CUBS VS. PADRES The Cubs and Padres play six games, spanning two series, this season following this three-game set in San Diego, the teams will meet for three games at Wrigley Field, June 19-21 the Cubs won last season s series, 4-2, their first season series win over San Diego since 2008 (5-2) Chicago has won five-straight at Petco Park. 2017 Overall:... 0-0 At Wrigley Field:... 0-0 At Petco Park:... 0-0 2016 Overall:... 4-2 At Wrigley Field:... 1-2 At Petco Park:... 3-0 All-Time Since 1969:... 258-214 At Wrigley Field:... 138-98 At Petco Park (since 2004):... 22-24 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (1) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed LHP Brett Anderson 5/7 5/17 19 (Low back strain) UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 400 Games Pitched... Pedro Strop (3) HIGHEST AVG AS PINCH-HITTER, 2017 (MIN. 10 PLATE APPEARANCES) 1. Adam Lind, WSH....533 (8-15) 2. Jon Jay, CHI....471 (8-17) 3. Albert Almora Jr., CHI....455 (5-11) Alexi Amarista, COL....455 (5-11) MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 1. Anthony Rizzo... 130 2. Giancarlo Stanton... 128 3. Nolan Arenado... 123 Paul Goldschmidt... 123 5. Jay Bruce... 119 MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Chicago Cubs... 225 2. Los Angeles Dodgers... 214 3. St. Louis Cardinals... 210 MOST STRIKEOUTS BY PITCHERS, NL, 2017 Chicago Cubs (25-24) vs. San Diego Padres (19-33) May 29, 2017 Petco Park Game No. 50 Road Game No. 25 RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-2, 3.25) vs. RHP Jarred Cosart (0-1, 4.50) CUBS AND PADRES ON MEMORIAL DAY: The Chicago Cubs, looking to snap a three-game skid, today play the first of three games against the San Diego Padres Chicago owns a 108-100 all-time record on Memorial Day today is the fourth of a six-game trip to Los Angeles (0-3) and San Diego (three games). Chicago has dropped three-straight games is 7-5 in its last 12 games this 12- game run follows a 2-7 stretch from May 5-14 prior to that, the team won 10 of 15 games from April 18 through May 4. Chicago is 9-6-1 in 16 series thus far the club won six of its first seven series to begin a season for just the fifth time since 1916 the team also turned the trick in 1932, 1938, 1995 and 2016. The Cubs have a 15-11 record within their division and are 10-13 outside of the division the Cubs are 24-19 vs. the N.L. and 1-5 vs. the A.L. this year. Following this series, the Cubs will enjoy Thursday off before starting a 10-game homestand with the first of three games against the Cardinals the Marlins (three games starting next Monday) and the Rockies (four games starting June 8) will follow at the Friendly Confines. CUBS AT PETCO: The Cubs have won their last five games at Petco Park dating to May 20, 2015 that s tied for Chicago s second-longest winning streak in San Diego, surpassed only by an eight-game run, May 2, 2002-June 2, 2005. Kris Bryant has hit safely in all six of his regular season games at Petco Park, going 7-for-22 (.318) with a double, three homers and six RBI additionally, he homered here in last season s All-Star Game off Chris Sale. The Cubs have many connections to San Diego Bryant played baseball at the University of San Diego from 2015-17 Anthony Rizzo made his major league debut with the Padres in 2011, appearing in 49 games Jon Jay played for the Padres last season Cubs coach Henry Blanco played for the Padres in 2009. KYLE ON THE BUMP: Kyle Hendricks, who resides in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (just over 100 miles from San Diego), toes the rubber with a 1.96 ERA (8 ER/36.2 IP) and a 3-1 record in his last six starts since April 25 he was 1-1 with a 6.19 ERA (11 ER/16.0 IP) in his first three outings on the season. Hendricks 1.96 ERA since April 25 is the second-lowest in the N.L. in that span, and third-best in the majors the Dodgers Alex Wood has a 1.05 ERA since April 25 and Houston s Lance McCullers Jr. has a 1.96 mark, mere percentage points ahead of Hendricks. TIDBITS: Cubs batters have been hit by a pitch 25 times, tied for second-most in baseball behind Atlanta (26) according to Fangraphs, Mike Montgomery has thrown 538 pitches, the most of any reliever in the majors (San Diego s Craig Stammen is second at 518) and Wade Davis soft contact percentage of 35.9 leads all N.L. relievers. Following Willson Contreras RBI single in the eighth inning, May 21 vs. the Brewers, the Cubs last 19 RBI have come either from a home run (17 RBI) or sac fly (two RBI). CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 25-24 At Wrigley Field:... 14-11 On the Road:... 11-13 April:... 13-11 May:... 12-13 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,736-10,212 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,232-3,721 Leading Entering 6th:... 18-4 Tied Entering 6th:... 1-2 Trailing Entering 6th:... 6-18 Leading Entering 7th:... 20-2 Tied Entering 7th:... 1-3 Trailing Entering 7th:... 4-19 Leading Entering 8th:... 22-2 Tied Entering 8th:... 1-2 Trailing Entering 8th:... 2-20 Leading Entering 9th:... 21-1 Tied Entering 9th:... 2-1 Trailing Entering 9th:... 2-22 Scoring First:... 14-8 One-Run Games:... 8-7 Two-Run Games:... 3-5 Extra-Inning Games:... 2-2 Scoring Four or More:... 21-9 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 4-15 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 16-5 Hit Totals Equal:... 4-2 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 5-17 Hit at Least One HR:... 19-13 Hit Two or More HR:... 16-5 Playing Errorless Ball:... 12-10 Committing at Least One Error:... 13-14 THE ROAD IS SOMETIMES BUMPY: The Cubs have dropped four-straight road games dating to May 13 and are 3-10 in their last 13 road contests since April 26 at Pittsburgh this is Chicago s longest road skid since six-straight setbacks away from Wrigley Field, June 30- July 9 of last season. The Cubs had been held scoreless for 30-straight innings on the road before Willson Contreras homer to lead off yesterday s second inning that road drought originated in the eighth inning, May 13 in St. Louis. The Cubs are batting.160 (35-for-219) with 10 runs (1.4 runs per game) in their last seven road games prior to that, the team batted.256 (158-for-618) with 98 runs (5.8 runs per game) in its first 17 road contests. ABOUT THE BULLPEN: Wade Davis (0.98 ERA) and Carl Edwards Jr. (1.00 ERA) are one of two relief duos to sport ERAs of 1.00 or lower with at least 15.0 IP this season Cleveland s Nick Goody (0.00 ERA) and Andrew Miller (0.36 ERA) have also turned the trick. Mike Montgomery s save on Thursday marked the first time in 20 years that a Cubs pitcher had earned a save in which he pitched at least 4.0 innings and allowed no runs Kent Bottenfield had previously turned the trick, July 4, 1997, at Philadelphia. 