Chicago Cubs (68-58) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (46-80)

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1 Chicago Cubs (68-58) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (46-80) August 25, 2017 Citizens Bank Park Game No. 127 Road Game No. 65 LHP José Quintana (4-2, 3.73) vs. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (3-7, 4.46) CUBS VS. PHILLIES The Cubs and Phillies play seven games, spanning two series, this season the Cubs took three-of-four from Philadelphia, May 1-4 at Wrigley Field Chicago last year won the season series, five-games-to-one, its first season series win over the Phillies since 2010 (4-2) the Cubs last season won their second series at Citizens Bank Park since the ballpark opened in 2004 (also won in 2014) Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Citizens Bank Park: Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Citizens Bank Park: All-Time Since 1883:... 1,227-1,106 At Wrigley Field: At Citizens Bank Park (since 2004): CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (4) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed INF Addison Russell 8/3 8/13 18 (Rt. Foot Strain) C Willson Contreras 8/11 8/20 12 (Rt. Hamstring Strain, 4-6 weeks) LHP Jon Lester 8/18 8/28 6 (Left Lat Tightness/General Shoulder Fatigue) RHP Justin Grimm 8/18 8/28 6 (Rt. Index Finger Infection) N.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS 1. Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Brewers St. Louis Cardinals Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds CONSECUTIVE SAVE CHANCES CONVERTED, CUBS FRANCHISE HISTORY 1. Wade Davis 26 4/4/17-current Ryan Dempster 26 8/2/05-5/1/06 3. Hector Rondon 22 8/14/15-6/6/16 Joe Borowski 22 8/5/03-5/23/04 MOST HOME RUNS SINCE ASB 1. Baltimore Orioles Texas Rangers Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds...59 New York Mets...59 MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN Giancarlo Stanton Anthony Rizzo Paul Goldschmidt MOST STRIKEOUTS BY PITCHERS, NL, Los Angeles Dodgers... 1, Arizona Diamondbacks... 1, Washington Nationals... 1, Chicago Cubs... 1,104 MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs New York Yankees ,000 VICTORIES Congrats to Single-A Myrtle Beach Manager Buddy Bailey, who last night became just the 11th manager in minor league history to reach 2,000 victories Bailey began his managerial career in 1983 with the Pulaski Braves he joined the Cubs in 2006 following 14 years in Boston s organization. YO, ADRIAN!: The Chicago Cubs tonight play the first of three games in Philadelphia to continue this six-game trip at the Reds (2-1) and the Phillies (three games) this is the fourth game of a stretch in which Chicago plays 20 games in 20 days through September 10 following this series, the Cubs head home for a seven-game homestand against the Pirates (three games starting Monday) and Braves (four games beginning Thursday). Chicago last night fell to the Reds, 4-2, to snap a five-game winning streak still, the Cubs are (.658) since the All-Star Break, the second-best mark in all of baseball behind the Dodgers (29-7,.806) the Cubs won 14 of their first 17 games out of the break and have been victorious in eight of their last 11. The Cubs enter play tonight 10-games over.500 and 3.0 games ahead of the Brewers in the N.L. Central Division Chicago entered the All-Star Break staring at a 5.5-game deficit to the Brewers, but have gained 8.5 games over Milwaukee since the Break. RUNS APLENTY: The Cubs have scored 222 runs in the season s second half, the most in the majors, while the team s.277 average (368-for-1,328) in that span ranks third in the N.L. and sixth in the majors. Chicago has scored 31 runs in its last four road games dating to the series finale in Arizona on August 13, a 7-2 Cubs win. PLAYERS WEEKEND: All teams this weekend will participate in Players Weekend, a player-focused event that will include the players wearing colorful, non-traditional uniforms featuring alternate designs inspired by youth league uniforms players will have the opportunity to have a nickname placed on the back of the jerseys made by Majestic Athletic, and may wear and use unique equipment. ROAD WARRIORS: Chicago has 17 road games and 19 home games remaining this season the Cubs have won 16 of their last 21 road games since July 2 the.762 road winning percentage in that span is second in the majors (Dodgers lead at 17-5,.773). Prior to this 16-5 run on the road, Chicago started its campaign with an mark away from the Friendly Confines. STARTING STUFF: Jake Arrieta last night threw 5.2 innings, allowing just an unearned run, to post a 1.85 ERA (13 ER/63.1 IP) in his last 10 starts dating to July 2 he s walked 19 and struck out 56 in that stretch, posting a 0.98 WHIP while holding the opponent to a.189 average. Cubs starters have gone 19-5 with a 3.25 ERA (79 ER/218.2 IP) in 38 games since the All-Star Break, holding opponents to a.227 average and a.673 OPS the 3.25 ERA ranks third among all starting rotations behind the Nationals (2.98) and Dodgers (3.13). ARMS OUT OF THE PEN: Brian Duensing has stranded 24 of 29 inherited runners this season, allowing just 17.2 percent of the runners to score that s the fifth-best percentage among N.L. relievers Carl Edwards Jr. has limited opponents to a.129 batting average (22-for-171), the best mark among all N.L. relief pitchers and second among all relievers (Texas Keone Kela,.128). CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall: At Wrigley Field: On the Road: April: May: June: July August: All-Time Since 1876:... 