Saturday, October 8th, 2016 7:00PM CST
The Chicago Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-2 in the game where relief pitcher Travis Wood took over for injured starter Kyle Hendricks and notably became the first relief pitcher to hit a postseason home run since 1924.
Date: Saturday, October 8th, 2016
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 42,392
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
SF |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Fowler (1, Samardzija); Heyward (1, Samardzija)
Home Runs: Wood (1, 4th inning off Kontos 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Zobrist (1), Hendricks 2 (2), Bryant (1), Wood (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Zobrist
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-10 (Fowler 0-1, Zobrist 1-3, Hendricks 1-1, Bryant 1-2, Contreras 1-1, Rizzo 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Zobrist 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hendricks 10-15; Wood 1-5; Edwards Jr. 3-4; Montgomery 2-5; Rondón 1-2; Chapman 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hendricks 11-2-8-14; Wood 5-1-1-3; Edwards Jr. 2-1-1-4; Montgomery 4-2-2-4; Rondón 1-2-3-1; Chapman 2-2-8-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hendricks 8-3; Wood 1-1; Edwards Jr. 3-0; Montgomery 2-1; Rondón 1-0; Chapman 0-1
Game Scores: K Hendricks 45

Double Plays: 1 (Báez-Russell-Rizzo)
Errors: Contreras (1, catchers interference); Bryant 2 (2, throw, ground ball)

Doubles: Panik (1, Hendricks); Blanco (1, Hendricks)
Runs Batted In: Blanco (1), Belt (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Belt
Ground Into Double Play: Gillaspie
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Blanco 1-1, Span 0-2, Gillaspie 0-1, Belt 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Belt 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Samardzija 9-13; Kontos 7-7; Blach 2-4; Casilla 1-3; Law 1-2; López 2-2; Strickland 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Samardzija 10-3-10-10; Kontos 6-4-2-6; Blach 3-2-3-2; Casilla 3-0-1-2; Law 2-3-3-1; López 1-0-2-1; Strickland 3-0-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Samardzija 2-3; Kontos 2-3; Blach 2-0; Casilla 0-1; Law 0-0; López 1-1; Strickland 0-2
Game Scores: J Samardzija 28

Errors: Panik (1, ground ball)
Assists: Pagán (Báez at 2nd base)
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