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 484 2. Arizona Diamondbacks... 474 3. Chicago Cubs... 449 4. New York Mets... 437 LOWEST BULLPEN ERA, NL, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 2.74 2. Cincinnati Reds... 3.14 3. Chicago Cubs... 3.34 4. Arizona Diamondbacks... 3.70 MOST PITCHES PER PLATE APP., NL, 2017 1. Anthony Rendon, WSH... 4.49 2. Kyle Schwarber, CHI... 4.43 3. Matt Carpenter, STL... 4.39 4. Jayson Werth, WSH... 4.37 5. Michael Saunders, PHI... 4.32 SIMPLY GRAND! Cubs manager Joe Maddon owns a 1,006-876 (.534) managerial record in his time guiding the Angels (twice in an interim role), Tampa Bay and the Cubs he is the eighth active manager to reach the 1,000-win milestone, joining: Bruce Bochy, Dusty Baker, Mike Scioscia, Buck Showalter, Terry Francona, Clint Hurdle and Ned Yost. FAMILIAR WITH THE BASEPATHS: Ben Zobrist, who on Friday celebrated his 36th birthday, has reached base safely in 23-straight games dating to April 28 the 23-game stretch is the second-longest active streak in baseball (Seattle s Mitch Haniger is at 25 games) and is his longest streak since a 23-game run in 2011 his career mark is 31-straight games spanning the 2009-10 campaigns. Zobrist is the fifth Cub since 2010 to go at least 23-straight games reaching safely last season, Anthony Rizzo enjoyed a 26-game stretch. RIZZ AT THE DISH: Anthony Rizzo has hit.326 (14-for-43) with 10 runs, a double, six homers, 11 RBI, six walks (compared to three strikeouts) and a 1.199 OPS in his last 12 games since May 16 the three-time All-Star had hit.104 (5-for-48) in his previous 13 contests heading into this stretch Rizzo had gone 32-straight plate appearances without a strikeout prior to his punchout in yesterday s eighth inning still this season, he has 28 walks compared to 27 strikeouts. Rizzo s homer off Clayton Kershaw yesterday was his fifth off a lefty this season (he hit eight off lefties in 2016) his 34 homers off lefty pitching since 2013 lead all N.L. left-handed hitters Joey Votto is second with 30 such homers, followed by Jay Bruce (27). STARTING STUFF: Tuesday (Jon Lester 9.0 inning complete game) and Wednesday (Kyle Hendricks 7.0 IP) marked the first time this season Cubs starters went 7.0 innings in consecutive games prior to Tuesday, Chicago s starters had reached 7.0 innings in just four of the club s first 43 games to start the campaign. FLEXING SOME MUSCLE: Beginning with the nightcap of May 9 s twinbill in Colorado, the Cubs have hit 29 home runs in their last 17 games, with the 29 blasts in that span ranking second-most in the N.L. behind Arizona (32). CLOSING TIME: Wade Davis on April 18 recorded his 50th career save, has converted his first 10 save opportunities this season and his last 16 dating to September of last year with the Royals. Davis Wednesday night allowed a two-run homer to Mac Williamson, snapping a stretch of 64.1 homerless innings that dated to September 24, 2015 last night also marked Davis first earned runs allowed this season he had gone 18-straight appearances to begin the season without an unearned run allowed, the longest stretch to begin a season for a Cubs reliever since Les Lancaster did not surrender an earned run in his first 20 relief appearances in 1989 (30.2 IP). FIRST THINGS FIRST: Cubs pitchers have allowed 45 earned runs in the first inning this season, translating to an 8.27 ERA in the opening frame the starting rotation has a 3.65 ERA (89 ER/219.2 IP) in the second inning and later. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Mon., May 29 @SD 3:40 p.m. ABC 7 670 The Score RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-2, 3.25) vs. RHP Jarred Cosart (0-1, 4.50) Tues., May 30 @SD 9:10 p.m. CSN+ 670 The Score RHP Eddie Butler (2-0, 1.93) vs. RHP Dinelson Lamet (1-0, 1.80) Wed., May 31 @SD 2:40 p.m. WGN 670 The Score RHP Jake Arrieta (5-4, 4.92) vs. RHP Luis Perdomo (0-2, 5.61)
MAY 29, 2017 PAGE 2 Today s Cubs Starter #28 RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-2, 3.35) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 CUBS (Regular Season) 16-8 2.13 31 30 2 1 190.0 142 53 45 15 44 170 2017 CUBS 4-2 3.25 9 9 0 0 52.2 43 20 19 7 18 43 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 35-19 2.95 85 84 3 2 503.0 423 179 165 43 120 427 Last Time Out Kyle earned his second-straight win May 24 vs. San Francisco, tossing a season-high 7.0 innings marked his sixth-straight start allowing two or fewer earned runs walked zero batters for the first time this season. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 5/24 SF W 5-4 7.0 5 2 2 0 5 98-67 4-2 2017 Season Kyle today makes his 10th start of the season and fifth on the road has fanned 43 batters while walking 18 in his first nine outings limiting righties to a.238 average (25-for-105) and lefties to a.207 mark (18-for-87). Has gone 3-1 with a 1.96 ERA (8 ER/36.2 IP) in his last six starts after going 1-1 with a 6.19 ERA (11 ER/16.0 IP) in his first three starts his 1.96 ERA since April 25 ranks third in the majors. Is 2-1 with a 2.96 ERA (8 ER/24.1 IP) in four road starts and 2-1 with a 3.49 ERA (11 ER/28.1 IP) in five home starts. Opposing batters are hitting just.125 (4-for-32) with runners in scoring position. His.224 opponents batting average leads the Cubs and ranks 11th in the National League he has allowed six or fewer hits in all nine of his starts. Has allowed seven homers in 52.2 innings (1.20 HR/9) after allowing just 15 homers in 190.0 innings last season (0.71 HR/9). Tossed a season-high 6.0-scoreless innings April 25 at the Pirates also had a scoreless outing May 5 vs. the Yankees (5.1 IP). Earned the win in his season debut, April 8 at Milwaukee, despite allowing four runs in 6.0 innings the Cubs won 11-6. 2016 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). Went 1-1 with a 1.42 ERA (4 ER/25.1 IP) in five playoff starts, tied for the most in one postseason in Cubs history (also, Jon Lester in 2016) his 1.42 ERA was the lowest among any pitcher who started more than one game in the playoffs and the lowest since Madison Bumgarner s 1.03 mark in 2014 picked off three baserunners, joining only two other starters (Fernando Valenzuela in 1981 and Andy Pettitte in 2000) to do so in one postseason. 