Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Chi. Cubs 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Meals, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Ramon De Jesus, 3B - Ed Hickox
Attendance: 18972
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Chi. Cubs 000300001490
Pittsburgh 00301001-580
Chi. Cubs
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Anthony Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260
Ben Zobrist 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .305
Jason Heyward RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .277
Javier Baez 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .297
Albert Almora Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .307
Ian Happ LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .251
Willson Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .277
Jon Lester SP 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
     Steve Cishek RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
     Tommy La Stella PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
     Jesse Chavez RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Justin Wilson RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     David Bote PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .340
Addison Russell SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .264
Totals 32 4 9 4 4 4 11  
Batting
2B - Ben Zobrist (15), Javier Baez (28), Willson Contreras (20), Addison Russell (20)
HR - Javier Baez (22)
TB - Ben Zobrist 2, Jason Heyward, Javier Baez 7, Willson Contreras 2, Tommy La Stella, David Bote, Addison Russell 2
RBI - Javier Baez 3 (82), Addison Russell (35)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jason Heyward (28), Willson Contreras (47), Jon Lester (15)
S - Albert Almora Jr. (2)
GIDP - Willson Contreras (10), Addison Russell (7)
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Ian Happ (Freese at Home)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jon Lester (L 12-4) 5.0 7 4 4 3 3 1 3.22
Steve Cishek 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.01
Jesse Chavez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Justin Wilson 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.24
Pitches-Strikes - Jon Lester 101-59, Steve Cishek 8-7, Jesse Chavez 7-6, Justin Wilson 11-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jon Lester 6-1, Steve Cishek 0-1, Jesse Chavez 1-1, Justin Wilson 2-0
Batters Faced - Jon Lester 23, Steve Cishek 3, Jesse Chavez 3, Justin Wilson 4
Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Jordan Luplow LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .189
Starling Marte CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
Gregory Polanco RF 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 .254
David Freese 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .291
Francisco Cervelli C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .244
Josh Harrison 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250
Jose Osuna 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .185
Jordy Mercer SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261
Jameson Taillon SP 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .081
     Edgar Santana RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Adam Frazier PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
     Kyle Crick RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Felipe Vazquez RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 5 8 5 3 5 8  
Batting
2B - David Freese 2 (8), Jose Osuna (3)
HR - Gregory Polanco (19), Francisco Cervelli (10)
TB - Gregory Polanco 5, David Freese 4, Francisco Cervelli 5, Jose Osuna 2, Jordy Mercer
RBI - Gregory Polanco (59), David Freese 2 (35), Francisco Cervelli 2 (39)
2-Out RBI - David Freese 2 (15), Francisco Cervelli 2 (28)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - David Freese (17), Jameson Taillon (8)
GIDP - Jameson Taillon (1)
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Outfield Assists - Gregory Polanco (Russell at 3rd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jameson Taillon (W 8-8) 6.2 7 3 3 2 2 1 3.74
Edgar Santana (H 15) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
Kyle Crick (H 10) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.98
Felipe Vazquez (SV 24) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.15
HBP - Anthony Rizzo (by Taillon)
Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 89-61, Edgar Santana 11-5, Kyle Crick 12-6, Felipe Vazquez 20-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 10-2, Edgar Santana 0-0, Kyle Crick 1-1, Felipe Vazquez 1-0
Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 28, Edgar Santana 2, Kyle Crick 4, Felipe Vazquez 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Edgar Santana 1-0