Game One Hundred Fifty-Seven – Cubs 6, Pirates 4
WP – John Lackey (11-8) LP – Ryan Vogelsong (3-7) Save – Felix Pena (1)
Chris Coghlan hit a bases clearing triple in the second inning. Dexter Fowler and Javier Baez drove in runs. John Lackey allowed one run in five innings but the bullpen struggled in the ninth and the Cubs hung on and beat the Pirates on Tuesday night at PNC Park.
The Cubs have won 101 games in a single-season for the first time since 1910.