CUBS VS. PIRATES The Cubs and Pirates play 19 games, spanning six series following this threegame set at Wrigley Field, the teams will meet for three games at PNC Park, April 24-26 Chicago last season was 14-4 against Pittsburgh, its most wins in a season against the Pirates since also going 14-4 in 2008 the Cubs are 13-7 against Pittsburgh at Wrigley Field since the start of 2015. 2017 Overall:... 0-2 At Wrigley Field:... 0-2 At PNC Park:... 0-0 2016 Overall:... 14-4 At Wrigley Field:... 8-1 At PNC Park:... 6-3 All-Time Since 1887:... 1,198-1,263 At Wrigley Field:... 503-455 At PNC Park (since 2001):... 74-61 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (0) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed Currently, no Cubs are on the D.L. MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Chicago Cubs... 206 2. Los Angeles Dodgers...190 3. St. Louis Cardinals...189 4. Texas Rangers...187 5. New York Mets...184 Toronto Blue Jays...184 Washington Nationals...184 LOWEST OPPONENT BATTING AVG., 2017 1. Minnesota Twins....186 2. Los Angeles Dodgers....204 3. Chicago Cubs....209 4. Chicago White Sox....214 5. Cincinnati Reds....216 MOST RBI IN N.L. SINCE START OF 2015 SEASON 1. Nolan Arenado, COL...269 2. Anthony Rizzo, CHI... 213 3. Matt Kemp, SD-ATL...212 4. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI...210 5. Kris Bryant, CHI... 208 MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE 2013 1. Anthony Rizzo... 119 2. Giancarlo Stanton...118 3. Nolan Arenado...115 4. Paul Goldschmidt...114 MOST WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Jake Arrieta... 42 2. David Price...35 Max Scherzer...35 4. Madison Bumgarner...33 Zack Greinke...33 13 AWAY FROM 1,000 Cubs manager Joe Maddon owns a 987-857 (.535) managerial record in his time guiding the Angels (twice in an interim role), Tampa Bay and the Cubs he aims to become the eighth active manager to reach the 1,000-win milestone, joining: Bruce Bochy, Dusty Baker, Mike Scioscia, Buck Showalter, Terry Francona, Clint Hurdle and Ned Yost. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ALBERT! Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. turns 23 today happy birthday, Albert! Pittsburgh Pirates (5-6) vs. Chicago Cubs (6-5) April 16, 2017 Wrigley Field Game No. 12 Home Game No. 6 RHP Jameson Taillon (0-0, 1.38) vs. LHP Jon Lester (0-0, 1.64) EASTER MATINEE AT THE FRIENDLY CONFINES: The Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates complete their three-game set with an Easter matinee Chicago has dropped the first two games of this series by scores of 4-2 and 8-7 yesterday, Kris Bryant homered twice, but the Cubs twice did not protect four-run leads as the Pirates scored five runs in the seventh to take the lead for good. Chicago looks to avoid its first three-game sweep by the Pirates at Wrigley Field since September 5-7, 2014. The Cubs are 19-27 all-time on Easter the team s last win on this holiday was on April 8, 2012 vs. Washington, a 4-3 victory. This is the sixth game of a 10-day, nine-game homestand against the Dodgers (2-1), Pirates (0-2) and Brewers (three games, starting tomorrow). The Cubs won their first three series to begin a season for just the fourth time in the expansion era Chicago also turned the trick in 1969 (won first five series), 1985 and 2016. THE CONFINES HAVE BEEN FRIENDLY: Since the start of last season, Jon Lester is 10-2 with a 1.73 ERA (21 ER/109.1 IP) in 16 starts at Wrigley Field that 1.73 home ERA is third-lowest among active pitchers, surpassed only by the Dodgers Clayton Kershaw (1.10 ERA) and Lester s teammate, Kyle Hendricks (1.52). Lester in his last 11 regular season home starts is 9-0 with a 1.41 ERA (12 ER/76.1 IP) with the team having gone 11-0 in those games the Cubs last won 11-straight home games with the same starter on the mound during a 12-game streak with Ryan Dempster toeing the rubber, a stretch that started in April of 2005 and continued in 2008 when Dempster returned to the starting rotation after two-plus seasons as the team s closer thanks to Ed Hartig. BRYANT BLASTS: Kris Bryant yesterday hit his first two home runs this season and recorded his eighth career multi-homer effort he had four multi-homer games in 2016, including a career-high three long balls on June 27 at Cincinnati, and had three two-homer games in his rookie 2015 campaign. Bryant has reached safely in his last nine games since April 6 in St. Louis he s hitting.314 (11-for-35) with four doubles, two homers, seven RBI, eight walks, a.455 on-base percentage and a.600 slugging mark, good for a 1.055 OPS. MUCH DESERVED: The Cubs tomorrow evening will present 2016 World Series Championship rings to Jason Hammel, Jorge Soler and Travis Wood in a pre-game ceremony all three are currently with the Royals, who have an off day at home tomorrow. CLOSE CALLS ABOUND: Eight of the Cubs first 11 games this season have been decided by two runs or fewer, including five decided by a single run Chicago is 2-3 in one-run games and 1-2 in two-run contests. CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 6-5 At Wrigley Field:... 