Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Báez (8, Niese); Rizzo (15, Niese)

Home Runs: Rizzo (16, 2nd inning off Niese 0 on, 0 Out); Bryant (16, 5th inning off Niese 0 on, 2 Out); Ross (5, 6th inning off Niese 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Rizzo (50), Ross 2 (22), Bryant (46)

2-out Runs Batted In: Bryant

Sacrifice Hit: Ross

Ground Into Double Play: Báez

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Báez 0-2, Lester 0-2, Russell 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lester 2; Báez 1

Cubs Pitching

Intentional Walks: Ross (By Niese); Rizzo (By Hughes)

Hit By Pitch: Heyward (By Hughes)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 18-27; Strop 4-5; Wood 1-1; Rondón 4-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 14-14-23-16; Strop 5-4-0-4; Wood 2-1-0-0; Rondón 5-0-1-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 6-4; Strop 3-0; Wood 0-0; Rondón 1-2

Game Scores: J Lester 50

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Russell-Zobrist-Rizzo)

Cubs Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Báez (4, 2nd base off Niese/Kratz)

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Mercer (9, Lester); Joyce (6, Lester)

Home Runs: Mercer (3, 1st inning off Lester 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Mercer 2 (24), McCutchen (27)

2-out Runs Batted In: Mercer

Ground Into Double Play: Kang

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Rodriguez 1-2, Kratz 0-1, Niese 0-1, Harrison 0-2, Joyce 0-1, Rogers 0-1, McCutchen 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rodriguez 1; Harrison 2; Joyce 1

Pirates Pitching

Wild Pitches: Niese

Hit By Pitch: Mercer (By Lester)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Niese 13-26; Hughes 4-6; Feliz 1-1; Melancon 3-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Niese 17-6-17-17; Hughes 2-2-1-3; Feliz 0-1-0-1; Melancon 2-2-5-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Niese 7-4; Hughes 2-1; Feliz 2-0; Melancon 2-0

Game Scores: J Niese 41

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Mercer-Harrison-Freese)

Pirates Baserunning

Caught Stealing: McCutchen (4, 3rd base by Lester/Ross)

Stolen Bases: McCutchen (2, 2nd base off Lester/Ross)