All-Time Since 1876:... 10,868-10,235 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):... 4,301-3,764

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1 CUBS VS. ROYALS The Cubs and Royals meet for the first time since the club played a three-game series interrupted by a rain out at Wrigley Field during the 2015 campaign the Cubs won two of three games that year this marks the first time the clubs have met in Kansas City since 2011 and only the fourth time since the advent of interleague play in 1997 (also met here in 1998 and 2000) Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Kauffman Stadium: Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Kauffman Stadium: All-Time Since 1997: At Wrigley Field: At Kauffman Stadium: CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (7) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed RHP Anthony Bass 7/21 7/31 17 (Right mid-thoracic strain) 10-Day INF Kris Bryant 7/24 8/3 13 (Left shoulder inflammation) 10-Day RHP Yu Darvish 5/23 6/2 67 (Right triceps tendinitis) 10-Day LHP Brian Duensing 8/3 8/13 4 (Left shoulder inflammation) 10-Day RHP Justin Hancock 6/26 7/6 36 (Right shoulder inflammation) 60-Day RHP Brandon Morrow 7/18 7/28 19 (Right biceps inflammation) 10-Day LHP Drew Smyly 2/14 5/ (Recovery from Tommy John surgery) 60-Day TOTAL BASES, N.L., Javier Báez, CHI Nolan Arenado, COL Trevor Story, COL Matt Carpenter, STL OFFENSIVE WAR, N.L., 2018 (BASEBALL-REF) 1. Javier Báez, CHI Matt Carpenter, STL Nolan Arenado, COL MOST RBI, N.L., Javier Báez, CHI Eugenio Suarez, CIN Nolan Arenado, COL Trevor Story, COL Jesus Aguilar, MIL Anthony Rizzo, CHI Rhys Hoskins, PHI EXTRA-BASE HITS, N.L., Javier Báez, CHI Matt Carpenter, STL Trevor Story, COL Ozzie Albies, ATL HIGHEST SLG, N.L., Javier Báez, CHI Matt Carpenter, STL Nolan Arenado, COL Eugenio Suarez, CIN STOLEN BASES, N.L., Trea Turner, WSH Starling Marte, PIT Michael A. Taylor, WSH Billy Hamilton, CIN Ender Inciarte, ATL Javier Báez, CHI Lorenzo Cain, MIL Chicago Cubs (65-47) vs. Kansas City Royals (34-78) August 7, 2018 Kauffman Stadium Game No. 113 Road Game No. 57 LHP Mike Montgomery (3-4, 3.90) vs. RHP Brad Keller (4-4, 3.39) OPENING ACT: Cole Hamels pitched six strong innings and Javy was Javy as the Chicago Cubs last night secured a 3-1 victory in the series opener of their three-game series in Kansas City the Cubs improved their N.L.-best record to and reached their high water mark of 18-games above.500 for the sixth time this season, as last night s victory was also the club s major-league-best 35th in come-from-behind fashion. Javier Báez paved the way again, going 2-for-4 with a go-ahead solo homer in the sixth and an insurance RBI double in the eighth not to mention his game-altering defenisive gem at third base in the second inning Javy now leads the N.L. with 88 RBI, 244 total bases and a.594 slugging percentage. The Cubs are 10-9 in 19 games since the All-Star Break and tomorrow wrap up a strech of 21 games in 21 days out of the Break. The Cubs are 9-4 (.692) vs. the American League in 2018, the third-best winning percentage in the majors in interleague play this season after this series, the Cubs still have interleague sets remaining at Detroit (August 21-22) and at the White Sox (September 21-23). This stop in Kansas City represents a brief three-game road trip that follows a brief four-game homestand last weekend against the San Diego Padres (2-2) that followed a brief five-game road trip July 27-August 1 through St. Louis and Pittsburgh (2-3) after this series, the Cubs return to Wrigley Field for a brief fivegame homestand August vs. Washington and Milwaukee. OUR BÁE: Javier Báez last night connected for his 25th homer of the season, extending his career high he has also already set career-high marks in doubles (31), triples (7), RBI (88) and stolen bases (19) he is nearing career-highs with 71 runs scored (75 in 2017) and 124 hits (128 in 2017). Báez s 88 RBI lead the National League and are second most in the majors, trailing only Boston s J.D. Martinez (93 RBI) Báez also ranks at or near the top in several offensive categories, as seen on the left side of this page. Only August 7, Javy is already just the third different Cub in franchise history to reach 30 doubles, five triples, 25 homers and 15 stolen bases in a single season, joining Ryne Sandberg (1985 and 1992) and Alfonso Soriano (2007) thanks to Christopher Kamka. Additionally, it took Javy only 110 games to reach 25 homers this season according to STATS, Inc., he is the third-fastest second baseman to reach the mark in franchise history in the Modern Era (since 1900), trailing only Sandberg (92 games in 1990) and Rogers Hornsby (106 games in 1929). Projected over 162 games, Báez is on pace to record 45 doubles, 36 homers, 27 stolen bases and 127 RBI this season. IT S JOB ONE: Cole Hamels last night recorded a quality start (6.0 IP, 1 ER), just the sixth by a Cubs pitcher in the club s 19 games since the All-Star Break and only their fourth on the road starting June 17. Cubs starting pitchers are 26-7 with a 1.43 ERA (43 ER/270.0 IP) in 42 quality starts this season. CUBS RECORD 2018 Overall: At Wrigley Field: On the Road: March/April: May: June: July: August: All-Time Since 1876:... 10,868-10,235 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):... 4,301-3,764 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: LUCKY 13: Cubs starter Mike Montgomery makes his 13th start of the season tonight he is the third Cubs southpaw to reach the mark this year, joining Jon Lester and Jose Quintana this duo also made at least 13 starts last year this marks the first time the Cubs have had three southpaws make at least 13 starts in consecutive seasons in franchise history dating to ZO RETURNS: Ben Zobrist this week returns to play at Kauffman Stadium for the first time since being crowned a World Champion with the Royals in 2015 Zobrist would repeat the feat a year later with the Cubs to collect back-to-back World Series titles. Zobrist is a career.331 hitter (60-for-181) at Kauffman Stadium, the fifth-highest batting average here among active players with at least 200 plate appearances his.415 on-base percentage here ranks second best. Acquired by Kansas City from Oakland for a pair of pitchers on July 28, 2015, Zobrist batted.303 (20-for-66) with eight doubles, two homers and an.880 OPS in 16 postseason games for the Royals in 2015 a year later, he would be named World Series MVP with the Cubs. TO THE LEFT, TO THE LEFT: The Cubs will throw all left-handed starting pitchers this week against the Royals, as the club s rotation currently features four southpaws (Lester, Hamels, Montgomery and Quintana) and one right-handed starter (Kyle Hendricks) last week, the Cubs started a left-handed pitcher in four-straight games for the first time since September 21-23, 1966 at Wrigley Field