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). His 1.32 ERA at Wrigley Field was the second-best single-season mark in franchise history (min. 10 GS)... Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander posted a 1.11 ERA (25 ER/202.2 IP) at Wrigley Field in 1920. Had the first nine-game home winning streak by a Cubs pitcher since Ryan Dempster in 2008 (10-straight home victories). Allowed three or fewer earned runs in 22-straight starts from May 22-September 26, the longest stretch of his career and the best such streak in the majors in 2016... pitched to a 1.58 ERA (25 ER/142.0 IP) in those 22 starts. According to Fangraphs, 25.1 percent of his batted balls were hit softly, which ranked tops in the majors. Allowed two or fewer earned runs in 24 starts, tied with Jon Lester for the most in baseball. Limited opponents to a.207 batting average against, including a.198 mark by righties held opponents to a.135 average with two strikes. Fanned a career-high 12 batters and walked none, June 19 vs. Pittsburgh, picking up the win in the Cubs 10-5 victory became the first Cubs pitcher with 12 strikeouts and no walks in a game since Matt Garza, April 3, 2011 vs. Pittsburgh repeated the 12-strikeout, no-walk performance, August 13 vs. St. Louis. Career vs. San Diego Kyle today faces the Padres for the sixth time in his career has allowed two or fewer earned runs in all five previous starts, including a complete game shutout, May 21, 2015 at Petco Park has fanned 36 Padres while walking just six. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 1-0 2.84 2 2 12.2 10 5 4 0 3 16 Career 3-0 1.56 5 5 34.2 23 7 6 1 6 36 vs. Padres Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Myers (.222-9-2-0-1) Schimpf (.500-2-1-0-0) Spangenberg (.000-4-0-0-0) Solarte (.000-6-0-0-0) Career Notes Kyle has gone 35-19 with a 2.95 ERA (165 ER/503.0 IP) in 85 games (84 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 2012. His career ERA of 2.95 ranks third among all active pitchers with at least 75 starts, trailing only Clayton Kershaw and Jacob degrom. Kyle has been remarkably consistent in his career, having allowed eight or fewer hits and four or fewer runs in each of his last 48 starts dating to August 21, 2015 that is the longest streak in the majors since at least 1913. Has allowed four or fewer runs in 48-straight starts dating to August 21, 2015, the second-longest streak in the majors since 1913 Baltimore s Tom Phoebus had a 49-game streak from June 15, 1967-August 16, 1968. Has allowed eight or fewer hits in 58-straight starts, the second-longest streak in club history Dick Drott has the longest streak, accomplishing the feat in 69-straight starts (1957-61). 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 33-17 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 35-15 in Hank Borowy s first 50 outings from 1945-47... 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. 2017 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/8 @MIL W, 11-6 6.0 5 4 4 1 6 93-61 6-4 Allowed 2 R in 1st, 2 R in 4th 2. 4/14 PIT L, 4-2 5.0+ 6 3 3 2 3 91-58 1-0 Pitched to two batters in 6th, both scored 3. 4/19 MIL ND, 7-4 W 5.0 4 4 4 4 4 91-55 1-4 Walked a season-high four batters 4. 4/25 @PIT W, 1-0 6.0 4 0 0 2 3 96-60 1-0 First quality start/scoreless outing of the season 5. 4/30 @BOS ND, 6-2 L 6.0 3 2 2 3 6 96-55 2-2 Allowed a season-low three hits APRIL: 2-1, 4.18 ERA (5 starts) 28.0 22 13 13 12 22 6. 5/5 NYY ND, 3-2 L 5.1 6 0 0 2 5 94-51 1-0, 2 on Took a ND after Yankees scored three in ninth 7. 5/10 @COL L, 3-0 6.1 4 3 2 2 7 92-58 0-1, 2 on Fanned a season-best seven batters 8. 5/17 CIN W, 7-5 6.0 6 2 2 2 4 107-66 7-2 Fourth quality start of 2017, second-straight 9. 5/24 SF W, 5-4 7.0 5 2 2 0 5 98-67 4-2 Longest outing of the season At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2017.125 16 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 Career.101 158 5 16 1 0 0 6 15 0 1 5 73 0 0 LAST HIT: 4/8/17 @ Milwaukee (single off Jhan Marinez) at-bats since then 13 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 2 (3x) last, 4/8/17 @ Milwaukee MOST RBI: 1 (5x) last, 5/17/17 vs. Cincinnati Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 5/24 vs. SF, 5-4 (7.0,5,2,2,0,5) Last Loss: 5/10/17 @ COL, 3-0 (6.1,4,3,2,2,7) 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 6/19/15 @ MIN Most Runs Allowed: 7 6/19/15 @ MIN Longest Winning Streak: 6 games 8/1-9/12/16 Longest Losing Streak: 2 games (4x) last, 6/7-13/16 Tuesday s Starter at San Diego RHP Eddie Butler (2-0, 1.93) Eddie tomorrow makes his fourth start of the season and second on the road last time out, May 25 vs. San Francisco, he earned his second win as he allowed just one run on four hits in 5.0 innings in the Cubs 5-1 victory did not allow a run over his final 4.0 innings. Is 0-2 with a 5.68 ERA (8 ER/12.2 IP) in three-career appearances against the Padres (two starts) tossed 3.0-perfect innings of relief in his last outing vs. the Padres, September 10 of last season all three of his appearances against San Diego have been at Petco Park. In his first start with the Cubs, May 12 at St. Louis, became the first Cubs starting pitcher since 2006 to throw at least 6.0-scoreless innings in his team debut thanks STATS Inc. Began the season with Triple-A Iowa and went 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA (4 ER/30.2 IP) in five starts.
#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.263, 2 HR, 10 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-5) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) Last HR: 4/28/17 @ BOS (Drew Pomeranz) Career Bests: H 3 (3x), last 4/8/17 @ MIL; RBI 2 (7x), last 4/18/17 vs. MIL; R 2 (4x), last 5/6/17 vs. NYY Albert was 2-for-3 yesterday, but has gone 5-for-27 (.185) in his last 11 games has played 32 games in center field (23 starts) and one game in left the Cubs are 13-10 when he starts in center field started both ends of the doubleheader in center field May 9, going 2-for-7 with an RBI and two runs scored went 2-for-5 with an RBI single in the ninth inning May 7 scored two runs May 6 went 2-for-6 with two runs May 4, including the game-winner in the 13th April 28 hit a solo homer, walked and scored twice went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a walk April 8 in Milwaukee, matching career bests in hits and RBI. Selected in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2012 Draft by the Cubs. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.268, 8 HR, 23 RBI) Road Trip:.375 (3-8), HR, RBI, R Current Streak: 2 games (3-8) Multi-Hit Games (10): 2-hit (7), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 8 Last HR: 5/28/17 @ LAD (Clayton Kershaw) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 5/2/17 vs. PHI; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3, 4/22/16 @ CIN Javy has gone 11-for-24 (.458) with three homers and nine RBI in his last seven games with a PA is batting.324 (24- for-74) at Wrigley Field compared to.203 (13-for-64) on the road hit a solo homer and went 2-for-5 yesterday in L.A. went 3-for-4 with a two-run run homer May 22 his second three-hit effort in a three-game span as he went 3- for-3 with his third-career grand slam and five RBI (one shy of a career-high) May 19 started both ends of the doubleheader May 9 hit a two-run homer in the nightcap had a career-day May 2, going 4-for-4 with a triple, homer, two runs and three RBI vs. Philadelphia the four hits tied a career-high and the three RBI marked a seasonhigh homered in consecutive games, May 1-2, for the third time in his career after going 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs scored May 1. Made his first Opening Day 25-man roster after starting last season on the disabled list. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.281, 11 HR, 23 RBI) Road Trip:.100 (1-10), R, 3 BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (13): 2-hit (7), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 5; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 5/25/17 vs. SF (Jeff Samardzija) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last 6/27/16 @ CIN; R 4 (5x), last 5/21/17 vs. MIL Kris reached safely three times yesterday (1-for-3, 2 BB, R) has nine homers in his last 25 games hitting.301 (25- for-83) with three homers on the road hit a solo homer and scored two runs Thursday collected his second multi- HR game of the season (ninth of his career) May 21 reached base five times and tied a career-high with four runs went 2-for-4 with a walk, double and RBI May 16 had missed the previous three games due to illness went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in May 9 s nightcap went 0-for-3 in the first game May 9 to snap his streak of reaching base safely at 18 games batted.365 (27-for-74) with a.461 OBP during that span hit a solo homer May 5 vs. NYY went 4-for-5 with a walk and run scored May 4. Leads the club in hits (50), runs (34) and walks (31) has five three-hit games and a four-hit game batting.316 (12-for-38) with a 1.255 OPS against lefties. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.241, 5 HR, 23 RBI) Road Trip:.250 (2-8), HR, RBI, R Current Streak: 1 game (2-5) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (5), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 11 Last HR: 5/28/17 @ LAD (Clayton Kershaw) Career Bests: H 3 (3x), last 5/21/17 vs. MIL; RBI 4, 4/22/17 @ CIN; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson yesterday hit a solo homer off Clayton Kershaw to lead off the second was a 12-pitch at-bat, the latest in atbat a Cub went deep since Mike Fontenot in 2009 off Arizona s Dan Haren is batting.317 (13-for-41) with 10 RBI in his last 11 starts is batting.304 (14-for-46) off lefties and.209 (19-for-91) against righties has thrown out nine baserunners attempting to steal tied a career-high with three hits May 21 and drove in three runs went 2-for-4 with a two-rbi double May 16 recorded his first-career multi-homer game with a pair of solo blasts in St. Louis May 12 caught all 18 innings May 7 vs. NYY has seven catcher pickoffs since 2016, the most in the majors hit a game-winning, two-rbi single May 3 as a pinch-hitter. Threw out three baserunners April 16 (two caught stealing, one pickoff) became the first Cubs catcher since Jody Davis May 14, 1986 to record a caught stealing and catcher pickoff in the same inning on his first Opening Day roster, Willson delivered a ninth inning, game tying three-run homer on Opening Night in St. Louis. #8 IAN HAPP INF/OF (.245, 2 HR, 5 RBI) Road Trip:.083 (1-12), HBP Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-5) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Last HR: 5/16/17 vs. CIN (Bronson Arroyo) Career Bests: H 2 (3x), last 5/21/17 vs. MIL; RBI 2 (3x), last 5/21/17 vs. MIL; R 2, 5/16/17 vs. CIN Ian batted.357 (10-for-28) in his first eight games, but is hitting.095 (2-for-21) in his last six was 1-for-3 with a HBP Saturday has eight runs, six walks and seven extra-base hits in his 13 games has three multi-hit games went 0- for-3 Tuesday, snapping his career-opening on-base streak at eight games hit a triple May 22 and had two doubles May 21 scored a run in six-straight games, May 16-22, the longest streak by a Cubs player this season is the first Cubs player since at least 1913 to score a run in seven of his first eight career games was selected from Triple-A Iowa May 13 to join his first big league roster made his major league debut that day as the starting right fielder and hit a two-run homer as part of a 1-for-3 effort with a walk has started games in center field (7), right field (2), left field (3) and second base (1). Became the first Cubs player to homer in their first game on the road (May 13 at St. Louis, major league debut) and first game at home (May 16 vs. Cincinnati) since Carmelo Martinez in 1983. Batted.298 (31-for-104) with six doubles, nine homers and 25 RBI in 26 games with Iowa to begin the season had a.362 on-base percentage and a.615 slugging percentage, good for a.977 OPS. Was Chicago s first-round pick in 2015 (ninth overall) selected out of the University of Cincinnati. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.250, 5 HR, 19 RBI) Road Trip:.182 (2-11) Current Streak: 1 game (1-5) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 9 Last HR: 5/25/17 vs. SF (Jeff Samardzija) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (8x), last 4/24/17 @ PIT; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHI Jason had a six-game hitting streak (6-for-21/.286) snapped Saturday was activated from the disabled list a week ago tied for second in the majors with five outfield assists has hit safely in 27 of 36 games this season hit a solo homer Thursday hit a triple Wednesday and a solo homer Tuesday went 1-for-3 with a double and two walks May 21 had been out since May 5 with a right finger sprain went 1-for-3 with a RBI in one game at South Bend had 11 RBI in a four-game stretch, April 21-24 tied his career mark with four RBI April 24, thanks in part to a three-run homer in the first also matched the mark with four RBI April 22 in Cincy, going 2-for-4 including a three-run homer. Is batting.278 (10-for-36) with runners in scoring position and.333 (5-for-15) with RISP and two outs. #30 JON JAY OF (.298, 0 HR, 7 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-6) Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0-6) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Last HR: 5/24/16 @ SF (Jeff Samardzija) Career Bests: H 5, 6/2/16 vs. SEA; RBI 4 (2x), last 8/18/13 @ CHI; R 3 (10x), last 6/16/14 vs. NYM Jon was 0-for-4 Saturday, starting in center field is 8-for-17 as a pinch-hitter this season, including a single May 22 has reached base in 14 of his 19 starts went 2-for-2 with two runs scored May 21 off the bench started May 19 and went 1-for-3 with a double and RBI exited May 12 s game due to mid-back spasms went 2-for-4 with a walk and run scored May 4 as the leadoff batter was 2-for-3 with a double, run and a walk April 26 hit a game-tying triple and scored the winning run April 18 notched a pinch-hit single and scored the game-winning run April 10 joined the Cubs following seven major league seasons with St. Louis (2010-15) and San Diego (2016). In 2016, he appeared in 90 games in his only season with the San Diego Padres as he missed time with a broken right forearm... still, hit.291 (101-for-347) with 26 doubles, two homers and 26 RBI. MAY 29, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. PADRES RHP JARRED COSART Kris Bryant... 1.000 2 2 2 6 Jason Heyward....333 9 3 0 1 Jon Jay....333 3 1 0 0 Miguel Montero....500 4 2 0 1 Anthony Rizzo....000 2 0 0 0 Addison Russell... --- 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist....167 6 1 0 0 CUBS AT PETCO PARK Albert Almora Jr.....000 0 0 0 0 Javier Baez...273 11 3 0 0 Kris Bryant...318 22 7 3 6 Willson Contreras...429 7 3 1 1 Ian Happ....000 0 0 0 0 Jason Heyward...312 93 29 4 12 Jon Jay...300 250 75 1 13 Miguel Montero...252 210 53 6 21 Anthony Rizzo...188 112 21 2 7 Addison Russell...261 23 6 3 6 Kyle Schwarber....000 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist...444 18 8 1 5 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....333 3 1 0 1 Javier Baez... 1.000 1 1 1 5 Kris Bryant....333 6 2 0 2 Willson Contreras....500 8 4 1 11 Ian Happ....000 1 0 0 1 Jason Heyward....000 0 0 0 0 Jon Jay....000 1 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....000 0 0 0 1 Anthony Rizzo....200 5 1 0 4 Addison Russell....250 4 1 0 3 Kyle Schwarber....250 4 1 0 3 Ben Zobrist....200 5 1 0 3 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....400 5 2 0 2 Javier Baez....214 14 3 3 15 Kris Bryant....207 29 6 3 24 Willson Contreras....357 14 5 1 13 Ian Happ....000 1 0 0 1 Jason Heyward....203 74 15 2 48 Jon Jay....340 53 18 0 52 Miguel Montero....337 98 33 3 88 Anthony Rizzo....288 59 17 2 53 Addison Russell....279 43 12 1 33 Kyle Schwarber....250 8 2 0 5 Ben Zobrist....310 100 31 6 105 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....455 11 5 0 3 Javier Baez....000 1 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....143 7 1 0 2 Ian Happ... 1.000 1 1 0 0 Jason Heyward....000 1 0 0 0 Jon Jay....471 17 8 0 2 Miguel Montero....375 8 3 0 2 Anthony Rizzo....000 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell....500 2 1 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....000 4 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist....600 5 3 0 0 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....286 21 6 0 3 Javier Baez....200 25 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....333 3 1 0 2 Willson Contreras....167 12 2 1 4 Ian Happ... 1.000 1 1 0 0 Jason Heyward....280 25 7 0 5 Jon Jay....303 109 33 2 12 Miguel Montero....204 113 23 4 20 Anthony Rizzo....100 10 1 0 1 Addison Russell....571 7 4 0 1 Kyle Schwarber....000 13 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist....196 46 9 3 9
MAY 29, 2017 PAGE 4 #47 MIGUEL MONTERO C (.323, 3 HR, 7 RBI) Road Trip:.250 (1-4) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (5): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) Last HR: 5/4/17 vs. PHI (Joaquin Benoit) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 6/12/13 @ LAD; RBI 6, 6/4/14 @ COL; R 3 (8x), last 4/13/16 vs. CIN Miguel has 21 hits in his last 54 at-bats (.389), and Saturday was 1-for-3 went 2-for-3 with a double and run scored Wednesday walked twice and scored two runs May 17 hit a two-run pinch-hit single and tossed a scoreless inning of relief May 6 marked his second-career pitching appearance hit a game-tying solo homer May 4 had a seven game hitting streak April 17-29 (.591/13-for-22) has made 16 starts (Cubs are 9-7) was 3-for-5 with a double, run and a walk April 24 went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs April 18 vs. Milwaukee marked his first homer and RBI of the season in his third season with the Cubs. His 108 home runs since the 2009 campaign are second-most for a left-handed hitting catcher (Brian McCann leads with 181). #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.239, 12 HR, 30 RBI) Road Trip:.167 (2-12), HR, 2 RBI, R, BB Current Streak: 1 game (2-5) Multi-Hit Games (11): 2-hit (10), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: 5/28/17 @ LAD (Clayton Kershaw) Career Bests: H 4 (8x), last 8/22/16 @ SD; RBI 6 (3x) last, 4/7/16 @ ARI; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony yesterday went 2-for-5 and hit a two-run homer in the fourth off Clayton Kershaw has gone 14-for-43 (.326) in his last 12 games leads the majors with 10 hit-by-pitches went 2-for-4 with a double and run Thursday recorded his 14th-career multi-homer game and first three hit game of the season Wednesday hit a two-run homer Tuesday hit a two-run homer and reached three times May 21 notched five homers, 10 runs and nine RBI on the last homestand had a 12-game hitting streak snapped April 24 hit.370 (17-for-46) during the career-high tying 12-game run April 21, hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth to tie the game, 5-5 is batting.301 (28- for-93) at home compared to.176 (16-for-91) on the road. Made his fifth-straight Opening Day start at first base for the Cubs, the first Cubs player with at least five-straight Opening Day starts at the position since Derrek Lee (2004-10) named to his third-straight N.L. All-Star team last season. #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.217, 3 HR, 19 RBI) Road Trip:.286 (2-7), BB, HBP Current Streak: 2 games (2-5) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (5), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 5; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 6 Last HR: 5/16/17 vs. CIN (Robert Stephenson) Career Bests: H 4, 4/24/17 @ PIT; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/19/17 vs. MIL; R 3 (3x), last 4/24/17 @ PIT Addison is 11-for-77 (.143) in his last 23 games, and was 1-for-2 with a walk yesterday had an RBI in four-straight games, May 16-21 hit a solo homer May 16 hit a triple and scored a run May 6 was 2-for-5 April 28, recording his seventh multi-hit effort April 24, recorded a career-high four hits and tied his career mark with three runs scored hit a three-run walk-off homer April 19, his second-career walk-off RBI and first walk-off homer tied a career-high with four RBI doubled, tripled and drove in three runs April 15 earned N.L. All-Star honors in his second major league season in 2016, hitting 21 homers and driving in 95 runs. Among Cubs players at the conclusion of their age-22 season (since 1900), he ranks second in career homers (34), fifth in RBI (149) and extra-base hits (92) and sixth in runs scored (130). #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.177, 7 HR, 19 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-4), BB Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0-8) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (7), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 6 Last HR: 5/23/17 vs. SF (Johnny Cueto) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (2x), last 8/13/15 vs. MIL; R 3 (4x), last 9/11/15 @ PHI -2 Kyle was 0-for-3 with a walk Saturday hit his longest-career homer according to Statcast Tuesday, a 470-foot blast onto Sheffield in the second inning batted second for the first time this season May 21 and reached base twice went 2-for-5 May 16 with a home run measured at 462 feet according to Statcast was hitless in his last 17 at-bats prior to the homer hit two doubles and walked twice May 7 hit a solo homer May 5 hit a three-run homer May 2, his 20th-career home run is the fastest Cubs player since 1913 to 20-career homers (97 games), thanks STATS Inc. May 1 made his first appearance at catcher since October 1, 2015 drew a career-high three walks April 10 in his first regular season game at Wrigley Field since September 28, 2015 vs. the Royals hit a go-ahead and eventual game-winning three-run homer in the seventh, April 6 in St. Louis. #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.261, 6 HR, 18 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-3), BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (6), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 7 Last HR: 5/25/17 vs. SF (Jeff Samardzija) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, 4/28/11 @ MIN; R 4 (4x), last 6/9/12 @ MIA Ben was 0-for-3 with a walk Friday, snapping an eight-game hitting streak (13-for-28/.464) has reached base in 23- straight games, tied for the second-longest streak of his career had a 31-game streak from 2009-10 and a 23-gamer in 2011 went 3-for-4 with a solo homer Thursday, his first three-hit game of the season has homered in three of his last five games hit his fourth-career leadoff home May 21 went 2-for-3 with a double, walk and run scored May 17 had a 10-game hitting streak, April 28-May 7 was his sixth-career streak of at least 10 games drove in two runs April 29 and hit a ninth-inning solo homer is 6-for-16 (.375) when putting the first pitch in play has 19 walks and a hit-by-pitch. Has batted.303 (10-for-33) with two triples, three homers and six RBI in the leadoff spot this season the Cubs are 5-3 in those games. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (2)... 2 0 0 0 Javier Baez (8)... 5 2 0 1 Kris Bryant (11)... 10 1 0 0 Willson Contreras (5)... 3 0 1 1 Ian Happ (2)... 1 1 0 0 Jason Heyward (5)... 3 0 2 0 Jon Jay (0)... 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (3)... 2 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (12)... 5 5 2 0 Addison Russell (3)... 2 0 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (7)... 4 1 2 0 Ben Zobrist (6)... 5 1 0 0 CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2017 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Albert Almora Jr. (3)... 3 0 0 0 Javier Baez (6)... 4 1 0 1 Kris Bryant (4)... 2 2 0 0 Willson Contreras (8)... 5 2 1 0 Ian Happ (2)... 2 0 0 0 Jon Jay (0)... 0 0 0 0 Jason Heyward (4)... 1 1 2 0 Miguel Montero (3)... 3 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (11)... 8 2 1 0 Addison Russell (4)... 2 1 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (4)... 2 2 0 0 Ben Zobrist (3)... 2 1 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (65)... 42 13 8 2 Opponents (63)... 37 17 9 0 CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Ben Zobrist, 5/21/17 vs. Milwaukee (Chase Anderson) Walk-Off HR: Addison Russell, 4/19/17 vs. Milwaukee (Neftali Feliz) Pinch-HR: Miguel Montero, 10/2/16 @ Cincinnati (Raisel Iglesias) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David DeJesus, 5/11/12 @ Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR: Anthony Rizzo, 6/29/16 @ Cincinnati (Cody Reed) Three-Homer Game: Kris Bryant, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer: Jake Arrieta, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati (Michael Lorenzen) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2017 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (4): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT & 5/21 vs. MIL; Contreras, 5/12 @ STL; Rizzo, 5/24 vs. SF 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (2): Contreras, 4/22 @ CIN; Baez, 5/18 vs. CIN 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (1): Rizzo, 4/21-23 Pinch-Homers (0): N/A Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (0): N/A Game-Opening Homers (1): Zobrist, 5/21 vs. MIL Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Contreras 9/35 25.7% 3 2 3.93 (134 ER/307.0 IP) Montero 0/14 0.0% 0 0 4.30 (65 ER/136.0 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 0.00 (0 ER/3.0 IP) CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Schwarber 35 (17-18), Zobrist 8 (5-3), Jay 3 (1-2), Baez 2 (1-1), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 40 (20-20), Schwarber 4 (3-1), Almora 2 (1-1), Happ 2 (0-2), Jay 1 (1-0) 3 Rizzo 42 (21-21), Bryant 6 (4-2), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 4 Zobrist 25 (11-14), Russell 9 (6-3), Happ 6 (3-3), Rizzo 6 (4-2), Candelario 3 (1-2), 