Chicago Cubs (88-68) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (81-75)

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1 Chicago Cubs (88-68) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (81-75) September 26, 2017 Busch Stadium Game No. 157 Road Game No. 79 RHP Jake Arrieta (14-9, 3.43) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (12-11, 3.63) CUBS VS. CARDINALS The Cubs and Cardinals meet for the final time this season, and for the third time at Busch Stadium the Cubs won two of three games at Busch Stadium in April before the Cardinals won two of three here, May Chicago, 10-9 against St. Louis last season, has now won consecutive season series against the Cardinals for the first time since doing so four-straight years from Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Busch Stadium: Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Busch Stadium: All-Time Since 1892:... 1,219-1,160 At Wrigley Field: At Busch Stadium (since 2006): CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (0) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed N/A 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 32 4/4-9/19/17 2. 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 RUNS SCORED SINCE ASB 1. Chicago Cubs Minnesota Twins Cleveland Indians New York Yankees MOST HOME RUNS SINCE ASB, NL 1. Arizona Diamondbacks Chicago Cubs New York Mets Cincinnati Reds MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN Giancarlo Stanton Anthony Rizzo Paul Goldschmidt Nolan Arenado MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs New York Yankees Cleveland Indians Minnesota Twins MOST RBI, LH BATTERS, MLB, Anthony Rizzo, CHI Jake Lamb, AZ Travis Shaw, MIL Charlie Blackmon, COL Nomar Mazara, TEX LOWEST OPP AVG, NL RELIEVERS, Carl Edwards Jr., CHI Josh Hader, MIL Matt Albers, WSH Felipe Rivero, PIT Kenley Jansen, LAD AND THEN IT WAS ONE: Jon Lester tossed six solid innings and the offense scored early and often as the Chicago Cubs last night earned a 10-2 win in St. Louis, securing at least a tie of the N.L. Central title and reducing their magic number to clinch the division outright to one (one Cubs win or one Brewers loss). The Cubs enter play tonight a season-high 20-games over.500 with a seasonhigh 6.0-game lead over the Brewers in the N.L. Central Division. The Cubs have now reached 20-games above.500 for a third-season in a row for the first time since a five-year run from thanks to Ed Hartig. The Cubs entered the All-Star Break with a 5.5-game deficit to the Brewers, but have gained 11.5 games over Milwaukee since then. The Cubs, who reached the NLCS in 2015 and won the World Series last season, are attempting to reach the postseason in three-consecutive campaigns for the first time since WHAT LIES AHEAD: The Cubs are 11-2 in their last 13 games and 19-8 in their last 27 with six games left this four-game series in St. Louis (1-0) completes a 10- game trip that started last week in Tampa Bay (1-1) and continued this past weekend in Milwaukee (3-1) the Cubs return home following this series to close out the regular season with three games vs. Cincinnati starting Friday. The Cubs are vs. the N.L. Central, a.600 winning pct., by far the best intra-divisional record of any N.L. Central team (Brewers are second at 36-34). JAKE THE SNAKE: Jake Arrieta tonight makes his second start since leaving his Sept. 4 outing in Pittsburgh due to a right hamstring injury he threw five strong innings last Thursday (1 ER, ND, in Chicago s 5-3, 10-inning victory in Milwaukee) sitting at 14-9 in 29 starts this season, Arrieta needs one more win to become the first Cubs pitcher to record three-straight 15-win campaigns since Greg Maddux did so in five-consecutive seasons from BRYZZTO?: Kris Bryant last night connected for his 29th homer of the season and the 94th blast of his young career, already tying him for 25th place on the all-time franchise home run list with Dave Kingman. With one more home run, Bryant would record his second 30-homer season by his Age-25 campaign he would be only the second player in franchise history to achieve that accomplishment, joining Ron Santo (1964 and 1965) and Anthony Rizzo (2014 and 2015). JUST WIN, BABY: The Cubs have 288 regular season victories since the start of the 2015 season, marking the winningest three-season span for the franchise in over 100 years the franchise last won more games in a three-season span from (300 victories). The Cubs have secured their third-straight winning campaign dating to 2015 this is just the third stretch of at least three-straight winning campaigns for Chicago in the last 78 seasons starting in 1940 that includes a six-year run from and Chicago is (.675) in August, September and October regular season games since the start of 2015, the top mark in baseball. CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall: At Wrigley Field: On the Road: April: May: June: July August: September: All-Time Since 1876:... 