CUBS VS. YANKEES The Cubs and Yankees meet for their sixth series since the start of interleague play the teams last met in 2014 with the Cubs dropping a split doubleheader at Yankee Stadium and the teams splitting a two-game set at Wrigley Field besides this season and 2014, the Yankees have ventured to Wrigley Field for regular season interleague series in 2003 and 2011 the teams met in the 1932 and 1938 World Series, with the Yankees winning both. 2017 Overall:... 0-1 At Wrigley Field:... 0-1 At Yankee Stadium:... 0-0 2016 Overall:... 0-0 At Wrigley Field:... 0-0 At Yankee Stadium:... 0-0 All-Time Since 2003:... 4-10 At Wrigley Field:... 4-5 At Yankee Stadium (since 2009):... 0-2 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (0) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed Currently, no Cubs are on the D.L. UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 100 Stolen Bases... Jason Heyward (2) 800 Hits... Jon Jay (6) 1,900 Strikeouts... Jon Lester (8) A STRIKING ANNIVERSARY On this date 19 years ago, May 6, 1998, Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood struck out 20 Houston Astros in a 2-0, one-hit shutout at Wrigley Field Wood struck out 20 of 29 batters faced in just his fifth career start. MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Chicago Cubs... 216 2. St. Louis Cardinals...200 3. Los Angeles Dodgers...199 4. Washington Nationals...198 5. Texas Rangers...196 LOWEST OPP. BATTING AVG., NL, 2017 1. Cincinnati Reds....230 2. Los Angeles Dodgers....236 3. Miami Marlins....241 4. Chicago Cubs....241 MOST DOUBLES, NL, 2017 1. Justin Turner, LAD...11 A.J. Pollock, ARI...11 Ryan Zimmerman, WSH...11 4. Kris Bryant, CHI... 10 Nolan Arenado, COL...10 HIGHEST OBP, NL, 2017 1. Washington Nationals...366 2. Chicago Cubs....337 3. St. Louis Cardinals...336 4. Los Angeles Dodgers....333 3 AWAY FROM 1,000 Cubs manager Joe Maddon owns a 997-865 (.535) managerial record in his time guiding the Angels (twice in an interim role), Tampa Bay and the Cubs he aims to become 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. New York Yankees (18-9) vs. Chicago Cubs (16-13) May 6, 2017 Wrigley Field Game No. 30 Home Game No. 15 LHP Jordan Montgomery (1-1, 4.15) vs. LHP Brett Anderson (2-1, 6.23) SATURDAY AT THE PARK: The Chicago Cubs tonight play the second of three games against the New York Yankees after yesterday falling to New York, 3-2 the Cubs entered the ninth with a 2-0 lead thanks to solo home runs by Kris Bryant and Kyle Schwarber with the Yankees down to their last strike and with two on, Brett Gardner hit a three-run homer off Hector Rondon to snap a stretch of 152 games over the last three seasons in which Chicago secured a victory when entering the ninth leading by two or more runs (ESPN Stats & Info). The Cubs are 10-6 in their last 16 games since April 18, including a 3-2 mark in the first five games of this seven-game homestand against the Phillies (3-1) and Yankees (0-1). Following this series, the Cubs depart on a six-game, seven-day trip to Colorado (3 games starting Monday) and St. Louis (3 games beginning Friday). Chicago is 7-2 in nine series thus far the team won six of their 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. This is the 15th game in a stretch in which the Cubs play games in 19 of 20 days through May 10 Chicago plays 15 of 22 games on the road through May 14. AGAINST THE A.L.: This is the second of eight interleague series, totaling 20 games, the Cubs will play this season the Cubs last weekend dropped two of three to the Red Sox at Fenway Park Chicago s next interleague series isn t until July 4-5, a two-game set at Wrigley Field against manager Joe Maddon s former club, the Tampa Bay Rays. Chicago last season was 15-5 (.750) in interleague play, setting single-season franchise marks for interleague victories and winning percentage all told, the Cubs are 156-163 (.489) against the A.L. since interleague play started in 1997. WEARING OUT THE BASEPATHS: Kris Bryant has reached safely in his last 16 games, the second-longest streak of his career he s batted.413 (26-for-63) with six doubles, a triple, four homers, nine RBI, 11 walks and a.493 on-base percentage he reached safely in a career-best 21-straight games, August 14-Sept. 4 of last year. After starting the campaign 0-for-14 in his first three games, Bryant has batted.363 (37-for-102) with 21 runs, 10 doubles, a triple, six homers, 16 RBI, 18 walks and a 1.116 OPS in 26 games since. Bryant has 10 doubles this season, tied for fourth-most in the N.L. (three players have 11) and tied for fifth in the majors. MANY HAPPY RETURNS: The Yankees have three former Cubs on their active 25- man roster: Starlin Castro, Aroldis Chapman and Adam Warren Castro was a three-time N.L. All-Star (2011-12, 2014) for the Cubs, having made his major league debut in 2010 in six seasons on the North Side (2010-15), he batted.281 with 62 home runs and 363 RBI in 891 games in 2011 at age 21, he became the Cubs youngest All-Star in franchise history and led the National League with 207 hits. CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 16-13 At Wrigley Field:... 7-7 On the Road:... 9-6 April:... 13-11 May:... 3-2 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,727-10,201 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,225-3,717 Leading Entering 6th:... 9-4 Tied Entering 6th:... 1-1 Trailing Entering 6th:... 6-8 Leading Entering 7th:... 11-2 Tied Entering 7th:... 1-2 Trailing Entering 7th:... 4-9 Leading Entering 8th:... 13-2 Tied Entering 8th:... 1-2 Trailing Entering 8th:... 2-9 Leading Entering 9th:... 12-1 Tied Entering 9th:... 2-1 Trailing Entering 9th:... 2-11 Scoring First:... 9-5 One-Run Games:... 6-6 Two-Run Games:... 2-3 Extra-Inning Games:... 2-1 Scoring Four or More:... 13-4 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 3-9 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 10-3 Hit Totals Equal:... 3-1 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 3-9 Hit at Least One HR:... 11-9 Hit Two or More HR:... 8-3 Playing Errorless Ball:... 9-6 Committing at Least One Error:... 