Chicago Cubs (73-53) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (70-56)

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1 CUBS VS. DODGERS The Cubs and Dodgers play two series this season, totaling seven games the clubs split a four-game set June at Wrigley Field, with the Cubs winning the first two games started by Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke before dropping the last two games Chicago aims for its first winning season series against the Dodgers since 2008 (5-2) Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Dodger Stadium: Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Dodger Stadium: All-Time Since 1890:...1,029-1,040 At Wrigley Field: At Dodger Stadium (since 1962): UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 364 GP w/cubs*... James Russell (1) 300 Extra-Base Hits... Miguel Montero (3) *To tie Bill Lee for ninth on the club s alltime appearances list CUBS CURRENTLY ON DISABLED LIST (5) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed RHP Jason Motte 8/24 9/8 4 (right shoulder strain) 15-Day RHP Neil Ramirez 7/29 8/13 27 (left abdominal soreness) 15-Day OF Jorge Soler 8/24 9/8 4 (left oblique strain) 15-Day RHP Rafael Soriano 8/4 8/19 21 (right shoulder inflammation) 15-Day RHP Jacob Turner 3/27 4/ (right shoulder inflammation) 60-Day MOST RBI, MLB ROOKIES 1. Kris Bryant, CHI Matt Duffy, SF Michael A. Taylor, WASH Maikel Franco, PHI Mark Canha, OAK OPS LEADERS, NATIONAL LEAGUE 1. Bryce Harper, WASH Paul Goldschmidt, ARI Joey Votto, CIN Anthony Rizzo, CHI MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE Giancarlo Stanton Anthony Rizzo Paul Goldschmidt Justin Upton MOST STRIKEOUTS BY PITCHING STAFF, NL 1. Chicago Cubs... 1, Los Angeles Dodgers... 1, San Diego Padres... 1,055 MOST WALKS DRAWN BY BATTERS, N.L. 1. Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers Washington Nationals MOST PITCHES PER PLATE APP., NL 7. Addison Russell, CHI Lucas Duda, NYM Kris Bryant, CHI Dexter Fowler, CHI Bryce Harper, WASH Chicago Cubs (73-53) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (70-56) Information 2015 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office August 28, 2015 Dodger Stadium Game No. 127 Road Game No. 62 RHP Jason Hammel (7-5, 3.35) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (10-6, 2.29) FINAL DESTINATION: The Chicago Cubs arrive in Los Angeles in possession of the best record in the National League in the last month, going 21-6 (.778) in their last 27 games starting July 29 this three-game series at Dodger Stadium represents the second and final stop of this six-game, two-city West Coast trek that began in San Francisco (1-2). At (.579), the Cubs are on pace for 94 victories and currently have the third-best record in the N.L., fourth-best in the majors in the last 75 years, the Cubs have finished a season with a better winning percentage only three times (1945: 98-56,.636; 2008: 97-64,.602; 1984: 96-65,.596). With 73 wins this season, the Cubs have already matched their win total from all of last season when the club finished After this weekend, the Cubs return to Wrigley Field on Monday for a six-game homestand, the lone home games for the Cubs from August 25-September 17, as the Cubs are in the midst of a stretch during which they play 17 of 23 games away from Wrigley Field. ROAD WARRIORS: The Cubs own the second-best road record in all of baseball with a mark, good for a.557 winning percentage, trailing only St. Louis (36-26) the Cubs have won 15 of their last 22 road games dating to June 30. The Cubs have gone in their last seven road series and in their last 12 road series starting June 4. The Cubs have gone.500 or better in seven-straight road trips starting with their West Coast swing through San Diego and Arizona in mid-may overall, the Cubs have gone.500 or better during nine of their 10 road trips this season. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?: From July 29-August 25, the Cubs won 21 games in a 25-game stretch for the first time since June 6-July 4, 1936 this 25- game run included two six-game winning streaks and a season-high nine-game winning streak. This marked only the second time in franchise history, and first time in more than 112 years, that the Cubs have posted three winning streaks of at least six games in a 25-game stretch the other time? May 6-June 3, 1903, when the Cubs turned in a pair of eight-game winning streaks and a six-game winning streak during a 22-3 stretch over 25 games thanks to Ed Hartig. Starting May 11, the Cubs are in their last 44 games against above.500 teams and are in their 52 games against sub.500 clubs. IN AWE OF AUGUST: The Cubs are 18-6 in August, tied with the New York Mets for the best record in the National League and just behind Toronto (18-5) for best record in the majors the Cubs are guaranteed to finish August above.500 and have now played.500 or better ball in every calendar month this season. Thanks to a record in June, a mark in July and the 18-6 mark in August, the Cubs have posted three-straight winning months for the first time since 2008 when the club did so in each of the first five months of the campaign (April 17-9, May 18-11, June 15-12, July 15-11, August 20-8). Chicago has won at least 14 games in four-straight months for the first time since a five-month stretch April-August of CUBS RECORD 2015 Overall: At Wrigley Field: On the Road: April: May: June: July August All-Time Since 1876:... 10,584-10,118 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,151-3,680 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: CY OH CY: The Cubs this week already have faced two Cy Young Award winners in Jake Peavy (4-2 loss) and reigning A.L. Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber (2-1 win), and tonight face reigning N.L. Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw on Friday oh, and the Cubs also faced reigning World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner yesterday. Thus far in 2015, the Cubs have gone 5-2 in seven games against former Cy Young Award winners, with victories in games started by Kluber, Kershaw, Zack Greinke, Peavy and Bartolo Colon and losses to Max Scherzer and Peavy. HAVING A BLAST: Anthony Rizzo has 25 home runs this season to become just the fifth left-handed hitter in franchise history to reach 25 homes in multiple seasons (Anthony hit 32 home runs last year) Rizzo joins Billy Williams (10 times), Bill Nicholson (five), Henry Rodriguez (two) and Rick Monday (two) as franchise lefties with at least two seasons of 25 homers. Anthony has also reached 20 homers for the third-straight year he is the first Cubs left-handed hitter to reach 20 homers in threestraight years since Leon Durham s four-year run from in the last 55 years, Billy Williams is the only other Cubs lefty to turn the trick, as he did so in 13-straight years from ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CREDENTIALS: Kris Bryant on Monday hit his 20th home run of the season, the most in franchise history by any player in his first big league campaign he is only the fifth rookie in franchise history to reach 20 homers, joining Billy Williams (25 in 1961), Walt Moryn (23 in 1956), Geovany Soto (23 in 2008) and Tyler Colvin (20 in 2010). Bryant leads all major league rookies in RBI (77), on-base percentage (.367), slugging percentage (.480), OPS (.847), game-winning RBI (11) and runs scored (71) he ranks second in home runs, trailing only Joc Pederson (23). Monday s home run was Bryant s second walk-off blast of the season, becoming the first Cubs rookie ever to hit multiple walk-off homers in a season thanks to Elias. HOMER HAPPY: Kyle Schwarber has hit 11 home runs since his recall from Triple-A Iowa on July 17, tied for second most in the National League since the All-Star Break and the most among all major league rookies Schwarber is tied for second in the National League with nine home runs in August, also most among all major league rookies. START ME UP: Jake Arrieta on Tuesday became the first pitcher in the majors to 16 wins he is the first Cubs pitcher to reach 16 wins since Ryan Dempster and Ted Lilly each won 17 games in 2008 Arrieta has recorded a quality start in each of his last 13 outings, the longest streak by a Cubs starter since Greg Maddux had 14-straight quality starts in Since 1914, there have been only six instances in franchise history where a Cubs pitcher has recorded 12 or more quality starts in row: Arrieta (current), Maddux (14 in 1988 and 1992), Lon Warneke (17 in 1933), Grover Pete Alexander (15 in 1919) and Hippo Vaughn (13 in 1914) thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. THIS IS HIGHLY OFFENSIVE: The Cubs have hit 55 home runs since the All-Star Break, second-most in the National League (the Mets have 57) and fifth-most in the majors in the team s last 15 games, Chicago has belted 32 long balls for an average of 2.1 homers per contest the Cubs rank second in the majors with 40 homers in August (the Mets have 43). Chicago is batting.262 (184-for-701) with 122 runs scored in its last 22 games since August 4, good for an average of 5.5 runs per game that includes a.293 average (51-for-174) with runners in scoring position. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Fri., August 9:10 p.m. WGN WBBM RHP Jason Hammel (7-5, 3.35) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (10-6, 2.29) Sat., August 8:10 p.m. ABC FM LHP Jon Lester (8-9, 3.44) vs. RHP Mat Latos (4-9, 4.81) Sun., August 7:08 p.m. ESPN WBBM RHP Jake Arrieta (16-6, 2.22) vs. LHP Alex Wood (9-8, 3.70)

2 Tonight s Cubs Starter #39 RHP Jason Hammel (7-5, 3.35) AUGUST 28, 2015 PAGE 2 W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 CUBS Oakland CUBS MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS , , ,014 CUBS TOTALS Last Time Out Jason last Sunday picked up the win against Atlanta as he tossed his first quality start since July 3 vs. Miami snapped streak of seven-straight starts going fewer than 6.0 innings fifth outing with at least eight strikeouts this season. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 8/23 ATL W W, Season Jason tonight makes his 25th start of the season and 12th on the road among N.L. pitchers, he ranks in the top-10 in opponents OBP (.279) and WHIP (1.09) has posted a 5.40 ERA (17 ER/28.1 IP) in his last six starts, raising his season ERA from 2.82 to 3.35 during that span. Allowed five hits or fewer in a career-best eight-straight starts, April 27-June 6. Has limited the opposition to a.279 on-base percentage through 24 starts last season held opponents to a career-low.289 OBP. Has a 5-2 record with a 2.67 ERA (26 ER/87.2 IP) in 16 night games compared to a 2-3 record with a 4.56 ERA (25 ER/49.1 IP) in eight day games. Has gone 2-2 with a 3.52 ERA (28 ER/71.2 IP) in 13 starts at home compared to 5-3 with a 3.17 ERA (23 ER/65.1 IP) in 11 road outings. Earned the win in his season debut, April 11 at Colorado, allowing three runs in 6.0 innings in the Cubs 9-5 triumph. Has tossed a season-high 8.0-innings in three games this season, April 27 vs. Pittsburgh, May 13 vs. New York (N.L.), and June 6 at Washington. Faced 86-consecutive batters without a walk across four starts prior to walking Aramis Ramirez to start the seventh inning, May 3 vs. Milwaukee. Finished May with a 2.57 ERA (10 ER/35.0 IP) in five starts, fanning 35 batters and walking just six allowed 23 hits. Recorded four-consecutive starts of at least 7.0 innings with five or fewer hits allowed from May 8-24 tied a career-best mark with the four-straight starts of at least 7.0 innings (also, April 9-27, 2014). Struck out 11 batters while walking none, June 1 at Miami, becoming just the fourth Cubs pitcher since 1985 to strike out that many batters while walking none in a road start. Allowed a season-low two hits in 7.2 innings, June 23 against the Dodgers his fourth-career start of at least 7.0 innings with two or fewer hits allowed. Made six starts in June, finishing with a 2.80 ERA (11 ER/35.1 IP), his secondstraight month with a sub-3.00 ERA. Career vs. Los Angeles (N.L.) Jason is 2-4 with a 4.96 ERA (34 ER/61.2 IP) in 11 starts against the Dodgers, dating back to 2009 drew a no-decision against Los Angeles (N.L.) on June 23 at Wrigley Field, tossing 7.2-scoreless frames and allowing just two hits as the Cubs topped the Dodgers, 1-0 in 10 innings. