Miami Marlins (57-50) vs. Chicago Cubs (65-41)

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1 CUBS VS. MARLINS The Cubs and Marlins play seven games this year, including three here at Wrigley Field Chicago dropped three of four in Miami, June the Cubs have won their last three home series, and four of their last five, against the Marlins since Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Marlins Park: Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Marlins Park: All-Time Since 1993: At Wrigley Field: At Marlins Park (since 2012): CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (7) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed RHP Dallas Beeler 3/25 4/9 106 (right shoulder inflammation) 15-Day RHP Aaron Brooks 3/25 4/9 106 (hip contusion) 15-Day RHP Trevor Cahill 7/9 7/24 18 (patellar tendinitis rt. knee) 15-Day LHP Zac Rosscup 2/26 6/2 106 (left shoulder inflammation) 60-Day C Kyle Schwarber Out for season 103 (torn ACL, LCL in left knee; left ankle sprain) OF Jorge Soler 6/7 6/22 50 (left hamstring strain) 15-Day IF Christian Villanueva 3/25 5/ (right fibular fracture) 60-Day BEST OPS, NATIONAL LEAGUE 1. Daniel Murphy, WAS Matt Carpenter, STL Anthony Rizzo, CHI Jake Lamb, ARI AT BATS PER RBI, NL 1. Jay Bruce, NYM Anthony Rizzo, CHI Daniel Murphy, WAS Jake Lamb, ARI MOST RBI, NL 1. Jay Bruce, NYM Anthony Rizzo, CHI Nolan Arenado, COL...79 Daniel Murphy, WAS...79 BEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL, Chicago Cubs Washington Nationals St. Louis Cardinals Cleveland Indians MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE Anthony Rizzo Giancarlo Stanton Paul Goldschmidt LOWEST ERA BY STARTING ROTATION, MLB 1. Chicago Cubs Washington Nationals New York Mets Toronto Blue Jays TEAM OBP, MLB 1. Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs Colorado Rockies San Francisco Giants * CubsMedia@Cubs.com * * 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL Miami Marlins (57-50) vs. Chicago Cubs (65-41) Information 2016 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office August 3, 2016 Wrigley Field Game No. 107 Home Game No. 54 RHP Tom Koehler (8-8, 4.18) vs. RHP John Lackey (8-7, 3.69) THAT WAS HAMMEL TIME!: The Chicago Cubs, winners of six of their last seven contests, today play the final game of a three-game series against the Miami Marlins after taking the first two contests by scores of 5-0 and 3-2 last evening, Jason Hammel spun 6.0 shutout innings to record his career-high 11th win while Dexter Fowler was 3-for-4 with a triple, two runs, a RBI and a stolen base Willson Contreras was 2-for-3 with a RBI and a walk,. Hammel improved to 4-0 with a 1.86 ERA (6 ER/29.0 IP) in his last five starts, and Cubs starting pitchers are now 10-4 with a 2.66 ERA (33 ER/111.2 IP) in 18 games since the All-Star break. Elias notes Hammel is the fourth Cubs pitcher to win his first four starts after the All-Star break with an ERA of 1.50 or better, joining: Hi Bithorn in 1943, Mark Prior in 2003 and Carlos Zambrano in The Cubs today aim to sweep the Marlins in a three-game set at Wrigley Field for the first time since July 12-14, YOU GO, WE GO: Dexter Fowler last night reached base safely three times in a game for the 24th time this season, tied for fifth-most in the N.L. with, among others, teammate Anthony Rizzo, despite missing 28 games due to a hamstring strain from June 20-July 22. The Cubs are 20-4 when Fowler reaches base safely at least twice in a game the team is 32-8 when Fowler scores at least one run. Fowler has scored a run in five-straight games (eight runs total) and has seven walks on this homestand. QUITE THE DIFFERENCE: Chicago s +170 run differential is by far the highest in the majors Washington is second at +131 the Cubs have allowed the fewest runs in the majors (367) while plating the fourth-most in the majors (537) behind the Red Sox (580), Rockies (543) and Cardinals (538). HOME COOKING: At (.679), the Cubs have the best home record in the N.L., and the second-best mark in the majors the Orioles own a.704 home winning percentage (38-16) to pace MLB the Cubs are 10-3 in their last 13 home games following a season-high tying three-game skid, July 5-7. The Cubs have won five-straight home series dating to July vs. Texas it s the second time this season Chicago has won five-straight home series, also done May 13-June 19 vs. Pittsburgh (2-1), Philly (3-0), L.A. (3-1), Arizona (2-1) and Pittsburgh (3-0). Chicago owns a 2.59 ERA (140 ER/487.0 IP) in 53 home games that s the lowest home ERA in the majors as the Dodgers are second with a 2.98 mark. HAVING HIMSELF A SEASON: Kyle Hendricks on Monday tossed his second career shutout and lowered his season ERA to 2.22, second-best in the majors behind only the Dodgers Clayton Kershaw (1.79). Hendricks 1.19 home ERA is the lowest in baseball Elias notes the only pitcher who ever made at least 10 starts in a season at Wrigley Field and finished with a lower ERA in that park is Hall of Famer Grover Alexander, who was 18-4 with a 1.11 ERA at the Friendly Confines in CUBS RECORD 2016 Overall: At Wrigley Field: On the Road: April: May: June July August All-Time Since 1876:... 10,673-10,172 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,197-3,703 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: TWO AWAY FROM SOME HISTORY: Miami s Ichiro Suzuki enters today two hits shy from becoming the 30th player in MLB to reach 3,000 career hits two players have recorded their 3,000th career hit against the Cubs: Stan Musial, May 13, 1958 at Wrigley Field (a double off Moe Drabowsky) and Lou Brock, August 13, 1979 in St. Louis (a single off Dennis Lamp). CURRENT EVENTS: The Cubs, owners of the best record in baseball, are 13-6 in their last 19 games, including a 12-6 mark since the All- Star break, after going 1-9 in 10 contests, June 30-July 9 this is the final contest of an eight-game homestand against the White Sox (2-0), Mariners (2-1) and Marlins (1-0). WHAT IS THIS FLYING CONTRAPTION YOU SPEAK OF?: Following today s game vs. the Marlins, the Cubs take flight to head west for a three-game weekend set at the Oakland Athletics this marks the Cubs first team flight since finishing the first half of the season, July 10 in Pittsburgh Chicago emerged from the All-Star break with 14 of its first 19 games at home, with the five road contests needing just short bus rides to Milwaukee against the Brewers and to the south side