CHC 8, PIT 2 | Sep 7, 2017 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, September 7, 2017•PNC Park•59°F, Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Jon Lester

LOSS

Jameson Taillon

The Cubs cruised past the Pirates 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Ian Happ3-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Albert Almora homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Anthony Rizzo scores.

Weather: 59°F, CloudyWind: 13 mph, Out To CFFirst pitch: 11:05 PM UTCT: 3:13Att: 19,201Venue: PNC Park

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89.7%C

17 missed calls

+36.1% CHC

+2.17 runs CHC

Win Probability

PIT WinCHC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	1	1	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	8	13	0
PIT	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Game 492193 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ian HappLF	5	2	3	0	0	1	.259/.332/.528	106.7	.294	.295
Kris Bryant3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.288/.404/.528	97.8	.220	.215
Anthony Rizzo1B	2	2	2	2	2	0	.280/.396/.532	101.1	.370	.251
Mike Freeman2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077/.163/.154	-	-	-
Albert Almora Jr.CF	2	1	1	2	0	0	.288/.333/.409	109.3	.621	.1006
Javier BáezSS	5	1	1	1	0	2	.270/.314/.484	100.3	.222	.256
Jason HeywardRF	4	1	2	1	0	0	.259/.320/.384	103.3	.545	.506
René RiveraC	3	0	1	1	0	1	.236/.291/.394	104.9	.281	.253
Félix PeñaP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/1.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Ben Zobrist2B	4	1	1	0	1	2	.233/.320/.379	101.8	.363	.353
Kyle SchwarberLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.199/.309/.435
Totals	37	8	13	8	3	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Jr. (7th off Sánchez, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Happ 2; Báez; Heyward; Bryant; Zobrist; Lester

TB:23

RBI:Rivera; Rizzo 2; Báez; Jr. 2; Heyward; Lester

SF:Rizzo

GIDP:Schwarber

Team LOB:7

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
José OsunaPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.246/.285/.453	-	-	-

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jon LesterW	6.0	5	1	1	4	5	111-69	87.6	4.35
Justin Grimm	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	16-11	88.4	4.98
Justin Wilson	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	23-13	92.6	3.42
Félix Peña	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	23-16	87.2	6.00
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	6	9	173-109	-	-

WP:Lester; Peña

Pitches-strikes:Lester 111-69; Grimm 16-11; Wilson 23-13; Peña 23-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Lester 6-5; Grimm 2-1; Wilson 0-1; Peña 1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jameson TaillonL	4.2	11	6	6	1	3	0	78-57	89.4	4.78

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • CHC

1-0

Anthony Rizzo out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jordan Luplow. Ian Happ scores. Kris Bryant to 3rd.

EV: 101.1 mph334 ftLA: 44°

Top 2 • CHC

2-0

Rene Rivera out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Jameson Taillon to second baseman Max Moroff. Javier Baez scores.

Top 3 • CHC

3-0

Anthony Rizzo singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Andrew McCutchen. Ian Happ scores.

EV: 91.5 mph82 ftLA: 3°

Bot 3 • PIT

3-1

Josh Bell grounds out, third baseman Kris Bryant to first baseman Anthony Rizzo. Starling Marte scores.

EV: 67.3 mph5 ftLA: -31°

Top 4 • CHC

4-1

Jon Lester doubles (3) on a line drive to center fielder Andrew McCutchen. Jason Heyward scores. Rene Rivera to 3rd.

EV: 90.7 mph347 ftLA: 23°

Top 5 • CHC

6-1

Jason Heyward doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Luplow. Ben Zobrist scores.

EV: 71.9 mph212 ftLA: 19°

5-1

Javier Baez grounds out softly, pitcher Jameson Taillon to first baseman Josh Bell. Anthony Rizzo scores. Ben Zobrist to 3rd.

Top 7 • CHC

8-1

Albert Almora homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Anthony Rizzo scores.

EV: 109.3 mph💣 397 ftLA: 21°

Bot 8 • PIT

8-2

Jordan Luplow doubles (2) on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ. Andrew McCutchen scores.

EV: 96.5 mph53 ftLA: 1°

Bench
Starling MarteLF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.257/.320/.351	91.1	.413	.381
Jameson TaillonP	2	0	2	0	0	0	.152/.152/.152	104.2	.436	.393

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