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career vs. Dodgers Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Crawford ( ) Grandal ( ) Rollins ( ) Ellis ( ) Hernandez ( ) Turner ( ) Ethier ( ) Pederson ( ) Utley ( ) Gonzalez ( ) Puig ( ) Career Notes Jason tonight makes his 42nd career start with the Cubs recorded his 1,000th career strikeout on August 12 against the Brewers, fanning Shane Peterson in the sixth inning joined Jon Lester and Dan Haren as the only active Cubs with at least 1,000 strikeouts. Returned to the Cubs in 2015 after beginning last season with Chicago before being traded to Oakland on July 5 went 8-5 with a 2.98 ERA (36 ER/108.2 IP) in 17 starts with the Cubs in Has started 20 or more games in his last seven major league campaigns ( ) made his 20th start of this season, July 31 at Milwaukee. Is 0-1 with a 4.80 ERA (8 ER/15.0 IP) and 16 strikeouts in three-career post-season starts with Colorado and Baltimore. Has appeared in the majors with Tampa Bay ( ), Colorado ( ), Baltimore ( ), the Cubs ( ) and Oakland (2014) Season Jason posted his second-lowest full season ERA, going with a 3.47 ERA (68 ER/176.1 IP) in 30 games (29 starts) between the Cubs and Athletics. In his 17 starts with the Cubs, Jason pitched to a 2.98 ERA (36 ER/108.2 IP) with 104 strikeouts and 23 walks. After being traded to Oakland, he went 2-6 with a 4.26 ERA (32 ER/67.2 IP) in 13 appearances (12 starts) Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. COL W, Won third-straight start with the Cubs dating to June 27, /17 SD ND, 5-4 L , 2 on Padres hit a three-run HR first batter after Hammel left 3. L, Suffered his first loss of the season 4. 4/27 PIT W, Third-career start with 8.0+ IP, 0 R APRIL: 2-1, 3.55 ERA (4 GS) /3 MIL ND, 5-3 L , 1 on Walked his first batter since April 17 (86-straight batters) 6. W, Allowed just one hit (solo HR) after the first inning 7. 5/13 NYM ND, 2-1 W Tied season-high with 8.0 innings pitched 8. ND, 4-3 L Both runs allowed were unearned 9. L, Sixth-straight start allowing five or fewer hits MAY: 1-1, 2.57 ERA (5 GS) W, Career-high 11 strikeouts 11. W, Tied season-high with 8.0 innings pitched 12. 6/12 CIN ND, 5-4 (10) L Snapped eight-start streak of allowing five or fewer hits 13. ND, 4-3 L Left the game after 4.0 innings due to rain delay 14. 6/23 LAD ND, 1-0 W (10) , 2 on Allowed a season-low two hits 15. L, , 1 on Sat through 1-hr, 43-minute rain delay after first inning JUNE: 2-1, 2.80 ERA (6 GS) /3 MIA L, Allowed solo home runs in the first and sixth innings 17. 7/8 STL ND, 6-5 L Left after the first inning with left hamstring tightness 18. ND, 5-4 W (13) Allowed zero runs in his final three innings 19. 7/26 PHI L, , 1 on Gave up three runs before retiring a batter 20. W, , 2 on Snapped an eight-start winless streak JULY: 1-2, 4.03 ERA (5 GS) /6 SF ND, 5-4 W , 2 on Surrendered a two-run homer in the fourth 22. 8/12 MIL ND, 3-2 W (10) , 1 on Struck out his 1,000th career batter in the sixth 23. 8/18 DET ND, 10-8 L Surrendered season-high three home runs 24. 8/23 ATL W, Tossed his first quality start since July 3 at Miami At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS Career LAST HIT: 8/23/15 vs. ATL (single off Andrew McKirahan) at-bats since then 1 HOME RUNS: 1 MIL (Zack Greinke) MOST HITS: 2 (3x) 9/4/09 vs. ARZ, 8/29/10 vs. L.A. (N.L.) & COL MOST RBI: 2 (twice) MIL and 5/4/14 vs. STL Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 8/23/15 vs. ATL (6.1,6,2,2,1,8) Last Loss: 7/26/15 vs. PHI (3.2,8,6,6,1,3) Last CG: ATL, 5-0 (9.0,1,0,0,2,8) Last SHO: ATL, 5-0 (9.0,1,0,0,2,8) Low-Hit Complete Game: 1 ATL Most Strikeouts: 11 MIA Most Hits Allowed: 12 ARI Most Runs Allowed: 8 (3x) last, HOU Longest Winning Streak: 6 games 5/27-7/10/10 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games (2x) last, 6/1-7/28/13 Saturday s Starter at Los Angeles (N.L.) LHP Jon Lester (8-9, 3.44) Jon tomorrow makes his 26th start of the season and ninth on the road is his first road start since July 18 at Atlanta, snapping a streak of six-straight starts at Wrigley Field last time out, August 24 at Cleveland, fell one out shy of a complete game shutout, allowing the game-tying run with two outs in the ninth inning finished with one run allowed on six hits in 8.2 innings, taking a no-decision in the Cubs 2-1 walk-off victory. Jon has made two starts against the Dodgers, going 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA (5 ER/11.1 IP) faced Los Angeles, June 25 of this season at Wrigley Field, allowing four runs in 4.0 innings earned the win in his only previous appearance at Dodger Stadium, August 24, 2013 (7.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER). Has held righties to a.246 average (112-for-455), while lefties have batted at a.264 clip (37-for-140) has walked 40 batters and struck out 159 in innings.

3 #17 KRIS BRYANT-INF (.265, 20 HR, 77 RBI) Road Trip:.364 (4-11), 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB Current Streak: 7 Games (.370/10-27) Multi-Hit Games (23): 2-hit (17), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI- 20; GW RBI- 11; 2-Out RBI- 37 Last HR: 8/24/15 vs. CLE (Zach McAllister) Career Bests: H- 4, 8/19/15 vs. DET; RBI- 6, 7/4/15 vs. MIA; R- 4, 8/23/15 vs. ATL Kris is batting.412 (14-for-34) with three doubles, one triple, four homers, 10 runs scored and 11 RBI in his last nine games recorded his first career four-hit game August 19 vs. Detroit tied for the team lead with 77 RBI leads all rookies in runs scored (71), RBI, total bases (205), OBP (.367) and slugging (.480) ranks in the top five among rookies in average, hits (113), home runs and walks is batting.349 (29-for-83) with six homers in his last 23 games after hitting.118 (8-for-68) in his previous 19 contests. His last 12 home runs have come at Wrigley Field, the longest streak during a single season by a Cubs player since Sammy Sosa, April 17-June 20, 1993 (12-straight) last homer on the road was June 17 at Cleveland. Has three multi-homer games (June 22 vs. Dodgers, July 4 vs. Miami and August 23 vs. Atlanta) and two walk-off homers (July 27 vs. Colorado and August 24 vs. Cleveland). Has reached base