CUBS VS. GIANTS The Cubs and Giants play seven games, spanning two series, with all seven contests coming in a three-week span the Cubs swept a four-game series from the Giants August 6-9 ahead of this week s three-game set in San Francisco the Cubs swept a four-game series from the Giants at Wrigley Field for the first time since June 9-12, 1977. 2015 Overall:... 5-1 At Wrigley Field:... 4-0 At AT&T Park:... 1-1 2014 Overall:... 2-4 At Wrigley Field:... 1-2 At AT&T Park:... 1-2 All-Time Since 1883:...1,064-1,135 At Wrigley Field:... 416-393 At AT&T Park (since 2000):... 27-28 UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 364 GP w/cubs*... James Russell (2) 300 Extra-Base Hits... Miguel Montero (3) *To tie Bill Lee for ninth on the club s alltime appearances list CUBS CURRENTLY ON DISABLED LIST (5) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed RHP Jason Motte 8/24 9/8 3 (right shoulder strain) 15-Day RHP Neil Ramirez 7/29 8/13 26 (left abdominal soreness) 15-Day OF Jorge Soler 8/24 9/8 3 (left oblique strain) 15-Day RHP Rafael Soriano 8/4 8/19 20 (right shoulder inflammation) 15-Day RHP Jacob Turner 3/27 4/11 125 (right shoulder inflammation) 60-Day MOST RBI, MLB ROOKIES 1. Kris Bryant, CHI... 77 2. Matt Duffy, SF... 59 3. Michael A. Taylor, WASH... 55 4. Maikel Franco, PHI... 48 Mark Canha, OAK... 48 OPS LEADERS, NATIONAL LEAGUE 1. Bryce Harper, WASH... 1.095 2. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI... 1.017 3. Joey Votto, CIN....994 4. Anthony Rizzo, CHI....929 MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE 2013 1. Giancarlo Stanton... 88 2. Anthony Rizzo... 80 Paul Goldschmidt... 80 4. Todd Frazier... 77 MOST STRIKEOUTS BY PITCHING STAFF, NL 1. Chicago Cubs... 1,093 2. Los Angeles Dodgers... 1,068 3. San Diego Padres... 1,046 MOST WALKS DRAWN BY BATTERS 1. Cleveland Indians... 436 2. Chicago Cubs... 432 3. Los Angeles Dodgers... 427 MOST PITCHES PER PLATE APP., NL 7. Lucas Duda, NYM... 4.12 8. Addison Russell, CHI... 4.12 9. Kris Bryant, CHI... 4.10 10. Dexter Fowler, CHI... 4.10 11. Bryce Harper, WASH... 4.08 Chicago Cubs (73-52) vs. San Francisco Giants (67-59) Information 2015 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office August 27, 2015 AT&T Park Game No. 126 Road Game No. 61 RHP Dan Haren (8-8, 3.76) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (15-6, 3.02) ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END: The Chicago Cubs last night endured a 4-2 setback in San Francisco, snapping the club s six-game winning streak and evening this three-game series at one win apiece after today s rubber match, the Cubs continue their two-city, six-game road trip with the first of three games tomorrow at Dodger Stadium. Prior to last night, the Cubs had won 11-straight games against defending World Series champions this stretch included the first five games against the Giants this season, a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park last year, and a three-game sweep of the Giants here in August of 2013 according to Elias, this was tied for the third longest winning streak against defending World Champions in major league history the record is 13-straight wins by Cleveland from 1918-19 and Cincinnati from 1996-98. Yesterday s loss snapped the Cubs five-game winning streak against the Giants, the first time the Cubs defeated the Giants five-straight times in one season since winning six-straight in 1984. PAGING MEAT LOAF: With a win today, the Cubs would win two out of three this series (which ain t bad) and would remain unbeaten for a seventh-straight road series into this San Francisco series, the Cubs have gone 4-0-2 in their last six road series and 6-1-4 in their last 11 road series starting June 4. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY?: Prior to last night s loss, the Cubs had won 21 games in a 25-game stretch (from July 29-August 25) for the first time since June 6-July 4, 1936 this 25-game run included two six-game winning streaks and a season-high nine-game winning streak. This marked only the second time in franchise history, and first time in more than 112 years, that the Cubs have posted three winning streaks of at least six games in a 25-game stretch the other time? May 6-June 3, 1903, when the Cubs turned in a pair of eight-game winning streaks and a six-game winning streak during a 22-3 stretch over 25 games thanks to Ed Hartig. ROAD WARRIORS: The Cubs own the second-best road record in all of baseball with a 34-26 mark, good for a.567 winning percentage, trailing only St. Louis (35-26) the Cubs have won 15 of their last 21 road games dating to June 30. The Cubs have gone.500 or better in seven-straight road trips starting with their West Coast swing through San Diego and Arizona in mid-may overall, the Cubs have gone.500 or better during nine of their 10 road trips this season. THIS IS ON THE RECORD: At 73-52 (.584), the Cubs are on pace for 95 victories and currently have the third-best record in the N.L., fourth-best in the majors in the last 75 years, the Cubs have finished a season with a better winning percentage only three times (1945: 98-56,.636; 2008: 97-64,.602; 1984: 96-65,.596). The Cubs on Tuesday won their 73rd game of the season, matching their total from last season. Starting May 11, the Cubs are 27-16 in their last 43 games against above.500 teams and are 31-21 in their 52 games against sub.500 clubs. CUBS RECORD 2015 Overall:... 73-52 At Wrigley Field:... 39-26 On the Road:... 34-25 April:... 12-8 May:... 14-14 June:... 14-13 July... 15-12 August... 18-5 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,584-10,117 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,151-3,680 Leading Entering 6th:... 51-6 Tied Entering 6th:... 15-13 Trailing Entering 6th:... 7-33 Leading Entering 7th:... 52-6 Tied Entering 7th:... 11-9 Trailing Entering 7th:... 10-37 Leading Entering 8th:... 56-3 Tied Entering 8th:... 10-8 Trailing Entering 8th:... 7-41 Leading Entering 9th:... 58-2 Tied Entering 9th:... 12-4 Trailing Entering 9th:... 3-46 Scoring First:... 53-11 One-Run Games:... 28-17 Two-Run Games:... 12-8 Extra-Inning Games:... 11-5 Scoring Four or More:... 55-15 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 18-37 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 46-8 Hit Totals Equal:... 11-5 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 16-39 Hit at Least One HR:... 49-22 Hit Two or More HR:... 28-11 Playing Errorless Ball:... 44-22 Committing at Least One Error:... 