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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 18, 2016
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on June 18, 2016 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | June 18, 2016 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 18, 2016 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Niese |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lester |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 41,424 |
Time of Game | 3 hours |
Umpires | HP: Eric Cooper 1B: Jim Wolf 2B: Ramon De Jesus 3B: Gary Cederstrom |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jordy Mercer | Shortstop |
Josh Harrison | Second Baseman |
Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
Jung Ho Kang | Third Baseman |
David Freese | First Baseman |
Matt Joyce | Left Fielder |
Sean Rodriguez | Right Fielder |
Erik Kratz | Catcher |
Jon Niese | Pitcher |
Clint Hurdle | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dexter Fowler | Center Fielder |
Jason Heyward | Right Fielder |
Kris Bryant | Left Fielder |
Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman |
Ben Zobrist | Second Baseman |
Javier Baez | Third Baseman |
Addison Russell | Shortstop |
David Ross | Catcher |
Jon Lester | Pitcher |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 18, 2016
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mercer vs. Lester
Mercer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Lester
Harrison hits a fly ball into center field. Fowler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Lester
McCutchen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Kang vs. Lester
There goes McCutchen. The throw from Ross and he is safe. McCutchen steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Kang vs. Lester
Kang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Freese vs. Lester
There goes McCutchen. The throw from Ross and he is out, Baez applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Lester
Freese takes first base on ball four. Kang moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Joyce vs. Lester
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fowler vs. Niese
Fowler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kang fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Niese
Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freese scoops it up and throws to first, with Niese covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Niese
Bryant hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lester
Albert Almora now playing center field.
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kratz vs. Lester
Kratz hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Niese vs. Lester
Niese strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Niese
Rizzo hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Niese
Zobrist hits a line drive into right field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Niese
Baez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Joyce. Baez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Niese
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ross vs. Niese
Ross is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lester vs. Niese
Lester strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mercer vs. Lester
Mercer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bryant. Mercer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Harrison vs. Lester
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McCutchen vs. Lester
McCutchen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mercer scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kang vs. Lester
Kang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Almora vs. Niese
Almora hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Almora for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Niese
Heyward hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Kratz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Niese
Bryant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Niese
Rizzo hits a line drive towards third. Kang reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Lester
Freese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Joyce vs. Lester
Joyce hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Heyward. Joyce reaches second base with a double. Freese moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Lester
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Kratz vs. Lester
Kratz strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Niese vs. Lester
Niese strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Mercer vs. Lester
Mercer is hit by the pitch. Freese scores. Joyce moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Harrison vs. Lester
Harrison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Niese
Zobrist bunts towards the mound. Niese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Baez vs. Niese
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Niese
There goes Baez. The throw from Kratz and he is safe. Baez steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Niese
There's a wild pitch. Baez moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Niese
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Ross vs. Niese
Ross bunts towards first. Freese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ross for the out. Baez scores. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lester vs. Niese
Lester strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Lester
McCutchen hits a line drive towards first. Rizzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kang vs. Lester
Kang strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freese vs. Lester
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Joyce vs. Lester
Joyce strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almora vs. Niese
Almora hits a fly ball into right field. Rodriguez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Niese
Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Freese scoops it up and throws to first, with Niese covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Niese
Bryant hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Niese
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Joyce. Rizzo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Zobrist vs. Niese
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Baez vs. Niese
Baez strikes out. Kratz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Baez out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Lester
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kratz vs. Lester
Kratz hits a fly ball into center field. Almora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Niese vs. Lester
Niese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo scoops it up and throws to first, with Lester covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Niese
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Niese
Ross hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coghlan vs. Hughes
Jared Hughes now pitching. Chris Coghlan pinch hits for Jon Lester.
Coghlan hits a line drive into left field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Almora vs. Hughes
Almora hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Mercer vs. Strop
Pedro Strop now pitching.
Mercer strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Strop
Harrison hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Strop
McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heyward vs. Hughes
Heyward is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bryant vs. Hughes
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kang fields it and throws to first for the out. Heyward moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Rizzo vs. Hughes
Rizzo is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Zobrist vs. Hughes
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. Heyward moves to third. Rizzo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Baez vs. Feliz
Neftali Feliz now pitching.
Baez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kang vs. Strop
Kang hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Freese vs. Strop
Freese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baez fields it and throws to first for the out. Kang moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Rogers vs. Wood
Travis Wood now pitching. Jason Rogers pinch hits for Matthew Joyce. Starling Marte pinch runs for Jung Ho Kang.
Rogers strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Rondon
Hector Rondon now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Melancon
Starling Marte now playing left field. David Freese now playing third base. Mark Melancon now pitching. John Jaso now playing first base.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Freese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Melancon
Ross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Rondon vs. Melancon
Rondon bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almora vs. Melancon
Almora hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kratz vs. Rondon
Kratz bunts towards the mound. Rondon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jaso vs. Rondon
Jaso hits a fly ball into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mercer vs. Rondon
Mercer strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/18/2016 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Mercer J, ss 4 2 2 2 Fowler D, cf 1 0 0 0 Harrison J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Almora A, cf 4 0 0 0 McCutchen A, cf 3 0 1 1 Heyward J, rf 3 0 0 0 Kang J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Bryant K, lf 3 1 1 1 Marte S, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Rizzo A, 1b 3 1 2 1 Freese D, 1b-3b 3 1 2 0 Zobrist B, 2b 2 0 1 0 Joyce M, lf 3 0 1 0 Baez J, 3b 4 1 1 0 Rogers J, ph 1 0 0 0 Russell A, ss 3 0 0 0 Melancon M, p 0 0 0 0 Ross D, c 1 1 1 2 Rodriguez S, rf 4 0 1 0 Lester J, p 2 0 0 0 Kratz E, c 4 0 0 0 Coghlan C, ph 1 0 0 0 Niese J, p 3 0 0 0 Strop P, p 0 0 0 0 Hughes J, p 0 0 0 0 Wood T, p 0 0 0 0 Feliz N, p 0 0 0 0 Rondon H, p 1 0 0 0 Jaso J, 1b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 8 3 28 4 6 4 Pittsburgh 101 100 000 -- 3 Chicago 010 111 00x -- 4 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Niese J (L) 5.1 6 4 4 4 5 Hughes J 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 Feliz N 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Melancon M 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lester J (W) 6.0 7 3 3 3 7 Strop P 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 Wood T 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Rondon H (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 9 2B -- Baez J, Mercer J, Joyce M, Rizzo A HR -- Mercer J, Rizzo A, Bryant K, Ross D SB -- McCutchen A, Baez J CS -- McCutchen A SH -- Ross D HBP -- by Lester J (Mercer J), by Hughes J (Heyward J) WP -- Niese J T -- 3:00 A -- 41424
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