2-3 On the Road:... 4-2 April:... 6-5 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,717-10,193 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,220-3,713 Leading Entering 6th:... 5-3 Tied Entering 6th:... 0-0 Trailing Entering 6th:... 1-2 Leading Entering 7th:... 5-1 Tied Entering 7th:... 0-1 Trailing Entering 7th:... 1-3 Leading Entering 8th:... 6-0 Tied Entering 8th:... 0-1 Trailing Entering 8th:... 0-4 Leading Entering 9th:... 5-0 Tied Entering 9th:... 1-1 Trailing Entering 9th:... 0-4 Scoring First:... 4-2 One-Run Games:... 2-3 Two-Run Games:... 1-2 Extra-Inning Games:... 0-1 Scoring Four or More:... 4-1 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 2-4 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 5-0 Hit Totals Equal:... 1-1 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 0-4 Hit at Least One HR:... 3-3 Hit Two or More HR:... 2-1 Playing Errorless Ball:... 3-3 Committing at Least One Error:... 3-2 Chicago s eight games decided by two or fewer runs are tied for second-most in the majors with Colorado and Philadelphia Toronto has played nine games decided by two or fewer runs thus far. PATIENCE AT THE PLATE: Cubs leadoff hitter Kyle Schwarber has averaged 4.62 pitches per plate appearance thus far, second-most among all qualified hitters in the N.L. behind Pittsburgh s David Freese (4.73) Schwarber s nine walks are tied for third-most in the N.L. while Kris Bryant is tied for eighth with eight free passes. Cubs batters are walking in 10.1-percent of their plate appearances (44 BB/436 PA), the second-highest percentage in the N.L. behind Los Angeles (11.5 %). STRIKING STUFF: Chicago s hurlers have averaged 9.63 strikeouts per 9.0 innings this season, tops in the N.L. and the third-highest total in baseball behind the Yankees (10.33) and Indians (10.02) overall, the Cubs 107 strikeouts are sixth-most in the N.L. the Mets lead with 119 punchouts. WILLSON!: Since making his major league debut, June 17 of last season, Willson Contreras.829 OPS is fourth-highest among all N.L. catchers behind the Dodgers Yasmani Grandal (.896), Atlanta s Tyler Flowers (.839) and Miami s J.T. Realmuto (.835) Contreras on Friday snapped a career-high 10-game hitting streak dating to last season, going 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter he hit.361 (13-for-36) with a 1.006 OPS during the run. AGAINST THE BUCCOS: In 37 regular season games against the Pirates, Kris Bryant is hitting.371 (52-for-140) with eight homers and 28 RBI Jon Jay owns a.323 average (87-for-269) against Pittsburgh while Anthony Rizzo s 19 career homers against the Pirates are seventh-most among active players. COMFORTS OF HOME: The Cubs have won 33 of their last 46 regular season home games since the start of the second half of last season that.717 home winning percentage since last year s All-Star break is the second-best in the majors behind the Dodgers and their.718 mark (28-11). Chicago has batted.260 (399-for-1,537) with 42 homers and 212 runs scored in its last 46 home games, good for an average of 4.6 runs per game conversely, the Cubs have limited opponents to an average of 2.9 runs per game in that stretch at Wrigley Field (135 total runs), holding them to a.202 average (312-for-1,543). STAFF STUFF: Cubs pitching yesterday allowed eight runs after surrendering eight runs in the team s previous four games, combined despite allowing 10 hits to the Pirates in consecutive games, Chicago s hurlers have held opponents to a.209 average (77-for-369), second-best in the N.L. and third in the majors behind Minnesota (.186) and the Dodgers (.204). Cubs pitchers have recorded a 1.16 WHIP, fourth in baseball and second in the N.L., behind only the Twins (0.97), Dodgers (1.00), and Yankees (1.11). REGARDING THE PEN: Wade Davis has converted his first two save opportunities this season, and has converted his last eight dating to September of last season with the Royals. Davis has not allowed a home run in his last 52.1 innings since September 24, 2015 that s the second-longest active streak in the majors, trailing only Baltimore s Zach Britton (70.0 IP). Koji Uehara has not surrendered a run in his last 20.0 innings since July 9 of last season that s the longest active streak among all relievers and the second-longest active streak in baseball Seattle s starting pitcher James Paxton is currently riding a 21.0-inning scoreless streak. Cubs relievers have stranded 10 of 14 inherited runners this season Justin Grimm has stranded five of seven inherited runners thus far, and Carl Edwards Jr. has stranded all four of his. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Sun., April 16 PIT 1:20 p.m. WGN 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (0-0, 1.64) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (0-0, 1.38) Mon., April 17 MIL 7:05 p.m. CSN+ 670 The Score RHP John Lackey (1-1, 3.00) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (1-0, 0.69) Tues., April 18 MIL 7:05 p.m. WGN 670 The Score LHP Brett Anderson (1-0, 0.84) vs. RHP Jimmy Nelson (1-0, 1.38) Wed., April 19 MIL 1:20 p.m. WGN 670 The Score RHP Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 5.73) vs. LHP Tommy Milone (1-0, 7.36)