29-30 IN AWE OF AUGUST: The Cubs are 18-5 in August, the best record in the National League and just behind Toronto (18-4) for tops in the majors with only five games remaining, the Cubs are guaranteed to finish August above.500 the Cubs have now played.500 or better ball in every calendar month this season. Thanks to a 14-13 record in June, a 15-12 mark in July and the 18-5 mark in August, the Cubs have posted three-straight winning months for the first time since 2008 when the club did so in each of the first five months of the campaign (April 17-9, May 18-11, June 15-12, July 15-11, August 20-8). Chicago has won at least 14 games in four-straight months for the first time since a five-month stretch April-August of 2008. CY OH CY: The Cubs this week already have faced two Cy Young Award winners in Jake Peavy (4-2 loss) and reigning A.L. Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber (2-1 win) the Cubs face reigning N.L. Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw on Friday oh, and the Cubs also face reigning World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner today. Thus far in 2015, the Cubs have gone 5-2 in six games against former Cy Young Award winners, with victories in games started by Kluber, Kershaw, Zack Greinke, Peavy and Bartolo Colon and losses to Max Scherzer and Peavy. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CREDENTIALS: Kris Bryant on Monday hit his 20th home run of the season, the most in franchise history by any player in his first big league campaign he is only the fifth rookie in franchise history to reach 20 homers, joining Billy Williams (25 in 1961), Walt Moryn (23 in 1956), Geovany Soto (23 in 2008) and Tyler Colvin (20 in 2010). Bryant leads all major league rookies in RBI (77), on-base percentage (.368), slugging percentage (.482), OPS (.850), game-winning RBI (11) and runs scored (71) he ranks second in home runs, trailing only Joc Pederson (23). Monday s home run was Bryant s second walk-off blast of the season, becoming the first Cubs rookie ever to hit multiple walk-off homers in a season thanks to Elias. HOMER HAPPY: Kyle Schwarber has hit 11 home runs since his recall from Triple-A Iowa on July 17, tied for second most in the National League since the All-Star Break and the most among all major league rookies Schwarber is tied for second in the National League with nine home runs in August, also most among all major league rookies. START ME UP: Jake Arrieta on Tuesday became the first pitcher in the majors to 16 wins he is the first Cubs pitcher to reach 16 wins since Ryan Dempster and Ted Lilly each won 17 games in 2008 Arrieta has recorded a quality start in each of his last 13 outings, the longest streak by a Cubs starter since Greg Maddux had 14-straight quality starts in 1992. Since 1914, there have been only six instances in franchise history where a Cubs pitcher has recorded 12 or more quality starts in row: Arrieta (current), Maddux (14 in 1988 and 1992), Lon Warneke (17 in 1933), Grover Pete Alexander (15 in 1919) and Hippo Vaughn (13 in 1914) thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. THIS IS HIGHLY OFFENSIVE: The Cubs have hit 55 home runs since the All-Star break, the most in the National League and fourth-most in the majors in the team s last 14 games, Chicago has belted 32 long balls for an average of 2.3 homers per contest the Cubs also are tied for the major league lead with the Mets with 40 homers in August. Chicago is batting.270 (181-for-671) with 121 runs scored in its last 21 games since August 4, good for an average of 5.8 runs per game that includes a.294 average (50-for-170) with runners in scoring position. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Thurs., August 27 @SF 2:45 p.m. CSN WBBM RHP Dan Haren (8-8, 3.76) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (15-6, 3.02) Fri., August 28 @LA 9:10 p.m. WGN WBBM RHP Jason Hammel (7-5, 3.35) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (10-6, 2.29) Sat., August 29 @LA 8:10 p.m. ABC7 WBBM LHP Jon Lester (8-9, 3.44) vs. RHP Mat Latos (4-9, 4.81) Sun., August 30 @LA 7:08 p.m. ESPN WBBM RHP Jake Arrieta (16-6, 2.22) vs. LHP Alex Wood (9-8, 3.70)
Today s Cubs Starter #50 RHP Dan Haren (8-8, 3.76) AUGUST 27, 2015 PAGE 2 W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 Los Angeles (N.L.) 13-11 4.02 32 32 0 0 186.0 183 101 83 27 36 145 2015 Miami 7-7 3.42 21 21 0 0 129.0 116 50 49 21 25 88 Cubs 1-1 6.05 4 4 0 0 19.1 25 14 13 7 3 16 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 150-130 3.77 384 373 16 6 2,380.2 2,324 1,090 996 302 490 1,985 Last Time Out Dan drew a no-decision as the Cubs rallied for a 9-7 win over the Braves last Saturday allowed four runs over 4.1 innings, including a two-run homer to Nick Swisher in the second inning, his fourth-straight start allowing a homer since joining the Cubs. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 8/22 ATL ND W, 9-7 4.1 6 4 4 0 3 64-45 3-2, 2 on 2015 Season Dan was acquired by the Cubs, July 31, from Miami for minor leaguers Ivan Pineyro and Elliot Soto and makes his fifth start with the Cubs today made 21 starts with the Marlins in his first season with the club, going 7-7 with a 3.42 ERA (49 ER/129.0 IP). Earned his first win with the Cubs, August 11 vs. Milwaukee allowed three runs and fanned six batters while walking one over 5.1 frames in the Cubs 6-3 victory. Drew a no-decision in his Cubs debut, August 5 at Pittsburgh, surrendering four runs (three earned) and two homers in 5.0 innings of work as the Cubs fell 7-5. Has issued only 28 walks in 148.1 innings pitched, an average of 1.70 walks per nine innings has turned in a 1.14 WHIP, while limiting opponents to a.290 onbase percentage. Has tossed 14 quality starts in 25 outings this season. Pitched a season-high 8.0 innings, May 18 vs. Arizona, taking a no-decision in the Marlins 3-2 loss allowed two runs on five hits while walking none. Has recorded a 4.35 ERA (35 ER/72.1 IP) in 12 road outings posted a 2.71 ERA (20 ER/66.1 IP) in 11 starts at Marlins Park has made two appearances with the Cubs at Wrigley Field, going 1-0 with a 6.52 ERA (7 ER/9.2 IP). In six starts against the N.L. Central, has gone 3-2 with a 4.19 ERA (16 ER/34.1 IP). Holding righties to a.219 average (65-for-297), while lefties are hitting at a.281 clip (76-for-270). Did not issue a walk in four-consecutive starts, May 2-18, tying a Marlins club record (Kevin Brown, 1996). Career vs. San Francisco Dan makes his 21st appearance (20th start) against the Giants and his third of the season last faced the Giants, July 1 with Miami, drawing a no-decision after allowing four runs (three earned) over 5.2 innings in the Marlins 6-5 victory has a 3-4 record with a 3.61 ERA (25 ER/62.1 IP) in 11 games (10 starts) at AT&T Park. