Tuesday, August 1st, 2017 7:05PM CST
In a dominant sixteen-to-four victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night, the Chicago Cubs received a remarkable performance from pitcher Jon Lester, who reached a career milestone with his two thousandth strikeout as part of his nine punchouts for the evening, and notably connected for his very first major league home run.
Date: Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,709
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - |
ARI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Russell (20, Corbin); Contreras (19, McFarland)
Home Runs: Happ (14, 2nd inning off Corbin 0 on, 0 Out); Rizzo 2 (26, 2nd inning off Corbin 1 on, 1 Out; 7th inning off R. De La Rosa 0 on, 0 Out); Lester (1, 3rd inning off Corbin 1 on, 2 Out); Báez (14, 6th inning off McFarland 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Almora Jr. 3 (23), Happ (35), Bryant 2 (47), Rizzo 3 (70), Lester 2 (5), Contreras 2 (59), Báez 3 (43)
2-out Runs Batted In: Lester 2
Sacrifice Flies: Bryant
Ground Into Double Play: Báez
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (Báez 1-2, Almora Jr. 1-3, Bryant 0-2, Contreras 1-1, Rizzo 2-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Báez 2; Almora Jr. 1; Bryant 1

Pitcher Notes: Lester pitched to 3 batters in the 5th
Wild Pitches: Lester
Hit By Pitch: Peralta (By Lester)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 13/21; Rondón 3/6; Duensing 1/1; Montgomery 6/13
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 19-14-25-8; Rondón 6-2-1-5; Duensing 1-0-2-1; Montgomery 7-4-14-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 1-2; Rondón 2-2; Duensing 1-0; Montgomery 5-2
Game Scores: J Lester 46

Errors: Russell (10, throw)

Doubles: Pollock (22, Lester); Rosales (1, Lester)
Runs Batted In: Goldschmidt (79), Rosales 2 (2), Martinez (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Goldschmidt, Rosales
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-14 (Mathis 0-1, Peralta 0-1, Pollock 0-1, Corbin 0-1, Blanco 0-1, Reinheimer 0-1, Martinez 0-1, Rosales 2-3, Goldschmidt 1-2, Drury 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Blanco 2; Corbin 2; Reinheimer 1; Drury 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Corbin 9/19; McFarland 8/15; J. De La Rosa 3/4; R. De La Rosa 3/4; Descalso 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Corbin 9-11-9-15; McFarland 9-4-5-12; J. De La Rosa 2-0-1-3; R. De La Rosa 3-3-4-2; Descalso 2-0-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Corbin 4-1; McFarland 5-1; J. De La Rosa 1-1; R. De La Rosa 0-1; Descalso 0-3
Game Scores: P Corbin 11

Double Plays: 1 (Descalso-Rosales-Goldschmidt)
Errors: Drury (7, ground ball); Pollock (1, bobble); Rosales (1, ground ball)
Assists: Pollock (Contreras at 3rd base)
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