vs. the Reds (Ken Holtzman, Dave Dowling) and Dodgers (Curt Simmons, Dick Ellsworth), and the Cubs are scheduled to do so again by the end of this series thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. PLEASE PARDON THIS HIGHLY OFFENSIVE INFORMATION: The Cubs lead the National League with a.267 team batting average, comfortably ahead of Atlanta (.259) and Cincinnati (.257) Ben Zobrist is fifth in the N.L. with a.311 average, while Albert Almora Jr. (.302) and Javier Báez (.302) are tied for ninth. The Cubs lead the National League in runs (560), on-base percentage (.345) and OPS (.772) Chicago s 357 extra-base hits are fourth in the N.L. the Dodgers lead with 379. SAVE IT!: Including another perfect ninth inning last night, Pedro Strop has a career-high eight saves this season and has notched a save in six of his last seven outings since Brandon Morrow went on the disabled list. Jesse Chavez (2 ER/11.2 IP) and Brandon Kintzler (0 ER/2.2 IP) have combined to post a 1.26 ERA (2 ER/14.1 IP) in their first 11 appearances with the Cubs. CLIMBING THE LEADERBOARDS: Anthony Rizzo has homered in five of his last 11 games he now stands four hits away from 1,000 for his career his 182 home runs with the Cubs are 11th-most in franchise history (Hack Wilson 10th with 190), as his homer on Saturday surpassed Alfonso Soriano (181 homers) for sole possession of 11th place Rizzo s 182 blasts are third-most among Cubs left-handed batters, surpassed only by Billy Williams (392) and Bill Nicholson (205). Rizzo has reached base in 11-straight games, going 14-for-45 (.311) with five homers, seven runs scored, nine RBI, two hit-by-pitches and two walks. In 22 games batting leadoff this season, RIzzo has batted.353 (30-for-85) with six doubles, one triple, six homers and 11 walks, contributing to a.446 OBP. WHAT S THE DIFFERENCE?: The Cubs lead the N.L. with a +100 run differential that mark ranks fifth in the majors, trailing Houston (+201), Boston (+191), the Yankees (+129) and Cleveland (+110) the Dodgers are the closest N.L. club with a +95 differential. SECOND HALF SPLENDOR: In the last four seasons since 2015, the Cubs have amassed a record after the All-Star Break. and the team s.660 win percentage is by far the best in the baseball Cleveland is second with a.616 mark (146-91) in that span. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Tue, August 7:15 p.m. NBCSCH 670 The Score LHP Mike Montgomery (3-4, 3.90) vs. RHP Brad Keller (4-4, 3.39) Wed, August 7:15 p.m. WGN 670 The Score LHP José Quintana (10-7, 4.12) vs. RHP Heath Fillmyer (0-1, 3.86) Thurs., August 9 OFF DAY IN CHICAGO

2 August 7, 2018 Page 2 STARTING PITCHER #38 LHP Mike Montgomery (3-4, 3.90) W L % ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP 2017 CUBS CUBS MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS CUBS TOTALS Last Time Out Mike allowed just one run in 5.1 innings last Thursday vs. San Diego left with a 1-0 lead and a runner on first base three runs ended up scoring in the inning as the Cubs fell, 6-1. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 8/2 SD L, , 1 on 2018 Splits and Season Notes W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Starter Reliever Home Road AVG vs. LHB:.243 (25-for-103) / AVG vs. RHB:.282 (71-for-252) Mike tonight makes his 13th start of the season, and seventh on the road has gone at least 5.0 innings in all 12 of his starts had a 1.38 ERA (5 ER/32.2 IP) in first 14 road outings this season, but has a 7.31 ERA (13 ER/16.0 IP) in his last three road outings. Since his first start this season on May 28, Montgomery leads all Cubs starters in ERA (3.36), walks per nine innings (2.55) and home runs per nine innings (0.67). Pitched a team-high 35.0 innings in June, tied for sixth-most among N.L. pitchers. Has allowed 18 runs in 48.2 innings in 17 road outings (3.33 ERA). Has a 4.50 ERA (6 ER/12.0 IP) in the first inning this season and a 3.81 ERA (34 ER/80.1 IP) after the first inning. Made his first start of the season, May 28 at Pittsburgh retired the first 13 batters and finished with 5.2-scoreless innings. Pitched at least 5.0 innings and allowed one or fewer runs in each of his first five starts this season was the first Cubs pitcher to do so since at least Has tossed five quality starts and the Cubs are 5-7 in his 12 starts. Allowed a season-high six runs in 2.1 IP against Cleveland on Tuesday, May 22 had a 0.84 ERA (1 ER/10.2 IP) in his previous eight outings dating back to May 8. Has twice pitched 3.0 innings out of relief: April 20 at Colorado (5 H, 1 R) and May 6 at St. Louis (0 R). Spun 2.0 scoreless innings on May 15 at Atlanta in a 3-2 win Season In his first full season with Chicago, Mike went 7-8 with a 3.38 ERA (49 ER/130.2 IP) in 44 outings (14 starts). Went 2-3 with a 2.49 ERA (17 ER/61.1 IP) as a reliever compared to 5-5 with a 4.15 ERA (32 ER/69.1 IP) as a starter... was just the second Cubs pitcher in the last 25 seasons to start at least 10 games while recording 30 relief outings in a season, joining Carlos Villanueva in 2013 (15 starts, 32 relief appearances). Became the first Cubs pitcher since Randy Martz in 1981 to make at least 12 starts and also record three saves as a reliever... Martz started 14 games and notched six saves. Went 6-2 after the All-Star Break after going 1-6 in the season s first half... won a career-best four-straight decisions, July 19-August 28. Was inserted into the starting rotation, June 9, after Kyle Hendricks was placed on the disabled list... made eight starts with the club before moving back into the bullpen following his start, July rejoined the rotation from August 23-September 9 and made starts on September 19 and October 1. Notched three saves of at least 3.0 innings, becoming the first Cubs pitcher since Paul Assenmacher in 1990 with at least three nine-out saves. Career vs. Kansas City W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career Last Outing: KC (6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO) Mike tonight makes his fourth appearance, and third start, against Kansas City in his first start against the Royals, June 23, 2015 at Safeco Field, he tossed a complete game shutout, striking out 10 batters has pitched once at Kauffman Stadium, tossing a quality start, July 10, vs. Royals Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Butera ( ) Escobar ( ) Merrifield ( ) Cuthbert ( ) Goodwin ( ) Orlando ( ) Duda ( ) Gordon ( ) Perez ( ) Career Notes Mike tonight makes his 50th-career start is with three saves and a 3.55 ERA (163 ER/413.0 IP) in 139 career games, including 49 starts, with Seattle ( ) and the Cubs ( )... is in his 11th pro season since being a first round selection (36th overall) in the 2008 draft by Kansas City. Allowed two-or-fewer hits in five consecutive starts from September 9, 2017-June 2, 2018, the longest streak by any Cubs starter since at least