Chicago Cubs (86-67) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (81-73)

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1 Chicago Cubs (86-67) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (81-73) September 23, 2017 Miller Park Game No. 154 Road Game No. 76 RHP Kyle Hendricks (7-5, 3.22) vs. LHP Brent Suter (3-2, 3.41) CUBS VS. BREWERS The Cubs and Brewers will play 19 times this regular season, spanning eight series, with this four-game set marking the final series the Cubs have won two three-game sets at Miller Park this season, taking two of three here April 7-9 and July Chicago has won threestraight season series against Milwaukee dating to Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Miller Park: Overall: At Wrigley Field: At Miller Park: All-Time Since 1997: At Wrigley Field: At Miller Park (since 2001): CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (0) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed N/A N.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS 1. Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds CONSECUTIVE SAVE CHANCES CONVERTED, CUBS FRANCHISE HISTORY 1. Wade Davis 32 4/4/17-current 2. Ryan Dempster 26 8/2/05-5/1/06 3. Hector Rondon 22 8/14/15-6/6/16 Joe Borowski 22 8/5/03-5/23/04 RUNS SCORED SINCE ASB 1. Chicago Cubs Minnesota Twins Cleveland Indians New York Yankees MOST HOME RUNS SINCE ASB 1. Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians Oakland Athletics Minnesota Twins Chicago Cubs Arizona Diamondbacks MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN Giancarlo Stanton Anthony Rizzo Paul Goldschmidt MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs New York Yankees Cleveland Indians LOWEST OPP AVG, NL RELIEVERS, Carl Edwards Jr., CHI Josh Hader, MIL Matt Albers, WSH Wade Davis, CHI Felipe Rivero, PIT THE BULLISH PEN The Cubs bullpen has a 1.99 ERA (9 ER/40.2 IP) and is 5-0 with three saves (in four chances) and seven holds in the club s last 11 games since September 10 the pen has allowed 19 walks compared to 57 strikeouts in this stretch, good for an average of 12.6 strikeouts per 9.0 innings. EXTRA, EXTRA!: The Chicago Cubs last night won their second-straight, come-frombehind extra-inning contest in Milwaukee, this time erasing a 3-0 deficit to take a 4-3 lead in the fifth, only to see the Brewers tie the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the frame it remained that way until the 10th when Tommy La Stella drew a basesloaded walk and Carl Edwards Jr., who had entered in the ninth, locked down the 5-4 victory, tossing a total of 1.2 scoreless innings to earn the win. Chicago has won consecutive extra-inning games against the same club in which it had to come-from-behind in both contests for the first time since June 19-20, 2009 vs. the Indians. It s the first time the Cubs have turned the trick against the same team on the road in 41 years since doing so May 2, 1976, in both ends of a doubleheader at San Francisco thanks to STATS Inc. The comeback victory was Chicago s 43rd of the season, second-most in the N.L. (Dodgers, 45) and third-most in the majors (Angels are second with 44). IN GOOD STANDING: Last evening s win extended the Cubs lead in the N.L.Central to a season-high tying 5.0 games, as the Cardinals moved into second place in the division thanks to their win in Pittsburgh coupled with the Cubs win over Milwaukee the Brewers sit in third place, 5.5 games back. Chicago entered the All-Star Break with a 5.5-game deficit to the Brewers, but has gained 11.0 games over Milwaukee since then. WHAT LIES AHEAD: The Cubs, who sit a season-high 19-games over.500 and are 9-1 in their last 10 and 17-7 in their last 24, have just nine regular season games remaining, all against N.L. Central division opponents following this four-game series in Milwaukee, the Cubs head to St. Louis for four games to complete this 10- game road trip that started in Tampa Bay (1-1) Chicago closes out the regular season with three home games against Cincinnati, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. The Cubs are vs. the N.L. Central, a.597 winning pct., by far the best intradivisional record of any N.L. Central team (the Brewers are second at 35-33). SOLID STRETCH: The Cubs have 286 regular season victories since the start of the 2015 season, marking the winningest three-season span for the franchise in over 100 years Chicago won 287 regular season contests from The Cubs have secured their third-straight winning campaign dating to 2015 this is just the third stretch of at least three-straight winning campaigns for Chicago in the last 78 seasons starting in 1940 that includes a six-year run from and Chicago is (.675) in August, September and October regular season games since the start of 2015, the top mark in baseball. HELLO, PROFESSOR: Today s Cubs starter, Kyle Hendricks, has posted a 2.42 ERA (18 ER/67.0 IP) in 11 starts since July 24 when he returned from the 10-day D.L. (right hand tendinitis) he s garnered just five decisions in those 11 outings, going 3-2, while holding the opponent to a.292 OBP and.376 slugging percentage. CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall: At Wrigley Field: On the Road: April: May: June: July August: September: All-Time Since 1876:... 10,797-10,255 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):... 4,264-3,741 Leading Entering 6th: Tied Entering 6th: Trailing Entering 6th: Leading Entering 7th: Tied Entering 7th: Trailing Entering 7th: Leading Entering 8th: Tied Entering 8th: Trailing Entering 8th: Leading Entering 9th: Tied Entering 9th: Trailing Entering 9th: Scoring First: One-Run Games: Two-Run Games: Extra-Inning Games: Scoring Four or More: Scoring Fewer Than Four: Out-Hitting Opponents: Hit Totals Equal: Out-Hit by Opponents: Hit at Least One HR: Hit Two or More HR: Playing Errorless Ball: Committing at Least One Error: KB AT THE DISH: Kris Bryant has a 6.8 WAR this season, second-highest in the N.L. behind Miami s Giancarlo Stanton (6.9) and fourth-highest in the majors Houston s Jose Altuve leads at 7.6 including a RBI last night, Bryant has driven in 11 runs in his last nine games dating to September 12. Bryant s 107 runs scored rank fourth in the N.L. he s just the 12th Cub since 1913 to record multiple 100-run seasons, and the