CUBS VS. ROCKIES The Cubs and Rockies play six games, spanning two series Chicago took two-ofthree from the Rockies at Coors Field, April 10-12 Chicago won five of seven from the Rockies last season, the team s first winning season series against Colorado since 2008 (5-1). 2015 Overall:... 3-2 At Wrigley Field:... 1-1 At Coors Field:... 2-1 2014 Overall:... 5-2 At Wrigley Field:... 3-1 At Coors Field:... 2-1 All-Time Since 1993:... 92-86 At Wrigley Field:... 48-38 At Coors Field (since 1995):... 36-44 UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 500 Runs Scored... Dexter Fowler (1) 358 GP w/cubs*... James Russell (4) 300 Games Pitched... Pedro Strop (6) *To tie Rick Reuschel for 10th on the club s all-time appearances list CUBS CURRENTLY ON DISABLED LIST (5) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed INF Tommy La Stella 4/9 4/24 92 (right rib cage inflammation) 60-Day C Miguel Montero 7/12 7/27 12 (sprained left thumb) 15-Day LHP Zac Rosscup 6/17 7/2 35 (left shoulder inflammation) 15-Day RHP Jacob Turner 3/27 4/11 98 (right shoulder inflammation) 60-Day LHP Tsuyoshi Wada 6/23 7/8 29 (left deltoid inflammation) 15-Day MOST HITS, MLB ROOKIES 1. Matt Duffy, SF... 95 2. Billy Burns, OAK... 94 3. Yasmany Tomas, ARI... 85 4. Kris Bryant, CHI... 84 5. Odubel Herrera, PHI... 79 Joc Pederson, LAD... 79 MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE 2013 1. Giancarlo Stanton... 88 2. Paul Goldschmidt... 77 3. Todd Frazier... 75 4. Justin Upton... 72 5. Anthony Rizzo... 71 MOST HITS BY SHORTSTOPS, SINCE 2010 1. Starlin Castro... 937 2. Elvis Andrus... 923 3. Alexei Ramirez... 919 4. Jose Reyes... 894 MOST STRIKEOUTS BY PITCHING STAFF, NL 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 874 2. Chicago Cubs... 855 3. San Diego Padres... 820 4. St. Louis Cardinals... 817 LOWEST STARTING PITCHER WHIP 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 1.15 2. Chicago Cubs... 1.15 3. New York Mets... 1.15 4. Tampa Bay Rays... 1.17 Colorado Rockies (43-55) vs. Chicago Cubs (52-47) Information 2015 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office July 29, 2015 Wrigley Field Game No. 100 Home Game No. 51 RHP Eddie Butler (3-6, 4.77) vs. LHP Jon Lester (5-8, 3.32) RUBBER MATCH AT WRIGLEY: The Chicago Cubs today play the rubber match of a three-game set against the Colorado Rockies Chicago won Monday s series opener, 9-8, before dropping last night s contest, 7-2 the Cubs have dropped their last two home series and are 1-2-1 in four home series this month. Chicago is in the 13th game (5-7) of a run to begin this season s second half in which the team plays 17-straight games against clubs currently under.500 this follows a stretch in which 35 of the team s previous 57 games since May 11 were against teams above.500 starting May 11, the Cubs are 21-14 in their last 35 games against above.500 teams and are 16-18 in their 34 games against sub.500 clubs. Today s contest closes out a six-game homestand against the Phillies (0-3) and Colorado Rockies (1-1) the Cubs tomorrow begin a seven-game trip with the first of four games at Milwaukee the team then heads to Pittsburgh for three games, starting Monday. The Cubs on Monday collected their 52nd win in their 98th game last year, the Cubs did not win their 52nd game until August 13 in their 119th game. JULY SUITS HIM JUST FINE: Today s Cubs starter, Jon Lester, has posted a 1.53 ERA (6 ER/35.1 IP) in five July starts, going 1-2 while holding the opponent to a.181 batting average (23-for-127),.244 slugging mark and a.222 on-base percentage he s gone at least 7.0 innings in all five outings and has walked just four compared to 36 strikeouts. Lester s 1.53 ERA this month ranks eighth-lowest among N.L. pitchers while his.222 opponent on-base percentage is fourth-best (teammate Jake Arrieta is seventh with a.237 mark). Lester aims to go six-straight starts with at least 7.0 innings pitched for the first time since going a career-best eight-consecutive starts, July 3-August 18, 2008. The southpaw has not allowed a home run in his last 43.2 innings dating to June 20 at Minnesota that s the 10th-longest current stretch in the N.L. QUITE THE TRIO: Chicago is one of four teams to feature three qualifying starting pitchers with an ERA of 3.32 or better: Jake Arrieta (2.61 ERA), Jason Hammel (3.20) and today s starter, Jon Lester (3.32). The other three clubs joining Chicago in this distinction are: the Cardinals (Carlos Martinez, 2.36; Lance Lynn, 2.71; John Lackey, 2.88), the Dodgers (Zack Greinke, 1.37; Clayton Kershaw, 2.51; Brett Anderson, 3.29) and the Pirates (Gerrit Cole, 2.24; A.J. Burnett, 2.68; Francisco Liriano, 2.91). AT THE DISH: Chicago s nine runs Monday night were its most since plating a season-high 17, June 17 in Cleveland the Cubs had plated a total of eight runs in the three-game Phillies series leading into Monday s contest. Dexter Fowler is hitting.372 (16-for-43) with 13 walks and just six strikeouts in his last 12 games since July 12 he has a.518 on-base percentage and a.488 slugging mark, good for a 1.006 OPS, in this stretch. Jonathan Herrera is 11-for-36 (.306) with three doubles, a homer and six RBI in 16 games this month. CUBS RECORD 2015 Overall:... 52-47 At Wrigley Field:... 26-24 On the Road:... 26-23 April:... 12-8 May:... 14-14 June:... 14-13 July... 12-12 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,563-10,112 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,139-3,678 Leading Entering 6th:... 34-6 Tied Entering 6th:... 14-12 Trailing Entering 6th:... 4-29 Leading Entering 7th:... 34-6 Tied Entering 7th:... 9-9 Trailing Entering 7th:... 9-32 Leading Entering 8th:... 37-3 Tied Entering 8th:... 9-7 Trailing Entering 8th:... 6-37 Leading Entering 9th:... 37-2 Tied Entering 9th:... 12-4 Trailing Entering 9th:... 3-41 Scoring First:... 37-10 One-Run Games:... 22-17 Two-Run Games:... 7-4 Extra-Inning Games:... 10-5 Scoring Four or More:... 38-12 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 14-35 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 33-8 Hit Totals Equal:... 6-5 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 13-34 Hit at Least One HR:... 32-18 Hit Two or More HR:... 19-8 Playing Errorless Ball:... 34-19 Committing at Least One Error:... 18-28 After batting.267 (168-for-629) and averaging 4.3 runs per game in 18 contests from June 7-26, the Cubs are hitting.214 (191-for- 892) and averaging 3.2 runs per game in their last 27 contests (13-14) since June 27. 