CUBS VS. BREWERS The Cubs and Brewers play 19 games spanning six series, starting with this four-game set at Miller Park the teams will play a four-game series at Wrigley Field, April 26-29 the Cubs have won the season series against Milwaukee for each of the past four seasons beginning in 2014 Chicago, 7-3 in Milwaukee last season, aims for a winning record at Miller Park in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2009 (5-4) and 2010 (6-3). 2018 Overall:... 1-1 At Wrigley Field:... 0-0 At Miller Park:... 1-1 2017 Overall:... 10-9 At Wrigley Field:... 3-6 At Miller Park:... 7-3 All-Time Since 1997:... 170-162 At Wrigley Field:... 86-78 At Miller Park (since 2001):... 77-73 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (1) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed LHP Drew Smyly 2/14 5/28 7 (Recovery from Tommy John surgery) 60-Day LOWEST BULLPEN ERA, 2018 1. Chicago Cubs... 0.84 (3 ER/32.1 IP) 2. New York Mets... 1.16 (3 ER/23.1 IP) 3. Atlanta Braves... 1.45 (5 ER/31.0 IP) 4. L.A. Angels... 1.91 (8 ER/37.2 IP) 5. Arizona D backs... 1.98 (6 ER/27.1 IP) MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Chicago Cubs... 295 2. Los Angeles Dodgers... 289 3. Cleveland Indians... 280 4. Washington Nationals... 279 5. Houston Astros... 277 MOST REGULAR SEASON ROAD VICTORIES SINCE THE START OF 2015 1. Chicago Cubs... 141 2. Cleveland Indians... 138 3. Washington Nationals... 136 4. St. Louis Cardinals... 135 5. Boston Red Sox... 131 LOWEST TEAM ERA SINCE START OF 2015 SEASON 1. Chicago Cubs... 3.48 2. Los Angeles Dodgers... 3.50 3. Cleveland Indians... 3.62 4. St. Louis Cardinals... 3.68 5. Washington Nationals... 3.69 MOST RBI IN N.L. SINCE START OF 2015 SEASON 1. Nolan Arenado, COL... 398 2. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI... 327 3. Anthony Rizzo, CHI... 322 4. Bryce Harper, WSH... 281 5. Kris Bryant, CHI... 279 MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE 2013 1. Giancarlo Stanton... 174 2. Anthony Rizzo... 151 3. Nolan Arenado... 149 4. Paul Goldschmidt... 148 5. Jay Bruce... 137 FOUR FROM 200 Anthony Rizzo has 196 doubles with Chicago, and aims to become just the 31st player in franchise history to reach 200 doubles. Chicago Cubs (3-4) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (5-3) April 7, 2018 Miller Park Game No. 8 Road Game No. 8 RHP Yu Darvish (0-0, 10.38) vs. RHP Zach Davies (0-1, 9.53) SATURDAY IN THE PARK: The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers this afternoon continue their weekend series after splitting the first two games of this four-game set this stay in Milwaukee (1-1) represents the third and final stop of this rainshortened, season-opening, nine-game, 11-day trip that started in Miami (2-2) and continued in Cincinnati (0-1). The Cubs have combined to score 26 runs in their three victories, but just five runs total in their four setbacks. Following this weekend, the Cubs on Monday will finally play their home opener when they welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates to Wrigley Field, the start of a 10-day, nine-game stay against Pittsburgh (three games), Atlanta (three games) and St. Louis (three games) YU GOT WHAT I NEED: Righthander Yu Darvish today makes his second start with the Cubs after signing a six-year deal with the club in February since arriving in the majors in 2012, he ranks first among all pitchers in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.03), and ranks fourth in both hits allowed per 9.0 innings (7.30) and opponent batting average against (.219). Darvish is the eighth Japanese-born player to appear for the Cubs and the fifth pitcher he joins right-handed pitchers Kyuji Fujikawa and Koji Uehara, lefthanded pitchers Hisanori Takahashi and Tsuyoshi Wada, infielder Munenori Kawasaki and outfielders Kosuke Fukudome and So Taguchi. THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD: The Cubs have begun a season with a three-city trip for the first time since 2000 when they started off with a pair of games against the New York Mets in Tokyo, Japan followed by three-game sets in St. Louis and Cincinnati the Cubs have started a season with a North American trip for the first time since 1988 (2 games in Atlanta, 3 games in Montreal, 3 games in St. Louis). Thanks to Tuesday s rainout, the trip has been shortened from 10 games to nine games but with guaranteed baseball the next two days, this nine-game jaunt will be franchise s longest to open a season since the 1899 Chicago Orphans played their first 12 games of that season on the road, a trip in which they went 7-5 at Louisville, Cincinnati and St. Louis. Since the start of the 2015 season, Chicago leads the majors with 141 road victories and a.566 road winning percentage (141-108). PENMANSHIP: The Cubs bullpen has thrown 32.1 innings in the first seven games to begin the season, posting a major league-best 0.84 ERA (3 ER/32.1 IP) and.491 OPS against, the lowest marks of any big league bullpen (the New York Mets are next closest with a 1.16 ERA and.500 OPS against) Chicago s 32.1 innings from its bullpen are eighth-most in the majors Miami s relievers lead with 40.1 innings while the Angels are second (37.2) and the Brewers are third (36.2). The last time the Cubs bullpen had a lower ERA through its first seven games with CUBS RECORD 2018 Overall:... 3-4 At Wrigley Field:... 0-0 On the Road:... 3-4 March/April:... 3-4 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,806-10,262 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):... 4,266-3,743 Leading Entering 6th:... 2-0 Tied Entering 6th:... 1-1 Trailing Entering 6th:... 0-3 Leading Entering 7th:... 3-0 Tied Entering 7th:... 0-2 Trailing Entering 7th:... 0-2 Leading Entering 8th:... 3-0 Tied Entering 8th:... 0-2 Trailing Entering 8th:... 0-2 Leading Entering 9th:... 2-0 Tied Entering 9th:... 1-2 Trailing Entering 9th:... 0-2 Scoring First:... 2-2 One-Run Games:... 0-3 Two-Run Games:... 0-0 Extra-Inning Games:... 1-1 Scoring Four or More:... 3-1 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 0-3 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 3-0 Hit Totals Equal:... 0-1 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 0-3 Hit at Least One HR:... 3-1 Hit Two or More HR:... 1-0 Playing Errorless Ball:... 2-1 Committing at Least One Error:... 