first since Sammy Sosa did so five times from Bryant leads the team with 92 walks, third-most in the N.L. (teammate Anthony Rizzo is fifth with 87), while his.408 on-base percentage ranks sixth Bryant is the first Cub ever to reach 25 home runs in each of his first three major league campaigns. ROAD WARRIORS: The Cubs have won 22 of their last 32 road games dating to July 2 after starting the campaign in their first 43 road contests overall, the team s road record is the best among N.L. Central division clubs (Milwaukee is second at 38-37). CATCH AS CATCH CAN: Cubs catchers lead MLB with a combined.292 batting average (163-for-558),.366 on-base percentage,.509 slugging mark and.875 OPS Giants catchers are second in average (.291) and OBP (.358) while Atlanta backstops are second in OPS (.836) Baltimore s catchers are second in slugging (.481). A FINE PAIR OF LEFTIES: Kyle Schwarber on Thursday belted his 29th homer of the season, his third in as many starts and his fifth in his last nine contests he joins Anthony Rizzo in 2014 (32 HR) as the only Cubs lefty hitters to reach 29 homers in their age 24 or younger season. Since returning to the Cubs on July 6 after a stint with Triple-A Iowa, Schwarber is batting.251 (46-for-183) with six doubles, a triple, 17 homers, 26 RBI and a.912 OPS his 17 home runs since July 6 rank tied for sixth-most in the N.L. BREAKING UP: The Cubs have a (.662) record since the All-Star Break, the second-best mark in baseball and trailing only the Indians (49-18,.731) Chicago ranks second in the majors with a +103 run differential since the Break, trailing only Cleveland (+158). HOMER HAPPY: Chicago has hit 212 home runs this season, tied for the second-highest single-season total in franchise history (also done in 1998) Chicago hit a franchise record 235 homers in STARTING STUFF: Cubs starting pitchers have a 3.55 ERA (145 ER/367.2 IP) and have gone in 65 games since the All-Star Break the 31 victories are tied for second-most among major league starting rotations with Washington, trailing only Cleveland (39 wins), while the 3.5RA is third behind only Cleveland (2.79) and Washington (3.47). GLOVE LOVE: Anthony Rizzo enters today with a career-high 131-game errorless streak at first base dating to April 25, surpassing Hall of Famer Ernie Banks and his 126-game errorless run at first base spanning seasons as the longest by a Cubs first baseman since at least the live ball era started in 1920 thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. 32 AND COUNTING: Cubs closer Wade Davis on Tuesday night extended his franchise record as he converted his 32nd-consecutive save opportunity to remain perfect in save chances this season he has surpassed previous record holder Ryan Dempster, who converted 26- straight opportunities from August 2, 2005-May 1, 2006 Davis has locked down 38-straight save chances dating to last season. 30 2B, 30 HR, 100 RBI: Anthony Rizzo, who on Sept. 14 tied his career mark with his 32nd homer, this season has reached 30 doubles, 30 homers and 100 RBI for the third-straight campaign, this year doing so before Labor Day he s only the fourth Cub ever to reach those thresholds in at least three seasons, joining Hack Wilson (4 times, ), Billy Williams (3 times, 1965, 1970, 1972) and Sammy Sosa (3 times, 1997, ) Rizzo and Wilson are the lone Cubs to do so in at least three-straight seasons. 20-HOMER CLUB: The Cubs have set a franchise mark with six players with at least 20 homers: Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Ian Happ, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Báez the club previously had five players with at least 20 homers in 1958, 2004 and Additionally, the Cubs have set a major league record with five 20-homer seasons by players in their age 25 or younger season (Báez, Bryant, Contreras, Happ, Schwarber) this surpasses the 2007 Brewers and 1979 Expos (four apiece). UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Sat., September MIL 12:05 p.m. FOX 670 The Score RHP Kyle Hendricks (7-5, 3.22) vs. LHP Brent Suter (3-2, 3.41) Sun., September MIL 1:10 p.m. ABC The Score LHP José Quintana (6-3, 3.95) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (11-3, 2.74)

2 SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 PAGE 2 Today s Cubs Starter #28 RHP Kyle Hendricks (7-5, 3.22) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 CUBS (Regular Season) CUBS MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS Last Time Out Kyle earned his seventh win of the season last Saturday vs. the Cardinals, taking a shutout into eighth inning allowed a solo homer with two outs in the eighth marked his seventh-straight quality start marked his longest start of the season. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 9/16 STL W Season Kyle today makes his 23rd start of the season and 10th on the road holds a 3.20 ERA at home (27 ER/76.0 IP) and a 3.25 mark (19 ER/52.2 IP) on the road. Has gone 3-2 with a 2.42 ERA (18 ER/67.0 IP) in 11 starts since returning from the disabled list, including seven-straight quality starts (tied for longest streak by a Cubs pitcher this season with Jake Arrieta). Tossed a season-high 7.2 innings, September 16 vs. St. Louis only run came on a solo homer to his final batter faced. Pitched 7.0 IP August 26 at Philadelphia recorded two hits in the Cubs sevenrun seventh inning, becoming the first Cubs pitcher to notch two hits in an inning since Carlos Zambrano, July 20, 2003 at the Marlins. Spent seven weeks on the 10-day D.L., June 5-July 24, with right hand tendinitis was his first-career disabled list stint made two rehab starts with Double-A Tennessee, July 10-17, allowing just two hits and one earned run in 8.1 innings tossed 5.0-perfect innings in his last start. Has gone 6-4 with a 2.80 ERA (35 ER/112.2 IP) in his last 19 starts after going 1-1 with a 6.19 ERA (11 ER/16.0 IP) in his first three starts the 2.80 ERA since April 25 is the best among Cubs starting pitchers and fifth-best in the N.L. among pitchers with at least 10 starts. Opposing batters are hitting just.159 (13-for-82) with runners in scoring position. Has allowed six or fewer hits in 21 of his 22 starts opponents are hitting.239 (114-for-477) against the right-hander limiting righties to a.243 average (63-for- 259) and lefties