26 AT HOME, 26 ON THE ROAD: The Cubs are 26-24 at home and 26-23 on the road Chicago is one of five clubs with at least 26 wins both at home and on the road, joining the Cardinals (37-14 at home, 27-22 on the road), Giants (29-23, 26-22), Royals (34-18, 27-20) and Yankees (30-17, 27-25). DE-FENSE! DE-FENSE!: In their last 39 games since June 14, the Cubs have turned in the third-best fielding percentage in the N.L. (.987), committing 19 errors in 1,492 total chances the Dodgers lead in this span with a.991 fielding mark, followed by the Mets (.988). Chicago s outfielders have logged 20 assists this season, tied for the second-most in the National League with San Diego (the Dodgers lead with 25) left fielder Chris Coghlan on Friday recorded his eighth outfield assist of the year, tied for second-most in the N.L. with Colorado s Charlie Blackmon and Pittsburgh s Starling Marte (San Diego s Matt Kemp leads with nine). HE S MORE THAN CATCHING ON: Kyle Schwarber has batted.352 (19-for-54) with 12 runs, two doubles, a triple, three homers, 11 RBI and a 1.019 OPS in his first 18 career games after making his big league debut in the ninth inning, June 16 vs. Cleveland, his next 12 games came on the road in fact, Schwarber s first 18 career hits came on the road STATS, Inc. reports he is the first big leaguer to get his first 18 career hits on the road since Steve Scarsone in 1992-93 with the Phillies, Orioles and Giants. WORKING OVERTIME: Chicago is 10-5 in extra-inning affairs their 10 wins and 15 games are both the most in the majors last year, the Cubs played a total of 18 extra-inning games and recorded only eight extra-inning victories Jon Lester has been Chicago s starting pitcher in seven of the team s 15 extra-inning contests. RIGHT AT HOME: Cubs rookie third baseman Kris Bryant has reached base safely in 32 of his last 36 home games dating to May 11, hitting safely in 27 of those contests he s batted.304 (38-for-125) at the Friendly Confines during this stretch, including a.407 OBP and a.664 slugging mark, good for a 1.071 OPS. Bryant leads major league rookies with 53 runs scored, 59 RBI and a.357 on-base percentage, second with 52 walks, third with 14 home runs and an.806 OPS, and fourth with 84 hits. ONE-RUN WONDERS: Including Monday night s 9-8 victory, the Cubs have seen 39 games decided by one run this season, the most in the majors (St. Louis is second with 38) the Cubs are 22-17 in one-run games, with their 22 wins tied for the most in all of baseball with the Cardinals the Cubs have seen 50 of their 99 games more than half decided by two runs or less. RIZZO S RANKS: Anthony Rizzo ranks eighth in the N.L. with a.888 OPS he is fourth in the N.L. with a.394 on-base percentage and is 12th with a.494 slugging percentage. Rizzo is tied for tied for fourth in the National League with 25 doubles this season (Todd Frazier leads with 30) overall, Anthony s 43 extra-base hits are sixth in the N.L. Rizzo is second in the majors with a.456 on-base percentage vs. left-handed pitching, trailing only Paul Goldschmidt (.467) Bryce Harper owns the next closest left-on-left OBP with a.444 mark. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Wed., July 29 vs. COL 1:20 p.m. WGN WBBM LHP Jon Lester (5-8, 3.32) vs. RHP Eddie Butler (3-6, 4.77) Thurs., July 30 @MIL 7:10 p.m. CSN WBBM RHP Jake Arrieta (11-6, 2.61) vs. RHP Jimmy Nelson (8-9, 3.97) Fri., July 31 @MIL 7:10 p.m. WGN WBBM RHP Jason Hammel (5-5, 3.20) vs. RHP Taylor Jungman (5-2, 2.14) Sat., August 1 @MIL 6:10 p.m. ABC 7 WBBM RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-5, 3.81) vs. RHP Matt Garza (5-11, 5.20) Sun., August 2 @MIL 1:10 p.m. ABC 7 WBBM TBD vs. RHP Kyle Lohse (5-12, 6.24)
Today s Cubs Starter #34 LHP Jon Lester (5-8, 3.32) JULY 29, 2015 PAGE 2 W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 Boston 10-7 2.52 21 21 0 0 143.0 128 52 40 9 32 149 Oakland 6-4 2.35 11 11 1 1 76.2 66 24 20 7 16 71 2015 CUBS 5-8 3.32 20 20 0 0 124.2 118 53 46 10 31 122 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 121-75 3.56 273 272 11 4 1,720.2 1,610 732 681 155 576 1,579 2015 Season Jon today makes his team-leading 21st start of the season and 13th at home has gone at least 7.0 innings in each of his five starts this month, posting a 1.53 ERA (6 ER/35.1 IP) during the span has only once tossed 7.0 or more innings in at least sixstraight starts, an eight-start stretch from July 3-August 18, 2008. Righties are batting.241 (89-for-369) off the southpaw, while lefties are hitting.266 (29-for-109) opponents have a.310 batting average on balls in play. Has been the starting pitcher in seven of the Cubs 15 extra inning games (5-2) four of his last eight starts have gone to extra innings. Tossed 4.1 innings in his Cubs debut as he became the first lefty to start on Opening Day for the Cubs since Terry Mulholland in 1997 suffered the loss in the Cubs 3-0 setback. Allowed six earned runs April 13 vs. the Reds, his most runs allowed since May 22, 2014 vs. Toronto (seven runs) also allowed six earned runs, June 3 at Miami. Struck out a season-high tying 10 batters in the Cubs 7-3, 11-inning victory, April 24 at Cincinnati first quality start with the Cubs, allowing three runs in 6.0 innings also fanned 10 on May 27 vs. Washington. Tossed 7.0-shutout innings as he collected his first win with the Cubs, May 1 vs. Milwaukee was his 30th-career start of at least 7.0-shutout innings retired 15- of-16 Brewers hitters following a third inning hit-by-pitch, including his final 10 batters also tossed 7.0-scoreless frames July 1 at New York (N.L.). Collected the win in four-consecutive starts from May 1-16, his longest streak since April 17-May 3, 2011 (four starts). Allowed nine hits but just one run, May 16 vs. Pittsburgh the first time in his career he has surrendered at least nine hits but allowed one or zero runs. Went a career-high 10-straight starts without a win from May 22 to July 11, despite posting a 3.50 ERA (24 ER/61.2 IP) during the span Finished June with a 0-3 record over five starts with a 5.74 ERA (17 ER/26.2 IP) after going 4-1 with a 1.76 ERA (8 ER/41.0 IP) in six May starts in the month of May, ranked tied for third in the N.L. in wins (4), seventh in ERA (1.76) and third in innings pitched (41.0). Tossed at least 7.0 innings in back-to-back starts without allowing an earned run for the fourth time in his career July 1-July 6 (last, June 28-July 5, 2014). Took a no-hitter into the eighth inning at Atlanta, July 19, before surrendering a single to A.J. Pierzysnki to lead off the frame allowed just two hits in 7.1 innings as he picked up his first win since May 16. Last Time Out Jon left with a 3-2 lead but was credited with a no-decision after the Phillies tied the game in the ninth inning allowed just two runs, both in the fourth inning was his seventh start this season to go to extra innings. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 7/24 PHI ND L, 5-3 (10) 7.0 7 2 2 0 6 95-62 3-2 Career vs. Colorado Jon has made two career starts against the Rockies, both at Coors Field took the loss despite allowing just one earned run, June 22, 2010 in his only regular season appearance vs. the Rockies collected the win in game four of the 2007 World Series, October 28, allowing just three hits and no runs in 5.2 innings. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Regular Season 0-1 1.50 1 1 6.0 6 1 1 0 1 6 Postseason 1-0 0.00 1 1 5.2 3 0 0 0 3 3 vs. Rockies Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Gonzalez (.167-6-1-0-0) McKenry (.333-3-1-0-0) Stubbs (.000-5-0-0-1) Career Notes Jon became the 22nd-active pitcher, and the sixth lefty, to reach 1,500 strikeouts when he fanned Pittsburgh s Sean Rodriguez in the third inning, May 16 signed a six-year major league contract with the Cubs in December of 2014. A three-time All-Star and two-time World Series Champion, he has twice finished fourth in A.L. Cy Young award voting, doing so in 2010 and 2014. Has surpassed the 200.0 inning mark in three-straight seasons and in six of the last seven. In 2014, Jon made 21 starts for Boston before he was traded to Oakland, July 31... he made 11 outings for Oakland and started the A.L. Wild Card game against Kansas City all told, went 16-11 with a 2.46 ERA (60 ER/219.2 IP) in 32 starts between the Red Sox and Athletics. Became the first left-handed Opening Day starter for the Cubs since Terry Mulholland in 1997 Mulholland was also the last Cubs starter to make his Cubs debut on Opening Day. Ranks sixth among active left-handed pitchers with 1,579 strikeouts and third with 8.26 strikeouts per nine innings. 