Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs
19-17, 12-10 Away
2
19-17, 12-10 Away
Final
27-9, 14-6 Home
1
27-9, 14-6 Home
Pirates Hitting
a-intentionally walked for S Rodriguez in the 7th
b-grounded to first for G Cole in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BKang (2, Lester)
- HRKang (4, 9th inning off Rondón 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIKang 2 (8)
- 2Out RBIKang
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP1-7 (Cole 0-1, Kang 1-1, Freese 0-1, Cervelli 0-1, Joyce 0-1, Marte 0-1, McCutchen 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMarte (12, 2nd base off Lester/Ross)
Cubs Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
A. Rizzo1B |
J. Baez3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .331 | .449 | .543 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .345 | .276 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .356 | .472 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .409 | .606 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 | .441 | .492 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .374 | .444 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .319 | .431 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .338 | .436 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .410 | .593 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .133 | .143 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .306 | .308 |
| 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
a-flied out to center for D Ross in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for P Strop in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BFowler (14, Cole); Zobrist (6, Cole)
- RBIRizzo (34)
- SFRizzo
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP0-6 (Zobrist 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Rizzo 0-1, Heyward 0-1, Russell 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBHeyward (5, 2nd base off Melancon/Cervelli)
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Cole(W,4-3) |
M. Melancon(S,11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 95-65 | 3.05 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.00 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 114-76 |
- Pitching
- IBBPolanco (By Warren)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedCole 18-27; Melancon 4-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesCole 13-9-25-18; Melancon 5-0-2-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsCole 7-10; Melancon 1-2
- Game ScoresG Cole 83
Cubs Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLester 13-24; Warren 1-3; Strop 1-4; Rondón 2-4; Wood 1-1; Grimm 1-2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLester 16-14-25-13; Warren 3-0-0-1; Strop 2-2-2-3; Rondón 5-1-4-2; Wood 1-0-0-1; Grimm 1-1-2-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsLester 6-5; Warren 1-0; Strop 2-0; Rondón 0-0; Wood 1-0; Grimm 0-0
- Game ScoresJ Lester 73
Scoring Summary
Inning | PIT | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | Kang doubled to deep right center, Marte scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 9th | Kang homered to left center (384 feet). | 2 | 0 | |
| 9th | Rizzo hit sacrifice fly to right, Fowler scored. | 2 | 1 | |
CHC win 2-1
Game Information
Wrigley Field
7:20 PM, 15 May 2016
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,814
Game Time:2:55
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
- First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
- Second Base Umpire - Pat Hoberg
- Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |
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