Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 7:00PM CST

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Game Recap

In a contest that sealed a three-game series sweep, the Chicago Cubs defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Wednesday night. Contributing significantly to the Cubs' narrow win was Kris Bryant, who hit his 36th home run and also made three solid defensive plays at third base in support of teammate Jason Hammel.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, August 31st, 2016

Time: 7:00PM CST

Stadium: Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 38,137

Line Score

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Game Stats


Chicago Cubs Batting

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Soler (9, Vogelsong); Contreras (10, Bastardo)

Triples: Fowler (5, Vogelsong)

Home Runs: Bryant (36, 1st inning off Vogelsong 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Bryant (90), Russell 2 (86), Heyward (37), Contreras (29)

2-out Runs Batted In: Russell

Sacrifice Flies: Russell

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Fowler 0-1, Báez 0-1, La Stella 0-1, Contreras 1-1, Bryant 0-1, Rizzo 0-2, Russell 1-1, Heyward 1-1, Soler 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: La Stella 1; Bryant 1; Rizzo 1


Chicago Cubs Pitching

Cubs Pitching

Wild Pitches: Chapman 3

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hammel 16-24; Cahill 2-4; Grimm 2-3; Wood 3-4; Pena 1-3; Chapman 5-6

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hammel 16-12-22-14; Cahill 4-1-1-2; Grimm 4-0-2-1; Wood 3-2-5-2; Pena 2-2-5-1; Chapman 3-5-11-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hammel 6-6; Cahill 0-0; Grimm 0-1; Wood 0-0; Pena 1-0; Chapman 1-0

Game Scores: J Hammel 65


Chicago Cubs Fielding

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Bryant-La Stella-Rizzo)

Errors: Russell (11, ground ball); Contreras (5, throw)



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: S. Marte (33, Hammel); Cervelli (9, Wood); Mercer (19, Wood)

Triples: Polanco (4, Hammel)

Runs Batted In: Harrison (55), McCutchen (57), Mercer 2 (51), Cervelli (28)

2-out Runs Batted In: Harrison, McCutchen, Cervelli

Ground Into Double Play: McCutchen

Team Left On Base: 12

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-13 (Rodriguez 0-1, Harrison 2-3, Mercer 1-2, Bell 0-2, Polanco 0-1, Cervelli 1-2, S. Marte 0-1, McCutchen 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rodriguez 1; Mercer 1; Bell 2; Polanco 2; S. Marte 1; McCutchen 2


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Vogelsong pitched to 3 batters in the 6th

Wild Pitches: Vogelsong; Bastardo

Balks: Bastardo

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vogelsong 14-24; Bastardo 1-5; Nicasio 3-5; Hughes 2-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vogelsong 15-9-12-18; Bastardo 2-4-2-3; Nicasio 6-2-2-3; Hughes 0-1-2-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vogelsong 9-3; Bastardo 0-2; Nicasio 1-1; Hughes 1-2

Game Scores: R Vogelsong 35


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