7-7 Closer Aroldis Chapman was acquired by Chicago July 25 of last season from the Yankees, and went 2-0 with four saves and a 3.45 ERA (6 ER/15.2 IP) in 13 post-season games with the Cubs facing elimination in Game Five of the World Series, he tossed a careerhigh 2.2 innings to earn the save. Warren was acquired by Chicago for Castro in December of 2015 he made 29 appearances for the Cubs, all but one in relief, and posted a 3-2 record before he returned to New York as part of the trade for Chicago to acquire Chapman. FIRST THING FIRST: Cubs hitters are batting.276 (32-for-116) with seven homers and 21 runs scored in the first inning this season that run total is their best for any inning thus far the seven first-inning homers are tied for second-most in baseball, one behind the Diamondbacks (8). Cubs starters have allowed 33 earned runs in the first inning this season, translating to a 10.24 ERA in the opening frame the starting rotation has a 3.25 ERA (47 ER/130.1 IP) in the second inning and later. SIMPLY STRIKING: Cubs pitchers have 263 strikeouts, fourth-most in the N.L. behind Arizona (289), Los Angeles (287) and New York (265) the staff struck out 10 Yankees yesterday and 11 Phillies in each of the last two games of the series Cubs pitching has 13 double-digit strikeout games this season. REGARDING THE LONG BALL: The Cubs have homered in 14 of their last 16 games since April 18 (26 total), and in eight of their last nine (14 total) 11 of Chicago s last 13 homers have been of the solo variety after the team blasted seven-consecutive homers with runners on base to begin the recent trip. FEAST OR FAMINE: In Chicago s 16 victories, the team is hitting.279 (161-for-578) with an.845 OPS while averaging 6.7 runs per game (107 runs total) the pitchers have posted a 3.12 ERA (52 ER/150.0 IP) in the team s wins. Chicago has hit.217 (96-for-442) with a.633 OPS in the team s losses, averaging 2.8 runs per game (37 runs total) the pitchers have a 4.82 ERA (61 ER/114.0 IP) in the Cubs losses. AS OF LATE : Chicago s bullpen recorded a 1.67 ERA (8 ER/43.0 IP) in 12 games from April 19-May 2, holding opponents to a.170 average while walking 16 and striking out 48 (good for an average of 10.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings) in the team s last three games, the pen has pitched to a 3.07 ERA, allowing five earned runs in 14.2 innings (nearly an average of 5.0 innings a contest, thanks in part to a 13-inning win vs. Philadelphia on Thursday). BULLPEN BITS: Chicago s bullpen has a 2.84 ERA (33 ER/104.2 IP), the best mark in the N.L. and fifth in the majors (Yankees are fourth, 2.42 ERA) the bullpen s.191 batting average against leads the majors the White Sox are second (.192). Wade Davis on April 18 recorded his 50th career save and including Wednesday night, he has converted his first seven save opportunities this season and his last 13 dating to September of last year with the Royals. Davis has not allowed a home run in his last 60.1 innings since September 24, 2015 that s the second-longest active streak in the majors, trailing only Baltimore s Zach Britton (72.0 IP). Davis current 20.1-inning scoreless streak is the second-longest active streak in the majors (Cleveland s Andrew Miller leads with 26.0 innings) Mike Montgomery s 14.0-inning scoreless streak is fourth-longest at the moment. REACHING ROUND NUMBER HOMER TOTALS: Kyle Schwarber on Tuesday hit his 20th career homer in his 97th regular season game, making his the quickest Cub to reach the 20-homer mark he surpassed Kris Bryant, who hit his 20th homer in his 114th career contest thanks to STATS Inc. Speaking of Bryant, he hit his 70th career homer on Tuesday (and added his 71st yesterday) since making his major league debut, April 17, 2015, his 71 homers are third-most in the N.L. behind Colorado s Nolan Arenado (87) and Washington s Bryce Harper (73). UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Sat., May 6 NYY 6:15 p.m. FOX 670 The Score LHP Brett Anderson (2-1, 6.23) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (1-1, 4.15) Sun., May 7 NYY 7:08 p.m. ESPN 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (1-1, 3.67) vs. RHP Luis Severino (2-2, 3.86)
MAY 6, 2017 PAGE 2 Tonight s Cubs Starter #37 LHP Brett Anderson (2-1, 6.23) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 Rancho Cucamonga-A# 0-1 6.00 3 2 0 0 9.0 17 9 6 0 2 10 Oklahoma City-AAA# 0-1 3.60 1 1 0 0 5.0 6 2 2 0 0 2 Los Angeles (N.L.) 1-2 11.91 4 3 0 0 11.1 25 15 15 4 4 5 2017 CUBS 2-1 6.23 5 5 0 0 21.2 28 17 15 2 12 15 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 40-44 3.93 132 120 3 1 707.1 749 350 309 645 195 522 Last Time Out Brett was knocked out of the game in the second inning in his last outing, May 1 vs. Philadelphia, after allowing seven earned runs on seven hits in just 1.1 IP. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 5/1 PHI L L, 10-2 1.1 7 7 7 1 1 43-27 0-7, 1 on 2017 Season Brett tonight makes his sixth start of the 2017 season and fourth at home had allowed just eight earned runs in his first four starts before surrendering seven in 1.1 IP his last time out. Has posted a 11.70 ERA (13 ER/10.0 IP) in his three home starts and a 1.54 ERA (2 ER/11.2 IP) in his two road outings. 2017 marks his ninth major league season, and first with the Cubs. Appeared in seven Spring Training games, making four starts in his six Cactus League games, he went 1-1 with a 5.28 ERA (9 ER/15.1 IP) also made a start against Houston in an exhibition game to close out his Spring. 2016 Season In his second and final season with the Dodgers, Brett missed a majority of the season due to injury... all told, pitched in four games (three starts) with the Dodgers, allowing 15 runs in 11.1 innings while going 1-2. In March, underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a bulging disk in his lower back... began the season on the 60-day D.L. Went a combined 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP) in three rehab starts with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City before he was activated, August 14. Placed on the 15-day D.L., August 23 (retro to August 21), with a blister on his left index finger... activated, September 22, and pitched in two games (one start), going 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA (4 ER/7.1 IP). Career vs. New York (A.L.) Brett tonight makes his sixth-career start against the Yankees and his first since May 31, 2011, when he allowed a career-high 10 runs (nine earned) and 11 hits in 5.1 IP all five of his previous starts against New York came as a member of the A s has thrown at least 5.1 innings in each of his five starts against the club. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career 0-4 6.53 5 5 30.1 43 26 22 6 9 22 vs. Yankees Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Carter (.250-4-1-0-0) Gardner (.000-2-0-0-0) Headley (.000-2-0-0-0) Castro (.000-4-0-0-0) Ellsbury (.071-14-1-0-0) Holliday (.000-2-0-0-0) Career Notes Brett is in his ninth major league season and joined the Cubs following eight big league seasons with Oakland (2009-13), Colorado (2014) and the Dodgers (2015-16), in which he posted a 3.84 ERA (295 ER/691.1 IP) with a 38-43 record, three complete games, one shutout and three saves in 127 career games, all but 12 in a starting role. Has a 58.6 percent groundball rate in his career, fourth-highest among all active pitchers with at least 500.0 innings of work. Has advanced to the postseason three times: 2012 and 2013 with the A s and in 2015 with the Dodgers. Set career highs with 31 starts and 180.1 innings in 2015 for the Dodgers... missed majority of 2016 season due to a bulging disk in his back. Originally selected by Arizona in the second round of the 2006 June Draft. 2017 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/7 @MIL ND, 2-1 L 5.2 5 1 1 1 4 90-55 1-1, 1 on Allowed lone run in the sixth inn. 2. 4/13 LAD W, 4-0 5.0 3 0 0 4 2 90-48 4-0 First win with Cubs 3. 4/18 MIL ND, 9-7 W 3.2 8 6 6 0 5 60-42 2-6 Had allowed eight hits in previous two starts combined 4. 4/24 @PIT W, 14-3 6.0 5 3 1 6 3 100-57 12-3 Walked a career-high six batters, yet allowed just one ER APRIL: 2-0, 3.54 ERA (4 starts) 20.1 21 10 8 11 14 5. 5/1 PHI L, 10-2 1.1 7 7 7 1 1 43-27 0-7, 1 on Shortest start since August 14, 2016 At the Plate Last Time and Career Highs and Lows AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS Last Win: 4/24/17 @PIT, 14-3 (6.0,5,3,1,6,3) 2017.143 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 Last Loss: 5/1/17 vs. PHI, 10-2 (1.1,7,7,7,1,1) Career.093 75 1 7 3 0 0 5 10 0 0 6 46 0 0 Last CG: 5/8/15 @ COL, 2-1 (5.0,6,1,0,1,1) *Rain-Shortened LAST HIT: 4/24/17 @ PIT (single off Chad Kuhl)... at-bats since then 1 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 1 (7x) last, 4/24/17 @ PIT MOST RBI: 1 (4x) last, 6/26/15 @ MIA Last Shutout: 7/6/09 @ BOS, 6-0 (9.0,2,0,0,2,9) Low-Hit Complete Game: 2 7/6/09 @ BOS Most Strikeouts: 10 (3x) last, 6/26/15 @ MIA Most Hits Allowed: 11 (2x) last, 7/30/14 @ CHI Most Runs Allowed: 10 5/31/11 vs. NYY Longest Winning Streak: 4 games (3x) last, 8/21-9/8/12 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games 4/13-7/13/14 Sunday s Starter vs. New York (A.L.) LHP Jon Lester (1-1, 3.67) Jon tomorrow night makes his seventh start of the season and fourth at home in his last start, May 2 vs. Philadelphia, he earned his first win of 2017 after four-straight no decisions and a loss to begin his campaign... tossed 5.0 innings and allowed three runs (two earned) while fanning five walked five batters for the second time as a Cub (also: July 24, 2016 at Milwaukee). Has posted a 1.50 ERA (3 ER/18.0 IP) in three home starts compared to a 6.06 ERA (11 ER/16.1 IP) in three road starts dating to last season, he has gone 10-0 with a 1.43 ERA (14 ER/88.1 IP) in his last 13 starts at Wrigley Field has allowed two or fewer earned runs in 12 of those 13 starts. Is limiting lefties to a.214 average (6-for-28) while righties are batting.295 (31-for-105) off the southpaw. Has faced the Yankees 29 times, all coming with Boston in his career, owns a 13-6 record with a 3.78 ERA (73 ER/174.0 IP) against New York in his last start against the club, June 28, 2014, Jon threw 8.0 innings and allowed just one unearned run on five hits while fanning six batters with his start tomorrow, will tie John Lackey for most starts against the Yankees by any active N.L. pitcher (30).
#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.281, 2 HR, 8 RBI) Homestand:.300 (3-10), 2B, 2 R Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 2 Last HR: 4/28/17 @ BOS (Drew Pomeranz) Career Bests: H 3 (3x), last 4/8/17 @ MIL; RBI 2 (6x), last 4/18/17 vs. MIL; R 2 (2x), last 4/28/17 @ BOS Albert went 2-for-6 with two runs Thursday, including the game-winner in the 13th has hit safely in four-straight starts has played 19 games in center field (12 starts) and one game in left the Cubs are 9-3 when he starts in center field April 28 hit a solo homer, walked and scored twice doubled as a defensive replacement in center April 24, snapping an 0-for-9 his previous three games scored the game-winning run in the 11th April 21 in Cincinnati hit a solo homer April 19 vs. Milwaukee, his first of the season 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 (.250, 3 HR, 9 RBI) Homestand:.412 (7-17), 3B, 2 HR, 4 R, 4 RBI, BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-6) Multi-Hit Games (5): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 2 Last HR: 5/2/17 vs. PHI (Jeremy Hellickson) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 5/2/17 vs. PHI; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3, 4/22/16 @ CIN Javy had a career-day Tuesday, going 4-for-4 with a triple, homer, two runs and three RBI the four hits tied a careerhigh and the three RBI marked a season-high homered in consecutive games for the third time in his career after going 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs scored Monday is 9-for-25 in his last eight games went 2-for-4 with a double and solo homer April 21, his first blast of the year is batting.286 (12-for-42) at Wrigley Field compared to.206 (7-for-34) on the road made his first Opening Day 25-man roster after starting last season on the disabled list. Played for Team Puerto Rico in the 2017 World Baseball Classic during Spring Training, batting.345 (8-for-27) with a double and homer in seven games in Cactus League action, he batted.241 (7-for-29) with two doubles and runs scored. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.322, 6 HR, 16 RBI) Homestand:.500 (9-18), 3B, 2 HR, 4 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB Current Streak: 4 games (9-16) Multi-Hit Games (10): 2-hit (5), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 5; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 3 Last HR: 5/5/17 vs. NYY (Michael Pineda) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last 6/27/16 @ CIN; R 4 (4x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL Kris hit a solo homer yesterday leads the club in hits (37), runs (22) and walks (19) went 4-for-5 with a walk and run scored Thursday had three-straight multi-hit games after going 2-for-4 Wednesday and 2-for-4 with a triple and homer Tuesday night had a season-high 11-game hitting streak snapped Monday is batting.413 (26-for-63) with six doubles and four homers in his last 16 games hit a solo homer Sunday has four three-hit games and a four-hit game hitting.429 (9-for-21) with a 1.619 OPS against lefties April 29 was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and a walk April 28 hit his third homer of the season, a solo shot in the first was 3-for-4 with a double, RBI, two runs scored and a walk April 26 was 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored April 24. Named the 2016 N.L. MVP, he hit 65 homers and 201 RBI in his first two major league seasons, both franchisebest marks is one of 15 players in major league history to win Rookie of the Year, MVP and a World Series. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.225, 2 HR, 12 RBI) Homestand:.143 (2-14), 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-6) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 7 Last HR: 4/22/17 @ CIN (Cody Reed) Career Bests: H 3 (2x), last 4/22/17 @ CIN; RBI 4, 4/22/17 @ CIN; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson hit a game-winning, two-rbi single Wednesday night as a pinch-hitter has thrown out six baserunners attempting to steal, tied for fifth-most in the majors is 4-for-29 in his last 10 games after hitting.275 (14-for-51) in his first 15 contests had one of the best games at the plate of his career April 22 at Cincy, recording his first-career grand slam while setting career bests with four RBI, three runs and three hits (tied) 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. Is batting.333 (9-for-27) off lefties and.170 (9-for-53) against righties. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.253, 3 HR, 17 RBI) Homestand:.077 (1-13), 2 R, RBI, 4 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 9 Last HR: 4/24/17 @ PIT (Chad Kuhl) 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 leads the majors with five outfield assists has hit safely in 21 of 28 games this season, including 1-for-3 Wednesday with two runs scored 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 last season won his third-straight Rawlings Gold Glove Award and his fourth overall led all N.L. outfielders with 18 defensive runs saved according to Fangraphs. Has qualified for the postseason in five of his seven major league campaigns with the Braves (2010-14), Cardinals (2015) and Cubs (2016). #30 JON JAY OF (.347, 0 HR, 2 RBI) Homestand:.200 (2-10), R, 2 BB, HBP Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 1 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 has reached base in 10 of his 12 starts, including going 2-for-4 with a walk and run scored Thursday as the leadoff batter went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored Sunday doubled and walked in each of his two previous starts before that was 2-for-3 with a double, run and a walk April 26 is 5-for-11 as a pinch-hitter, including a single in April 28 s eighth inning walked and scored a run April 19 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) was the lone new position player on the Cubs Opening Day roster entering 2017, he owned a career.996 fielding percentage in center field, the highest mark for any active player (minimum 500 games) at the position. 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. #47 MIGUEL MONTERO C (.385, 3 HR, 5 RBI) Homestand:.333 (2-6), HR, R, 2 RBI, SF Current Streak: 2 games (2-5) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 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 15 hits in his last 28 at-bats, including a game-tying solo homer Thursday had a seven game hitting streak April 17-29 (.591/13-for-22) has made 10 starts homered Saturday and finished 2-for-4 with a RBI 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 hit a go-ahead grand slam in game one of last season s NLCS vs. the Dodgers and added an RBI single in the 10th inning of World Series Game Seven hit.310 (18-for-58) with three doubles, three homers, 12 RBI and a.902 OPS in his final 22 contests last season starting August 20. His 107 home runs since the 2009 campaign are second-most for a left-handed hitting catcher (Brian McCann leads with 178). MAY 6, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. YANKEES LHP JORDAN MONTGOMERY No Cubs batter has faced Jordan Montgomery in the majors. CUBS AT WRIGLEY FIELD Albert Almora Jr.....227 75 17 2 10 Javier Baez....241 395 95 14 35 Kris Bryant....293 611 179 42 108 Willson Contreras....279 172 48 8 26 Jason Heyward....244 402 98 7 38 Jon Jay....291 158 46 2 22 Miguel Montero....262 340 89 13 52 Anthony Rizzo....282 1341 378 58 193 Addison Russell....259 529 137 21 98 Kyle Schwarber....196 143 28 10 27 Matt Szczur....249 169 42 6 25 Ben Zobrist....245 306 75 5 40 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....000 0 0 0 0 Javier Baez....000 0 0 0 1 Kris Bryant....200 5 1 0 1 Willson Contreras....333 6 2 1 6 Jason Heyward....000 0 0 0 0 Jon Jay....000 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....000 0 0 0 1 Anthony Rizzo....000 3 0 0 1 Addison Russell....500 2 1 0 2 Kyle Schwarber....000 1 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....000 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist....250 4 1 0 3 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....500 2 1 0 1 Javier Baez....154 13 2 2 11 Kris Bryant....179 28 5 3 23 Willson Contreras....250 12 3 1 8 Jason Heyward....203 74 15 2 48 Jon Jay....346 52 18 0 52 Miguel Montero....337 98 33 3 88 Anthony Rizzo....281 57 16 2 50 Addison Russell....293 41 12 1 32 Kyle Schwarber....200 5 1 0 2 Matt Szczur....333 15 5 1 14 Ben Zobrist....313 99 31 6 105 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....375 8 3 0 2 Javier Baez....000 1 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....250 4 1 0 2 Jason Heyward....000 1 0 0 0 Jon Jay....455 11 5 0 0 Miguel Montero....667 3 2 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell....000 0 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....000 2 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....200 10 2 0 1 Ben Zobrist....333 3 1 0 0 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....222 18 4 0 2 Javier Baez....200 25 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....333 3 1 0 2 Willson Contreras....222 9 2 1 4 Jason Heyward....280 25 7 0 5 Jon Jay....291 103 30 2 10 Miguel Montero....204 108 22 4 18 Anthony Rizzo....100 10 1 0 1 Addison Russell....600 5 3 0 1 Kyle Schwarber....000 10 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....211 90 19 0 7 Ben Zobrist....159 44 7 3 9