to a.234 mark (51-for-218). Has allowed 17 homers in innings (1.19 HR/9) after allowing just 15 homers in innings last season (0.71 HR/9). Earned the win in his season debut, April 8 at Milwaukee, despite allowing four runs in 6.0 innings the Cubs won Season Kyle posted a 2.13 ERA as he became the first Cub to lead the majors in ERA since Bill Lee in 1938 (2.66 ERA) went 9-2 with a 1.32 ERA (14 ER/95.1 IP) in 15 games (14 starts) at Wrigley Field, the best home ERA in the majors set career-highs in wins (16), innings pitched (190.0) and strikeouts (170). Ranked among major league leaders in ERA (1st, 2.13), opponent OPS (1st,.581), WHIP (2nd, 0.98), opponent OBP (2nd,.262), opponent slugging (2nd,.319), hits per nine innings (3rd, 6.73) and opponent average (5th,.207). Career vs. Milwaukee Kyle today makes his 15th-career start against the Brewers, by far his most starts against any club (Cincinnati and St. Louis, 10 starts) is 4-1 with a 2.43 ERA (11 ER/40.2 IP) in seven-career starts at Miller Park. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career vs. Brewers Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Aguilar ( ) Perez ( ) Sogard ( ) Arcia ( ) Pina ( ) Thames ( ) Bandy ( ) Rivera ( ) Villar ( ) Braun ( ) Santana ( ) Vogt ( ) Broxton ( ) Shaw ( ) Walker ( ) Career Notes Kyle has gone with a 2.98 ERA (192 ER/579.0 IP) in 98 games (97 starts) for Chicago since making his major league debut in 2014 is in his fourth full season in the organization since being acquired from Texas in July of His career ERA of 2.98 ranks fourth among all active pitchers with at least 75 starts, trailing only Clayton Kershaw, Chris Sale and Jacob degrom. Has allowed eight or fewer hits in 71-straight starts, the longest streak in club history Dick Drott did so in 69-straight starts from Kyle allowed five runs May 29, 2017 at San Diego had allowed eight or fewer hits and four or fewer runs in each of his previous 48 starts dating to August 21, 2015 that was the longest streak in the majors since at least Allowed four or fewer runs in 48-straight starts from August 21, 2015-May 24, 2017, the second-longest streak in the majors since 1913 Baltimore s Tom Phoebus had a 49-game streak from June 15, 1967-August 16, Walked three or fewer batters in each of his first 56 career starts, the longest stretch by a Cubs starter to begin his career since at least 1914 marked the fourth-longest stretch by a Cubs starter overall since at least 1914 (thanks STATS Inc.) the streak was snapped June 13, 2016 at Washington (four walks). The Cubs went in Kyle Hendricks first 50 career starts for the team that s the Cubs best record in a pitcher s first 50 starts for the team since going in Hank Borowy s first 50 outings from thanks STATS Inc. Was named N.L. Pitcher of the Month for August 2016 after going 4-0 with a N.L. best 1.28 ERA (6 ER/42.1 IP) in six August starts limited opponents to a.179 average and a.221 on-base percentage. Has made seven postseason starts, going 1-1 with a 2.38 ERA (9 ER/34.0 IP) his five postseason starts at Wrigley Field are the most in ballpark history. Attended Dartmouth College where he earned first team All-Ivy League honors as a junior in 2011 he is the only active player who went to Dartmouth Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. W, Allowed 2 R in 1st, 2 R in 4th 2. 4/14 PIT L, Pitched to two batters in 6th, both scored 3. 4/19 MIL ND, 7-4 W Walked a season-high four batters 4. W, First quality start/scoreless outing of the season 5. ND, 6-2 L Allowed a season-low three hits APRIL: 2-1, 4.18 ERA (5 starts) /5 NYY ND, 3-2 L , 2 on Took a ND after Yankees scored three in ninth 7. L, , 2 on Fanned a season-best seven batters 8. 5/17 CIN W, Fourth quality start of 2017, second-straight 9. 5/24 SF W, Longest outing of the season 10. L, Snapped 48-start streak allowing four or fewer runs MAY: 2-2, 3.34 ERA (5 starts) /4 STL ND, 7-6 W Placed on 10-Day D.L. following the start (rt. hand tendinitis) JUNE: 0-0, 9.00 ERA (1 start) /24 CWS ND, 3-1 L , 1 on Activated from D.L. prior to game 13. ND, 2-1 (11) W , 1 on Allowed just a first inning run JULY: 0-0, 1.93 ERA (2 starts) /4 WSH L, Allowed two Daniel Murphy homers 15. ND, 3-1 L , 1 on 10th time receiving two or fewer runs of support in /15 CIN ND, 2-1 L , 2 on Second scoreless start of at least 6.0 IP this season 17. 8/20 TOR ND, 6-5 (10) W Allowed a run in 4th, 5th and 6th innings 18. W, At the plate, he notched two hits in the seventh inning 19. 8/31 ATL W, Fourth-consecutive quality start AUGUST: 2-1, 2.41 ERA (6 starts) /5 PIT ND, 4-3 L , 1 on Left in line for the win 21. 9/10 MIL L, th-straight start allowing eight or fewer hits (club record) 22. 9/16 STL W, Allowed solo homer with two outs in eighth/longest start of 2017 At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS Career LAST HIT: 8/26/17 at PHI (double off Jesen Therrien) at-bats since then 11 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 2 (4x) last, 8/26/17 at Philadelphia MOST RBI: 2 8/26/17 at Philadelphia Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 9/16/17 vs. STL, 4-1 (7.2,6,1,1,1,5) Last Loss: 9/10/17 vs. MIL, 3-1 (6.0,4,3,3,2,7) Last Complete Game & Shutout: 8/1/16 vs. MIA, 5-0 (9.0,7,0,0,3,5) Low-Hit Complete Game: 5 (2x) last, 5/28/16 vs. PHI Most Strikeouts: 12 (2x) last, 8/13/16 vs. STL Most Hits Allowed: 11 MIN Most Runs Allowed: 7 MIN Longest Winning Streak: 6 games 8/1-9/12/16 Longest Losing Streak: 2 games (5x) last, 8/4-15/17 Sunday s Starter at Milwaukee LHP José Quintana (6-3, 3.95 with Cubs / 10-11, 4.27 Overall) José tomorrow makes his 13th start with the Cubs, and 31st overall this season in his last start, September 17 vs. St. Louis, took a no-decision after allowing three runs in 5.2 innings all three runs came on a Dexter Fowler three-run homer in the sixth inning the Cubs have won six of his last seven starts. Has gone 6-3 with a 3.95 ERA (31 ER/70.2 IP) in 12 starts with the Cubs began the season with the White Sox, going 4-8 with a 4.49 ERA (52 ER/104.1 IP) in 18 starts. Is 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA (3 ER/21.0 IP) in three-career starts against the Brewers faced the club July 28 of this season at Miller Park, allowing just two runs in 6.0 innings but taking the loss in the Cubs 2-1 setback.

