
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 41,547
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Báez (7, Liriano); Coghlan (2, Liriano); Almora Jr. (4, Luebke)
Home Runs: Szczur (3, 1st inning off Liriano 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Szczur 2 (15), Zobrist (40), Almora Jr. 2 (5), Russell (35)
2-out Runs Batted In: Zobrist, Almora Jr. 2, Russell
Team Left On Base: 14
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-13 (Montero 0-3, Szczur 0-2, Báez 0-1, Fowler 0-1, Zobrist 1-2, Almora Jr. 2-2, Russell 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Montero 4; Szczur 2; Russell 1

Wild Pitches: Arrieta; Grimm
Intentional Walks: Báez (By Luebke)
Hit By Pitch: Rizzo 2 (By Liriano 2)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Arrieta 11-23; Cahill 2-5; Wood 1-1; Grimm 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Arrieta 17-17-24-9; Cahill 4-0-0-4; Wood 0-0-1-1; Grimm 2-3-7-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Arrieta 3-4; Cahill 3-1; Wood 2-0; Grimm 0-1
Game Scores: J Arrieta 76

Double Plays: 1 (Rizzo-Russell)

Ground Into Double Play: Polanco
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Mercer 0-1, Liriano 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Freese 0-1, Joyce 0-1, Jaso 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Mercer 2; Polanco 1; Joyce 2

Pitcher Notes: Luebke pitched to 4 batters in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Liriano 2
Hit By Pitch: Jaso (By Cahill)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Liriano 12-30; Luebke 1-4; Caminero 4-7; Scahill 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Liriano 19-12-12-17; Luebke 4-0-10-1; Caminero 5-3-5-5; Scahill 1-1-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Liriano 5-6; Luebke 0-0; Caminero 3-0; Scahill 1-1
Game Scores: F Liriano 42

Double Plays: 1 (Harrison-Jaso)
Passed Balls: Stewart
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