Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

NLCS - GAME 1 • CHC lead series 1-0

91-71, 38-43 Away

Final

103-58, 57-24 Home


LAD
CHC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	4	9	0
1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	-	8	9	0

A. Chapman1-0

1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

J. Blanton0-1

0.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 0 K, 2 BB

Dodgers Hitting

hitters
H. KendrickLF
cC. UtleyPH-2B
J. Turner3B
C. SeagerSS
Y. PuigRF
J. BlantonP
G. DaytonP
A. Gonzalez1B
C. RuizC
bY. GrandalPH-C
E. Hernández2B-RF
J. PedersonCF
K. MaedaP
aA. EthierPH
P. BaezP
R. StriplingP
dA. TolesPH-LF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	2	2	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.500	.000
4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	1	2	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500
34	4	9	4	1	3	7

a-homered to left for K Maeda in the 5th

b-struck out swinging for C Ruiz in the 7th

c-walked for H Kendrick in the 8th

d-singled to left for R Stripling in the 8th

Batting
2BToles (1, Rondón)
HREthier (1, 5th inning off Lester 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIEthier (1), González 2 (2), Toles (1)
2Out RBIEthier, González 2
Team LOB6
Team RISP3-8 (Turner 1-1, Grandal 0-1, Pederson 0-1, Maeda 1-1, Seager 0-1, Puig 0-1, González 1-1, Utley 0-1)

Baserunning
SBGonzález (1, 2nd base off Chapman/Ross)

Cubs Hitting

hitters
D. FowlerCF
K. Bryant3B
A. Rizzo1B
B. ZobristLF
A. RussellSS
J. HeywardRF
J. Baez2B
D. RossC
bC. CoghlanPH
W. ContrerasC
J. LesterP
aJ. SolerPH
T. WoodP
C. Edwards Jr.P
M. MontgomeryP
P. StropP
A. ChapmanP
cM. MonteroPH
H. RondonP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	2	2	1	1	0	1	.400	.400	1.000
4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	.600	1.000
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	.667
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
3	2	1	0	0	1	0	.333	.500	1.000
4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000	1.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	1.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	4	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
33	8	9	7	2	6	5

a-grounded to shortstop for J Lester in the 6th

b-intentionally walked for D Ross in the 8th

c-homered to right for A Chapman in the 8th

Batting
2BBryant 2 (2, Maeda, Blanton); Báez 2 (2, Báez, Maeda); Zobrist (1, Blanton)
3BHeyward (1, Maeda)
HRMontero (1, 8th inning off Blanton 3 on, 2 Out); Fowler (1, 8th inning off Blanton 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIBryant (1), Báez (1), Montero 4 (4), Fowler (1)
2Out RBIMontero 4, Fowler
Team LOB7
Team RISP2-11 (Montero 1-1, Báez 1-2, Ross 0-2, Zobrist 0-1, Rizzo 0-2, Russell 0-2, Soler 0-1)

Baserunning
SBBáez (1, Home off Maeda/Ruiz)

Fielding
DP1 (Rizzo-Russell)
AssistsZobrist (González at Home)

Dodgers Pitching

pitchers
K. Maeda
P. Baez
R. Stripling
J. Blanton(L,0-1)
G. Dayton
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	4	3	3	3	2	0	66-41	6.75
2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	34-21	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	0.00
0.2	4	5	5	2	0	2	28-13	67.50
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	0.00
8.0	9	8	8	6	5	2	141-84

Pitching
WPMaeda
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMaeda 10-19; Báez 4-8; Stripling 1-3; Blanton 4-8; Dayton 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMaeda 10-8-9-14; Báez 6-5-6-4; Stripling 3-0-0-3; Blanton 3-2-2-6; Dayton 1-0-2-0
Ground Balls-Fly BallsMaeda 3-7; Báez 1-2; Stripling 1-2; Blanton 1-1; Dayton 0-1
Game ScoresK Maeda 41

Cubs Pitching

pitchers
J. Lester
T. Wood(H,1)
C. Edwards Jr.(H,1)
M. Montgomery(H,1)
P. Strop
A. Chapman(W,1-0; B, 1)
H. Rondon
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	4	1	1	1	3	1	77-47	1.50
0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-1	0.00
0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	11-6	0.00
0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	5-5	27.00
0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	10-4	INF
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-13	0.00
1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	15-11	9.00
9.0	9	4	4	3	7	1	138-87

Pitching
IBBHeyward (By Blanton); Coghlan (By Blanton)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLester 13-22; Wood 0-1; Edwards Jr. 1-2; Montgomery 2-2; Strop 1-2; Chapman 3-4; Rondón 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLester 10-9-10-18; Wood 0-0-0-1; Edwards Jr. 1-3-2-0; Montgomery 1-1-2-1; Strop 1-2-0-1; Chapman 2-3-6-2; Rondón 4-2-1-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsLester 7-7; Wood 1-0; Edwards Jr. 0-0; Montgomery 0-0; Strop 0-0; Chapman 1-0; Rondón 1-1
Game ScoresJ Lester 62

Scoring Summary

		LAD	CHC
1st	Bryant doubled to left, Fowler scored.	0	1
2nd	Báez doubled to center, Heyward scored.	0	2
2nd	Báez stole home.	0	3
5th	Ethier homered to left center (374 feet).	1	3
8th	González singled to center, Toles and Utley scored, Turner to third.	3	3
8th	Montero homered to right (409 feet), Zobrist, Heyward and Coghlan scored.	3	7
8th	Fowler homered to right (377 feet).	3	8
9th	Toles doubled to deep right center, Pederson scored.	4	8

Montero says hitters visualize hits like his

1:33

Dodgers
4
Cubs
8

Game 1

10/15

Dodgers
1
Cubs
0

Game 2

10/16

Cubs
0
Dodgers
6

Game 3

10/18

Cubs
10
Dodgers
2

Game 4

10/19

Cubs
8
Dodgers
4

Game 5

10/20

Dodgers
0
Cubs
5

Game 6

10/22

Wrigley Field

8:00 PM, October 15, 2016Coverage: FS1

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 42,376

Game Time:3:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Nauert
First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Left Field Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
Right Field Umpire - Ted Barrett

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	93	69	.574	-	W5
San Diego	90	72	.556	3	W3
San Francisco	81	81	.500	12	W4
Arizona	80	82	.494	13	L5
Colorado	43	119	.265	50	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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