10,779-10,246 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,252-3,737 Leading Entering 6th: Tied Entering 6th: Trailing Entering 6th: Leading Entering 7th: Tied Entering 7th: Trailing Entering 7th: Leading Entering 8th: Tied Entering 8th: Trailing Entering 8th: Leading Entering 9th: Tied Entering 9th: Trailing Entering 9th: Scoring First: One-Run Games: Two-Run Games: Extra-Inning Games: Scoring Four or More: Scoring Fewer Than Four: Out-Hitting Opponents: Hit Totals Equal: Out-Hit by Opponents: Hit at Least One HR: Hit Two or More HR: Playing Errorless Ball: Committing at Least One Error: MAKE ROOM ON THE MANTEL: Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo on Monday was named N.L. Player of the Week after he hit.429 with five runs, three doubles, two homers, 13 RBI, a.484 OBP and a.759 slugging mark in seven games last week it is his second career weekly honor (also July 18-20, 2014), and the second- weekly award in three weeks for the Cubs as Willson Contreras was tabbed the N.L. Player of the Week for the week of August 6. LEGEN WADE FOR IT DARY: Cubs closer Wade Davis on Saturday converted his franchise-record-tying 26th-consecutive save opportunity he and Ryan Dempster (26 straight from August 2, 2005-May 1, 2006) now share the all-time Cubs mark. Dating to September 3 of last season, Davis has locked down 32-straight save opportunities, now the longest active streak in the majors as Baltimore s Zach Britton on Wednesday night snapped his stretch of 60-consecutive save chances converted. Since becoming a full-time reliever on September 4, 2013, Davis has posted a 1.38 ERA (36 ER/235.1 IP), the lowest mark by far among all relief pitchers (Zach Britton is next closest with a 1.72 ERA) his rate of 0.27 HR/9 IP is also the lowest rate among all relief pitchers since his move to the bullpen in WELL, THAT HAPPENED: Ian Happ last night belted his 19th homer of the season in his 83rd career game he s hit six homers this month, making him the fourth Cubs rookie in the last four seasons with at least six long balls in August Javier Báez hit seven August homers in 2014 while Kyle Schwarber (nine homers) and Kris Bryant (seven homers) did so in August of Happ ranks among the N.L. rookie leaders in homers (5th, 19), runs scored (4th, 43), RBI (5th, 46) and walks (4th, 29). GLOVE LOVE: Anthony Rizzo enters tonight with a career-high 105-game errorless streak at first base dating to April 25 that s the longest errorless streak by a Cubs first baseman since Hall of Famer Ernie Banks had a 126-game errorless run at first base spanning the final 114 games of the 1969 season and the first 12 games of 1970 thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. AUGUST IS THE HOTTEST MONTH: The Cubs rank third in the majors, and second in the N.L., with a.281 average (215-for-765) in the month of August since May, the Cubs have seen their monthly batting averages rise from.215 (May) to.241 (June) to.270 (July) to the current.281 August average. Albert Almora Jr. (.350), Kris Bryant (.325), Anthony Rizzo (.318) and Javier Báez (.305) are sporting averages above.300 in August Báez ranks second in the N.L. with 22 RBI this month (Giancarlo Stanton leads with 27) while his seven homers are tied for fifth. THE MVP S OBP: Kris Bryant has batted.353 (30-for-85) with eight doubles, four homers, 13 RBI and a.447 OBP in his last 23 games since July 29 he has reached base in each of his last 18 starts dating to August 3. THE REST OF THE WAY: Of the 36 games remaining for the Cubs this season, 22 are against teams currently owning a record at or below.500, or 61 percent of them the Cubs do not play a club currently with a winning record until September 8 vs. Milwaukee. The Cubs play 24 of their final 36 games against N.L. Central division foes, or 67 percent of them the Cubs are vs. the N.L. Central, a.577 winning percentage, the best intra-divisional record of any N.L. Central team (Brewers are second at 27-25/.519). 20-HOMER CLUB: The Cubs have tied a franchise record with five players with at least 20 homers (Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Báez), while Ian Happ homered last night to reach 19 blasts on the season the club previously had five players with at least 20 homers in 1958, 2004 and Additionally, the Cubs have tied a major league record with four 20-homer seasons by players in their age 25 or younger season (Bryant, Contreras, Schwarber, Báez) previously done only by the 2007 Brewers and 1979 Expos Happ would also join this group with another home run. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Fri., August 6:05 p.m. WGN 670 The Score LHP José Quintana (4-2, 3.73) vs. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (3-7, 4.46) Sat., August 6:05 p.m. ABC The Score RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-4, 3.52) vs. RHP Ben Lively (1-4, 3.70) Sun., August 12:35 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP John Lackey (10-9, 4.90) vs. TBD