Recorded the final out of the 2016 World Series, inducing a groundout after entering with the tying run on base in the 10th inning... marked his first-career save in the regular season or postseason. Has gone 5-8 with a 2.80 ERA (47 ER/151.0 IP) in 90 appearances out of the bullpen, compared to with a 3.98 ERA (116 ER/262.0 IP) in 49 career starts. Originally drafted by Kansas City, he was acquired by Tampa Bay, December 9, 2012, in a seven-player trade along with INF Patrick Leonard, OF Wil Myers and RHP Jake Odorizzi for RHP Wade Davis, RHP James Shields and INF Elliot Johnson... was dealt to Seattle, March 31, 2015 for RHP Erasmo Ramirez. Was acquired by the Cubs from Seattle, July 20, 2016, with RHP Jordan Pries for INF Dan Vogelbach and RHP Paul Blackburn. Made his major league debut, June 2, 2015, with Seattle vs. the Yankees pitched exclusively as a starter in 2015, going 4-6 with a 4.60 ERA (46 ER/90.0 IP) in 16 games Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. W, , 1 on Retired first 13 batters 2. ND, 7-1 W (14) First quality start since 9/19/17 at TB 3. 6/8 PIT W, Season-high 95 pitches 4. L, Allowed just a solo homer 5. ND, 2-1 W Struck out season-high tying five batters 6. ND, 8-6 L , 2 on Allowed first three runners in 7th to reach base 7. 6/29 MIN W, Allowed a season-high five runs JUNE: 2-1, 2.83 ERA (6 GS) /6 CIN L, First loss since June ND, 5-4 L (13) Allowed all four runs in the first inning 10. 7/21-2 STL ND, 6-3 L Allowed two hits and no runs after the first inning 11. L, Career-high 12 hits allowed JULY: 0-2, 5.57 ERA (4 GS) /2 SD L, , 1 on Left with a 1-0 lead At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS Career LAST HIT: SF (single off Johnny Cueto) at-bats since then 7 HOME RUNS: 1 Atlanta MOST HITS: 1 (8x) last, San Francisco MOST RBI: 2 8/14/17 vs. Cincinnati Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 6/29/18 vs. MIN, 10-6 (5.0,7,5,3,3,5) Last Loss: STL, 5-2 (5.0,12,5,5,1,3) Most Strikeouts: 10 6/23/15 vs. KC Most Hits Allowed: 12 STL Most Runs Allowed: 9 BOS Most Homers Allowed: 2 (3x) last, BOS Most Walks Allowed: 5 DET Longest Outing: 9.0 IP (2x) last, SD Longest Winning Streak: 4 games 7/19-8/28/17 Longest Losing Streak: 4 games 7/10-8/19/15 Wednesday s Starter at Kansas City LHP José Quintana (10-7, 4.12) José makes his 22nd start of the season, and 13th on the road, tomorrow at Kansas City earned his 10th win of the season last Friday vs. San Diego, allowing just one run on four hits in 6.0 innings in the Cubs 5-4 victory has collected the win in four of his last five starts and the Cubs are 5-1 in his last six starts. In 2017, he began the season with the White Sox before being traded to the Cubs during the All-Star Break... after joining the Cubs he went 7-3 with a 3.74 ERA (35 ER/84.1 IP) and a complete game shutout in 14 starts led all Cubs starters after the All-Star Break in strikeouts (98), opponents average (.228), strikeouts per nine innings (10.46) and WHIP (1.10). From , José ranked in the top 10 among all left-handed pitchers in games started (T-1st, 162), innings pitched (3rd, 1,009.1), strikeouts (7th, 909) and wins (10th, 52) José has made 24 career starts against the Royals, going 3-9 with a 4.05 ERA (71 ER/157.2 IP) is 2-2 with a 4.10 ERA (34 ER/74.2 IP) in 12 starts at Kaufman Stadium his 24 starts against Kansas City are his most against any club (next closest is Minnesota with 21).

3 CUBS HITTERS August 7, 2018 Page 3 #5 OF ALBERT ALMORA JR..302, 4 HR, 31 RBI Road Trip:.333 (1-3), BB 2 G (3-7) 25 G 11 G 1 G 5/2/10 1/1 (6/19/18 1B vs. LAD) LAD 0/0 SEASON BESTS: H 4, COL; RBI 2 (6x), last 6/30 vs. MIN; R 4, COL CAREER BESTS: H 4, COL; RBI 6, 9/13/17 vs. NYM; R 4, COL Albert notched his 25th multi-hit game Sunday and is ninth in the N.L. with a.302 batting average batted.346 (9-for-26) in nine games from July 13-25, but is 4-for-31 (.129) in his last 11 games already has a career high 21 doubles and 98 hits and has matched his career high in walks leads the team with 11 three-hit games is batting.343 (59-for-172) in the leadoff spot the Cubs are in his 71 starts his pinchsingle July 29 snapped an 0-for-12 in this previous three games went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run July 25 had two-straight three-hit games, June had a career-high 11-game hitting streak, April hit.370 (16-for-43) and scored 12 runs during the streak hit a walk-off single June 19 vs. the Dodgers. Batting.340 (34-for-100) with a.370 OBP against lefties hitting.285 (65-for-228) with a.325 OBP against righties. #9 INF JAVIER BÁEZ.302, 25 HR, 88 RBI Road Trip:.500 (2-4), HR, 2B, 2 RBI, R 4 G (7-16) 37 G 10 G 3 G 18/7/33 0/1 (last 5/8/16 HR vs. WSH) KC 3/4 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (3x), last 7/7 vs. CIN; RBI 5 (2x), last SD; R 3, 4/11 vs. PIT CAREER BESTS: H 4 (7x), last 7/7/18 vs. CIN; RBI 6, PIT; R 3 (4x), last 4/11/18 vs. PIT Javy led the way again last night, going 2-for-4 with a solo homer and RBI double in his last 10 games, 12 of 16 hits have gone for extra-bases (five doubles, triple, six homers) has upped his career marks to 25 homers, 31 doubles and 88 RBI his 88 RBI lead the N.L. and are secondmost in the majors leads the N.L. with a.594 slugging percentage his 37 multi-hit games lead the team has made 64 starts at second base, 22 starts at shortstop and 11 at third base named the starting 2B for the N.L. All-Star Team (went 1-for-3) and also participated in the Home Run Derby had a stretch of five-straight games with an extra-base hit and RBI, July 27-August 1 was the first Cub to turn that trick since Miguel Montero in August of 2015 stole home July 4, becoming the first Cubs player in the last 40 seasons with two steals of home in a season (also June 3) was his fourth-career steal of home (third in the regular season) was named N.L. Player of the Week for June 25-July 1 (14-for-29, 6 2B, 2 HR, 10 R and 11 RBI). Is the first player in franchise history with 20 2B, 5 3B, 15 HR and 60 RBI prior to the All-Star Break. Is one stolen base shy of becoming the first Cub with 20 homers and 20 steals in a season since Corey Patterson in 2004 only other players to accomplish the feat are Sammy Sosa (four times), Ryne Sandberg (three times), Wildfire Schulte and Leon Durham. #13 INF DAVID BOTE.328, 2 HR, 11 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-0) 1 G (2-3) 5 G 0 G 0 G 1/1/5 0/0 7/26/18 vs. ARI 0/0 SEASON/CAREER BESTS: H 2 (5x), last 8/5 vs. SD; RBI 2 (3x), last 7/26 vs. ARI; R 3, 6/30 vs. MIN David is hitting.406 (13-for-32) in his last 13 big league games with an AB was recalled July 26 and is in his fifth stint with Chicago was previously with the club April 21-27, May 8-16, June 26-July 10 and July 15 has played 28 games for Chicago, making 14 starts at third base and three at second base dating to July 4, has hit safely in nine of his last 13 big league games