3 #5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.296, 7 HR, 45 RBI) Road Trip:.167 (1-6), SAC Current Streak: 1 game (1-2) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 16 Last HR: 9/13/17 vs. NYM (Kevin McGowan) Career Bests: H 3 (5x), last 9/16/17 vs. STL; RBI 6, last 9/13/17 vs. NYM; R 2 (6x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Albert has gone 9-for-18 (.500) with five XBH and 10 RBI in his last nine games with an at-bat tied a career-high with three hits and drove in two runs Sept. 16 collected a career-high six RBI Sept. 13 in just two at-bats off the bench (3- RBI 3B and 3-RBI HR) is hitting.357 (30-for-84) with three homers and 22 RBI in his last 39 games since August 7 is batting.350 (14-for-40) with 10 RBI as a pinch-hitter the Cubs are when he starts in CF is batting.343 (37-for-108) off lefties is 27-for-88 (.307) in his last 23 starts. #13 ALEX AVILA C (.247, 3 HR, 17 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-4), BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 19 Last HR: 8/17/17 vs. CIN (Scott Feldman) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last BOS; RBI 5, BAL; R 4, 4/8/15 vs. MIN Alex has reached safely in five-straight starts stroked a game-winning, two-out RBI triple Sept. 6 in the ninth to lead the Cubs to the 1-0 win has 17 RBI in his last 30 games, hitting safely in 17 of those contests batting.263 (20-for- 76) with two homers and 15 RBI in his last 28 games since August 11 between Detroit and Chicago, hitting.273 (73- for-267) vs. righties and.216 (8-for-37) vs. lefties drove in a season-high tying three runs August 17 vs. Cincinnati. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.274, 22 HR, 72 RBI) Road Trip:.417 (5-12), 2 RBI, 2B, 3 BB, R Current Streak: 2 games (3-7) Multi-Hit Games (35): 2-hit (28), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 27 Last HR: 9/13/17 vs. NYM (Chasen Bradford) Career Bests: H 4 (4x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM; RBI 6, PIT; R 3 (3x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Javy on Thursday tied the game with two outs in the ninth, delivering a RBI single tied career-highs with four hits and three runs Sept. 13 his 124 hits this season are a career-high has started at shortstop in 42 of 47 games since August 3 is batting.294 (48-for-163) with eight homers and 29 RBI during that span scored a career-high tying three runs August 30 vs. Pittsburgh and stole home, becoming the first Cubs player to accomplish the feat since Starlin Castro in 2010 in August, batted.290 (31-for-107) with 7 homers, 25 RBI and a.862 OPS in 28 games the 25 RBI were his most in a month homered four times in a six-game span, August #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.292, 28 HR, 70 RBI) Road Trip:.400 (4-10), HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB Current Streak: 2 games (4-7) Multi-Hit Games (38): 2-hit (21), 3-hit (15), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 12; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 30 Last HR: MIL (Oliver Drake) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last CIN; R 4 (6x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Kris on Thursday belted a game-winning two-run homer in the 10th is 14-for-36 (.389) with three homers, 12 runs and 11 RBI in his last nine games went 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs and two RBI Sept. 15 notched three hits and scored four runs Sept. 13 after hitting a three-run homer and collecting a season-high tying four RBI Sept. 12 had his streak of 34-straight starts reaching base snapped on Sept. 10 batted.343 (35-for-102) with a.457 OBP in August scored a run in a career-high-tying six-straight games, August leads the club in runs (107), walks (92) and OPS (.943) his.408 OBP is 23 points higher than his.385 OBP during his 2016 MVP season. Has twice had a season-high 11-game hitting streak: April (17-for-45/.378) and August 3-14 (20-for- 43/.465) reached safely in 16 of 20 PA in four games, August 11-14, driving in a run and walking in each contest, the first Cub to do so since Derrek Lee in July of #20 VICTOR CARATINI C (.240, 1 HR, 2 RBI) Road Trip:.000 Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 1 Last HR: MIL (Zach Davies) Career Bests: H 3 (2x), last 8/18/17 vs. TOR; RBI 1 (2x), last MIL; R 1 (4x), last 8/18/17 vs. TOR Victor was recalled from Triple-A Iowa Sept. 1 for his third stint with the team made the start at first base Sept. 5 has two three-hit games this season hit a game-winning solo homer July 30 at Milwaukee batted.342 (100-for- 292) with 27 doubles, three triples, 10 homers and 61 RBI in 83 games for Iowa named a PCL mid-season All-Star. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.274, 21 HR, 73 RBI) Road Trip:.100 (1-10), 2B, 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-6) Multi-Hit Games (22): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (6), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 19; GW RBI 10; 2-Out RBI 28 Last HR: 8/6/17 vs. WSH (Erick Fedde) Career Bests: H 4, BAL; RBI 6, 8/3/17 vs. ARI; R 3, CIN Willson has reached in 13-of-27 plate appearances since being activated from D.L, including three times Sept was ejected that game in the fifth inning (arguing balls/strikes) drove in three runs Sept. 13, all with the bases loaded was activated Sept. 10 after missing 28 games with a right hamstring strain suffered August 9 at San Francisco has three-career multi-homer games, all this season notched his first-career four-hit game July 16 in Baltimore is batting.306 (41-for-134) with 13 homers in the clean-up spot this year hit a leadoff homer June 26 in Washington. #43 TAYLOR DAVIS C (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Road Trip:.000 Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: N/A Career Bests: H 1, 9/14/17 vs. NYM; RBI ---; R --- Taylor collected his first hit Sept. 14 in his first major league start made his major league debut Sept. 8, going 0-for- 1 as a pinch-hitter was selected from Triple-A Iowa Sept. 5 batted.297 (106-for-357) with six home runs and 62 RBI in 102 games with Iowa this year had a.357 on-base percentage and a.429 slugging percentage. #15 MIKE FREEMAN INF (.133, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Road Trip:.500 (1-2), R, 2B Current Streak: 1 game (1-2) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 4/12/17 vs. HOU (Mike Fiers) Career Bests: H 2 (3x), last 4/12/17 vs. HOU; RBI 1 (2x), last 4/12/17 vs. HOU; R 1 (4x), last 4/16/17 vs. TEX Mike was selected from Triple-A Iowa Sept 1. and made his Cubs debut Sept. 3 Wednesday was 1-for-2 with a run and double made his first start as a Cub Sept 4. at shortstop, and went 1-for-2, snapping an 0-for-33 skid covering 19 games has been in the Mariners and Dodgers organizations this year and spent most of the campaign at Triple-A. #8 IAN HAPP INF/OF (.249, 22 HR, 62 RBI) Road Trip:.200 (2-10), R Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (19): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 12; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 25 Last HR: 9/12/17 vs. NYM (Josh Smoker) Career Bests: H 4, MIA; RBI 4 (4x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT; R 2 (7x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT Ian had an RBI in five-straight games, Sept Thursday, singled and scored the game-tying run ranks fifth alltime among Cubs rookies with 22 HR went 3-for-5 with a homer and career-high tying four RBI August 30 became the fastest player in Cubs history to 20 homers (89th game) 25 of his 62 RBI have come with 2 outs 40 of 86 hits have been for XB (16 2B, 2 3B, 22 HR) has started games in CF (39), RF (6), LF (11) and 2B (28). August 17, recorded his third career multi-homer effort belted his first pinch homer August 13 in Arizona. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.261, 10 HR, 54 RBI) Road Trip:.222 (2-9), BB, SAC Current Streak: 1 game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (23): 2-hit (19), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 9; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 29 Last HR: 9/14/17 vs. NYM (Paul Sewald) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (9x), last 9/14/17 vs. NYM; R 4, CHI Jason drove in the game-winning run Sunday with a RBI single in the seventh had three hits tied a season-high with four RBI Sept. 14, including a three-run homer went 10-for-28 (.357) with five RBI in an eight-game stretch, August hitting.274 (31-for-113) vs. lefties and.256 (77-for-301) vs. righties has made 98 starts in right field and 12 in center field. Has missed time due to two D.L. stints: May 8-20 (right finger sprain) and June 22-July 4 (left hand abrasion). #30 JON JAY OF (.290, 2 HR, 31 RBI) Road Trip:.375 (6-16), 4 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B, BB Current Streak: 3 games (6-12) Multi-Hit Games (23): 2-hit (18), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 16 Last HR: 7/5/17 vs. TB (Erasmo Ramirez) Career Bests: H 5, 6/2/16 vs. SEA; RBI 4 (2x), last CHI; R 3 (10x), last 6/16/14 vs. NYM Jon has recorded three-straight multi-hit games last night singled in a 15-pitch AB Thursday was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and a walk from the top of the order tied a season-high with four hits August 31, including his third triple of the season has reached base multiple times 17 times in his last 33 starts batting.375 (30-for-80) in the eighth inning and later. SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. BREWERS LHP BRENT SUTER Albert Almora Jr Javier Baez Kris Bryant Willson Contreras Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS AT MILLER PARK Alex Avila Albert Almora Jr Javier Baez Kris Bryant Victor Caratini Willson Contreras Mike Freeman Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Victor Caratini Willson Contreras Taylor Davis Mike Freeman Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Victor Caratini Willson Contreras Taylor Davis Mike Freeman Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Victor Caratini Willson Contreras Taylor Davis Mike Freeman Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Kyle Schwarber Ben Zobrist CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr Alex Avila Javier Baez Kris Bryant Victor Caratini Willson Contreras Continued on Page 4

4 SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 PAGE 4 #2 TOMMY LA STELLA INF (.273, 5 HR, 18 RBI) Road Trip:.000, RBI, BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 6 Last HR: 8/16/17 vs. BAL (Richard Bleier) Career Bests: H 3 (9x), last PHI; RBI 4, PHI; R 3, CIN Tommy s.475 OBP as a pinch-hitter is second-best in baseball (STL s Jose Martinez,.533) has gone 7-for-28 with 10 walks and two HBP as a PH last night drew a game-winning bases loaded walk in the 10th August 26 set career marks with his first career multi-homer game and four RBI, going 3-for-5 dating to July 9 he is 16-for-57 (.281) with 11 walks (.391 OBP) in his last 32 major league games. #24 LEONYS MARTÍN INF (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-2), BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 8/29/17 vs. PIT (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last LAA; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/18/14 vs. CWS; R 3 (7x), last HOU Leonys hit a RBI double Sept. 9, his first hit/rbi with the Cubs made his Cubs debut as a pitcher Sept. 4 in the eighth inning (0.2 IP, 0 ER) was acquired by Seattle Aug. 31 and added to the active roster Sept. 2 has played in seven major league seasons with Texas ( ), Seattle ( ) and the Cubs, and tallied 115 stolen bases. #7 RENÉ RIVERA C (.251, 9 HR, 32 RBI) Road Trip:.500 (1-2), 2B Current Streak: 1 game (1-2) Multi-Hit Games (13): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: 9/2/17 vs. ATL (Lucas Sims) Career Bests: H 3 (12x), last ATL; RBI 5, SF; R 2 (11x), last SF Rene on Wednesday was 1-for-2 with a double collected two doubles, two runs and two RBI Sept. 13 is batting.351 (13-for-37) with five doubles and nine RBI with the Cubs hit his first-career grand slam and first homer with the Cubs Sept. 2 was claimed off waivers from the Mets on August 19 batted.230 (40-for-174) with four doubles, eight homers and 23 RBI in 54 games for the Mets this season. #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.279, 32 HR, 107 RBI) Road Trip:.235 (4-17), RBI, 3B, BB Current Streak: 2 games (4-9) Multi-Hit Games (42): 2-hit (31), 3-hit (11), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 21; GW RBI 11; 2-Out RBI 31 Last HR: 9/14/17 vs. NYM (Seth Lugo) Career Bests: H 4 (8x), last SD; RBI 6 (3x) last, ARI; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony has multi-hit efforts in his last two games as he was 2-for-4 with a walk last night and was 2-for-5 with a RBI and a triple Thursday scored the game-winning run Sunday reached three times tied his career-high with 32 homers this season drew a career-high tying four walks Sept. 13, including twice with the bases loaded has 107 RBI, two shy of his career-high set last season is hitting.348 (46-for-132) with 11 doubles, six homers, 36 RBI and a OPS in his last 36 games since August 14 has 87 walks and 87 strikeouts this season. #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.245, 11 HR, 37 RBI) Road Trip:.222 (2-9), R, BB Current Streak: 2 games (2-6) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (3) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 17 Last HR: CWS (Juan Minaya) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last ATL; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/19/17 vs. MIL; R 3 (5x), last BAL Addison was activated from the 10-day disabled list Sept. 16 and hit his first-career pinch-hit homer was 1-for-1 and tied career-high with three walks on Sunday had been out since August 4 due to a right foot sprain and plantar fasciitis appeared in one rehab game with Triple-A Iowa August 28 is batting.315 (23-for-73) with four homers and eight RBI since the All-Star Break. #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.207, 29 HR, 54 RBI) Road Trip:.222 (2-9), 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, SB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (13), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 