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POSTGAME NOTES (97-65) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (100-62) Game 1 – Division Series Friday, October 9, 2015 – St. Louis Leads Series 1-0

R H E Starting (Pitch Count) Pitcher of Record Chicago 0 3 0 (115 pitches/74 strikes) WIN: (1-0) St. Louis 4 6 0 John Lackey (86 pitches/56 strikes) LOSS: Jon Lester (0-1) : First Pitch: 5:46 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 64° – Overcast Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 47,830 (Sellout)

Cardinals Notes  John Lackey made his 19th career postseason start (22nd app.), most postseason starts among active MLB …also leads in postseason innings (117.0)…5th different opponent faced in a Division Series start…passed (121.0) and tied (124.1) for most in a postseason career …pitched 7.0 innings in a postseason game for the 5th time in his career and has a 4-0 record in those games entering tonight…tied his career-high in the postseason (7.1 vs. BOS, 10/8/2009; Game 1 ALDS)…has thrown 12.1 consecutive scoreless innings dating back to Game 3 of the 2014 NLCS at SF.  doubled in his first postseason at bat…last season Randal Grichuk homered off in his first postseason at bat, also batting 2nd in the lineup…became the 5th Cardinals rookie to homer in his first postseason game tying George Watkins (1930), Mike Shannon (1964), Randal Grichuk (2014) and Tommy Pham (2015, earlier in the inning).  his 22nd career postseason hit, breaking a tie with and tying Mark Teixeira for 13th place among active players…his 14th career Division Series RBI, T8th among actives ( & Victor Martinez).  doubled in his first postseason at bat this season…has hit an extra base hit for his last eight straight postseason hits…T3rd most consecutive extra base hits in MLB postsesason history, one behind Miguel Cabrera and (9).  Tommy Pham homered in his first postseason …became the first Cardinals player to homer in his first postseason plate appearance since Randal Grichuk in Game 1 of the 2014 NLDS at LAD off Clayton Kershaw)…became the 7th Cardinals player to homer in his first postseason game and the 3rd Cardinals rookie to in his first postseason plate appearance (George Watkins 10/2/1930 vs. PHA & Randal Grichuk 10/3/14)…4th Cardinals rookie to homer in his first postseason game joining Watkins, Grichuk and Mike Shannon (1964 vs. NYY)…first Cardinals postseason pinch-hit home run since Oscar Taveras homered vs. San Francisco (10/12/14; Game 2 NLCS, off ).  has struck out three or more batters in a game for the 7th career postseason appearance…made his 22nd career postseason appearance, trailing only (23) in Cardinals history…20-of-22 appearances have been scoreless.  The Cardinals challenged the call in the 3rd inning that Matt Holliday was out at first base. Call stands (Time: 1:49).  The Cardinals posted their 21st shutout in postseason history (4th in the Division Series)…last shutout in their postseason was in Game 6 of the 2013 NLCS vs. LAD ( 7.0, Carlos Martinez 1.0, Trevor Rosenthal 1.0)…last in the Division Series was Game 3 of the 2012 NLDS at WAS ( 5.2, Trevor Rosenthal 1.1, Fernando Salas 1.0, 1.0).

Cubs Notes  Jon Lester made his 13th career postseason start (15th app.)…has faced the Cardinals twice in the postseason previous, both during the 2013 as a member of the Red Sox (2-1)…struck out nine batters a new postseason high for him.  has hit safely in each of his first two postseason games (WildCard at PIT, 10/7)…stole his first postseason base in the 6th inning; Lackey/Molina).  The Cubs had been held hitless through 5.0 innings in three career postseason games previously (last: 10/1/1998 in DS vs. ATL vs. )…were shutout in the postseason for the 4th time in team history and first time since 10/12/2003 at FLA (, 9.0 IP; Game 5 NLCS).

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Today’s Home Runs STL – Tommy Pham #1 (8th inn., 0 on, 1 out, 3-1 count, off Jon Lester) – 431 feet (1st Postseason HR) *Pinch-Hit HR* STL – Stephen Piscotty #1 (8th inn., 1 on, 1 out, 1-0 count, off ) – 406 feet (1st Postseason HR)