5 Russell 21 (9-12), Contreras 8 (5-3), Heyward 6 (3-3), Happ 5 (4-1), Montero 4 (1-3), Candelario 2 (2-0), Zobrist 2 (1-1), La Stella 1 (0-1) 6 Heyward 24 (12-12), Contreras 10 (4-6), Almora Jr. 4 (3-1), Baez 2 (1-1), Montero 1 (1-0), Russell 5 (4-1), Jay 1 (0-1), La Stella 2 (0-2) 7 Baez 17 (9-8), Contreras 14 (6-8), Montero 11 (7-4), Heyward 4 (2-2), Russell 2 (1-1), La Stella 1 (0-1) 8 Lester 8 (3-5), Arrieta 7 (4-3), Lackey 7 (4-3),Hendricks 6 (4-2), Anderson 5 (2-3), Baez 5 (3-2), Almora 4 (1-3), Russell 4 (2-2), Butler 2 (1-1), Montero 1 (1-0) 9 Jay 14 (6-8), Almora 13 (8-5), Baez 10 (4-6), Lester 3 (2-1), Arrieta 2 (1-1), Hendricks 2 (1-1), Anderson 1 (1-0), Szczur 1 (1-0), Lackey 2 (0-2), Butler 1 (1-0) C Contreras 32 (15-17), Montero 17 (10-7) 1B Rizzo 48 (25-23), Candelario 1 (0-1) 2B Baez 28 (15-13), Zobrist 18 (10-8), La Stella 2 (0-2), Happ 1 (0-1) 3B Bryant 43 (22-21), Candelario 4 (3-1), La Stella 2 (0-2) SS Russell 41 (22-19), Baez 8 (3-5) LF Schwarber 37 (19-18), Jay 5 (3-2), Zobrist 4 (1-3), Happ 3 (2-1) CF Almora 23 (13-10), Jay 10 (3-7), Heyward 9 (4-5), Happ 7 (5-2) RF Heyward 25 (13-12), Zobrist 13 (6-7), Szczur 2 (2-0), Bryant 3 (2-1), Jay 4 (2-2), Happ 2 (0-2) P Lester 11 (5-6), Arrieta 10 (5-5), Lackey 10 (5-5), Hendricks 9 (5-4), Anderson 6 (3-3), Butler 3 (2-1) DH Schwarber 3 (1-2) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 34 34 17 31 22 22 25 27 21 2 235 OPP. 47 20 29 23 17 21 23 23 22 2 227 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (10) Jason Heyward (5), Jon Jay (2), Albert Almora (2), Kyle Schwarber (1)
Cubs Pitching MAY 29, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 20-16 4.50 1 268.0 276 151 134 39 97 259 Relievers 5-8 3.34 12 178.0 141 76 66 24 80 190 SEASON TOTALS 25-24 4.04 1/12 446.0 417 227 200 63 177 449 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 5/24 vs. SF-SV 1.0,2,2,2,1,2 4/19/17 vs. MIL 5/24/17 vs. SF 9/15/15 @ CLE 10/10 19/14 0/0 Brian Duensing 5/27 @ LA 1.0,0,0,0,1,1 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 5/5/17 vs. NYY 0/0 17/14 6/0 Carl Edwards Jr. 5/24 vs. SF-H 0.1,0,0,0,1,0 4/21/17 @ CIN 10/2/16 @ CIN 5/24/17 vs. SF 0/0 21/16 9/2 Mike Montgomery 5/28 @ LA 1.2,1,1,1,0,2 8/11/16 vs. STL 5/25/17 vs. SF 9/27/16 @ PIT 1/1 17/12 4/0 Felix Peña 5/28 @ LA 1.0,1,0,0,1,2 N/A 9/27/16 @ PIT 9/5/16 @ MIL 0/0 4/4 1/0 Hector Rondon 5/28 @ LA 1.0,2,2,2,1,2 7/31/16 vs. SEA 7/24/16 @ MIL 5/16/17 vs. CIN 0/1 20/16 8/4 Pedro Strop 5/28 @ LA 1.0,0,0,0,1,1 7/10/16 @ PIT 9/19/15 vs. STL 5/17/17 vs. CIN 0/1 21/13 13/7 Koji Uehara 5/24 vs. SF-H 0.2,1,0,0,1,0 5/4/17 vs. PHI 5/18/17 vs. CIN 5/24/17 @ SF 1/3 19/12 5/2 2017 TOTALS 12/17 (.706) 151/107 (.709) 56/19 (.339) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (2-0, 0.98 ERA, 10 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 57-37, 57 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 5/24 vs. SF MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 4/19/17 vs. MIL (7-4) LAST SV: 5/24/17 vs. SF (5-4) Wade has converted his first 10 save chances with Chicago has converted his last 16 since September of last year with Kansas City had a stretch of 64.1 homerless innings snapped Wednesday night thanks to a Mac Williamson two-run homer has walked six and struck out 24 has a 0.76 WHIP. Was charged with an unearned run May 12, thus snapping his scoreless innings streak at 21.1 innings. April 18, recorded his 50th career save in his first save chance since April 6 and on April 19 picked up his second victory. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-0, 3.27 ERA, 0 SV, 2 Holds) CAREER: 42-37, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 5x, last 5/22 vs. SF MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 7/4/11 vs. TB LAST WIN: 9/28/16 @ TOR (3-2) LAST SV: 4/10/15 @ CWS (6-0) Brian has walked five and struck out 26 in 17 games (22.0 IP) after allowing two runs in 3.0 innings, May 14-18, has recorded 5.0-straight scoreless innings, including a scoreless sixth Saturday went seven-straight appearances (8.2 IP) without a run allowed, April 24-May 9. Has a 1.08 ERA (2 ER/16.2 IP) in his last 12 games. Was activated from the D.L. on April 14 and tossed a scoreless seventh inning in his Cubs debut started the season on the 10-day D.L. due to lower back tightness. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (1-0, 1.00 ERA, 0 SV, 6 Holds) CAREER: 1-1, 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: 4/21/17 @ CIN (6-5) LAST SV: 10/2/16 @ CIN (7-4) Carl has held opponents to a.103 average (6-for-58) and a.212 OBP has walked eight, struck out 24 and allowed two homers has struck out 18 of last 44 BF. Stranded two inherited runners in Wednesday night s eighth inning walked his first BF to load the bases then retired the next to end the inning. Retired his lone BF to end May 22 s ninth inning. #38 MIKE MONTGOMERY LHP (0-3, 2.43 ERA, 1 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 8-14, 1 SV MOST IP, 2017: 4.0, 5/25 vs. SF MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 6/30/15 @ SD LAST WIN: 8/11/16 vs. STL (4-3, 11 inn.) LAST SV: 5/25/17 vs. SF (5-1) Mike has tossed 31.2 innings in 16 outings, walking 20, striking out 21 and holding opponents to a.208 average (22-for-106) had a stretch of 39.2-consecutive innings without a homer snapped yesterday when he allowed an Austin Barnes solo homer. Picked up his first regular season save with 4.0 shutout innings Thursday vs. the Giants to finish a 5-1 victory. Had an 18.0-inning scoreless streak snapped May 17 when he allowed three runs in the seventh inning vs. Cincinnati. Has gone 3-7 with a save and a 2.21 ERA (24 ER/97.2 IP) in 59 appearances out of the bullpen, compared to 5-7 with a 4.23 ERA (59 ER/125.2 IP) in 23 career starts. #60 FELIX PEÑA RHP (0-0, 3.38 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 0-0, 1 SV MOST IP, 2017: 3.2 5/6 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 3.2 5/6/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: 9/27/16 @ PIT Felix was recalled from Triple-A Iowa prior to Tuesday night s game for his second stint with the club tossed a scoreless eighth yesterday has made four outings with the Cubs (8.0 IP). Has gone 1-0 with four saves and a 5.40 ERA (8 ER/13.1 IP) in 10 relief appearances with Iowa this season. Made his big league debut with the Cubs last season, posting no record with a 4.00 ERA (4 ER/9.0 IP) in 11 relief outings he struck out 13 batters in the 9.0 IP. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (0-1, 4.42 ERA, 0 SV, 7 Holds) CAREER: 14-13, 77 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 5/28 @ LA MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (17x) last, 7/31/16 vs. SEA LAST WIN: 7/31/16 vs. SEA (7-6, 12 inn.) LAST SV: 7/24/16 @ MIL (6-5) Hector has made 20 appearances, allowing 15 hits in 70 at-bats (.214) while walking seven and striking out 23 after he surrendered one earned run in his first 10.1 IP (0.86) ERA, has allowed eight earned runs in his last nine outings (8.0 IP). Surrendered a two-run homer to Yasiel Puig in yesterday s seventh inning. Struck out the side in a perfect eighth inning yesterday. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (0-2, 3.31 ERA, 0 SV, 6 Holds) CAREER: 15-22, 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: 7/10/16 @ PIT (6-5) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has held opponents to a.203 batting average (12-for-59) has walked 10 and struck out 19 in 21 games (16.1 IP) has put together five-straight scoreless outings (4.1 IP), including a scoreless sixth yesterday. May 21 vs. Milwaukee, spun a scoreless seventh inning (1 H). Allowed the winning run in May 7 s 18th inning, his second inning of work the 2.0 IP marked a season high. His 90 holds are the most in Cubs franchise history, surpassing Carlos Marmol s 82 holds from 2006-13. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (1-2, 3.31 ERA, 1 SV, 6 Holds) CAREER: 20-24, 94 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0 IP, last 5/18 vs. CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 4/19/09 @ BOS LAST WIN: 5/4/17 vs. PHI (5-4) LAST SV: 5/18/17 vs. CIN (9-5) Has pitched scoreless ball in 16 of his 19 outings has walked four and struck out 18 this season, holding opponents to a.213 batting average (13-for-61). Wednesday night, issued his first walk since April 16 had gone 10.0-straight innings without allowing a free pass. May 18, picked up his first save of the season, stranding two of three inherited runners with a scoreless ninth inning to preserve a 9-5 win. Had a 20.0-inning scoreless streak snapped April 16 vs. Pittsburgh. 2017 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 11, 4/24 @ PIT (14-3)... Largest Winning Margin... 8, 5/1 vs. PHI (10-2) 5, 4/18 vs. MIL (0-5, 9-7)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 14, 4/24 @ PIT... Most Runs... 11, 5/6 vs. NYY 5 (3x), last 5/17 vs. CIN (2nd)... Most Runs, Inn.... 6, 5/9 @ COL (3rd) 17 (2x), last 4/24 @ PIT... Most Hits... 15 (2x), last 5/9 @ COL 6, 5/3 vs. PHI (6th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 6 (4x), last 5/18 vs. CIN (7th) 2 (2x), last 5/26 @ LA... Fewest Hits... 4 (4x), last 5/12 @ STL 4 (2x), last 5/21 vs. MIL... Most Home Runs... 4 (2x), last 5/28 @ LAD 2, 5/22 vs. SF (8th)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2 (2x), last 5/1 vs. PHI (7th) 6 (2x), last 5/21 vs. MIL... Most Doubles... 5, 4/18 vs. MIL 2 (3x), last 5/22 vs. SF...Most Triples... 2, 4/24 @ PIT 10, 5/21 vs. MIL... Most Extra-Base Hits... 7 (2x), last 5/22 vs. SF 10, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most BBs By Batters... 10, 5/19 vs. MIL 22, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Ks By Pitchers... 26, 5/7 vs. NYY 2 (3x), last 4/19 vs. MIL... Most Stolen Bases...3, 5/7 vs. NYY 3 (3x), last 5/6 vs. NYY... Most Double Plays Turned... 3 (2x), last 4/12 vs. LAD 3 (2x), 5/19 vs. MIL... Most Errors Committed... 4, 4/29 @ BOS 18, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Left On Base... 14 (2x), last 5/4 vs. PHI Longest Winning Streak: 4 games... 4/18-22 Longest Losing Streak: 4 games... last 5/5-5/9 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 20 (Cubs 12, Reds 8)... 4/22 @ CIN Most Hits, Both Clubs: 28, 2x last (Cubs 15, Brewers 13)... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 7, 2x last (Cubs 3, Dodgers 4)... 5/28 @ LAD 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: 6 (2x)... 4/18-24 & 4/26-5/2 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 2 (3x)... last 5/26-current Consecutive Errorless Games: 3... 4/7-9 Consecutive Games With An Error: 7... 5/6-13 Shortest Game, Time: 2:05... 5/23 vs. SF Longest Game, Time: 6:05... 5/7 vs. NYY (18 innings) Most Innings: 18... 5/7 vs. NYY Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,814; 4/15 vs. PIT Largest Road Crowd: 48,322; 5/27 @ LAD Series Sweeps: 1 (3 G, 5/16-18 vs. CIN) *Major League Single-Game Record BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 12 games, Rizzo... 4/10-23 Most Runs Scored: 4, Bryant... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Hits: 4 (3x), last Bryant... 5/4 vs. PHI Most Total Bases: 9 (3x), Rizzo... 5/24 vs. SF Most Extra-Base Hits: 2 (17x), last Rizzo... 5/24 vs. SF Most Doubles: 2 (5x), last Happ... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Triples: 1 (11x), last Heyward... 5/24 vs. SF Most RBI: 5, Báez... 5/18 vs. CIN Most Stolen Bases: 1 (15x), last Báez... 5/7 vs. NYY Most Walks: 3 (2x), last Rizzo... 5/7 vs. NYY Most Strikeouts: 4 (3x), last Happ... 5/28 @ LAD 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 3 (2x), Arrieta & Lackey... 4/4-22 & 4/29-5/16 Longest Losing Streak: 3 (2x), Lackey & Montgomery... 4/12-23 & 4/2-current 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, Floro... 5/9 @ COL Most Strikeouts, Starter: 10, 4x last Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Reliever: 5, Floro... 5/9 @ COL Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, Arrieta and Lester... 4/9 @ MIL and 5/13 @ STL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 7.0 (3x), last Lackey... 5/9 @ COL Reliever: 18.0, Montgomery... 4/17-5/13 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 10, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 13, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Most Runs Allowed: 9, Arrieta... 5/9 @ COL Most Hits Allowed: 10 (2x), last Arrieta... 4/28 @ BOS Most Homers Allowed: 3, Lackey... 4/17 vs. MIL Most Walks Issued: 6, Anderson... 4/24 @ PIT Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 3.2 IP, Lackey... 5/27 @ LAD MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 14 High-Water Mark: 4 games (12-8, 16-12, 25-21) Losses after Leading: 9 Low-Water Mark: 1 game (0-1, 6-7, 18-19) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 4 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 8 (1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7, 16-16, 17-17, 18-18, 19-19) Walkoff Wins: 3 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL, 5/4 vs. PHI)