14; GW RBI 10; 2-Out RBI 21 Last HR: MIL (Zach Davies) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last CIN; RBI 4 (5x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT; R 3 (4x), last PHI -2 Kyle last night stole his first base since 2015 homered in three-straight starts through Thursday he s hit five homers in his last 10 games is 9-for-28 (.321) in that stretch has hit.251 (46-for-183) with 17 homers and a.912 OPS since returning from Iowa, July 6 notched his fifth-career multi-homer game and second this year Aug. 30, driving in four runs has made 97 starts in left field, and appeared at catcher (4 G) and first base (1 G). #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.233, 10 HR, 47 RBI) Road Trip:.083 (1-12), 2 RBI, BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (22): 2-hit (19), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 9; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: 8/29/17 vs. PIT (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, MIN; R 4 (5x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Ben last night delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth... reached a season-high five times and scored a careerhigh tying four runs Sept. 13 reached four times on Sept. 12, going 2-for-3 with two walks and a RBI is hitting.254 (50-for-197) with a.339 OBP since the Break after hitting.214 (45-for-210) with a.307 OBP in the first half played 2.0 innings at shortstop Sept. 4 has made 39 starts in the leadoff spot this season (Cubs are in those games), hitting.255 (40-for-157) with eight doubles, two triples, five homers and 19 RBI from the top spot. CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Taylor Davis Mike Freeman Ian Happ Jason Heyward Jon Jay Tommy La Stella Leonys Martin Kyle Schwarber Rene Rivera Anthony Rizzo Addison Russell Ben Zobrist CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (7) Alex Avila (3) Javier Baez (22) Kris Bryant (28) Victor Caratini (1) Willson Contreras (21) Taylor Davis (0) Mike Freeman (1) Ian Happ (22) Jason Heyward (10) Jon Jay (2) Tommy La Stella (5) Leonys Martin (3) Rene Rivera (9) Anthony Rizzo (32) Addison Russell (11) Kyle Schwarber (29) Ben Zobrist (10) CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2017 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Albert Almora Jr. (12) Alex Avila (5) Javier Baez (20) Kris Bryant (16) Victor Caratini (0) Willson Contreras (23) Taylor Davis (0) Mike Freeman (0) Ian Happ (15) Jason Heyward (15) Jon Jay (3) Tommy La Stella (3) Leonys Martin (2) Rene Rivera (6) Anthony Rizzo (31) Addison Russell (7) Kyle Schwarber (10) Ben Zobrist (10) HOME RUNS IN Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (212) Opponents (186) CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Willson Contreras, Washington (Gio Gonzalez) Walk-Off HR: Addison Russell, 4/19/17 vs. Milwaukee (Neftali Feliz) Pinch-HR: Addison Russell, 9/16/17 vs. St. Louis (Tyler Lyons) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David DeJesus, Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR: Javier Báez, San Francisco (Matt Moore) Three-Homer Game: Kris Bryant, Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer: Jon Lester, 8/1/17 vs. Arizona (Patrick Corbin) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2017 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (15): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT, 5/21 vs. MIL & 7/7 vs. PIT; Contreras, STL, 8/3 vs. ARI & 8/6 vs. WSH; La Stella, PHI Rizzo, 5/24 vs. SF, 8/1 vs. ARI & PHI; Happ, 6/4 vs. STL, CIN & 8/17 vs. CIN; Schwarber, CWS & 8/30 vs. PIT 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (6): Contreras, CIN; Baez, 5/18 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 6/3 vs. STL, Happ, NYM; Rizzo, 8/16 vs. CIN; Rivera, 9/2 vs. ATL 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (3): Rizzo, 4/21-23 & 7/15-17 Pinch-Homers (5): Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Jay, 7/5 vs. TB; Happ, ARI; Zobrist, PHI; Russell, 9/16 vs. STL Back-to-Back Homers (9): Russell & Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Rizzo & Happ, NYM; Happ & Schwarber, 7/8 vs. PIT; Contreras & Schwarber, BAL; Contreras & Schwarber, 8/6 vs. WSH; Schwarber & Avila, AZ; Baez & Happ, AZ; Bryant & Rizzo, 8/14 vs. CIN & PHI Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (1): Avila, Happ & Baez, 8/17 vs. CIN Pitchers Hitting Homers (3): Arrieta, PIT; Montgomery, ATL; Lester, 8/1 vs. ARI Game-Opening Homers (5): Zobrist, 5/21 vs. MIL; Rizzo, NYM, NYM & 6/20 vs. SD; Contreras, WASH Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Avila 4/ % (93 ER/193.0 IP) Caratini 1/7 14.3% (19 ER/70.2 IP) Contreras 19/ % (341 ER/776.0 IP) Davis 0/2 0.0% (5 ER/3.0 IP) Montero 0/31 0.0% (104 ER/215.1 IP) Rivera 2/7 28.6% (50 ER/100.0 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% (3 ER/7.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (11): Hendricks (6), Arrieta, Lester, Montgomery, Quintana (2) CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Jay 46 (26-20), Zobrist 39 (25-14), Schwarber 36 (17-19), Rizzo 13 (6-7), Happ 7 (4-3), Heyward 4 (2-2), Almora Jr. 3 (2-1), Baez 2 (1-1), Contreras 2 (2-0), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 103 (58-45), Schwarber 22 (13-9), Happ 10 (5-5), La Stella 7 (4-3), Almora 5 (1-4), Zobrist 3 (2-1), Jay 2 (2-0), Rizzo 1 (1-0) 3 Rizzo 102 (58-44), Bryant 38 (21-17), Contreras 4 (4-0), Happ 4 (0-4), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Zobrist 2 (2-0) 4 Zobrist 46 (22-24), Contreras 36 (24-12), Rizzo 32 (19-13), Russell 15 (9-6), Happ 14 (8-6), Candelario 3 (1-2), Montero 2 (0-2), Heyward 2 (2-0), Avila 1 (1-0), Bryant 1 (0-1), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 5 Russell 28 (14-14), Happ 30 (18-12), Schwarber 26 (19-7), Heyward 19 (10-9), Contreras 9 (6-3), Montero 8 (1-7), Zobrist 8 (4-4), Almora 6 (4-2), Avila 6 (4-2), Jay 3 (0-3), La Stella 3 (1-2), Candelario 2 (2-0), Baez 3 (2-1), Caratini 2 (1-1) 6 Heyward 33 (16-17), Baez 19 (9-10), Contreras 18 (6-12), Almora Jr. 17 (12-5), Happ 15 (10-5), Avila 13 (9-4), Russell 11 (8-3), Schwarber 8 (5-3), La Stella 7 (3-4), Montero 4 (4-0), Jay 3 (1-2), Candelario 2 (2-0), Caratini 2 (1-1), Zobrist 1 (0-1) 7 Heyward 52 (33-19), Baez 39 (20-19), Contreras 20 (7-13), Montero 13 (8-5), Russell 9 (5-4), Almora 7 (5-2), Jay 3 (2-1), La Stella 3 (2-1), Happ 2 (1-1), Schwarber 2 (1-1), Caratini 2 (1-1), Rivera 1 (1-0) 8 Baez 48 (31-17), Russell 20 (12-8), Lester 12 (6-6), Lackey 11 (5-6), Arrieta 10 (6-4), Hendricks 7 (5-2), Rivera 9 (4-5), Butler 6 (4-2), Almora 6 (1-5), Anderson 5 (2-3), Montgomery 4 (1-3), Jay 4 (3-1), Avila 2 (0-2), Caratini 2 (2-0), Happ 2 (1-1), Montero 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1), Zagunis 1 (1-0), Freeman 1 (0-1), Davis 1 (1-0) 9 Jay 21 (10-11), Almora 19 (12-7), Lackey 17 (12-5), Arrieta 16 (8-8), Lester 16 (10-6), Hendricks 14 (6-8), Baez 11 (5-6), Quintana 11 (7-4), Quintana 6 (3-3), Montgomery 7 (3-4), Schwarber 6 (3-3), Butler 5 (2-3), Zagunis 3 (2-1), Russell 