APRIL 16, 2017 PAGE 2 Today s Cubs Starter #34 LHP Jon Lester (0-0, 1.64) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 CUBS 19-5 2.44 32 32 2 0 202.2 154 57 55 21 52 197 2017 CUBS 0-0 1.64 2 2 0 0 11.0 11 2 2 0 3 14 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 146-84 3.43 319 318 14 4 2014.2 1840 821 768 182 647 1875 Last Time Out Jon opened the Cubs home slate, taking a no-decision in a 3-2 Cubs win became just the fourth Cub to start both the team s season opener when on the road and its home opener thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 4/10 LAD ND W, 3-2 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 100-57 2-1 2017 Season Jon today makes his third start of the 2017 season and second at Wrigley Field has allowed one run in each of his first two starts of a season for the first time ranks fourth in the N.L. with 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Made three Cactus League starts, going 0-1 with a 5.73 ERA (7 ER/11.0 IP) he struck out 10 batters while walking just one made two starts in minor league games on March 16 and March 22. 2016 Season Jon finished second in the N.L. Cy Young vote after setting a career-best mark with a 2.44 ERA and tying his career-high with 19 wins both those marks ranked second in the N.L. went 10-2 with a 1.74 ERA (20 ER/103.1 IP) in 15 home starts, all quality efforts went 9-3 with a 3.17 ERA (35 ER/99.1 IP) in 17 road starts. Allowed one or zero runs in a career-high and Cubs franchise record eight-straight starts, August 17-September 25 led the majors with a 1.46 ERA (13 ER/80.1 IP) from July 29 through season s end. Went 10-0 with a 1.34 ERA (13 ER/87.0 IP) in his first 13 starts following the All- Star Break the 10-straight wins marked a career-high. Collected 26 quality starts, the most by a Cubs southpaw since Dick Ellsworth notched 29 in 1963. Ranked among N.L. leaders in wins (19, 2nd), ERA (2.44, 2nd), opposing average (.211, 4th), OPS (.602, 3rd), WHIP (1.02, 3rd) and quality starts (26, t-1st). The Cubs won 12 of his last 14 starts, including seven-straight from July 18-August 22 the seven-straight team wins tied a career-high for Jon. Finished September with a 5-0 record and a 0.48 ERA (2 ER/37.2 IP) in five starts, earning him his second Pitcher of the Month honor of the season. Finished June with a 4-0 record and a 1.41 ERA (7 ER/44.2 IP) in six starts, his bestcareer ERA in the month of June was named N.L. Pitcher of the Month. Limited righties to a.214 average (120-for-560) and lefties to a.200 mark (34-for- 170) overall, opponents hit just.211 against the lefty. Led the majors with 21 starts with one or fewer earned runs allowed, tied for the most by any pitcher in the last 40 seasons. Led the majors with a left on base percentage of 84.9 percent according to Fangraphs the Royals Ian Kennedy ranked second at 83.1 percent. Appeared in six games (five starts) in the postseason, going 3-1 with a 2.02 ERA (8 ER/35.2 IP)... fanned 30 batters and walked only six... his five starts tied for the most in one postseason in Cubs history (also, Kyle Hendricks in 2016), and his three wins and his 35.2 innings pitched in 2016 are the most by one pitcher in Cubs postseason history. Career vs. Pittsburgh Jon today makes his ninth-career start against the Pirates and fifth at Wrigley Field in those eight starts, he is 4-3 with a 2.68 ERA (15 ER/50.1 IP) with 51 strikeouts in four daytime starts vs. Pittsburgh, he sports a 1.37 ERA (4 ER/26.1 IP). W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 2-1 3.80 4 4 21.1 21 9 9 3 10 24 Career 4-3 2.68 8 8 50.1 48 16 15 4 13 51 vs. Pirates Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Cervelli (.200-20-4-0-2) Harrison (.211-19-4-0-1) McCutchen (.174-23-4-1-2) Freese (.357-14-5-0-0) Marte (.294-17-5-0-0) Mercer (.308-13-4-1-2) Gosselin (.333-6-2-0-1) Polanco (.000-5-0-0-0) Career Notes Jon has gone 30-17 with three complete games and a 2.86 ERA (133 ER/418.2 IP) in 66 starts with the Cubs has struck out 418 and walked just 102 signed a six-year deal with Chicago in December of 2014. Has made six Opening Day starts, including with Chicago in 2015 and 2017... made four-straight Opening Day