with an AB July 31, delivered a ninth inning pinch-single and came around to score July 29, went 2-for-4 with a double delivered a game-tying two-run homer in July 26 s ninth inning was recalled prior to May 8 s game and hit a pinch-hit, two-rbi double in the second inning marked his first major league RBI has batted.268 (63-for-235) in 61 games at Triple-A Iowa was first recalled from Triple-A Iowa April 21 and made his major league debut as the club s starting third baseman that night in Colorado went 1-for-3 in his first game, including a double in his first plate appearance. Enjoyed a breakout season last year with Double-A Tennessee, batting.272 (128-for-470) with 30 doubles, three triples, 14 homers and 59 RBI in 127 games while turning in a.792 OPS to earn mid- and post-season Southern League All-Star honors. #7 C VICTOR CARATINI.259, 0 HR, 10 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-0) Hitless 2 G (0-5) 7 G 1 G 0 G 1/1/3 0/0 MIL 0/0 SEASON BESTS: H 3, 7/19 vs. STL; RBI 2 (2x), last SD; R 3, 7/19 vs. STL CAREER BESTS: H 3 (3x), last 7/19/18 vs. STL; RBI 2 (2x), last SD; R 3, 7/19/18 vs. STL Victor has gone 11-for-43 (.256) with three doubles, six RBI and five walks since being recalled from Triple-A Iowa, July 4 the Cubs are in his 24 starts has hit safely in 18 of his 24 starts Friday was 1-for-4 in his start behind the plate pitched twice last month, including 1.0 IP July 23 scored a career-high three runs and tied a career-high with three hits July 19 hit a two-run double July 14 went 2-for-6 July 11 as the starting catcher was on the Cubs Opening Day roster before optioned to Iowa May 25 batted.313 (36-for-115) with seven doubles and four homers in 32 games with Iowa had a career-high five-game hitting streak, April 6-12, going 7-for-20 with three doubles during the stretch was named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Year in 2017 after batting.342 with 61 RBI in 83 games with Iowa ranked the 4thbest prospect in the organization by Baseball America entering Was a second round pick by the Braves in 2013 acquired by the Cubs in a trade deadline deal in #40 C WILLSON CONTRERAS.280, 9 HR, 40 RBI Road Trip:.250 (1-4) 2 G (3-8) 22 G 8 G 1 G 4/2/18 0/0 PIT 1/4 SEASON BESTS: H 4, 5/11 vs. CWS; RBI 7, 5/11 vs. CWS; R 2 (3x), last PIT CAREER BESTS: H 4 (2x), last 5/11/18 vs. CWS; RBI 7, 5/11/18 vs. CWS; R 3, CIN Willson has reached safely in his last 10 games batting.309 (17-for-55) in his last 16 games since July 15 hitting.380 (19-for-50) when putting the first pitch in play hitting.309 (50-for-162) at home, 54 points higher than his.255 road average (47-for-184) named the starting catcher for the N.L. All-Star team and hit a solo homer, the first-ever ASG HR by a Cubs catcher Thursday, had a six-game hitting streak (8-for- 22/.364) snapped, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a run went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two homers, two runs and a career-high seven RBI May 11 notched his second-career grand slam and fourth-career multi-homer game, and his seven RBI were the most by a Cubs player since Aramis Ramirez in 2010 is the first Cubs player since at least 1913 to record seven extra-base hits in a two-game span. Had a breakout season in 2017, ranking second among all N.L. catchers with 21 homers and 74 RBI became the second Cubs catcher in the last 20 seasons to reach 20 homers in a campaign hit 33 homers in his first 175-career games, the most-ever by a Venezuelan-born major league player. #8 INF/OF IAN HAPP.241, 12 HR, 32 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-4) Hitless 1 G (0-4) 13 G 3 G 0 G 7/4/9 0/0 7/19/18 vs. STL 1/4 SEASON BESTS: H 3 (3x), last 7/1 vs. MIN; RBI 5, 5/7 vs. MIA; R 3, SD CAREER BESTS: H 4, MIA; RBI 5, 5/7/18 vs. MIA; R 3, SD Ian has reached base safely in 16 of his last 20 games since July 14 has a team-best 46 walks since May 18 has made 34 starts in CF, 20 in LF, 10 at 3B and eight in RF is batting.275 (30-for-109) with 24 walks in his last 37 games has a.388 OBP and.835 OPS against righties second on the team with 55 walks made his first-career pitching appearance July 20 (1.0 IP, H, 0 R) homered July 19, his second-straight game with a dinger hit a solo homer and scored a career-best three runs July 14 at San Diego batted.333 (12-for-36) with three doubles, a triple, five homers, 10 RBI and a.500 OBP in 13 games from May 7-22 made three diving catches in left field June 8 to preserve the 3-1 win reached safely in 16-straight games, May 6-26 May 22, delivered his third career pinch homer. Homered in both games of May 19 s twinbill, becoming the first Cub to do so since Chris Coghlan on July 8, 2014 at Cincy in game one, was a single shy of the cycle and reached five times. CUBS VS. RHP BRAD KELLER Keller has not faced any Cubs while in the majors. CUBS AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM Almora Jr Baez Bote Caratini Contreras Happ Heyward La Stella Rizzo Russell Schwarber Zobrist BASES LOADED, 2018 Almora Jr Baez Bote Caratini Contreras Happ Heyward La Stella Rizzo Russell Schwarber Zobrist BASES LOADED, CAREER Almora Jr Baez Bote Caratini Contreras Happ Heyward La Stella Rizzo Russell Schwarber Zobrist PINCH HITTING, 2018 Almora Jr Báez Bote Caratini Contreras Happ Heyward La Stella Rizzo Russell Schwarber Zobrist PINCH HITTING, CAREER Almora Jr Báez Bote Caratini Contreras Happ Heyward La Stella Rizzo Russell Schwarber Zobrist #22 OF JASON HEYWARD.283, 7 HR, 46 RBI Road Trip:.333 (1-3), R, BB 2 G (4-7) 25 G 10 G 3 G 7/4/21 1/5 (last 6/6/18 GS vs. PHI) 7/24/18 vs. ARI 0/6 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (3x), last 6/30 vs. MIN; RBI 4 (2x), last 6/6 vs. PHI; R 3, 6/29 vs MIN CAREER BESTS: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (11x), last 6/6/18 vs. PHI; R 4, CHC Jason has eight hits in his last four games and Saturday was 3-for-4 with a RBI August 1, was 3-for-6 the game-winning RBI, two doubles and a run scored after hitting.179 (7-for-39) in his previous 12 games starting July 20 batted.326 (47-for-144) in 37 games from June 2-July 19 tied for the team lead with three four-hit games hit a solo homer July 23 and had a pinch-hit single July 22 scored twice in July 21 s game one went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI July 19 had two RBI July 15 at San Diego went 4-for-6 with two RBI, including the gamewinner June 30 had an XBH in 5-straight games, June 6-11, his longest streak since 6/18-24/2015 (six games) hit a walk-off grand slam June 6 vs. Philadelphia, his first-career walk-off HR and third-career GS was first walk-off GS by a Cub since Alfonso Soriano, July 27, 2009 vs. Houston. Is in his third season with the Cubs and his ninth major league season overall, making the playoffs in six of his first eight campaigns won his fourth-straight Gold Glove Award in 2017 (fifth overall).