2 AUGUST 25, 2017 PAGE 2 Tonight s Cubs Starter #62 LHP José Quintana (4-2, 3.73) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 Chicago (A.L.) Chicago (A.L.) CUBS MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS Last Time Out José tossed a quality start last Saturday vs. the Blue Jays only two runs allowed came on a fourth inning single by Raffy Lopez the Cubs broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the bottom of the sixth to give Quintana the win. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 8/19 TOR W Season José tonight makes his 26th start of the season, and eighth with the Cubs was acquired by the Cubs from the White Sox, July 13, for OF Eloy Jimenez, RHP Dylan Cease, and INFs Bryant Flete and Matt Rose. Has allowed six or fewer hits in 14-consecutive starts, the longest active streak in the majors and tied with staffmate Jake Arrieta for the second-longest this season one shy of Ian Kennedy s 15-game streak from April 5-July 3. Won four-straight games from June 16-July 23 his teams were undefeated in his seven outings during that span. He tied the franchise record for most strikeouts in a Cubs debut (12), July 15 at Baltimore was previously done by Matt Garza on April 3, 2011 vs. Pittsburgh José is the first Cubs pitcher to do so on the road. Became the first Cubs pitcher to strike out 10 or more batters and allow three hits or less in a club debut since Phil Douglas did so on September 15, 1915 vs. Boston Douglas struck out 10 and allowed three hits in 9.0 innings Became only the second pitcher in baseball history (starting in 1893) to record consecutive double-digit strikeout efforts for two different teams, joining Randy Johnson who did so for Seattle and then Houston in Has gone 6-3 with a 3.22 ERA (29 ER/81.0 IP) in his last 14 starts his team has won 10 of those 14 starts. Was 1-4 with a 5.11 ERA (25 ER/44.0 IP) in eight home starts at Guaranteed Rate Field is 3-0 with a 4.91 ERA in four starts at Wrigley Field (12 ER/22.0 IP) is 4-6 with a 3.63 ERA (32 ER/79.1 IP) in 13 starts on the road. Has posted a 3.70 ERA (17 ER/41.1 IP) in his seven no-decisions the White Sox were 6-0 in those games the Cubs are 0-1 when he does not factor into the decision. Logged a 1.78 ERA in five June starts, the fourth-lowest mark in the majors and second-lowest in the American League during the month. Has limited left-handed batters to a.240 average (30-for-125) while righties are batting.234 (100-for-427). Career vs. Philadelphia José made his only career start against the Phillies, July 14, 2013 at Citizens Bank Park allowed three runs in 6.0 innings in the White Sox 4-3 setback. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2013/Career vs. Phillies Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Florimon ( ) Kelly ( ) Nava ( ) Career Notes José tonight makes his eighth start as a member of the Cubs in five seasons with the White Sox, he went with a 3.51 ERA (412 ER/ IP) in 172 games (169 starts) is the third-ever pitcher to start a game for both Chicago clubs in the same season. From the start of the 2013 season until being acquired by the Cubs, his 809 strikeouts were seventh-most in the A.L., his 95 quality starts ranked second and his innings pitched were third-most led the league with 147 games started in that span. In his career vs. the N.L., is 8-11 with a 3.56 ERA (64 ER/161.2 IP) in 26 starts. Since the start of the 2013 season, he ranks in the top 10 among all left-handed pitchers in games started (154), innings pitched (960.0), strikeouts (855) and ERA (3.49). Recorded an ERA of 3.36 or better in each season from , making him the only qualified A.L. starting pitcher to accomplish the feat. Is one of four pitchers with at least IP and 32 games started in each of the last four seasons, joining Max Scherzer, Jeff Samardzija and staffmate Jon Lester. Made two starts at Wrigley Field as a member of the White Sox, going 0-1 with a 2.51 ERA (4 ER/14.1 IP). Since his debut in 2012, he leads the majors with 66 no-decisions Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/4 DET L, , 1 on 2. 4/9 MIN L, L, , 2 on 4. 4/21 CLE L, /26 KC W, APRIL: 1-4, 5.22 ERA (5 starts) W, L, /14 SD ND, 9-3 W ND, 2-1 W L, , 2 on 11. 5/30 BOS L, MAY: 1-3, 5.91 ERA (6 starts) ND, 4-2 W , 2 on 13. L, W, W, , 1 on 16. 6/27 NYY ND, 4-3 W , 1 on JUNE: 2-1, 1.78 ERA (5 starts) /2 TEX ND, 6-5 W , 3 on 18. ND, 5-4 W , 2 on Final start with White Sox TRADED TO CUBS 7/ W, Tied franchise record for K s in a Cubs debut 20. 7/23 STL W, First start with the Cubs at Wrigley Field 21. L, Third-straight quality start since joining Cubs JULY: 2-1, 3.45 ERA (5 starts) /3 ARI ND, 10-8 L Allowed three homers 23. L, Allowed a three-run homer in the first inning 24. 8/14 CIN W, th-straight start allowing six or fewer hits 25. 8/19 TOR W, Second-straight start allowing four hits At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS Career LAST HIT: 7/28/17 at Milwaukee (single off Brent Suter) at-bats since then 6 HOME RUNS: N/A Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 8/19/17 vs. TOR, 4-3 (6.0,4,2,2,2,8) Last Loss: SF, 6-3 (6.0,4,3,1,3) Most Strikeouts: 13 9/13/14 vs. MIN (10 total double-digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 11 (2x) last, DET Most Runs Allowed: 9 DET Most Homers Allowed: 3 (6x) last, 5/30/17 vs. BOS Most Walks Allowed: 6 BOS Longest Outing: 9.0 IP (2x) last, 9/30/15 vs. KC Longest Winning Streak: 4 games (4x) last, 6/16/17-7/23/17 Longest Losing Streak: 7 games 5/14-6/28/16 Saturday s Starter at Philadelphia RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-4, 3.52) Kyle tomorrow makes 18th start of the season, and 11th on the road in his last start, August 20 vs. the Blue Jays, he allowed three runs in 6.0 innings in the Cubs 6-5, walk-off victory held the Jays scoreless through 3.0 innings before allowing single runs in the 4th, 5th and 6th innings. Has gone 3-3 with a 2.97 ERA (26 ER/78.2 IP) in his last 14 starts after going 1-1 with a 6.19 ERA (11 ER/16.0 IP) in his first three starts. Has allowed six or fewer hits in 16 of his 17 starts limiting righties to a.255 average (49-for-192) and lefties to a.235 mark (39-for-166). Will be facing the Phillies for the fourth time in his career is 2-1 with a 2.61 ERA (6 ER/20.2 IP) in his three starts last faced the Phillies, June 7 of last season at Citizens Bank Park, allowing two runs in 5.0 innings in the Cubs 3-2 setback. Missed seven weeks with right hand tendinitis from June 5-July 24.