2015 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/5 STL L, 3-0 4.1 8 3 3 2 6 89-57 0-3, 2 on Suffered his second Opening Day loss 2. 4/13 CIN ND, 7-6 W (10) 6.0 10 6 6 0 4 95-59 4-6 Most runs allowed since May 22, 2014 vs. TOR (7 runs) 3. 4/19 SD L, 5-2 5.1 6 3 3 2 4 97-57 2-2, 2 on Left with the game tied in the sixth inning 4. 4/24 @CIN ND, 7-3 W (11) 6.0 5 3 3 1 10 104-65 3-3 First quality start with the Cubs, season-high 10 Ks APRIL: 0-2, 6.23 ERA (4 GS) 21.2 29 15 15 5 24 5. 5/1 MIL W, 1-0 7.0 3 0 0 1 4 90-56 1-0 First win with the Cubs, retired 15-of-16 final batters faced 6. 5/6 @STL W, 6-5 7.0 7 4 1 2 6 106-73 6-4 Then season-high 106 pitches 7. 5/11 NYM W, 4-3 6.0 5 3 3 4 6 110-65 4-3 Third-consecutive win to begin May 8. 5/16 PIT W, 4-1 7.0 9 1 1 1 7 110-74 2-1 First-career start with 9+ hits and 1 or 0 R 9. 5/22 @ARI ND, 5-4 L (13) 7.0 5 2 2 2 4 96-59 2-2 Sixth-consecutive quality start 10. 5/27 WSH L, 3-0 7.0 7 2 1 2 10 106-69 0-2 Tied season-high with 10 strikeouts MAY: 4-1, 1.76 ERA (6 GS) 41.0 36 12 8 12 37 11. 6/3 @MIA L, 7-3 5.0 9 6 6 1 4 97-60 3-6 Allowed season-high tying six runs 12. 6/9 @DET L, 6-0 4.1 9 5 5 2 5 93-54 0-4, 3 on Tied his shortest outing of the season 13. 6/14 CIN ND, 2-1 W (11) 7.0 5 1 1 0 4 96-65 1-1 Walked zero batters for second time this season 14. 6/20 @MIN ND, 4-1 W (10) 6.1 3 1 1 3 7 102-68 1-1, 0 on Second-straight start allowing one earned run 15. 6/25 LAD L, 4-0 4.0 4 4 4 4 5 75-44 0-4 Tossed season-low 4.0 innings and tied season-high in walks JUNE: 0-3, 5.74 ERA (5 GS) 26.2 30 17 17 10 25 16. 7/1 @NYM ND, 2-0 W (11) 7.0 5 0 0 1 7 107-70 0-0 Tossed 7.0-scoreless frames for the second time this season 17. 7/6 STL L, 6-0 7.0 2 2 0 2 8 95-62 0-2 Began the game with 6.1-hitless innings 18. 7/11 CWS L, 5-1 7.0 7 5 4 0 8 116-67 1-5 Tossed season-high 116 pitches in sixth-straight loss 19. 7/19 @ATL W, 4-0 7.1 2 0 0 1 7 110-63 2-0, 2 on Took a no-hitter into the eighth inning 20. 7/24 PHI ND, 5-3 L (10) 7.0 7 2 2 0 6 95-62 3-2 Credited with a no-decision despite leaving with the lead At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2015.026 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Career.013 75 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 40 0 0 LAST HIT: 7/6/15 vs. St. Louis (single off John Lackey) at-bats since then 8 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 1 7/6/15 vs. St. Louis MOST RBI: N/A Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 7/19/15 @ ATL, 4-0 (7.1,2,0,0,1,7) Last Loss: 7/11/15 vs. CWS, 5-1 (7.0,7,5,4,0,8) Last Complete Game: 8/7/14 vs. MIN, 3-0 (9.0,3,0,0,2,8) Last Shutout: 8/7/14 vs. MIN, 3-0 (9.0,3,0,0,2,8) Low-Hit Complete Game: No-Hitter 5/19/08 vs. KC Most Strikeouts: 15 5/3/14 vs. OAK also has one 13-K game, five 12-K games, six 11-K games and eight 10-K games Most Hits Allowed: 12 (2x) last, 6/7/14 @ DET Most Runs Allowed: 11 7/22/12 vs. TOR Longest Winning Streak: 8 games 4/28-6/16/10 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games 5/27-7/11/15 Thursday s Starter at Milwaukee RHP Jake Arrieta (11-6, 2.61) Jake will make his 21st start of the season and 11th on the road last time out, July 25 vs. Philadelphia, allowed three runs in 6.0 innings, all coming on a three-run homer by Ryan Howard in the third inning the Cubs were no-hit by Cole Hamels in the 5-0 setback has tossed seven consecutive quality starts, posting a 5-1 record and 1.37 ERA (8 ER/52.2 IP) in that stretch with 52 strikeouts and 10 walks. Holds a 2-3 record with a 3.22 ERA (13 ER/36.1 IP) in six starts against the Brewers faced the Brewers earlier this season, May 2 at Wrigley Field allowed four runs in 5.0 innings as the Cubs suffered a 6-1 setback in his only career outing at Miller Park, allowed one run in 7.0 innings in the Cubs 5-1 win, September 19, 2013. Has tossed 16 quality starts in 20 outings this season has allowed one run or fewer in 10 starts. Has fanned 141 batters while walking 31 in 134.2 innings this season lefties are hitting.192 (41-for-214), while righties are batting.231 (63-for-273).
#17 KRIS BRYANT-INF (.251, 14 HR, 59 RBI) Homestand:.150 (3-20), 2 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI, BB, SF Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (13), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 16; GW RBI- 9; 2-Out RBI- 27 Last HR: 7/27/15 vs. COL (John Axford) Career Bests: H- 3 (4x), last 6/13/15 vs. CIN; RBI- 6, 7/4/15 vs. MIA; R- 3, 6/13/15 vs. CIN Kris recorded his first career walkoff RBI Monday night, hitting a two-run homer in the ninth leads the team with 59 RBI and 52 walks leads all rookies with 53 runs scored, 59 RBI and a.357 OBP ranks in the top five among rookies in average (.251), hits (84), home runs (14), total bases (150), slugging (.449) and walks is batting.160 (12-for-75) in his last 20 games after batting.278 (72-for-259) in his first 70 contests was named N.L. Rookie of the Month for May. Went 2-for-4 with two homers, including a grand slam, and six RBI, July 4 vs. Miami was his second multi-homer game and second grand slam the six RBI were the most by a Cubs rookie since Anthony Rizzo, September 16, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh first Cubs rookie with two grand slams since Billy Williams in 1961. Has reached base safely in 32 of his last 36 home games batting.282 (44-for-156) with 11 homers in 45 home games compared to.225 (40-for-178) with three homers in 45 road contests. #13 STARLIN CASTRO-INF (.237, 5 HR, 42 RBI) Homestand:.188 (3-16), R, 2 RBI, BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (22): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (7), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 14; GW RBI- 9; 2-Out RBI- 7 Last HR: 6/12/15 vs. CIN (Johnny Cueto) Career Bests: H- 4 (10x), last 7/21/13 @ COL; RBI- 6, 5/7/10 @ CIN; R- 4, 9/12/11 @ CIN Ranks fifth in the majors with 42 RBI as a shortstop is 10-for-76 (.132) in his last 21 games legged out an RBI, game-winning infield single July 1 in the 11th to break a scoreless tie. June 14 vs. the Reds, recorded a walk-off RBI for the second-consecutive night, the third time this season and the sixth time in his career tied his season-high with three hits. Connected on a two-run homer June 12, his first at Wrigley Field since June 20, 2014 recorded his 900th career hit June 2 at Miami, becoming the youngest Cub player ever to reach the mark. #8 CHRIS COGHLAN-OF (.254, 11 HR, 24 RBI) Homestand:.273 (3-11), 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 SB Current Streak: 1 Game (1-2) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 4; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 7 Last HR: 7/28/15 vs. COL (Gonzalez Germen) Career Bests: H- 4 (9x), last 9/20/14 vs. LAD; RBI- 3 (13x), last 6/10/15 @ CIN; R- 4, 6/11/10 @ TB Chris hit his third-career pinch-hit homer last night in the