1-3 an appearance in a season was 1945, when the bullpen posted a 0.72 ERA through its first seven games with an appearance and lowered to a 0.65 ERA through its first eight games with an appearance. The bullpen opened this year with a 15.2-scoreless innings streak through the 16th inning of March 30 s contest that is the longest scoreless innings streak by the Cubs bullpen to begin a campaign since 1990, when the relief corps strung together 20.0-scoreless thanks to Elias Sports Bureau. HE LL MANAGE: Joe Maddon, who managed his 2,000th major league game last Sunday in Miami, is seven games shy of reaching 500 regular season games as manager of the Cubs and will become the 13th of 54 full-time managers in franchise history to reach the mark. CUBS AT MILLER PARK: Chicago is 19-9 (.679) against the Brewers at Miller Park dating to July 30, 2015 prior to this stretch, the Cubs went 10-29 (.256) from April 9, 2011-May 10, 2015. The Cubs have scored at least one run in each of their last 34 games at Miller Park dating to Sept. 26, 2014 that s Chicago s secondlongest stretch here, as they recorded 38-straight games with a run scored from July 7, 2006-September 11, 2010 that included two games against the Astros at Miller Park, Sept. 14-15, 2008, played there due to Hurricane Ike. UPCOMING MILESTONES: Anthony Rizzo is three hits shy of 900 in his major league career and four doubles shy of 200 in his Cubs career Ben Zobrist is six hits away from 1,400 overall José Quintana is 10 strikeouts shy of 1,000 for his career. Kris Bryant Thursday recorded his 500th career hit in his 463rd career game, becoming the quickest player to start his major league career with the Cubs and reach the 500-hit mark since Starlin Castro did so in 421 games on Sept. 7, 2012 (Elias Sports Bureau). BRINGING THEIR WORK HOME: The Cubs return home on Monday for their 103rd Wrigley Field opener and their 143rd Chicago opener the Cubs are 54-47-1 in Wrigley Field openers and 80-60-2 in Chicago openers the Cubs will be the final team in baseball to enjoy their home opener in 2018. The Cubs will play the Pirates in their home opener for the first time since 2011, a 6-3 setback the Cubs also lost to the Pirates in their 2004 Wrigley Field opener (13-2) and their 2002 opener (2-1) the Cubs last beat the Pirates in a home opener 30 years ago by a 6-0 score on April 15, 1988. EARLY RETURNS: Kris Bryant is hitting.300 (9-for-30) with four runs, three doubles, a homer, five RBI and six walks to begin the season, reaching safely in all seven contests. Bryant on March 30 went 3-for-6 and belted his first homer of the year, a go ahead solo shot in the third the blast came in his sixth at-bat of the season, by far the quickest he s gone deep to start a campaign. Bryant last season first homered in his 40th at-bat in his 11th game played in 2016, his first blast came on his 32nd at-bat in his eighth game while his first homer in his N.L. Rookie of the Year 2015 season came here in Milwaukee in his 40th at-bat in his 11th game played. FREQUENT FLIER MILES: The Cubs are in the midst of a stretch that began two Sundays ago in which they will travel over 3,600 miles before playing a game in Chicago March 25, this sojourn started with a roughly 1,975-mile trip from Phoenix to Fort Myers for two exhibition games at the Red Sox Spring Training home. Chicago then bused from Fort Myers to Miami for that four-game series, and last Sunday night flew about 1,125 miles up to Cincinnati for two games, yet played just one on Monday after Tuesday s rainout, the Cubs that night headed about 250 miles to Chicago for a scheduled off day Wednesday before busing up to Milwaukee yesterday morning for four games (92 miles) the trek ends when the Cubs head back to Chicago for their April 9 home opener vs. Pittsburgh. While the Cubs have to endure this long travel stretch to begin the season, the team will actually travel the fifth-fewest miles among MLB teams in 2018 (24,032 miles) Cincinnati has the fewest to travel (20,738) while the Mariners have the longest way to go (40,783) credit to baseballsavant.com. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Sat., April 7 @MIL 3:05 p.m. ABC7 670 The Score RHP Yu Darvish (0-0, 10.38) vs. RHP Zach Davies (0-1, 9.53) Sun., April 8 @MIL 1:10 p.m. WGN 670 The Score LHP José Quintana (0-1, 9.00) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (0-0, 3.60)
April 7, 2018 Page 2 STARTING PITCHER #11 RHP Yu Darvish (0-0, 10.38) W L % ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP 2017 Texas 6 9.400 4.01 22 22 0 0 0 0 137.0 115 63 61 20 45 0 148 5 Los Angeles-N.L. 4 3.571 3.44 9 9 0 0 0 0 49.2 44 20 19 7 13 1 61 1 2018 CUBS 0 0.000 10.38 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 5 5 5 1 2 0 4 2 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 56 42.571 3.45 132 132 0 2 1 0 836.2 679 342 321 93 309 5 1025 31 Last Time Out Yu made his Cubs debut March 31 at Miami allowed a two-run homer in the first inning and three more runs in the fifth before departing took a no-decision in the Cubs 10-6, 10-inning victory. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 3/31 @MIA ND, 10-6 W (10) 4.1 5 5 5 2 4 102-59 5-5, 2 on 2018 Splits and Season Notes W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Home 0-0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Road 0-0 10.38 1 1 4.1 5 5 5 1 2 4 AVG vs. LHB:.400 (2-for-5) / AVG vs. RHB:.250 (3-for-12) Yu made five Spring Training starts, going 3-0 with a 2.79 ERA (6 ER/19.1 IP) pitched a Spring-high 6.0 innings, March 21 at Texas fanned 20 batters, while walking just five allowing two or fewer runs in all five starts. Made his Cubs debut, March 31 at Miami allowed a two-run homer in the first and three more runs in the fifth inning before departing. 2017 Season Yu made 31 starts between the Rangers and Dodgers, his most games started since a career-high 32 games in 2013... went a combined 10-12 with a 3.86 ERA (80 ER/186.2 IP) and 209 strikeouts, his third season with at least 200 strikeouts. Limited righties to a.194 average, the seventh-lowest mark in the majors... overall held opponents to a.228 average, the 13th-best mark in the majors. Acquired by the Dodgers at the July 31 trade deadline in a four-player trade with the Texas Rangers went 4-3 in nine starts with Los Angeles, posting a 3.44 ERA (19 ER/49.2 IP) and struck out 61 batters against 13 walks held hitters to a.235 average and posted a 1.15 WHIP. In 15 starts on the road, he went 6-4 with a 2.44 ERA (25 ER/92.1 IP) and struck out 105 batters against just 28 walks. Selected to the A.L. All-Star team for the fourth time in his career. Went 2-2 with a 6.14 ERA (10 ER/14.2 IP) in four postseason starts... was 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA (2 ER/11.1 IP) in his first two postseason outings, including collecting the win in NLCS Game Three at Wrigley Field (6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER)... however, he allowed eight earned runs in 3.1 IP in two World Series starts. Career vs. Milwaukee W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017/Career 0-1 5.40 1 1 5.0 6 3 3 1 3 7 Last Outing: 8/27/17 vs. MIL (L, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 SO) Yu today makes his first-career start at Miller Park has faced Milwaukee just once, August 27 of last season at Dodger Stadium took the loss in the Dodgers 3-2 setback. vs. Brewers Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Arcia (.000-2-0-0-0) Santana (.500-2-1-0-1) Villar (.000-6-0-0-0) Bandy (.000-2-0-0-0) Shaw (.333-3-1-0-1) Vogt (.269-26-7-0-3) Cain (.111-9-1-0-0) Sogard (.313-16-5-0-1) Yelich (.400-5-2-1-1) Perez (.500-2-1-1-1) Thames (.167-6-1-0-0) Career Notes A four-time All-Star, Yu signed a six-year contract with the Cubs in February of this year is the eighth Japanese-born player in Cubs history, and the fifth pitcher. Ranked among A.L. Cy Young Award vote-getters in both 2012 (ninth) and 2013 (second)... was named Rangers Pitcher of the Year in 2013 and 2014. Entering 2018, he ranked first among all pitchers in strikeouts per nine innings (11.04) since the 2012 season... ranked fourth in hits allowed per nine innings (7.29) and opponents batting average (.219) during that span. Set a major league record with 812 strikeouts in his first 100-career starts... also became the fastest pitcher to 1,000 strikeouts by games pitched (128 games). Missed the entire 2015 season and the beginning of 2016 after undergoing Tommy John Surgery in March of 2015... surgery was performed by Dr. James Andrews. Had a seven-year career with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japanese Pacific League in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2005-11 was a two-time Pacific League Most Valuable Player (2007, 2009). 2018 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 3/6 LAD W, 9-5 2.0 0 1 1 2 4 --- --- 3/11 @OAK ND, 7-2 L 3.1 4 2 2 1 5 --- --- 3/16 @CWS W, 6-3 5.0 3 1 1 1 4 --- --- 3/21 @TEX W, 5-1 6.0 3 1 1 0 7 --- --- 3/26 @BOS ND, 4-2 L 3.0 4 2 1 1 0 --- --- SPRING TRAINING: 3-0, 2.79 ERA (5 GS) 19.1 14 7 6 5 20 --- --- 1. 3/31 @MIA ND, 10-6 W (10) 4.1 5 5 5 2 4 102-59 5-5, 2 on Cubs debut At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2018.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career.125 32 1 4 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 21 0 0 LAST HIT: 9/2/17 @ SD (single off Jordan Lyles) at-bats since then 8 HOME RUNS: 1 8/24/16 at Cincinnati (Tim Adleman) MOST HITS: 1 (4x) last, 9/2/17 at San Diego MOST RBI: 1 8/24/16 at Cincinnati Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 9/25/17 vs. SD, 9-3 (7.0,2,1,1,0,9) Last Loss: 9/8/17 vs. COL, 5-4 (4.1,5,5,5,2,6) Last Complete Game: 7/23/14 @ NYY, 2-1 L (4.1,5,2,2,0,5) *Rain-Shortened Last Shutout: 6/11/14 vs. MIA, 6-0 (9.0,6,0,0,3,10) Most Strikeouts: 15 8/12/13 at HOU also has four 14-K games, five 12-K games, 10 11-K games and 14 10-K games (34 total double-digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 11 (2x) last, 7/4/17 vs. BOS Most Runs Allowed: 10 7/26/17 vs. MIA Longest Winning Streak: 6 games 8/28/12-4/7/13 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games 6/18-7/26/17 Sunday s Starter at Milwaukee LHP José Quintana (0-1, 9.00) José makes his second start of the season tomorrow took the loss in his season debut last Sunday at Miami allowed six runs on six hits in 6.0 innings he went 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA (5 ER/18.1 IP) in five Spring Training starts. In 2017, he began the season with the White Sox before being traded to the Cubs during the All-Star Break... after joining the Cubs he went 7-3 with a 3.74 ERA (35 ER/84.1 IP) and a complete game shutout in 14 starts led all Cubs starters after the All-Star Break in strikeouts (98), opponents average (.228), strikeouts per nine innings (10.46) and WHIP (1.10). Since the start of the 2013 season, José ranks in the top 10 among all left-handed pitchers in games started (2nd, 162), innings pitched (3rd, 1,009.1), strikeouts (7th, 909) and wins (10th, 51). Has gone 2-1 with a 0.90 ERA (3 ER/30.0 IP) in four-career starts against the Brewers, including a complete game shutout at Miller Park in his last outing (September 24, 2017) allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out 10 batters in that outing.
CUBS HITTERS April 7, 2018 Page 3 #5 OF ALBERT ALMORA JR..176, 0 HR, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP:.176 (3-17), 3B, RBI, 3 R, BB 2 G (2-10) 0 G 0 G 0 G 0/0/1 0/0 10/1/17 vs. CIN 0/0 SEASON BESTS: H 1 (3x), last 4/5 @ MIL; RBI 1, 4/5 @ MIL; R 2, 4/5 @ MIL CAREER BESTS: H 3 (5x), last 9/16/17 vs. STL; RBI 6, 9/13/17 vs. NYM; R 2 (7x), last 4/5/18 @ MIL Albert went 1-for-5 with an RBI triple and a pair of runs scored Thursday night batted.164 (9-for-55) with three doubles, two homers and eight RBI in 19 Spring Training contests is on his second-straight Opening Day roster batted.298 (89-for-299) in his first full season with the Cubs last year, including a.342 mark (38-for-111) against lefties closed the 2017 season batting.343 (47-for-137) with five homers and 31 RBI in his final 64 games. Was a first round selection of the Cubs in the 2012 MLB Draft (sixth overall). #9 INF JAVIER BÁEZ.174, 0 HR, 4 RBI ROAD TRIP:.174 (4-23), 2 3B, 2B, 4 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB, HBP 3 G (3-8) 0 G 0 G 0 G 1/1/2 0/1 (last 5/8/16 HR vs. WSH) 9/25/17 @ STL 0/1 SEASON BESTS: H 1 (4x), last 4/6 @ MIL; RBI 2, 4/5 @ MIL; R 2, 4/5 @ MIL CAREER BESTS: H 4 (4x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3 (3x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Javy recorded his second triple of the season last night in his seventh game, already matching his 2017 single-season career high of two triples (in 145 games) went 1-for-1 with a two-run single and his first three-walk game Thursday in Milwaukee has reached safely in five of seven games Monday was 1-for-3 with a triple batted.257 (9-for-35) with three doubles and a triple in 14 Spring Training contests is on his second-straight Opening Day roster and enters his third full season in the majors (started 2016 on the D.L.) set career-high marks with 24 doubles, 23 homers and 75 RBI in 145 games last season has made at least 120 starts at both shortstop and second base in his career. Was a first round selection of the Cubs in the 2011 MLB Draft (ninth overall). #17 INF KRIS BRYANT.300, 1 HR, 5 RBI ROAD TRIP:.346 (9-30), HR, 3 3B, 5 RBI, 6 BB, 4 R