3 #5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.289, 5 HR, 29 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-2) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (15): 2-hit (13), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 9 Last HR: SF (Madison Bumgarner) Career Bests: H 3 (4x), last NYM; RBI 3 (2x), last 8/20/17 vs. TOR; R 2 (5x), last NYM Albert is hitting.406 (13-for-32) with a homer and six RBI in his last 13 games since August 7 is batting.344 (11-for- 32) with six RBI as a pinch-hitter has played 75 games in center field (55 starts) and one start in left the Cubs are when he starts in center field is batting.348 (31-for-89) off lefties and.253 (37-for-146) off righties is 19-for-56 (.339) with 14 RBI in his last 15 starts. Sunday, delivered a three-run double in the third inning singled as a pinch-hitter and scored a run Saturday drove in a run and was 2-for-5 from the leadoff spot August 18 collected a career-high three RBI August 1, including his second GW RBI of the season went 102-straight games in the field before committing his first career error in center on July 28 had a career-high tying six-game hitting streak July 4-18 (.471/8-for-17). #13 ALEX AVILA C (.262, 3 HR, 11 RBI) Road Trip:.375 (3-8), 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 17 Last HR: 8/17/17 vs. CIN (Scott Feldman) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last BOS; RBI 5, BAL; R 4, 4/8/15 vs. MIN Alex has 11 RBI in his last 13 games, hitting safely in nine of those contests batting.303 (10-for-33) with two homers, nine RBI and a.940 OPS in his last 11 games since August 11 between Detroit and Chicago, hitting.284 (66- for-232) vs. righties and.172 (5-for-29) vs. lefties. Drove in a run and was 1-for-4 with a run scored Wednesday Tuesday, was 2-for-3 with two runs, a RBI and two walks... was 2-for-4 with a double, homer, run scored and three RBI August 17. Hit his first homer as a Cub August 5 vs. Washington was acquired July 31 from the Tigers and joins his first N.L. club batted.274 (60-for-219) with 11 doubles, 11 homers and 32 RBI in 77 games with the Tigers this season his.871 OPS ranked second-highest among all catchers with at least 70 games played. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.272, 20 HR, 62 RBI) Road Trip:.385 (5-13), 2 R, 3 RBI Current Streak: 3 games (5-13) Multi-Hit Games (29): 2-hit (23), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 22 Last HR: 8/18/17 vs. TOR (Tim Mayza) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 5/2/17 vs. PHI; RBI 6, PIT; R 3, CIN Javy is hitting.305 (25-for-82) with seven homers, 22 RBI and a.935 OPS in 21 August games has homered in four of his last 11 games and has eight RBI in his last seven games has started at shortstop in the team s last 20 games since August 3, as Addison Russell is on the D.L. last night was 2-for-4 with a go-ahead RBI. Tuesday, was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored Sunday, scored the game-winning run in the 10th after reaching base via a strikeout, wild pitch August 18, had two hits and three RBI (including a two-run homer in the eighth) August 17, belted a solo homer to complete a back-to-back-to-back stretch with Alex Avila and Ian Happ hit his first-career inside-the-park home run August 17 in San Francisco had a career day May 2, going 4-for-4 with a triple, homer, two runs and three RBI vs. Philadelphia the four hits tied a career-high and the three RBI marked a career high. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.287, 23 HR, 56 RBI) Road Trip:.167 (1-6), 2 R, RBI, 2B, 2 BB, HBP Current Streak: 1 game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (30): 2-hit (17), 3-hit (11), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 9; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 24 Last HR: 8/17/17 vs. CIN (Scott Feldman) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last CIN; R 4 (5x), last 5/21/17 vs. MIL Kris has reached safely in each of his last 18 starts has hit safely in 18 of his last 23 games, and has nine extra-base hits in his last 11 games leads the club in hits (124), runs (83), walks (74) and OPS (.931) his.401 OBP is 16 points higher than his.385 OBP during his 2016 MVP season. Tuesday, was 0-for-3 with a walk, run, RBI and hit by pitch (left hand) Saturday, was 1-for-3 with a double and hit by pitch August 17, scored twice and belted a solo homer August 15, had an 11-game hitting streak snapped (20-for-43/.465) reached safely in 16 of 20 plate apps. in four games, August 11-14, driving in a run and walking in each contest, the first Cub to do so since Derrek Lee in July of Hit his 20th homer of the season July 30 was ejected for the first time in his major-league career July 25 went 4-for-5 with a triple, two homers, three runs and four RBI July 7 was his 10th multi-homer game. #8 IAN HAPP INF/OF (.249, 19 HR, 46 RBI) Road Trip:.286 (2-7), HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB Current Streak: 2 games (2-7) Multi-Hit Games (16): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 22 Last HR: CIN (Sal Romano) Career Bests: H 4, MIA; RBI 4 (3x), last CIN; R 2 (6x), last 8/19/17 vs. TOR Ian has five homers in his last nine games with an at-bat, including a go-ahead solo shot last night in Cincinnati 22 of his 46 RBI have come with two outs 34 of his 68 hits have been for extra bases (13 2B, 2 3B, 19 HR) has started games in center field (30), right field (5), left field (8) and second base (22). Saturday vs. Toronto, was 2-for-3 with two runs, a homer, two RBI and a walk August 17, recorded his third career multi-homer effort and was in the middle of a back-to-back-to-back homer effort with Alex Avila and Javier Báez in the fourth belted his first career pinch homer August 13 in Arizona his 13 homers before the All-Star Break were second-most by a Cubs rookie all-time led the Cubs with eight homers in June had a seven-game hitting streak (.429/12-for-28) June #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.257, 8 HR, 44 RBI) Road Trip:.385 (5-13), R, 4 RBI, BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 22 Last HR: MIL (Jared Hughes) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (8x), last PIT; R 4, CHI Jason is hitting.313 (10-for-32) with seven runs, five RBI and a.405 OBP in his last nine games hitting.271 (26-for- 96) vs. lefties and.252 (61-for-242) vs. righties has made 78 starts in right field and 10 in center field Wednesday night was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a walk. Tuesday, tied a season high with three hits and