10,799-10,256 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,264-3,741 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: BREAKING UP: The Cubs have a (.662) record since the All-Star Break, the best mark in the N.L. and trailing only the Indians (51-18,.739) Chicago ranks second in the majors with a +115 run differential since the Break, trailing only Cleveland (+167). ROAD WARRIORS: The Cubs have won 24 of their last 35 road games dating to July 2 after starting the campaign in their first 43 road contests overall, the team s road record is the best among N.L. Central division clubs (Milwaukee is second at 38-37). A WALK IN THE PARK: Chicago s 599 walks drawn are second-most in the majors (Dodgers, 625), and the team aims to reach the 600- walk mark for just the eighth time in franchise history last year s club set a franchise mark with 656 free passes. KB AT THE DISH: Per Fangraphs, Kris Bryant leads the National League with a 6.8 WAR this season, trailing only Aaron Judge (7.6) and Jose Altuve (7.4) for tops in the majors Bryant has driven in 14 runs in his last 12 games dating to September 12. Bryant s 110 runs scored rank fourth in the N.L. he s just the 12th Cub since 1913 to record multiple 100-run seasons, and the first since Sammy Sosa did so five times from Bryant leads the team with 94 walks, third-most in the N.L. (teammate Anthony Rizzo is fifth with 90), while Bryants s.411 on-base percentage ranks fourth Bryant is the first Cub ever to reach 25 home runs in each of his first three major league campaigns. RIZZO HE RAKES: Anthony Rizzo has reached 109 RBI this season, fifth-most in the N.L. and most by any left-handed hitter in the majors the 109 RBI tie his career-high done just last season with 101 RBI in 2015 and 109 RBI last season, Rizzo is now just one of nine Cubs all-time with three or more 100-RBI campaigns. Rizzo this season has reached 30 doubles, 30 homers and 100 RBI for the third-straight campaign, this year doing so before Labor Day he s only the fourth Cub ever to reach those thresholds in at least three seasons, joining Hack Wilson (4 times, ), Billy Williams (3 times, 1965, 1970, 1972) and Sammy Sosa (3 times, 1997, ) Rizzo and Wilson are the lone Cubs to do so in at least three-straight seasons. A FINE PAIR OF LEFTIES: Kyle Schwarber on Thursday belted his 29th homer of the season he joins Anthony Rizzo in 2014 (32 HR) as the only Cubs lefty hitters to reach 29 homers in their age 24 or younger season. HOMER HAPPY: Including two more homers last night, Chicago has hit 215 home runs this season, the second-highest single-season total in franchise history Chicago hit a franchise record 235 homers in STARTING STUFF: Cubs starting pitchers have a 3.40 ERA (147 ER/388.2 IP) and have gone in 68 games since the All-Star Break the 33 victories are tied for second-most among major league starting rotations with Washington, trailing only Cleveland (41 wins), while the 3.40 ERA is second behind only Cleveland (2.73). GLOVE LOVE: Anthony Rizzo enters today with a career-high 134-game errorless streak at first base dating to April 25, surpassing Hall of Famer Ernie Banks and his 126-game errorless run at first base spanning seasons as the longest by a Cubs first baseman since at least the live ball era started in 1920 thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. 20-HOMER CLUB: The Cubs have set a franchise mark with six players with at least 20 homers: Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Ian Happ, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Báez the club previously had five players with at least 20 homers in 1958, 2004 and Additionally, the Cubs have set a major league record with five 20-homer seasons by players in their age 25 or younger season (Báez, Bryant, Contreras, Happ, Schwarber) this surpasses the 2007 Brewers and 1979 Expos (four apiece). UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Tue., September 7:15 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP Jake Arrieta (14-9, 3.43) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (12-11, 3.63) Wed., September 6:08 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP John Lackey (11-11, 4.67) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (12-8, 4.00) Thurs., September 6:15 p.m. WGN 670 The Score RHP Kyle Hendricks (7-5, 3.14) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (11-8, 3.47)

2 SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 PAGE 2 Tonight s Cubs Starter #49 RHP Jake Arrieta (14-9, 3.43) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 CUBS CUBS MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS Last Time Out Jake returned to the mound after suffering a right hamstring strain, September 4 at Pittsburgh tossed 5.0 innings of one-run ball in the Cubs extra-inning, 5-3 win at Milwaukee on September 21 allowed five hits, including a solo homer. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left ND 5-3 W (10) Season Jake tonight will make his 30th start of the season, and his 20th on the road will be the first Cubs pitcher to make 20 road starts in a season since Rick Reuschel in 1980 (21 starts) has a 2.90 ERA at home (19 ER/59.0 IP) and a 3.72 ERA (44 ER/106.1 IP) on the road. Named N.L. Pitcher of the Month for August after going 4-1 with a 1.21 ERA (5 ER/37.1 IP) in six starts led all N.L. starters in ERA, tied for first in wins and ranked fourth in innings pitched. Recorded a season-high seven-straight quality starts, July 15-August 18 went 5-1 with a 2.00 ERA (10 ER/45.0 IP) during that stretch. Allowed one or no runs in four-straight starts, August allowed two or fewer runs in nine-straight starts, July 15-August 29, going 6-1 with a 1.59 ERA (10 ER/56.2 IP) during the stretch. Has allowed zero earned runs in five starts this season: his season debut April 4 at St. Louis (6 IP, 1 UER), May 21 vs. Milwaukee (6 IP, 1 UER), July 2 at Cincinnati (7 IP, 0 R), August 24 at Cincinnati (5.2 IP, 1 UER) and August 29 vs. Pittsburgh (6.0 IP, 0 R). Went 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA (8 ER/32.0 IP) in five July starts followed up that month by going 4-1 with a 1.21 ERA (5 ER/37.1 IP) in six August starts. Allowed six or fewer hits in 14-straight starts, May 21-August 2, the third-longest stretch of his career. Has pitched a season-high 7.0 innings four times: April 9 at Milwaukee, June 22 at Miami, July 2 at Cincinnati and August 2 vs. Arizona. Allowing a.276 BABIP had a.247 BABIP in 2015 and a.242 BABIP last year. Is allowing home runs at a rate of 1.14 HR/9 this season, above his career average of 0.83 HR/9... surrendered just 0.55 homers per nine innings from , the third-lowest rate in the majors. Struck out a season-high 10 batters, April 9 at Milwaukee. Made his season debut April 4 at the Cardinals, allowing zero earned runs in 6.0 innings in the Cubs 2-1 victory. Career vs. St. Louis Jake tonight makes his 17th-career start against St. Louis his 2.06 ERA (22 ER/96.0 IP) is the lowest among active pitchers with at least 10 starts vs. St. Louis has tossed two quality starts vs. the Cards this season and reached 6.0 IP in all three starts. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career vs. Cardinals Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Carpenter ( ) Garcia ( ) Pham ( ) DeJong ( ) Grichuk ( ) Piscotty ( ) Diaz ( ) Gyorko ( ) Rosario ( ) Fowler ( ) Kelly ( ) Sierra ( ) Fryer ( ) Molina ( ) Wong ( ) Career Notes Jake has gone with a 2015 Cy Young Award, six complete games, five shutouts, two no-hitters and a 3.56 ERA (458 ER/ IP) in 196 career games (190 starts) in eight big league seasons with Baltimore ( ) and the Cubs ( ). Fanned his 1,000th career batter (Trea Turner), June 27 at Washington. Jake has made 127 career starts for the Cubs since joining the Cubs in July of 2013, Jake has gone with six complete games, five shutouts, two no-hitters and a 2.71 ERA (241 ER/800.0 IP). Has fanned a Cubs franchise-record 53 batters in the postseason and is tied for the franchise lead with seven postseason starts... overall has gone 4-2 with a 3.64 ERA (17 ER/42.0 IP) in postseason play. Since the beginning of 2015, he has gone with a 2.68 ERA (176 ER/591.2 IP), a pair of no-hitters and a.201 opposing batting average his 54 wins are the best in the majors in that span, his 2.68 ERA ranks second and his.202 opponent average is the third-lowest. Was named the N.L. Pitcher of the Month in three-consecutive months beginning in August 2015 is the first N.L. pitcher to accomplish the feat and third major leaguer overall, joining Pedro Martinez (April-June, 1999) and Johan Santana (July- September, 2004). Since the beginning of the 2014 season, Jake is in the top two among all pitchers in hits per nine innings (6.57), batting average against (.202) and ERA (2.65). Has a 2.31 ERA (97 ER/378.1 IP) in his career at Wrigley Field, the seventh-lowest ERA in Wrigley Field history his.182 opponent batting average at Wrigley Field is the second-best mark in ballpark history Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. W, Only run allowed was unearned 2. W, th-career double-digit strikeout game 3. 4/15 PIT ND, 8-7 L Left in line for the win 4. W, First no-walk start since 4/10/ L, Ended streak of 72-consecutive starts with at least 5.0 IP APRIL: 3-1, 4.66 ERA (5 starts) /3 PHI W, Season-low 85 pitches L, , 1 on Tied his career-high for runs allowed 8. L, Second-straight defeat; third-straight start with 85 pitches 9. 5/21 MIL W, Snapped streak of seven-straight starts w/ three ER allowed 10. L, First start at Dodger Stadium since LAD, 8/30/ ND, 2-1 L Third-straight start with five hits allowed MAY: 2-3, 4.54 ERA (6 starts) /6 MIA W, , 1 on Fifth-straight start of at least 6.0 IP 13. 6/11 COL ND, 7-5 W , 2 on Allowed zero runs in first 4.0 innings 14. L, , 3 on Second-straight start of less than 5.0 IP 15. W, First 7.0 IP/1 or fewer ER start since 9/23/16 vs. STL 16. L, , 2 on Fanned 1000th career batter JUNE: 2-2, 4.85 ERA (5 starts) W, First scoreless start of the season 18. 7/8 PIT L, , 2 on Allowed three runs in the sixth inning 19. W, , 2 on Facing his former team 20. 7/21 STL ND, 11-4 L th-straight start allowing six or fewer hits 21. W, Took a no-hitter into the fifth inning JULY: 3-1, 2.25 ERA (5 starts) /2 ARI L, Allowed a two-rbi double in the sixth inning 23. W, , 1 on Had shutout through 5.0 innings 24. W, Sixth-straight quality start 25. 8/18 TOR W, , 2 on Allowed just a first inning run 26. ND, 4-2 L , 3 on Left in line for the win 27. 8/29 PIT W, Fourth-straight win AUGUST: 4-1, 1.21 ERA (6 starts) L, Left in third inning with right hamstring strain 29. ND, 5-3 W (10) First start since hamstring strain on September 4 At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS Career LAST HIT: 8/18/17 vs. Toronto (single off Aaron Loup) at-bats since then 7 HOME RUNS: 5 7/12/15 vs. Chicago (A.L.) solo homer off Jose Quintana; 9/27/15 vs. Pittsburgh solo homer off A.J. Burnett; Arizona two-run homer off Shelby Miller; Cincinnati solo homer off Michael Lorenzen; Pittsburgh two-run homer off Ivan Nova MOST HITS: 2 (5x) last, Miami MOST RBI: 2 (3x) last, Pittsburgh Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 8/29/17 vs. PIT, 4-1 (6.0,2,0,0,2,4) Last Loss: PIT, 12-0 (2.1,4,3,3,1,4) Last CG/SHO: CIN, 16-0 (9.0,0,0,0,4,6) No-Hitters: LAD, 2-0 (9.0,0,0,0,1,12) & CIN, 16-0 (9.0,0,0,0,4,6) Most Strikeouts: 13 9/16/14 vs. CIN also has two 12-K games, four 11-K games and six 10-K games (13 total double digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 13 COL Most Runs Allowed: 9 (3x) last, COL Longest Winning Streak: 20 games 8/4/15-5/25/16 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games 5/8-6/8/12 Wednesday s Starter at St. Louis RHP John Lackey (11-11, 4.67) John tomorrow will make his 30th start of the season, reaching the mark for the ninth time in his career in his last start, September 22 at Milwaukee, he allowed three runs in 4.0 innings in the Cubs 5-4, 10-inning triumph. Has gone 2-1 with a 2.64 ERA (13 ER/44.1 IP) in seven-career starts vs. the Cardinals is 1-0 with a 3.57 ERA (7 ER/17.2 IP) in three starts this season. Is 6-2 with a 3.88 ERA (28 ER/65.0 IP) in 12 starts since the All-Star Break the Cubs are 11-2 in his last 13 starts.