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 1-0 3.55 2 2 12.2 18 6 5 1 0 4 Career 7-6 3.00 20 19 126.0 116 48 42 12 28 93 vs. Giants Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Aoki (.000-5-0-0-0) Byrd (.424-33-14-3-6) Posey (.273-11-3-0-0) Belt (.364-11-4-1-2) Crawford (.250-12-3-1-1) Sanchez (.000-1-0-0-0) Blanco (.333-9-3-1-2) Duffy (.333-6-2-0-1) Susac (.000-1-0-0-0) Maxwell (.500-4-2-0-1) Career Notes Dan today makes his fifth-career start with the Cubs, his eighth major league franchise has pitched in all or part of 13 major league seasons with St. Louis (2003-04), Oakland (2005-07), Arizona (2008-10), the Angels (2010-12), Washington (2013), the Dodgers (2014), Miami (2015) and the Cubs. Is 15 strikeouts shy of becoming the seventh active pitcher with 2,000 strikeouts. Among active pitchers, Haren ranks in the top 10 in innings pitched, games started, wins, strikeouts and WHIP he has seven top 10 finishes in his league in both strikeouts and innings pitched. A three-time All-Star, Haren has reached 30 starts and double digits in victories while surpassing 175.0 innings pitched in each of the last 10 seasons starting in 2005. Went 13-11 with a 4.02 ERA (83 ER/186.0 IP) in 32 starts with the Dodgers last season marked his 10th-consecutive season reaching 10 or more wins. Originally selected by the Cardinals in the second round of the 2001 Draft. Is a native of Monterey Park, California, and attended Pepperdine University where he was an All-American and conference Player of the Year in 2001. 2015 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/10 TB ND, 10-9 W 6.0 4 1 1 0 2 79-50 2. 4/15 @ATL W,6-2 7.0 3 2 2 2 5 102-68 3. 4/21 @PHI L, 7-3 6.0 4 4 4 3 7 97-62 4. 4/26 WSH W, 6-2 5.0 3 2 2 3 3 91-51 APRIL: 2-1, 3.38 ERA (4 GS) 24.0 14 9 9 8 17 5. 5/2 PHI W, 7-0 6.0 4 0 0 0 4 103-72 6. 5/7 @SF W, 7-2 7.0 8 2 2 0 3 91-63 7. 5/12 @LAD L, 11-1 4.1 11 6 6 0 4 80-55 8. 5/18 ARI ND, 3-2 L 8.0 5 2 2 0 5 98-68 9. 5/23 BAL ND, 1-0 W 6.0 7 0 0 3 6 115-73 10. 5/29 @NYM W, 4-3 7.0 4 2 2 1 4 88-60 MAY: 3-1, 2.82 ERA (6 GS) 38.1 39 12 12 4 26 11. 6/3 CHI W, 7-3 5.2 6 3 3 2 3 88-52 12. 6/9 @TOR ND, 4-3 L 7.0 3 2 2 0 7 95-64 13. 6/14 COL L, 4-1 6.0 3 3 3 2 5 102-66 14. 6/19 @CIN L, 5-0 6.1 4 2 2 2 6 100-63 15. 6/25 STL L, 5-1 6.0 7 4 4 0 6 100-68 JUNE: 1-3, 4.06 ERA (5 GS) 31.0 23 14 14 6 27 16. 7/1 SF ND, 6-5 W 5.2 10 4 3 0 1 105-66 17. 7/7 @BOS ND, 4-3 L 6.0 6 1 1 1 5 99-62 18. 7/12 CIN W, 8-1 6.0 5 1 1 3 3 104-65 19. 7/19 @PHI ND, 8-7 L 6.0 7 5 5 1 2 90-55 20. 7/24 @SD L, 3-1 L 6.0 8 3 3 0 3 91-58 21. 7/30 WSH L, 1-0 6.0 4 1 1 2 4 102-62 JULY: 1-2, 3.53 ERA (6 GS) 35.2 40 15 14 7 18 22. 8/5 @PIT ND, 7-5 L 5.0 7 4 3 2 3 87-57 4-4 Made his Cubs debut, allowing two solo home runs in 5.0 IP 23. 8/11 MIL W, 6-3 5.1 5 3 3 1 6 79-54 6-3 Earned first win with the Cubs 24. 8/16 @CWS L, 3-1 4.2 7 3 3 0 4 82-55 0-3 Surrendered three solo home runs 25. 8/22 ATL ND, 9-7 W 4.1 6 4 4 0 3 64-45 3-2, 2 on Fewest pitches in a start since Sept. 6, 2013 @ Miami (58) At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2015.135 37 3 5 1 0 0 4 9 0 0 3 13 0 0 Career.204 402 30 82 26 0 2 38 40 3 2 15 118 0 0 LAST HIT: 7/12/15 vs. CIN (single off Johnny Cueto) at-bats since then: 11 HOME RUNS: 2 6/30/09 @ CIN (Bronson Arroyo) & 6/28/10 @ STL (Chris Carpenter) MOST HITS: 4 4/20/10 vs. STL MOST RBI: 3 (3x) last, 6/14/14 vs. ARI Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 8/11/15 vs. MIL, 6-3 (5.1,5,3,3,1,6) Last Loss: 8/16/15 @ CWS, 3-1 (4.2,7,3,3,0,4) Last CG/SHO: 5/24/12 @ SEA (9.0,4,0,0,0,14) Low-Hit Complete Game: 1 4/12/11 vs. CLE Most Strikeouts: 14 5/24/12 @ SEA Most Hits Allowed: 12 (3x) last, 9/12/07 @ SEA Most Runs Allowed: 10 6/10/04 @ CHC Most Walks Allowed: 5 (2x) last, 6/24/06 @ SF Longest Start: 9.0 IP (16x) last, 5/24/12 @ SEA Longest Winning Streak: 10 games 4/18-7/1/07 Longest Losing Streak: 8 games 5/14-7/22/13 Friday s Starter at Los Angeles (N.L.) RHP Jason Hammel (7-5, 3.35) Jason tomorrow makes his 25th start of the season and his 12th on the road tallied his 1,000th career strikeout on August 12 vs. Milwaukee, fanning Shane Peterson in the top of the sixth inning last time out, August 23 vs. Atlanta, earned the win as tossed his first quality start since July 3 vs. Miami allowed just two runs while fanning eight and walking one in 6.1 innings of work as the Cubs topped the Braves, 9-3. Jason is 2-4 with a 4.96 ERA (34 ER/61.2 IP) in 11 starts against the Dodgers, dating back to 2009 drew a no-decision against Los Angeles, June 23 at Wrigley Field, tossing 7.2- scoreless frames and allowing just two hits as the Cubs topped the Dodgers, 1-0 in 10 innings. Has posted a 3.52 ERA (28 ER/71.2 IP) in 13 home starts compared to a 3.17 ERA (23 ER/65.1 IP) in 11 road starts. Has held righties to a.238 average (69-for-290), while lefties have batted at a.230 clip (52-for-226) has walked 29 batters and struck out 139 in 137.0 innings. Has a 15-10 record with a 3.19 ERA (87 ER/245.2 IP) in 41 starts with the Cubs in the last two seasons.
#17 KRIS BRYANT-INF (.265, 20 HR, 77 RBI) Road Trip:.429 (3-7), 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB Current Streak: 6 Games (.391/9-23) Multi-Hit Games (23): 2-hit (17), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI- 20; GW RBI- 11; 2-Out RBI- 37 Last HR: 8/24/15 vs. CLE (Zach McAllister) Career Bests: H- 4, 8/19/15 vs. DET; RBI- 6, 7/4/15 vs. MIA; R- 4, 8/23/15 vs. ATL Kris is batting.433 (13-for-30) with three doubles, one triple, four homers, 10 runs scored and 11 RBI in his last eight games recorded his first career four-hit game August 19 vs. Detroit tied for the team lead with 77 RBI leads all rookies in runs scored (71), RBI, total bases (204), OBP (.368) and slugging (.482) ranks in the top five among rookies in average, hits (112), home runs and walks is batting.354 (28-for-79) with six homers in his last 22 games after hitting.118 (8-for-68) in his previous 19 contests. His last 12 home runs have come at Wrigley Field, the longest streak during a single season by a Cubs player since Sammy Sosa, April 17-June 20, 1993 (12-straight) last homer on the road was June 17 at Cleveland. Has three multi-homer games (June 22 vs. Dodgers, July 4 vs. Miami and August 23 vs. Atlanta) and two walk-off homers (July 27 vs. Colorado and August 24 vs. Cleveland). Has reached base safely in 45 of his last 52 home games batting.290 (61-for-210) with 17 homers in 60 home games compared to.239 (51-for-213) with three homers in 56 road contests. Ranks third on the team and 10th in the N.L. with 4.10 pitches per plate appearance. #13 STARLIN CASTRO-INF (.242, 6 HR, 47 RBI) Road Trip:.375 (3-8), 2B, HR, 2 R, RBI Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (25): 2-hit (16), 3-hit (9), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 15; GW