seventh inning is batting.333 (10-for-30) in his last nine games after hitting.118 (2-for-17) in his previous seven games leads all N.L. left fielders with eight assists is batting.321 (18-for-56) with six RBI in close and late situations. May 19 recorded his fourth career multi-homer game, going 2-for-4 with two solo homers. #15 CHRIS DENORFIA-OF (.288, 1 HR, 14 RBI) Homestand:.214 (3-14), R, RBI Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (9): 2-hit (8), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 2; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 4 Last HR: 6/17/15 @ CLE (Ryan Webb) 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 is batting.179 (7-for-39) in his last 15 games after hitting.330 (33-for-100) in his first 39 games is 8-for-18 (.444) 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 (.243, 9 HR, 26 RBI) Homestand:.333 (5-15), 2B, HR, 4 R, RBI, 6 BB Current Streak: 3 Games (5-9) Multi-Hit Games (24): 2-hit (20), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 5; GW RBI- 3; 2-Out RBI- 7 Last HR: 7/26/15 vs. PHI (Aaron Nola) Career Bests: H- 4 (4x), last 6/9/13 vs. SD; RBI- 4 (4x), last 6/21/15 @MIN; R- 3 (12x), last 5/14/15 vs. NYM Dexter is batting.372 (16-for-43) with a.518 OBP in his last 12 contests since July 12 reached base in each of his last 12 games his OBP during that span ranks second in the majors (Votto,.661) has drawn 13 walks in his last 11 games after drawing 13 walks in his previous 44 games ranks 10th in the N.L. with a.333 average (27-for-81) against lefties is batting.217 (62-for-286) off righties. The Cubs are 50-39 when he hits leadoff, 32-16 when he scores a run and 11-2 when he scores at least two runs leads the team and is fourth in the N.L. with 62 runs leads the team with 16 stolen bases. May 26 vs. Washington, hit his second leadoff homer of the season and 11th of his career. #19 JONATHAN HERRERA INF (.250, 1 HR, 13 RBI) Homestand:.200 (1-5), R Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-2) 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 is 11-for-36 (.306) with three doubles and a homer in 16 games this month went 2-for-4 with a two-run single July 19 in Atlanta 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 22 games this season (15 2B, 7 3B). Had a five-game hitting streak, July 1-7, his longest stretch since a six-game streak from September 10-21, 2013. #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.279, 16 HR, 51 RBI) Homestand:.118 (2-17), BB, R, HBP Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (31): 2-hit (27), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 9; GW RBI- 7; 2-Out RBI- 16 Last HR: 7/7/15 vs. STL (Randy Choate) Career Bests: H- 4 (3x), last 4/9/14 vs. PIT; RBI- 6 (2x) last, 5/23/15 @ ARI; R- 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Named to his second-straight N.L. All-Star team is batting.118 (4-for-34) in his last nine games after hitting.333 (8-for-24) in his previous seven contests is ninth in the majors in OBP (.394) is tied for fourth in the N.L. with 25 doubles (Todd Frazier, 30) second in the majors with a.456 OBP against lefties has reached base safely in 77 of his last 87 games leads the league with 21 HBP, setting a franchise record for most HBP in a season since 1900. Leads the team in hits (100), doubles (25), total bases (177) and home runs (16) has stolen 14 bases this season (second on the team), more than doubling his previous career high of six (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). July 29, 2015 Page 3 CUBS VS. ROCKIES RHP EDDIE BUTLER Eddie Butler has not faced any Cubs batters in the majors. CUBS AT WRIGLEY FIELD Kris Bryant....282 156 44 11 32 Starlin Castro....274 1637 449 25 165 Chris Coghlan....259 359 93 9 33 Chris Denorfia....301 123 37 2 11 Dexter Fowler....228 202 46 4 13 Jonathan Herrera....231 78 18 0 2 Anthony Rizzo....279 909 254 39 122 David Ross....220 91 20 4 7 Addison Russell....239 134 32 3 13 Kyle Schwarber....091 11 1 0 0 Jorge Soler....266 199 53 4 23 Taylor Teagarden....167 12 2 0 1 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2015 Kris Bryant....600 5 3 2 12 Starlin Castro....308 13 4 0 8 Chris Coghlan....333 3 1 0 3 Chris Denorfia....167 6 1 0 4 Dexter Fowler....167 6 1 1 6 Jonathan Herrera....500 2 1 0 2 Anthony Rizzo....400 5 2 0 6 David Ross....400 5 2 0 4 Addison Russell....125 8 1 0 3 Kyle Schwarber....333 3 1 0 2 Jorge Soler....333 6 2 0 5 Taylor Teagarden....000 1 0 0 0 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Kris Bryant....600 5 3 2 12 Starlin Castro....262 61 16 0 40 Chris Coghlan....325 40 13 0 37 Chris Denorfia....359 39 14 0 37 Dexter Fowler....319 47 15 2 45 Jonathan Herrera....158 19 3 0 9 Anthony Rizzo....265 34 9 1 30 David Ross....218 55 12 2 45 Addison Russell....125 8 1 0 3 Kyle Schwarber....333 3 1 0 2 Jorge Soler....286 7 2 0 6 Taylor Teagarden....250 12 3 2 12 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2015 Kris Bryant... 1.000 1 1 0 2 Starlin Castro....000 1 0 0 0 Chris Coghlan....263 19 5 1 1 Chris Denorfia....444 18 8 0 0 Dexter Fowler....000 3 0 0 0 Jonathan Herrera....182 22 4 0 1 Anthony Rizzo....000 0 0 0 0 David Ross....111 9 1 0 1 Addison Russell... ---- 0 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....000 5 0 0 0 Jorge Soler....500 2 1 0 0 Taylor Teagarden....250 4 1 0 1 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Kris Bryant... 1.000 1 1 0 2 Starlin Castro....167 6 1 0 2 Chris Coghlan....247 77 19 3 8 Chris Denorfia....248 153 38 3 18 Dexter Fowler....245 53 13 2 4 Jonathan Herrera....233 86 20 0 5 Anthony Rizzo....111 9 1 0 1 David Ross....169 65 11 3 10 Addison Russell... ---- 0 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....000 5 0 0 0 Jorge Soler....500 2 1 0 0 Taylor Teagarden....200 10 2 0 2 #3 DAVID ROSS-C (.183, 1 HR, 5 RBI) Homestand:.200 (2-10), HR, R, RBI Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 1; GW RBI- 1; 2-Out RBI- 0 Last HR: 7/26/15 vs. PHI (Hector Neris) Career Bests: H- 4, 4/26/13 vs. HOU; RBI- 5 (2x), last 6/22/07 @ SEA; R- 3 (4x), last 4/26/13 vs. HOU David Sunday made his second professional pitching appearance, retiring the side in order in the ninth inning hit his first home run with the Cubs in the bottom of the frame becoming the first Cubs reliever since Carlos Marmol in 2006 to homer has reached base safely in eight of his last 11 games has made 27 starts this season, with the Cubs going 16-11 in those starts owns a 2.76 catcher s ERA was activated from the seven-day concussion disabled list, July 12. Has made two appearances on the mound this season, May 9 at Milwaukee and July 26 vs. Philadelphia, retiring all six batters faced. Eight of his 17 hits this season have been for extra bases in 2014, half of his 28 hits went for extra bases (seven doubles, seven homers), the highest rate on the team (min. 15 games).
