Wednesday, August 31st, 2016 7:00PM CST
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.
Date: Wednesday, August 31st, 2016
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 38,137
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Bryant-La Stella-Rizzo)
Errors: Russell (11, ground ball); Contreras (5, throw)

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

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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