Hitless 1 G (0-4) 3 G 1 G 0 G 1/0/3 0/2 (last 8/24/15 HR vs. CLE) 3/30/18 @ MIA 0/10 SEASON BESTS: H 3, 3/30 @ MIA; RBI 3, 3/31 @ MIA; R 2, 3/29 @ MIA CAREER BESTS: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last 6/27/16 @ CIN; R 4 (6x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Kris has reached safely in all seven games, hitting safely in five was 0-for-3 with a walk Monday doubled in each of his first three games to start the season, the first Cubs to do so since Moises Alou in 2003 March 30 belted his first homer of the season, a go-ahead solo shot in the third inning batted.366 (15-for-41) with two doubles, one triple and a homer in 18 Spring Training contests is on his third-straight Opening Day roster posted a 6.7 WAR (Fangraphs) last season, the third-highest mark in the N.L. led the club with a.409 OBP,.537 slugging and.946 OPS his 94-career homers through 2017 were the most ever by a Cub in his first three major league seasons. Was a first round selection of the Cubs in the 2013 MLB Draft (second overall). #7 C VICTOR CARATINI.091, 0 HR, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP:.091 (1-11), RBI, R, BB 1 G (1-4) 0 G 0 G 0 G 0/0/1 0/0 7/30/17 @ MIL 0/0 SEASON BESTS: H 1, 4/6 @ MIL; RBI 1, 4/6 @ MIL; R 1, 3/31 @MIA CAREER BESTS: H 3 (2x), last 8/18/17 vs. TOR; RBI 1 (3x), last 4/6/18 @ MIL; R 1 (7x), last 3/31/18 @ MIA Victor notched an RBI single last night as the starting first baseman made his first start of the season behind the dish Sunday in Miami (0-for- 4) batted.244 (10-for-41) with two doubles, one homer and five RBI in 20 Spring Training games is on his first Opening Day roster after making his major league debut in June of last season was named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Year in 2017 after batting.342 with 61 RBI in 83 games with Iowa ranked as the fourth-best prospect in the organization by Baseball America entering 2018. Was a second round pick by the Braves in 2013 acquired by the Cubs in a trade deadline deal in 2014. #40 C WILLSON CONTRERAS.286, 0 HR, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP:.280 (8-28), 2 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 3 R, HBP 2 G (4-7) 2 G 1 G 0 G 1/1/1 0/0 8/6/17 vs. WSH 0/3 SEASON BESTS: H 3, 4/5 @ MIL; RBI 1, 3/29 @ MIA; R 1 (3x), last 4/6 @ MIL CAREER BESTS: H 4, 7/16/17 @ BAL; RBI 6, 8/3/17 vs. ARI; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson went 3-for-4 with a double, walk and run scored Thursday in Milwaukee was 0-for-4 Monday to end a stretch of nine games reaching safely dating to Sept. 23 of last year on Opening Day delivered a game-winning two-out RBI double in the fourth inning batted.308 (12-for- 39) with three doubles, four homers and eight RBI in 13 Spring Training contests is on his second-straight Opening Day roster hit a threerun homer on Opening Day last season in St. Louis had a breakout season in 2017, ranking second among all N.L. catchers with 21 homers and 74 RBI became the second Cubs catcher in the last 20 seasons to reach 20 homers in a campaign hit 33 homers in his first 175-career games, the most-ever by a Venezuelan-born major league player. Is in his ninth season in the organization since signing as a non-drafted free agent in July of 2009. #8 INF/OF IAN HAPP.174, 1 HR, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP:.174 (4-23), HR, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB 2 G (2-9) 0 G 0 G 0 G 1/0/0 0/0 3/29/18 @ FLA 0/3 SEASON BESTS: H 1 (4x), last 4/6 @ MIL; RBI 1, 3/29 @ MIA; R 1 (3x), last 4/5 @ MIL CAREER BESTS: H 4, 6/22/17 @ MIA; RBI 4 (4x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT; R 2 (12x), last 9/29/17 vs. CIN Ian on Opening Day delivered a leadoff homer, becoming the first Cub to do so since Alfonso Soriano in 2009 went deep on the game s very first pitch in the first game of MLB s season, the first to turn that trick since Dwight Evans in 1986 batted.321 (17-for-53) with three doubles, one triple, seven homers and 12 RBI in 19 Spring Training contests hit five leadoff homers in Cactus League play is on his first Opening Day roster after making his major league debut in May of last season hit 24 homers in his debut season, the second-most homers ever by a switchhitting N.L. rookie and the third-most by a rookie in Cubs franchise history became the fastest player in club history to hit 20 homers. Was a first round selection of the Cubs in the 2015 MLB Draft (ninth overall). #22 OF JASON HEYWARD.227, 1 HR, 4 RBI ROAD TRIP:.227 (5-22), HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB Hitless 1 G (0-4) 1 G 0 G 0 G 1/0/1 0/4 (last 9/4/16 1B vs. SF) 4/5/18 @ MIL 0/6 SEASON BESTS: H 2, 3/31 @ MIA; RBI 2, 4/5 @ MIL; R 2, 3/31 @ MIA CAREER BESTS: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (9x), last 9/14/17 vs. NYM; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHC Jason on Thursday connected for his first home run of the season, a two-run shot in the ninth inning Sunday was 1-for-4 after going 2-for-4 with two runs and a go-ahead RBI the day before on Opening Day drew a bases-loaded walk, doubled and scored a run batted.191 (9-for- 47) with three doubles and a homer in 19 Spring Training contests is in his third season with the Cubs and his ninth major league season overall, making the playoffs in six of his first eight campaigns won his fourth-straight Gold Glove Award in 2017 (fifth overall) posted a.259/.326/.389 slashline in 2017 after posting a.230/.306/.325 slashline in 2016. Was a first round selection of the Braves in the 2007 MLB Draft (14th overall). #2 INF TOMMY LA STELLA.500, 0 HR, 2 RBI ROAD TRIP:.500 (3-6), 2 2B, 2 RBI 1 G (1-1) 0 G 0 G 0 G 0/0/2 0/0 8/26/17 @ PHI 0/1 SEASON BESTS: H 1 (3x), last 4/6 @ MIL; RBI 2, 3/29 @ MIA; R N/A CAREER BESTS: H 3 (10x), last 8/26/17 @ PHI; RBI 4, 8/26/17 @ PHI; R 3, 4/24/16 @ CIN Tommy is 3-for-6 as a pinch-hitter thus far on Opening Day hit a two-run pinch-double with two outs in the seventh. batted.280 (14-for- 50) with three doubles and six RBI in 19 Spring Training contests is on the Cubs Opening Day roster for the fourth-straight season, one of only two Cubs position players to accomplish that feat (also, Rizzo) posted a.288 average (36-for-125) and.389 OBP in 73 games with the Cubs last season had a.488 OBP as a pinch-hitter in 2017, reaching base in 21-of-44 pinch-hit plate appearances. Was an eighth round selection of the Braves in the 2011 MLB Draft. VS. RHP ZACH DAVIES Almora Jr..286 7 2 0 0 Báez.313 16 5 0 0 Bryant.393 28 11 1 5 Caratini.333 3 1 1 1 Contreras.235 17 4 1 3 Happ.200 5 1 0 0 Heyward.105 19 2 0 2 La