of Chicago against the White Sox. Remarkably, this trip to play the A s marks the first time the Cubs have been west of Chicago in over two full months since series in San Francisco and St. Louis, May including this upcoming series against the A s, Chicago s next two road trips are against teams out West Chicago s following trip is a nine-gamer at Colorado, San Diego and Los Angeles, August Overall, the Cubs play 24 of their first 32 games after the break at home after heading into the break playing only four of their final 18 games at home. IN THE BULLPEN: In 19 games since July 10, the Cubs bullpen has a 1.84 ERA (11 ER/53.2 IP), 58 strikeouts, a.193 opponent batting average and a.559 opponent OPS. According to Fangraphs, the Cubs have four pitchers in the bullpen with an average fastball velocity of at least 94 miles per hour this season: Aroldis Chapman (100.1), Hector Rondon (95.9), Carl Edwards Jr. (95.1) and Pedro Strop (94.8). Travis Wood has stranded 27 of 30 inherited runners, good for a 90.0 percent success rate, third-best in the N.L. San Francisco s Josh Osich leads with a 95.0 percent success rate (38/40) Wood is tied for fourth in the majors with 53 appearances this season, one behind the major league leaders. THAT S A DYNAMIC DUO: Kris Bryant is tied for second in the N.L. with 26 home runs while teammate Anthony Rizzo is seventh with 24 homers Bryant s 26 homers equal the amount he hit during his 2015 N.L. Rookie of the Year campaign the two have combined for 108 of Chicago s 340 extra-base hits Rizzo s 57 extra-base hits are tied for first the N.L. with Washington s Daniel Murphy while Bryant s 51 extra-base hits rank tied for seventh. IT WOULD BE ACCURATE TO SAY HE S RAKING: Anthony Rizzo has hit safely in 46 of his last 56 contests since May 29 he s batted.335 (69-for-206) with 21 doubles, two triples, 13 homers and 44 RBI in those last 56 games, and his 36 extra-base hits are the most in the majors in that span. Rizzo has 79 RBI this season, tied for second-most in the N.L. and tied for fifth in the majors his 79 RBI prior to August 1 are the most by a Cub through the end of July since Derrek Lee had 83 RBI through July of ON THE RECORD: At 65-41, the Cubs have the best record in the majors yet are just in their last 52 games starting June 5 however, the Cubs have only lost a half game off their division lead during this stretch (from 9.5 games on June 5 to 9.0 games today) going back a bit further, the Cubs have actually seen their division lead grow from 5.0 games on May 24 to 9.0 games now. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Wed., August 3 MIA 1:20 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP John Lackey (8-7, 3.69) vs. RHP Tom Koehler (8-8, 4.18) Thurs., August 4 OFF DAY Fri., August 9:05 p.m. CSN+ 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (11-4, 2.95) vs. LHP Dillon Overton (1-2, 9.33) Sat., August 3:05 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP Jake Arrieta (12-5, 2.75) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (5-10, 5.84) Sun., August 3:05 p.m. WGN 670 The Score RHP Kyle Hendricks (10-7, 2.22) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (3-6, 4.68)

2 Today s Cubs Starter #41 RHP John Lackey (8-7, 3.69) AUGUST 3, 2016 PAGE 2 W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 St. Louis CUBS MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS Last Time Out John allowed just one first inning run in 6.0 innings of work as he snapped an eightstart winless skid departed having thrown just 84 pitches, tied for his fewest pitches this season allowed just two hits and no runs over his final 5.0 innings. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 7/28 CWS W W, Season John today makes his team-high 22nd start of the season has posted a 2.73 ERA (21 ER/69.1 IP) in 10 home starts and a 4.68 ERA (35 ER/67.1 IP) in 11 road starts. Has tossed consecutive quality starts after a three-start stretch, July 5-17, in which he posted a 6.30 ERA (14 ER/20.0 IP) John ranks second in the N.L. and third in the majors in percentage of swings on first pitch (37.5%/206-of-550). Holding righties to a.213 batting average (58-for-272), while lefties are hitting at a.234 clip (50-for-214). Made his Cubs debut April 7 at Arizona, collecting the win in the Cubs 14-6 triumph allowed six runs in the first 3.0 innings before holding the D-backs scoreless over his final 3.0 frames. Tossed 7.0-shutout innings at St. Louis on April 18, while allowing four hits and walking only one became one of 17 pitchers with at least one regular season win against every major league team with the victory. Has twice fanned a season-high 11 batters: April 18 at St. Louis and May 6 vs. Washington has three times pitched a season-high 8.0 innings: May 1 vs. Atlanta, May 11 vs. San Diego and July 17 vs. Texas. Went 2-1 with a 2.09 ERA (10 ER/43.0 IP) in six May starts, striking out 40 while walking just 11 his 40 strikeouts marked his most ever in the month of May. Between May 1 and June 20, John threw 10-straight quality starts for just the third time in his career, going 4-2 with a 1.97 ERA (15 ER/68.2 IP) in that span. Recorded consecutive scoreless appearances June 3 vs. Arizona (6.2 IP) and June 8 at Philadelphia (7.0 IP). Allowed five or fewer hits in a career-high seven-straight starts, May 11-June 14. His 3.69 ERA is the second-best for any pitcher (min IP) above the age of 35 this season (behind the Mets Bartolo Colon). Suffered a career-high five-game losing streak, June 20-July 23. Career vs. Marlins John allowed a season-high seven runs in 4.1 innings, June 25 of this season at Marlins Park in his previous two starts against the Marlins, he had gone 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA (3 ER/15.0 IP) has faced off against Ichiro Suzuki more than any other major league hitter (Suzuki has also faced Lackey more than any other major league pitcher). W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career vs. Marlins Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Dietrich ( ) Mathis ( ) Stanton ( ) Gordon ( ) Ozuna ( ) Suzuki ( ) Hechavarria ( ) Prado ( ) Yelich ( ) Johnson ( ) Realmuto ( ) Career Notes John is one of three active pitchers with at least 400 starts and 2,500 innings pitched signed a two-year deal with the Cubs December 8, 2015 has gone with a 3.91 ERA (1,136 ER/2,618.0 IP) in 409 appearances across 14 major league seasons