CHC 4, PIT 5 | Jul 31, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, July 31, 2018•PNC Park•73°F, Cloudy

CHC

Cubs

PIT

Pirates

Final

WIN

Jameson Taillon

LOSS

Jon Lester

SAVE

Felipe Vázquez

The Pirates edged the Cubs 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Javier Báez3-for-4, 3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Gregory Polanco homers (19) on a line drive to right field.

Weather: 73°F, CloudyWind: 10 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 11:05 PM UTCT: 2:38Att: 18,972Venue: PNC Park

Ump Audit

Jerry Meals

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94.0%B

8 missed calls

+5.2% CHC

+0.24 runs CHC

Win Probability

PIT WinCHC Win

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

Game 531011 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago Cubs

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Anthony Rizzo1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	.260/.358/.436	87.6	.106	.122
Ben Zobrist2B	3	1	1	0	2	0	.305/.394/.441	91.6	.165	.176
Jason HeywardRF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.277/.343/.412	82.9	.250	.239
Javier Báez3B	4	1	3	3	0	0	.297/.328/.571	109.6	.525	.849
Albert Almora Jr.CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.307/.343/.419	94.4	.368	.338
Ian HappLF	2	0	0	0	2	0	.251/.377/.442	97	.417	.467
Willson ContrerasC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.277/.366/.442	108.5	.291	.353
David BotePH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.340/.431/.528	96	.527	.474
Addison RussellSS	4	0	1	1	0	0	.264/.334/.376	98	.287	.287
Bench
Jon LesterP	2	0	0	0	0	0	.111/.111/.178	99.6	.487	.463
Tommy La StellaPH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.280/.346/.322
Totals	32	4	9	4	4	4	-	-	-	-

HR:Báez (4th off Taillon, 2 on, 0 out)

2B:Contreras; Báez; Russell; Zobrist

TB:16

RBI:Báez 3; Russell

GIDP:Contreras; Russell

Team LOB:7

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jordan LuplowLF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.189/.268/.405	83.6	.098

Pitching

Chicago Cubs

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jon LesterL	5.0	7	4	4	3	3	1	101-59	85.8	3.22
Steve Cishek	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-7	83.5	2.01
Jesse Chavez	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	90.8	3.03
Justin Wilson	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	11-9	93.6	3.24
Totals	8.0	8	5	5	3	5	2	127-81	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Lester 101-59; Cishek 8-7; Chavez 7-6; Wilson 11-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Lester 6-4; Cishek 0-2; Chavez 1-1; Wilson 2-1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jameson TaillonW	6.2	7	3	3	2	2	1	89-61	92.4	3.74

Game Notes

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T7Replay review: Pirates challenged (hit by pitch), call on the field was upheld: Anthony Rizzo hit by pitch.

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T9Replay review: Umpire reviewed (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Addison Russell doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Gregory Polanco. David Bote scores. Addison Russell out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Gregory Polanco to second baseman Josh Harrison to third baseman David Freese.

Scoring Plays

Bot 3 • PIT

0-1

David Freese doubles (7) on a fly ball to right fielder Jason Heyward. Gregory Polanco scores.

EV: 98.3 mph355 ftLA: 31°

0-3

Francisco Cervelli homers (10) on a line drive to left field. David Freese scores.

EV: 96.1 mph💣 328 ftLA: 24°

Top 4 • CHC

3-3

Javier Baez homers (22) on a fly ball to left field. Ben Zobrist scores. Jason Heyward scores.

EV: 104.1 mph💣 401 ftLA: 28°

Bot 5 • PIT

3-4

David Freese doubles (8) on a fly ball to right fielder Jason Heyward. Gregory Polanco scores.

EV: 96.3 mph370 ftLA: 26°

Bot 8 • PIT

3-5

Gregory Polanco homers (19) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 105.5 mph💣 354 ftLA: 21°

Top 9 • CHC

4-5

Umpire reviewed (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Addison Russell doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Gregory Polanco. David Bote scores. Addison Russell out at 3rd on the throw, right fielder Gregory Polanco to second baseman Josh Harrison to third baseman David Freese.

EV: 98.0 mph291 ftLA: 16°

Bench
Jameson TaillonP	2	0	0	0	0	1	.081/.105/.108	68.8	-	-
Adam FrazierPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253/.327/.383	87.8	.067	.095