4 August 7, 2018 Page 4 CUBS HITTERS #2 INF TOMMY LA STELLA.283, 0 HR, 17 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-0) 1 G (1-1) 3 G 1 G 0 G 3/3/8 0/0 PHI 0/1 SEASON BESTS: H 3, CIN -2 ; RBI 2 (4x), last 7/21-1 vs. STL; R 2, COL CAREER BESTS: H 3 (11x), last CIN -2 ; RBI 4, PHI; R 3, CIN Tommy leads the majors with 16 pinch-hits and is tied for the lead with nine pinch-rbi all told, is 16-for-55 (.291) with six walks and a.371 OBP as a pinch-hitter hitting.375 (6-for-16) in his last 14 games since July 20 after batting.128 (5-for-39) in 31 games from June 2-July 19 has made nine starts at second base and eight starts at third base (Cubs are 12-5 in his starts) started Friday at third base and was 1-for-1 with a walk and two runs singled July 30 as a pinch-hitter singled and scored as a pinch-hitter July 26 made his first-career pitching appearance July 20 (1.1 IP, 1 R) and also doubled and scored a run posted a.288 average (36-for-125) and.389 OBP in 73 games with the Cubs last season had a.488 OBP as a pinch-hitter in 2017, reaching base in 21-of-44 pinch-hit plate appearances was an eighth round selection of the Braves in #44 INF ANTHONY RIZZO.263, 17 HR, 74 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-4), BB Hitless 1 G (0-4) 25 G 11 G 2 G 22/12/18 1/7 (last 7/26/18 vs. ARI) 8/4/18 vs. SD 0/16 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (2x), last 7/21-2 vs. STL; RBI 5, 5/9 vs. MIA; R 2 (9x), last STL CAREER BESTS: H 4 (10x), last 7/21/18-2 vs. STL; RBI 6 (3x), last ARI ; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony s pinch-rbi single in the seventh Sunday tied the game at 5 went 7-for-14 in four games last homestand has 74 RBI, sixth-most in the N.L. batted leadoff in 20-straight games prior to Sunday s non-start, but has gone 30-for-85 (.353) with six doubles, one triple, six homers, 15 RBI, 11 walks and four HBP (.446 OBP) when hitting first homered in consecutive starts, Saturday going 2-for-5 with a run, double and a two-run shot Friday, went 3-for-4 with a solo homer Thursday, reached twice going 1-for-3 with a HBP July 29, hit a solo homer and scored twice homered in two-straight games, July 26 vs. Arizona and July 27 in St. Louis July 26, played in his 1,000th career game and delivered a walk-off solo homer as part of a 3-for-5, 2 RBI day made his first-career pitching appearance July 23, tossing a perfect 0.1 innings also drove in the game s only run... went a combined 5-for-7 with three walks July 21, reaching eight times in the DH drove in a run in 10- straight home games prior to the streak snapping in June 19 s game two drove in a run in eight-straight games with an at-bat, June 2-11, the longest streak by a Cub since Moises Alou (10 G, August 20-29, 2004) his 28 May RBI were second-most in the majors. Is four hits shy of 1,000 for his career. Hit his fourth career lead-off homer May 1 owns a.341 career average (45-for-132) with 11 homers, 27 RBI and a OPS in 36 games at the top of the order has reached base to lead off the game in eight of 21 chances this season. #27 INF ADDISON RUSSELL.266, 5 HR, 36 RBI Road Trip:.500 (2-4) 1 G (2-4) 22 G 5 G 1 G 5/1/12 0/2 (last 4/19/17 HR vs. MIL) 6/29/18 vs. MIN 0/3 SEASON BESTS: H 4, CIN; RBI 4 (2x), last 6/29 vs. MIN; R 3, STL CAREER BESTS: H 4 (4x), last CIN; RBI 4 (4x), last 6/29/18 vs. MIN; R 3 (6x), last STL Addison went 0-for-4 Sunday to snap his hitting streak at five games went 2-for-4 last night went 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs July 22 hit safely in 12 of 14 games from July 7-24 is batting.338 (71-for-210) in wins and.157 (22-for-140) in losses hit his second-career grand slam June 29, his second-straight game with a career-high tying four RBI also had four RBI June 28, including a two-run homer first Cub since Zobrist (5/5-6/2016) with 4+ RBI in two-straight games May 18, tied a career mark with four hits and reached five times reached a career-high five times on May 9, including his first HR of the season recorded a 2B and HR in the third inning, becoming the first Cub with two XBH in an inning since Brett Jackson in Appeared in 110 games in 2017, missing over a month of action with a foot injury closed the 2017 season on a high note, batting.274 after the All-Star Break, compared to.226 prior to the Break. HOME RUNS, 2018 Batter Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Almora Jr. (4) Báez (25) Bote (2) Caratini (0) Contreras (9) Happ (12) Heyward (7) La Stella (0) Rizzo (17) Russell (5) Schwarber (20) Zobrist (8) Cubs (121) Opponents (118) MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2018 Batter 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+ Almora Jr. (6) Báez (25) Bote (3) Caratini (2) Contreras (8) Happ (6) Heyward (14) La Stella (4) Rizzo (13) Russell (6) Schwarber (12) Zobrist (12) #12 OF KYLE SCHWARBER.245, 20 HR, 48 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-3), BB Hitless 2 G (0-7) 22 G 2 G 0 G 11/8/18 0/0 8/4/18 vs. SD 1/6 SEASON BESTS: H 3 (2x), last COL; RBI 4 (2x), last NYM; R 2 (8x), last SD CAREER BESTS: H 4 (2x), last CIN; RBI 4 (8x), last NYM; R 3 (4x), last PHI Kyle leads the team with 59 walks his.364 OBP is 119 points higher than his.245 average Saturday hit his first homer, a game-winning solo shot, since July 22 vs St. Louis, also a game-winning solo blast August 1, was 2-for-5 with a RBI and run July 26, was 2-for-4 with a double, run and RBI was runner-up in the Home Run Derby July 16, leading all batters with 55 combined homers in the three rounds slugged a tworun homer July 14 as part of a 2-for-4 effort with two runs and a walk hit a go-ahead two-run homer June 22, a solo homer June 20 and a game-tying homer June 19 (gm. 