3 #5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.297, 7 HR, 45 RBI) Road Trip:.231 (3-13), SAC Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 16 Last HR: 9/13/17 vs. NYM (Kevin McGowan) Career Bests: H 3 (5x), last 9/16/17 vs. STL; RBI 6, last 9/13/17 vs. NYM; R 2 (6x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Albert has gone 11-for-25 (.440) with five XBH and 10 RBI in his last 12 games with an at-bat tied a career-high with three hits and drove in two runs Sept. 16 collected a career-high six RBI Sept. 13 in just two at-bats off the bench (3- RBI 3B and 3-RBI HR) is hitting.352 (32-for-91) with three homers and 22 RBI in his last 42 games since August 7 is batting.350 (14-for-40) with 10 RBI as a pinch-hitter the Cubs are when he starts in CF is batting.345 (38-for-110) off lefties is 29-for-94 (.309) in his last 25 starts. #13 ALEX AVILA C (.247, 3 HR, 17 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-4), BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 19 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 reached safely in five-straight starts stroked a game-winning, two-out RBI triple Sept. 6 in the ninth to lead the Cubs to the 1-0 win has 17 RBI in his last 30 games, hitting safely in 17 of those contests batting.263 (20-for- 76) with two homers and 15 RBI in his last 28 games since August 11 between Detroit and Chicago, hitting.273 (73- for-267) vs. righties and.216 (8-for-37) vs. lefties drove in a season-high tying three runs August 17 vs. Cincinnati. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.273, 23 HR, 75 RBI) Road Trip:.350 (7-20) HR, 2B, 5 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB Current Streak: One Game (2-4) Multi-Hit Games (36): 2-hit (29), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 30 Last HR: STL (Luke Weaver) Career Bests: H 4 (4x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM; RBI 6, PIT; R 3 (3x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Javy last night slugged a three-run homer, increasing his career bests to 23 homers and 75 RBI on Thursday in Milwaukee tied the game with two outs in the ninth, delivering a RBI single tied career-highs with four hits and three runs Sept. 13 his 126 hits this season are a career-high is batting.292 (50-for-171) with nine homers and 32 RBI in his last 50 games starting August 3 scored a career-high tying three runs August 30 vs. Pittsburgh and stole home, becoming the first Cubs player to accomplish the feat since Starlin Castro in 2010 had 25 RBI in August, his most ever in a calendar month homered four times in a six-game span, August #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.297, 29 HR, 73 RBI) Road Trip:.476 (10-21) 2 HR, 2B, 6 RBI, 6 R, 5 BB, SF Current Streak: 5 Games (10-18) Multi-Hit Games (40): 2-hit (22), 3-hit (16), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 14; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 31 Last HR: STL (Luke Weaver) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last CIN; R 4 (6x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Kris leads the N.L. with a 6.8 WAR last night went 3-for-4 with a solo homer was his 40th multi-hit game of the season Sunday in Milwaukee delivered a game-winning RBI double and reached base three times Thursday in Milwaukee belted a game-winning two-run homer in the 10th is 20-for-47 (.426) with four homers, 15 runs and 14 RBI in his last 12 games notched three hits and scored four runs Sept. 13 after hitting a three-run homer and collecting a season-high tying four RBI Sept. 12 had his streak of 34-straight starts reaching base snapped on Sept. 10 batted.343 (35-for-102) with a.457 OBP in August scored a run in a career-high-tying six-straight games, August leads the club in runs (110), walks (94) and OPS (.954) his.411 OBP is 26 points higher than his.385 OBP during his 2016 MVP season. Has two season-high 11-game hitting streaks: April (17-for-45/.378) and August 3-14 (20-for-43/.465). #20 VICTOR CARATINI C (.240, 1 HR, 2 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-0) Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 1 Last HR: MIL (Zach Davies) Career Bests: H 3 (2x), last 8/18/17 vs. TOR; RBI 1 (2x), last MIL; R 1 (4x), last 8/18/17 vs. TOR Victor was recalled from Triple-A Iowa Sept. 1 for his third stint with the team made the start at first base Sept. 5 has two three-hit games this season hit a game-winning solo homer July 30 at Milwaukee batted.342 (100-for- 292) with 27 doubles, three triples, 10 homers and 61 RBI in 83 games for Iowa named a PCL mid-season All-Star. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.275, 21 HR, 73 RBI) Road Trip:.217 (5-23) 2B, 2 R, 2 BB Current Streak: 3 Games (4-13) Multi-Hit Games (23): 2-hit (16), 3-hit (6), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 19; GW RBI 10; 2-Out RBI 28 Last HR: 8/6/17 vs. WSH (Erick Fedde) Career Bests: H 4, BAL; RBI 6, 8/3/17 vs. ARI; R 3, CIN Willson has batted.281 (9-for-32) with a.425 OBP in 12 games since returning from the D.L. was 2-for-4 with a run and stolen base Sunday was ejected Sept. 16 in the fifth inning (arguing balls/strikes) drove in three runs Sept. 13, all with the bases loaded was activated Sept. 10 after missing 28 games with a right hamstring strain suffered August 9 at San Francisco has three-career multi-homer games, all this season notched his first-career four-hit game July 16 in Baltimore is batting.306 (45-for-147) with 13 homers in the clean-up spot this year. #43 TAYLOR DAVIS C (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-0) Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: N/A Career Bests: H 1, 9/14/17 vs. NYM; RBI ---; R --- Taylor collected his first hit Sept. 14 in his first major league start made his major league debut Sept. 8, going 0-for- 1 as a pinch-hitter was selected from Triple-A Iowa Sept. 5 batted.297 (106-for-357) with six home runs and 62 RBI in 102 games with Iowa this year had a.357 on-base percentage and a.429 slugging percentage. #15 MIKE FREEMAN INF (.133, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Road Trip:.500 (1-2) 2B, R, BB Current Streak: One Game (1-2) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 