with the Angels ( ), Red Sox ( and 13-14), Cardinals ( ) and Cubs (2016). Recorded his 2000th-career strikeout, May 6 vs. Washington, striking out Jayson Werth looking in the fourth inning is one of seven active pitchers with at least 2,000 strikeouts, joining CC Sabathia, Bartolo Colon, Felix Hernandez, Jake Peavy, Justin Verlander and Cole Hamels. His 2,618.0 innings pitched and 408 starts since the start of the 2002 campaign are third-most in the majors, his 173 victories are tied for fourth and his 2,102 strikeouts rank fifth. John is one of two active pitchers to record at least one regular season win against every Major League team reached the mark with a victory in his first career start against St. Louis, April 18. Earned All-Star honors in 2007 and has twice finished in the top-10 of the Cy Young voting, finishing third in 2007 and ninth last season. Has 12 double-digit win seasons since 2003, second-most in the majors behind only Mark Buehrle (13), and has posted 10 or more wins in every full season he has pitched since A two-time World Series champion (2002 with Angels, 2013 with Red Sox), he owns an 8-5 record with a 3.11 ERA (44 ER/127.1 IP) in 23 career postseason games, including 20 starts started and won Game Seven of the 2002 World Series vs. San Francisco. Was originally selected by the Angels in the second round of the 1999 Draft out of Grayson County College in Denison, Texas Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. W, Held D-backs scoreless over final 3.0 innings 2. 4/13 CIN W, First quality start with the Cubs, allowed only two runs 3. W, Season-high 11 strikeouts 4. L, , 1 on Allowed four runs in the sixth inning APRIL: 3-1, 4.97 ERA (4 GS) /1 ATL ND, 4-3 L (10) Tossed a season-high 8.0 IP 6. 5/6 WSH W, Recorded his 2000th-career strikeout in fourth inning 7. 5/11-2 SD L, Retired first 14 batters before allowing solo HR 8. ND, 2-1 W (13) Second-straight start departing with a 1-0 deficit 9. ND, 4-3 L Tossed 6.0+ innings for the fifth-consecutive start 10. 5/29 PHI W, Allowed just a seventh inning solo HR MAY: 2-1, 2.09 ERA (6 GS) /3 ARI W, , 2 on Fifth-straight start allowing five or fewer hits 12. W, Allowed just three singles 13. ND, 4-3 W , 2 on Fifth-straight start striking out at least six 14. 6/20 STL L, Held Cards scoreless over final 3.0 innings 15. L, , 2 on Season-high seven runs allowed 16. ND, 4-3 L , 1 on Held Mets scoreless over first 5.0 innings JUNE: 2-2, 3.47 ERA (6 GS) /5 CIN L, Walked a season-high five batters 18. ND, 6-5 W , 2 on Allowed three runs in second inning 19. 7/17 TEX L, Tied season-high with 8.0 IP 20. L, Allowed two-run HR and solo HR for all three runs 21. W, First win since June 8 JULY: 1-3, 5.06 ERA (5 GS) At the Plate Last Time and Career Highs and Lows AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS Last Win: CWS, 3-1 (6.0,4,1,1,1,4) Last Loss: MIL, 6-1 (6.0,5,3,3,2,5) Career Last CG: KC, 3-2 L (5.0,6,3,3,2,2) *Rain-Shortened LAST HIT: Washington (single off Gio Gonzalez)... at-bats since then 18 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 2 (3x) last, 8/15/15 vs. Miami MOST RBI: 1 (7x) last, 4/18/16 at St. Louis Last Shutout: 9/10/09 vs. SEA, 3-0 (9.0,5,0,0,1,7) Low-Hit Complete Game: 1 OAK Most Strikeouts: 12 (2x) last, 6/26/13 vs. COL... also has six 11-K games and K games (21 total double-digit strikeout games). Most Hits Allowed: 15 TEX Most Runs Allowed: 10 (2x) last, COL Longest Winning Streak: 6 games 7/9-8/12/11 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games 6/20-7/23/16 Friday s Starter at Oakland LHP Jon Lester (11-4, 2.95) Jon makes his 22nd start of the season on Friday as the Cubs open up a three-game set in Oakland last time out, July 29 vs. Seattle, he allowed just four hits in 6.0-scoreless frames departed with an 11-0 lead in the Cubs eventual 12-1 triumph earned his 11th win of the season, matching his total from last season. Jon has gone 5-4 with a 3.64 ERA (34 ER/84.0 IP) in 14-career starts against the Athletics, most recently in June of 2014 made 11 starts as a member of the Athletics in 2014, going 6-4 with a 2.35 ERA (20 ER/76.2 IP), helping the Athletics to the A.L. Wild Card Game. Had gone 1-1 with a ERA (18 ER/16.0 IP) in his four starts prior to his last outing after going 9-3 with a 2.03 ERA (24 ER/106.1 IP) in his first 16 outings of the season. Has 16 quality starts in his 21 appearances this season the Cubs are 15-6 in games that he has started and his 16 quality starts lead the team.

3 #9 JAVIER BAEZ INF (.278, 11 HR, 40 RBI) Homestand:.192 (5-26), HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, BB, SF Current Streak: Hitless last 4 games (0-14) Multi-Hit Games (19): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (6), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 15 Last HR: 7/27/16 vs. CWS (Anthony Ranaudo) Career Bests: H 4, PHI; RBI 4 (2x), last CIN; R 3, CIN Javy is batting.317 (32-for-101) since June 29, despite currently being on a 0-for-15 skid is batting.304 (42-for-138) with eight doubles, six homers and 22 RBI in his last 41 games is batting.349 (29-for-83) off lefties, the seventhhighest mark in the National League has scored or driven in a run in 21 of his last 31 games with an at-bat went 3- for-5 with a run scored and RBI July 29 vs. Seattle hit a game-winning two-run homer July 27 went 3-for-4 with a double, homer, two runs and two RBI July 25 his 11 homers are a new career-high had a career-high seven-game hitting streak (10-24/.417), July 9-20 crushed a 15th inning grand slam June 28, the first of his career and latest by inning in franchise history set a career high with four hits June 8 in Philly, going 4-for-4 with a double. Hit a walk-off homer in the 13th inning May 8 vs. Washington, his first career walk-off homer has seen time at first base, second base, third base, shortstop and left field is the first Cub since Mark DeRosa in 2008 to play those positions in a season. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.282, 26 HR, 68 RBI) Homestand:.273 (6-22), 2 2B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 5 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-9) Multi-Hit Games (25): 2-hit (17), 3-hit (6), 4-hit (1), 5-hit (1) GA RBI 14; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 18 Last HR: 7/27/16 vs. CWS (Anthony Ranaudo) Career Bests: H 5, last CIN; RBI 6 (3x), last CIN; R 4 (3x), last CIN Kris did not play yesterday for just the third time this season reached base five times Friday, including three hits, but has gone 1-for-13 in his last three games hit his 26th homer July 27, tying his total from last season went 1- for-2 with a solo homer in the All-Star Game July 12 is the first Cubs player with a ASG homer since Alfonso Soriano in 2007 and the eighth overall has batted.322 (38-for-118) with eight homers, 27 runs scored and a.429 OBP in his last 31 games ranks tied for sixth in the majors with 26 homers ranks among N.L. leaders in runs scored (1st, 82), home runs (t-2nd, 26) and RBI (t-10th, 68). Is one of just four players in the majors with at least 25 doubles and 25 homers, joining Nolan Arenado, Josh Donaldson and David Ortiz. Went 2-for-4 with a run scored June 29 to cap off a huge three-game series in Cincinnati knocked in the gamewinning run June 28 in the 15th inning had a historic game June 27 in Cincinnati, going 5-for-5 with three homers, two doubles, six RBI and four runs scored, setting or matching career highs in every category was the first-ever three-homer, two-double performance in major league history. #8 CHRIS COGHLAN OF (.205, 0 HR, 2 RBI) Homestand:.250 (2-8), 3 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 2 Last HR: TB (Erasmo Ramirez) Career Bests: H 4 (10x), last PHI; RBI 4, CWS; R 4, TB Chris has reached in all three games since being activated from the 15-day disabled list Friday was placed on the D.L. July 3 with a right rib cage strain went 8-for-16 with six RBI in five rehab games with Double-A Tennessee joined the Cubs June 9 in a trade from Oakland and was officially added to the active roster June 10 hit a pinch-hit double and scored a run June 24 has made 13 starts and gone 9-for-44 with 12 runs scored in 22 games with the Cubs spent the 2014 and 2015 campaigns with the club, batting.265 (219-for-825) with 53 doubles, 11 triples and 25 homers in 273 games last season set career marks with 16 homers, 58 walks, 47 extra-base hits and 148 games. Appeared in 51 games, including 46 starts, with the Athletics this year, batting.146 (23-for-158) with five doubles, five homers and 14 RBI. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.272, 5 HR, 18 RBI) Homestand:.211 (4-19), 2B, R, 2 RBI, 3 BB Current Streak: 3 games (4-11) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (6), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 9 Last HR: 7/4/16 vs. CIN (Cody Reed) Career Bests: H 3, 7/7/16 vs. ATL; RBI 3, MIA; R 2, 7/20/16 vs. NYM Willson reached three times yesterday, going 2-for-3 with a walk and game-winning RBI went 1-for-2 with a double, run scored and two walks Monday also threw out his fifth runner stealing, tied for the second-most among all rookie catchers reached base in 18-straight games, July 3-25 was the longest streak by a Cubs rookie since Kosuke Fukudome (19 games, 2008) has reached in 34 of 38 major league games with an at-bat collected his first threehit game July 7 vs. Atlanta, going 3-for-5 with a go-ahead, two-rbi triple in the eighth inning began his career with a seven-game hitting streak was recalled June 17 from Triple-A Iowa and made his major league debut that day as a defensive replacement. Homered in consecutive games for the first time in his career, July 3-4 was the hero June 24 in Miami, hitting a two-run homer in the first and breaking a 4-4 tie with a game-winning RBI single in the seventh. On June 19 hit a pinch-hit two-run homer on the first pitch of his first major league plate appearance was the Cubs first pinch-homer of the season and first homer by a Cubs player in their first PA since Jorge Soler in 2014 became the first Cubs player to homer on his first pitch seen in the big leagues since Jim Bullinger, June 8, 1992 at St. Louis (STATS Inc.) is also the first Cubs player to homer in their first major league plate appearance in a game while at Wrigley Field since Cuno Barragan, September 1, 1961 vs. the Giants (Elias). Batted.350 (71-for-203) with 16 doubles, three triples, nine homers and 43 RBI in 54 games to begin the season with Iowa joined the Cubs riding a 20-game hitting streak in Iowa, during which he batted.383 (31-for-81). #24 DEXTER FOWLER OF (.289, 8 HR, 34 RBI) Homestand:.333 (6-18), 3B, 8 R, 2 RBI, 7 BB, HBP, 2 SB Current Streak: 3 games (5-9) Multi-Hit Games (20): 2-hit (13), 3-hit (7), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 5; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 9 Last HR: MIL (Jimmy Nelson) Career Bests: H 4 (4x), last 6/9/13 vs. SD; RBI 4 (4x), last MIN; R 3 (15x), last CIN Dexter ranks fourth in the N.L. with a.403 OBP has reached in 13 of 22 plate appearances with eight runs scored over his last five games, including a 3-for-4 effort last night with a triple, two runs and one RBI his 69 triples since 2009 lead the majors was activated from the D.L. July 22 and that night belted his 18th career leadoff home run, fourth of the season the blast came off Jimmy Nelson, and he finished the game 3-for-4 with the homer, a double, walk, two runs and three RBI was his ninth leadoff blast as a Cub, fourth-most in franchise history was elected as a starter to the N.L. All-Star team (DNP due to injury). Landed on the shelf with a right hamstring strain, June 19 made one rehab appearance with Single-A South Bend prior to All-Star break then played in two rehab games with Triple-A Iowa following the break. Has reached safely in 62 of 75 games this season owns a.321 average (26-for-81) off lefties. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.233, 5 HR, 31 RBI) Homestand:.304 (7-23), 2 2B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB Current Streak: 8 games (9-32) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 18 Last HR: 7/29/16 vs. SEA (Hisashi Iwakuma) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (6x), last PIT; R 4, CHI Jason has hit safely in eight-straight games, one shy of his season-high went 2-for-4 Monday, his first multi-hit game since July 9 scored the game-winning run Sunday night after hitting a double in the 12th inning blasted a two-run homer Friday, his first home run since June 11 at Atlanta and his second of the season at home has reached safely in 22 of his last 26 games with an at-bat is 9-for-32 in his last eight games after going 2-for-33 in his previous 10 games went 3-for-5 with a double July 9 at Pittsburgh reached base safely five times June 12 in Atlanta as part of a 3-for-4 effort with two walks and three runs. Hit his first homer of the season May 17 in the ninth inning off Milwaukee s Chase Anderson had a nine-game hitting streak snapped May 19 in Milwaukee (12-for-38) second on the team with eight stolen bases. #47 MIGUEL MONTERO C (.193, 5 HR, 21 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-6), 2 R, 3 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 5 games (0-9) Multi-Hit Games (8): 2-hit (8), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: PIT (Francisco Liriano) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last LAD; RBI 6, COL; R 3 (8x), last 4/13/16 vs. CIN Miguel has reached in 10 of his last 13 games went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored July 25 started the seventh inning rally July 24 at Milwaukee with a pinch-hit single and scored a run hit a game-tying two-run homer July 8 at Pittsburgh made his first-career appearance on the mound July 3 in New York, allowing four hits and one run in 1.1 innings hit a three-run homer June 11 in Atlanta his 3.32 catchers ERA ranks fourth among all catchers in the majors (min. 40 games played) has made 47 starts at catcher. Placed on the D.L. April 28 (retroactive to April 25) with lower back tightness activated May 14. AUGUST 3, 2016 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. MARLINS RHP TOM KOEHLER Javier Baez Kris Bryant Chris Coghlan Willson Contreras Dexter Fowler Jason Heyward Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo David Ross Addison Russell Matt Szczur Ben Zobrist CUBS AT WRIGLEY FIELD Javier Baez Kris Bryant Chris Coghlan Willson Contreras Dexter Fowler Jason Heyward Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo David Ross Addison Russell Matt Szczur Ben Zobrist CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2016 Javier Baez Kris Bryant Chris Coghlan Willson Contreras Dexter Fowler Jason Heyward Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo David Ross Addison Russell Matt Szczur Ben Zobrist CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Javier Baez Kris Bryant Chris Coghlan Willson Contreras Dexter Fowler Jason Heyward Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo David Ross Addison Russell Matt Szczur Ben Zobrist CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2016 Javier Baez Kris Bryant Chris Coghlan Willson Contreras Dexter Fowler Jason Heyward Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo David Ross Addison Russell Matt Szczur Ben Zobrist CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Javier Baez Kris Bryant Chris Coghlan Willson Contreras Dexter Fowler Jason Heyward Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo David Ross Addison Russell Matt Szczur Ben Zobrist

4 AUGUST 3, 2016 PAGE 4 #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.287, 24 HR, 79 RBI) Homestand:.292 (7-24), 3 2B, 3B, 5 R, 3 RBI, 4 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (24): 2-hit (16), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (3) GA RBI 19; GW RBI 14; 2-Out RBI 16 Last HR: 7/20/16 vs. NYM (Bartolo Colon) Career Bests: H 4 (7x), last PIT; RBI 6 (3x) last, ARI; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony reached five times Monday with a single, double, triple, walk and hit-by-pitch is the first player to reach base via those five ways in a single game since Ben Zobrist, July 20, 2012 vs. Seattle ranks tied for second in the N.L. with 79 RBI (Jay Bruce, 80) hit a bases-clearing double Friday has a major league-best 14 game winning RBI recorded his 11th-career multi-homer game July 20 has three hitting streaks of at least 10 games this season tied for fourth in the N.L. with a.333 average (66-for-198) since the beginning of June went 1-for-2 with a double in the All-Star Game collected consecutive four-hit games prior to the Break, including a streak of eight-straight at-bats with a hit has hit safely in 33 of his last 38 games (.331/49-for-148), including 27 extra-base hits hit a three-run, inside-the-park homer June 29, the first inside-the-parker by a Cub since Tony Campana in Ranks among N.L. leaders in doubles (t-2nd, 30), homers (7th, 24), extra-base hits (t-1st, 57), RBI (t-2nd, 79), slugging (3rd,.574), OBP (6th,.396), OPS (3rd,.971) and HBP (t-3rd, 14) his 38 hits (.342/38-for-111) with runners in scoring position are tied for the second-most in the majors. #3 DAVID ROSS C (.231, 7 HR, 25 RBI) Homestand:.333 (2-6), HR, 2 R, RBI Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (5): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 8 Last HR: 7/29/16 vs. SEA (Nathan Karns) Career Bests: H 4, 4/26/13 vs. HOU; RBI 5 (2x), last SEA; R 3 (5x), last CIN David went 2-for-4 with a solo homer Friday was activated from the seven-day concussion disabled list July 15 has appeared in five games since the Break has 25 RBI this season, his most since driving in 28 runs in 2010 with Atlanta on June 23 hit a game-tying homer in the eighth inning, five days after hitting a game-winning homer in the sixth inning on June 18 vs. Pittsburgh has a.390 OBP over his last 16 games has made 36 starts, with the Cubs going 27-9 is in his 15th major league season batting.300 (12-for-40) with four homers against lefties. His 2.59 catchers ERA leads the big leagues among catchers with at least 40 games played has four catcher pickoffs, tied for most in the majors, and 12 runners caught stealing, tied for eighth in the N.L. #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.241, 12 HR, 65 RBI) Homestand:.167 (5-30), 2B, HR, 2 R, 9 RBI Current Streak: 3 games (3-13) Multi-Hit Games (21): 2-hit (18), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 14; GW RBI 8; 2-Out RBI 25 Last HR: 7/27/16 vs. CWS (Jacob Turner) Career Bests: H 3 (6x), last 7/20/16 vs. NYM; RBI 4, 7/27/16 vs. CWS; R 3, 9/4/15 vs. ARI Addison has four RBI in his last three games and his 47 RBI at home this season rank second among N.L. batters (Carlos Gonzalez, 49) hit his first-career grand slam July 27, setting a career-high with four RBI tied for second in the N.L. with 22 RBI in July, his most ever in a calendar month tied a career-high with three hits July 20, including a two-run double was named as the N.L. starting shortstop in the All-Star Game, his first selection has 23 RBI in his last 25 games recorded his second-career two-homer game July 5 went 2-for-5 July 4 with a homer and three RBI his 41 walks are second-most