also drove in two runs Sunday, came off the bench and reached twice (BB and HBP), walked and scored a run went 3-for-4 with two doubles August 6, including his 1,000thcareer hit in the eighth inning went 2-for-4 July 30 and hit a game-winning solo homer in the 11th inning July 29 robbed Ryan Braun of a home run July 28. Has missed time due to two D.L. stints: May 8-20 (right finger sprain) and June 22-July 4 (left hand abrasion). #30 JON JAY OF (.286, 2 HR, 25 RBI) Road Trip:.364 (4-11), 3 R Current Streak: 3 games (4-11) Multi-Hit Games (16): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 5; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 14 Last HR: 7/5/17 vs. TB (Erasmo Ramirez) Career Bests: H 5, 6/2/16 vs. SEA; RBI 4 (2x), last CHI; R 3 (10x), last 6/16/14 vs. NYM Jon last night singled as a pinch-hitter in the ninth, but was caught stealing Wednesday night was 2-for-5 with two runs from the top of the order has reached base multiple times in eight of his last 15 starts, and has reached safely in each of his last 13 games batted.328 (21-for-64) with a.434 OBP in 19 games from July 24-August 14. Tuesday, snapped an 0-for-18 drought with his fifth-inning single finished 1-for-5 with a run August 14, was 3- for-5 with three runs, a double, a triple, a RBI and a walk reached in seven-straight plate appearances spanning three games, July had a season-high four hits July 24, including a double made his first-career pitching appearance July 6 (1.0 IP, 1 H) hit a pinch-hit, game-tying three-run homer July 5, his second in three games. #2 TOMMY LA STELLA INF (.291, 3 HR, 11 RBI) Road Trip:.200 (1-5), HR, 3 RBI, R Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 6 Last HR: CIN (Alejandro Chacin) Career Bests: H 3 (8x), last 7/24/16 vs. MIL; RBI 3 (4x), last CIN; R 3, CIN Tommy was recalled August 6 for his fourth stint with the Cubs dating back to July 8 he is 10-for-27 (.370) with seven RBI, six walks (.471 OBP) in his last 17 major league games has batted.318 (7-for-22) with seven walks and two HBP as a pinch-hitter this season (.516 OBP) has a.396 OBP since May 7. Wednesday, belted his third homer of the season and tied his career mark with three RBI August 16, delivered a two-out RBI pinch double in the sixth August 14, was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI his pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth June 29 in Washington set the table for Jon Jay s game-winning two-run double the next atbat, as Tommy scored the game-winning run. AUGUST 25, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. PHILLIES RHP JERAD EICKHOFF Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Anthony Rizzo Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS AT CITIZENS BANK PARK Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Kyle Schwarber Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Ben Zobrist

4 AUGUST 25, 2017 PAGE 4 #7 RENÉ RIVERA C (.229, 8 HR, 23 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-2), BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (9): 2-hit (8), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 11 Last HR: 8/16/17 vs. NYY (Jaime Garcia) Career Bests: H 3 (12x), last ATL; RBI 5, SF; R 2 (11x), last SF Rene was claimed off waivers from the Mets on Saturday and on Sunday made his Cubs debut, going 1-for-3 with a run scored batted.230 (40-for-174) with four doubles, eight homers and 23 RBI in 54 games for the Mets this season, and threw out 10 of 31 (32 percent) of runners attempting to steal. Since making his big league debut with Seattle in 2004, has thrown out 97 of 301 runners attempting to steal, good for a 32.2 percent success rate his eight homers this season are the second-most in his career, eclipsed only by his 11 homers in 2014 with San Diego. #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.269, 28 HR, 85 RBI) Road Trip:.273 (3-11), 5 R, 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB, HBP Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (31): 2-hit (23), 3-hit (8), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 15; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 29 Last HR: 8/16/17 vs. CIN (Homer Bailey) Career Bests: H 4 (8x), last SD; RBI 6 (3x) last, ARI; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony reached safely seven times in the first two games of the Reds series has 72 walks compared to 71 strikeouts has a.440 OBP in his last 28 games (has reached at least three times in 10 of those) is one of three Cubs lefties all-time with four 25-homer campaigns had a career-high 14-game hitting streak (.420/21-for-50) June 6-20, the longest streak by a Cub this season. Tuesday night reached five times, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a double, a RBI, two walks and a hit by pitch (also played third base in the ninth first left-handed Cubs third baseman since George Decker in 1895). Drove in a run, walked and went 1-for-3 Saturday August 18, was 2-for-4 with two RBI August 16, belted his third career grand slam, a first pitch blast off Homer Bailey in the first collected his second multi-homer game of the season and 15th of his career August 1 his leadoff HR June 19 was his third of the season homered to lead off each of his first two games at leadoff June in New York. #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.199, 21 HR, 43 RBI) Road Trip:.143 (2-14), HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (13): 2-hit (10), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 10; GW RBI 8; 2-Out RBI 15 Last HR: CIN (Asher Wojciechowski) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last CIN; RBI 4 (4x), last CWS; R 3 (4x), last PHI -2 Kyle Wednesday night hit his 21st homer of the season, extending his career high, and drove in three runs has a.254 average (16-for-63) with a.356 OBP and.832 OPS in August hitting.252 (30-for-119) with nine homers and an.883 OPS since returning from Iowa, July 6 reached safely in eight-straight plate appearances through August 16 s fifth inning after striking out in his previous eight PAs batted.343 with four homers in 11 games during his stay with Iowa has made 81 starts in left field, and has appeared at catcher (3 games) and first base (1). August 17, tied his season high with three hits and belted his 20th homer of the season, extending his career high recorded a career-high tying 11 total bases, July 27 at the White Sox, as he went 3-for-4 with a triple and his fourth-career multi-homer game tied a career-high with four RBI hit a game-tying, moonshot homer July 23 hit a two-run homer June 14 