RBI- 10; 2-Out RBI- 8 Last HR: 8/25/15 @ SF (Yusmeiro Petit) Career Bests: H- 4 (10x), last 7/21/13 @ COL; RBI- 6, 5/7/10 @ CIN; R- 4, 9/12/11 @ CIN Starlin is batting.290 (20-for-69) in his last 24 games after batting.101 (7-for-69) in his previous 19 contests hit his first homer Tuesday since June 12 vs. Cincinnati has made 105 starts at shortstop and five starts at second base has gone 2-for-6 as a pinch-hitter this season. Has three walk-off singles this season: April 18 vs. San Diego, June 13 vs. Cincinnati and June 14 vs. Cincinnati. Notched his 900th career hit June 2 at Miami, becoming the youngest Cub player to reach the mark. #8 CHRIS COGHLAN-OF (.249, 15 HR, 35 RBI) Road Trip:.167 (1-6), R, 3 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (22): 2-hit (20), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 7; GW RBI- 3; 2-Out RBI- 9 Last HR: 8/21/15 vs. ATL (Shelby Miller) Career Bests: H- 4 (9x), last 9/20/14 vs. LAD; RBI- 4, 8/14/15 @ CWS; R- 4, 6/11/10 @ TB Chris has gone 10-for-34 (.294) with two triples, four homers, 11 runs scored and 10 RBI in his last 11 games recorded his fifth career multi-homer effort and collected a career-high four RBI, August 14 at White Sox the Cubs are 18-2 when he bats third in the lineup is batting.306 (19-for-62) with six RBI in close and late situations. Has two multi-homer games this season: May 19 at San Diego and August 14 at the White Sox. Has made 79 starts in left field, 11 starts at second base and four starts in right field, including last night. #15 CHRIS DENORFIA-OF (.267, 2 HR, 15 RBI) Road Trip:.333 (1-3), BB Current Streak: 1 Game (1-2) Multi-Hit Games (11): 2-hit (9), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 2; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 4 Last HR: 8/13/15 vs. MIL (Francisco Rodriguez) Career Bests: H- 4 (6x), last 9/10/12 vs. STL; RBI- 4, 6/17/15 @ CLE; R- 3 (9x), last 9/4/14 @ TEX Chris made his first career pitching appearance August 19, retiring the only batter he faced in the ninth inning snapped a 0-for-14 skid Sunday with a single has gone 14-for-76 (.184) in his last 38 games after hitting.330 (33-for- 100) in his first 39 games is 8-for-28 (.286) as a pinch-hitter this season hit a sacrifice fly RBI in the 10th inning June 23 vs. the Dodgers, his fourth-career walkoff RBI hit a three-run homer June 17 at Cleveland and finished with a career-high four RBI. Began the season on the disabled list (mild left hamstring strain), making his first appearance with the Cubs on April 18 had a second stint on the D.L. from May 5-June 7. #24 DEXTER FOWLER-OF (.252, 14 HR, 36 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-6), R Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0-9) Multi-Hit Games (33): 2-hit (26), 3-hit (7), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 8; GW RBI- 6; 2-Out RBI- 11 Last HR: 8/23/15 vs. ATL (Matt Wisler) Career Bests: H- 4 (4x), last 6/9/13 vs. SD; RBI- 4 (4x), last 6/21/15 @MIN; R- 3 (13x), last 8/13/15 vs. MIL Dexter hit his fourth leadoff homer Sunday and the 13th of his career leads the team and ranks third in the N.L. with 84 runs his 84 runs are the most by a Cubs leadoff hitter since Alfonso Soriano scored 92 times from the top spot in the order in 2007 batting.312 (44-for-141) with a.443 OBP since July 12, the second-best OBP in the majors during that span has drawn 31 walks in his last 37 games since July 17, the second-most in the majors during that span reached base in a career-high 22-straight games, July 12-August 8 hitting.324 (34-for-105) against lefties and.231 (83-for-360) off righties ranks second on the team and ninth in the N.L. with 4.10 pitches per plate appearance leads the team with 17 SB. The Cubs are 71-43 when he hits leadoff, 44-19 when he scores a run and 16-3 when he scores at least two runs. Is batting.393 (24-for-61) with five doubles, two triples, six homers, 20 runs scored and 16 walks in his last 18 home games has a.531 OBP and.836 slugging mark leading to a 1.367 OPS during that span. Had a season-high eight-game hitting streak (.484/15-31), August 12-20, including six multi-hit games. #19 JONATHAN HERRERA INF (.235, 1 HR, 13 RBI) Road Trip:.000 Current Streak: Hitless last 4 games (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 4; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 7 Last HR: 7/2/15 @ NYM (Jacob degrom) Career Bests: H- 4, 6/19/10 vs. MIL; RBI- 3 (4x), last 7/2/15 @ NYM; R- 3 (2x), last 5/4/12 vs. ATL Jonathan has gone 2-for-15 (.133) in 14 August games after going 12-for-40 (.300) with three doubles and a homer in 18 games in July collected a pinch-hit RBI double July 11 vs. the White Sox, his first pinch RBI of the season tied a career-high July 2 in New York with three RBI, including a two-run homer, his first longball since July 7, 2013 at Arizona has started 24 games this season (16 2B, 8 3B). Had a five-game hitting streak, July 1-7, his longest stretch since a six-game streak from September 10-21, 2013. #11 TOMMY LA STELLA-INF (.154, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Road Trip:.250 (1-4), R, RBI, BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 0; GW RBI- 0; 2-Out RBI- 0 Last HR: 8/8/14 vs. WSH (Stephen Strasburg) Career Bests: H- 3 (4x), last 7/29/14 @ LAD; RBI- 3 (3x), last 7/20/14 vs. PHI; R- 2 (4x), last 8/8/14 vs. WSH Tommy collected his first RBI as a Cub Tuesday night was recalled from Triple-A Iowa prior to Monday s game was a member of Chicago s Opening Day roster, but was placed on the disabled list, April 14, with a right oblique strain was activated from the disabled list and optioned to Iowa, August 11 batted.333 (11-for-33) with one homer and six RBI in nine games with Iowa had gone 1-for-6 in two games with the Cubs prior to going on the disabled list. Made his major league debut in May 2014 with Atlanta led N.L. rookies with 36 walks and a.328 OBP (min. 300 plate appearances). August 27, 2015 Page 3 CUBS VS. GIANTS LHP MADISON BUMGARNER Starlin Castro....417 24 10 0 1 Chris Coghlan....286 7 2 0 0 Chris Denorfia....319 47 15 0 2 Dexter Fowler....258 31 8 0 1 Jonathan Herrera....143 7 1 0 0 Miguel Montero....188 32 6 0 2 Anthony Rizzo....200 10 2 0 0 Matt Szczur....333 3 1 0 0 CUBS AT AT&T PARK Kris Bryant....429 7 3 0 2 Starlin Castro....309 81 25 1 6 Chris Coghlan....188 32 6 0 1 Chris Denorfia....323 99 32 1 5 Dexter Fowler....179 112 20 0 4 Jonathan Herrera....200 45 9 0 2 Tommy La Stella....250 4 1 0 1 Miguel Montero....220 200 44 4 20 Anthony Rizzo....174 46 8 0 3 Addison Russell....000 3 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....375 8 3 1 3 Matt Szczur....000 0 0 0 0 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2015 