#22 ADDISON RUSSELL-INF (.232, 6 HR, 25 RBI) Homestand:.167 (3-18), 2B, HR, R, 3 RBI Current Streak: 3 Games (3-11) Multi-Hit Games (12): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 5; GW RBI- 4; 2-Out RBI- 16 Last HR: 6/17/15 @ CLE (Shaun Marcum) Career Bests: H- 3, 5/26/15 vs. WSH; RBI- 3 (2x), last 6/17/15 @ CLE; R- 2 (2x), last 6/17/15 @ CLE Addison hit a two-run homer Sunday, his first longball since June 17 at Cleveland has seen 16 of his 25 RBI come with two outs has 18 doubles, tied for second-most among major league rookies (Odubel Herrera, 21) and second-most on the Cubs (Rizzo, 25) 24 of his 64 hits have gone for extra bases batting.239 (32-for-134) at home and.226 (33-for-146) on the road. Batting.270 (10-for-37) with four walks since the All-Star Break. Reached safely in 16-straight games, April 26-May 13, a stretch that started with a career-best 12- game hitting streak from April 26-May 9 (.326/14-for-43) was the longest hitting streak by a Cubs rookie since Mike Fontenot s 12-gamer in 2007 also had an eight-game hitting streak (.345/10- for-29) from June 9-17. #12 KYLE SCHWARBER-OF (.352, 3 HR, 11 RBI) Homestand:.100 (1-10), 2 R, 4 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-6) Multi-Hit Games (5): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (2) GA RBI- 2; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 0 Last HR: 7/21/15 @ CIN (Nate Adcock) Career Bests: H- 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI- 4, 7/21/15 @ CIN; R- 3, 6/17/15 @ CLE Kyle has reached base in 11 of his 12 starts reached base three times Sunday, going 1-for-2 with two walks 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 went 3-for-4 with a double July 17 in Atlanta after being recalled from Iowa earlier in the day was his first big league start at catcher. Had six hits in his first two starts and July 17 in Cleveland hit his first career homer, a game-tying two-run shot in the fifth inning off Danny Salazar also recorded his first career hit that night, finishing 4-for-5 with three runs and two RBI made his major league debut June 16 as a defensive replacement at catcher (0-for-1). Recorded his first 18 hits on the road, becoming the first Cubs player to do so since at least 1914. #68 JORGE SOLER-OF (.261, 5 HR, 28 RBI) Homestand:.350 (7-20), 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI Current Streak: 3 Games (4-12) Multi-Hit Games (20): 2-hit (17), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (1) GA RBI- 5; GW RBI- 1; 2-Out RBI- 13 Last HR: 7/19/15 @ ATL (Shelby Miller) Career Bests: H- 4, 4/20/15 @ PIT; RBI- 4, 4/13/15 vs. CIN; R- 3, 4/13/15 vs. CIN Jorge has hit safely in 14 of his last 19 games, including a three-hit effort Friday recorded a two-run double July 20 and slugged his fifth homer of the season July 19 in Atlanta, a solo shot was his first blast since May 29 vs. Kansas City has gone 20-for-79 (.253) with a homer, five doubles and nine RBI since being activated from the D.L. July 5 was placed on the disabled list June 3 with a left ankle sprain. Batting.260 (56-for-215) with all five homers and 21 RBI off righties and.264 (14-for-53) with seven RBI against lefties. Collected his second-career multi-homer game April 13 vs. Cincinnati and set single-game career highs in RBI (4) and runs scored (3) is the second Cub since 1914 with two multi-homer games in his first 30 career games (also Mandy Brooks in 1925). July 29, 2015 Page 4 CUBS HOME RUNS, 2015 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Kris Bryant (14)... 5 5 2 2 Starlin Castro (5)... 4 1 Chris Coghlan (11)... 7 3 1 Chris Denorfia (1)... 1 Dexter Fowler (9)... 7 1 1 Jonathan Herrera (1)... 1 Anthony Rizzo (16)... 10 5 1 David Ross (1)... 1 Addison Russell (6)... 4 2 Kyle Schwarber (3)... 1 2 Jorge Soler (5)... 1 4 Taylor Teagarden (0)... CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2015 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Kris Bryant (12)... 5 4 2 1 Starlin Castro (10).... 9 1 Chris Coghlan (6).... 5 1 Chris Denorfia (3)... 1 1 1 Dexter Fowler (4).... 3 1 Jonathan Herrera (3).... 2 1 Anthony Rizzo (13).... 10 2 1 David Ross (1)... 1 Addison Russell (2).... 2 Kyle Schwarber (5)... 4 1 Jorge Soler (7)... 6 1 Taylor Teagarden (0)... HOME RUNS IN 2015 2015 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (88)... 49 29 7 3 Opponents (83)... 51 20 10 1 #27 TAYLOR TEAGARDEN-C (.200, 0 HR, 2 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 2; GW RBI- 1; 2-Out RBI- 1 Last HR: 6/10/14 vs. MIL (Marco Estrada) Career Bests: H- 3 (3x), last 8/14/13 @ ARI; RBI- 5, 9/15/08 vs. DET; R- 3, 8/7/09 @ LAA Taylor recorded a game winning, two-out RBI single in the ninth inning off Aroldis Chapman, July 22 (gm. 2) made his Cubs debut July 7, going 1-for-2 with an RBI single in the fifth inning has a 1.59 catchers ERA in six games was selected July 4 from Triple-A Iowa. Is batting.294 (37-for-126) with four homers and 19 RBI in 43 games with Iowa. CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR:.. Dexter Fowler, 5/26/15 vs. Washington (Jordan Zimmermann) Walk-Off HR:... Kris Bryant, 7/27/15 vs. Colorado (John Axford) 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 (8):...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 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 (0):... N/A Pinch-Homers (2):... Welington Castillo, 4/15 vs. CIN; Chris Coghlan, 7/28 vs. COL Back-to-Back Homers (2):... Chris Coghlan and Mike Olt, 4/11 @ COL; Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, 5/11 vs. NYM 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 (2):... Dexter Fowler, 5/8 @ MIL & 5/26 vs. WSH Game-Ending, Walk-Off Homers (1):... Kris Bryant, 7/27 vs. COL CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Fowler 89 (50-39), Coghlan 5 (1-4), Denorfia 3 (0-3), Soler 1 (0-1), Castro 1 (1-0) 2 Rizzo 43 (24-19), Bryant 28 (14-14), Soler 15 (8-7), Schwarber 7 (2-5), Coghlan 4 (3-1), Fowler 1 (0-1), Castro 1 (1-0) 3 Rizzo 49 (25-24), Bryant 42 (21-21), Soler 7 (5-2), Montero 1 (1-0) 4 Montero 27 (12-15), Castro 20 (12-8), Bryant 18 (10-8), Soler 16 (8-8), Coghlan 9 (7-2), Lake 3 (1-2), Rizzo 5 (2-3), Fowler 1 (0-1) 5 Castro 34 (17-17), Montero 19 (11-8), Soler 13 (5-8), Coghlan 12 (8-4), Denorfia 13 (7-6), Castillo 2 (2-0), Lake 2 (1-1), Russell 1 (0-1), Olt 1 (0-1), Baxter 1 (1-0), Bryant 1 (0-1) 6 Castro 33 (18-15), Coghlan 22 (8-14), Soler 15 (10-5), Montero 5 (2-3), Lake 4 (1-3), Szczur 4 (3-1), Baxter 4 (3-1), Denorfia 5 (3-2), Schwarber 2 (2-0), Russell 2 (1-1), Castillo 1 (0-1), Olt 1 (0-1), Alcantara 1 (1-0) 7 Coghlan 22 (12-10), Ross 24 (14-10), Denorfia 12 (5-7), Szczur 5 (3-2), Castillo 5 (2-3), Castro 6 (2-4), Baxter 5 (3-2), Herrera 4 (2-2), Alcantara 4 (3-1), Lake 3 (1-2), Montero 3 (2-1), Teagarden 3 (2-1), Olt 1 (1-0), Russell 1 (0-1), Fowler 1 (0-1) 8 Hendricks 19 (10-9), Lester 18 (9-9), Arrieta 18 (10-8), Hammel 18 (8-10), Wood 7 (4-3), Wada 6 (4-2), Ross 3 (2-1), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Richard 2 (1-1), Beeler 3 (2-1), Denorfia 1 (1-0), Roach 1 (0-1) 9 Russell 77 (40-37), Herrera 18 (10-8), La Stella 2 (1-1), Alcantara 2 (1-1) C Montero 54 (28-26), Ross 27 (16-11), Castillo 8 (4-4), Schwarber 7 (2-5), Teagarden 3 (2-1) 1B Rizzo 98 (51-47), Baxter 1 (1-0) 2B Russell 77 (40-37), Herrera 15 (8-7), Alcantara 6 (4-2), La Stella 1 (0-1) 3B Bryant 87 (45-42), Herrera 7 (4-3), Olt 3 (1-2), La Stella 1 (1-0), Alcantara 1 (1-0) SS Castro 95 (51-44), Russell 4 (1-3) LF Coghlan 74 (39-35), Denorfia 14 (7-7), Szczur 6 (5-1), Lake 4 (1-3), Bryant 1 (0-1) CF Fowler 92 (50-42), Szczur 3 (1-2), Denorfia 3 (1-2), Bryant 1 (0-1) RF Soler 67 (36-31), Denorfia 16 (8-8), Lake 8 (3-5), Baxter 8 (5-3) P Lester 20 (10-10), Arrieta 20 (12-8), Hendricks 20 (10-10), Hammel 19 (8-11), Wood 7 (4-3), Wada 7 (5-2), Richard 2 (1-1), Beeler 3 (2-1), Roach 1 (0-1) DH Schwarber 5 (3-2), Montero 1 (0-1), Baxter 1 (1-0) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 42 36 56 39 50 35 35 32 37 18 380 OPP. 49 52 28 48 43 55 37 31 32 8 383 CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Castillo 0/1 0.0 % 0 0 5.91 (42 ER/64.0 IP) Montero 11/51 21.6 % 2 3 3.35 (188 ER/504.1 IP) Ross 9/38 23.7 % 4 2 2.76 (71 ER/231.1 IP) Schwarber 1/6 16.7% 0 1 6.09 (44 ER/65.0 IP) Teagarden 0/2 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 (20) Coghlan (8), Soler (4), Fowler (3), Denorfia (3), Lake (2)
