Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Pirates Batting

Home Runs: Mercer (6, 5th inning off Lackey 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Mercer (25)

Ground Into Double Play: Díaz; Mercer

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Mercer 0-1, Díaz 0-1, Freese 0-1, McCutchen 0-1)

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

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Taillon 18/23; LeBlanc 6/8; Mariñez 1/1; Santana 2/3; Watson 4/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Taillon 12-8-14-18; LeBlanc 5-6-6-6; Mariñez 1-2-0-0; Santana 3-2-1-1; Watson 1-5-3-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Taillon 8-2; LeBlanc 1-3; Mariñez 0-0; Santana 0-1; Watson 1-1

Game Scores: J Taillon 38

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Rizzo (14, Taillon); Contreras 2 (14, Taillon 2); Báez (8, Taillon); Schwarber (10, LeBlanc)

Home Runs: Rizzo (16, 7th inning off LeBlanc 1 on, 0 Out); Happ (8, 9th inning off Watson 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Contreras 3 (31), Jay (12), Rizzo 2 (45), Happ (16)

2-out Runs Batted In: Happ

Sacrifice Hit: Lackey; Happ

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Jay 1-1, Almora Jr. 0-3, La Stella 0-1, Contreras 2-2, Heyward 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Almora Jr. 2; La Stella 2

Cubs Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lackey 13/23; Edwards Jr. 1/3; Rondón 1/3; Duensing 1/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lackey 14-5-21-16; Edwards Jr. 1-2-2-3; Rondón 2-2-2-2; Duensing 2-0-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lackey 10-4; Edwards Jr. 3-0; Rondón 1-1; Duensing 3-0

Game Scores: J Lackey 65

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Báez-Happ-Rizzo, Happ-Báez-Rizzo)

Errors: Báez (7, ground ball)