Reds

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B. Hamilton CF	0-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	17	.241	.304	.333
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Hamilton struck out swinging. 3rd: Hamilton lined out to center. 6th: Hamilton walked.
S. Gennett PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.320	.365	.502
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 9th: Gennett flied out to left.
J. Peraza SS	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	2	20	.294	.333	.421
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Peraza reached on infield single to third. 4th: Peraza struck out swinging. 6th: Peraza struck out swinging. 9th: Peraza singled to right center.
J. Votto 1B	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	0	18	.284	.421	.427
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Votto grounded out to second, Peraza to third. 4th: Votto reached on infield single to third. 7th: Votto walked. 9th: Votto flied out to center.
E. Suarez 3B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.288	.371	.539
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Suárez flied out to right. 4th: Suárez lined out to third. 7th: Suárez struck out swinging. 9th: Suárez grounded out to third.
P. Ervin LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.259	.335	.416
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Ervin struck out swinging. 4th: Ervin grounded out to first. 7th: Ervin grounded into double play, third to second to first, Votto out at second.
T. Barnhart C	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.249	.335	.372
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Barnhart grounded out to third. 5th: Barnhart grounded out to shortstop. 8th: Barnhart grounded out to first.
D. Herrera 2B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	2	13	.186	.278	.371
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Herrera struck out looking. 5th: Herrera struck out swinging. 8th: Herrera reached on bunt single to third.
B. Dixon RF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	8	.189	.217	.378
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Dixon flied out to center. 5th: Dixon struck out swinging.
S. Schebler PH-RF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.272	.347	.469
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 8th: Schebler struck out swinging.
C. Reed P	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.000	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Reed struck out swinging.
G. Guerrero PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.125
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 6th: Guerrero flied out to center.
S. Romano P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.088
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
W. Peralta P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
C. Casali PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.298	.362	.468
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 8th: Casali popped out to second.
J. Hughes P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
C. Reed	5.0	2	0	0	2	10	0	91-56	4.32	91
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
S. Romano	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	16-12	5.43	16
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
W. Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	4.64	13
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Hughes	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-9	1.84	15
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Cubs

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A. Almora Jr. CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.284	.325	.383
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Almora Jr. grounded out to shortstop. 3rd: Almora Jr. walked. 5th: Almora Jr. struck out swinging. 7th: Almora Jr. grounded out to first.
K. Bryant RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	4	22	.277	.379	.463
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Bryant struck out swinging. 3rd: Bryant struck out swinging. 5th: Bryant struck out swinging. 8th: Bryant struck out swinging.
J. Baez 2B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	17	.295	.329	.564
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Báez struck out looking. 3rd: Báez grounded out to third. 6th: Báez reached on infield single to second. 8th: Báez grounded out to shortstop.
D. Bote 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.235	.314	.425
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Bote grounded out to first. 4th: Bote walked. 6th: Bote grounded out to third, Báez to second. 8th: Bote struck out swinging.
A. Russell SS	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	2	8	.253	.318	.345
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Russell struck out looking. 4th: Russell reached on infield single to catcher, Bote to second. 6th: Russell struck out swinging.
W. Contreras C	2-3	3	0	2	1	0	0	16	.260	.355	.402
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Contreras singled to left. 4th: Contreras grounded into fielder's choice to third, Bote out at third, Russell to second. 6th: Contreras singled to right, Báez scored.
V. Caratini 1B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	15	.256	.318	.338
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Caratini hit by pitch, Contreras to second. 4th: Caratini struck out swinging. 6th: Caratini flied out to left.
A. Rizzo 1B	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.371	.469
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Lester P	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.105	.105	.158
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Lester struck out looking. 4th: Lester struck out swinging.
B. Zobrist PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.314	.386	.456
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 7th: Zobrist flied out to right.
J. Wilson P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Chavez P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
R. Rosario P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
S. Cishek P	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
I. Happ LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.231	.351	.413
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: Happ struck out swinging. 5th: Happ grounded out to third. 7th: Happ grounded out to third.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
J. Lester	7.0	2	0	0	2	9	0	108-61	3.43	108
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Wilson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	2.87	12
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Chavez	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4-4	1.44	4
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
R. Rosario	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	3.18	3
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
S. Cishek	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	2.32	1
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Game Stats

Walks Issued
- CIN2
- 2CHC
Stolen Bases
- CIN2
- 0CHC
Strikeouts Thrown
- CIN13
- 10CHC
Total Bases
- CIN4
- 4CHC

Game Information

Chicago, Illinois 60613

Line: CHC -210
Over/Under: 9

Attendance: 41,196

100%

Capacity: 41,159

Game Time: 2:39

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman, First Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook, Second Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base Umpire - John Libka, Left Field Umpire - -, Right Field Umpire - -

Lester pitches Cubs over Reds 1-0, Chicago maintains lead

Jon Lester allowed two hits over seven innings with a season-high nine strikeouts, Willson Contreras hit a run-scoring single in the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Saturday to maintain their NL Central lead.

9/16/2018 Associated Press

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Cubs CHC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-	1	4	0

WINJon LesterJ. Lester(16-6)7.0 IP, 0 ER, 9 K, 2 BB

LOSSSal RomanoS. Romano(7-11)1.0 IP, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

SAVESteve CishekS. Cishek(4)0.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning				CIN	CHC
		6th	Contreras singled to right, Báez scored.	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
St. Louis	91	71	.562	0	W1
Milwaukee	89	73	.549	2	L3
Chicago	84	78	.519	7	L1
Cincinnati	75	87	.463	16	W2
Pittsburgh	69	93	.426	22	L2

Walks Issued

Stolen Bases

Strikeouts Thrown

Total Bases

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