This game happened in that weird 5-15 stretch the Cubs had midway through their World Series year in 2016.
They had lost six of seven before opening a series in Cincinnati with an 11-8 win. The next night, June 28, Jon Lester took the mound and wound up in a pitchers’ duel with journeyman John Lamb.
Lester, not known as a good hitter, singled in a run in the fifth for a 2-0 lead, which he nursed into the eighth before allowing a home run to Billy Hamilton.