San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs

NLDS - GAME 1 • CHC lead series 1-0

87-75, 42-39 Away

Final

103-58, 57-24 Home

hitters	H-AB	AVG
G. HernandezCF	1-4	.250
B. Belt1B	0-3	.000
E. NunezPH	0-1	.000
B. PoseyC	2-4	.500
G. BlancoPR	0-0	.000
H. PenceRF	1-4	.250
A. PagánLF	1-3	.333
B. CrawfordSS	0-3	.000
K. Tomlinson2B	0-3	.000
C. Gillaspie3B	1-3	.333
J. CuetoP	0-3	.000

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Cueto	8.0	3	1	0	10	118-74	1.13

CHC

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Wrigley Field

9:00 PM, October 7, 2016Coverage: FS1

Chicago, Illinois

Attendance: 42,148

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Todd Tichenor
First Base Umpire - Alan Porter
Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Left Field Umpire - John Hirschbeck
Right Field Umpire - Mike Muchlinski

Cubs edge Giants behind Lester gem, Baez blast

Jon Lester outpitched Johnny Cueto with eight sparkling innings, Javier Baez homered in the eighth and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0 in a tense NLDS Game 1.

Oct 8, 2016, 02:35 am - Associated Press


SF
CHC

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				SF	CHC
		8th	Báez homered to left (359 feet).	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Giants
0
Cubs
1

Game 1

10/7

Giants
2
Cubs
5

Game 2

10/8

Cubs
5
Giants
6

Game 3

10/10

Cubs
6
Giants
5

Game 4

10/11

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

Brewers decline '26 options on 1B Rhys Hoskins, LHP Jose Quintana

Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins and left-hander Jose Quintana are headed for free agency after Milwaukee declined their 2026 mutual options on Tuesday.

Sources: Jack Flaherty stays with Tigers on $20M option

Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty is not opting out of his $20M contract for 2026, sources told ESPN, and will return to Detroit, where he has played the past two seasons.

Orioles introduce Albernaz as manager, push big rebound in '26

New Orioles manager Craig Albernaz is hoping the potential of his roster is still very much there after the team fell to 75 wins and the AL East cellar this season.

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San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs

Game Information

Cubs edge Giants behind Lester gem, Baez blast

J. Lester1-0

J. Cueto0-1

A. Chapman1

Scoring Summary

Inning

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MLB News

Brewers decline '26 options on 1B Rhys Hoskins, LHP Jose Quintana

Sources: Jack Flaherty stays with Tigers on $20M option

Orioles introduce Albernaz as manager, push big rebound in '26