safely in 45 of his last 52 home games batting.290 (61-for-210) with 17 homers in 60 home games compared to.240 (52-for-217) with three homers in 57 road contests. Ranks third on the team and 10th in the N.L. with 4.10 pitches per plate appearance. #13 STARLIN CASTRO-INF (.242, 6 HR, 48 RBI) Road Trip:.333 (4-12), 2 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI Current Streak: 1 Game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (25): 2-hit (16), 3-hit (9), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 16; GW RBI- 10; 2-Out RBI- 8 Last HR: SF (Yusmeiro Petit) Career Bests: H- 4 (10x), last COL; RBI- 6, CIN; R- 4, CIN Starlin is batting.288 (21-for-73) in his last 25 games after batting.101 (7-for-69) in his previous 19 contests hit his first homer Tuesday since June 12 vs. Cincinnati has made 105 starts at shortstop and six starts at second base has gone 2-for-6 as a pinch-hitter this season. Has three walk-off singles this season: April 18 vs. San Diego, June 13 vs. Cincinnati and June 14 vs. Cincinnati. Notched his 900th career hit June 2 at Miami, becoming the youngest Cub player to reach the mark. #8 CHRIS COGHLAN-OF (.248, 15 HR, 35 RBI) Road Trip:.143 (1-7), R, 3 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (22): 2-hit (20), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 7; GW RBI- 3; 2-Out RBI- 9 Last HR: 8/21/15 vs. ATL (Shelby Miller) Career Bests: H- 4 (9x), last 9/20/14 vs. LAD; RBI- 4, CWS; R- 4, TB Chris has gone 10-for-35 (.286) with two triples, four homers, 11 runs scored and 10 RBI in his last 12 games recorded his fifth career multi-homer effort and collected a career-high four RBI, August 14 at White Sox the Cubs are 18-2 when he bats third in the lineup is batting.306 (19-for-62) with six RBI in close and late situations. Has two multi-homer games this season: May 19 at San Diego and August 14 at the White Sox. Has made 79 starts in left field, 11 starts at second base and four starts in right field, including Wednesday night. #15 CHRIS DENORFIA-OF (.261, 2 HR, 15 RBI) Road Trip:.143 (1-7), BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (11): 2-hit (9), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 2; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 4 Last HR: 8/13/15 vs. MIL (Francisco Rodriguez) Career Bests: H- 4 (6x), last 9/10/12 vs. STL; RBI- 4, CLE; R- 3 (9x), last TEX Chris has gone 14-for-80 (.175) in his last 39 games after hitting.330 (33-for-100) in his first 39 games made his first career pitching appearance August 19, retiring the only batter he faced in the ninth inning is 8-for-28 (.286) as a pinch-hitter this season hit a sacrifice fly RBI in the 10th inning June 23 vs. the Dodgers, his fourth-career walkoff RBI hit a three-run homer June 17 at Cleveland and finished with a career-high four RBI. Began the season on the disabled list (mild left hamstring strain), making his first appearance with the Cubs on April 18 had a second stint on the D.L. from May 5-June 7. #24 DEXTER FOWLER-OF (.252, 14 HR, 36 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-6), R Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0-9) Multi-Hit Games (33): 2-hit (26), 3-hit (7), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 8; GW RBI- 6; 2-Out RBI- 11 Last HR: 8/23/15 vs. ATL (Matt Wisler) Career Bests: H- 4 (4x), last 6/9/13 vs. SD; RBI- 4 (4x), last R- 3 (13x), last 8/13/15 vs. MIL Dexter leads the team and ranks third in the N.L. with 84 runs his 84 runs are the most by a Cubs leadoff hitter since Alfonso Soriano scored 92 times from the top spot in the order in 2007 batting.299 (41-for-137) with a.436 OBP since the All-Star Break, the fifth-best OBP in the majors during that span has 31 walks since the Break, the secondmost in the majors reached base in a career-high 22-straight games, July 12-August 8 hitting.324 (34-for-105) against lefties and.231 (83-for-360) off righties ranks second on the team and ninth in the N.L. with 4.10 pitches per plate appearance leads the team with 17 SB. The Cubs are when he hits leadoff, when he scores a run and 16-3 when he scores at least two runs. Is batting.393 (24-for-61) with five doubles, two triples, six homers, 20 runs scored and 16 walks in his last 18 home games has a.531 OBP and.836 slugging mark leading to a OPS during that span. Has four leadoff homers this season (last, August 23 vs. Atlanta) and 13 in his career. Had a season-high eight-game hitting streak (.484/15-31), August 12-20, including six multi-hit games. #19 JONATHAN HERRERA INF (.231, 1 HR, 13 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-2) Current Streak: Hitless last 5 games (0-6) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 4; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 7 Last HR: NYM (Jacob degrom) Career Bests: H- 4, 6/19/10 vs. MIL; RBI- 3 (4x), last NYM; R- 3 (2x), last 5/4/12 vs. ATL Jonathan has gone 2-for-17 (.118) in 15 August games after going 12-for-40 (.300) with three doubles and a homer in 18 games in July collected a pinch-hit RBI double July 11 vs. the White Sox, his first pinch RBI of the season tied a career-high July 2 in New York with three RBI, including a two-run homer, his first longball since July 7, 2013 at Arizona has started 25 games this season (16 2B, 9 3B). Had a five-game hitting streak, July 1-7, his longest stretch since a six-game streak from September 10-21, #11 TOMMY LA STELLA-INF (.214, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Road Trip:.200 (1-5), R, RBI, BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-2) 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: 8/8/14 vs. WSH (Stephen Strasburg) Career Bests: H- 3 (4x), last LAD; RBI- 3 (3x), last 7/20/14 vs. PHI; R- 2 (4x), last 8/8/14 vs. WSH Tommy collected his first RBI as a Cub Tuesday night was recalled from Triple-A Iowa prior to Monday s game was a member of Chicago s Opening Day roster, but was placed on the disabled list, April 14, with a right oblique strain was activated from the disabled list and optioned to Iowa, August 11 batted.333 (11-for-33) with one homer and six RBI in nine games with Iowa had gone 1-for-6 in two games with the Cubs prior to