4/12/17 vs. HOU (Mike Fiers) Career Bests: H 2 (3x), last 4/12/17 vs. HOU; RBI 1 (2x), last 4/12/17 vs. HOU; R 1 (4x), last 4/16/17 vs. TEX Mike was selected from Triple-A Iowa Sept 1. and made his Cubs debut Sept. 3 Wednesday was 1-for-2 with a run and double made his first start as a Cub Sept 4. at shortstop, and went 1-for-2, snapping an 0-for-33 skid covering 19 games has been in the Mariners and Dodgers organizations this year and spent most of the campaign at Triple-A. #8 IAN HAPP INF/OF (.253, 22 HR, 63 RBI) Road Trip:.308 (4-13) 2B, RBI, 4 R, BB Current Streak: One Game (2-3) Multi-Hit Games (20): 2-hit (16), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 12; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 26 Last HR: 9/12/17 vs. NYM (Josh Smoker) Career Bests: H 4, MIA; RBI 4 (4x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT; R 2 (7x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT Ian had an RBI in five-straight games, Sept Saturday, was 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, walk and two runs ranks fifth all-time among Cubs rookies with 22 HR went 3-for-5 with a homer and career-high tying four RBI August 30 became the fastest player in Cubs history to 20 homers (89th game) 26 of his 63 RBI have come with 2 outs 41 of 88 hits have been for XB (17 2B, 2 3B, 22 HR) has started games in CF (39), RF (7), LF (11) and 2B (28). August 17, recorded his third career multi-homer effort belted his first pinch homer August 13 in Arizona. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.259, 10 HR, 55 RBI) Road Trip:.188 (3-16) 2B, RBI, R, 3 BB, SAC Current Streak: One Game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (23): 2-hit (19), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 9; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 30 Last HR: 9/14/17 vs. NYM (Paul Sewald) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (9x), last 9/14/17 vs. NYM; R 4, CHI Jason drove in the game-winning run Sept. 17 with a RBI single in the seventh had three hits tied a season-high with four RBI Sept. 14, including a three-run homer went 10-for-28 (.357) with five RBI in an eight-game stretch, August hitting.272 (31-for-114) vs. lefties and.254 (78-for-307) vs. righties has made 100 starts in right field (Cubs are 60-40,.600 in those games) and 12 in center field. 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 (.293, 2 HR, 33 RBI) Road Trip:.379 (11-29) 2 2B, 4 RBI, 6 R, BB, SAC Current Streak: 6 games (11-25,.440) Multi-Hit Games (25): 2-hit (20), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 17 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 has hit safely in his last six games with multi-hits in five of them was 2-for-4 with a go-ahead RBI in the 10th Saturday Friday night singled in a 15-pitch AB tied a season-high with four hits August 31, including his third triple of the season has reached base multiple times 19 times in his last 36 starts batting.398 (33-for-83) in the eighth inning and later. SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. CARDINALS RHP CARLOS MARTINEZ Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Willson Contreras Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS AT BUSCH STADIUM Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Victor Caratini Willson Contreras Mike Freeman Jon Jay Ian Happ Jason Heyward Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Victor Caratini Willson Contreras Taylor Davis Mike Freeman Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Victor Caratini Willson Contreras Taylor Davis Mike Freeman Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Victor Caratini Willson Contreras Taylor Davis Mike Freeman Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Victor Caratini Willson Contreras Continued on Page 4

4 SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 PAGE 4 #2 TOMMY LA STELLA INF (.279, 5 HR, 19 RBI) Road Trip: (1-1) 2 RBI, BB Current Streak: One Game (1-1) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 7 Last HR: 8/16/17 vs. BAL (Richard Bleier) Career Bests: H 3 (9x), last PHI; RBI 4, PHI; R 3, CIN Tommy s.488 OBP as a pinch-hitter is second-best in baseball (STL s Jose Martinez,.533) Friday night drew a gamewinning bases loaded walk in the 10th August 26 set career marks with his first career multi-homer game and four RBI, going 3-for-5 dating to July 9 he is 17-for-58 (.293) with 11 walks (.400 OBP) in his last 33 major league games. #24 LEONYS MARTÍN INF (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-2) BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 8/29/17 vs. PIT (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last LAA; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/18/14 vs. CWS; R 3 (7x), last HOU Leonys hit a RBI double Sept. 9, his first hit/rbi with the Cubs made his Cubs debut as a pitcher Sept. 4 in the eighth inning (0.2 IP, 0 ER) was acquired by Seattle Aug. 31 and added to the active roster Sept. 2 has played in seven major league seasons with Texas ( ), Seattle ( ) and the Cubs, and tallied 115 stolen bases. #7 RENÉ RIVERA C (.251, 9 HR, 32 RBI) Road Trip:.500 (1-2) 2B Current Streak: 1 game (1-2) Multi-Hit Games (13): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: 9/2/17 vs. ATL (Lucas Sims) Career Bests: H 3 (12x), last ATL; RBI 5, SF; R 2 (11x), last SF Rene on Wednesday was 1-for-2 with a double collected two doubles, two runs and two RBI Sept. 13 is batting.351 (13-for-37) with five doubles and nine RBI with the Cubs hit his first-career grand slam and first homer with the Cubs Sept. 2 was claimed off waivers from the Mets on August 19. #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.276, 32 HR, 109 RBI) Road Trip:.179 (5-28) 3B, 2B, 3 RBI, R, 4 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (42): 2-hit (31), 3-hit (11), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 21; GW RBI 11; 2-Out RBI 31 Last HR: 9/14/17 vs. NYM (Seth Lugo) Career Bests: H 4 (8x), last SD; RBI 6 (3x) last, ARI; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony Sunday delivered a two-run double to give him 109 RBI on the season, tying his career high done last season tied his