measured at 467-feet. Hit a three-run homer May 2, his 20th-career home run is the fastest Cubs player since 1913 to 20-career homers (97 games), thanks to STATS Inc. #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.229, 8 HR, 36 RBI) Road Trip:.333 (3-9), R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB Current Streak: 1 game (2-4) Multi-Hit Games (16): 2-hit (13), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 5; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 12 Last HR: BAL (Kevin Gausman) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, MIN; R 4 (4x), last MIA Ben last night was 2-for-4 with a double from the top of the order has made 28 starts in the leadoff spot this season (Cubs are in those games), hitting.263 (30-for-114) with six doubles, two triples, four homers and 14 RBI from the top spot hitting.254 (30-for-118) with a.341 OBP since the Break after hitting.214 (45-for-210) with a.307 OBP in the first half. Tuesday night delivered a go-ahead two-run pinch double with two outs in the seventh and finished with three RBI went 2-for-5 with a run scored Sunday vs. Toronto was 1-for-3 with a run, double and walk August 18. Returned from the 10-day disabled list July 1 (left wrist inflammation) played two games with Double-A Tennessee, going 3-for-6 with a pair of walks was 5-for-49 (.102) since May 26 before landing on the shelf on June 16 had a 25-straight game on-base streak, April 28-May 30 had an eight-game hitting streak May (13-for-28/.464) hit his fourth-career leadoff home May 21. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (5) Alex Avila (3) Javier Baez (20) Kris Bryant (23) Ian Happ (19) Jason Heyward (8) Jon Jay (2) Tommy La Stella (3) Rene Rivera (8) Anthony Rizzo (28) Kyle Schwarber (21) Ben Zobrist (8) CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2017 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Albert Almora Jr. (7) Alex Avila (4) Javier Baez (18) Kris Bryant (11) Ian Happ (12) Jason Heyward (13) Jon Jay (3) Tommy La Stella (2) Rene Rivera (4) Anthony Rizzo (24) Kyle Schwarber (9) Ben Zobrist (6) HOME RUNS IN Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (180) Opponents (155) CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Willson Contreras, Washington (Gio Gonzalez) Walk-Off HR: Addison Russell, 4/19/17 vs. Milwaukee (Neftali Feliz) Pinch-HR: Ian Happ, Arizona (Jake Barrett) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David DeJesus, Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR: Javier Báez, San Francisco (Matt Moore) Three-Homer Game: Kris Bryant, Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer: Jon Lester, 8/1/17 vs. Arizona (Patrick Corbin) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2017 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (11): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT, 5/21 vs. MIL & 7/7 vs. PIT; Contreras, STL, 8/3 vs. ARI & 8/6 vs. WSH; Rizzo, 5/24 vs. SF & 8/1 vs. ARI; Happ, 6/4 vs. STL & CIN; Schwarber, CWS 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (5): Contreras, CIN; Baez, 5/18 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 6/3 vs. STL, Happ, NYM; Rizzo, 8/16 vs. CIN 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (2): Rizzo, 4/21-23; Rizzo, 7/15-17 Pinch-Homers (2): Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Jay, 7/5 vs. TB Back-to-Back Homers (8): Russell & Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Rizzo & Happ, NYM; Happ & Schwarber, 7/8 vs. PIT; Contreras & Schwarber, BAL; Contreras & Schwarber, 8/6 vs. WSH; Schwarber & Avila, AZ; Baez & Happ, AZ; Bryant & Rizzo, 8/14 vs. CIN; Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (1): Avila, Happ & Baez, 8/17 vs. CIN Pitchers Hitting Homers (3): Arrieta, PIT; Montgomery, ATL; Lester, 8/1 vs. ARI Game-Opening Homers (5): Zobrist, 5/21 vs. MIL; Rizzo, NYM; Rizzo, NYM; Rizzo, 6/20 vs. SD; Contreras, WASH Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Avila 2/ % (48 ER/95.0 IP) Caratini 1/7 14.3% (19 ER/67.2 IP) Contreras 17/ % (323 ER/724.0 IP) Montero 0/31 0.0% (104 ER/215.1 IP) Rivera 0/1 0.0% (9 ER/18.0 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% (2 ER/5.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (6): Hendricks (2), Arrieta, Lester, Montgomery, Quintana CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Schwarber 36 (17-19), Jay 31 (16-15), Zobrist 28 (18-10), Rizzo 13 (6-7), Happ 6 (3-3), Heyward 4 (2-2), Almora Jr. 3 (2-1), Baez 2 (1-1), Contreras 2 (2-0), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 91 (49-42), Schwarber 14 (8-6), Happ 10 (5-5), La Stella 4 (2-2), Almora 3 (1-2), Jay 2 (2-0), Rizzo 1 (1-0), Zobrist 1 (0-1) 3 Rizzo 89 (48-41), Bryant 24 (13-11), Contreras 4 (4-0), Happ 4 (0-4), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Zobrist 2 (2-0) 4 Zobrist 41 (20-21), Contreras 29 (18-11), Rizzo 19 (11-8), Russell 15 (9-6), Happ 13 (7-6), Candelario 3 (1-2), Montero 2 (0-2), Heyward 2 (2-0), Bryant 1 (0-1), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 5 Russell 28 (14-14), Happ 21 (12-9), Schwarber 20 (13-7), Heyward 19 (10-9), Contreras 9 (6-3), Montero 8 (1-7), Zobrist 6 (3-3), Avila 3 (2-1), Jay 3 (0-3), Candelario 2 (2-0), Almora 2 (2-0), Baez 2 (2-0), Caratini 2 (1-1), La Stella 1 (0-1) 6 Heyward 32 (15-17), Contreras 18 (6-12), Almora Jr. 15 (10-5), Baez 11 (5-6), Happ 11 (8-3), Russell 10 (7-3), La Stella 7 (3-4), Avila 6 (5-1), Schwarber 5 (2-3), Montero 4 (4-0), Jay 2 (0-2), Candelario 2 (2-0), Caratini 2 (1-1), Zobrist 1 (0-1) 7 Baez 37 (18-19), Heyward 31 (19-12), Contreras 20 (7-13), Montero 13 (8-5), Russell 8 (5-3), Almora 7 (5-2), Jay 3 (2-1), La Stella 2 (1-1), Schwarber 2 (1-1), Caratini 1 (1-0), Happ 1 (0-1), Rivera 1 (1-0) 8 Baez 35 (21-14), Russell 18 (10-8), Lester 12 (6-6), Lackey 11 (5-6), Arrieta 10 (6-4), Hendricks 7 (5-2), Butler 6 (4-2), Almora 6 (1-5), Anderson 5 (2-3), Montgomery 4 (1-3), Jay 3 (2-1), Avila 2 (0-2), Caratini 2 (2-0), Montero 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1), Zagunis 1 (1-0), Happ 1 (1-0), Rivera 1 (0-1) 9 Jay 20 (10-10), Almora 19 (12-7), Arrieta 13 (6-7), Lester 13 (7-6), Lackey 12 (9-3), Baez 10 (4-6), Hendricks 9 (3-6), Quintana 6 (3-3), Schwarber 6 (3-3), Butler 5 (2-3), Quintana 6 (3-3), Montgomery 4 (2-2), Zagunis 3 (2-1), Russell 2 (2-0), Anderson (1-0), Szczur (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Caratini 1 (1-0) C Contreras 78 (41-37), Montero 28 (14-14), Avila 11 (7-4), Caratini 7 (5-2), Rivera 2 (1-1) 1B Rizzo 122 (66-56), Bryant 1 (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Caratini 1 (1-0), Contreras 1 (0-1) 2B Baez 49 (29-20), Zobrist 49 (28-21), Happ 22 (9-13), La Stella 6 (2-4) 3B Bryant 108 (58-50), La Stella 8 (4-4), Candelario 7 (5-2), Baez 3 (1-2) SS Russell 81 (47-34), Baez 45 (21-24) LF Schwarber 81 (40-41), Jay 24 (13-11), Zobrist 9 (5-4), Happ 8 (7-1), Contreras 3 (2-1), Bryant 1 (1-0) CF Almora Jr. 55 (33-22), Happ 32 (19-13), Jay 28 (12-16), Heyward 10 (4-6) RF Heyward 78 (44-34), Zobrist 21 (10-11), Jay 10 (6-4), Bryant 6 (2-4), Happ 5 (1-4), Zagunis 4 (3-1), Szczur 2 (2-0) P Arrieta 26 (14-12), Lester 26 (14-12), Lackey 24 (15-9), Hendricks 17 (8-9), Butler 11 (6-5), Montgomery 9 (4-5), Quintana 7 (4-3), Anderson 6 (3-3) DH Schwarber 7 (5-2), Jay 1 (1-0) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING TOTAL CUBS OPP OUTFIELD ASSISTS (18) Jason Heyward (6), Kyle Schwarber (6), Albert Almora (3), Jon Jay (2), Ian Happ (1)