Stella.400 10 4 0 0 Rizzo.286 21 6 0 2 Russell.278 18 5 0 4 Schwarber.250 12 3 2 2 Zobrist.091 11 1 0 1 AT MILLER PARK Almora Jr..308 26 8 0 3 Báez.234 64 15 1 10 Bryant.283 113 32 4 18 Caratini.250 8 2 1 2 Contreras.204 54 11 0 3 Happ.333 15 5 0 1 Heyward.201 164 33 8 22 La Stella.360 25 9 0 3 Rizzo.263 194 51 13 41 Russell.245 110 27 1 10 Schwarber.170 53 9 3 4 Zobrist.284 81 23 3 10 BASES LOADED, 2018 Almora Jr..000 0 0 0 0 Báez.000 0 0 0 1 Bryant 1.000 1 1 0 3 Caratini.000 1 0 0 0 Contreras.000 0 0 0 0 Happ.000 0 0 0 0 Heyward.000 1 0 0 2 La Stella.000 0 0 0 0 Rizzo.500 2 1 0 2 Russell.000 0 0 0 0 Schwarber.000 0 0 0 0 Zobrist.000 0 0 0 0 BASES LOADED, CAREER Almora Jr..556 9 5 0 12 Báez.200 20 4 3 19 Bryant.194 36 7 3 30 Caratini.000 3 0 0 0 Contreras.474 19 9 1 23 Happ.444 9 4 1 10 Heyward.230 87 20 2 59 La Stella.438 16 7 0 24 Rizzo.329 76 25 3 77 Russell.283 46 13 1 36 Schwarber.286 14 4 1 11 Zobrist.298 104 31 6 107 PINCH HITTING, 2018 Almora Jr..000 0 0 0 0 Báez.000 0 0 0 0 Bryant.000 0 0 0 0 Caratini.000 1 0 0 0 Contreras.000 0 0 0 0 Happ 1.000 1 1 0 0 Heyward.000 0 0 0 0 La Stella.500 6 3 0 2 Rizzo.000 0 0 0 0 Russell.000 0 0 0 0 Schwarber.000 1 0 0 0 Zobrist.000 1 0 0 0 PINCH HITTING, CAREER Almora Jr..294 51 15 0 10 Báez.194 31 6 0 0 Bryant.250 4 1 0 2 Caratini.077 13 1 0 0 Contreras.125 16 2 1 4 Happ.250 16 4 1 3 Heyward.269 26 7 0 4 La Stella.264 87 23 0 13 Rizzo.083 12 1 0 1 Russell.353 17 6 1 3 Schwarber.083 24 2 1 1 Zobrist.200 60 12 4 13
April 6, 2018 Page 4 CUBS HITTERS #44 INF ANTHONY RIZZO.107, 1 HR, 3 RBI ROAD TRIP:.107 (3-28), HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, 2 HBP Hitless 2 G (0-8) 0 G 0 G 0 G 1/0/2 0/6 (last 4/10/17 1B vs. LAD) 3/29/18 @ MIA 0/16 SEASON BESTS: H 1 (3x), last 4/1 @ MIA; RBI 2, 3/31 @ MIA; R 2, 3/29 @ MIA CAREER BESTS: H 4 (8x), last 8/22/16 @ SD; RBI 6 (3x), last 4/7/16 @ ARI ; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony missed last night s game due to lower back tightness is day-to-day March 31 delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth on Opening Day belted a solo homer and scored two runs batted.354 (17-for-48) with three doubles, three homers and 10 RBI in 20 Spring Training contests is the longest-tenured Cubs position player, appearing on his sixth-straight Cubs Opening Day roster is the first Cubs player with at least six-straight Opening Day starts at 1B since Derrek Lee (2004-10) named the recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award in 2017 has appeared in at least 140 games in five-straight seasons. Entered 2018 with 612 games played since 2014, tied for the second-most in the N.L. #27 INF ADDISON RUSSELL.308, 0 HR, 2 RBI ROAD TRIP:.308 (8-26), 3 2B, R2 BI, 3 R, 5 BB, HBP 2 G (3-8) 3 G 0 G 0 G 1/0/2 0/2 (last 4/19/17 HR vs. MIL) 9/27/17 @ STL 0/3 SEASON BESTS: H 2 (3x), last 4/5 @ MIL; RBI 1 (2x), last 4/6 @ MIL; R 1 (3x), 4/6 @ MIL CAREER BESTS: H 4 (3x), last 7/19/17 @ ATL; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/19/17 vs. MIL; R 3 (5x), last 7/15/17 @ BAL Addison has walked four times and has three multi-hit games, including Thursday when he was 2-for-5 with a double, RBI and run on Opening Day reached safely four times, going 2-for-3 with a run, walk and hit by pitch batted.326 (14-for-43) with a double, two homers and 10 RBI in 18 Spring Training contests is on his third-straight Opening Day roster appeared in 110 games in 2017, missing over a month of action with a foot injury closed the 2017 season on a high note, batting.274 after the All-Star Break, compared to.226 prior to the Break. Was a first round pick of the Athletics in the 2012 MLB Draft (11th overall). #12 OF KYLE SCHWARBER.227, 2 HR, 3 RBI ROAD TRIP:.227 (5-22), 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 2B, 4 R, 4 BB Hitless 3 G (0-7) 2 G 0 G 0 G 0/0/0 0/0 3/31/18 @ MIA 0/5 SEASON BESTS: H 2 (2x), last 4/1 @ MIA; RBI 2, 3/31 @ MIA; R 2, 3/31 @ MIA CAREER BESTS: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (6x), last 9/30/17 vs. CIN; R 3 (4x), last 9/11/15 @ PHI Kyle has reached safely in five of seven games played walked twice Monday recorded an extra-base hit in three of his first four contests was 2-for-4 with a double Sunday hit a game-tying two-run homer in March 31 s second inning on Opening Day hit a solo homer batted.340 (18-for-53) with three doubles, one triple, four homers and six RBI in 21 Spring Training contests is on his third-straight Opening Day roster after missing most of the 2016 season with a knee injury, he returned last season and hit 30 home runs, becoming just the second Cubs lefty to reach the 30-homer plateau in his age 24-or-younger season posted a.922 OPS beginning July 27 of last season, the second-best mark on the Cubs (Bryant,.992). Was a first round pick of the Cubs in the 2014 MLB Draft (fourth overall). HOME RUNS, 2018 Batter Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Almora Jr. (0) 0 0 0 0 Báez (0) 0 0 0 0 Bryant (1) 1 0 0 0 Caratini (0) 0 0 0 0 Contreras (0) 0 0 0 0 Happ (1) 1 0 0 0 Heyward (1) 0 1 0 0 La Stella (0) 0 0 0 0 Rizzo (1) 1 0 0 0 Russell (0) 0 0 0 0 Schwarber (2) 1 1 0 0 Zobrist (0) 0 0 0 0 Cubs (6) 4 2 0 0 Opponents (3) 0 3 0 0 MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2018 Batter 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+ Almora Jr. (0) 0 0 0 0 Báez (1) 1 0 0 0 Bryant (1) 0 1 0 0 Caratini (0) 0 0 0 0 Contreras (0) 0 0 0 0 Happ (0) 0 0 0 0 Heyward (1) 1 0 0 0 La Stella (1) 1 0 0 0 Rizzo (1) 1 0 0 0 Russell (0) 0 0 0 0 Schwarber (1) 1 0 0 0 Zobrist (0) 0 0 0 #18 INF/OF BEN ZOBRIST.300, 0 HR, 1 RBI ROAD TRIP:.375 (6-20), 2B, RBI, 3 BB Hitless 1 G (0-4) 2 G 1 G 0 G 1/1/0 0/5 (last, 9/15/14 1B vs. NYY) 9/26/17 @ STL 0/7 SEASON BESTS: H 3, 3/30 @ MIA; RBI 1, 3/31 @ MIA; R N/A CAREER BESTS: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, 4/28/11 @ MIN; R 4 (5x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Ben went 2-for-5 Thursday in Milwaukee March 30 made his first start of the season and delivered three hits, including a double batted.206 (7-for-34) with two doubles and a homer in 13 Spring Training contests is in his third season with the Cubs a three-time All-Star and two-time World Champion, he has appeared at every defensive position save for pitcher and catcher appeared in 128 games last season, batting.249 (56-for-225) after the All-Star Break, compared to.214 (45-for-210) prior to the Break. Since the start of 2009, he ranks fourth in the majors with 716 walks and eighth with 298 doubles (entering 2018). CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Ian Happ, 3/29/18 @ Miami (José