among N.L. shortstops and his 65 RBI are third. Has eight game-winning RBI this season, all at home batting.276 (50-for-181) at home and.205 (36-for-176) on the road reached in 18-straight games, April 22-May 15, including a nine-game hitting streak (.389/14-36). #20 MATT SZCZUR OF (.302, 3 HR, 19 RBI) Homestand:.400 (4-10), 2 R, 2 BB, SB Current Streak: 4 games (4-7) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 7 Last HR: 6/17/16 vs. PIT (Francisco Liriano) Career Bests: H 3, 7/18/16 vs. NYM; RBI 4, 4/29/16 vs. ATL; R 2 (2x), last 7/18/16 vs. NYM Matt collected his 12th pinch-hit last night, tied for the most in the majors (Phil Gosselin/Matt Joyce, 12) his 12 pinch-hits are the most by a Cubs player since Reed Johnson (13) in 2012 set career-highs with three hits and two doubles July 18 and also scored two runs has gone 5-for-9 with a double and three RBI in his last nine pinch-hit chances, including a RBI-single July 16 hit a pinch-hit two RBI single July 15 recorded a pinch-hit double and scored the game-winning run July 10 at Pittsburgh hit a two-run homer June 25 has appeared in all three outfield positions hitting.324 (22-for-68) against righties. Hit his first career grand slam April 29 vs. Atlanta is 3-for-7 with nine RBI with the bases loaded in #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.277, 13 HR, 53 RBI) Homestand:.391 (9-23), 3 2B, 3B, 5 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SAC Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (27): 2-hit (19), 3-hit (7), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 29 Last HR: PIT (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, MIN; R 4 (4x), last MIA Ben went 3-for-5 with a triple, walk, one run scored and two RBI Sunday night went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and a walk Friday has gone 13-for-36 (.361) in his last 10 games went 2-for-3 with two RBI July 24 had threestraight two hit games June hit his second leadoff homer (third career) June 28 as part of a 2-for-6 effort with a double and walk went 3-for-5 with a run scored on June 19, his seventh game with three or more hits has 29 two-out RBIs, tops on the team and tied for most in the N.L. had a career-high tying 16-game hitting streak (.426/26-for-61), May named an N.L. All-Star. Has reached in 80 of 98 games played this season his 61 walks lead the team and are fifth-most in the N.L. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2016 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Javier Baez (11) Kris Bryant (26) Chris Coghlan (0) Willson Contreras (5) Dexter Fowler (8) Jason Heyward (5) Miguel Montero (5) Anthony Rizzo (24) David Ross (7) Addison Russell (12) Matt Szczur (3) Ben Zobrist (13) CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2016 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Javier Baez (8) Kris Bryant (13) (6) Chris Coghlan (1) Willson Contreras (4) Dexter Fowler (5) Jason Heyward (8) Miguel Montero (4) Anthony Rizzo (17) (6) David Ross (7) Addison Russell (18) Matt Szczur (5) Ben Zobrist (13) HOME RUNS IN Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (130) Opponents (105) CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR:... Dexter Fowler, Milwaukee (Jimmy Nelson) Walk-Off HR:... Javier Baez, 5/8/16 vs. Washington (Blake Treinen) Pinch-HR:... Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam:... David DeJesus, Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR:... Anthony Rizzo, Cincinnati (Cody Reed) Three-Homer Game:... Kris Bryant, Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer:... Jake Arrieta, Cincinnati (Michael Lorenzen) 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.) 2016 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 3-Homer Games (1):...Bryant, CIN 2-Homer Games (4):... Bryant, CIN; Rizzo, CIN & 7/20 vs. NYM; Zobrist, 5/6 vs. WSH Grand Slams (4):... Bryant, CIN (Drew Hayes); Szczur, 4/29 vs. ATL (Chris Withrow); Baez, CIN (J.J. Hoover); Russell, 7/27 vs. CWS (Jacob Turner) 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (2):... Rizzo, 4/20-22; Zobrist, 5/4-6 Pinch-Homers (1):... Contreras, 6/19 vs. PIT Back-to-Back Homers (7):... Rizzo & Soler, 4/16 vs. COL; Rizzo & Zobrist, 5/6 vs. WSH; Heyward & Bryant, MIL; Zobrist & Soler, SF; Heyward & Bryant, 6/2 vs. LAD; Bryant & Rizzo, 6/19 vs. PIT; Bryant and Rizzo, CIN Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0):... N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (2):... Arrieta, ARI (Shelby Miller); Arrieta, CIN (Michael Lorenzen) Game-Opening Homers (6):... Fowler, MIL (Junior Guerra), 5/28 vs. PHI (Jerad Eickhoff), 6/4 vs. ARI (Edwin Escobar) & MIL (Jimmy Nelson); Zobrist, WSH (Stephen Strasburg) & CIN (John Lamb) Game-Ending, Walk-Off Homers (1):... Baez, 5/8 vs. WSH (Blake Treinen) CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Contreras 5/ % (75 ER/165.0 IP) Federowicz 0/3 0.0% (20 ER/54.0 IP) Montero 2/47 4.2% (151 ER/409.1 IP) Ross 12/ % (94 ER/327.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (7): Hammel (3), Hendricks (2), Wood (1), Rondon (1) CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Fowler 71 (49-22), Zobrist 20 (8-12), Coghlan 4 (2-2), La Stella 6 (3-3), Heyward 2 (1-1), Baez 3 (2-1) 2 Heyward 66 (42-24), Bryant 31 (16-15), La Stella 3 (3-0), Zobrist 2 (1-1), Rizzo 1 (0-1), Soler 1 (1-0), Szczur 1 (1-0), Contreras 1 (1-0) 3 Bryant 63 (40-23), Rizzo 28 (16-12), Zobrist 15 (9-6) 4 Rizzo 70 (47-23), Contreras 14 (7-7), Zobrist 17 (8-9), Soler 3 (2-1), Baez 2 (1-1) 5 Zobrist 40 (30-10), Soler 13 (8-5), Contreras 16 (6-10), Bryant 10 (6-4), Baez 6 (2-4), Russell 12 (7-5), Montero 3 (1-2), Szczur 1 (1-0), Coghlan 1 (1-0), Almora Jr. 1 (1-0), La Stella 1 (0-1), Heyward 2 (2-0) 6 Heyward 20 (9-11), Baez 17 (11-6), Soler 16 (11-5), Russell 16 (10-6), Montero 12 (7-5), La Stella 10 (7-3), Coghlan 3 (2-1), Schwarber 2 (2-0), Zobrist 2 (2-0), Almora Jr. 2 (1-1), Szczur 3 (2-1), Kalish 1 (1-0), Contreras 1 (0-1), Candelario 1 (0-1), 7 Russell 49 (30-19), Montero 16 (11-5), Baez 20 (10-10), Szczur 7 (4-3), Soler 4 (4-0), La Stella 1 (0-1), Candelario 1 (1-0), Ross 1 (0-1), Almora Jr. 1 (1-0), Heyward 1 (1-0), Contreras 3 (2-1), Coghlan 1 (1-0) 8 Ross 33 (26-7), Russell 17 (11-6), Montero 16 (6-10), Baez 10 (7-3), Federowicz 6 (4-2), Almora Jr. 7 (2-5), Szczur 5 (4-1), Coghlan 4 (2-2), Hendricks 3 (3-0), Lackey 3 (0-3), Hammel 2 (0-2) 9 Arrieta 19 (12-7), Lester 20 (14-6), Hammel 19 (13-6), Lackey 18 (11-7), Hendricks 16 (9-7), Almora Jr. 6 (3-3), Ross 1 (1-0), Russell 1 (1-0), Baez 3 (0-3), Warren 1 (0-1), La Stella 1 (0-1), Matusz 1 (1-0) C Montero 47 (25-22), Ross 36 (27-9), Contreras 17 (9-8), Federowicz 6 (4-2) 1B Rizzo 100 (63-37), Bryant 3 (2-1), Baez 1 (0-1), Contreras 2 (0-2) 2B Zobrist 78 (49-29), Baez 23 (13-10), La Stella 5 (3-2) 3B Bryant 61 (40-21), Baez 26 (14-12), La Stella 17 (10-7), Candelario 2 (1-1) SS Russell 95 (59-36), Baez 11 (6-5) LF Soler 34 (23-11), Bryant 27 (15-12), Contreras 16 (7-9), Coghlan 10 (7-3), Szczur 9 (7-2), Almora Jr. 2 (1-1), Schwarber 2 (2-0), Zobrist 5 (2-3), Kalish 1 (1-0) CF Fowler 70 (49-21), Heyward 20 (9-11), Almora Jr. 14 (6-8), Szczur 2 (1-1) RF Heyward 71 (46-25), Bryant 11 (5-6), Zobrist 13 (7-6), Szczur 6 (4-2), Coghlan 3 (1-2), Soler 1 (1-0), Almora Jr. 1 (1-0) P Arrieta 21 (13-8), Lester 21 (15-6), Lackey 21 (11-10), Hammel 21 (13-8), Hendricks 20 (12-8), Warren 1 (0-1), Matusz 1 (1-0) DH Soler 2 (2-0), Fowler 1 (0-1), Bryant 1 (0-1) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING TOTAL CUBS OPP OUTFIELD ASSISTS (14) Heyward (4), Fowler (3), Bryant (3), Soler (1), Almora Jr. (1), Zobrist (1), Contreras (1)

5 Cubs Pitching AUGUST 3, 2016 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers Relievers Season Totals / CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Aroldis Chapman 8/2 vs. MIA-S 1.0,0,0,0,0,1 CLE (7-6, 11 inn.) 8/2/16 vs. MIA (3-2) NYY 2/3 5/4 3/2 Carl Edwards, Jr. 7/31 vs. SEA 2.0,0,0,0,0,5 N/A N/A MIL 0/0 15/11 11/4 Mike Montgomery 7/31 vs. SEA 1.0,2,0,0,0,2 KC (8-5) N/A 7/1/16 vs. BAL 0/0 4/2 2/2 Joe Nathan 7/31 vs. SEA 0.0,0,0,0,2,0 MIL (6-5) 4/6/15 vs. MIN (4-0) 7/15/11 vs. KC 0/0 3/1 0/0 Hector Rondon 8/2 vs. MIA-H 1.0,2,0,0,0,1 7/31/16 vs. SEA (7-6, 12 inn) MIL (6-5) 8/2/16 vs. MIA 18/22 43/35 7/1 Joe Smith 7/30 vs. BOS 1.1,0,0,0,0,1 SEA (7-6) TEX (2-0) 7/30/16 vs. BOS 0/0 0/0 0/0 Pedro Strop 8/2 vs. MIA-H 0.2,3,2,1,0,2 PIT (6-5) 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) 8/2/16 vs. MIA 0/4 46/33 21/6 Travis Wood 8/2 vs. MIA-H 0.1,0,0,0,0,0 MIL (2-1, 13) MIL (3-1) 8/2/16 vs. MIA 0/0 53/38 30/ SEASON TOTALS 21/32 (.656) 325/226 (.695) 165/46 (.279) #54 AROLDIS CHAPMAN - LHP (0-0, 1.93 ERA, 2 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 22-20, 168 SV MOST IP, 2016: 2.1, CLE MOST IP, CAREER: 2.1, CLE LAST WIN: CLE (7-6, 11 inn.) LAST SV: 8/2/16 vs. MIA (3-2) Aroldis was acquired by the Cubs from the Yankees in a five-player deal on July 25 went 3-0 with 20 saves and a 2.01 ERA (7 ER/31.1 IP) in 31 relief appearances with the Yankees this season, striking out 44 hitters and walking just eight. Earned his second save with Cubs (22nd overall this season) on August 2 vs. Miami. Recorded his first-career save as a Cubs on July 28 vs. White Sox (1.1 IP). Has converted 41-straight saves against N.L. Central foes dating back to August of 2013, posting a 0.43 ERA (3 ER/62.2 IP) with 121 strikeouts during the stretch. Has exceeded 30 saves in each of the last four seasons. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (0-0, 1.62 ERA, 0 SV, 2 Holds) CAREER: 0-0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2016: 2.0 (2x), last 7/31 vs. SEA MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (2x), last 7/31/16 vs. SEA LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: N/A Joined the Cubs for the second time this season, June 20, as he served as the club s 26th man for a doubleheader on May 11 vs. San Diego (did not appear in a game) has not allowed a run in 12 of his 15 games, striking out 22 and walking just five (16.2 IP). Struck out a career-high five hitters in 2.0-scoreless innings on July 31 vs. Seattle. Earned his first career hold July 10 in Pittsburgh, tossing a scoreless eighth frame. Is 1-1 with one save and a 4.26 ERA (12 ER/25.1 IP) in 24 games with Iowa (35 SO). #38 MIKE MONTGOMERY LHP (0-1, 7.36 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 7-11, 0 SV MOST IP, 2016: 6.1, KC (w/sea) MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x), last SD LAST WIN: KC (8-5) LAST SV: N/A Mike was acquired by the Cubs in a four-player deal from Seattle on July 20 went 3-4 with a 2.34 ERA (16 ER/61.2 IP) in 32 appearances with Seattle this season struck out 54 batters and walked only 18 in 61.2 innings. Fanned two in a scoreless ninth inning of work on July 31 vs. Seattle. Took the loss July 25 at White Sox, allowing a run in the bottom of the ninth. Was originally selected by Kansas City in the supplemental first round (36th overall) of the 2008 Draft out of high school. #36 JOE NATHAN RHP (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 63-34, 377 SV MOST IP, 2016: 1.0, MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 8.0 (3x), last 7/5/00 vs. COL LAST WIN: MIL (6-5) LAST SV: 4/6/15 vs. MIN (4-0) Signed with the Cubs in May and was placed on the 60-day D.L. while recovering from Tommy John surgery that took place in April, went 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA (4 ER/9.1 IP) in 11 rehab relief appearances between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa. Didn t retire a batter and walked two in his Wrigley Field debut, July 31 vs. Seattle. Earned the win in his Cubs debut on July 24, striking out the side in a scoreless sixth inning was his first win since September 23, 2014 vs. White Sox (w/detroit). His 377 saves are eighth most in major league history. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (2-2, 1.70 ERA, 18 SV, 4 Holds) CAREER: 14-11, 78 SV MOST IP, 2016: 2.0, 7/31 vs. SEA MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (17x) last, 7/31/16 vs. SEA LAST WIN: 7/31/16 vs. SEA (7-6, 12 inn.) LAST SV: MIL (6-5) Has converted 18 of 22 save opportunities and fanned 51 of 155 batters faced while allowing just five walks this season has allowed four homers in 42.1 innings. Recorded his fourth hold of the season on August 2 vs. Miami (1.0 IP, 2 H, SO). July 31, tossed 2.0-scoreless innings to earn the win in Chicago s 7-6, 13-inning win. Recorded the save July 24 in Milwaukee despite allowing a solo homer in the ninth. Converted a career-high 22-straight saves from August 14, 2015-June 6, 2016 it s tied for the second-longest streak in franchise history (Joe Borowski, ). #30 JOE SMITH RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Hold) CAREER: 40-27, 29 SV MOST IP, 2016: 2.0 (2x), last MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.2, DET LAST WIN: SEA (7-6) LAST SV: TEX (2-0) Joe was acquired by the Cubs from the Angels on August 1 for a minor league player went 1-4 with six holds, six saves and a 3.82 ERA (16 ER/37.2 IP) in 38 relief appearances with the Angels this season. Has not allowed a run in his last 7.2 innings of relief (eight games). Has surrendered just four home runs in 37.2 innings this season (38 games). #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (2-2, 2.79 ERA, 0 SV, 20 Holds) CAREER: 15-19, 9 SV MOST IP, 2016: 2.0, MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (10x) last, MIL LAST WIN: PIT (6-5) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has walked 13 and struck out 54 in 47 outings, spanning 42.1 innings opponent is batting.168 (25-for-149) off him leads the team with 20 holds. Allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits in 0.2 innings, August 2 vs. Miami. Recorded his 19th hold on July 28 vs. White Sox, tossing a scoreless seventh. Earned his second win of the season on July 10 in Pittsburgh. Played left field in the 15th inning June 28 in Cincinnati. #37 TRAVIS WOOD LHP (3-0, 2.68 ERA, 0 SV, 11 Holds) CAREER: 42-52, 4 SV MOST IP, 2016: 4.0, 5/30 vs. LAD MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 PHI LAST WIN: 4/30/16 vs. LAD (2-0) LAST SV: MIL (3-1) Has appeared in 53 games this season, holding the opponent scoreless in 42 has walked 19, struck out 35 and held the opposition to a.184 average (29-for-158) with six homers has stranded 27 of 30 inherited runners this season. July 31, pitched in the sixth and eighth innings while playing left field in the seventh and eighth recorded his first-career outfield putout in the seventh tossed 1.1 innings of relief while stranding three total runners. June 28, played left field in the 13th inning, pitched and played left in the 14th inning and closed out Chicago s 7-2 win with a perfect 15th inning. Tossed a career-high 4.0-scoreless innings May 30 vs. Dodgers earned his third win tossed 43 pitches, becoming the first Cub reliever since Glendon Rusch on August 10, 2004 vs. Padres to throw 43 or less pitches to finish 4.0 frames. Is in his fifth season with the Cubs, and is the longest tenured Cub having made his debut in May of 2012, a little more than a month ahead of Anthony Rizzo CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 16, Largest Winning Margin... 11, NYM 6, 7/31 vs. SEA (down 6-0, won 7-6)... Largest Come Behind W... 3, 6/30@NYM (down 3-0, won 4-3) 16, CIN... Most Runs... 14, NYM 6 (4x), last 7/29 vs. SEA (6th)... Most Runs, Inn (2x), last NYM (2nd) 18, CIN... Most Hits... 22, NYM 6 (4x), last MIA (1st)... Most Hits, Inn.... 8, NYM (2nd) 1, 5/31 vs. LAD... Fewest Hits...0, CIN 5 (3x), last CIN... Most Home Runs... 5 (2x), last NYM 3, 7/5 vs. CIN (3rd)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 3, CIN (6th) 5 (3x), last PIT... Most Doubles... 4, 7/5 vs. CIN 2, AZ... Most Triples... 1 (4x), last 5/7 vs. WSH 9, CIN... Most Extra-Base Hits... 8, NYM 11 (2x) last 6/17 vs. PIT... Most BBs By Batters... 10, 5/8 vs. WSH 18, 6/5 vs. ARI... Most Ks By Pitchers (2x), last 7/31 vs. SEA 3, PIT... Most Stolen Bases... 6, MIL 3 (2x), last 6/2 vs. LAD... Most Double Plays Turned... 4, MIL 4 (2x), last ATL... Most Errors Committed... 2 (11x), last CWS 14 (3x), last 6/17 vs. PIT... Most Left On Base... 21, 5/8 vs. WSH Longest Winning Streak: 8 games... 5/2-10 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games... 7/5-9 Most Runs, Both Clubs: AZ (Cubs 14, Arizona 6) Most Hits, Both Clubs: NYM (Cubs 11, Mets 22) Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 7... CIN (Cubs 5, Reds 2) Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: /31 vs. SEA (Cubs 14, Mariners 16) Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: /8 vs. WSH (Cubs 13, Nationals 21) Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: MIL (Cubs 2, Brewers 3) Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 10 games...6/27-7/6 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 4 games... 7/30-current Consecutive Errorless Games: 8 games... 6/1-8 Consecutive Games With An Error: /24-28 Shortest Game, Time: 2:10... MIL Longest Game, Time: 5:00... MIL Most Innings: CIN Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,678, 4/17 vs. COL Largest Road Crowd: 45,565, STL Series Sweeps: 8 (2 G, LAA), (3 G, 4/11-14 vs. CIN), (2 G, 4/26-28 vs. MIL), (3 G, PIT), (4 G, 5/5-8 vs. WSH), (3 G, 5/27-29 vs. PHI), (3 G, 6/17-19 vs. PIT), (2 G, 7/27-28 vs. CWS) BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 16 games, Zobrist... 5/13-30 Most Runs Scored: 4, Bryant (2x)... CIN and CIN Most Hits: 5, Bryant... CIN Most Total Bases: 16, Bryant, single-game franchise record... CIN Most Extra-Base Hits: 5, Bryant... CIN Most Doubles: 2 (12x), last Rizzo... PIT Most Triples: 1 (14x), last Zobrist... 7/31 vs. SEA Most RBI: 6 (3x), last Bryant... CIN Most Stolen Bases: 2, Fowler... PIT Most Walks: 3 (6x), last Russell... NYM Most Strikeouts: 4 (3x), last Rizzo... 7/19 vs. NYM 2-Hit Innings: 1, Zobrist (2nd)... STL PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 9 games, Arrieta...4/4-5/25 Longest Losing Streak: 4, Hammel...6/10-7/1 Complete Game Shutouts: 2, Arrieta & Hendricks... CIN & 8/1 vs. MIA 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 4, last Hendricks... 8/1 vs. MIA Low-Hit Complete Game: 0, Arrieta... CIN Longest Outing, Reliever: 4.0, Wood... 5/30 vs. LAD Most Strikeouts, Starter: 12 (2x), Arrieta & Hendricks... 6/5 vs. ARI & 6/19 vs. PIT Reliever: 5 (2x), Cahill & Edwards Jr.... 7/6 vs. CIN & 7/31 vs. SEA Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, Lackey... STL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 23.0 IP, Arrieta... 4/10-28 Reliever: 8.1 IP, Strop... 7/10-31 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 22, Rondon... 8/14/15-6/6/16 Consecutive Batters Retired: 16, Lester... 5/15 vs. PIT Most Runs Allowed: 10, Hammel... NYM Most Hits Allowed: 9 (4x), last Arrieta... PIT Most Homers Allowed: 5, Hammel... NYM Most Walks Issued: 5 (3x), last Lester... MIL Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 9.0, Arrieta... CIN MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 22 High-Water Mark: 27 (47-20) Losses after Leading: 17 Low-Water Mark: N/A Games Won in Last At-Bat: 7 No. of Times at.500 Mark: N/A Walkoff Wins: 2 (5/8 vs. WSH & 7/31 vs. SEA)