Cubs Pitching JULY 29, 2015 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER BB SO Starting Pitchers 29-29 3.54 3 579.1 528 253 228 138 555 Relievers 23-18 3.45 23 318.1 285 130 122 124 300 Season Totals 52-47 3.51 3/23 897.2 813 383 350 262 855 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Justin Grimm 7/28 vs. COL 1.1,1,0,0,0,2 5/20/15 @ SD (3-2) 7/21/15 @ CIN (5-4) 7/27/15 vs. COL 2/3 33/20 19/6 Jason Motte 7/28 vs. COL 1.0,1,0,0,0,1 7/21/15 @ CIN (5-4, 13 inn) 7/22/15 @ CIN (6-5, 2) 6/4/15 @ WASH 6/8 46/34 19/4 Neil Ramirez 7/25 vs. PHI 1.0,1,0,0,0,0 4/12/15 @ COL (6-5) 6/15/14 @ PHI (3-0) 4/8/15 vs. STL 0/0 13/9 3/0 Hector Rondon 7/27 vs. COL-H 1.0,2,0,0,0,0 7/22/15 @ CIN (6-5) GM 2 6/20/15 @ MIN (4-1) 7/27/15 vs. COL 12/15 45/33 8/2 James Russell 7/28 vs. COL 0.2,0,0,0,0,1 5/12/13 @ WASH (2-1) 6/16/14 @ MIA (5-4) 7/7/15 vs. STL 0/2 37/27 23/2 Rafael Soriano 7/28 vs. COL 1.0,3,2,2,0,0 7/27/15 vs. COL (9-8) 9/21/14 @ MIA (2-1) 5/9/12 vs. TB 0/1 5/3 3/3 Pedro Strop 7/27 vs. COL-H 1.0,0,0,0,0,0 5/14/15 vs. NYM (6-5) 6/6/15 @ WASH (4-2) 7/27/15 vs. COL 2/4 48/39 16/6 Travis Wood 7/28 vs. COL 3.2,1,1,1,1,6 7/7/15 vs. STL (5-3, GM 2) 5/16/15 vs. PIT (4-1) N/A 1/1 23/19 11/3 2015 SEASON TOTALS 23/38 (.605) 339/245 (.723) 154/41 (.266) #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-3, 1.69 ERA, 2 SV, 6 HOLDS) CAREER: 14-15, 2 SV MOST IP, 2015: 1.2, 6/24 vs. LAD MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2-6/14/13 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 5/20/15 @ SD (3-2) LAST SV: 7/21/15 @ CIN (5-4) Has made 33 outings since he was activated from the 15-day D.L., May 6 has struck out 40 in his 26.1 innings was placed on the shelf, April 10, with right forearm inflammation made one rehab appearance with Iowa in Nashville (2 SO in 1.0 IP). Owns a 2.00 ERA (2 ER/9.0 IP) with 12 strikeouts in his last 11 appearances. Earned his second save July 21 in Cincinnati, a day after taking the loss when allowing a go-ahead homer to Jay Bruce in the sixth, erasing Chicago s 4-3 lead. Recorded his first big league save July 1 at the Mets, closing out Chicago s 2-0 win. #30 JASON MOTTE RHP (7-1, 3.40 ERA, 6 SV, 5 HOLDS) CAREER: 25-14, 60 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, 7/21 @ CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (11x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN LAST WIN: 7/21/15 @ CIN (5-4, 13 inn.) LAST SV: 7/22/15 @ CIN (6-5, GM 2) Has a 5.63 ERA (5 ER/8.0 IP) over his last nine relief appearances (two blown saves) has held opponent scoreless in 37 of 46 games overall. Blew his second save, July 27 vs. Rockies, allowing two runs in the ninth inning. July 21, earned his career-high seventh win after tossing a season-high 2.0 innings in Cincinnati, also matching his career high in innings. #54 NEIL RAMIREZ RHP (1-0, 3.12 ERA, 0 SV, 1 HOLD) CAREER: 4-3, 3 SV MOST IP, 2015: 1.0 (7x), last 7/25 vs. PHI MOST IP, CAREER: 1.2 5/13/14 @ STL LAST WIN: 4/12/15 @ COL (6-5) LAST SV: 6/15/14 @ PHI (3-0) Neil was activated from the disabled list on June 28 and tossed a scoreless eighth inning in St. Louis had been sidelined since April 17 with right shoulder inflammation in 13 outings, has walked five and struck out nine. Tossed a scoreless inning of relief in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Cincinnati, July 22. Posted the second-lowest ERA among rookie relievers with at least 50 appearances last season (1.44) fanned 53 batters in 43.2 innings. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (4-2, 1.84 ERA, 12 SV, 8 HOLDS) CAREER: 10-7, 41 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, 7/21 @ CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (15x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN LAST WIN: 7/22/15 @ CIN (6-5, GM 2) LAST SV: 6/20/15 @ MIN (4-1) Has a 0.51 ERA (1 ER/17.2 IP) in his last 18 games since June 14 has walked two, struck out 15 and held the opponent to a.140 average (8-for-57) in that stretch has converted 12 of 15 save changes and held the opponent scoreless in 39 of 45 outings has struck out 39 in 44.0 innings, walked just 10 and allowed two homers. Got the win in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Reds July 22, tossing a scoreless eighth. Pitched a season-high 2.0 innings Tuesday night for the first time since April 19, 2014 vs. Cincinnati also matched his career high. #40 JAMES RUSSELL-LHP (0-2, 2.92 ERA, 0 SV, 7 HOLDS) CAREER: 10-17, 3 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: 6/16/14 @ MIA (5-4) Was selected from Triple-A Iowa May 5 and has allowed nine runs (eight earned) in 24.2 innings covering 38 outings with the Cubs has stranded 21 of 23 inherited runners allowed two runs in July 26th s eighth inning (4 H). Is 11th on the club s all-time appearance list with 354 appearances. May 19 in San Diego, made his 324th appearance for the Cubs, surpassing Willie Hernandez for most by a southpaw in franchise history. #29 RAFAEL SORIANO-RHP (1-0, 7.71 ERA, 0 SV, 0 HOLDS) CAREER: 23-28, 207 SV MOST IP, 2015: 1.0 (4x), last 7/28 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 (2x), last 6/9/02 vs. CHI LAST WIN: 7/27/15 vs. COL (9-8) LAST SV: 9/21/14 @ MIA (2-1) Was selected from Triple-A Iowa July 19 after tossing seven scoreless minor league appearances between Iowa and Double-A Tennessee signed a minor league contract with the Cubs on June 9. Surrendered two runs on three hits in 1.0 inning of relief July 28 vs. Rockies. Suffered a blown save in July 27 s ninth inning (1.0 IP, ER, SO) earned his first win as a Cub when Kris Bryant hit a two-run, walk-off homer. Went 4-1 with 32 saves and a 3.19 ERA (22 ER/62.0 IP) in 64 relief appearances for the Nationals last season. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (1-5, 3.07 ERA, 2 SV, 14 HOLDS) CAREER: 12-17, 7 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, 5/10 @ MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (9x), last 5/10/15 @ MIL LAST WIN: 5/14/15 vs. NYM (6-5) LAST SV: 6/6/15 @ WASH (4-2) Holding opponents to a.154 average (23-for-149) has walked 21 and struck out 49 in 44.0 innings held the opponent scoreless in 39 of 48 outings June 6 picked up his second save of the season with a scoreless ninth in Washington, stranding a runner. Fanned a career-high tying four hitters in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Cincinnati, July 22. Took the loss July 17 in Atlanta, recording a setback in his second-straight outing July 8 vs. St. Louis after a two-out, two-run homer by Jhonny Peralta for the loss. #37 TRAVIS WOOD LHP (5-3, 4.40 ERA, 1 SV) CAREER: 39-51, 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 3.12 ERA (12 ER/34.2 IP) and gone 3-1 with a save in 23 relief appearances since transitioning from the starting rotation in mid-may has held opponents to a.202 average (25-for-124) and allowed just one homer in his 23 relief outings. Set career-highs in innings pitched (3.2) and strikeouts (six) as a reliever on July 28 vs. Colorado. Registered his third relief win (fourth career) of the year July 7 vs. St. Louis, tossing a scoreless eighth inning in Game 2 of the doubleheader. 