Ureña) Walk-Off HR: Addison Russell, 4/19/17 vs. Milwaukee (Neftali Feliz) Pinch-HR: Addison Russell, 9/16/17 vs. St. Louis (Tyler Lyons) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David DeJesus, 5/11/12 @ Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR: Javier Báez, 8/7/17 @ San Francisco (Matt Moore) Three-Homer Game: Kris Bryant, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer: Jon Lester, 8/1/17 vs. Arizona (Patrick Corbin) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2018 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (0): N/A 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (0): N/A 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (0): N/A Pinch-Homers (1): Heyward, 4/5 @ MIL Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (0): N/A Game-Opening Homers (1): Happ, 3/29 @ MIA Walk-Off Homers (0): N/A RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 5 6 3 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 31 OPP. 3 0 4 1 12 1 0 1 1 1 24 Heyward (1) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (1) CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Caratini 1/1 100.0% 0 0 4.20 (7 ER/15.0 IP) Contreras 1/1 100.0% 0 3 2.67 (16 ER/54.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (0): N/A
CUBS PITCHERS April 7, 2018 Page 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG SHO SV/OPP IP H R ER HR BB SO 1BF IR/IRS Starters 1-2 4.97 0 0 --- 36.2 38 21 20 3 20 24 --- --- Relievers 2-2 0.84 --- --- 0/1 32.1 21 3 3 0 15 35 27/21 14/2 SEASON TOTALS 3-3 3.00 0 0 0/1 69.0 59 24 23 3 35 59 #33 RHP EDDIE BUTLER LAST OUTING: 4/5 @ MIL (1.0 IP, 2 SO) 0-1 1.13 0/0 0 1/0 2/2 2/1 6/26/17 @ WSH N/A SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 3/30 @ MIA; IP: 7.0, 3/30 @ MIA CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 3/30/18 @ MIA; IP: 7.0, 3/30/18 @ MIA Eddie closed out Thursday night s 8-0 win with a perfect ninth, fanning two March 30 tossed a careerhigh 7.0 innings in Miami, stranding an inherited runner after entering with two outs in the 10th kept the Marlins off the board through the 16th before he departed with two on and two out in the 17th. Is the first Cubs reliever to go at least 7.0 innings since Scott Sanderson pitched 8.0 innings, August 6, 1989 at Pittsburgh. Is in his second season with the Cubs after he was acquired from Colorado, February 1, 2017 posted a 4.20 ERA (7 ER/15.0 IP) in six Cactus League outings, including three starts. #41 RHP STEVE CISHEK LAST OUTING: 4/6 @ MIL (0.1, 1 SO IP) 1-0 0.00 0/0 1 5/0 4/4 4/4 3/29/18 @ MIA 6/22/17 vs. DET SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 2, 3/29 @ MIA; IP: 1.2, 3/29 @ MIA CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (2x), last 7/2/11 @ TEX; IP: 3.0 IP (3x), last 5/4/12 @ SD Steve last night struck out his lone batter faced to leave the bases loaded in the seventh pitched a perfect eighth inning Thursday, retiring the side on four pitches has made four scoreless appearances on Opening Day recorded the win with 1.2 scoreless frames in Miami signed a two-year contract with the Cubs in December, 2017 went 3-2 with a 2.01 ERA (10 ER/44.2 IP) in 2017 (with Seattle and Tampa Bay), the lowest ERA of his career. Has recorded 121 career saves, by far the most among active Cubs relievers. Has made at least 60 relief appearances in four of the last six seasons. #32 LHP BRIAN DUENSING LAST OUTING: 4/6 @ MIL (0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB) 0-0 0.00 0/0 1 2/0 4/3 4/4 9/29/17 vs. CIN 4/10/15 @ CWS SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3, 4/1 @ MIA; IP: 2.0, 4/1 @ MIA CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 8/7/09 @ DET; IP: 4.2 IP, 8/7/09 @ DET Brian has made four scoreless outings and on Sunday spun 2.0 scoreless frames signed a two-year deal with the Cubs in January, returning to the club after a strong 2017 in 2017, he posted a 2.74 ERA (19 ER/62.1 IP) in 68 relief outings posted a 2.01 ERA in his final 42 outings beginning June 22 allowed only five of 33 inherited runners to score (15.2%), the third-best percentage among N.L. relievers. Limited lefties to a.239 batting average (230-for-964) in his career entering 2018. Entering 2018, posted a 3.57 ERA in 272 outings over the last five seasons, all as a reliever. #6 RHP CARL EDWARDS JR. LAST OUTING: 4/6 @ MIL (1.0 IP, 2 SO) 0-0 2.25 0/0 1 1/0 4/3 4/3 9/22/17 @ MIL 10/2/16 @ CIN SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3, 4/5 @ MIL; IP: 1.0 (4x), last 4/6 @ MIL CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 7/31/16 vs. SEA; IP: 2.0 IP (4x), last 5/2/17 vs. PHI Carl struck out two last night and three Thursday night in scoreless frames recorded a hold March 31, stranding an inherited runner is on his second Opening Day roster after a 2017 campaign in which he pitched to a 2.98 ERA (22 ER/66.1 IP) in 73 relief outings and set a franchise mark for a Cubs reliever with just 3.93 H/9.0 IP. Recorded 25 holds in 2017, fifth-most all-time by a Cubs reliever led all N.L. relievers with a.134 batting average against while his 12.75 strikeouts per 9.0 innings ranked seventh. Is the fifth true Cubs pitcher to wear a single-digit uniform number. #38 LHP MIKE MONTGOMERY LAST OUTING: 4/6 @ MIL (0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO) 0-1 2.70 0/0 0 0/0 4/2 4/3 9/19/17 @ TB 8/1/17 vs. ARI SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 1, 4/6 @ MIL; IP: 1.0 (3x), last 3/31 @ MIA CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 7/26/17 @ CWS; IP: 4.1 IP, 8/17/17 vs. CIN Mike is in his third season (second full season) with the Cubs took the loss last night, allowing a run to score in the ninth to snap a 4-4 tie in Milwaukee has made 46 relief outings and 19 starts with Chicago since joining the club in 2016. Pitched scoreless innings each of the first three games in Miami hadn t pitched on zero days rest in the regular season since Sept. 27-28, 2016. Has gone 5-8 with a 2.30 ERA (33 ER/129.0 IP) in 75 appearances out of the bullpen, compared to 10-12 with a 4.20 ERA (91 ER/195.0 IP) in 37 career starts. #15 RHP BRANDON MORROW LAST OUTING: 3/30 @ MIA (0.0 IP, 1 H) 0-0 --- 0/0 0 2/1 1/0 1/1 9/30/17 @ COL 9/24/17 vs. SF SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO N/A; IP: N/A CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (2x), last 5/12/08 @ TEX; IP: 3.1 IP, 4/23/07 @ TEX Brandon signed a two-year contract with the Cubs in December (with a club/vesting option for 2020) is coming off a career-best 2017, going 6-0 with two saves and a 2.06 ERA (10 ER/43.2 IP) in 45 relief outings made his lone