Pirates 3, Cubs 4 Box Score, Jun 18, 2016 | StatPro

June 18, 2016 · 8:15 PM EDT

Pittsburgh PiratesPIT · 78-83PIT78-833

Final

4

Chicago CubsCHC · 103-58CHC103-58

W: Jon LesterL: Jonathon NieseS: Héctor Rondón

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

Top performers

JMJordy MercerSS2-4H-ABHR · 2B · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterARAnthony Rizzo1B2-3H-ABHR · 2B · 1 RBI · 1 R
Winning pitcherJLJon LesterP6.0IP3 ER · 7 K · W
JNJonathon NieseP5.1IP4 ER · 5 K · LLosing pitcher
SaveHRHéctor RondónP1.1IP0 ER · 1 K · S

Game flow

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Biggest lead PIT by 2 · CHC by 1 · 1 lead change

Key plays

B2 +11% CHCAnthony Rizzo homers (16) on a line drive to right center field.PIT 1 · CHC 1
T4 +11% PITJordy Mercer hit by pitch. David Freese scores. Matt Joyce to 3rd. Sean Rodriguez to 2nd.PIT 3 · CHC 1
B5 +16% CHCKris Bryant homers (16) on a fly ball to left field.PIT 3 · CHC 3
B6 +17% CHCDavid Ross homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field.PIT 3 · CHC 4
B7 +11% PITJavier Baez grounds into a double play, shortstop Jordy Mercer to second baseman Josh Harrison to first baseman David Freese. Ben Zobrist out at 2nd. Javier Baez out at 1st.PIT 3 · CHC 4

Team stats

8Hits6
3Runs4
1Home runs3
3Walks7
10Strikeouts6

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1Stolen bases1
.242Batting average.214
.324On-base %.389
.394Slugging.607
4.50ERA3.00
17Left on base14

2016 NL Central Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1CHCubs	103	58	.639	—
2STCardinals	86	76	.531	17.5
3PIPirates	78	83	.485	25.0
4MIBrewers	73	89	.451	30.5
5CIReds	68	94	.420	35.5

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45 balls in play · 14 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out

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Game info

Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Pirates

Batting


JMJordy MercerSS	4	2	2	2	1	0	2
JHJosh Harrison2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
AMAndrew McCutchenCF	3	0	1	1	0	1	0
JHJung Ho Kang3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1
DFDavid Freese3B	3	1	2	0	0	1	0
MJMatt JoyceLF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
SRSean RodríguezRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1
EKErik KratzC	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
JNJonathon NieseP	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
SMStarling MarteLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JRJason RogersPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
MMMark MelanconP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JHJared HughesP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NFNeftalí FelizP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JJJohn Jaso1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	3	8	3	1	3	10

2B: Mercer, Joyce

HR: Mercer

RBI: Mercer 2, McCutchen

SB: McCutchen

CS: McCutchen

LOB: 17

Pitching


JNJonathon NieseL	5.1	6	4	4	5	3	99
MMMark Melancon	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	16
JHJared Hughes	1.0	0	0	2	0	0	19
NFNeftalí Feliz	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Totals	8.0	6	4	7	6	3	137

Cubs

Batting


DFDexter FowlerCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
JHJason HeywardRF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
KBKris BryantLF	3	1	1	1	1	1	0
ARAnthony Rizzo1B	3	1	2	1	1	1	0
BZBen Zobrist2B	2	0	1	0	0	2	0
JBJavier Báez3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
ARAddison RussellSS	3	0	0	0	0	1	2
DRDavid RossC	1	1	1	2	1	2	0
JLJon LesterP	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
AAAlbert Almora Jr.CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
CCChris CoghlanPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
PSPedro StropP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TWTravis WoodP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HRHéctor RondónP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	28	4	6	4	3	7	6

2B: Rizzo, Báez

HR: Bryant, Rizzo, Ross

RBI: Bryant, Rizzo, Ross 2

SB: Báez

LOB: 14

Pitching


JLJon LesterW	6.0	7	3	3	7	1	104
PSPedro StropH	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	18
TWTravis WoodH	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	3
HRHéctor RondónS	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	13
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	10	1	138