Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Báez (2, Taillon); La Stella (1, Taillon)

Runs Batted In: La Stella (1)

Ground Into Double Play: Russell

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Schwarber 0-1, Báez 0-1, Zobrist 0-1, La Stella 1-1, Bryant 0-2, Rizzo 0-1, Russell 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Zobrist 1; Bryant 1; Rizzo 2; Russell 1

Cubs Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Uehara pitched to 4 batters in the 8th

Wild Pitches: Grimm

Hit By Pitch: Harrison 2 (By Lester, Grimm)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 18/24; Uehara 3/4; Rondón 2/4; Grimm 3/6

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 18-9-22-18; Uehara 3-1-1-2; Rondón 1-1-2-4; Grimm 3-2-8-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 10-5; Uehara 0-0; Rondón 2-1; Grimm 2-0

Game Scores: J Lester 72

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 3 (Contreras-Báez, Rizzo-Russell-Báez, Báez-Russell-Rizzo)

Errors: Russell (2, throw); Heyward (1, throw)

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Frazier (2, Uehara)

Triples: McCutchen (1, Lester)

Home Runs: Frazier (1, 9th inning off Grimm 2 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Mercer (4), McCutchen (7), Frazier 3 (4)

Ground Into Double Play: Taillon; Mercer

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Harrison 0-1, Mercer 1-1, Frazier 1-1, Freese 0-2, Cervelli 0-1, Marte 0-1, McCutchen 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Harrison 1; Freese 1; Cervelli 2

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Taillon 17/30; Rivero 3/3; LeBlanc 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Taillon 22-12-15-21; Rivero 4-2-3-2; LeBlanc 2-1-1-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Taillon 10-5; Rivero 2-0; LeBlanc 2-1

Game Scores: J Taillon 64

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Harrison-Gosselin-Freese, Mercer-Gosselin-Freese)

Errors: Mercer (2, ground ball)

Pirates Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Mercer (1, 2nd base by Lester/Contreras); Harrison (1, 2nd base by Lester/Contreras)

Stolen Bases: Harrison (2, 2nd base off Grimm/Contreras)

Picked Off: Freese (1st base by Contreras)