Cubs 6-1 Brewers (18 Aug, 2016) Play-by-Play

Chicago Cubs

76-43, 44-19 home


MIL
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0
5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	6	8	0

J. Lester13-4

6.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

J. Nelson6-13

5.0 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

BrewersTop 1st
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  MIL
  CHC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Fastball 92
  2
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 92
  3
  Ball
  Fastball 94
  4
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 93
  5
  Ground Out
  Fastball 93
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 1st
- J. Nelson pitching for MIL
  MIL
  CHC
- 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
BrewersTop 2nd
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  MIL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 2nd
- J. Nelson pitching for MIL
  MIL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BrewersTop 3rd
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  MIL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 3rd
- J. Nelson pitching for MIL
  MIL
  CHC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BrewersTop 4th
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  MIL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 4th
- J. Nelson pitching for MIL
  MIL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BrewersTop 5th
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  MIL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 5th
- J. Nelson pitching for MIL
  MIL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BrewersTop 6th
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  MIL
  CHC
- Broxton stole second.
  0
  6
- Broxton stole third.
  0
  6
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 6th
- T. Cravy pitching for MIL
  MIL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BrewersTop 7th
- J. Lester pitching for CHC
  MIL
  CHC
- C. Edwards Jr. pitching for CHC
  MIL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 7th
- C. Torres pitching for MIL
  MIL
  CHC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
BrewersTop 8th
- C. Edwards Jr. pitching for CHC
  MIL
  CHC
- Flores hit for Torres.
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CubsBottom 8th
- D. Magnifico pitching for MIL
  MIL
  CHC
- Báez hit for Edwards Jr..
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
BrewersTop 9th
- T. Wood pitching for CHC
  MIL
  CHC
- Zobrist in left field.
  1
  6
- Báez at second base.
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Fastball	92
2 Foul Ball	Fastball	92
3 Ball	Fastball	94
4 Foul Ball	Fastball	93
5 Ground Out	Fastball	93

Brewers
0
Cubs
4

Game 1

16/8

Brewers
1
Cubs
4

Game 2

17/8

Brewers
1
Cubs
6

Game 3

18/8

Brewers
6
Cubs
9

Game 4

18/8

Wrigley Field

1:05 AM, 18 August 2016

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 40,310

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gerry Davis
First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Second Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Third Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

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