Friday, July 29th, 2016 1:20PM CST
Jon Lester delivered six shutout innings to help the Chicago Cubs secure a 12-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday, recovering from a recent string of difficult starts. The win marked the third in a row for the Cubs.
Date: Friday, July 29th, 2016
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,951
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - |
SEA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Bryant (25, Iwakuma); Zobrist (20, Iwakuma); Rizzo (28, Karns)
Home Runs: Heyward (5, 3rd inning off Iwakuma 1 on, 1 Out); Ross (7, 6th inning off Karns 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Coghlan 2 (2), Bryant (68), Heyward 3 (31), Ross (25), Rizzo 3 (79), Báez (38)
2-out Runs Batted In: Coghlan 2, Bryant, Báez
Sacrifice Flies: Heyward
Sacrifice Hit: Lester
Ground Into Double Play: Rizzo
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-14 (Báez 1-1, Coghlan 1-1, Zobrist 1-2, Bryant 1-1, Contreras 0-1, Rizzo 1-4, Russell 0-3, Heyward 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Zobrist 1; Contreras 1; Russell 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 15-24; Grimm 3-4; Montgomery 5-11
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 16-13-14-15; Grimm 1-1-3-2; Montgomery 5-2-8-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 3-8; Grimm 0-3; Montgomery 3-1
Game Scores: J Lester 69

Stolen Bases: Bryant (7, 2nd base off Karns/Iannetta); Rizzo (3, 2nd base off Karns/Iannetta)

Doubles: Martín (9, Lester)
Runs Batted In: O'Malley (9)
2-out Runs Batted In: O'Malley
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (O'Malley 1-1, Iannetta 0-1, Iwakuma 0-1, Cruz 0-1, Canó 0-2, Seager 0-2, Sardiñas 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Iwakuma 1; Canó 3; Seager 2

Pitcher Notes: Karns pitched to 5 batters in the 6th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Iwakuma 9-18; Karns 7-12; Nuño 3-5; Wilhelmsen 3-5; Sardiñas 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Iwakuma 10-6-9-15; Karns 12-5-6-7; Nuño 4-3-4-3; Wilhelmsen 1-3-5-3; Sardiñas 2-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Iwakuma 4-3; Karns 1-3; Nuño 0-2; Wilhelmsen 2-1; Sardiñas 2-1
Game Scores: H Iwakuma 24

Double Plays: 1 (Sardiñas-O'Malley-Sardiñas)

Stolen Bases: O'Malley (4, 2nd base off Lester/Ross); Gutiérrez (1, 2nd base off Lester/Ross)
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