2 (2-0), Anderson 1 (1-0), Szczur (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Caratini 1 (1-0), Tseng 1 (1-0) C Contreras 85 (47-38), Montero 28 (14-14), Avila 22 (14-8), Rivera 10 (5-5), Caratini 7 (5-2), Davis 1 (1-0) 1B Rizzo 148 (84-64), Caratini 2 (1-1), Bryant 1 (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Contreras 1 (0-1) 2B Zobrist 63 (37-26), Baez 51 (30-21), Happ 28 (13-15), La Stella 11 (6-5) 3B Bryant 133 (75-58), La Stella 9 (4-5), Candelario 7 (5-2), Baez 4 (2-2) SS Russell 85 (50-35), Baez 67 (36-31), Freeman 1 (0-1) LF Schwarber 97 (53-44), Jay 30 (16-14), Happ 11 (8-3), Zobrist 10 (6-4), Contreras 3 (2-1), Bryant 2 (1-1) CF Almora Jr. 63 (37-26), Happ 39 (24-15), Jay 38 (20-18), Heyward 12 (5-7) RF Heyward 98 (58-40), Zobrist 26 (12-14), Jay 11 (7-4), Bryant 6 (2-4), Happ 6 (2-4), Zagunis 4 (3-1), Szczur 2 (2-0) P Arrieta 29 (16-13), Lester 30 (17-13), Lackey 29 (18-11), Hendricks 22 (11-11), Montgomery 13 (6-7), Butler 11 (6-5), Quintana 12 (8-4), Anderson 6 (3-3), Tseng 1 (1-0) DH Schwarber 8 (6-2), Jay 2 (1-1) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING TOTAL CUBS OPP OUTFIELD ASSISTS (23) Kyle Schwarber (7), Jason Heyward (6), Albert Almora (4), Jon Jay (3), Ian Happ (3)

5 Cubs Pitching SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers Relievers SEASON TOTALS /37 1, , ,349 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis MIL-W 1.2,1,0,0,0,4 MIL TB CLE 32/32 56/42 5/2 Brian Duensing MIL 2.0,2,1,1,0,3 TOR CWS MIL 0/1 65/53 32/5 Carl Edwards Jr. MIL-W 1.2,0,0,0,1,2 MIL CIN MIL 0/4 70/51 32/9 Justin Grimm MIL 1.0,1,0,0,0,2 4/18/17 vs. MIL 8/8/15 vs. SF MIL 0/1 47/32 25/11 Dillon Maples TB 1.0,1,0,0,0,3 N/A N/A N/A 0/0 4/3 0/0 Mike Montgomery MIL 1.1,0,0,0,0,1 TB 8/1/17 vs. ARI 8/6/17 vs. WSH 3/3 29/22 10/1 Felix Peña TB 1.0,1,1,1,2,2 WSH PIT 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/0 22/16 4/3 Hector Rondon MIL 1.0,0,0,0,0,2 8/1/17 vs. ARI MIL 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/3 58/42 23/10 Pedro Strop MIL-BS 0.1,1,0,0,2,0 9/17/17 vs. STL 9/19/15 vs. STL TB 0/4 66/48 40/13 Koji Uehara 9/2 vs. ATL 0.2,2,0,0,0,0 BAL 6/4/17 vs. STL 8/29/17 vs. PIT 2/5 49/31 10/5 Justin Wilson MIL 0.1,3,1,1,0,1 8/20/17 vs. TOR 7/29/17 vs. HOU AZ 0/1 19/9 7/3 Rob Zastryzny 9/9 vs. MIL 4.0,6,6,5,3,4 8/29/16 vs. PIT N/A N/A 0/0 3/3 0/ TOTALS 37/54 (.685) 500/356 (.712) 196/68 (.347) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (4-1, 1.95 ERA, 32 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 59-38, 78 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.2, MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: MIL (5-3, 10 inn.) LAST SV: TB (2-1) Wade, named to the N.L. All-Star Team, has converted all 32 of his save chances this season, a franchise record to begin his Cubs career converted his last 37 since September of last year with Kansas City. Thursday, tossed a season-high 1.2 shutout innings, stranding an inherited runner in the ninth and spinning a scoreless 10th to earn the win. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-1, 2.66 ERA, 0 SV, 13 Holds) CAREER: 42-38, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.2, NYM MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 7/4/11 vs. TB LAST WIN: TOR (3-2) LAST SV: CWS (6-0) Brian has walked 18 and struck out 61 in 65 games (61.0 IP) in his last 59 contests since April 24, has a 1.94 ERA (12 ER/55.2 IP) and averaged 8.7 K s per 9.0 IP (54 SO). Last night allowed one run in 2.0 innings stranded an inherited runner in the fifth inning, but allowed consecutive doubles with two outs in the frame. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (5-4, 3.09 ERA, 0 SV, 24 Holds) CAREER: 5-5, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 2x, last 5/2 vs. PHI MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (4x) last, 5/2/17 vs. PHI LAST WIN: MIL (5-4, 10 inn.) LAST SV: CIN (7-4) Carl has held opponents to a.138 average (29-for-210), the lowest among N.L. relievers he has whiffed batters at a rate of strikeouts per 9.0 IP, fifth in the league among relievers has not allowed a run in 14 of his last 15 outings. Last night tossed 1.2 shutout innings (1 BB, 2 SO) to record the victory. #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-2, 5.79 ERA, 0 SV, 4 Holds) CAREER: 19-20, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.2, 7/4 vs. TB MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2 6/14/13 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 7/7/17 vs. PIT (6-1) LAST SV: 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) Justin was activated from the disabled list on September 1 missed 13 games with a right index finger infection was recalled August 9 from Iowa for his fourth stint with the team Thursday, tossed a scoreless inning, and stranded two inherited runners. #36 DILLON MAPLES RHP (0-0, ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 0-0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last TB MOST IP, CAREER: 1.0 (3x), last TB LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: N/A Dillon earned his first big-league promotion from Triple-A Iowa on Sept. 1 quickly rose through the Cubs system this season after starting the year with Single-A Myrtle Beach. Made his ML debut September 3, tossing a scoreless sixth inning. #38 MIKE MONTGOMERY LHP (7-8, 3.44 ERA, 3 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 15-19, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 6.2, CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, SD LAST WIN: 9/14/17 vs. NYM (14-6) LAST SV: 8/1/17 vs. WSH (16-4) Mike has a 2.43 ERA (16 ER/59.1 IP) and is 2-3 with one hold and three saves in 29 relief appearances is 5-5 with a 4.34 ERA (32 ER/66.1 IP) in 13 starts last night spun 1.1 innings of shutout relief. In his previous outing, a start at Tampa Bay on Sept. 19, tossed 5.1 hitless innings before allowing a Brad Miller solo homer final line: 6.0,1,1,1,0,6. #60 FELIX PEÑA RHP (1-0, 5.59 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Holds) CAREER: 1-0, 1 SV MOST IP, 2017: 3.2 5/6 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 3.2 5/6/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: WSH (5-4) LAST SV: PIT (6-4) Felix was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on August 18 and is in his fifth stint with the team this season (also May 5-13, May 23-28, June 10-July 4 and July 22-23) Wednesday night pitched the eighth inning, allowing one run on one hit and two walks (2 SO). #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (4-1, 4.42 ERA, 0 SV, 10 Holds) CAREER: 18-13, 77 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 6/8 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (18x) last, 6/8/17 vs. COL LAST WIN: 8/1/17 vs. WSH (16-4) LAST SV: MIL (6-5) Hector has made 58 appearances, allowing 49 hits in 207 at-bats (.237) while walking 20 and striking out 67 tossed a scoreless seventh inning last night (2 SO), his first outing since Sept. 8 had been nursing a sore right elbow. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (5-4, 2.97 ERA, 0 SV, 20 Holds) CAREER: 20-24, 9 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 5/7 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (10x) last, 5/7/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: 9/17/17 vs. STL (4-3) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has held opponents to a.211 batting average (44-for-209) has walked 26 and struck out 59 in 66 games (57.2 IP) posted a 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) and a 1.01 WHIP in 33 games from May 17-August 7 Thursday suffered a blown save in the seventh inning allowed one hit and two walks, allowing an inherited runner to score. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (3-4, 3.98 ERA, 2 SV, 14 Holds) CAREER: 22-26, 95 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 IP, 6/11 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 BOS LAST WIN: BAL (9-8) LAST SV: 6/4/17 vs. MIA (7-6) Koji on August 20 was activated from the 10-day D.L. (right neck strain) after he landed on the shelf, August 9 has pitched scoreless ball in 35 of his 49 outings. #37 JUSTIN WILSON LHP (1-0, 6.28 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 22-14, 14 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.2 IP, CLE MOST IP, CAREER: 3.1 4/15/13 vs. STL LAST WIN: 8/20/17 vs. TOR (6-5, 10 inn.) LAST SV: 7/29/17 vs. HOU (5-3) Justin was acquired by Chicago July 31 from Detroit, along with catcher Alex Avila, for infielders Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes and a PTBNL/cash went 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA (12 ER/40.1 IP), 15 saves and eight holds in 42 games with the Tigers. Thursday, allowed three hits and one run in the eighth inning, striking out one. #29 ROB ZASTRYZNY LHP (0-0, 8.18 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 1-0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 4.0 IP, last 9/9 vs. MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 4.0 IP (2x), last 9/9/17 vs. MIL LAST WIN: 8/29/16 vs. PIT (8-7, 13 innings) LAST SV: N/A Recalled Sept. 3 from Triple-A Iowa for his fourth stint with the Cubs this season tossed a career-high-tying 4.0 innings Sept. 9 (6 R/4 K) went 2-3 with one save and a 5.94 ERA (31 ER/47.0 IP) in 14 appearances, seven as a starter, with Iowa this season CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 15, PHI (17-2)... Largest Winning Margin... 13, 9/9 vs. MIL (15-2) 5, 4/18 vs. MIL (0-5, 9-7)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 17 (3x), last 9/13 vs. NYM... Most Runs... 15, 9/9 vs. MIL 7 (6x), last 9/15 vs. STL (6th)... Most Runs, Inn , 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 20, 8/30 vs. PIT... Most Hits... 17, 9/2 vs. ATL 7, PHI (7th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 7, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 2 (5x), last WSH... Fewest Hits... 1, TB 6 (2x), last PHI... Most Home Runs... 5, 8/3 vs. ARI 4, 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 3, CIN (9th) 7, PIT... Most Doubles... 5 (3x), last 9/2 vs. ATL 2 (3x), last 5/22 vs. SF... Most Triples... 2, PIT 10 (2x), last 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Extra-Base Hits... 8, 9/2 vs. ATL 11, 9/13 vs. NYM... Most BBs By Batters... 10, 5/19 vs. MIL 22, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Ks By Pitchers... 26, 5/7 vs. NYY 3, ATL... Most Stolen Bases... 7, WSH 3 (3x), last 5/6 vs. NYY... Most Double Plays Turned... 4 (2x), last 6/19 vs. SD 3 (3x), 7/7 vs. PIT... Most Errors Committed... 4, BOS 18, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Left On Base (2x), last 5/4 vs. PHI Longest Winning Streak: 7 games... 9/12-19 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games... 5/26-31 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 26 (Cubs 14, Braves 12)... 9/2 vs. ATL Most Hits, Both Clubs: 29 (Cubs 12, Braves 17)... 9/2 vs. ATL Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 8, (Cubs 6, Reds 2)... 8/17 vs. CIN Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 48* (Cubs 22, Yankees 26)... 5/7 vs. NYY Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 29 (Cubs 18, Yankees 11)... 5/7 vs. NYY Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 2 (Cubs 1, Giants 1)... 5/23 vs. SF Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 7 (3x)... 6/2-8, 7/25-8/1 & 9/12-19 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 3 (2x)... 6/23-25 and 9/4-9/6 Consecutive Errorless Games: /31-6/5 Consecutive Games With An Error: /14-19 Shortest Game, Time: 2: /23 vs. SF Longest Game, Time: 6: /7 vs. NYY (18 innings) Most Innings: /7 vs. NYY Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 42,186; 7/21 vs. STL Largest Road Crowd: 48,322; LAD Series Sweeps: 9 (3 G, 5/16-18 vs. CIN, 6/2-6/4 vs. STL, BAL, ATL, 8/18-20 vs. TOR, 8/28-30 vs. PIT, 9/12-14 vs. NYM, 9/15-17 vs. STL; 2 G, CWS) *Major League Single-Game Record BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, Rizzo... 6/6-20 Most Runs Scored: 4 (3x), last Bryant & Zobrist... 9/13 vs. NYM Most Hits: 4 (11x), last Báez... 9/13 vs. NYM Most Total Bases: 12, Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits: 3 (4x), last Schwarber... CWS Most Doubles: 2 (20x), last Almora Jr.... 9/16 vs. STL Most Triples: 1 (26x), last Rizzo... MIL Most RBI: 6 (2x), Contreras & Almora Jr.... 8/3 vs. ARI & 9/13 vs. NYM Most Stolen Bases: 2 (3x), last Rizzo... 9/14 vs. NYM Most Walks: 4, Rizzo... 9/13 vs. NYM Most Strikeouts: 5, Báez... 7/25 vs. CWS 2-Hit Innings: 2, Hendricks & Bryant... PHI (7th) & 9/15 vs. STL (6th) PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 5, Lackey... 7/18-8/11 Longest Losing Streak: 4, Lackey... 5/22-6/12 Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 1, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Low-Hit Complete Game: 4, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Longest Outing, Reliever: 4.1 (2x), Floro & Montgomery... COL & 8/17 vs. CIN Most Strikeouts, Starter: 12, Quintana... BAL Reliever: 5 (2x), Floro & Montgomery... COL & CWS Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, (3x) last Lackey... PHI Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 13.1, Hendricks... 4/30-5/10 Reliever: 18.0, Montgomery... 4/17-5/13 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 32, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 17, Lester... 7/22 vs. STL Most Runs Allowed: 10, Lester... 7/9 vs. PIT Most Hits Allowed: 10 (2x), last Arrieta... BOS Most Homers Allowed: 3 (5x), last Rondon... CIN Most Walks Issued: 6 (2x), last Arrieta... WSH Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 5.2 IP, Lester... 7/22 vs. STL MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 43 High-Water Mark: 19 games (86-67) Losses after Leading: 31 Low-Water Mark: 2 games (25-27, 43-45) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 15 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 21 (1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7, 16-16, 17-17, 18-18, 19-19, 25-25, 27-27, 30-30, 31-31, 32-32, 33-33, 34-34, 39-39, 40-40, 41-41, 42-42, 43-43, 45-45) Walkoff Wins: 5 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL, 5/4 vs. PHI, 8/16 vs. CIN, 8/20 vs. TOR)