MAY 6, 2017 PAGE 4 #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.235, 6 HR, 17 RBI) Homestand:.105 (2-19), R, BB, 2 HBP Current Streak: 1 game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (7), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 6 Last HR: 4/29/17 @ BOS (Steven Wright) 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 is tied for the major league lead with seven hit-by-pitches homered five times on the recent road trip, including a two-run blast April 29 has 12 runs in his last 15 games has nearly as many walks (14) as strikeouts (16) this season was 2-for-4 with a homer, four RBI, a run scored and was hit by a pitch April 26 was 0-for-4 April 25 to snap 13-straight games reaching safely had a 12-game hitting streak snapped April 24 (0-4, 2 BB, 2 R) 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 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. Is just the second left-handed hitter to record multiple 30-homer, 100-RBI seasons in franchise history, joining Billy Williams, who turned the trick three times (1965, 1970 & 1972). #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.241, 2 HR, 15 RBI) Homestand:.133 (2-15), 2B, RBI, R, 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (5), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 4/19/17 vs. MIL (Neftali Feliz) 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 went 1-for-4 with a RBI double Thursday was 2-for-5 April 28, recording his seventh multi-hit effort has three multi-hit efforts in his last 11 games batting.277 (18-for-65) on the road and.286 (8-for-28) with RISP 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 (127). #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.193, 5 HR, 13 RBI) Homestand:.125 (2-16), 2 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 3 Last HR: 5/5/17 vs. NYY (Michael Pineda) 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 hit a solo homer yesterday hit a three-run homer Tuesday, his 20th-career home run is the fastest Cubs player since 1913 to 20-career homers (97 games), thanks STATS Inc. Monday night made his first appearance at catcher since October 1, 2015 has reached in 23 of 29 games this season recorded his fourth multi-hit effort April 24, going 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs hit a two-run homer April 18, his first of the season at Wrigley Field drew a career-high three walks April 10 in his first regular season game at Wrigley Field since September 28, 2015 vs. the Royals scored twice and hit a solo homer April 9 hit a go-ahead and eventual game-winning three-run homer in the seventh, April 6 in St. Louis was his first regular season homer since 2015. Went 2-for-3 with a double Opening Night, his first regular season action since April 7, 2016 at Arizona, when suffered torn ligaments (ACL and LCL) in his left knee along with a severely sprained left ankle in an outfield collision returned for the World Series, and went 7-for-17 (.412) with a double, two RBI and three walks. #20 MATT SZCZUR OF (.211, 0 HR, 3 RBI) Homestand:.250 (2-8), 2B, 3 RBI, BB, SF Current Streak: 2 games (2-6) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 2 Last HR: 8/12/16 vs. STL (Jerome Williams) Career Bests: H 3 (2x), last 8/12/16 vs. STL; RBI 4, 4/29/16 vs. ATL; R 4, 8/12/16 vs. STL Matt has RBI in three of his last four games with an at-bat doubled and drove in a run Thursday hit a pinch-hit RBI single Wednesday recorded his first RBI Monday night with a sac fly singled as a pinch-hitter April 26 walked and scored a run as a defensive replacement April 24 (0-for-1) made his first start April 19, going 1-for-3 is on his third-straight Opening Day roster in his first full season in the majors last season, Matt batted.259 (48-for-185) with nine doubles, a triple, five homers and 24 RBI in 107 games he batted.277 (13-for-47) with a double, two triples, one homer and seven RBI in Cactus League play. Is in his eighth pro season after he was selected in the fifth round of the 2010 draft by the Cubs. #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.233, 3 HR, 12 RBI) Homestand:.313 (5-16), 2B, R, RBI, 3 BB Current Streak: 8 games (9-29) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 4 Last HR: 4/29/17 @ BOS (Fernando Abad) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, 4/28/11 @ MIN; R 4 (4x), last 6/9/12 @ MIA Ben has hit safely in eight-straight games, going 1-for-4 yesterday on Saturday drove in two runs and hit a ninthinning solo homer was 2-for-4 April 28 with a RBI, double and a walk is 6-for-11 when putting the first pitch in play has 14 walks and a hit-by-pitch April 24 delivered a three-run double, walked once and scored twice went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs April 23 in his first action since April 19 collected his first multi-hit game April 17, going 2-for-4 with a RBI. Named the 2016 World Series MVP, Ben went 10-for-28 (.357) with two doubles, a triple, two RBI and five runs scored in the Series... put the Cubs on top with an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning of the decisive Game Seven earned N.L. All-Star honors and batted.272 (142-for-523) with 31 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs, 76 RBI and 96 walks in his first season with the Cubs. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (2)... 2 0 0 0 Javier Baez (3)... 3 0 0 0 Kris Bryant (6)... 5 1 0 0 Willson Contreras (2)... 0 0 1 1 Jason Heyward (3)... 1 0 2 0 Jon Jay (0)... 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (3)... 2 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (6)... 1 3 2 0 Addison Russell (2)... 1 0 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (5)... 2 1 2 0 Matt Szczur (0)... 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist (3)... 3 0 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 (2)... 1 1 0 0 Kris Bryant (2)... 0 2 0 0 Willson Contreras (4)... 2 1 1 0 Jason Heyward (4)... 1 1 2 0 Jon Jay (0)... 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (2)... 2 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (6)... 3 2 1 0 Addison Russell (4)... 2 1 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (3)... 1 2 0 0 Matt Szczur (0)... 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist (2)... 1 1 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (35)... 20 6 8 1 Opponents (37)... 