starts for Boston, 2011-14, passing Babe Ruth (1916-18) and Mel Parnell (1952-54) for the longest run by a southpaw in club history. A four-time All-Star (including 2016) and three-time World Series Champion, he has finished in the top five of the Cy Young voting three times, doing so in 2010 and 2014 in the A.L., and last season in the N.L. Has surpassed the 200.0 inning mark five-straight seasons and in eight of the last nine... has reached 31 starts in a season nine times, including last season. Fanned 207 batters in 2015, setting a Cubs single-season franchise record for most strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher. Ranks second among active left-handed pitchers in wins (146) and fourth in strikeouts (1,875)... is one of only 12 active pitchers with at least 2,000 innings pitched. Ranks third in Cubs postseason history with 49.2 innings pitched and is tied for the most starts in Chicago playoff history with seven... ranks second among all active pitchers with 19 postseason starts and 133.2 innings pitched (trailing only teammate John Lackey)... leads all active pitchers with 117 postseason strikeouts. 2017 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes SPRING TRAINING 3/5 @TEX ND, 9-9 T 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 --- --- 3/11 COL ND, 4-3 W 3.0 4 1 1 1 4 --- --- 3/16 MINOR LEAGUE GAME --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3/22 MINOR LEAGUE GAME --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3/27 @CLE L, 4-3 6.0 5 4 4 0 5 --- --- Final Spring Training start 1 4/2 @STL ND, 4-3 L 5.0 7 1 1 2 7 102-62 0-1, 2 on Opening Night at St. Louis 2 4/10 LAD ND, 3-2 W 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 100-57 2-1 Retired 11 of 12 BF from 2nd-5th innings At the Plate Last Time and Career Highs and Lows AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS Last Win: 9/25/16 vs. STL, 3-1 (6.2,3,0,0,0,1,7) 2017.000 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Last Loss: 10/1/16 @ CIN, 7-4 (5.0,6,5,5,1,3,6) Career.062 161 9 10 3 0 0 8 21 1 0 10 72 0 0 Last Complete Game: 9/2/16 vs. SF, 2-1 (9.0,3,1,1,1,2,4) LAST HIT: 10/1/16 @ Cincinnati (single off Tim Adleman)... at-bats since then 4 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 1 (10x) last, 10/1/16 @ Cincinnati MOST RBI: 1 (7x) last, 9/20/16 vs. Cincinnati Last Shutout: 8/7/14 vs. MIN, 3-0 (9.0,3,0,0,2,8) Last No-Hitter: 5/19/08 vs. KC, 7-0 (9.0,0,0,0,2,9) Most Strikeouts: 15 5/3/14 vs. OAK also has one 14-K game, one 13-K game, five 12-K games, six 11-K games and 13 10-K games (27 total double-digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 12 (2x) last, 6/7/14 @ DET Most Runs Allowed: 11 7/22/12 vs. TOR Longest Winning Streak: 10 games 7/18-9/25/16 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games 5/27-7/11/15 Monday s Starter vs. Milwaukee RHP John Lackey (1-0, 4.50) John makes his third start of the season Monday night vs. the Brewers he took a loss his last time out against the Dodgers, going 6.0 innings and allowing just one earned run with 10 punchouts was his 22nd-career double-digit strikeout game, and third as a member of the Cubs. Is 5-2 all-time vs. the Brewers with a 3.28 ERA (27 ER/74.0 IP) in 11 games started last time he faced the Brewers, he was dealt a no-decision, going 7.0 innings and allowing four earned runs in a 5-4 Cubs win at Wrigley Field. In 2016, he went 11-8 with a 3.35 ERA (70 ER/188.1 IP) in 29 starts in his first season with the Cubs... recorded 20 quality starts and logged a 1.06 WHIP, his lowest single-season mark in his career and sixth-lowest in the N.L.
#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.462, 0 HR, 2 RBI) Homestand:.333 (2-6), 2B, BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 2 Last HR: 9/16/16 vs. MIL (Chase Anderson) Career Bests: H 3 (3x), last 4/8/17 @ MIL; RBI 2 (4x), last 4/8/17 @ MIL; R 2, 9/26/16 @ PIT Albert is 6-for-13 to begin his season went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a walk April 8 in Milwaukee, matching his career bests in hits and RBI April 4 at St. Louis, he robbed Matt Adams of a homer in center to preserve a 2-1 lead in the seventh batted.339 (21-for-62) with a team-high tying seven doubles, four homers and 16 RBI in Cactus League play appeared in 47 games for the Cubs last season, batting.277 (31-for-112) with nine doubles and three homers. Selected in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2012 Draft by the Cubs. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.222, 0 HR, 3 RBI) Homestand:.231 (3-13), 2B, 2 BB, 2 R Current Streak: 3 games (3-10) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Last HR: 9/26/16 @ PIT (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 8/29/16 vs. PIT; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3, 4/22/16 @ CIN Javy has hits in three-straight games reached twice and scored a run Thursday made his first Opening Day 25- man roster after starting last season on the disabled list played for Team Puerto Rico in the 2017 World Baseball Classic during Spring Training, batting.345 (8-for-27) with a double and homer in seven games in Cactus League action, he batted.241 (7-for-29) with two doubles and runs scored. Named the NLCS co-mvp last season after batting.318 (7-for-22) with three runs, four doubles, five RBI and an.833 OPS in six games during the regular season, he batted.273 with a career-high 14 homers while adding 19 doubles and 59 RBI made at least 20 starts at second base, third base and shortstop. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.250, 2 HR, 7 RBI) Homestand:.222 (4-18), 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 4 RBI, 5 BB Current Streak: 2 games (3-8) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 1 Last HR: 4/15/17 vs. PIT (Tony Watson) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last 6/27/16 @ CIN; R 4 (4x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL Kris hit his first two homers of the season yesterday, including a two-run shot off the left field video board was his fourth-career homer off the video board was his eighth multi-homer game doubled, walked and scored a run yesterday had consecutive three-hit games April 8-9 named the 2016 N.L. MVP, he hit 65 homers and 201 RBI in his first two major league seasons, both franchise-best marks is one of 15 players in major league history to win Rookie of the Year, MVP and a World Series last season, ranked among N.L. leaders in homers (3rd, 39), runs scored (1st, 121), RBI (6th, 102), OBP (9th,.385), slugging (4th,.554), OPS (4th,.939) and WAR (1st, 8.3) Batted.340 (18-for-53) with five doubles, four homers and 15 RBI in Cactus League play. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.250, 1 HR, 5 RBI) Homestand:.200 (3-15), 2B, BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Last HR: 4/2/17 @ STL (Seung-Hwan Oh) Career Bests: H 3, 7/7/16 vs. ATL; RBI 3 (3x), last 4/2/17 @ STL; R 2 (2x), last 8/12/16 vs. STL On his first Opening Day roster, Willson delivered a ninth inning, game tying three-run homer on Opening Night has hit safely in seven of nine games this season batted.282 (71-for-252) with 14 doubles, 12 homers, 35 RBI and 26 walks, while catching 12 runners stealing and recording four catcher pickoffs in his debut campaign last season batted.354 (17-for-48) with four doubles, a team-high six homers and 10 RBI in 17 Cactus League games. His 12 homers last year were the third-most by a Cubs rookie catcher in franchise history, trailing only Geovany Soto (23, 2008) and Randy Hundley (19, 1966). Is in his ninth season in the Cubs organization since signing as a non-drafted free agent in July, 2009. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.289, 0 HR, 5 RBI) Homestand:.235 (4-17), 2 BB, RBI Current Streak: 4 games (4-14) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 1 Last HR: 9/19/16 vs. CIN (Blake Wood) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (6x), last 9/30/15 @ PIT; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHI Jason has a hit in four-straight games had his season-opening five-game hitting streak snapped Monday went 2- for-5 with a triple and three RBI April 9 went 2-for-4 with a run scored April 5 in St. Louis last season won his third-straight Rawlings Gold Glove Award and his fourth overall led all N.L. outfielders with 18 defensive runs saved according to Fangraphs batted.304 (14-for-46) with five doubles and a homer in his final 14 games beginning September 14 has qualified for the postseason in five of his seven major league campaigns with the Braves (2010-14), Cardinals (2015) and Cubs (2016). Batted.157 (8-for-51) with three doubles, two homers and eight RBI in Cactus League play. #30 JON JAY OF (.333, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Homestand:.250 (1-4), 2 R, SB, HBP Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Last HR: 5/24/16 @ SF (Jeff Samardzija) Career Bests: H 5, 6/2/16 vs. SEA; RBI 4 (2x), last 8/18/13 @ CHI; R 3 (10x), last 6/16/14 vs. NYM Jon notched a pinch-hit single and scored the game-winning run April 10 reached three times April 6, going 2-for-3 with a walk, run and RBI made his Cubs debut April 2 as a pinch-hitter (0-1) joined the Cubs following seven major league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals (2010-15) and San Diego Padres (2016) was the lone new position player on the Cubs Opening Day roster entering 2017, he owned a career.996 fielding percentage in center field, the highest mark for any active player (minimum 500 games) at the position. In 2016, he appeared in 90 games in his only season with the San Diego Padres as he missed time