Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 8, Pittsburgh 2
Thursday, September 7, 2017 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, September 7, 2017
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 59°
Umpires: Home - Roberto Ortiz, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Paul Nauert
Attendance: 19201
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 1111202008130
Pittsburgh 001000010280
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Ian Happ CF-LF 5 2 3 0 0 1 .259
Kris Bryant 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .288
Anthony Rizzo 1B 2 2 2 2 2 0 .280
Ben Zobrist 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 .233
(S)  Mike Freeman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Kyle Schwarber LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .199
(S)  Albert Almora Jr. CF 2 1 1 2 0 0 .288
Javier Baez SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 .270
Jason Heyward RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .259
Rene Rivera C 3 0 1 1 0 1 .236
Jon Lester SP 3 0 1 1 0 1 .167
(S)  Justin Grimm RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Jon Jay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287
(S)  Justin Wilson RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Felix Pena RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 8 13 8 3 8  
Batting
2B - Ian Happ 2 (16), Kris Bryant (33), Ben Zobrist (18), Javier Baez (21), Jason Heyward (12), Jon Lester (3)
HR - Albert Almora Jr. (6)
TB - Ian Happ 5, Kris Bryant 2, Anthony Rizzo 2, Ben Zobrist 2, Albert Almora Jr. 4, Javier Baez 2, Jason Heyward 3, Rene Rivera, Jon Lester 2
RBI - Anthony Rizzo 2 (102), Albert Almora Jr. 2 (35), Javier Baez (68), Jason Heyward (49), Rene Rivera (29), Jon Lester (6)
2-Out RBI - Jason Heyward (25)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Kris Bryant 3 (56), Kyle Schwarber (41), Rene Rivera (20)
S - Rene Rivera (1)
SF - Anthony Rizzo (4)
GIDP - Kyle Schwarber (6)
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Ian Happ (Mercer at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jon Lester (W 10-7) 6.0 5 1 1 4 5 0 4.35
Justin Grimm 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.98
Justin Wilson 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.84
Felix Pena 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 6.00
WP - Jon Lester, Felix Pena
Pitches-Strikes - Jon Lester 111-69, Justin Grimm 16-11, Justin Wilson 23-13, Felix Pena 23-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jon Lester 6-0, Justin Grimm 2-0, Justin Wilson 0-0, Felix Pena 1-1
Batters Faced - Jon Lester 25, Justin Grimm 3, Justin Wilson 6, Felix Pena 6
Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K Avg
Starling Marte LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .257
(S)  Joaquin Benoit RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Dovydas Neverauskas RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Jose Osuna PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Max Moroff 2B 3 0 1 0 2 0 .195
Andrew McCutchen CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .275
Josh Bell 1B 5 0 0 1 0 2 .259
Jordan Luplow RF 4 0 1 1 0 3 .206
Sean Rodriguez 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .175
Elias Diaz C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250
Jordy Mercer SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253
Jameson Taillon SP 2 0 2 0 0 0 .152
(S)  Angel Sanchez RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
(S)  Christopher Bostick PH-LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .143
Totals 34 2 8 2 6 9  
Batting
2B - Jordan Luplow (2), Elias Diaz (9), Jordy Mercer (23), Christopher Bostick (1)
TB - Max Moroff, Andrew McCutchen, Jordan Luplow 2, Elias Diaz 2, Jordy Mercer 2, Jameson Taillon 2, Christopher Bostick 2
RBI - Josh Bell (83), Jordan Luplow (7)
2-Out RBI - Jordan Luplow (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Starling Marte (28), Josh Bell 2 (60), Jordan Luplow 2 (4), Elias Diaz (19)
GIDP - Elias Diaz (5)
Team LOB - 11
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jameson Taillon (L 7-6) 4.2 11 6 6 1 3 0 4.78
Angel Sanchez 2.1 1 2 2 1 3 1 9.82
Joaquin Benoit 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.65
Dovydas Neverauskas 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.38
Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 78-57, Angel Sanchez 34-23, Joaquin Benoit 10-8, Dovydas Neverauskas 18-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 8-1, Angel Sanchez 4-0, Joaquin Benoit 1-0, Dovydas Neverauskas 1-1
Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 25, Angel Sanchez 9, Joaquin Benoit 4, Dovydas Neverauskas 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Angel Sanchez 1-0