going on the disabled list. Made his major league debut in May 2014 with Atlanta led N.L. rookies with 36 walks and a.328 OBP (min. 300 plate appearances). #47 MIGUEL MONTERO-C (.235, 14 HR, 43 RBI) Road Trip:.111 (1-9), HR, R, 2 RBI Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-5) Multi-Hit Games (14): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 13; GW RBI- 6; 2-Out RBI- 18 Last HR: SF (Matt Cain) Career Bests: H- 4 (3x), last LAD; RBI- 6, COL; R- 3 (7x), last COL Miguel is 9-for-28 (.321) with four doubles and three homers in his last nine games homered in three-straight games, August drove in a run in five-straight games, August 20-25, for the first time since June 18-23, 2012 hit his second-career walk-off homer August 12 (last, April 30, 2014 vs. Colorado with Arizona), a solo shot in the 10th inning was activated from the 15-day disabled list August 7 (left thumb sprain) has gone 5-for-10 with nine RBI with the bases loaded. Hit his 100th career homer April 26 in Cincinnati, a solo shot in the second hit two homers on April 18 vs. San Diego first two-homer game since August 14, 2010 at Washington (fifth career). August 28, 2015 Page 3 CUBS VS. DODGERS LHP CLAYTON KERSHAW Kris Bryant Starlin Castro Chris Coghlan Chris Denorfia Dexter Fowler Jonathan Herrera Tommy La Stella Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Matt Szczur CUBS AT DODGER STADIUM Kris Bryant Starlin Castro Chris Coghlan Chris Denorfia Dexter Fowler Jonathan Herrera Tommy La Stella Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Matt Szczur CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2015 Kris Bryant Starlin Castro Chris Coghlan Chris Denorfia Dexter Fowler Jonathan Herrera Tommy La Stella Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Matt Szczur CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Kris Bryant Starlin Castro Chris Coghlan Chris Denorfia Dexter Fowler Jonathan Herrera Tommy La Stella Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Matt Szczur CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2015 Kris Bryant Starlin Castro Chris Coghlan Chris Denorfia Dexter Fowler Jonathan Herrera Tommy La Stella Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Matt Szczur CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Kris Bryant Starlin Castro Chris Coghlan Chris Denorfia Dexter Fowler Jonathan Herrera Tommy La Stella Miguel Montero Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Matt Szczur

4 #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.287, 25 HR, 77 RBI) Road Trip:.167 (2-12), R Current Streak: 1 Game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (38): 2-hit (32), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI- 16; GW RBI- 11; 2-Out RBI- 31 Last HR: 8/22/15 vs. ATL (Williams Perez) Career Bests: H- 4 (4x), last PIT; RBI- 6 (2x) last, ARI; R- 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony has 14 RBI in his last 15 games, including a go-ahead RBI triple Monday the Cubs are when he scores a run is batting.316 (31-for-98) with five doubles, nine homers, 20 runs scored and 26 RBI in his last 27 games since July 29 equaled his career-high with four hits August 4 homered in four-straight games, July 29-August 1 is sixth in the majors in OBP (.395) and tied for fifth in the N.L. in doubles (30) leads the league with 24 HBP, setting a franchise record for most HBP in a season since Ranks sixth in the majors with a.436 OBP against lefties (Goldschmidt,.462). Leads the team in games played (125), hits (131), doubles (30), total bases (242), home runs (25) and RBI (77, tied) has 15 steals this season (second on the team), more than doubling his previous career high (6, 2013). Has two multi-homer games this season: June 5 at Washington and June 19 at Minnesota. Tied his career mark with six RBI May 23 in Arizona (also done September 16, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh). #22 ADDISON RUSSELL-INF (.245, 9 HR, 34 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-6) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-6) Multi-Hit Games (19): 2-hit (17), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 6; GW RBI- 4; 2-Out RBI- 21 Last HR: 8/22/15 vs. ATL (Matt Marksberry) Career Bests: H- 3, 5/26/15 vs. WSH; RBI- 3 (2x), last CLE; R- 2 (5x), last 8/20/15 vs. ATL Addison has seen 21 of his 34 RBI come with two outs leads the team and ranks seventh in the N.L. with an average of 4.12 pitches per plate appearance has 23 doubles, tied for second-most among major league rookies and second-most on the Cubs (Rizzo, 30) batting.345 (20-for-58) with four doubles, one triple and three home runs in his last 17 home games. Has 84 hits out of the No. 9 hole this season, the most in an N.L. season since at least 1914 went 3-for-4 August 8 to pass St. Louis Cesar Izturis, who had 71 hits out of the nine spot in Is batting.280 (35-for-125) with a.448 slugging mark in 36 games since the All-Star Break. #12 KYLE SCHWARBER-OF (.273, 12 HR, 35 RBI) Road Trip:.250 (3-12), 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (11): 2-hit (7), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (2) GA RBI- 6; GW RBI- 5; 2-Out RBI- 11 Last HR: SF (Matt Cain) Career Bests: H- 4 (2x), last CIN; RBI- 4 (2x), last 8/13/15 vs. MIL; R- 3 (2x), last 8/18/15 vs. DET Since the All-Star Break, Kyle ranks tied for second in the N.L. in home runs (11) and tied for third in runs scored (31) and RBI (29) is the first Cubs player since at least 1900 with 12 homers in his 42 career games (thanks ESPN Stats & Info) has six homers and 14 RBI in his last 14 games recorded his second-career multi-homer game August 13 and tied a career-high with four RBI he has eight games of at least two runs and two RBI, most on the team has reached base in 31 of 37 starts (Cubs are 25-12) 25 runs scored in his last 23 games. Has made 18 starts in left field, 13 starts at catcher and six starts as designated hitter. Batting.333 (28-for-84) with six homers and 20 RBI in 23 road games. Scored a run in eight-straight games from August 1-11, the longest streak by a Cubs player since Starlin Castro scored in 10-straight games, July 30-August 9, On July 21 went 