Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 1
Saturday, May 16, 2015 4:05 PM
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, May 16, 2015
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Chris Segal, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Marcus Pattillo
Attendance: 38883
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Pittsburgh 0010000001113
Chi. Cubs 10100020-480
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 17-20 9-7 8-13 L4
Chi. Cubs 21-15 13-7 8-8 W6
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 13-7 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 8-13 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 6 straight up wins. The Cubs have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Jon Lester pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.70. Travis Wood closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Gerrit Cole took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Sean Rodriguez had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Gerrit Cole Player Jon Lester
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 7.0
8 Strikeouts 7
7 Hits 9
3.00 ERA 1.29
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Chi. Cubs
Jung-ho KangPlayer Kris Bryant
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
4 TB 2
.750 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 11 1 16 .306 8 1 1 2 3
Chi. Cubs 8 0 8 .276 11 3 4 3 0
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Cubs have a W/L % of .550 after a win and .625 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Chi. Cubs. The Pirates have a W/L % of .588 after a win and .350 after a loss.