appearance (two pitches) March 30 in Miami, coming on with two on, two out in the 17th inning allowed a Miguel Rojas game-ending single, his first batter faced. Has pitched exclusively out of the bullpen the past two seasons, going 7-0 with two saves and a 1.96 ERA (13 ER/59.2 IP) in 63 games from 2016-17. Made his major league debut with Seattle in 2007. #46 RHP PEDRO STROP LAST OUTING: 4/6 @ MIL (0.1 IP, 1 SO) 1-0 0.00 0/1 0 3/1 4/3 4/4 3/31/18 @ MIA 9/9/15 vs. STL SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 1 (4x), last 4/6 @ MIL; IP: 1.2, 3/31 @ MIA CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (2x), last 7/22/15 @ CIN; IP: 2.0 IP (11x), last 5/7/17 vs. NYY Pedro tossed a scoreless eighth inning Monday March 31 suffered a blown save, allowing an inherited runner to score in the eighth, but went on to record the win in Miami is in his sixth season with the Cubs holds the franchise record with 105 holds and his 2.69 ERA (82 ER/274.2 IP) ranks third among Cubs relievers all-time (min. 100 games). In 2017, he went 5-4 with a 2.83 ERA (19 ER/60.1 IP) in 69 games... became the first relief pitcher in franchise history to record an ERA under 3.00 in four-consecutive seasons. His 19 postseason appearances are most in Cubs franchise history (2.25 ERA). #37 LHP JUSTIN WILSON LAST OUTING: 4/6 @ MIL (1.0 IP, 3 BB, 2 SO) 0-0 0.00 0/0 0 2/0 4/4 4/4 8/20/17 vs. TOR 7/29/17 vs. HOU SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 2 (3x), last 4/6 @ MIL; IP: 1.2, 3/30 @ MIA CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (3x), last 9/19/15 @ NYM; IP: 3.1 IP, 4/15/13 vs. STL Justin has made four scoreless appearances thus far, including a scoreless inning last night in Milwaukee, stranding two inherited runners is in his first full season with the Cubs after being acquired at the Trade Deadline last season his 278 relief outings since 2014 are third-most among left-handed pitchers. In 2017, he posted a 2.68 ERA (12 ER/40.1 IP) in 42 games with Detroit posted a 5.09 ERA (10 ER/17.2 IP) in 23 games with Chicago. Has pitched with the Pirates (2012-14), Yankees (2015), Tigers (2016-17) and Cubs (2017-18). 2018 CLUB HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 8, 4/5 @ MIL (8-0)... Largest Winning Margin... 6, 4/1 @ MIA (6-0) 2, 3/31 @ MIA (0-2, 10-6)... Largest Come Behind W... 2, 4/6 @ MIL (0-2, 5-4) 10, 3/31 @ MIA... Most Runs... 6 (2x), last 4/1 @ MIA 4, 3/31 @ MIA (10th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 5, 4/1 @ MIA (5th) 13 (2x), last 4/5 @ MIL... Most Hits... 12, 3/30 @ MIA 3 (5x), last 4/5 @ MIL (8th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 4 (2x), last 4/1 @ MIA (5th) 2, 4/2 @ CIN... Fewest Hits... 4, 4/5 @ MIL 3, 3/29 @ MIA... Most Home Runs... 2, 4/6 @ MIL 1 (6x), 4/5 @ MIL (9th)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2, 4/6 @ MIL (5th) 4 (2x), last 3/31 @ MIA... Most Doubles... 4, 4/1 @ MIA 1 (3x), 4/6 @ MIL... Most Triples... 1, 3/29 @ MIA 7, 3/29 @ MIA... Most Extra-Base Hits... 4, 4/1 @ MIA 8, 3/30 @ MIA... Most BBs By Batters... 8, 3/30 @ MIA 14, 3/30 @ MIA... Most Ks By Pitchers... 20, 3/30 @ MIA 1 (3x), last 4/6 @ MIL... Most Stolen Bases... 1, 4/5 @ MIL 3, 3/31 @ MIA... Most Double Plays Turned... 1 (4x), last 4/2 @ CIN 2, 3/29 @ MIA... Most Errors Committed... 3, 4/5 @ MIL 15, 3/30 @ MIA... Most Left On Base... 18, 3/30 @ MIA Longest Winning Streak: 1 game... 3/29, 3/31, 4/5 Longest Losing Streak: 2 games... 4/1-4/2 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 12 (Cubs 8, Marlins 4)... 3/29 @ MIA Most Hits, Both Clubs: 22 (Cubs 13, Marlins 9)... 3/31 @ MIA Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 3 (Cubs 3, Marlins 0)... 3/29 @ MIA Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 34 (Cubs 14, Marlins 20)... 3/30 @ MIA Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 33 (Cubs 15, Marlins 18)... 3/30 @ MIA Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 14 (Cubs 8, Marlins 6)... 3/31 @ MIA Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 3 games... 3/29-31 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 2 games... 4/1-4/2 Consecutive Errorless Games: 2 games... 3/31-4/1 Consecutive Games With An Error: 2 games... 3/29-30 Shortest Game, Time: 2:33... 4/2 @ CIN Longest Game, Time: 5:18... 3/30 @ MIA Most Innings: 17 inn.... 3/30 @ MIA Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: N/A Largest Road Crowd: 37,758 (4/6 @ MIL) Series Sweeps: N/A BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 4 games, Bryant... 3/29-4/1 Most Runs Scored: 2 (6x), last Almora Jr & Baez... 4/5 @ MIL Most Hits: 3 (3x), last Contreras... 4/5 @ MIL Most Total Bases: 7, Bryant... 3/30 @ MIA Most Extra-Base Hits: 2 (2x), last Schwarber... 3/31 @ MIA Most Doubles: 1 (15x), last La Stella... 4/6 @ MIL Most Triples: 1 (3x), last Baez... 4/6 @ MIL Most RBI: 3, Bryant... 3/31 @ MIA Most Stolen Bases: 1 (3x), last Happ... 4/6 @ MIL Most Walks: 3, Baez... 4/5 @ MIL Most Strikeouts: 4 (2x), last Schwarber... 4/6 @ MIL 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 1 game, Cishek, Strop & Lester... 3/29, 3/31 & 4/5 Longest Losing Streak: 1 game (4x), last Montgomery... 4/6- Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: N/A... N/A Low-Hit Complete Game: N/A... N/A Longest Outing, Reliever: 7.0 IP, Butler... 3/30 @ MIA Most Strikeouts, Starter: 6, Lester... 4/5 @ MIL Reliever: 5, Butler... 3/30 @ MIA Consecutive Strikeouts: 3, Edwards Jr... 4/5 @ MIL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 6.0 IP, Lester... 4/5 @ MIL Reliever: 6.1 IP, Butler... 3/30 @ MIA Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: N/A... N/A Consecutive Batters Retired: 9, Quintana... 4/1 @ MIA Most Runs Allowed: 6, Quintana... 4/1 @ MIA Most Hits Allowed: 7, Lester... 3/29 @ MIA Most Homers Allowed: 1, Darvish... 3/31 @ MIA Most Walks Issued: 6, Chatwood... 4/2 @ CIN Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 4.0 IP, Quintana... 4/1 @ MIA MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 1 High-Water Mark: 1 game (1-0, 2-1) Losses after Leading: 2 Low-Water Mark: 1 game (2-3, 3-4) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 1 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 3 (1-1, 2-2, 3-3) Walkoff Wins: 0