career-high with 32 homers this season is hitting.329 (47-for-143) with 12 doubles, six homers, 38 RBI and a OPS in his last 39 games since August 14 has 90 walks and 87 strikeouts this season was 2-for-4 with a walk Friday and was 2-for-5 with a RBI and a triple Thursday scored the game-winning run Sept. 17 reached three times drew a career-high tying four walks Sept. 13, including twice with the bases loaded #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.243, 11 HR, 40 RBI) Road Trip:.190 (4-21) 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB Current Streak: One Game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (3) GA RBI 9; GW RBI 8; 2-Out RBI 20 Last HR: 9/16/17 vs. STL (Tyler Lyons) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last ATL; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/19/17 vs. MIL; R 3 (5x), last BAL Addison was activated from the 10-day disabled list Sept. 16 and hit his first-career pinch-hit homer was 1-for-1 and tied career-high with three walks on Sept. 17 had been out since August 4 due to a right foot sprain and plantar fasciitis appeared in one rehab game with Triple-A Iowa August 28. #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.207, 29 HR, 54 RBI) Road Trip:.200 (2-10) 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, SB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (13), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 14; GW RBI 10; 2-Out RBI 21 Last HR: MIL (Zach Davies) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last CIN; RBI 4 (5x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT; R 3 (4x), last PHI -2 Kyle on Friday night stole his first base since 2015 homered in three-straight starts through Thursday has hit five homers in his last 11 games is 9-for-29 (.310) in that stretch has hit.250 (46-for-184) with 17 homers and a.907 OPS since returning from Iowa, July 6 notched his fifth-career multi-homer game and second this year Aug. 30, driving in four runs has made 97 starts in left field, and appeared at catcher (4 G) and first base (1 G). #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.238, 10 HR, 49 RBI) Road Trip:.238 (5-21) HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB Current Streak: 2 Games (4-8) Multi-Hit Games (24): 2-hit (21), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 9; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: MIL (Chase Anderson) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, MIN; R 4 (5x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Ben Sunday hit a two-run homer and finished 2-for-4 Friday night delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth... reached a season-high five times and scored a career-high tying four runs Sept. 13 reached four times on Sept. 12, going 2-for-3 with two walks and a RBI is hitting.262 (54-for-206) with a.343 OBP since the Break after hitting.214 (45-for-210) with a.307 OBP in the first half has made 39 starts in the leadoff spot this season (Cubs are in those games), hitting.255 (40-for-157) with eight doubles, two triples, five homers and 19 RBI from the top spot. 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: Addison Russell, 9/16/17 vs. St. Louis (Tyler Lyons) 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 (15): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT, 5/21 vs. MIL & 7/7 vs. PIT; Contreras, STL, 8/3 vs. ARI & 8/6 vs. WSH; La Stella, PHI Rizzo, 5/24 vs. SF, 8/1 vs. ARI & PHI; Happ, 6/4 vs. STL, CIN & 8/17 vs. CIN; Schwarber, CWS & 8/30 vs. PIT 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (6): Contreras, CIN; Baez, 5/18 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 6/3 vs. STL, Happ, NYM; Rizzo, 8/16 vs. CIN; Rivera, 9/2 vs. ATL 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (3): Rizzo, 4/21-23 & 7/15-17 Pinch-Homers (5): Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Jay, 7/5 vs. TB; Happ, ARI; Zobrist, PHI; Russell, 9/16 vs. STL Back-to-Back Homers (9): 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 & PHI 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, NYM & 6/20 vs. SD; Contreras, WASH Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Avila 4/ % (93 ER/193.0 IP) Caratini 1/7 14.3% (19 ER/71.2 IP) Contreras 19/ % (347 ER/802.1 IP) Davis 0/2 0.0% (5 ER/3.0 IP) Montero 0/31 0.0% (104 ER/215.1 IP) Rivera 2/7 28.6% (50 ER/100.0 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% (3 ER/7.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (11): Hendricks (6), Arrieta, Lester, Montgomery, Quintana (2) CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Taylor Davis Mike Freeman Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (7) Alex Avila (3) Javier Baez (23) Kris Bryant (29) Victor Caratini (1) Willson Contreras (21) Taylor Davis (0) Mike Freeman (1) Ian Happ (22) Jason Heyward (10) Jon Jay (2) Tommy La Stella (5) Leonys Martin (3) Rene Rivera (9) Anthony Rizzo (32) Addison Russell (11) Kyle Schwarber (29) Ben Zobrist (11) CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2017 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Albert Almora Jr. (12) Alex Avila (5) Javier Baez (21) Kris Bryant (16) Victor Caratini (0) Willson Contreras (23) Taylor Davis (0) Mike Freeman (0) Ian Happ (15) Jason Heyward (15) Jon Jay (3) Tommy La Stella (3) Leonys Martin (2) Rene Rivera (6) Anthony Rizzo (32) Addison Russell (8) Kyle Schwarber (10) Ben Zobrist (11) HOME RUNS IN Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (215) Opponents (190) CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Jay 49 (28-21), Zobrist 39 (25-14), Schwarber 36 (17-19), Rizzo 13 (6-7), Happ 7 (4-3), Heyward 4 (2-2), Almora Jr. 3 (2-1), Baez 2 (1-1), Contreras 2 (2-0), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 106 (60-46), Schwarber 22 (13-9), Happ 10 (5-5), La Stella 7 (4-3), Almora 5 (1-4), Zobrist 3 (2-1), Jay 2 (2-0), Rizzo 1 (1-0) 3 Rizzo 105 (60-45), Bryant 38 (21-17), Contreras 4 (4-0), Happ 4 (0-4), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Zobrist 2 (2-0) 4 Zobrist 46 (22-24), Contreras 39 (26-13), Rizzo 32 (19-13), Russell 15 (9-6), Happ 14 (8-6), Candelario 3 (1-2), Montero 2 (0-2), Heyward 2 (2-0), Avila 1 (1-0), Bryant 