24 8 5 0 CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Dexter Fowler, 9/13/16 @ St. Louis (Jaime Garcia) 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 (1): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (1): Contreras, 4/22 @ 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 (0): N/A Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Schwarber 27 (14-13), Szczur 1 (1-0), Jay 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 29 (16-13) 3 Rizzo 29 (16-13) 4 Zobrist 22 (10-12), Russell 7 (6-1) 5 Russell 19 (8-11), Contreras 4 (4-0), Heyward 5 (3-2), Montero 1 (1-0) 6 Heyward 18 (8-10), Contreras 6 (3-3), Almora Jr. 3 (3-0), Montero 1 (1-0), Russell 1 (1-0) 7 Baez 9 (7-2), Montero 8 (5-3), Contreras 8 (2-6), Heyward 4 (2-2) 8 Arrieta 5 (4-1), Hendricks 5 (3-2), Lester 5 (2-3), Lackey 5 (2-3), Anderson 4 (2-2), Baez 3 (2-1), Almora 2 (1-1) 9 Almora 7 (5-2), Jay 11 (5-6), Baez 8 (3-5), Lester 1 (1-0), Anderson 1 (1-0), Szczur 1 (1-0) C Contreras 19 (9-10), Montero 10 (7-3) 1B Rizzo 29 (16-13) 2B Baez 18 (11-7), Zobrist 11 (5-6) 3B Bryant 29 (16-13) SS Russell 27 (15-12), Baez 2 (1-1) LF Schwarber 24 (13-11), Jay 4 (3-1), Zobrist 1 (0-1) CF Almora Jr. 12 (9-3), Heyward 9 (4-5), Jay 8 (3-5) RF Heyward 17 (9-8), Zobrist 10 (5-5), Szczur 2 (2-0) P Lester 6 (3-3), Arrieta 6 (4-2), Lackey 6 (3-3), Anderson 5 (3-2), Hendricks 6 (3-5) DH Schwarber 2 (1-1) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 21 18 9 19 13 17 17 10 16 2 144 OPP. 35 13 11 11 7 14 8 18 10 1 128 Jason Heyward (5), Jon Jay (2) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (7) CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Contreras 6/16 37.5% 1 0 3.64 (74 ER/183.0 IP) Montero 0/9 0.0% 0 0 4.44 (39 ER/79.0 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 0.00 (0 ER/2.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (2): Hendricks, Arrieta
Cubs Pitching MAY 6, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 11-7 4.52 0 159.1 169 89 80 25 58 150 Relievers 5-6 2.84 7 104.2 71 39 33 12 46 113 SEASON TOTALS 16-13 3.85 0/7 264.0 240 128 113 37 104 263 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 5/4 vs. PHI 1.0,0,0,0,1,0 4/19/17 vs. MIL 5/3/17 vs. PHI 9/15/15 @ CLE 7/7 14/11 0/0 Brian Duensing 5/5 vs. NYY-H 1.2,1,0,0,0,2 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 5/5/17 vs. NYY 0/0 10/8 5/0 Carl Edwards Jr. 5/4 vs. PHI 1.0,2,1,1,0,1 4/21/17 @ CIN 10/2/16 @ CIN 4/18/17 vs. MIL 0/0 14/10 5/0 Mike Montgomery 5/4 vs. PHI 3.0,2,0,0,2,1 8/11/16 vs. STL N/A 9/27/16 @ PIT 0/0 11/8 3/0 Felix Peña 9/27/16 @ PIT 0.2,0,0,0,1,2 N/A 9/27/16 @ PIT 9/5/16 @ MIL 1/1 0/0 0/0 Hector Rondon 5/5 vs. NYY-BS,L 1.0,3,3,3,1,1 7/31/16 vs. SEA 7/24/16 @ MIL 5/3/17 vs. PHI 0/1 13/11 3/2 Pedro Strop 5/5 vs. NYY-H 1.0,1,0,0,0,2 7/10/16 @ PIT 9/19/15 vs. STL 5/5/17 vs. NYY 0/1 14/10 10/4 Koji Uehara 5/4 vs. PHI-W 1.0,0,0,0,0,1 5/4/17 vs. PHI 9/18/16 vs. NYY 5/3/17 vs. PHI 0/2 14/9 2/1 2017 TOTALS 6/11 (.545) 101/74 (.733) 37/10 (.270) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 7 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 57-37, 54 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 5/4 vs. PHI MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 4/19/17 vs. MIL (7-4) LAST SV: 5/3/17 vs. PHI (5-4) Wade has converted his first seven save chances with Chicago has converted his last 13 since September of last year with Kansas City has not allowed a homer in his last 60.1 IP since Sept. of 2015 April 18, recorded his 50th career save in his first save chance since April 6 and on April 19 picked up his second victory. Yesterday pitched a scoreless ninth inning to preserve the tie converted his seventh save Wednesday night (1 BB, 2 K). Has walked four and struck out 15 this season has a 0.60 WHIP. Holds career ERA of 3.47 (305 ER/790.0 IP) in 348 major league appearances. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-0, 4.76 ERA, 0 SV, 2 Holds) CAREER: 42-37, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 5/1 vs. PHI 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 struck out 11 batters in his last eight outings and has tossed 6.0 scoreless innings in his last five outings yesterday stranded two inherited baserunners in the sixth and tossed 1.2-scoreless innings. 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. Is 42-37 with two saves, 47 holds and a 4.14 ERA (310 ER/674.0 IP) in 378 big league games (310 in relief) covering nine major league seasons with Minnesota (2009-15), Baltimore (2016) and the Cubs. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (1-0, 0.69 ERA, 0 SV, 2 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 picked up his first major league win April 21, tossing a perfect 10th inning before Chicago took the lead in the 11th has stranded all five inherited runners thus far had a 12.0-inning scoreless streak snapped yesterday when Cameron Rupp homered to start the eighth inning. Has walked four and struck out 16 spun two perfect innings Tuesday night, needing 26 pitches. Walked one and fanned two in a scoreless inning April 30. #38 MIKE MONTGOMERY LHP (0-2, 1.29 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 8-13, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 3.2, 5/1 vs. PHI MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 6/30/15 @ SD LAST WIN: 8/11/16 vs. STL (4-3, 11 inn.) LAST SV: N/A Mike has tossed 21.0 innings in 11 outings, walking 13, striking out 15 and holding opponents to a.225 average (16-for-71) has a 0.50 ERA (1 ER/18.0 IP) in his last nine games since April 12 and has a 14.0-inning scoreless streak yesterday spun 3.0 shutout innings, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out one. Monday tossed 3.2 scoreless innings in relief of starter Brett Anderson, stranding an inherited runner. Has gone 3-6 with a 1.90 ERA (18 ER/85.1 IP) in 53 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, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 0-0, 1 SV MOST IP, 2017: N/A MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 9/16/16 vs. MIL LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: 9/27/16 @ PIT Felix was recalled from Triple-A Iowa prior to yesterday s game posted no record with four saves and a 1.86 ERA (2 ER/9.2 IP) in eight relief appearances with Iowa to begin his 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 nine innings pitched. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (0-1, 3.65 ERA, 0 SV, 5 Holds) CAREER: 14-13, 77 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 5/5 vs. NYY 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 13 appearances, allowing eight hits in 46 at-bats (.174) while walking six and striking out 14 after he surrendered one earned run in his first 10.1 IP (0.86) ERA, has allowed four earned runs in his last two outings (2.0 IP). Yesterday vs. Yankees, allowed a three-run homer to Brett Gardner with two outs in the ninth to suffer a blown save was his first save chance of the season. Picked up a hold Wednesday while allowing a run in the eighth. Has 77 saves, 23 holds and a 3.01 ERA (84 ER/251.1 IP) in five seasons in the Cubs bullpen. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (0-1, 3.72 ERA, 0 SV, 5 Holds) CAREER: 15-21, 9 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 5/5 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (9x) last, 5/18/16 @ MIL LAST WIN: 7/10/16 @ PIT (6-5) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro struck out two in a scoreless inning yesterday has not allowed an earned run in his last eight games (5.2 IP) has held opponents to a.118 average (4-for-34) has walked eight and struck out 15 on Thursday, stranded three inherited runners in the seventh, striking out his lone BF. His 89 holds are the most in Cubs franchise history, surpassing Carlos Marmol s 82 holds from 2006-13. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (1-2, 3.09 ERA, 0 SV, 4 Holds) CAREER: 20-24, 93 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0 IP, last 5/4 vs. PHI MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 4/19/09 @ BOS LAST WIN: 5/4/17 vs. PHI (5-4) LAST SV: 9/18/16 vs. NYY (5-4) Has pitched scoreless ball in 12 of his 14 outings has walked three and struck out 12 this season, holding opponents to a.222 batting average (10-for-45) yesterday picked up the win with a scoreless 13th inning (1 K). Wednesday vs. Philly, spun a scoreless seventh (1 K) to pick up his fourth hold. Had a 20.0-inning scoreless streak snapped April 16 vs. Pittsburgh, allowing three runs (two earned) the scoreless streak dated to July 9 of last year. 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... 10, 5/1 vs. PHI 5, 4/24 @ PIT (2nd)... Most Runs, Inn.... 5 (2x), last 4/28 @ BOS (1st) 17 (2x), last 4/24 @ PIT... Most Hits... 15, 5/4 vs. PHI 6, 5/3 vs. PHI (6th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 6, 4/28 @ BOS (1st) 2, 4/25 @ PIT... Fewest Hits...4 (3x), last 5/2 vs. PHI 3 (4x), last 5/2 vs. PHI... Most Home Runs... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT 1, last 5/5 vs. NYY (6th)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2 (2x), last 5/1 vs. PHI (7th) 6, 4/8 @ MIL... Most Doubles... 5, 4/18 vs. MIL 2, 5/2 vs. PHI... Most Triples... 2, 4/24 @ PIT 7, 4/22 @ CIN... Most Extra-Base Hits... 7, 4/18 vs. MIL 9, 4/24 @ PIT... Most BBs By Batters... 8, 4/2 @ STL 14, 4/12 vs. LAD... Most Ks By Pitchers... 14, 4/28 @ BOS 2 (3x), last 4/19 vs. MIL... Most Stolen Bases...2 (6x), last 5/4 vs. PHI 3 (2x), last 5/5 vs. NYY... Most Double Plays Turned... 3 (2x), last 4/12 vs. LAD 3, 4/10 vs. LAD... Most Errors Committed... 4, 4/29 @ BOS 13, 4/26 @ PIT... Most Left On Base... 14 (2x), last 5/4 vs. PHI Longest Winning Streak: 4 games... 4/18-22 Longest Losing Streak: 4 games... 4/14-17 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 20 (Cubs 12, Reds 8)... 4/22 @ CIN Most Hits, Both Clubs: 28 (Cubs 13, Phillies 15)... 5/4 vs. PHI Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 6 (Cubs 3, Reds 3)... last 4/22 @ CIN Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 26 (Cubs 13, Reds 13)... 4/22 @ CIN Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 25 (Cubs 11, Phillies 14)... 5/4 vs. PHI Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 7 (Cubs 3, Reds 4)... 4/23 @ CIN Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 6 (2x)... 4/18-24 & 4/26-5/2 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 2 (2x)... 4/10-12 & 4/16-17 Consecutive Errorless Games: 3... 4/7-9 Consecutive Games With An Error: 2 (4x), last... 4/22-23 Shortest Game, Time: 2:26... 4/23 @ CIN Longest Game, Time: 4:22... 5/4 vs. PHI (13 innings) Most Innings: 13... 5/4 vs. PHI Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,814; 4/15 vs. PIT Largest Road Crowd: 47,566; 4/2 @ STL Series Sweeps: N/A BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 12 games, Rizzo... 4/10-23 Most Runs Scored: 3 (3x), last Russell... 4/24 @ PIT Most Hits: 4 (3x), last Bryant... 5/4 vs. PHI Most Total Bases: 9, Báez... 5/2 vs. PHI Most Extra-Base Hits: 2 (10x), last Bryant & Báez... 5/2 vs. PHI Most Doubles: 2 (3x), last Bryant... 4/29 @ BOS Most Triples: 1 (6x), last Bryant & Báez... 5/2 vs. PHI Most RBI: 4 (5x), last Rizzo... 4/26 @ PIT Most Stolen Bases: 1 (14x), last Baez... 5/3 vs. PHI Most Walks: 3, Schwarber... 4/10 vs. LAD Most Strikeouts: 4, Schwarber... 4/28 @ BOS 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 3, Arrieta... 4/4-22 Longest Losing Streak: 3, Lackey... 4/12-23 Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: N/A... N/A Low-Hit Complete Game: N/A... N/A Longest Outing, Reliever: 3.2, Montgomery... 5/1 vs. PHI Most Strikeouts, Starter: 10, 2x Arrieta & Lackey... 4/9 @ MIL & 4/12 vs. LAD Reliever: 4, Grimm... 4/8 @ MIL Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, Arrieta... 4/9 @ MIL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 7.0 (2x), last Lester... 4/16 Reliever: 14.0, Montgomery... 4/17-current Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 7, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 9, Arrieta... 4/4 @ STL Most Runs Allowed: 7 (2x), last Anderson... 5/1 vs. PHI 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: 3.0 IP, Arrieta... 4/4 @ STL MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 10 High-Water Mark: 4 games (12-8, 16-12) Losses after Leading: 6 Low-Water Mark: 1 game (0-1, 6-7) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 4 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 4 (1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7) Walkoff Wins: 3 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL, 5/4 vs. PHI)
Cubs 2017 Day-By-Day Schedule/Results MAY 6, 2017 PAGE 6 GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATT. 1 4/2 @STL L 3-4 Oh-MONTGOMERY (0-1) 0-1 5th, -1.0 47,566 4/3 OFF DAY 0-1 T-2nd, -1.0 2 4/4 @STL W 2-1 ARRIETA (1-0)-Wainwright-DAVIS (1) 1-1 T-1st, --- 46,760 4/5 @STL POSTPONED - RAIN (make-up date 4/6) 1-1 T-1st, --- 3 4/6 @STL W 6-4 LACKEY (1-0)-Cecil-DAVIS (2) 2-1 T-1st, --- 44,039 4 4/7 @MIL L 1-2 (11) Hughes-MONTGOMERY (0-2) 2-2 2nd, -1.0 28,728 5 4/8 @MIL W 11-6 HENDRICKS (1-0)-Marinez 3-2 T-1st, --- 43,080 6 4/9 @MIL W 7-4 ARRIETA (2-0)-Davies 4-2 T-1st, --- 38,483 7 4/10 LAD W 3-2 DAVIS (1-0)-Romo 5-2 T-1st, --- 41,166 4/11 OFF DAY 5-2 2nd, -0.5 8 4/12 LAD L 0-2 McCarthy-LACKEY (1-1)-Jansen 5-3 2nd, -1.5 40,844 9 4/13 LAD W 4-0 ANDERSON (1-0)-Ryu 6-3 2nd, -0.5 38,379 10 4/14 PIT L 2-4 Cole-HENDRICKS (1-1)-Watson 6-4 2nd, -0.5 40,430 11 4/15 PIT L 7-8 Williams-STROP (0-1)-Watson 6-5 2nd, -1.5 41,814 12 4/16 PIT L 1-6 Taillon-UEHARA (0-1) 6-6 T-3rd, -1.5 39,422 13 4/17 MIL L 3-6 Anderson-LACKEY (1-2)-Feliz 6-7 