with a broken right forearm... still, hit.291 (101-for-347) with 26 doubles, two homers and 26 RBI. Batted.255 (13-for-51) with three doubles, one triple and one RBI in 20 Cactus League games. #2 TOMMY LA STELLA INF (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-2) Current Streak: Hitless last 4 games (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Last HR: 5/6/16 vs. WSH (Max Scherzer) Career Bests: H 3 (8x), last 7/24/16 vs. MIL; RBI 3 (3x), last 7/20/14 vs. PHI; R 3, 4/24/16 @ CIN Tommy has drawn walks in two of his five pinch-hit appearances is on his second-straight Opening Day roster in 2016, he batted.270 (40-for-148) with 12 doubles, a triple, two homers and 11 RBI in 74 games at the big league level... set career-highs with a.357 on-base percentage and a.405 slugging percentage. Batted 270 (10-for-37) with two doubles, two homers and five RBI in 13 Cactus League games. #47 MIGUEL MONTERO C (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-3) Current Streak: Hitless last 4 games (0-11) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Last HR: 10/2/16 @ CIN (Raisel Iglesias) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 6/12/13 @ LAD; RBI 6, 6/4/14 @ COL; R 3 (8x), last 4/13/16 vs. CIN Miguel enters his third season with the Cubs has made three starts (Cubs are 2-1) hit a go-ahead grand slam in game one of last season s NLCS vs. the Dodgers and added an RBI single in the 10th inning of World Series Game Seven hit.310 (18-for-58) with three doubles, three homers, 12 RBI and a.902 OPS in his final 22 contests last season starting August 20. His 105 home runs since the 2009 campaign are second-most for a left-handed hitting catcher entering 2017 (Brian McCann leads with 175). Batted.171 (7-for-41) with a double and three runs scored in Cactus League play. APRIL 16, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. PIRATES RHP JAMESON TAILLON Javier Baez... 1.000 2 2 1 1 Kris Bryant...200 5 1 1 1 Jason Heyward...250 4 1 0 0 Miguel Montero...250 4 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo...600 5 3 2 3 Addison Russell...000 4 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist...000 4 0 0 0 CUBS AT WRIGLEY FIELD Albert Almora Jr.....200 55 11 1 5 Javier Baez....235 366 86 12 31 Kris Bryant....290 576 167 40 104 Willson Contreras....291 148 43 8 23 Jason Heyward....247 376 93 7 37 Jon Jay....296 142 42 2 21 Tommy La Stella....237 118 28 2 12 Miguel Montero....248 326 81 11 48 Anthony Rizzo....284 1308 371 58 193 Addison Russell....264 503 133 20 93 Kyle Schwarber....195 113 22 7 21 Matt Szczur....247 158 39 6 22 Ben Zobrist....242 277 67 5 38 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....000 0 0 0 0 Javier Baez....000 0 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 3 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....500 2 1 0 2 Jason Heyward....000 0 0 0 0 Jon Jay....000 0 0 0 0 Tommy La Stella....000 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....000 0 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 1 0 0 0 Addison Russell... 1.000 1 1 0 2 Kyle Schwarber....000 0 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....000 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist....000 2 0 0 0 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....500 2 1 0 1 Javier Baez....154 13 2 2 10 Kris Bryant....154 26 4 3 22 Willson Contreras....250 8 2 0 4 Jason Heyward....203 74 15 2 48 Jon Jay....346 52 18 0 52 Tommy La Stella....500 14 7 0 18 Miguel Montero....337 98 33 3 87 Anthony Rizzo....291 55 16 2 49 Addison Russell....300 40 12 1 32 Kyle Schwarber....250 4 1 0 2 Matt Szczur....333 15 5 1 14 Ben Zobrist....309 97 30 6 102 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....333 3 1 0 0 Javier Baez....000 1 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....000 1 0 0 0 Jason Heyward....000 0 0 0 0 Jon Jay....333 3 1 0 0 Tommy La Stella....000 3 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....000 1 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell....000 0 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....000 0 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....000 4 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist....000 0 0 0 0 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....154 13 2 0 0 Javier Baez....200 25 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....333 3 1 0 2 Willson Contreras....167 6 1 1 2 Jason Heyward....292 24 7 0 5 Jon Jay....274 95 26 2 10 Tommy La Stella....208 53 11 0 4 Miguel Montero....189 106 20 4 18 Anthony Rizzo....100 10 1 0 1 Addison Russell....600 5 3 0 1 Kyle Schwarber....000 9 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....202 84 17 0 6 Ben Zobrist....146 41 6 3 9