5 Cubs Pitching AUGUST 25, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers Relievers SEASON TOTALS /31 1, ,104 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 8/20 vs. TOR 1.0,0,0,0,2,1 8/16/17 vs. CIN 8/19/17 vs. TOR CLE 26/26 45/35 1/1 Brian Duensing CIN-H 0.1,0,0,0,0,0 TOR CWS CIN 0/1 54/45 29/5 Carl Edwards Jr. CIN-H 1.0,0,0,0,0,2 7/7/17 vs. PIT CIN CIN 0/3 58/40 27/7 Felix Peña CIN 2.0,2,3,3,2,2 WSH PIT 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/0 11/10 4/3 Hector Rondon CIN 1.0,3,3,3,0,1 8/1/17 vs. ARI MIL 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/3 51/39 23/10 Pedro Strop CIN-BS,L 1.0,3,3,3,2,1 7/5/17 vs. TB 9/19/15 vs. STL AZ 0/3 56/42 33/11 Koji Uehara CIN 1.0,0,0,0,0,2 BAL 6/4/17 vs. STL ATL 2/5 45/27 9/4 Justin Wilson CIN 1.0,0,0,0,0,1 6/15/17 vs. TB 7/29/17 vs. HOU AZ 13/16 52/35 16/ TOTALS 31/46 (.674) 393/286 (.728) 165/57 (.345) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (3-1, 2.27 ERA, 26 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 58-38, 73 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 8/20 vs. TOR MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 8/16/17 vs. CIN (7-6) LAST SV: 8/19/17 vs. TOR (4-3) Wade, named to the N.L. All-Star Team, has converted a franchise record tying 26- straight save chances to begin his Cubs career has converted his last 31 since September of last year with Kansas City. Secured his 26th save of the season Saturday vs. Toronto, working a perfect ninth has a 1.73 ERA (5 ER/26.0 IP) in his 26 save chances. Has the most saves without a blown save in baseball this season. Has allowed three homers in August after allowing one in his first 37 games. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-1, 2.45 ERA, 0 SV, 7 Holds) CAREER: 42-38, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.2, NYM MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 7/4/11 vs. TB LAST WIN: TOR (3-2) LAST SV: CWS (6-0) Brian has walked 13 and struck out 55 in 54 games (51.1 IP) in his last 49 contests since April 24, has pitched to a 1.57 ERA (8 ER/46.0 IP) and averaged 9.4 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (48 SO) had 16.1-scoreless inning streak snapped August 9, one inning shy of his career high done in 2010 (17.1) streak had been active since June 22. Last night, stranded three inherited runners and retired his lone batter faced (Jesse Winker) to get out of a bases loaded, two out jam in the sixth. Tuesday night tossed 0.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (3-3, 3.45 ERA, 0 SV, 19 Holds) CAREER: 3-4, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 2x, last 5/2 vs. PHI MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (4x) last, 5/2/17 vs. PHI LAST WIN: 7/7/17 vs. PIT (6-1) LAST SV: CIN (7-4) Carl has pitched to a 1.17 ERA (1 ER/7.2 IP) with one walk and 12 strikeouts in his last nine outings after posting a 7.45 ERA (16 ER/19.1 IP) with 19 walks and 28 strikeouts in 22 games from June 14-August 6 has held opponents to a.043 average (1-for-23) in his last nine contests. Struck out two and tossed a scoreless seventh inning last night to pick up his 19th hold of the year. Picked up his 18th hold this season with a scoreless seventh inning Tuesday night in Cincinnati used 12 pitches. #60 FELIX PEÑA RHP (1-0, 5.21 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Holds) CAREER: 1-0, 1 SV MOST IP, 2017: 3.2 5/6 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 3.2 5/6/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: WSH (5-4) LAST SV: PIT Felix was recalled from Triple-A Iowa prior to Friday s game and is in his fifth stint with the team this season (also May 5-13, May 23-28, June 10-July 4 and July 22-23) Tuesday night finished the game, allowing three runs in 2.0 innings. Struck out the side Saturday in his first outing with the Cubs since June 29 tied a career-high with three strikeouts. Has gone 2-1 with six saves and a 5.54 ERA (24 ER/39.0 IP) in 24 relief appearances with Iowa this season has 46 strikeouts in 39.0 IP. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (4-1, 5.03 ERA, 0 SV, 10 Holds) CAREER: 18-13, 77 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 6/8 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (18x) last, 6/8/17 vs. COL LAST WIN: 8/1/17 vs. WSH (16-4) LAST SV: MIL (6-5) Hector has made 51 appearances, allowing 46 hits in 184 at-bats (.250) while walking 20 and striking out 57 posted a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP) in 13 games from June 18-July 19 prior to allowing four runs in 0.0 IP (4 BF) July 21 vs. St. Louis, tagged with a blown save. Pitched Wednesday night s ninth inning, allowing a career-high three solo homers. Stranded three inherited runners and retired his lone batter faced to end Tuesday night s sixth inning. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (3-4, 3.44 ERA, 0 SV, 16 Holds) CAREER: 18-24, 9 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 5/7 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (10x) last, 5/7/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: 7/5/17 vs. TB (7-3) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has held opponents to a.204 batting average (37-for-181) has walked 21 and struck out 53 in 56 games (49.2 IP) posted a 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) and a 1.01 WHIP in 33 games from May 17-August 7 has allowed runs in four of his last seven games (9.00 ERA) since August 9. Last night, suffered a blown save and the loss after allowing three runs on three hits and two walks, all coming with two outs in the eighth. Sunday, spun a scoreless eighth vs. Toronto, striking out two. August 11 became the first Cub in franchise history to reach 100 holds with the Cubs, retiring all four batters faced to preserve Chicago s lead. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (3-4, 3.86 ERA, 2 SV, 13 Holds) CAREER: 22-26, 95 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 IP, 6/11 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 BOS LAST WIN: BAL (9-8) LAST SV: 6/4/17 vs. MIA (7-6) Koji on Sunday was activated from the 10-day D.L. (right neck strain) after he landed on the shelf, August 9 allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in Sunday s 10th inning, his first action since August 8 has pitched scoreless ball in 33 of his 45 outings. Wednesday night tossed a scoreless eighth innings (2 SO). Allowed a solo homer to start the ninth August 6 vs. Washington struck out two surrendered one homer in 33 games before the All-Star Break (29.2 IP), but has allowed four in 10.0 innings in 12 games in the second half. #37 JUSTIN WILSON LHP (1-0, 5.40 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 22-14, 14 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.2 IP, CLE MOST IP, CAREER: 3.1 4/15/13 vs. STL LAST WIN: 8/20/17 vs. TOR (6-5, 10 inn.) LAST SV: 7/29/17 vs. HOU (5-3) Justin was acquired by Chicago July 31 from Detroit, along with catcher Alex Avila, for infielders Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes and a PTBNL/cash went 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA (12 ER/40.1 IP), 15 saves and eight holds in 42 games with the Tigers. Wednesday night tossed a scoreless seventh inning, striking out one. Has allowed a run in six of his first nine outings with the Cubs. Held opponents to a.157 average while with the Tigers limited hitters to a.242 on-base percentage and a.321 slugging mark CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 12, 8/1 vs. ARI (16-4)... Largest Winning Margin... 11, 7/9 vs. PIT (13-4) 5, 4/18 vs. MIL (0-5, 9-7)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 16, 8/1 vs. ARI... Most Runs... 14, 7/9 vs. PIT 7 (2x), last 8/1 vs. ARI (6th)... Most Runs, Inn , 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 17 (4x), last 8/14 vs. CIN... Most Hits (2x), last COL 6 (3x), last PIT (9th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 7, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 2 (5x), last WSH... Fewest Hits... 3 (5x), last 7/22 vs. STL 6, 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Home Runs... 5, 8/3 vs. ARI 4, 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 3, CIN (9th) 6 (3x), last PIT... Most Doubles... 5 (2x), last 7/21 vs. STL 2 (3x), last 5/22 vs. SF...Most Triples... 2, PIT 10 (2x), last 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Extra-Base Hits... 7 (2x), last 5/22 vs. SF 10 (2x), last SD... Most BBs By Batters... 10, 5/19 vs. MIL 22, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Ks By Pitchers...26, 5/7 vs. NYY 3, ATL... Most Stolen Bases... 7, WSH 3 (3x), last 5/6 vs. NYY... Most Double Plays Turned... 4 (2x), last 6/19 vs. SD 3 (3x), 7/7 vs. PIT...Most Errors Committed... 4, BOS 18, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Left On Base (2x), last 5/4 vs. PHI Longest Winning Streak: 6 games...7/14-19 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games...5/26-31 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 23 (Cubs 10, Reds 13)... 8/17 vs. CIN Most Hits, Both Clubs: 28, 2x last (Cubs 15, Brewers 13)... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 8, (Cubs 6, Reds 2)... 8/17 vs. CIN Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 48* (Cubs 22, Yankees 26)... 5/7 vs. NYY Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 29 (Cubs 18, Yankees 11)... 5/7 vs. NYY Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 2 (Cubs 1, Giants 1)... 5/23 vs. SF Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 7 (2x)... 6/2-8 & 7/25-8/1 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 3...6/23-25 Consecutive Errorless Games: /31-6/5 Consecutive Games With An Error: 5...6/14-19 Shortest Game, Time: 2: /23 vs. SF Longest Game, Time: 6: /7 vs. NYY (18 innings) Most Innings: /7 vs. NYY Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 42,186; 7/21 vs. STL Largest Road Crowd: 48,322; LAD Series Sweeps: 6 (3 G, 5/16-18 vs. CIN, 6/2-6/4 vs. STL, BAL, ATL, 8/18-20 vs. TOR; 2 G, CWS) *Major League Single-Game Record BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, Rizzo... 6/6-20 Most Runs Scored: 4, Bryant... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Hits: 4 (9x), last Jay... 7/24 vs. CWS Most Total Bases: 12, Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits: 3 (3x), last Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Doubles: 2 (17x), last Rizzo... 8/17 vs. CIN Most Triples: 1 (22x), last Zobrist... 8/17 vs. CIN Most RBI: 6, Contreras... 8/3 vs. ARI Most Stolen Bases: 2, Happ... 7/25 vs. CWS Most Walks: 3 (9x), last Almora... WSH Most Strikeouts: 5, Báez... 7/25 vs. CWS 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 5, Lackey... 7/18-current Longest Losing Streak: 4, Lackey... 5/22-6/12 Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 1, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Low-Hit Complete Game: 4, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Longest Outing, Reliever: 4.1 (2x), Floro & Montgomery... COL & 8/17 vs. CIN Most Strikeouts, Starter: 12, Quintana... BAL Reliever: 5 (2x), Floro & Montgomery... COL & CWS Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, Arrieta and Lester... MIL & STL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 13.1, Hendricks... 4/30-5/10 Reliever: 18.0, Montgomery... 4/17-5/13 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 26, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 17, Lester... 7/22 vs. STL Most Runs Allowed: 10, Lester... 7/9 vs. PIT Most Hits Allowed: 10 (2x), last Arrieta... BOS Most Homers Allowed: 3 (5x), last Rondon... CIN Most Walks Issued: 6 (2x), last Arrieta... WSH Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 5.2 IP, Lester... 7/22 vs. STL MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 35 High-Water Mark: 11 games (68-57) Losses after Leading: 27 Low-Water Mark: 2 games (25-27, 43-45) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 12 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 21 (1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7, 16-16, 17-17, 18-18, 19-19, 25-25, 27-27, 30-30, 31-31, 32-32, 33-33, 34-34, 39-39, 40-40, 41-41, 42-42, 43-43, 45-45) Walkoff Wins: 5 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL, 5/4 vs. PHI, 8/16 vs. CIN, 8/20 vs. TOR)