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... 12, 5/9 @ MIL 7, 6/17 @ CLE (9th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 5 (2x), last 7/22 @ CIN-GM 2 (2nd) 18, 6/17 @ CLE... Most Hits... 17, 7/26 vs. PHI 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 4 (2x), last 6/17 @ CLE... Most Home Runs... 3 (6x), last 7/27 vs. COL 2 (6x), last 6/17 @ CLE (2nd)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2 (5x), last 7/27 vs. COL (9th) 5, 7/22 @ CIN (GM 2)... Most Doubles... 7, 7/25 vs. PHI 2, 4/11 @ COL... Most Triples... 3, 7/26 vs. PHI 7 (2x), last 6/17 @ CLE... Most Extra-Base Hits... 8 (2x), last 7/26 vs. PHI 9, 5/15 vs. PIT... Most BBs By Batters... 8 (2x), last 6/16 vs. CLE 16, 4/24 @ CIN... Most Ks By Pitchers... 18 (2x), last 7/21 @ CIN 5, 4/28 vs. PIT... Most Stolen Bases... 5, 6/14 vs. CIN 3 (2x), last 6/10 @ DET... 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: 6 games... 5/11-16 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games... 6/24-29 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 21 (CUBS 11, PIT 10)... 5/15 vs. PIT Most Hits, Both Clubs: 30 (CUBS 15, PIT 15)... 5/15 vs. PIT Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 6 (CUBS 4, MIL 2)... 5/8 @ MIL 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: 6... 5/21-26 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: 3... @ CIN (2), 4/24-26, vs. NYM (4), 5/11-14 & @ NYM (3), 6/30-7/2 BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, Bryant... 6/3-18 Most Runs Scored: 3 (6x), last Coghlan & Schwarber... 6/17 @ CLE Most Hits: 4 (3x), last Schwarber... 7/21 @ CIN Most Total Bases: 11, Schwarber... 7/21 @ CIN Most Extra-Base Hits: 3, Schwarber... 7/21 @ CIN Most Doubles: 2 (6x), last Bryant... 6/13 vs. CIN 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 (4x), last Baxter... 6/14 vs. CIN 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 6, 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: 11, Hammel... 6/1 @ MIA Reliever: 6, Wood... 7/28 vs. COL Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, Hammel... 6/18 @ CLE Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 22.1, Hendricks... 6/24-7/10 Reliever: 11.1, Strop... 9/28/14-5/3/15 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 17, Rondon... 8/12/14-4/12/15 Consecutive Batters Retired: 16, Arrieta... 4/20 @ PIT Most Runs Allowed: 7, Hendricks... 6/19 @ MIN Most Hits Allowed: 11, Hendricks... 6/19 @ MIN Most Homers Allowed: 3 (2x), Wood & Arrieta... 5/14 vs. NYM, 5/29 vs. KC 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: 21 High-Water Mark: 9 over (39-30 & 46-37) Losses after Leading: 17 Low-Water Mark: 1 under (1-2) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 18 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 3 (1-1, 2-2, 15-15) Walkoff Wins: 10 last, July 27 vs. COL
Cubs 2015 Day-By-Day Schedule/Results JULY 29, 2015 PAGE 6 GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATTENDANCE 1 4/5 STL L 0-3 Wainwright-LESTER (0-1)-Rosenthal 0-1 5th, -1.0 35,055 4/6 OFF DAY 4/7 STL POSTPONED RAIN (Make-up date 7/7) 0-1 T3rd, -1.0 2 4/8 STL W 2-0 ARRIETA (1-0)-Lynn-RONDON (1) 1-1 T2nd, -1.0 26,814 4/9 OFF DAY 3 4/10 @COL L 1-5 Bergman-WOOD (0-1) 1-2 T2nd, -2.5 49,303 4 4/11 @COL W 9-5 HAMMEL (1-0)-Kendrick 2-2 T2nd, -1.5 43,812 5 4/12 @COL W 6-5 RAMIREZ (1-0)-Hawkins-RONDON (2) 3-2 T2nd, -0.5 41,363 6 4/13 CIN W 7-6 (10) RONDON (1-0)-Parra 4-2 1st, +0.5 26,390 7 4/14 CIN L 2-3 DeSclafani-ARRIETA (1-1) 4-3 2nd, -0.5 27,525 8 4/15 CIN W 5-0 WOOD (1-1)-Marquis 5-3 1st, +0.5 29,205 4/16 OFF DAY 9 4/17 SD L 4-5 Shields (2-0)-SCHLITTER (0-1)-Kimbrel 5-4 2nd, -1.0 32,138 10 4/18 SD W 7-6 (11) ROSSCUP (1-0)-Kimbrel 6-4 2nd, -1.0 33,958 11 4/19 SD L 2-5 Cashner-LESTER (0-2)-Benoit 6-5 2nd, -2.0 29,113 12 4/20 @PIT W 5-2 ARRIETA (2-1)-Caminero 7-5 2nd, -1.5 11,777 13 4/21 @PIT W 9-8 JACKSON (1-0)-Melancon-RONDON (3) 8-5 2nd, -0.5 13,680 14 4/22 @PIT L 3-4 Worley-HAMMEL (1-1)-Watson 8-6 2nd, -1.5 15,101 15 4/23 @PIT L 4-5 Liz-SCHLITTER (0-2)-Melancon 8-7 2nd, -2.5 22,224 16 4/24 @CIN W 7-3 (11) MOTTE (1-0)-Badenhop 9-7 2nd, -2.5 39,891 4/25 @CIN POSTPONED RAIN (Make-up date 7/22) 9-7 T2nd, -3.0 17 4/26 @CIN W 5-2 ARRIETA (3-1)-DeSclafani-RONDON (4) 10-7 T2nd, -2.0 38,954 18 4/27 PIT W 4-0 HAMMEL (2-1)-Worley 11-7 2nd, -1.0 29,159 19 4/28 PIT W 6-2 WOOD (2-1)-Locke 12-7 2nd, -1.0 29,915 20 4/29 PIT L 1-8 Cole-HENDRICKS (0-1) 12-8 2nd, -2.0 30,634 4/30 OFF DAY 12-8 2nd, -2.5 21 5/1 MIL W 1-0 LESTER (1-2)-Peralta-RONDON (5) 13-8 2nd, -2.5 31,128 22 5/2 MIL L 1-6 Fiers-ARRIETA (3-2) 13-9 2nd, -3.5 34,878 23 5/3 MIL L 3-5 Smith-STROP (0-1)-Rodriguez 13-10 2nd, -4.5 33,398 24 5/4 @STL L 9-10 Socolovich-STROP (0-2)-Maness 13-11 2nd, -5.5 41,981 25 5/5 @STL L 4-7 Harris-JACKSON (0-1)-Rosenthal 13-12 2nd, -6.5 41,613 26 5/6 @STL W 6-5 LESTER (2-2)-Lynn-RONDON (6) 14-12 2nd, -5.5 42,207 27 5/7 @STL L 1-5 Lackey-ARRIETA (3-3)-Rosenthal 14-13 2nd, -5.5 44,472 28 5/8 @MIL W 7-6 HAMMEL (3-1)-Nelson 15-13 2nd, -6.5 38,283 29 5/9 @MIL L 4-12 Lohse-WOOD (2-2) 15-14 2nd, -6.5 39,600 30 5/10 @MIL L 2-3 (11) Blazek-MOTTE (1-1) 15-15 2nd, -6.5 41,467 31 5/11 NYM W 4-3 LESTER (3-2)-deGrom-RONDON (7) 16-15 2nd, -6.0 32,980 32 5/12 NYM W 6-1 ARRIETA (4-3)-Syndergaard 17-15 2nd, -6.0 31,542 33 5/13 NYM W 2-1 RONDON (2-0)-Torres, C. 18-15 2nd, -5.0 33,709 34 5/14 NYM W 6-5 STROP (1-2)-Niese-RONDON (8) 19-15 2nd, -5.0 31,496 35 5/15 PIT W 11-10 (12) JACKSON (2-1)-Liz 20-15 2nd, -4.0 33,617 36 5/16 PIT W 4-1 LESTER (4-2)-Cole-WOOD (1) 21-15 2nd, -3.0 38,883 37 5/17 PIT L 0-3 Burnett-ARRIETA (4-4)-Melancon 21-16 2nd, -4.0 36,289 5/18 OFF DAY 21-16 2nd, -3.5 38 5/19 @SD L 3-4 Benoit-RUSSELL (0-1)-Kimbrel 21-17 2nd, -4.5 25,917 39 5/20 @SD W 3-2 GRIMM (1-0)-Ross-RONDON (9) 22-17 2nd, -4.5 25,028 40 5/21 @SD W 3-0 HENDRICKS (1-1)-Despaigne 23-17 2nd, -3.5 30,021 41 5/22 @ARI L 4-5 (13) Delgado-ROSSCUP (1-1) 23-18 2nd, -3.5 34,498 42 5/23 @ARI W 9-6 MOTTE (2-1)-Burgos-STROP (1) 24-18 2nd, -2.5 30,502 43 5/24 @ARI L 3-4 Hellickson-HAMMEL (3-2)-Ziegler 24-19 2nd, -3.5 39,660 44 5/25 WSH L 1-2 Roark-GRIMM (1-1)-Storen 24-20 2nd, -4.5 38,463 45 5/26 WSH W 3-2 RONDON (3-0)-Grace 25-20 2nd, -4.5 30,440 46 5/27 WSH L 0-3 Scherzer-LESTER (4-3)-Storen 25-21 2nd, -5.5 34,215 5/28 OFF DAY 25-21 2nd, -5.5 47 5/29 KC L 4-8 Herrera-STROP (1-3) 25-22 2nd, -6.5 34,273 5/30 KC POSTPONED RAIN (Make-up date 9/28) 25-22 T2nd, -6.0 48 5/31 KC W 2-1 (11) ROSSCUP (2-1)-Madson 26-22 2nd, -6.0 37,766 49 6/1 @MIA W 5-1 HAMMEL (4-2)-Urena 27-22 2nd, -5.0 20,964 50 6/2 @MIA L 2-5 Hand-HENDRICKS (1-2)-Ramos 27-23 T2nd, -6.0 23,789 51 6/3 @MIA L 3-7 Haren-LESTER (4-4) 27-24 3rd, -7.0 22,962 52 6/4 @WSH W 2-1 ARRIETA (5-4)-Gonzalez-RONDON (10) 28-24 3rd, -7.0 35,465 53 6/5 @WSH L 5-7 Roark-WADA (0-1)-Storen 28-25 3rd, -8.0 36,124 54 6/6 @WSH W 4-2 HAMMEL (5-2)-Ross-STROP (2) 29-25 3rd, -7.0 38,214 55 6/7 @WSH W 6-3 