2) hit.309 (17-for-55) with a.979 OPS in 16 games from April 19-May 11 on April 24 in Cleveland, recorded his sixth career two-homer game April 20 tied his career high with four RBI, going 3-for-4 with a three-run homer. Was a first round pick of the Cubs in the 2014 MLB Draft (fourth overall). #18 INF/OF BEN ZOBRIST.311, 8 HR, 43 RBI Road Trip:.400 (2-5), 3B, R 3 G (4-12) 27 G 9 G 2 G 10/8/8 0/5 (last, 9/15/14 1B vs. NYY) 8/5/18 vs. SD 0/7 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (2x), last STL; RBI 3, 6/30 vs. MIN; R 3 (3x), last CIN -2 CAREER BESTS: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, MIN; R 4 (5x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Ben went 2-for-4 with a triple and run scored last night in his return to Kansas City is second in the N.L. and third in the majors with a.440 batting average (22-for-50) since the All-Star Break came off the bench Sunday and went 2-for-2 with a solo homer and 2 runs scored ranks third in the N.L. with a.395 OBP and fifth with a.311 average Saturday was 1-for-5 with a double and a run after on Friday driving in two runs without a hit (0-for-3) he had doubled in each of his previous four games has made 22 starts in right field, 36 starts at second base, seven starts in left field and three starts at first base hitting.342 (54-for-158) on the road batting.379 (69-for-182) in wins, and.205 (24- for-117) in losses August 1, was 3-for-5 with two runs, a double and a walk July 30 was 1-for-3 with a double, run and two walks tied season high with four hits, and hit a solo homer and a double, July 29 in St. Louis went 2-for-2 with two walks and a season-high three RBI June 30 appeared in his 1,500th career game, May 25 and went 2-for-4 with a game-winning two-run double. A three-time All-Star and two-time World Champion, he has appeared at every defensive position save for pitcher and catcher. Since the start of 2009, he ranks fourth in the majors with 716 walks and eighth with 298 doubles (entering 2018). CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Anthony Rizzo, 5/1/18 vs. Colorado (Jon Gray) Walk-Off Game Opening HR: Anthony HR: Anthony Rizzo, Rizzo, 7/26/18 5/1/18 vs. Arizona vs. Colorado (Brad Boxberger) (Jon Gray) Pinch-HR: Walk-Off HR: Javier Addison Báez, 6/2/18 4/19/17 New York vs. Milwaukee Mets (Gerson (Neftali Bautista) Feliz) Pinch-Hit Pinch-HR: Grand Ian Happ, Slam: 4/11/18 David DeJesus, vs. Pittsburgh 5/11/12 Smoker) Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park Pinch-Hit Grand HR: Slam: Javier David Báez, DeJesus, 8/7/17 Francisco Milwaukee (Matt (Kameron Moore) Loe) Three-Homer Inside-The-Park Game: HR: Javier Kris Bryant, Báez, 8/7/17 San Cincinnati Francisco (Matt Moore) Pitcher Three-Homer Hitting Game: Homer: Kris Jon Bryant, Lester, 6/27/16 7/1/18 Cincinnati Minnesota (Lance Lynn) Homer Pitcher in Hitting 1 st M.L. Homer: At-Bat: Jon Willson Lester, Contreras, 8/1/17 vs. 6/19/16 Arizona vs. (Patrick Pittsburgh Corbin) (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, Homer in 1 st Cubs HR Both At-Bat: Sides Willson of Plate: Contreras, Ian Happ, 6/19/16 5/7/18 vs. vs. Pittsburgh Miami (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Ian Happ, 5/7/18 vs. Miami 2018 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (5): Báez (3), /10 HOME vs. PIT, RUN 4/11 vs. HIGHLIGHTS PIT & LAD; 2-Homer Schwarber, Games 4/24 Báez CLE; Contreras, (2), 4/10 vs. 5/11 PIT vs. & 4/11 CWS vs. PIT; Schwarber, CLE; 3-Homer Contreras, Games 5/11 (0): vs. CWS N/A Grand 3-Homer Slams Games (4): (0): Contreras, N/A 5/11 vs. CWS; Heyward, 6/6 vs. PHI; Baez, LAD; Russell, Grand 6/29 vs. Slams LAD (1): Contreras, 5/11 vs. CWS 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (1): Báez, 5/5-7 Pinch-Homers (4): (1): Baez, Happ, 6/2 vs. NYM; PIT Happ, 4/11 vs. PIT & 5/21 vs. CLE; Russell, PIT Back-to-Back Homers (2): (0): Schwarber/Báez, N/A CIN; Bote/Rizzo, 7/26 vs. ARI Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (1): (0): Lester, N/A 7/1 vs. MIN Game-Opening Homers (2): Happ, MIA; Rizzo, 5/1 vs. COL Walk-Off Homers (2): (0): Heyward, N/A 6/6 vs. PHI; Rizzo, 7/26 vs. ARI RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING RUNS SCORED BY INNING TOTAL CUBS INNING TOTAL 560 OPP. CUBS OPP OUTFIELD ASSISTS (22) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (8) Almora (3), Happ (3), Heyward (6), Schwarber (9), Zobrist (1) Happ (2), Heyward (2), Schwarber (3), Zobrist (1) CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT CUBS CATCHING CORPS % PICKOFFS PB ERA Caratini 4/19 CS/ATT 21.1% % 0 PICKOFFS 2 PB 4.36 (73 ER/150.2 ERA IP) Contreras Caratini 11/47 2/8 23.4% 25.0% (329 (33 ER/794.0 ER/68.2 IP) Gimenez Contreras 3/9 5/ % 26.3% (104 (28 ER/290.1 ER/73.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (3): (2): Chatwood (1), Quintana (1), Hendricks (1)

5 CUBS PITCHERS August 7, 2018 Page 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG SHO SV/OPP IP H R ER HR BB SO 1BF IR/IRS Starters Relievers / / /58 SEASON TOTALS /47 1, #21 RHP TYLER CHATWOOD LAST OUTING: PIT (1.0 IP, H, BB) Record ERA SV/OPP Holds IR/IRS 1BF/OUT* APPS/SCORELESS* LAST WIN SAVE /0 0 0/0 1/1 1/1 7/21/18 vs. STL CLE SEASON BESTS (as reliever*): SO N/A; IP: 1.0, PIT CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4, 8/16/17 vs. ATL; IP: 3.1, OAK Tyler made his first relief outing of the season Wednesday (1.0 IP, H, BB) began the campaign 4-5 with a 4.98 ERA (52 ER/94.0 IP) in 19 starts has walked 86 and struck out 82 made eight relief appearances last season with the Rockies, going 0-1 with a save and a 3.97 ERA (5 ER/11.1 IP) in those outings all told, is 1-2 with two saves and a 5.28 ERA (18 ER/30.2 IP) in 18 career relief