4-for-7 with a game-winning solo homer in the 13th inning and a game-tying, two-run homer in the ninth that sent the game to extra innings was his first four RBI game and was his second four-hit game in his first 11 big league contests. #41 MATT SZCZUR-OF (.213, 1 HR, 8 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-1), BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 2; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 2 Last HR: 6/22/15 vs. LAD (Clayton Kershaw) Career Bests: H- 2 (5x), last NYM; RBI- 3, 5/15/15 vs. PIT; R- 1 (8x), last 6/23/15 vs. LAD Matt was recalled from Triple-A Iowa before Wednesday s game... is in his seventh stint with the Cubs this season is batting.292 (78-for-167) with 12 doubles, two triples, eight homers and 31 RBI in 70 games with Iowa this season. Set a career-high on May 15 with three RBI, including a walk-off RBI single in the 12th, his first-career walk-off this is his third stint with the Cubs this season (was on the Opening Day roster). Has played 21 games in left (six starts), six games in center (four starts) and two games in right. August 28, 2015 Page 4 CUBS HOME RUNS, 2015 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Kris Bryant (20) Starlin Castro (6) Chris Coghlan (15) Chris Denorfia (2) Dexter Fowler (14) Jonathan Herrera (1)... 1 Tommy La Stella (0)... Miguel Montero (14) Anthony Rizzo (25) Addison Russell (9) Kyle Schwarber (12) Matt Szczur (1)... 1 CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2015 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Kris Bryant (17) Starlin Castro (12) Chris Coghlan (9) Chris Denorfia (3) Dexter Fowler (6) Jonathan Herrera (3) Tommy La Stella (0)... Miguel Montero (11) Anthony Rizzo (21) Addison Russell (3) Kyle Schwarber (10) Matt Szczur (1)... 1 HOME RUNS IN Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (132) Opponents (111) CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR:... Dexter Fowler, 8/23/15 vs. Atlanta (Matt Wisler) Walk-Off HR:... Kris Bryant, 8/24/15 vs. CLE (Zach McAllister) Pinch-HR:... Chris Coghlan, 7/28/15 vs. Colorado (Gonzalez Germen) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam:... David DeJesus, Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR:... Tony Campana, 8/5/11 vs. Cincinnati (Mike Leake) Three-Homer Game:... Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) Pitcher Hitting Homer:... David Ross, 7/26/15 vs. Philadelphia (Hector Neris) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat:... Jorge Soler, Cincinnati (Mat Latos) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat:... Jorge Soler, Cincinnati (Mat Latos) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate:... Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 3-Homer Games (0):... N/A 2-Homer Games (11):...Jorge Soler, 4/13 vs. CIN; Miguel Montero, 4/18 vs. SD; Chris Coghlan, SD; Anthony Rizzo, WASH; Anthony Rizzo, MIN; Kris Bryant, 6/22 vs. LAD; Kris Bryant, 7/4 vs. MIA, Kyle Schwarber, CIN; Kyle Schwarber, 8/13 vs. MIL; Chris Coghlan, CWS; Kris Bryant, 8/23 vs. ATL Grand Slams (3):... Kris Bryant, CLE; Dexter Fowler, MIN Kris Bryant, 7/4 vs. MIA 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (2):... Anthony Rizzo, 7/29-8/1 (4 games) Miguel Montero, 8/22-25 (3 games) Pinch-Homers (2):... Welington Castillo, 4/15 vs. CIN; Chris Coghlan, 7/28 vs. COL Back-to-Back Homers (5):... Chris Coghlan/Mike Olt, COL; Kris Bryant/Anthony Rizzo, 5/11 vs. NYM; Dexter Fowler/Kyle Schwarber, 8/13 vs. MIL; Chris Coghlan/Anthony Rizzo, CWS; Miguel Montero/Jorge Soler, 8/22 vs. ATL Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0):... N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (2):... Jake Arrieta, 7/12 vs. CWS; David Ross, 7/26 vs. PHI Game-Opening Homers (4):... Dexter Fowler, MIL, 5/26 vs. WSH, 7/29 vs. COL & 8/23 vs. ATL Game-Ending, Walk-Off Homers (3): Kris Bryant, 7/27 vs. COL; Miguel Montero, 8/12 vs. MIL Kris Bryant, 8/24 vs. CLE CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Fowler 114 (71-43), Coghlan 5 (1-4), Denorfia 4 (0-4), Soler 1 (0-1), Castro 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 2 Rizzo 43 (24-19), Schwarber 31 (22-9), Bryant 28 (14-14), Soler 15 (8-7), Coghlan 4 (3-1), Denorfia 2 (1-1), Castro 2 (2-0), Fowler 1 (0-1) 3 Rizzo 49 (25-24), Bryant 49 (24-25), Coghlan 20 (18-2), Soler 7 (5-2), Montero 1 (1-0) 4 Rizzo 33 (23-10), Montero 27 (12-15), Castro 20 (12-8), Bryant 18 (10-8), Soler 15 (8-7), Coghlan 9 (7-2), Lake 3 (1-2), Fowler 1 (0-1) 5 Castro 35 (17-18), Soler 20 (8-12), Montero 19 (11-8), Coghlan 13 (9-4), Bryant 20 (17-3), Denorfia 12 (7-5), Castillo 2 (2-0), Lake 2 (1-1), Russell 1 (0-1), Olt 1 (0-1), Baxter 1 (1-0), 6 Castro 37 (20-17), Soler 26 (20-6), Coghlan 22 (8-14), Montero 12 (8-4), Denorfia 6 (4-2), Lake 4 (1-3), Szczur 4 (3-1), Baxter 4 (3-1), Russell 5 (2-3), Schwarber 2 (2-0), Castillo 1 (0-1), Olt 1 (0-1), Alcantara 1 (1-0), La Stella 1 (1-0) 7 Ross 30 (19-11), Coghlan 22 (12-10), Denorfia 15 (6-9), Castro 14 (9-5), Montero 8 (6-2), Szczur 6 (3-3), Castillo 5 (2-3), Baxter 5 (3-2), Soler 4 (4-0), Herrera 4 (2-2), Alcantara 4 (3-1), Lake 3 (1-2), Teagarden 3 (2-1), Olt 1 (1-0), Russell 1 (0-1), Fowler 1 (0-1) 8 Hendricks 23 (13-10), Arrieta 23 (15-8), Lester 22 (12-10), Hammel 23 (12-11), Wood 7 (4-3), Wada 6 (4-2), Ross 5 (4-1), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Richard 3 (2-1), Beeler 3 (2-1), Haren 4 (2-2), Castro 1 (1-0), Denorfia 1 (1-0), Montero 1 (0-1), Roach 1 (0-1) 9 Russell 99 (58-41), Herrera 21 (11-10), La Stella 3 (2-1), Alcantara 2 (1-1), Lester 1 (1-0) C Montero 67 (38-29), Ross 35 (23-12), Schwarber 13 (6-7), Castillo 8 (4-4), Teagarden 3 (2-1) 1B Rizzo 125 (72-53), Baxter 1 (1-0) 2B Russell 84 (46-38), Herrera 16 (9-7), Coghlan 11 (10-1), Alcantara 6 (4-2), Castro 6 (2-4), La Stella 3 (2-1) 3B Bryant 111 (65-46), Herrera 9 (4-5), Olt 3 (1-2), Coghlan 1 (1-0), La Stella 1 (1-0), Alcantara 1 (1-0) SS Castro 105 (60-45), Russell 21 (13-8) LF Coghlan 79 (44-35), Denorfia 18 (8-10), Schwarber 18 (15-3), Szczur 6 (5-1), Lake 4 (1-3), Bryant 1 (0-1) CF Fowler 117 (71-46), Denorfia 4 (1-3), Szczur 4 (1-3), Bryant 1 (0-1) RF Soler 87 (52-35), Denorfia 18 (10-8), Lake 8 (3-5), Baxter 8 (5-3), Coghlan 4 (3-1), Bryant 1 (0-1) P Arrieta 26 (18-8), Lester 25 (14-11), Hendricks 25 (14-11), Hammel 24 (12-12), Wood 7 (4-3), Wada 7 (5-2), Haren 5 (2-3), Richard 3 (2-1), Beeler 3 (2-1), Roach 1 (0-1) DH Schwarber 6 (4-2), Montero 1 (0-1), Baxter 1 (1-0), Soler 1 (1-0), Bryant 1 (0-1) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING TOTAL CUBS OPP CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Castillo 0/1 0.0 % (42 ER/64.0 IP) Montero 12/ % (249 ER/624.1 IP) Ross 13/ % (91 ER/300.1 IP) Schwarber 2/ % (63 ER/115.0 IP) Teagarden 0/3 0.0% (6 ER/34.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (6): Hendricks (2), Wood (1), Arrieta (1), Rondon (1), Hammel (1) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (24) Coghlan (8), Soler (4), Denorfia (5), Fowler (3), Lake (2), Schwarber (1), Bryant (1)