Kris Bryant....375 8 3 2 13 Starlin Castro....286 14 4 0 8 Chris Coghlan....250 4 1 0 3 Chris Denorfia....167 6 1 0 4 Dexter Fowler....167 6 1 1 7 Jonathan Herrera....500 2 1 0 2 Tommy La Stella....000 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....500 10 5 0 9 Anthony Rizzo....333 6 2 0 7 Addison Russell....091 11 1 0 3 Kyle Schwarber....250 4 1 0 2 Matt Szczur....667 3 2 0 4 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Kris Bryant....375 8 3 2 13 Starlin Castro....258 62 16 0 40 Chris Coghlan....317 41 13 0 37 Chris Denorfia....359 39 14 0 37 Dexter Fowler....319 47 15 2 46 Jonathan Herrera....158 19 3 0 9 Tommy La Stella....545 11 6 0 15 Miguel Montero....345 87 30 2 79 Anthony Rizzo....257 35 9 1 31 Addison Russell....091 11 1 0 3 Kyle Schwarber....250 4 1 0 2 Matt Szczur....667 3 2 0 5 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2015 Kris Bryant....500 2 1 0 2 Starlin Castro....333 6 2 0 0 Chris Coghlan....273 22 6 1 1 Chris Denorfia....286 28 8 0 0 Dexter Fowler....000 4 0 0 0 Jonathan Herrera....185 27 5 0 1 Tommy La Stella....000 1 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....111 9 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell... ---- 0 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....000 6 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....235 19 4 0 1 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Kris Bryant....500 2 1 0 2 Starlin Castro....273 11 3 0 2 Chris Coghlan....250 80 20 3 8 Chris Denorfia....233 163 38 3 18 Dexter Fowler....241 54 13 2 4 Jonathan Herrera....231 91 21 0 5 Tommy La Stella....000 6 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....193 88 17 3 15 Anthony Rizzo....111 9 1 0 1 Addison Russell... ---- 0 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....000 6 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....167 30 5 0 1 #47 MIGUEL MONTERO-C (.236, 14 HR, 43 RBI) Road Trip:.125 (1-8), HR, R, 2 RBI Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (14): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 13; GW RBI- 6; 2-Out RBI- 18 Last HR: 8/25/15 @ SF (Matt Cain) Career Bests: H- 4 (3x), last 6/12/13 @ LAD; RBI- 6, 6/4/14 @ COL; R- 3 (7x), last 9/22/13 @ COL Miguel is 9-for-27 (.333) with four doubles and three homers in his last eight games homered in three-straight games, August 22-25 drove in a run in five-straight games, August 20-25, for the first time since June 18-23, 2012 hit his second-career walk-off homer August 12 (last, April 30, 2014 vs. Colorado with Arizona), a solo shot in the 10th inning was activated from the 15-day disabled list August 7 (left thumb sprain) has gone 5-for-10 with nine RBI with the bases loaded. Hit his 100th career homer April 26 in Cincinnati, a solo shot in the second hit two homers on April 18 vs. San Diego first two-homer game since August 14, 2010 at Washington (fifth career).
#44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.288, 25 HR, 77 RBI) Road Trip:.125 (1-8) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (38): 2-hit (32), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI- 16; GW RBI- 11; 2-Out RBI- 31 Last HR: 8/22/15 vs. ATL (Williams Perez) Career Bests: H- 4 (4x), last 8/4/15 @ PIT; RBI- 6 (2x) last, 5/23/15 @ ARI; R- 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony has 14 RBI in his last 15 games, including a go-ahead RBI triple Monday the Cubs are 41-12 when he scores a run, including nine-straight wins and 17 of the last 18 is batting.319 (30-for-94) with five doubles, nine homers, 19 runs scored and 26 RBI in his last 26 games since July 29 equaled his career-high with four hits August 4 homered in four-straight games, July 29-August 1 is sixth in the majors in OBP (.396) and tied for fifth in the N.L. in doubles (30) leads the league with 24 HBP, setting a franchise record for most HBP in a season since 1900. Ranks fifth in the majors with a.441 OBP against lefties (Goldschmidt,.462) a left-handed batter has not led the majors in OBP against lefties in a season since Barry Bonds in 2004. Leads the team in games played (124), hits (130), doubles (30), total bases (241), home runs (25) and RBI (77, tied) has 15 steals this season (second on the team), more than doubling his previous career high (6, 2013). Has two multi-homer games this season: June 5 at Washington and June 19 at Minnesota. Tied his career mark with six RBI May 23 in Arizona (also done September 16, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh). #22 ADDISON RUSSELL-INF (.247, 9 HR, 34 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-3) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (19): 2-hit (17), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 6; GW RBI- 4; 2-Out RBI- 21 Last HR: 8/22/15 vs. ATL (Matt Marksberry) Career Bests: H- 3, 5/26/15 vs. WSH; RBI- 3 (2x), last 6/17/15 @ CLE; R- 2 (5x), last 8/20/15 vs. ATL Addison has homered in two of his last five games has seen 21 of his 34 RBI come with two outs, including a second inning single Saturday leads the team and ranks eighth in the N.L. with an average of 4.12 pitches per plate appearance has 23 doubles, tied for second-most among major league rookies and second-most on the Cubs (Rizzo, 30) batting.345 (20-for-58) with four doubles, one triple and three home runs in his last 17 home games. Has 84 hits out of the No. 9 hole this season, the most in an N.L. season since at least 1914 went 3-for-4 August 8 to pass St. Louis Cesar Izturis, who had 71 hits out of the nine spot in 2008. Is batting.287 (35-for-122) with a.459 slugging mark in 35 games since the All-Star Break. #12 KYLE SCHWARBER-OF (.281, 12 HR, 35 RBI) Road Trip:.375 (3-8), 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB Current Streak: 2 Games (3-8) Multi-Hit Games (11): 2-hit (7), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (2) GA RBI- 6; GW RBI- 5; 2-Out RBI- 11 Last HR: 8/25/15 @ SF (Matt Cain) Career Bests: H- 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI- 4 (2x), last 8/13/15 vs. MIL; R- 3 (2x), last 8/18/15 vs. DET Since the All-Star Break, Kyle ranks tied for second in the N.L. in home runs (11) and runs scored (31) and tied for third in RBI (29) is the first Cubs player since at least 1900 with 12 homers in his 42 career games (thanks ESPN Stats & Info) has six homers and 14 RBI in his last 13 games recorded his second-career multi-homer game August 13 and tied a career-high with four RBI he has eight games of at least two runs and two RBI, most on the team has reached base in 31 of 36 starts (Cubs are 25-11) 25 runs scored in his last 22 games. Has made 18 starts in left field, 12 starts at catcher and six starts as designated hitter. Batting.350 (28-for-80) with six homers and 20 RBI in 22 road games. Scored a run in eight-straight games from August 1-11, the longest streak by a Cubs player since Starlin Castro scored in 10-straight games, July 30-August 9, 2011. On July 21 went 4-for-7 with a game-winning solo homer in the 13th inning and a game-tying, two-run homer in the ninth that sent the game to extra innings was his first four RBI game and was his second four-hit game in his first 11 big league contests. #41 MATT SZCZUR-OF (.217, 1 HR, 8 RBI) Road Trip:.000 Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 2; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 2 Last HR: 6/22/15 vs. LAD (Clayton Kershaw) Career Bests: H- 2 (5x), last 6/30/15 @ NYM; RBI- 3, 5/15/15 vs. PIT; R- 1 (8x), last 6/23/15 vs. LAD Matt was recalled from Triple-A Iowa before yesterday s game... is in his seventh stint with the Cubs this season is batting.292 (78-for-167) with 12 doubles, two triples, eight homers and 31 RBI in 70 games with Iowa this season. Set a career-high on May 15 with three RBI, including a walk-off RBI single in the 12th, his first-career walk-off this is his third stint with the Cubs this season (was on the Opening Day roster). Has played 21 games in left (six starts), five games in center (three starts) and two games in right. August 27, 2015 Page 4 CUBS HOME RUNS, 2015 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Kris Bryant (20)... 8 8 2 2 Starlin Castro (6)... 5 1 Chris Coghlan (15)... 9 4 2 Chris Denorfia (2)... 1 1 Dexter Fowler (14)... 11 2 1 Jonathan Herrera (1)... 1 Tommy La Stella (0)... Miguel Montero (14)... 7 4 3 Anthony Rizzo (25)... 15 6 4 Addison Russell (9)... 7 2 Kyle Schwarber (12)... 5 4 3 Matt Szczur (1)... 1 CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2015 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Kris Bryant (17)... 8 6 2 1 Starlin Castro (12).... 11 1 Chris Coghlan (9).... 7 1 1 Chris Denorfia (3)... 1 1 1 Dexter Fowler (6).... 5 1 Jonathan Herrera (3).... 2 1 Tommy La Stella (0)... Miguel Montero (11).... 5 6 Anthony Rizzo (21).... 15 5 1 Addison Russell (3).... 1 2 Kyle Schwarber (10)... 5 3 2 Matt Szczur (1)... 1 HOME RUNS IN 2015 2015 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (132)... 76 38 15 3 Opponents (109)... 65 31 10 2 CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR:... Dexter Fowler, 8/23/15 vs. Atlanta (Matt Wisler) Walk-Off HR:... Kris Bryant, 8/24/15 vs. CLE (Zach McAllister) Pinch-HR:... Chris Coghlan, 7/28/15 vs. Colorado (Gonzalez Germen) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam:... David DeJesus, 5/11/12 @ Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR:... Tony Campana, 8/5/11 vs. Cincinnati (Mike Leake) Three-Homer Game:... Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) Pitcher Hitting Homer:... David Ross, 7/26/15 vs. Philadelphia (Hector Neris) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat:... Jorge Soler, 8/27/14 @ Cincinnati (Mat Latos) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat:... Jorge Soler, 8/27/14 @ Cincinnati (Mat Latos) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate:... Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 3-Homer Games (0):... N/A 2-Homer Games (11):...Jorge Soler, 4/13 vs. CIN; Miguel Montero, 4/18 vs. SD; Chris Coghlan, 5/19 @ SD; Anthony Rizzo, 6/5 @ WASH; Anthony Rizzo, 6/19 @ MIN; Kris Bryant, 6/22 vs. LAD; Kris Bryant, 7/4 vs. MIA, Kyle Schwarber, 7/21 @ CIN; Kyle Schwarber, 8/13 vs. MIL; Chris Coghlan, 8/14 @ CWS; Kris Bryant, 8/23 vs. ATL Grand Slams (3):... Kris Bryant, 6/17 @ CLE; Dexter Fowler, 6/21 @ MIN Kris Bryant, 7/4 vs. MIA 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (2):... Anthony Rizzo, 7/29-8/1 (4 games) Miguel Montero, 8/22-25 (3 games) Pinch-Homers (2):... Welington Castillo, 4/15 vs. CIN; Chris Coghlan, 7/28 vs. COL Back-to-Back Homers (5):... Chris Coghlan/Mike Olt, 4/11 @ COL; Kris Bryant/Anthony Rizzo, 5/11 vs. NYM; Dexter Fowler/Kyle Schwarber, 8/13 vs. MIL; Chris Coghlan/Anthony Rizzo, 8/14 @ CWS; Miguel Montero/Jorge Soler, 8/22 vs. ATL Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0):... N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (2):... Jake Arrieta, 7/12 vs. CWS; David Ross, 7/26 vs. PHI Game-Opening Homers (4):... Dexter Fowler, 5/8 @ MIL, 5/26 vs. WSH, 7/29 vs. COL & 8/23 vs. ATL Game-Ending, Walk-Off Homers (3): Kris Bryant, 7/27 vs. COL; Miguel Montero, 8/12 vs. MIL Kris Bryant, 8/24 vs. CLE CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Fowler 114 (71-43), Coghlan 5 (1-4), Denorfia 3 (0-3), Soler 1 (0-1), Castro 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 2 Rizzo 43 (24-19), Schwarber 30 (22-8), Bryant 28 (14-14), Soler 15 (8-7), Coghlan 4 (3-1), Denorfia 2 (1-1), Castro 2 (2-0), Fowler 1 (0-1) 3 Rizzo 49 (25-24), Bryant 48 (24-24), Coghlan 20 (18-2), Soler 7 (5-2), Montero 1 (1-0) 4 Rizzo 32 (23-9), Montero 27 (12-15), Castro 20 (12-8), Bryant 18 (10-8), Soler 15 (8-7), Coghlan 9 (7-2), Lake 3 (1-2), Fowler 1 (0-1) 5 Castro 34 (17-17), Soler 20 (8-12), Montero 19 (11-8), Coghlan 13 (9-4), Bryant 20 (17-3), Denorfia 12 (7-5), Castillo 2 (2-0), Lake 2 (1-1), Russell 1 (0-1), Olt 1 (0-1), Baxter 1 (1-0), 6 Castro 37 (20-17), Soler 26 (20-6), Coghlan 22 (8-14), Montero 12 (8-4), Denorfia 6 (4-2), Lake 4 (1-3), Szczur 4 (3-1), Baxter 4 (3-1), Russell 4 (2-2), Schwarber 2 (2-0), Castillo 1 (0-1), Olt 1 (0-1), Alcantara 1 (1-0), La Stella 1 (1-0) 7 Ross 30 (19-11), Coghlan 22 (12-10), Denorfia 15 (6-9), Castro 14 (9-5), Montero 8 (6-2), Szczur 5 (3-2), Castillo 5 (2-3), Baxter 5 (3-2), Soler 4 (4-0), Herrera 4 (2-2), Alcantara 4 (3-1), Lake 3 (1-2), Teagarden 3 (2-1), Olt 1 (1-0), Russell 1 (0-1), Fowler 1 (0-1) 8 Hendricks 23 (13-10), Arrieta 23 (15-8), Lester 22 (12-10), Hammel 23 (12-11), Wood 7 (4-3), Wada 6 (4-2), Ross 5 (4-1), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Richard 3 (2-1), Beeler 3 (2-1), Haren 3 (2-1), Castro 1 (1-0), Denorfia 1 (1-0), Montero 1 (0-1), Roach 1 (0-1) 9 Russell 99 (58-41), Herrera 20 (11-9), La Stella 3 (2-1), Alcantara 2 (1-1), Lester 1 (1-0) C Montero 67 (38-29), Ross 35 (23-12), Schwarber 12 (6-6), Castillo 8 (4-4), Teagarden 3 (2-1) 1B Rizzo 124 (72-52), Baxter 1 (1-0) 2B Russell 84 (46-38), Herrera 16 (9-7), Coghlan 11 (10-1), Alcantara 6 (4-2), Castro 5 (2-3), La Stella 3 (2-1) 3B Bryant 111 (65-46), Herrera 8 (4-4), Olt 3 (1-2), Coghlan 1 (1-0), La Stella 1 (1-0), Alcantara 1 (1-0) SS Castro 105 (60-45), Russell 20 (13-7) LF Coghlan 79 (44-35), Denorfia 17 (8-9), Schwarber 18 (15-3), Szczur 6 (5-1), Lake 4 (1-3), Bryant 1 (0-1) CF Fowler 117 (71-46), Denorfia 4 (1-3), Szczur 3 (1-2), Bryant 1 (0-1) RF Soler 87 (52-35), Denorfia 18 (10-8), Lake 8 (3-5), Baxter 8 (5-3), Coghlan 4 (3-1) P Arrieta 26 (18-8), Lester 25 (14-11), Hendricks 25 (14-11), Hammel 24 (12-12), Wood 7 (4-3), Wada 7 (5-2), Richard 3 (2-1), Beeler 3 (2-1), Haren 4 (2-2), Roach 1 (0-1) DH Schwarber 6 (4-2), Montero 1 (0-1), Baxter 1 (1-0), Soler 1 (1-0), Bryant 1 (0-1) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 60 49 84 49 76 49 46 44 45 19 521 OPP. 61 64 37 61 52 67 43 44 43 8 480 CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Castillo 0/1 0.0 % 0 0 5.91 (42 ER/64.0 IP) Montero 12/62 19.4 % 2 3 3.54 (245 ER/623.1 IP) Ross 13/55 23.6 % 4 2 2.73 (91 ER/300.1 IP) Schwarber 2/12 16.7% 0 1 4.83 (58 ER/108.0 IP) Teagarden 0/3 0.0% 0 0 1.59 (6 ER/34.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (6): Hendricks (2), Wood (1), Arrieta (1), Rondon (1), Hammel (1) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (22) Coghlan (8), Soler (4), Denorfia (4), Fowler (3), Lake (2), Schwarber (1)
