Friday, August 5th, 2016 9:05PM CST
Jorge Soler marked his return from a two-month absence with a three-run home run in his initial at-bat for the Chicago Cubs. Supported by Jon Lester's seven strong innings on the mound, the Cubs went on to defeat the Oakland Athletics 7-2 on Friday.
Date: Friday, August 5th, 2016
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 25,182
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHC |
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Maxwell (1, Lester)
Home Runs: Eibner (4, 6th inning off Lester 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Eibner (11), Semien (53)
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Valencia 0-1, Davis 0-1, Semien 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Davis 1

Wild Pitches: Overton
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Overton 12-19; Triggs 4-6; Coulombe 8-10; Rzepczynski 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Overton 19-7-15-15; Triggs 8-2-2-3; Coulombe 11-7-7-5; Rzepczynski 4-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Overton 1-5; Triggs 3-0; Coulombe 4-1; Rzepczynski 2-0
Game Scores: D Overton 16

Double Plays: 1 (Healy-Ladendorf-Valencia)

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

Doubles: Zobrist (21, Overton); Báez (15, Overton)
Home Runs: Fowler (9, 1st inning off Overton 0 on, 0 Out); Soler (6, 1st inning off Overton 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Fowler (36), Soler 3 (16), Heyward (32), Báez 2 (42)
2-out Runs Batted In: Soler 3
Ground Into Double Play: Soler
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Báez 1-1, Fowler 0-1, Ross 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Heyward 1-1, Soler 1-2, Russell 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Fowler 1; Rizzo 1; Russell 1

Hit By Pitch: Russell (By Overton)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 16-26; Edwards Jr. 3-3; Smith 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 21-12-20-18; Edwards Jr. 3-5-2-1; Smith 2-0-6-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 6-6; Edwards Jr. 1-0; Smith 1-2
Game Scores: J Lester 65
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