Saturday, July 8th, 2017 6:15PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates secured a 4-2 win against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night, July 8, 2017. Contributing to the victory was Gregory Polanco, who hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning, and starting pitcher Ivan Nova, who limited the Cubs to just three hits through the seventh inning.
Date: Saturday, July 8th, 2017
Time: 6:15PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 41,865
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: La Stella (5, Nicasio)
Home Runs: Happ (13, 4th inning off Nova 0 on, 2 Out); Schwarber (13, 4th inning off Nova 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Happ (30), Schwarber (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: Happ, Schwarber
Ground Into Double Play: Bryant
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Zobrist 0-1, Rizzo 0-1, Heyward 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rizzo 1; Heyward 1

Intentional Walks: Mercer (By Arrieta)
Hit By Pitch: Cervelli (By Arrieta); Freese (By Arrieta)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Arrieta 12/27; Duensing 3/4; Rondón 3/4; Uehara 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Arrieta 17-8-20-20; Duensing 3-2-3-3; Rondón 2-4-1-2; Uehara 1-3-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Arrieta 10-4; Duensing 1-1; Rondón 2-0; Uehara 0-1
Game Scores: J Arrieta 44

Passed Balls: Contreras

Doubles: Bell 2 (16, Arrieta 2); Mercer (13, Arrieta)
Home Runs: Polanco (8, 6th inning off Arrieta 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cervelli (22), Polanco 2 (24), Mercer (33)
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Frazier 0-1, Mercer 0-1, Polanco 1-2, Nova 0-3, Freese 0-1, Cervelli 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Frazier 1; Nova 3

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Nova 15/24; Watson 1/1; Nicasio 3/3; Rivero 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Nova 11-9-25-17; Watson 0-0-0-1; Nicasio 3-2-1-2; Rivero 3-3-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nova 7-7; Watson 1-0; Nicasio 1-0; Rivero 2-1
Game Scores: I Nova 65

Double Plays: 1 (Mercer-Frazier-Bell)
Errors: Frazier (6, ground ball)
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