Cubs Pitching AUGUST 27, 2015 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER BB SO Starting Pitchers 43-32 3.55 3 727.2 670 315 287 180 702 Relievers 30-20 3.47 38 402.0 361 165 155 142 391 Season Totals 73-52 3.52 3/38 1,129.2 1,031 480 442 322 1,093 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Justin Grimm 8/25 @ SF 1.0,0,0,0,1,0 8/6/15 vs. SF (5-4) 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) 8/21/15 vs. ATL 3/4 46/31 33/8 Tommy Hunter 8/26 @ SF 0.2,1,0,0,0,1 8/12/15 vs. MIL (3-2, 10) 8/1/15 @ MIL (4-2) 8/6/15 vs. SF 1/1 12/8 2/1 Clayton Richard 8/25 @ SF 0.0,2,1,1,0,0 8/14/15 @ CWS (6-4) N/A 8/12/15 vs. MIL 0/0 7/5 7/3 Hector Rondon 8/25 @ SF-SV 1.0,1,0,0,0,2 8/24/15 vs. CLE (2-1) 8/25/15 @ SF (8-5) 7/27/15 vs. COL 24/28 59/43 11/2 Zac Rosscup 6/16 vs. CLE 0.1,2,1,1,1,0 4/18/15 vs. SD (7-6, 11 inn) N/A 5/20/15 @ SD 0/2 26/19 14/3 James Russell 8/23 vs. ATL 1.0,0,0,0,0,1 5/12/13 @ WASH (2-1) 8/11/15 vs. MIL (6-3) 8/2/15 @ MIL 1/3 45/34 24/2 Pedro Strop 8/25 @ SF-H 0.1,0,0,0,0,0 8/22/15 vs. ATL (9-7) 6/6/15 @ WASH (4-2) 8/25/15 @ SF 2/4 61/49 19/7 Travis Wood 8/26 @ SF 1.1,0,0,0,0,2 7/7/15 vs. STL (5-3, GM 2) 5/16/15 vs. PIT (4-1) 8/11/15 vs. MIL 1/1 33/27 18/6 2015 SEASON TOTALS 38/54 (.704) 427/312 (.731) 193/52 (.269) #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (2-3, 1.21 ERA, 3 SV, 12 HOLDS) CAREER: 15-15, 3 SV MOST IP, 2015: 1.2 (2x), last 8/14 @ CWS MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2-6/14/13 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 8/6/15 vs. SF (5-4) LAST SV: 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) Owns a 0.92 ERA (2 ER/19.2 IP) with 25 strikeouts in his last 24 appearances has made 46 outings this season, striking out 53 in his 37.1 innings holding opponents to a.160 average (21-for-131) has walked just 13. Recorded his 12th hold, August 21 vs. Atlanta, tossing a scoreless frame. Tied his season high with 1.2 scoreless innings August 14 at the White Sox. Earned his third save of the year on August 8 vs. San Francisco. Was on the D.L. from April 10-May 6 with right forearm inflammation. #21 TOMMY HUNTER RHP (1-0, 5.59 ERA, 1 SV, 1 HOLD) CAREER: 45-33, 16 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0 (6x), last 7/30 vs. DET MOST IP, CAREER: 5.0, 8/1/08 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 8/12/15 vs. MIL (6-3, 10 inn.) LAST SV: 8/1/15 @ MIL (4-2) Was acquired July 31 from Baltimore for outfielder Junior Lake, made his Cubs debut August 1 in Milwaukee and recorded a save by retiring his two batters faced went 2-2 with six holds and a 3.63 ERA (18 ER/44.2 IP) in 39 outings for the Orioles this season. Earned first victory as a Cub, August 12 vs. Milwaukee, tossing a scoreless 10th. Owns a 5.59 ERA (6 ER/9.2 IP) with two homers allowed in 12 games with Cubs. Saw time as Baltimore s closer last year and recorded 11 saves to go along with 12 holds and a 2.97 ERA (20 ER/60.2 IP) in 60 appearances. #33 CLAYTON RICHARD LHP (3-0, 3.99 ERA, 0 SV, 1 HOLD) CAREER: 49-47, 0 SV MOST IP, 2015: 6.1, 7/4 vs. MIA MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x), last 8/8/12 vs. Cubs LAST WIN: 8/14/15 @ CWS (6-5) LAST SV: N/A Clayton was acquired from Pittsburgh for cash on July 3 designated for assignment by Cubs August 2, then signed August 5 missed the entire 2014 season after undergoing shoulder surgery earned the win in his Cubs debut, July 4 vs. Miami, tossing 6.1 innings of two-run ball while fanning four. Tossed a career-high 3.1 innings of relief (5 H, 1 ER, 4 SO) August 19 vs. Detroit. Recorded the win August 14 with 2.0 scoreless innings (1 H, 1 BB, 3 SO). Earned his first-career hold, August 12 vs. Milwaukee, tossing 1.1-scoreless innings. Is 2-0 with a 4.50 ERA (19 ER/38.0 IP) in 25-career relief appearances. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (5-2, 1.55 ERA, 24 SV, 8 HOLDS) CAREER: 11-7, 53 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, 7/21 @ CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (15x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN LAST WIN: 8/24/15 vs. CLE (2-1) LAST SV: 8/25/15 @ SF (8-5) Has a 0.46 ERA (2 ER/39.0 IP) in his last 40 games since May 25 has converted 24 of 28 save chances and held the opponent scoreless in 51 of 59 outings has a 0.98 WHIP, has struck out 57 in 58.0 innings, walked just 14 and allowed two homers. Notched his 24th save of the year, August 25 at San Francisco. Earned his fifth win, August 24 vs. Cleveland, recording the final out in the ninth. Recorded his 50th career save August 15 at the White Sox. August 7, converted his 18th save of the season vs. Giants by recording the final five outs... was his first-career save of more than 1.0 inning. #59 ZAC ROSSCUP-LHP (2-1, 4.30 ERA, 0 SV, 6 HOLDS) CAREER: 3-1, 0 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, 4/18 vs. SD MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0, 4/18/15 vs. SD LAST WIN: 4/18/15 vs. SD (7-6, 11 inn.) LAST SV: N/A Recalled from Triple-A Iowa, August 24th has made 26 big league appearances covering two stints holding opponents to a.241 average (21-for-87) has walked 11 and struck out 25 in 23.0 innings holding lefties to a.111 average (3-for-27). Placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 17 with left shoulder inflammation... optioned to Iowa on August 14. Earned the win May 31 with 0.1 scoreless innings vs. Kansas City. Has posted no record with a 7.36 ERA (6 ER/7.1 IP) in eight relief outings, fanning 13 hitters in 7.1 innings pitched with Iowa. #40 JAMES RUSSELL-LHP (0-2, 4.45 ERA, 1 SV, 8 HOLDS) CAREER: 10-17, 4 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, 5/15 vs. PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 4.2, 5/2/11 @ LAD LAST WIN: 5/12/13 @ WASH (2-1) LAST SV: 8/11/15 vs. MIL (6-3) Has allowed 17 runs (16 earned) in 32.1 innings covering 46 outings with the Cubs has stranded 22 of 24 inherited runners allowed a season-high five runs on six hits in 1.2 innings on August 19 vs. Detroit had his contract selected May 5. August 11 vs. Brewers, recorded his first save since June 16, 2014 at Miami. Is 10th on the club s all-time appearance list with 361 appearances. May 19 in San Diego, made his 324th appearance for the Cubs, surpassing Willie Hernandez for most by a southpaw in franchise history. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (2-6, 2.89 ERA, 2 SV, 24 HOLDS) CAREER: 13-18, 7 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, 5/10 @ MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (9x), last 5/10/15 @ MIL LAST WIN: 8/22/15 vs. ATL (9-7) LAST SV: 6/6/15 @ WASH (4-2) Leads the team and is tied for third in the N.L. with 24 holds is holding opponents to a.154 average (29-for-188) has walked 26 and struck out 64 in 56.0 innings held the opponent scoreless in 51 of 61 outings June 6 picked up his second save of the season with a scoreless ninth in Washington, stranding a runner. Recorded his 24th hold of the year, August 24 at San Francisco. Earned his second win of the year, August 22 vs. Atlanta, tossing a scoreless eighth. Fanned a career-high tying four in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Cincinnati, July 22. #37 TRAVIS WOOD LHP (5-4, 4.45 ERA, 1 SV, 3 HOLDS) CAREER: 39-52, 1 SV MOST IP, 2015: 7.0 (2x), last 4/28 vs. PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0, 7/10/10 @ PHI LAST WIN: 7/7/15 vs. STL (5-3, GM 2) LAST SV: 5/16/15 vs. PIT (4-1) Has posted a 3.52 ERA (18 ER/46.0 IP) and gone 3-2 with a save in 33 relief appearances since transitioning from the starting rotation in mid-may has held opponents to a.234 average (40-for-171) and allowed just two homers in his 33 relief outings. Earned his third career hold, August 11 vs. Brewers, tossing a scoreless inning. Set career-highs in innings (3.2) and strikeouts (six) in relief July 28 vs. Colorado. Is 2-2 with a 5.59 ERA (23 ER/37.0 IP) and 39 strikeouts in seven starts this season. 2015 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 17, 6/17 @ CLE... Largest Winning Margin... 8 (2x), last 7/22 @ CIN (GM 1) 5, 7/22 @ CIN (GM 2)... Largest Come Behind Win... 5, 5/4 @ STL 17, 6/17 @ CLE... Most Runs... 15, 8/19 vs. DET 7, 6/17 @ CLE (9th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 5 (3x), last 8/22 vs. ATL (5th) 18, 6/17 @ CLE... Most Hits... 21, 8/19 vs. DET 6 (2x), 6/17 @ CLE (2nd & 3rd)... Most Hits, Inn.... 6, (3x), last 6/27 @ STL (4th) 0, 7/25 vs. PHI... Fewest Hits... 2, (2x) last 7/18 @ ATL 5 (2x), last 8/23 vs. ATL... Most Home Runs... 5, 8/19 vs. DET 3, 8/13 vs. MIL (5th)... Most Home Runs, Inn....2 (7x), last 8/19 vs. DET (2nd) 5 (2x), last 8/4 @ PIT... Most Doubles... 7, 7/25 vs. PHI 2 (2x), last 8/19 vs. DET... Most Triples... 3, 7/26 vs. PHI 8, 8/19 vs. DET... Most Extra-Base Hits... 12, 8/19 vs. DET 9, 5/15 vs. PIT... Most BBs By Batters... 8 (2x), last 6/16 vs. CLE 16 (2x), last 7/29 vs. COL... Most Ks By Pitchers... 18 (3x), last 8/16 @ CWS 5, 4/28 vs. PIT... Most Stolen Bases... 5 (2x), last 8/13 vs. MIL 4, 8/24 vs. CLE... Most Double Plays Turned... 5, 7/10 vs. CWS 3 (2x), last 5/27 vs. WSH... Most Errors Committed... 4, 4/12 @ COL 16, 5/15 vs. PIT... Most Left On Base... 12 (2x), last 7/22 @ CIN (GM 2) Longest Winning Streak: 9 games... 8/6-15 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games... 6/24-29 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 23 (CUBS 8, DET 15)... 8/19 vs. DET Most Hits, Both Clubs: 32, (CUBS 11, DET 21)... 8/19 vs. DET Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 8 (CUBS 3, DET 5)... 8/19 vs. DET Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 30 (CUBS 16, CIN 14)... 4/21 @ CIN Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 28 (CUBS 16, PIT 12)... 5/15 vs. PIT Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 5 (CUBS 2, ARI 3)... 5/24 @ ARI Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 9... 8/16-25 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 8...6/23-7/1 Consecutive Errorless Games: 8... 5/10-17 Consecutive Games With an Error: 4... 5/22-25 Shortest Game, Time: 2:08... 5/21 @ SD Longest Game, Time: 5:01... 5/15 vs. PIT Most Innings: 13... 5/23 @ ARI and 7/21 @ CIN Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,688... 7/12 vs. CWS Largest Road Crowd: 49,303... 4/10 @ COL Series Sweeps: 7... @ CIN (2), 4/24-26, vs. NYM (4), 5/11-14, @ NYM (3), 6/30-7/2, @ MIL (4), 7/30-8/2, vs. SF (4), 8/6-9, vs. MIL (3), 8/11-13, vs. ATL (4), 8/20-23 BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, Bryant... 6/3-18 Most Runs Scored: 4, Bryant... 8/23 vs. ATL Most Hits: 4 (5x), last Bryant... 8/19 vs. DET Most Total Bases: 11, Schwarber... 7/21 @ CIN Most Extra-Base Hits: 3, Schwarber... 7/21 @ CIN Most Doubles: 2 (10x), last Russell... 8/15 @ CWS Most Triples: 2, Fowler... 4/11 @ COL Most RBI: 6 (2x), Rizzo & Bryant... 5/23 @ ARI & 7/4 vs. MIA Most Stolen Bases: 2 (2x), last Bryant...7/22 @ CIN (GM 2) Most Walks: 4 (2x), last Soler... 5/15 vs. PIT Most Strikeouts: 4 (5x), last Schwarber... 8/24 vs. CLE 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 7, Motte... 5/23-current Longest Losing Streak: 6, Lester... 5/27-7/11 Complete Game Shutouts: 2, Hendricks & Arrieta... 5/21 @ SD (3-0), 6/21 @ MIN (8-0) 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 3, last Arrieta... 7/12 vs. CWS (3-1) Low-Hit Complete Game: 2, Arrieta... 7/12 vs. CWS (3-1) Longest Outing, Reliever: 3.2, Jackson... 6/9 @ DET Most Strikeouts, Starter: 14, Lester... 7/29 vs. COL Reliever: 6, Wood... 7/28 vs. COL Consecutive Strikeouts: 6, Lester... 7/29 vs. COL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 22.1, Hendricks... 6/24-7/10 Reliever: 14.0, Grimm... 7/21-current Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 17, Rondon... 8/12/14-4/12/15 Consecutive Batters Retired: 16, Arrieta... 4/20 @ PIT Most Runs Allowed: 7 (2x), Hendricks & Lester... 6/19 @ MIN & 8/19 vs. DET Most Hits Allowed: 11, Hendricks... 6/19 @ MIN Most Homers Allowed: 3 (5x), last Lester... 8/19 vs. DET Most Walks Issued: 6, Arrieta...6/16 vs. CLE Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 7.0, Lester... 7/18 @ ATL MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 29 High-Water Mark: 22 over (73-51) Losses after Leading: 18 Low-Water Mark: 1 under (1-2) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 21 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 3 (1-1, 2-2, 15-15) Walkoff Wins: 12 last, August 24 vs. CLE (Bryant walk-off homer)