1 (0-1), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 5 Happ 30 (18-12), Russell 28 (14-14), Schwarber 26 (19-7), Heyward 19 (10-9), Zobrist 10 (6-4), Contreras 9 (6-3), Montero 8 (1-7), Almora 7 (4-3), Avila 6 (4-2), Jay 3 (0-3), La Stella 3 (1-2), Baez 3 (2-1), Candelario 2 (2-0), Caratini 2 (1-1) 6 Heyward 33 (16-17), Baez 19 (9-10), Contreras 18 (6-12), Almora Jr. 17 (12-5), Happ 15 (10-5), Russell 14 (10-4), Avila 13 (9-4), Schwarber 8 (5-3), La Stella 7 (3-4), Montero 4 (4-0), Jay 3 (1-2), Candelario 2 (2-0), Caratini 2 (1-1), Zobrist 1 (0-1) 7 Heyward 54 (35-19), Baez 40 (20-20), Contreras 20 (7-13), Montero 13 (8-5), Russell 9 (5-4), Almora 7 (5-2), Jay 3 (2-1), La Stella 3 (2-1), Happ 2 (1-1), Schwarber 2 (1-1), Caratini 2 (1-1), Rivera 1 (1-0) 8 Baez 49 (32-17), Russell 20 (12-8), Lester 12 (6-6), Lackey 11 (5-6), Arrieta 10 (6-4), Rivera 9 (4-5), Hendricks 7 (5-2), Almora 7 (2-5), Butler 6 (4-2), Anderson 5 (2-3), Montgomery 4 (1-3), Jay 4 (3-1), Happ 3 (1-2), Avila 2 (0-2), Caratini 2 (2-0), Montero 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1), Zagunis 1 (1-0), Freeman 1 (0-1), Davis 1 (1-0) 9 Jay 21 (10-11), Almora 19 (12-7), Lackey 17 (12-5), Lester 17 (11-6), Arrieta 16 (8-8), Hendricks 15 (6-9), Quintana 12 (8-4), Baez 11 (5-6), Montgomery 7 (3-4), Quintana 6 (3-3), Schwarber 6 (3-3), Butler 5 (2-3), Zagunis 3 (2-1), Russell 2 (2-0), Anderson 1 (1-0), Szczur (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Caratini 1 (1-0), Tseng 1 (1-0) C Contreras 88 (49-39), Montero 28 (14-14), Avila 22 (14-8), Rivera 10 (5-5), Caratini 7 (5-2), Davis 1 (1-0) 1B Rizzo 151 (86-65), Caratini 2 (1-1), Bryant 1 (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Contreras 1 (0-1) 2B Zobrist 64 (38-26), Baez 53 (31-22), Happ 28 (13-15), La Stella 11 (6-5) 3B Bryant 136 (77-59), La Stella 9 (4-5), Candelario 7 (5-2), Baez 4 (2-2) SS Russell 88 (52-36), Baez 67 (36-31), Freeman 1 (0-1) LF Schwarber 97 (53-44), Jay 32 (17-15), Happ 11 (8-3), Zobrist 11 (7-4), Contreras 3 (2-1), Bryant 2 (1-1) CF Almora Jr. 65 (38-27), Happ 39 (24-15), Jay 39 (21-18), Heyward 12 (5-7) RF Heyward 100 (60-40), Zobrist 26 (12-14), Jay 11 (7-4), Happ 7 (2-5), Bryant 6 (2-4), Zagunis 4 (3-1), Szczur 2 (2-0) P Lester 31 (18-13), Arrieta 29 (16-13), Lackey 29 (18-11), Hendricks 23 (11-12), Montgomery 13 (6-7), Quintana 13 (9-4), Butler 11 (6-5), Anderson 6 (3-3), Tseng 1 (1-0) DH Schwarber 8 (6-2), Jay 2 (1-1) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING TOTAL CUBS OPP OUTFIELD ASSISTS (23) Kyle Schwarber (7), Jason Heyward (6), Albert Almora (4), Jon Jay (3), Ian Happ (3)

5 Cubs Pitching SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers Relievers SEASON TOTALS /37 1, , ,378 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis MIL-BS,L 1.1,3,3,3,0,3 MIL TB CLE 32/33 57/42 5/2 Brian Duensing STL 0.1,1,1,1,0,0 TOR CWS MIL 0/1 66/54 32/5 Carl Edwards Jr. MIL-W 1.2,0,0,0,1,2 MIL CIN MIL 0/4 70/51 32/9 Justin Grimm STL 2.0,0,0,0,1,2 4/18/17 vs. MIL 8/8/15 vs. SF MIL 0/1 48/33 25/11 Dillon Maples TB 1.0,1,0,0,0,3 N/A N/A N/A 0/0 4/3 0/0 Mike Montgomery MIL 1.1,0,0,0,0,1 TB 8/1/17 vs. ARI 8/6/17 vs. WSH 3/3 29/22 10/1 Felix Peña TB 1.0,1,1,1,2,2 WSH PIT 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/0 22/16 4/3 Hector Rondon STL 0.2,0,0,0,0,0 8/1/17 vs. ARI MIL 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/3 59/43 23/10 Pedro Strop MIL-H 0.2,0,0,0,0,1 9/17/17 vs. STL 9/19/15 vs. STL MIL 0/4 67/49 40/13 Koji Uehara 9/2 vs. ATL 0.2,2,0,0,0,0 BAL 6/4/17 vs. STL 8/29/17 vs. PIT 2/5 49/31 10/5 Justin Wilson MIL 1.1,0,0,0,0,3 8/20/17 vs. TOR 7/29/17 vs. HOU AZ 0/1 20/10 7/3 Rob Zastryzny 9/9 vs. MIL 4.0,6,6,5,3,4 8/29/16 vs. PIT N/A N/A 0/0 3/3 0/ TOTALS 37/55 (.675) 506/361 (.713) 196/68 (.347) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (4-2, 2.38 ERA, 32 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 59-39, 78 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.2, MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: MIL (5-3, 10 inn.) LAST SV: TB (2-1) Wade, named to the N.L. All-Star Team, on Saturday had his franchise record 32-straight successful save chances to start the season snapped allowed two home runs, a gametying solo shot in the ninth and a game-winning two-run homer in the 10th. Had converted his last 38 save chances since September of last year with Kansas City prior to yesterday s contest. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-1, 2.79 ERA, 0 SV, 13 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 18 and struck out 61 in 66 games (61.1 IP) in his last 60 contests since April 24, has a 2.09 ERA (13 ER/56.0 IP) and averaged 8.7 K s per 9.0 IP (54 SO). Friday night allowed one run in 2.0 innings stranded an inherited runner in the fifth inning, but allowed consecutive doubles with two outs in the frame. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (5-4, 3.09 ERA, 0 SV, 24 Holds) CAREER: 5-5, 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: MIL (5-4, 10 inn.) LAST SV: CIN (7-4) Carl has held opponents to a.138 average (29-for-210), the lowest among N.L. relievers he has whiffed batters at a rate of strikeouts per 9.0 IP, fifth in the league among relievers has not allowed a run in 14 of his last 15 outings. Friday night tossed 1.2 shutout innings (1 BB, 2 SO) to record the victory. #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-2, 5.57 ERA, 0 SV, 4 Holds) CAREER: 19-20, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.2, 7/4 vs. TB MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2 6/14/13 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 7/7/17 vs. PIT (6-1) LAST SV: 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) Justin was activated from the disabled list on September 1 missed 13 games with a right index finger infection was recalled August 9 from Iowa for his fourth stint with the team last night tossed 2.0 scoreless innings to close out Chicago s10-2 win. #36 DILLON MAPLES RHP (0-0, ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 0-0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last TB MOST IP, CAREER: 1.0 (3x), last TB LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: N/A Dillon