5 Cubs Pitching AUGUST 28, 2015 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER BB SO Starting Pitchers Relievers Season Totals /38 1, , ,097 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Justin Grimm SF 1.0,0,0,0,1,0 8/6/15 vs. SF (5-4) 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) 8/21/15 vs. ATL 3/4 46/31 33/8 Tommy Hunter SF 0.2,1,0,0,0,1 8/12/15 vs. MIL (3-2, 10) MIL (4-2) 8/6/15 vs. SF 1/1 12/8 2/1 Clayton Richard SF 0.0,2,1,1,0,0 CWS (6-4) N/A 8/12/15 vs. MIL 0/0 7/5 7/3 Fernando Rodney 8/21 vs. CWS 0.1,2,3,3,1,0 8/11/15 vs. BAL (6-5, 10) OAK (2-1) BOS 0/0 0/0 0/0 Hector Rondon SF-SV 1.0,1,0,0,0,2 8/24/15 vs. CLE (2-1) SF (8-5) 7/27/15 vs. COL 24/28 59/43 11/2 James Russell SF 1.0,3,4,4,2,0 WASH (2-1) 8/11/15 vs. MIL (6-3) MIL 1/3 46/34 24/2 Pedro Strop SF-H 0.1,0,0,0,0,0 8/22/15 vs. ATL (9-7) WASH (4-2) SF 2/4 61/49 19/7 Travis Wood SF 1.1,0,0,0,0,2 7/7/15 vs. STL (5-3, GM 2) 5/16/15 vs. PIT (4-1) 8/11/15 vs. MIL 1/1 33/27 18/ SEASON TOTALS 38/54 (.704) 429/312 (.727) 193/52 (.269) #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (2-3, 1.21 ERA, 3 SV, 12 HOLDS) CAREER: 15-15, 3 SV MOST IP, 2015: 1.2 (2x), last CWS MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2-6/14/13 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 8/6/15 vs. SF (5-4) LAST SV: 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) Owns a 0.92 ERA (2 ER/19.2 IP) with 25 strikeouts in his last 24 appearances has made 46 outings this season, striking out 53 in his 37.1 innings holding opponents to a.160 average (21-for-131) has walked just 13. Recorded his 12th hold, August 21 vs. Atlanta, tossing a scoreless frame. Tied his season high with 1.2 scoreless innings August 14 at the White Sox. Earned his third save of the year on August 8 vs. San Francisco. Was on the D.L. from April 10-May 6 with right forearm inflammation. #21 TOMMY HUNTER RHP (1-0, 5.59 ERA, 1 SV, 1 HOLD) CAREER: 45-33, 16 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0 (6x), last 7/30 vs. DET MOST IP, CAREER: 5.0, 8/1/08 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 8/12/15 vs. MIL (6-3, 10 inn.) LAST SV: MIL (4-2) Was acquired July 31 from Baltimore for outfielder Junior Lake, made his Cubs debut August 1 in Milwaukee and recorded a save by retiring his two batters faced went 2-2 with six holds and a 3.63 ERA (18 ER/44.2 IP) in 39 outings for the Orioles this season. Earned first victory as a Cub, August 12 vs. Milwaukee, tossing a scoreless 10th. Owns a 5.59 ERA (6 ER/9.2 IP) with two homers allowed in 12 games with Cubs. Saw time as Baltimore s closer last year and recorded 11 saves to go along with 12 holds and a 2.97 ERA (20 ER/60.2 IP) in 60 appearances. #33 CLAYTON RICHARD LHP (3-0, 3.99 ERA, 0 SV, 1 HOLD) CAREER: 49-47, 0 SV MOST IP, 2015: 6.1, 7/4 vs. MIA MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x), last 8/8/12 vs. Cubs LAST WIN: CWS (6-5) LAST SV: N/A Clayton was acquired from Pittsburgh for cash on July 3 designated for assignment by Cubs August 2, then signed August 5 missed the entire 2014 season after undergoing shoulder surgery earned the win in his Cubs debut, July 4 vs. Miami, tossing 6.1 innings of two-run ball while fanning four. Tossed a career-high 3.1 innings of relief (5 H, 1 ER, 4 SO) August 19 vs. Detroit. Recorded the win August 14 with 2.0 scoreless innings (1 H, 1 BB, 3 SO). Earned his first-career hold, August 12 vs. Milwaukee, tossing 1.1-scoreless innings. Is 2-0 with a 4.50 ERA (19 ER/38.0 IP) in 25-career relief appearances. FERNANDO RODNEY RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 0 HOLD) CAREER: 35-55, 236 SV MOST IP, 2015: 1.2, BOS MOST IP, CAREER: 3.0 (6x), last MIN LAST WIN: 8/11/15 vs. BAL (6-5, 10 inn.) LAST SV: OAK (2-1) Was acquired from Seattle for a PTBNL or cash, August the two-time American League All-Star went 5-5 with 16 saves and a 5.68 ERA (32 ER/50.2 IP) in 54 games for Seattle before he was designated for assignment, August led the majors with 48 saves last season. His 149 saves since the start of the 2012 season rank second-most in the majors. Is with a 3.77 ERA (288 ER/688.1 IP) with 236 saves in 686 career relief appearances. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (5-2, 1.55 ERA, 24 SV, 8 HOLDS) CAREER: 11-7, 53 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (15x), last CIN LAST WIN: 8/24/15 vs. CLE (2-1) LAST SV: SF (8-5) Has a 0.46 ERA (2 ER/39.0 IP) in his last 40 games since May 25 has converted 24 of 28 save chances and held the opponent scoreless in 51 of 59 outings has a 0.98 WHIP, has struck out 57 in 58.0 innings, walked just 14 and allowed two homers. Notched his 24th save of the year, August 25 at San Francisco. Earned his fifth win, August 24 vs. Cleveland, recording the final out in the ninth. Recorded his 50th career save August 15 at the White Sox. August 7, converted his 18th save of the season vs. Giants by recording the final five outs... was his first-career save of more than 1.0 inning. #40 JAMES RUSSELL-LHP (0-2, 5.40 ERA, 1 SV, 8 HOLDS) CAREER: 10-17, 4 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, 5/15 vs. PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 4.2, LAD LAST WIN: WASH (2-1) LAST SV: 8/11/15 vs. MIL (6-3) Has allowed 21 runs (20 earned) in 33.1 innings covering 47 outings with the Cubs has stranded 22 of 24 inherited runners allowed a season-high five runs on six hits in 1.2 innings on August 19 vs. Detroit had his contract selected May 5. Gave up his first-career grand slam, August 27 at San Francisco (Kelby Tomlinson). August 11 vs. Brewers, recorded his first save since June 16, 2014 at Miami. Is 10th on the club s all-time appearance list with 361 appearances. May 19 in San Diego, made his 324th appearance for the Cubs, surpassing Willie Hernandez for most by a southpaw in franchise history. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (2-6, 2.89 ERA, 2 SV, 24 HOLDS) CAREER: 13-18, 7 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (9x), last MIL LAST WIN: 8/22/15 vs. ATL (9-7) LAST SV: WASH (4-2) Leads the team and is tied for third in the N.L. with 24 holds is holding opponents to a.154 average (29-for-188) has walked 26 and struck out 64 in 56.0 innings held the opponent scoreless in 51 of 61 outings June 6 picked up his second save of the season with a scoreless ninth in Washington, stranding a runner. Recorded his 24th hold of the year, August 24 at San Francisco. Earned his second win of the year, August 22 vs. Atlanta, tossing a scoreless eighth. Fanned a career-high tying four in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Cincinnati, July 22. #37 TRAVIS WOOD LHP (5-4, 4.45 ERA, 1 SV, 3 HOLDS) CAREER: 39-52, 1 SV MOST IP, 2015: 7.0 (2x), last 4/28 vs. PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0, PHI LAST WIN: 7/7/15 vs. STL (5-3, GM 2) LAST SV: 5/16/15 vs. PIT (4-1) Has posted a 3.52 ERA (18 ER/46.0 IP) and gone 3-2 with a save in 33 relief appearances since transitioning from the starting rotation in mid-may has held opponents to a.234 average (40-for-171) and allowed just two homers in his 33 relief outings. Earned his third career hold, August 11 vs. Brewers, tossing a scoreless inning. Set career-highs in innings (3.2) and strikeouts (six) in relief July 28 vs. Colorado. Is 2-2 with a 5.59 ERA (23 ER/37.0 IP) and 39 strikeouts in seven starts this season CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 17, CLE... Largest Winning Margin... 8 (3x), last SF 5, CIN (GM 2)... Largest Come Behind Win... 5, STL 17, CLE... Most Runs... 15, 8/19 vs. DET 7, CLE (9th)... Most Runs, Inn (3x), last 8/22 vs. ATL (5th) 18, CLE... Most Hits... 21, 8/19 vs. DET 6 (2x), CLE (2nd & 3rd)... Most Hits, Inn.... 6, (3x), last STL (4th) 0, 7/25 vs. PHI... Fewest Hits... 2, (2x) last ATL 5 (2x), last 8/23 vs. ATL... Most Home Runs... 5, 8/19 vs. DET 3, 8/13 vs. MIL (5th)... Most Home Runs, Inn....2 (7x), last 8/19 vs. DET (2nd) 5 (2x), last PIT... Most Doubles... 7, 7/25 vs. PHI 2 (2x), last 8/19 vs. DET... Most Triples... 3, 7/26 vs. PHI 8, 8/19 vs. DET... Most Extra-Base Hits... 12, 8/19 vs. DET 9, 5/15 vs. PIT... Most BBs By Batters... 8 (2x), last 6/16 vs. CLE 16 (2x), last 7/29 vs. COL... Most Ks By Pitchers (3x), last CWS 5, 4/28 vs. PIT... Most Stolen Bases... 5 (2x), last 8/13 vs. MIL 4, 8/24 vs. CLE... Most Double Plays Turned... 5, 7/10 vs. CWS 3 (2x), last 5/27 vs. WSH... Most Errors Committed... 4, COL 16, 5/15 vs. PIT... Most Left On Base (2x), last CIN (GM 2) Longest Winning Streak: 9 games... 8/6-15 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games... 6/24-29 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 23 (CUBS 8, DET 15)... 8/19 vs. DET Most Hits, Both Clubs: 32, (CUBS 11, DET 21)... 8/19 vs. DET Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 8 (CUBS 3, DET 5)... 8/19 vs. DET Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 30 (CUBS 16, CIN 14)... CIN Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 28 (CUBS 16, PIT 12)... 5/15 vs. PIT Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 5 (CUBS 2, ARI 3)... ARI Consecutive Games With a Home Run: /16-25 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 8...6/23-7/1 Consecutive Errorless Games: /10-17 Consecutive Games With an Error: /22-25 Shortest Game, Time: 2:08... SD Longest Game, Time: 5: /15 vs. PIT Most Innings: ARI and CIN Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41, /12 vs. CWS Largest Road Crowd: 49, COL Series Sweeps: CIN (2), 4/24-26, vs. NYM (4), NYM (3), MIL (4), 7/30-8/2, vs. SF (4), 8/6-9, vs. MIL (3), 8/11-13, vs. ATL (4), 8/20-23 BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, Bryant... 6/3-18 Most Runs Scored: 4, Bryant... 8/23 vs. ATL Most Hits: 4 (5x), last Bryant... 8/19 vs. DET Most Total Bases: 11, Schwarber... CIN Most Extra-Base Hits: 3, Schwarber... CIN Most Doubles: 2 (10x), last Russell... CWS Most Triples: 2, Fowler... COL Most RBI: 6 (2x), Rizzo & Bryant... ARI & 7/4 vs. MIA Most Stolen Bases: 2 (2x), last CIN (GM 2) Most Walks: 4 (2x), last Soler... 5/15 vs. PIT Most Strikeouts: 4 (5x), last Schwarber... 8/24 vs. CLE 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 7, Motte... 5/23-current Longest Losing Streak: 6, Lester... 5/27-7/11 Complete Game Shutouts: 2, Hendricks & Arrieta... SD (3-0), MIN (8-0) 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 3, last Arrieta... 7/12 vs. CWS (3-1) Low-Hit Complete Game: 2, Arrieta... 7/12 vs. CWS (3-1) Longest Outing, Reliever: 3.2, Jackson... DET Most Strikeouts, Starter: 14, Lester... 7/29 vs. COL Reliever: 6, Wood... 7/28 vs. COL Consecutive Strikeouts: 6, Lester... 7/29 vs. COL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 22.1, Hendricks... 6/24-7/10 Reliever: 14.0, Grimm... 7/21-current Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 17, Rondon... 8/12/14-4/12/15 Consecutive Batters Retired: 16, Arrieta... PIT Most Runs Allowed: 7 (2x), Hendricks & Lester... MIN & 8/19 vs. DET Most Hits Allowed: 11, Hendricks... MIN Most Homers Allowed: 3 (5x), last Lester... 8/19 vs. DET Most Walks Issued: 6, Arrieta...6/16 vs. CLE Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 7.0, Lester... ATL MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 29 High-Water Mark: 22 over (73-51) Losses after Leading: 19 Low-Water Mark: 1 under (1-2) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 21 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 3 (1-1, 2-2, 15-15) Walkoff Wins: 12 last, August 24 vs. CLE (Bryant walk-off homer)