Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Mercer (23, Lester); Díaz (9, Lester); Luplow (2, Wilson); Bostick (1, Peña)

Runs Batted In: Bell (83), Luplow (7)

2-out Runs Batted In: Luplow

Ground Into Double Play: Díaz

Team Left On Base: 11

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-13 (Luplow 0-2, Bell 0-3, Mercer 0-1, Díaz 0-1, Osuna 0-1, Taillon 2-2, Marte 0-1, McCutchen 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Luplow 2; Bell 2; Díaz 1; Marte 1

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Taillon 21/25; Sánchez 8/9; Benoit 4/4; Neverauskas 1/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Taillon 14-5-17-21; Sánchez 6-7-5-5; Benoit 0-1-4-3; Neverauskas 3-1-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Taillon 9-2; Sánchez 4-0; Benoit 1-1; Neverauskas 1-1

Game Scores: J Taillon 20

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Moroff-Mercer-Bell)

Cubs Batting

Doubles: Bryant (33, Taillon); Báez (21, Taillon); Happ 2 (16, Taillon, Benoit); Lester (3, Taillon); Zobrist (18, Taillon); Heyward (12, Taillon)

Home Runs: Almora Jr. (6, 7th inning off Sánchez 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Rizzo 2 (102), Rivera (29), Lester (6), Báez (68), Heyward (49), Almora Jr. 2 (35)

2-out Runs Batted In: Heyward

Sacrifice Flies: Rizzo

Sacrifice Hit: Rivera

Ground Into Double Play: Schwarber

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-14 (Schwarber 0-3, Rivera 0-1, Lester 1-1, Báez 0-1, Zobrist 0-1, Bryant 0-3, Rizzo 1-1, Heyward 1-2, Happ 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Schwarber 1; Rivera 1; Bryant 3

Cubs Pitching

Wild Pitches: Lester; Peña

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 19/25; Grimm 1/3; Wilson 5/6; Peña 5/6

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 26-13-14-16; Grimm 2-1-5-3; Wilson 4-3-3-3; Peña 3-3-6-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 7-5; Grimm 2-1; Wilson 0-1; Peña 1-1

Game Scores: J Lester 59

Cubs Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Báez-Zobrist-Rizzo)

Assists: Happ (Mercer at Home)