T-3rd, -2.0 38,636 14 4/18 MIL W 9-7 GRIMM (1-0)-Hughes-DAVIS (3) 7-7 3rd, -2.0 39,026 15 4/19 MIL W 7-4 DAVIS (2-0)-Feliz 8-7 2nd, -1.0 34,864 4/20 OFF DAY 8-7 T-2nd, -0.5 16 4/21 @CIN W 6-5 (11) EDWARDS JR (1-0)-Stephenson-DAVIS (4) 9-7 1st, +0.5 29,350 17 4/22 @CIN W 12-8 ARRIETA (3-0)-Reed 10-7 1st, +1.5 27,189 18 4/23 @CIN L 5-7 Arroyo-LACKEY (1-3) 10-8 1st, +0.5 32,670 19 4/24 @PIT W 14-3 ANDERSON (2-0)-Kuhl 11-8 1st, +1.5 13,445 20 4/25 @PIT W 1-0 HENDRICKS (2-1)-Cole-DAVIS (5) 12-8 1st, +2.0 15,326 21 4/26 @PIT L 5-6 LeBlanc-LESTER (0-1)-Watson 12-9 1st, +1.0 16,904 4/27 OFF DAY 12-9 1st, +1.0 22 4/28 @BOS L 4-5 Pomeranz-ARRIETA (3-1)-Kimbrel 12-10 1st, +0.5 37,054 23 4/29 @BOS W 7-4 LACKEY (2-3)-Wright-DAVIS (6) 13-10 1st, +1.0 36,776 24 4/30 @BOS L 2-6 Barnes-UEHARA (0-2) 13-11 1st, +1.0 36,916 25 5/1 PHI L 2-10 Velasquez-ANDERSON (2-1) 13-12 T-1st, --- 38,567 26 5/2 PHI W 8-2 LESTER (1-1)-Hellickson 14-12 1st, +1.0 38,660 27 5/3 PHI W 5-4 ARRIETA (4-1)-Eickhoff-DAVIS (7) 15-12 1st, +1.5 39,335 28 5/4 PHI W 5-4 (13) UEHARA (1-2)-Rodriguez 16-12 1st, +1.5 36,394 29 5/5 NYY L 2-3 Holder-RONDON (0-1)-Chapman 16-13 1st, +1.0 40,395 30 5/6 NYY 6:15 PM FOX 31 5/7 NYY 7:08 PM ESPN 32 5/8 @COL 7:40 PM CSN 33 5/9 @COL 7:40 PM WGN 34 5/10 @COL 2:10 PM CSN 5/11 OFF DAY 35 5/12 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 36 5/13 @STL 3:05 PM ABC7 37 5/14 @STL 1:15 PM WGN 5/15 OFF DAY 38 5/16 CIN 7:05 PM CSN 39 5/17 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 40 5/18 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 41 5/19 MIL 1:20 PM CSN 42 5/20 MIL 1:20 PM CSN 43 5/21 MIL 1:20 PM WGN 44 5/22 SF 7:05 PM WGN 45 5/23 SF 6:05 PM CSN 46 5/24 SF 7:05 PM CSN 47 5/25 SF 1:20 PM ABC7 48 5/26 @LAD 9:10 PM ABC7 49 5/27 @LAD 6:15 PM FOX 50 5/28 @LAD 3:10 PM CSN 51 5/29 @SD 3:40 PM ABC7 52 5/30 @SD 9:10 PM CSN+ 53 5/31 @SD 2:40 PM WGN 6/1 OFF DAY 54 6/2 STL 1:20 PM CSN 55 6/3 STL 1:20 PM WGN 56 6/4 STL 6:35 PM ESPN 57 6/5 MIA 7:05 PM CSN 58 6/6 MIA 7:05 PM CSN 59 6/7 MIA 7:05 PM WGN 60 6/8 COL 7:05 PM CSN+ 61 6/9 COL 1:20 PM CSN 62 6/10 COL 1:20 PM ABC7 63 6/11 COL 1:20 PM WGN 64 6/12 @NYM 6:10 PM CSN 65 6/13 @NYM 6:10 PM ABC7 66 6/14 @NYM 6:10 PM CSN 6/15 OFF DAY 67 6/16 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 68 6/17 @PIT 7:15 PM FOX 69 6/18 @PIT 12:35 PM CSN 70 6/19 SD 7:05 PM CSN 71 6/20 SD 7:05 PM CSN 72 6/21 SD 1:20 PM WGN 73 6/22 @MIA 6:10 PM CSN 74 6/23 @MIA 6:10 PM WGN 75 6/24 @MIA 3:10 PM ABC7 76 6/25 @MIA 12:10 PM CSN 77 6/26 @WSH 6:05 PM CSN 78 6/27 @WSH 6:05 PM ABC7 79 6/28 @WSH 6:05 PM CSN 80 6/29 @WSH 3:05 PM CSN 81 6/30 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 82 7/1 @CIN 3:10 PM CSN 83 7/2 @CIN 12:10 PM WGN GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATT. 7/3 OFF DAY 84 7/4 TB 1:20 PM WGN 85 7/5 TB 1:20 PM CSN 7/6 OFF DAY 86 7/7 PIT 1:20 PM CSN 87 7/8 PIT 6:15 PM FOX 88 7/9 PIT 12:10 PM WGN 7/10-13 ALL-STAR BREAK (Miami) 89 7/14 @BAL 6:05 PM CSN 90 7/15 @BAL 6:05 PM ABC7 91 7/16 @BAL 12:35 PM ABC7 92 7/17 @ATL 6:35 PM WGN 93 7/18 @ATL 6:35 PM CSN 94 7/19 @ATL 11:10 AM CSN 7/20 OFF DAY 95 7/21 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 96 7/22 STL 3:05 PM CSN 97 7/23 STL 7:05 PM ESPN 98 7/24 CWS 1:20 PM ABC7 99 7/25 CWS 1:20 PM CSN 100 7/26 @CWS 7:10 PM ABC7 101 7/27 @CWS 7:10 PM CSN 102 7/28 @MIL 7:10 PM CSN+ 103 7/29 @MIL 6:10 PM WGN 104 7/30 @MIL 1:10 PM CSN 7/31 OFF DAY 105 8/1 ARI 7:05 PM CSN 106 8/2 ARI 7:05 PM WGN 107 8/3 ARI 1:20 PM CSN 108 8/4 WSH 1:20 PM WGN 109 8/5 WSH 1:20 PM ABC7 110 8/6 WSH TBD CSN or ESPN 111 8/7 @SF 9:15 PM WGN 112 8/8 @SF 9:15 PM CSN 113 8/9 @SF 2:45 PM CSN 8/10 OFF DAY 114 8/11 @ARI 8:40 PM CSN 115 8/12 @ARI 7:10 PM WGN 116 8/13 @ARI 3:10 PM ABC7 117 8/14 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 118 8/15 CIN 7:05 PM CSN 119 8/16 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 120 8/17 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 121 8/18 TOR 1:20 PM CSN 122 8/19 TOR 1:20 PM ABC7 123 8/20 TOR 1:20 PM WGN 8/21 OFF DAY 124 8/22 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 125 8/23 @CIN 6:10 PM CSN 126 8/24 @CIN 6:10 PM CSN 127 8/25 @PHI 6:05 PM WGN 128 8/26 @PHI 6:05 PM ABC7 129 8/27 @PHI 12:35 PM CSN 130 8/28 PIT 7:05 PM WGN 131 8/29 PIT 7:05 PM CSN+ 132 8/30 PIT 7:05 PM CSN 133 8/31 ATL 7:05 PM CSN 134 9/1 ATL 1:20 PM WGN 135 9/2 ATL 1:20 PM CSN 136 9/3 ATL TBD CSN or ESPN 137 9/4 @PIT 3:05 PM ABC7 138 9/5 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 139 9/6 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 140 9/7 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 141 9/8 MIL 1:20 PM WGN 142 9/9 MIL 3:05 PM CSN 143 9/10 MIL 1:20 PM ABC7 9/11 OFF DAY 144 9/12 NYM 7:05 PM CSN 145 9/13 NYM 7:05 PM WGN 146 9/14 NYM 7:05 PM ABC7 147 9/15 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 148 9/16 STL 12:05 PM FOX 149 9/17 STL TBD CSN or ESPN 9/18 OFF DAY 150 9/19 @TB 6:10 PM CSN 151 9/20 @TB 6:10 PM WGN 152 9/21 @MIL 7:10 PM CSN+ 153 9/22 @MIL 7:10 PM WGN 154 9/23 @MIL 6:10 PM CSN 155 9/24 @MIL 1:10 PM ABC7 156 9/25 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 157 9/26 @STL 7:15 PM CSN+ 158 9/27 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 159 9/28 @STL 6:15 PM WGN 160 9/29 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 161 9/30 CIN 3:05 PM CSN 162 10/1 CIN 2:20 PM WGN Video Board Home Runs The following is a breakdown of home runs that have hit the left field and right field video boards in 2017 full list entering 2017 is available on page 381 of the Cubs Media Guide. Team Left Field Board Right Field Board Total Opponent 0 0 0 Cubs 1 0 1 Most Recent Cubs HR to hit LF Board: Kris Bryant, 4/15/17 vs. PIT (Tyler Glasnow) Most Recent Cubs HR to hit RF Board: Anthony Rizzo, 8/14/16 vs. STL (Kevin Siegrist) Sheffield and Waveland Home Runs The following is a breakdown of home runs hit at Wrigley Field that have landed on Sheffield Ave. (right field) and Waveland Ave. (left field) on the fly in 2017. Team Sheffield HR s Waveland HR s Total Opponent 0 0 0 Cubs 0 0 0 Most Recent HR to reach Sheffield: Anthony Rizzo, 8/19/14 vs. SF (Ryan Vogelsong) Most Recent HR to reach Waveland: Kris Bryant, 8/9/16 vs. LAA (Jered Weaver) Wrigley Field Game Time Wind Trends In (N, E, NE) Out (S, W, SW) Crosswind (SE, NW) Overall No. Games 9 5 0 14 Cubs Record 5-4 2-3 0-0 7-7 Cubs Runs 31 27 0 58 Opp. Runs 29 34 0 63 Total Runs Scored 60 61 0 121 Avg./Game 6.7 12.2 0.0 8.6 Cubs Homers 7 8 0 15 Opp. Homers 9 11 0 20 2017 MLB Instant Replay Challenges Team Challenges Won Lost CUBS 8 3 5 Opponents 9 7 2 None 2017 Cubs Ejections