appearances. In his first season with the Cubs, pitched for the Angels (2011) and Rockies ( ) all told, is with two saves, two complete games and a 4.39 ERA in 150 games (132) starts. #43 RHP JESSE CHAVEZ LAST OUTING: 8/5 vs. SD (2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO) /1 1 1/1 8/6 8/7 6/17/18 vs. COL MIN SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (4x), last 6/17 vs. COL; IP: 5.0, LAA CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 7 (2x), last 6/13/13 vs. NYY; IP: 5.1, 6/13/13 vs. NYY Jesse tossed 2.0 scoreless frames Sunday to lower his ERA to 1.54 as a Cub allowed his first runs and took his first loss as a Cub Thursday acquired from Texas July 19 for minor league LHP Tyler Thomas allowed just four hits and one walk in his first 9.0 innings with the Cubs prior to Thursday, striking out 10 July 30, needed just seven pitches for a scoreless seventh July 28 tossed 3.0 shutout innings made his Cubs debut in July 21 s early game, tossing 2.0 perfect innings of relief pitched strictly in relief with the Rangers, going 3-1 with a save and a 3.51 ERA in 56.1 innings spanning 30 outings. Has pitched for the Pirates ( ), Braves (2010), Royals ( ), Blue Jays (2012, 2016), Athletics ( ), Dodgers (2016), Angels (2017), Rangers (2018) and Cubs (2018). #41 RHP STEVE CISHEK LAST OUTING: KC (1.0 IP, SO) / /12 55/47 55/44 LAD SF SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3 (5x), last 8/4 vs. SD; IP: 2.0 (4x), last 7/1 vs. MIN CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (2x), last TEX; IP: 3.0 (3x), last SD Steve earned his 16th hold last night with a perfect 7th struck out a season-high tying three batters in 1.1-scoreless innings Saturday has held opponents to a.185 average (34-for-184)... has walked 20 and struck out 58 has not allowed in five-straight games allowed runs in consecutive games for the first time this season in July 21 s night game vs. STL then on July 24 vs. ARI pitched in both ends of the twinbill July 21: in game one, stranded one of two inherited runners and picked up his 13th hold in 0.2 IP in game two, allowed two inherited runners to score and surrendered a run in 0.1 IP earned his third save July 10 after taking the loss July 9 when the winning run crossed in the 11th after he exited the game. Has recorded 124 career saves, by far the most among active Cubs relievers. #6 RHP CARL EDWARDS JR. LAST OUTING: 8/5 vs. SD (1.0 IP, H, 1 R/1 ER, BB, SO) /0 15 9/3 36/32 36/28 7/25/18 vs. ARI CIN SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4, SD; IP: 2.0, 7/25 vs. ARI CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 7/31/16 vs. SEA; IP: 2.0 IP (5x), last 7/25/18 vs. ARI Carl has held opponents to a.197 average (26-for-132) and a.303 slugging mark took the loss Sunday picked up his 15th hold Friday the Cubs had won nine-straight games in which he pitched prior to Sunday has struck out 53 in 35.1 innings, walking 15 July 25, tied his career high with 2.0 shutout innings and picked up the win was reinstated from the paternity leave list July 16 after the birth of his son, Carl Fleming Edwards III stranded an inherited runner and picked up a hold in July 21 s early game recorded seven-straight strikeouts from July was activated from the D.L. July 6 landed on the D.L., May 30, with right shoulder inflammation. Recorded 25 holds in 2017, fifth-most all-time by a Cubs reliever. #20 RHP BRANDON KINTZLER LAST OUTING: KC (1.0 IP, H) Record ERA SV/OPP Holds IR/IRS* 1BF/OUT* APPS/SCORELESS* LAST WIN SAVE /5 18 3/0 4/4 4/4 ARI MIA SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 2 (7x), last MIA; IP: 1.1 (2x), last PIT CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 4/25/11 vs. CIN; IP: 3.0, PIT *with Cubs Brandon has picked up a hold in 3-straight games made his Cubs debut Wednesday (on his birthday), allowing no runs in 1.1 innings was acquired July 31 from Washington for Single-A RHP Jhon Romero posted a 3.59 ERA (17 ER/42.2 IP) with one win and two saves in 45 relief outings with the Nats to begin the season has a 1.47 ERA (3 ER/18.1 IP) in his last 18 outings. Has pitched with Milwaukee ( ), Minnesota ( ), Washington ( ) and the Cubs. #47 LHP RANDY ROSARIO LAST OUTING: 8/5 vs. SD (1.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R/ER, 2 BB, 2 SO) /1 7 20/3 28/21 28/21 7/7/18 vs. CIN N/A SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3, 5/27 vs. SF; IP: 2.1 (2x), last 7/7 vs. CIN CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 3, 5/27/18 vs. SF; IP: 2.1 (2x), last 7/7/18 vs. CIN Randy was recalled from Triple-A Friday Sunday allowed 4 runs on 4 hits and a walk to balloon his ERA from 1.97 to 3.00 July 27 tossed a scoreless sixth inning (2 BB, 2 SO) tied a career-high with 2.1 innings and earned the win July 7, while also hitting a RBI single May 27, tossed 2.1 scoreless innings and stranded three inherited runners to pick up his first career major league win is in his fourth stint with the Cubs this season. Posted no record and a 0.46 ERA (1 ER/19.2 IP) in 13 relief appearances with Iowa. #46 RHP PEDRO STROP LAST OUTING: KC (1.0 IP, 2 SO) / /5 47/37 47/40 SD KC SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3 (2x), last SD; IP: 2.0 (2x), last 6/19-1 vs. LAD CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (2x), last CIN; IP: 2.0 (13x), last 6/19/18-1 vs. LAD Pedro earned his eighth save last night, tossing a perfect 9th inning has a save in each of his last five appearances has held foes to a.200 average (33-for-165) and a.302 slugging mark has pitched scoreless ball in 18 of his last 22 outings since June 7 has pitched frequently in the closer role while Brandon Morrow is on D.L., going 6-for-7 in save situations