HENDRICKS (2-2)-Z mann-motte (1) 30-25 3rd, -7.0 40,939 6/8 OFF DAY 30-25 T2nd, -6.5 56 6/9 @DET L 0-6 Sanchez-LESTER (4-5) 30-26 T2nd, -6.5 33,301 57 6/10 @DET W 12-3 ARRIETA (12-3)-Greene 31-26 T2nd, -6.5 33,397 58 6/11 CIN W 6-3 WOOD (3-2)-Lorenzen-RONDON (11) 32-26 2nd, -6.0 35,031 59 6/12 CIN L 4-5 (10) Hoover-RONDON (3-1)-Chapman 32-27 3rd, -7.0 40,016 60 6/13 CIN W 4-3 MOTTE (3-1)-Cingrani 33-27 3rd, -7.0 40,693 61 6/14 CIN W 2-1 (11) SCHLITTER (1-2)-Badenhop 34-27 3rd, -6.5 33,201 6/15 CLE POSTPONED RAIN (Make-up date 8/24) 34-27 3rd, -7.0 62 6/16 CLE L 0-6 Bauer-ARRIETA (6-5) 34-28 3rd, -8.0 35,914 63 6/17 @CLE W 17-0 WADA (1-1)-Marcum 35-28 3rd, -7.0 15,572 64 6/18 @CLE L 3-4 McAllister-WOOD (3-3)-Shaw 35-29 3rd, -7.0 15,891 65 6/19 @MIN L 2-7 Hughes-HENDRICKS (2-3) 35-30 3rd, -8.0 36,817 66 6/20 @MIN W 4-1 (10) MOTTE (4-1)-Boyer-RONDON (12) 36-30 3rd, -8.0 40,066 67 6/21 @MIN W 8-0 ARRIETA (7-5)-Gibson 37-30 3rd, -7.0 40,273 68 6/22 LAD W 4-2 WOOD (4-3)-Kershaw-MOTTE (2) 38-30 3rd, -6.5 35,147 69 6/23 LAD W 1-0 (10) MOTTE (5-1)-Peralta 39-30 3rd, -6.5 33,327 70 6/24 LAD L 2-5 Howell-HENDRICKS (2-4) 39-31 3rd, -7.5 36,653 71 6/25 LAD L 0-4 Frias-LESTER (0-4) 39-32 3rd, -8.5 41,498 72 6/26 @STL L 2-3(10) Maness-GRIMM (1-2) 39-33 3rd, -9.5 45,558 73 6/27 @STL L 1-8 WACHA-ROACH (0-1)-Villanueva 39-34 3rd, -10.5 46,407 74 6/28 @STL L 1-4 Martinez-HAMMEL (5-3)-Rosenthal 39-35 3rd, -11.5 45,384 6/29 OFF DAY 39-35 3rd, -11.5 75 6/30 @NYM W 1-0 HENDRICKS (3-4)-Niese-MOTTE (3) 40-35 3rd, -10.5 27,084 76 7/1 @NYM W 2-0 (11) MOTTE (6-1)-Torres-GRIMM (1) 41-35 3rd, -9.5 23,906 77 7/2 @NYM W 6-1 ARRIETA (8-5)-deGrom 42-35 3rd, -8.5 27,207 78 7/3 MIA L 1-2 Koehler-HAMMEL (5-4)-Ramos 42-36 3rd, -8.5 41,212 79 7/4 MIA W 7-2 RICHARD (1-0)-Cosart 43-36 3rd, -8.5 37,898 80 7/5 MIA W 2-0 HENDRICKS (4-0)-Latos-MOTTE (4) 44-36 3rd, -8.5 37,764 81 7/6 STL L 0-6 Lackey-LESTER (4-7) 44-37 3rd, -9.5 37,609 82 7/7 STL W 7-4 ARRIETA (9-5)-Lyons 45-37 3rd, -8.5 34,368 83 7/7 STL W 5-3 WOOD (5-3)-Maness-MOTTE (5) 46-37 3rd, -7.5 35,703 84 7/8 STL L 5-6 Socolovich-Strop (1-4)-Rosenthal 46-38 3rd, -8.5 37,993 7/9 OFF DAY 46-38 3rd, -9.0 85 7/10 CWS L 0-1 Petricka-RONDON (3-2)-Robertson 46-39 3rd, -9.0 41,580 86 7/11 CWS L 1-5 Sale-Lester (4-8) 46-40 3rd, -9.0 41,596 87 7/12 CWS W 3-1 ARRIETA (10-5)-Quintana 47-40 3rd, -8.0 41,688 All-Star Break 7/13-16 (Cincinnati) GM DATEOPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATTENDANCE 88 7/17 @ATL L 2-4 Vizcaino-STROP (1-5)-Johnson 47-41 3rd, -9.0 42,532 89 7/18 @ATL W 4-0 LESTER (5-8)-Banuelos 48-41 3rd, -9.0 45,758 90 7/19 @ATL W 4-1 ARRIETA (11-5)-Miller 49-41 3rd, -8.0 31,690 91 7/20 @CIN L 4-5 Matheus-GRIMM (1-3)-Chapman 49-42 3rd, -8.5 34,900 92 7/21 @CIN W 5-4 (13) MOTTE (7-1)-Adcock-GRIMM (2) 50-42 3rd, -8.5 36,845 93 7/22 @CIN L 1-9 LEAKE-HENDRICKS (4-5) 50-43 3rd, -9.0 35,093 94 7/22 @CIN W 6-5 RONDON (4-2)-Chapman-MOTTE (6) 51-43 3rd, -9.0 39,183 7/23 OFF DAY 51-43 3rd, -9.5 95 7/24 PHI L 3-5 (10) Giles-RUSSELL (0-2)-Papelbon 51-44 3rd, -10.5 41,230 96 7/25 PHI L 0-5 Hamels-ARRIETA (11-6) 51-45 3rd, -11.5 41,683 97 7/26 PHI L 5-11 Nola-HAMMEL (5-5) 51-46 3rd, -11.5 41,123 98 7/27 COL W 9-8 SORIANO (1-0)-Axford 52-46 3rd, -11.5 35,070 99 7/28 COL L 2-7 Flande-BEELER (0-1) 52-47 3rd, -11.5 36,747 100 7/29 COL 1:20 PM WGN 101 7/30 @MIL 7:10 PM CSN 102 7/31 @MIL 7:10 PM WGN 103 8/1 @MIL 6:10 PM ABC7 104 8/2 @MIL 1:10 PM ABC7 105 8/3 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 106 8/4 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 107 8/5 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 108 8/6 SF 7:05 PM CSN 109 8/7 SF 3:05 PM WGN 110 8/8 SF 3:05 PM ABC7 111 8/9 SF 1:20 PM CSN 8/10 OFF DAY 112 8/11 MIL 7:05 PM CSN 113 8/12 MIL 7:05 PM WGN 114 8/13 MIL 1:20 PM ABC7 115 8/14 @CWS 3:10 PM CSN 116 8/15 @CWS 6:10 PM ABC7 117 8/16 @CWS 1:10 PM CSN 8/17 OFF DAY 118 8/18 DET 7:05 PM ABC7 119 8/19 DET 7:05 PM WPWR 120 8/20 ATL 7:05 PM CSN 121 8/21 ATL 3:05 PM CSN 122 8/22 ATL 3:05 PM ABC7 123 8/23 ATL 1:20 PM WGN 124 8/24 CLE 1:05 PM WGN 125 8/25 @SF 9:15 PM WGN 126 8/26 @SF 9:15 PM CSN 127 8/27 @SF 2:45 PM CSN 128 8/28 @LAD 9:10 PM WGN 129 8/29 @LAD 8:10 PM WGN 130 8/30 @LAD TBD TBD 131 8/31 CIN 7:05 PM CSN 132 9/1 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 133 9/2 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 9/3 OFF DAY 134 9/4 ARI 1:20 PM CSN 135 9/5 ARI 1:20 PM CSN 136 9/6 ARI 1:20 PM WGN 137 9/7 @STL 1:15 PM WGN 138 9/8 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 139 9/9 @STL 12:45 PM CSN 140 9/10 @PHI 6:05 PM CSN 141 9/11 @PHI 6:05 PM CSN 142 9/12 @PHI 6:05 PM CSN 143 9/13 @PHI 12:35 PM WGN 9/14 OFF DAY 144 9/15 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 145 9/16 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 146 9/17 @PIT 11:35 AM WGN 147 9/18 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 148 9/19 STL 12:05 PM FOX 149 9/20 STL TBD TBD 150 9/21 MIL 7:05 PM CSN 151 9/22 MIL 7:05 PM CSN+ 152 9/23 MIL 7:05 PM CSN 9/24 OFF DAY 153 9/25 PIT 1:20 PM ABC7 154 9/26 PIT TBD TBD 155 9/27 PIT TBD TBD 156 9/28 KC 7:05 PM TBD 157 9/29 @CIN 6:10 PM CSN 158 9/30 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 159 10/1 @CIN 11:35 AM CSN 160 10/2 @MIL 7:10 PM CSN 161 10/3 @MIL 6:10 PM CSN 162 10/4 @MIL 2:10 PM WGN Wrigley Field Game Time Wind Trends BLOWING IN BLOWING OUT CROSSWIND OVERALL (N, E, NE) (S, W, SW) (SE, NW) No. Games 33 12 6 50 Cubs Record 17-16 5-7 4-2 26-24 Cubs Runs 99 40 22 161 Opponents Runs 109 55 20 184 Total Runs Scored 208 95 42 345 Avg/Game 6.3 7.9 7.0 6.9 Cubs Homers 18 15 6 39 Opp. Homers 26 20 0 46 Video Board Home Runs in 2015 The following is a breakdown of home runs that have hit the left field and right field video boards in 2015. Team Left Field Board Right Field Board Total Opponent 0 1 1 Cubs 1 0 1 Most Recent HR to hit LF Board: Kris Bryant, 5/26/15 vs. WAS (Aaron Barrett) Most Recent HR to hit RF Board: Denard Span, 5/25/15 vs. WAS (Tsuyoshi Wada) Sheffield and Waveland Home Runs in 2015 The following is a breakdown of home runs hit at Wrigley Field that landed on Sheffield Ave. (right field) and Waveland Ave. (left field) in 2015. Team Sheffield HR s Waveland HR s Total Opponent 0 0 0 Cubs 0 1 1 Most Recent HR to reach Sheffield: Anthony Rizzo, 8/19/14 vs. SF (Ryan Vogelsong) Most Recent HR to reach Waveland: Starlin Castro, 6/12/15 vs. CIN (Johnny Cueto) Team Challenges Won Lost CUBS 32 16 16 Opp. 19 12 7 2015 MLB INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES Most Recent Cubs Challenge: 7/27/15 vs. COL, T-4th inn. Two on, two out Charlie Blackmon attempts to steal third base and is ruled safe Cubs challenge safe call call overturned, Blackmon tagged out. Most Recent Opponent Challenge: 7/26/15 vs. PHI, B-4th inn. None on, one out Anthony Rizzo advances to first on a strikeout, wild pitch Phillies challenge that pitch hit Rizzo while swinging call overturned, Rizzo ruled out. CUBS EJECTIONS IN 2015 MGR Joe Maddon 4/17 vs. San Diego HP Sam Holbrook arguing balls & strikes MGR Joe Maddon 5/6 @ St. Louis HP D.J. Reyburn arguing balls & strikes C Miguel Montero 6/16 vs. Cleveland HP Phil Cuzzi arguing balls & strikes C David Ross 7/20 @ Cincinnati HP Paul Schrieber arguing balls & strikes MGR Joe Maddon 7/22 @ Cincinnati (gm. 1) HP Jim Reynolds arguing balk call