2018 DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE/RESULTS April 7, 2018 Page 6 GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATT. 1 3/29 @MIA W 8-4 CISHEK (1-0)-Ureña 1-0 T-1st, --- 32,151 2 3/30 @MIA L 1-2 (17) Despaigne-BUTLER (0-1) 1-1 3rd, -1.0 12,034 3 3/31 @MIA W 10-6 (10) STROP (1-0)-Ziegler 2-1 T-2nd, -1.0 13,422 4 4/1 @MIA L 0-6 Peters-QUINTANA (0-1) 2-2 3rd, -1.5 10,428 5 4/2 @CIN L 0-1 Mahle-CHATWOOD (0-1)-Iglesias 2-3 4th, -2.5 18,963 4/3 @CIN POSTPONED RAIN (Make-up date 5/19) 2-3 T-3rd, -2.5 4/4 OFF DAY 2-3 4th, -2.0 6 4/5 @MIL W 8-0 Lester (1-0)-Suter 3-3 3rd, -2.0 24,310 7 4/6 @MIL L 4-5 Albers-MONTGOMERY (0-1) 3-4 T3rd, -3.0 37,758 8 4/7 @MIL 3:05 PM ABC7 9 4/8 @MIL 1:10 PM WGN 10 4/9 PIT 1:20 PM ABC7 4/10 OFF DAY 11 4/11 PIT 7:05 PM WGN 12 4/12 PIT 1:20 PM NBCSCH 13 4/13 ATL 1:20 PM NBCSCH 14 4/14 ATL 1:20 PM NBCSCH 15 4/15 ATL 1:20 PM WGN 16 4/16 STL 6:05 PM WGN 17 4/17 STL 7:05 PM NBCSCH 18 4/18 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 4/19 OFF DAY 19 4/20 @COL 7:40 PM WGN 20 4/21 @COL 7:10 PM NBCSCH 21 4/22 @COL 2:10 PM NBCSCH 4/23 OFF DAY 22 4/24 @CLE 5:10 PM WGN 23 4/25 @CLE 6:10 PM NBCSCH 24 4/26 MIL 7:05 PM NBCSCH+ 25 4/27 MIL 1:20 PM NBCSCH 26 4/28 MIL 1:20 PM ABC7 27 4/29 MIL 1:20 PM NBCSCH 28 4/30 COL 6:05 PM NBCSCH 29 5/1 COL 7:05 PM WGN 30 5/2 COL 1:20 PM NBCSCH 5/3 OFF DAY 31 5/4 @STL 7:15 PM NBCSCH 32 5/5 @STL 1:15 PM ABC7 33 5/6 @STL 7:05 PM ESPN 34 5/7 MIA 7:05 PM NBCSCH 35 5/8 MIA 7:05 PM NBCSCH 36 5/9 MIA 1:20 PM WGN 5/10 OFF DAY 37 5/11 CWS 1:20 PM NBCSCH 38 5/12 CWS 1:20 PM ABC7 39 5/13 CWS 1:20 PM WGN 5/14 OFF DAY 40 5/15 @ATL 6:35 PM NBCSCH+ 41 5/16 @ATL 6:35 PM WGN 42 5/17 @ATL 6:35 PM WGN 43 5/18 @CIN 6:10 PM NBCSCH 44 5/19 @CIN 12:10 PM WGN 45 5/19 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 46 5/20 @CIN 12:10 PM ABC7 5/21 OFF DAY 47 5/22 CLE 6:05 PM WGN 48 5/23 CLE 7:05 PM NBCSCH 5/24 OFF DAY 49 5/25 SF 1:20 PM ABC7 50 5/26 SF 6:15 PM FOX 51 5/27 SF 7:05 PM ESPN 52 5/28 @PIT 12:35 PM ABC7 53 5/29 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 54 5/30 @PIT 6:05 PM NBCSCH 55 5/31 @NYM 6:10 PM NBCSCH 56 6/1 @NYM 6:10 PM NBCSCH+ 57 6/2 @NYM 6:15 PM FOX 58 6/3 @NYM 12:10 PM ABC7 6/4 OFF DAY 59 6/5 PHI 7:05 PM WGN 60 6/6 PHI 7:05 PM NBCSCH+ 61 6/7 PHI 1:20 PM NBCSCH 62 6/8 PIT 1:20 PM NBCSCH 63 6/9 PIT 1:20 PM ABC7 64 6/10 PIT 1:20 PM WGN 65 6/11 @MIL 7:10 PM NBCSCH+ 66 6/12 @MIL 7:10 PM NBCSCH 67 6/13 @MIL 1:10 PM WGN 6/14 OFF DAY 68 6/15 @STL 7:15 PM ABC7 69 6/16 @STL 7:15 PM FOX 70 6/17 @STL 1:15 PM NBCSCH 71 6/18 LAD 7:05 PM NBCSCH 72 6/19 LAD 7:05 PM ABC7 73 6/20 LAD 1:20 PM WGN 74 6/21 @CIN 6:10 PM NBCSCH 75 6/22 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 76 6/23 @CIN 3:10 PM ABC7 77 6/24 @CIN 12:10 PM NBCSCH 78 6/25 @LAD 9:10 PM NBCSCH 79 6/26 @LAD 9:10 PM WGN 80 6/27 @LAD 9:10 PM NBCSCH+ 81 6/28 @LAD 2:10 PM NBCSCH GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATT. 82 6/29 MIN 4:05 PM NBCSCH 83 6/30 MIN 1:20 PM ABC7 MARCH 29, 2018 PAGE 6 84 7/1 MIN 1:20 PM WGN 7/2 OFF DAY 85 7/3 DET 1:20 PM NBCSCH 86 7/4 DET 1:20 PM WGN 7/5 OFF DAY 87 7/6 CIN 1:20 PM NBCSCH 88 7/7 CIN 1:20 PM NBCSCH 89 7/8 CIN 1:20 PM WGN 90 7/9 @SF 9:15 PM NBCSCH 91 7/10 @SF 9:15 PM ABC7 92 7/11 @SF 2:45 PM NBCSCH 7/12 OFF DAY 93 7/13 @SD 9:10 PM NBCSCH 94 7/14 @SD 9:10 PM ABC7 95 7/15 @SD 3:10 PM WGN 7/16-18 ALL-STAR BREAK (Washington D.C.) 96 7/19 STL 6:05 PM ESPN 97 7/20 STL 1:20 PM NBCSCH 98 7/21 STL 6:15 PM FOX 99 7/22 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 100 7/23 ARI 7:05 PM NBCSCH 101 7/24 ARI 7:05 PM WGN 102 7/25 ARI 1:20 PM NBCSCH 103 7/26 ARI 1:20 PM NBCSCH 104 7/27 @STL 7:15 PM NBCSCH 105 7/28 @STL 3:05 PM NBCSCH 106 7/29 @STL 7:05 PM ESPN 7/30 OFF DAY 107 7/31 @PIT 6:05 PM NBCSCH 108 8/1 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 109 8/2 SD 7:05 PM NBCSCH 110 8/3 SD 1:20 PM NBCSCH 111 8/4 SD 1:20 PM NBCSCH 112 8/5 SD 1:20 PM WGN 113 8/6 @KC 7:15 PM NBCSCH+ 114 8/7 @KC 7:15 PM NBCSCH 115 8/8 @KC 7:15 PM WGN 8/9 OFF DAY 116 8/10 WSH 1:20 PM NBCSCH 117 8/11 WSH 3:05 PM ABC7 118 8/12 WSH TBD NBCSCH or ESPN 8/13 OFF DAY 119 8/14 MIL 1:20 PM NBCSCH 120 8/15 MIL 1:20 PM WGN 121 8/16 @PIT 6:05 PM NBCSCH 122 8/17 @PIT 6:05 PM NBCSCH 123 8/18 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 124 8/19 @PIT 12:35 PM ABC7 8/20 OFF DAY 125 8/21 @DET 6:10 PM NBCSCH 126 8/22 @DET 6:10 PM WGN 127 8/23 CIN 7:05 PM NBCSCH 128 8/24 CIN 1:20 PM NBCSCH 129 8/25 CIN 1:20 PM ABC7 130 8/26 CIN 1:20 PM WGN 131 8/27 NYM 7:05 PM NBCSCH 132 8/28 NYM 7:05 PM WGN 133 8/29 NYM 1:20 PM NBCSCH 8/30 OFF DAY 134 8/31 @PHI 6:05 PM NBCSCH+ 135 9/1 @PHI 6:05 PM NBCSCH 136 9/2 @PHI 12:35 PM WGN 137 9/3 @MIL 1:10 PM WGN 138 9/4 @MIL 7:10 PM NBCSCH 139 9/5 @MIL 7:10 PM WGN 140 9/6 @WSH 6:05 PM NBCSCH 141 9/7 @WSH 6:05 PM NBCSCH 142 9/8 @WSH 6:05 PM WGN 143 9/9 @WSH 12:35 PM NBCSCH 144 9/10 MIL 7:05 PM NBCSCH 145 9/11 MIL 7:05 PM WGN 146 9/12 MIL 7:05 PM ABC7 9/13 OFF DAY 147 9/14 CIN 1:20 PM WGN 148 9/15 CIN 3:05 PM NBCSCH 149 9/16 CIN 1:20 PM ABC7 150 9/17 @ARI 8:40 PM WGN 151 9/18 @ARI 8:40 PM WGN 152 9/19 @ARI 8:40 PM NBCSCH 9/20 OFF DAY 153 9/21 @CWS 3:10 PM NBCSCH 154 9/22 @CWS 6:10 PM NBCSCH 155 9/23 @CWS 1:10 PM ABC7 156 9/24 PIT 7:05 PM NBCSCH 157 9/25 PIT 7:05 PM WGN 158 9/26 PIT 7:05 PM NBCSCH 159 9/27 PIT 7:05 PM NBCSCH 160 9/28 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 161 9/29 STL TBD NBCSCH or FOX 162 9/30 STL 2:20 PM NBCSCH CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Happ 4 (3-1), Almora Jr. 2 (0-2), Zobrist 1 (0-1) 2 Bryant 6 (2-4), Zobrist 1 (1-0) 3 Rizzo 5 (2-3), Bryant 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 4 Contreras 5 (2-3), Rizzo 1 (1-0), Russell 1 (0-1) 5 Schwarber 5 (2-3), Contreras 1 (1-0), Russell 1 (0-1) 6 Russell 4 (2-2), Caratini 2 (0-2), Almora Jr 1 (1-0) 7 Heyward 4 (1-3), Zobrist 2 (1-1), Russell 1 (1-0) 8 Báez 6 (2-4), Heyward 1 (1-0) 9 Lester 2 (2-0), Hendricks 2 (0-2), Chatwood 1 (0-1), Darvish 1 (1-0), Quintana 1 (0-1) C Contreras 6 (3-3), Caratini 1 (0-1) 1B Rizzo 6 (3-3), Caratini 1 (0-1) 2B Báez 6 (2-4), Zobrist 1 (1-0) 3B Bryant 7 (3-4) SS Russell 7 (3-4) LF Schwarber 6 (2-4), Happ 1 (1-0) CF Happ 3 (2-1), Almora Jr. 3 (1-2), Heyward 1 (0-1) RF Heyward 4 (2-2), Zobrist 3 (1-2) P Lester 2 (2-0), Hendricks 2 (0-2), Chatwood 1 (0-1), Darvish 1 (1-0), Quintana 1 (0-1) DH N/A WRIGLEY FIELD GAME TRENDS In (N, E, NE) Out (S, W, SW) Cross (SE, NW) Total No. Games 0 0 0 0 Cubs Record 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Cubs Runs 0 0 0 0 Opp. Runs 0 0 0 0 Total Runs 0 0 0 0 Avg. R/Game 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cubs HR 0 0 0 0 Opp. HR 0 0 0 0 MLB INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES Challenges Won Lost Cubs 2 0 2 Opponent 3 1 2 None CUBS EJECTIONS VIDEO BOARD HOME RUNS (2018/All-Time) LF Board RF Board Total Cubs 0/6 0/3 0/9 Opponent 0/3 0/3 0/6 Most Recent to hit LF Board: Justin Turner, 10/18/17 (NLCS G4) Most Recent to hit RF Board: Bryce Harper, 8/5/17