since July 19 recorded the save July 29 in St. Louis with a perfect ninth suffered a blown save in July 21 s nightcap, allowing a run in the eighth tossed 12.2 scoreless innings from April 21-May 20. Holds the franchise record with 112 holds and his 2.72 ERA (96 ER/317.2 IP) ranks third among Cubs relievers all-time (min. 100 games), trailing only Sean Marshall (2.67) and Bruce Sutter (2.39). #37 LHP JUSTIN WILSON LAST OUTING: 8/2 vs. SD (1.0 IP, 2 H, R, BB) / /2 48/33 48/36 4/14/18 vs. ATL 7/29/17 vs. HOU SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4, NYM; IP: 1.2 (2x), last 5/26 vs. SF CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (4x), last NYM; IP: 3.1, 4/15/13 vs. STL Justin has held opponents to a.201 (31-for-154) average has struck out 56 in 42.2 innings, walking 30 has allowed a run in four of his last five games allowed solo homer to Gregory Polanco to start July 30 s eighth inning tossed a perfect eighth inning July 26 had gone 2-0 with a 1.08 ERA (1 ER/8.1 IP) in 12 outings prior to July 21 (gm. 2), in which he walked both BF and went on to suffer the loss July 19 (gm. 1) allowed an unearned run and picked up a hold in 0.1 IP) had an 11.1-scoreless innings streak from May 22-June 13. Has pitched with the Pirates ( ), Yankees (2015), Tigers ( ) and Cubs ( ) CLUB HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 12, 5/7 vs. MIA (14-2)... Largest Winning Margin... 13, 7/20 vs. STL (18-5) 8, 4/14 vs. ATL (2-10, 14-10)... Largest Come Behind W... 5, CIN (5-0, 8-6) 16, COL... Most Runs... 18, 7/20 vs. STL 9, 4/14 vs. ATL (8th)... Most Runs, Inn (2x), last 7/20 vs. STL (4th) 20, 6/30 vs. MIN... Most Hits... 18, 7/20 vs. STL 7, 6/30 vs. MIN (4th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 7, CIN (7th) 2 (2x), last MIL... Fewest Hits... 1, 6/9 vs. PIT 4 (3x), last 6/29 vs. MIN... Most Home Runs... 5, 7/20 vs. STL 2 (6x), last 8/4 vs. SD (2nd)... Most Home Runs, Inn (6x), last 5/2 vs. COL (5th) 7, 4/11 vs. PIT... Most Doubles... 5 (2x), last 7/20 vs. STL 2 (2x), last 5/27 vs. SF... Most Triples... 1 (17x), last 8/5 vs. SD 10 (2x), last 5/9 vs. MIA... Most Extra-Base Hits... 7 (4x), last 8/5 vs. SD 10, 4/14 vs. ATL... Most BBs By Batters (2x), last, 5/22 vs. CLE 16, 6/6 vs. PHI... Most Ks By Pitchers... 24, NYM 5, 5/13 vs. CWS... Most Stolen Bases... 4 (2x), last 7/8 vs. CIN 3 (4x), last MIL... Most Double Plays Turned... 3 (2x), last STL 3 (3x), last, PIT... Most Errors Committed... 3 (5x), last 7/19 vs. STL 17, NYM... Most Left On Base...18, MIA Longest Winning Streak: 6 games... 6/28-7/4 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games (2x)... 5/1-6 & 6/21-25 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 24 (Cubs 14, Braves 10)... 4/14 vs. ATL Most Hits, Both Clubs: 31 (Cubs 20, Twins 11)... 6/30 vs. MIN Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 7, (Cubs 2, Cardinals 5)... 7/20 vs. STL Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 39 (Cubs 15, Mets 24)... NYM Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 33 (Cubs 15, Marlins 18)... MIA Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 6, 2x last (Cubs 2, D-backs 2)... 7/25 vs. ARI Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 6 games... 7/26-8/1 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 4 games... 4/27-30 Consecutive Errorless Games: 6 games (2x)... 5/19-26 & 7/ Consecutive Games With An Error: 5 games... 6/12-17 Shortest Game, Time: 2: /26 vs. MIL Longest Game, Time: 5:18... MIA Most Innings: 17 inn.... MIA Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,587 (5/27 vs. SF) Largest Road Crowd: 53,904 LAD) Series Sweeps: 6 (4 G, 4/26-29 vs. MIL; 3 G, 5/7-9 vs. MIA; 4 G, NYM; 3 G, 6/29-7/1 vs. MIN; 2 G, 7/3-4 vs. DET; 3 G, SD) BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 11 games (3x), last... Rizzo (5/18-29) Most Runs Scored: 4, Almora Jr..... COL Most Hits: 4 (12x), last Zobrist... STL Most Total Bases: 12, Contreras... 5/11 vs. CWS Most Extra-Base Hits: 4, Contreras... 5/11 vs. CWS Most Doubles: 2 (13x), last Heyward... PIT Most Triples: 2, Contreras...5/9 vs. MIA Most RBI: 7, Contreras... 5/11 vs. CWS Most Stolen Bases: 2 (3x), last Báez... 7/4 vs. DET Most Walks: 4, Schwarber... CIN -1 Most Strikeouts: 4 (5x), last Happ... KC 2-Hit Innings: Russell & Schwarber... 5/9 vs. MIA & 7/1 vs. MIN PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 8 games, Lester... 5/29-7/15 Longest Losing Streak: 3 games (3x), last Hendricks... 5/30-6/10 Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: N/A... N/A Low-Hit Complete Game: N/A... N/A Longest Outing, Reliever: 7.0 IP, Butler... MIA Most Strikeouts, Starter: 10, Quintana... 6/6 vs. PHI Reliever: 7, Farrell... NYM Consecutive Strikeouts: 7, Edwards Jr.... 7/10-13 Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 18.0 IP, Lester... 5/29-6/15 Reliever: 15.0 IP, Edwards Jr.... 4/5-5/8 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 13, Morrow... 5/8-7/7 Consecutive Batters Retired: 14, Lester... NYM Most Runs Allowed: 8, Lester... 7/20 vs. STL Most Hits Allowed: 12, Montgomery... STL Most Homers Allowed: 3 (3x), last Quintana... 5/14 vs. ATL Most Walks Issued: 7 (2x), last Chatwood... 6/7 vs. PHI Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 5.2 IP, Lester... NYM MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 35 High-Water Mark: 18 games Losses after Leading: 20 (56-38, 57-39, 58-40, 60-42, 64-46, 65-57) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 13 Low-Water Mark: 1 game Walkoff Wins: 4 (2-3, 3-4, 6-7, 7-8) Heyward GS, 6/6 vs. PHI Times at.500 Mark: 9 Almora 1B, 6/19-2 vs. LAD (1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9) Bote BB, 7/8 vs. CIN Rizzo HR, 7/26 vs. ARI