earned his first big-league promotion from Triple-A Iowa on Sept. 1 quickly rose through the Cubs system this season after starting the year with Single-A Myrtle Beach. Made his ML debut September 3, tossing a scoreless sixth inning. #38 MIKE MONTGOMERY LHP (7-8, 3.44 ERA, 3 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 15-19, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 6.2, CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, SD LAST WIN: 9/14/17 vs. NYM (14-6) LAST SV: 8/1/17 vs. WSH (16-4) Mike has a 2.43 ERA (16 ER/59.1 IP) and is 2-3 with one hold and three saves in 29 relief appearances is 5-5 with a 4.34 ERA (32 ER/66.1 IP) in 13 starts Friday night spun 1.1 innings of shutout relief. In his previous outing, a start at Tampa Bay on Sept. 19, tossed 5.1 hitless innings before allowing a Brad Miller solo homer final line: 6.0,1,1,1,0,6. #60 FELIX PEÑA RHP (1-0, 5.59 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 (6-4) Felix was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on August 18 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) Wednesday night pitched the eighth inning, allowing one run on one hit and two walks (2 SO). #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (4-1, 4.37 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 59 appearances, allowing 49 hits in 209 at-bats (.234) while walking 20 and striking out 67 tossed a scoreless seventh inning Friday (2 SO), his first outing since Sept. 8 had been nursing a sore right elbow. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (5-4, 2.93 ERA, 0 SV, 21 Holds) CAREER: 20-24, 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: 9/17/17 vs. STL (4-3) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has held opponents to a.209 batting average (44-for-211) has walked 26 and struck out 60 in 67 games (58.1 IP) posted a 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) and a 1.01 WHIP in 33 games from May 17-August 7 Saturday picked up his 21st hold, tossing 0.2 scoreless innings to finish the eighth. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (3-4, 3.98 ERA, 2 SV, 14 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 August 20 was activated from the 10-day D.L. (right neck strain) after he landed on the shelf, August 9 has pitched scoreless ball in 35 of his 49 outings. #37 JUSTIN WILSON LHP (1-0, 5.74 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. Saturday, struck out three of four batters faced in 1.1 shutout innings. #29 ROB ZASTRYZNY LHP (0-0, 8.18 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 1-0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 4.0 IP, last 9/9 vs. MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 4.0 IP (2x), last 9/9/17 vs. MIL LAST WIN: 8/29/16 vs. PIT (8-7, 13 innings) LAST SV: N/A Recalled Sept. 3 from Triple-A Iowa for his fourth stint with the Cubs this season tossed a career-high-tying 4.0 innings Sept. 9 (6 R/4 K) went 2-3 with one save and a 5.94 ERA (31 ER/47.0 IP) in 14 appearances, seven as a starter, with Iowa this season CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 15, PHI (17-2)... Largest Winning Margin...13, 9/9 vs. MIL (15-2) 5, 4/18 vs. MIL (0-5, 9-7)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 17 (3x), last 9/13 vs. NYM... Most Runs... 15, 9/9 vs. MIL 7 (6x), last 9/15 vs. STL (6th)... Most Runs, Inn , 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 20, 8/30 vs. PIT... Most Hits... 17, 9/2 vs. ATL 7, PHI (7th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 7, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 2 (5x), last WSH... Fewest Hits... 1, TB 6 (2x), last PHI... Most Home Runs... 5, 8/3 vs. ARI 4, 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 3, CIN (9th) 7, PIT... Most Doubles... 5 (3x), last 9/2 vs. ATL 2 (3x), last 5/22 vs. SF...Most Triples... 2, PIT 10 (2x), last 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Extra-Base Hits... 8, 9/2 vs. ATL 11, 9/13 vs. NYM... 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: 7 games... 9/12-19 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games...5/26-31 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 26 (Cubs 14, Braves 12)... 9/2 vs. ATL Most Hits, Both Clubs: 29 (Cubs 12, Braves 17)... 9/2 vs. ATL 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 (3x)... 6/2-8, 7/25-8/1 & 9/12-19 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 3 (2x)... 6/23-25 and 9/4-9/6 Consecutive Errorless Games: /20-current 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: 9 (3 G, 5/16-18 vs. CIN, 6/2-6/4 vs. STL, BAL, ATL, 8/18-20 vs. TOR, 8/28-30 vs. PIT, 9/12-14 vs. NYM, 9/15-17 vs. STL; 2 G, CWS) *Major League Single-Game Record BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, Rizzo... 6/6-20 Most Runs Scored: 4 (3x), last Bryant & Zobrist... 9/13 vs. NYM Most Hits: 4 (11x), last Báez... 9/13 vs. NYM Most Total Bases: 12, Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits: 3 (4x), last Schwarber... CWS Most Doubles: 2 (20x), last Almora Jr.... 9/16 vs. STL Most Triples: 1 (26x), last Rizzo... MIL Most RBI: 6 (2x), Contreras & Almora Jr.... 8/3 vs. ARI & 9/13 vs. NYM Most Stolen Bases: 2 (3x), last Rizzo... 9/14 vs. NYM Most Walks: 4, Rizzo... 9/13 vs. NYM Most Strikeouts: 5, Báez... 7/25 vs. CWS 2-Hit Innings: 2, Hendricks & Bryant... PHI (7th) & 9/15 vs. STL (6th) PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 5, Lackey... 7/18-8/11 Longest Losing Streak: 4, Lackey... 5/22-6/12 Complete Game Shutouts: 1, Quintana... MIL 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 2, Lester & Quintana... 5/23 vs. SF & MIL Low-Hit Complete Game: 3, Quintana... MIL 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, (3x) last Lackey... PHI Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 13.1, Hendricks... 4/30-5/10 Reliever: 18.0, Montgomery... 4/17-5/13 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 32, Davis... 4/4-9/19 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: 43 High-Water Mark: 20 games (88-68) Losses after Leading: 32 Low-Water Mark: 2 games (25-27, 43-45) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 15 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)