Vs. Philadelphia Phillies (26-22) May 27, 2016
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CHICAGO CUBS (32-14) VS. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (26-22) MAY 27, 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Phillies 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 1 9 Cubs 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 X 6 10 2 5 Winning Pitcher: Lester (5-3) Losing Pitcher: Morgan (1-3) Save: None STARTING PITCHERS GAME INFORMATION Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO WP HR PC/S Left Time of Game: 3:04 Adam Morgan (L) 4.0+ 8 6 6 1 3 0 3 93/60 1-6 (1:33 - 2 delays) Jon Lester (W) 6.1 6 2 1 2 7 0 0 105/69 6-1, 1 on First Pitch: 1:21 pm Courtesy of STATS, Inc. Temperature: 76 Degrees Wind: E 8 mph HOME RUNS Team Batter No. Pitcher Inn. Count Men On Location ATTENDANCE INFORMATION CHI Soler 5 Morgan 4 1-2 0 Left-Field Scoreboard Today: 38,941 CHI Ross 4 Morgan 4 1-0 2 Left Field Season Total: 796,536 CHI Bryant 11 Morgan 5 1-2 0 Left Field # of Wrigley Games: 21 (15-6) CHICAGO CUBS DAVID ROSS (1-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI) recorded his 100th-career home run with a three-run blast in the fourth inning … the three RBI tied a season-high (also done, May 13 vs. Pittsburgh) and marked his second-straight multi-RBI effort. • Ross is the oldest player in franchise history to hit his 100th career home run as a Cub … previously, the oldest to reach the 100-homer mark as a Cub was Jay Johnston (37 years old) on June 9, 1983. JON LESTER snapped a two-game losing streak while recording his fifth victory of the season … allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits while walking two and punching out seven in 6.1 innings... has tossed sixth-straight quality starts at Wrigley Field dating back to last season … improved to 5-0 with a 1.71 ERA (9 ER/47.1.0 IP) in seven-career starts against the Phillies. • Cubs starting pitchers lead the big leagues with a 2.56 ERA (83 ER/291.1 IP). BEN ZOBRIST (2-for-4, R, 2B) extended his hitting streak to a season-best 13 games (.440/22-for-50) with a double in the first … has reached base safely in his last 32 starts since April 18 … registered his 15th multi-hit game of the campaign. JORGE SOLER’S (2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI) fifth homer of the season in the fourth inning hit the left-field scoreboard and put the Cubs up 2-1 … marked his first multi-RBI game at Wrigley Field since September 21 of last year vs. Milwaukee … recorded his first two-out RBI of the season with a run-scoring single in the first. KRIS BRYANT (1-for-3, R, BB, HR, RBI) belted his team-leading 11th homer of the season and his second in as many games … his 36 RBI on the season are tied with Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes for most in the National League … made his second-career start at first base (also done, September 28, 2015 vs. Kansas City). • Bryant now has 26 homers at Wrigley Field, the fourth-most by a Cubs player within his first 100 career games at Wrigley Field (today marked his 96th game). NOTES: Chicago improved to 9-3 against left-handed starters this season. • Javier Baez (2-for-4, R) collected his sixth multi-hit game of the year and first since May 10 vs. San Diego. • Dexter Fowler (1-for-4, 3B) extended his hitting streak to four games (.333/6-for-18) while tallying his team-leading third triple of the year. • The Cubs have won 10 of their last 11 games against N.L. East opponents at Wrigley Field dating back to August 20 of last season. • Trevor Cahill (1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 SO) has not allowed a run in his last 8.0 innings of relief (five games). PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES PETER BOURJOS (2-for-4, R) has recorded back-to-back multi-hit efforts for the first time since September 2-3, 2014 vs. Pittsburgh (w/St. Louis). TOMMY JOSEPH (1-for-4) extended his hitting streak to four games (.333/5-for-15) with a single in the second. CESAR HERNANDEZ (2-for-4) has hit safely in eight of his last nine games against the Cubs, going 12-for-34 (.353) during the stretch. ADAM MORGAN suffered his third loss of the season after allowing six runs on eight hits while walking one and striking out three in 4.0-plus innings of work … has allowed six runs or more in two of his last three starts … surrendered a season-high three home runs. NOTES: Maikel Franco (1-for-2, BB, 2 RBI, SF) extended his hitting streak to five games (.471/8-for-17) with a run-scoring single in the seventh. • Obudel Herrera (2-for-5, R, 2B) is hitting .358 (44-for-123) since moving into the leadoff spot on April 20. • Freddy Galvis (1-for-5) extended his hitting streak to four games (.318/7-for-22). • Tyler Goeddel (1-for-3, BB) is hitting .315 (23-for-73) in his last 23 games since beginning the season (and his Major League career) 1-for-16. .