CUBS (13-8) VS. (5-18) MAY 1, 2015

LINESCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 Cubs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 9 0 8 Winning Pitcher: Lester (1-2) Losing Pitcher: Peralta (0-4) Save: Rondon (5)

STARTING PITCHERS GAME INFORMATION Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO WP HR PC/S Left Time of Game: 2:39 Wily Peralta (L) 6.0 8 1 1 2 6 0 1 118/68 0-1 First Pitch: 1:21 PM Jon Lester (W) 7.0 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 90/56 1-0 Temperature: 48 degrees Courtesy of Stats, Inc. Wind: E 7 mph

HOME RUNS ATTENDANCE Team Batter No. Pitcher Inn. Count Men On Location Today: 31,128 CHI Russell 1 Peralta 3 3-2 None Left-Center Field Season Total: 361,034 # of Wrigley Dates: 12 (7-5) Average per Date: 30,086

ADDISON RUSSELL (1-for-3, HR, R, RBI) his first major league home , a solo shot to left-center in the third inning … is the only Cub on the active roster to have hit his first-career at .  Russell’s home run accounted for the only run of the game … Phil Cavarretta was the last Cub whose first career HR was the only run of the game, when he homered in the Cubs’ 1-0 win over the Reds at Wrigley Field on September 25, 1934 … the last major leaguer to accomplish the feat was Caleb Gindl of the Brewers on July 21, 2013 vs. Miami at Miller Park (credit STATS Research).

JON LESTER collected his first win as a Chicago Cub, tossing 7.0-scoreless innings … was his 30th-career start of at least 7.0 innings with zero runs … lowered his ERA from 6.23 to 4.71.  Retired 15-of-16 Brewers hitters following the Jean Segura hit-by-pitch in the third inning, including his final ten batters.  Picked up his first win against the Brewers in three-career starts.

DEXTER FOWLER (1-for-4) extended his hitting streak to seven games (.400/10-for-25) with a single in the first … he’s hitting .320 (16-for-50) at home compared to a .226 mark (7-for-31) on the road … has led off the first inning with a hit in each of the last three games.

STARLIN CASTRO (2-for-4) leads all N.L. shortstops with 29 hits ... has yet to go hitless in back-to-back games this season.

JORGE SOLER (2-for-4) collected his second multi-hit game of the homestand.

ANTHONY RIZZO (1-for-3, HBP) was hit-by-pitch for the eighth time this season, tops in the majors.

DAVID ROSS (1-for-2, 2B, BB) recorded his third of the season … is the only player in the majors with at least three extra-base hits and no singles.

NOTES: Chicago tossed its fourth shutout of the season, all coming at Wrigley Field ... first 1-0 win since September 15, 2014 vs. Cincinnati … the Cubs are five games over .500 for the second time this season (also, 12-7) … the Cubs have won six of their last seven meetings against the Brewers.  The Cubs collected three hits in the first inning but did not score … first time since September 9, 2014 at Toronto they were held scoreless in an inning with at least three hits.  Chris Coghlan (1-for-4) has a .297 average (33-for-111) against the Brewers in 30 career games.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

GERARDO PARRA (2-for-3) has hit safely in five of the last six games (.444/8-for-18).

JASON ROGERS (2-for-4, 2B) made his second start of the season and first at first base … has collected multi-hit games in each of his starts.

WILY PERALTA dropped to 0-4 on the season despite tossing his third quality start … allowed a season-low one earned run.

NOTES: The Brewers dropped to 2-8 on the road this season … were shut out for the fourth time this season ... first 1-0 setback since September 21, 2014 at Pittsburgh.