Saturday, October 15th, 2016 7:00PM CST
The Chicago Cubs took the first game of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers 8 to 4. Miguel Montero broke a tie in the eighth inning with a pinch-hit grand slam, a feat that had only happened twice before in postseason history.
Date: Saturday, October 15th, 2016
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 42,376
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
LAD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |

Doubles: Bryant 2 (2, Maeda, Blanton); Báez 2 (2, Báez, Maeda); Zobrist (1, Blanton)
Triples: Heyward (1, Maeda)
Home Runs: Montero (1, 8th inning off Blanton 3 on, 2 Out); Fowler (1, 8th inning off Blanton 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Bryant (1), Báez (1), Montero 4 (4), Fowler (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Montero 4, Fowler
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Montero 1-1, Báez 1-2, Ross 0-2, Zobrist 0-1, Rizzo 0-2, Russell 0-2, Soler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rizzo 1; Russell 1; Soler 1

Pitcher Notes: Montgomery pitched to 1 batter in the 8th;Strop pitched to 2 batters in the 8th
Intentional Walks: Heyward (By Blanton); Coghlan (By Blanton)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 13-22; Wood 0-1; Edwards Jr. 1-2; Montgomery 2-2; Strop 1-2; Chapman 3-4; Rondón 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 10-9-10-18; Wood 0-0-0-1; Edwards Jr. 1-3-2-0; Montgomery 1-1-2-1; Strop 1-2-0-1; Chapman 2-3-6-2; Rondón 4-2-1-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 7-7; Wood 1-0; Edwards Jr. 0-0; Montgomery 0-0; Strop 0-0; Chapman 1-0; Rondón 1-1
Game Scores: J Lester 62

Double Plays: 1 (Rizzo-Russell)
Assists: Zobrist (González at Home)

Stolen Bases: Báez (1, Home off Maeda/Ruiz)

Doubles: Toles (1, Rondón)
Home Runs: Ethier (1, 5th inning off Lester 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Ethier (1), González 2 (2), Toles (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ethier, González 2
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Turner 1-1, Grandal 0-1, Pederson 0-1, Maeda 1-1, Seager 0-1, Puig 0-1, González 1-1, Utley 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Grandal 2

Wild Pitches: Maeda
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Maeda 10-19; Báez 4-8; Stripling 1-3; Blanton 4-8; Dayton 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Maeda 10-8-9-14; Báez 6-5-6-4; Stripling 3-0-0-3; Blanton 3-2-2-6; Dayton 1-0-2-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Maeda 3-7; Báez 1-2; Stripling 1-2; Blanton 1-1; Dayton 0-1
Game Scores: K Maeda 41

Stolen Bases: González (1, 2nd base off Chapman/Ross)
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