APRIL 16, 2017 PAGE 4 #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.273, 1 HR, 3 RBI) Homestand:.421 (8-19), 2 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HBP Current Streak: 5 games (8-19) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 2 Last HR: 4/13/17 vs. LAD (Hyun-Jin Ryu) 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 has reached in 12-of-23 plate appearances on the homestand (.522 OBP) has reached three times in each of the last two games went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI Thursday went 2-for-4 Wednesday night hit a walk-off RBI single Monday night, his sixth-career walk-off RBI had gone 1-for-16 prior to that at-bat went 2-for-5 with a double and run scored April 6 made his fifth-straight Opening Day start at first base for the Cubs, the first Cubs player with at least five-straight Opening Day starts at the position since Derrek Lee (2004-10) named to his third-straight N.L. All-Star team last season batted.261 (12-for-46) with three doubles, three homers and five RBI in Cactus League play. Is just the second left-handed hitter to record multiple 30-homer, 100-RBI seasons in franchise history, joining Billy Williams, who turned the trick three times (1965, 1970 & 1972). #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.271, 1 HR, 8 RBI) Homestand:.238 (5-21), 2B, 3B, HR, 3 R, 4 RBI Current Streak: 3 games (4-13) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 4/13/17 vs. LAD (Hyun-Jin Ryu) Career Bests: H 3 (9x), last 4/8/17 @ MIL; RBI 4, 7/27/16 vs. CWS; R 3 (2x), last 9/11/16 @ HOU Addison leads the team with 13 hits, 23 total bases, eight runs, five doubles and eight RBI doubled, tripled and drove in three runs yesterday hit his first homer of the season Thursday went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and two RBI April 9 matched his career highs Saturday with three hits and two doubles drove in two runs April 6 despite going hitless earned N.L. All-Star honors in his second major league season in 2016, hitting 21 homers and driving in 95 runs at 22-years-old in 2016, he became the youngest player in franchise history elected to start the Mid-Summer Classic and second youngest All-Star overall has the most RBI in Cubs postseason history with 14 batted.281 (9-for-32) with a double, five homers and nine RBI in Cactus League play. Among Cubs players at the conclusion of their age-22 season (since 1900), he ranks second in career homers (34), fifth in RBI (149) and extra-base hits (92) and sixth in runs scored (127). #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.214, 2 HR, 6 RBI) Homestand:.188 (3-16), 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 6 BB Current Streak: 3 games (3-12) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 4/9/17 @ MIL (Zach Davies) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (2x), last 8/13/15 vs. MIL; R 3 (4x), last 9/11/15 @ PHI -2 Kyle leads the team and ranks third in the N.L. with nine walks this season drew a career-high three walks Monday night in his first regular season game at Wrigley Field since September 28, 2015 vs. the Royals scored twice and hit a solo homer Sunday hit a go-ahead and eventual game-winning three-run homer in the seventh inning April 6 in St. Louis was his first regular season homer since 2015 went 2-for-3 with a double Opening Night, his first regular season action since April 7, 2016 at Arizona, when suffered torn ligaments (ACL and LCL) in his left knee along with a severely sprained left ankle in an outfield collision returned from injury for the World Series, and went 7-for-17 (.412) with a double, two RBI and three walks. Batted.275 (14-for-51) with two triples, five homers and 14 RBI in 18 Cactus League games. #20 MATT SZCZUR OF (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: Hitless last 4 games (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) Last HR: 8/12/16 vs. STL (Jerome Williams) Career Bests: H 3 (2x), last 8/12/16 vs. STL; RBI 4, 4/29/16 vs. ATL; R 4, 8/12/16 vs. STL Matt is on his third-straight Opening Day roster in his first full season in the majors last season, Matt batted.259 (48-for-185) with nine doubles, a triple, five homers and 24 RBI in 107 games he batted.277 (13-for-47) with a double, two triples, one homer and seven RBI in Cactus League play. Is in his eighth pro season after he was selected in the fifth round of the 2010 draft by the Cubs. #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.171, 2 HR, 4 RBI) Homestand:.125 (2-16), 2 R, 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 1 Last HR: 4/9/17 @ MIL (Carlos Torres) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, 4/28/11 @ MIN; R 4 (4x), last 6/9/12 @ MIA Ben scored twice yesterday despite going hitless hit a RBI single Saturday homered and walked twice April 9 has a.353 OBP thanks to six walks and a hit-by-pitch his solo homer Friday night accounted for the club s lone run named the 2016 World Series MVP, Ben went 10-for-28 (.357) with two doubles, a triple, two RBI and five runs scored in the Series... put the Cubs on top with an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning of the decisive Game Seven earned N.L. All-Star honors and batted.272 (142-for-523) with 31 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs, 76 RBI and 96 walks in his first season with the Cubs. Batted.182 (6-for-33) with two doubles, one homer and four RBI in 14 Cactus League games. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (0)... 0 0 0 0 Javier Baez (0)... 0 0 0 0 Kris Bryant (0) (2)... 01 01 0 0 Willson Contreras (0) (1)... 0 0 01 0 Jason Heyward (0)... 0 0 0 0 Jon Jay (0)... 0 0 0 0 Tommy La Stella (0)... 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (0)... 0 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (0) (1)... 01 0 0 0 Addison Russell (0) (1)... 01 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber (0) (2)... 01 0 01 0 Matt Szczur (0)... 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist (0) (2)... 02 0 0 0 CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2017 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Albert Almora Jr. (0) (1)... 01 0 0 0 Javier Baez (0) (1)... 01 0 0 0 Kris Bryant (0) (2)... 0 02 0 0 Willson Contreras (0) (2)... 01 01 0 0 Jason Heyward (0) (1)... 0 01 0 0 Jon Jay (0)... 0 0 0 0 Tommy La Stella (0)... 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (0)... 0 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (1) (0)... 1 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell (3) (0)... 2 0 1 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber (1) (0)... 0 1 0 0 0 Matt Szczur (0)... 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist (0)... 0 0 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (0) (9)... 06 01 02 0 Opponents (0)... (11) 06 04 01 0 CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Dexter Fowler, 9/13/16 @ St. Louis (Jaime Garcia) Walk-Off HR: Miguel Montero, 9/16/16 vs. Milwaukee (Blaine Boyer) Pinch-HR: Miguel Montero, 10/2/16 @ Cincinnati (Raisel Iglesias) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David DeJesus, 5/11/12 @ Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR: Anthony Rizzo, 6/29/16 @ Cincinnati (Cody Reed) Three-Homer Game: Kris Bryant, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer: Jake Arrieta, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati (Michael Lorenzen) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2-Homer Games (1): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (0): N/A 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (0): N/A Pinch-Homers (0): N/A Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (0): N/A Game-Opening Homers (0): N/A Walk-Off Homers (0): N/A 2017 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Schwarber 11 (6-5) 2 Bryant 11 (6-5) 3 Rizzo 11 (6-5) 4 Zobrist 9 (4-5), Russell 2 (2-0) 5 Russell 9 (4-5), Contreras 2 (2-0) 6 Heyward 8 (3-5), Contreras 2 (2-0), Almora Jr. 1 (1-0) 7 Contreras 3 (0-3), Baez 2 (2-0), Montero 3 (2-1), Heyward 3 (2-1) 8 Arrieta 3 (2-1), Lester 1 (0-1), Lackey 2 (1-1), Anderson 1 (0-1), Hendricks 2 (1-1), Baez 2 (2-0) 9 Baez 4 (0-4), Almora 2 (2-0), Jay 3 (2-1), Lester 1 (1-0), Anderson 1 (1-0) C Contreras 8 (4-4), Montero 3 (2-1) 1B Rizzo 11 (6-5) 2B Baez 8 (4-4), Zobrist 3 (2-1) 3B Bryant 11 (6-5) SS Russell 11 (6-5) LF Schwarber 11 (6-5) CF Heyward 5 (1-4), Almora 3 (3-0), Jay 3 (2-1) RF Heyward 5 (4-1), Zobrist 6 (2-4) P Arrieta 3 (2-1), Lester 2 (1-1), Lackey 2 (1-1), Anderson 2 (1-1), Hendricks 2 (1-1) DH RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 9 2 6 6 6 1 7 4 5 0 46 OPP. 6 2 5 2 2 6 5 3 5 1 37 N/A OUTFIELD ASSISTS (0) CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Contreras 1/5 20.0% 0 0 2.68 (22 ER/74.0 IP) Montero 0/2 0.0% 0 0 3.81 (11 ER/26.0 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 0.00 (0 ER/0.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (1): Hendricks
Cubs Pitching APRIL 16, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 5-2 2.84 0 63.1 52 22 20 6 21 67 Relievers 1-3 3.19 2 36.2 25 15 13 5 18 40 SEASON TOTALS 6-5 2.97 0/2 100.0 77 37 33 11 39 107 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 4/15 vs. PIT 1.0,0,0,0,0,3 4/10/17 vs. LAD 4/6/17 @ STL 9/15/15 @ CLE 2/2 6/4 0/0 Brian Duensing 4/15 vs. PIT 1.0,3,3,3,0,0 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 8/28/15 vs. HOU 0/0 2/2 0/0 Justin Grimm 4/14 vs. PIT 1.0,2,1,1,0,0 10/2/16 @ CIN 8/8/15 vs. SF 4/10/17 vs. LAD 0/1 5/3 7/2 Mike Montgomery 4/14 vs. PIT 1.0,1,0,0,0,1 8/11/16 vs. STL N/A 9/27/16 @ PIT 0/0 4/3 0/0 Hector Rondon 4/14 vs. PIT 1.0,1,0,0,0,1 7/31/16 vs. SEA 7/24/16 @ MIL 4/6/17 @ STL 0/0 5/4 0/0 Pedro Strop 4/15 vs. PIT-BS,L 0.1,1,2,2,1,0 7/10/16 @ PIT 9/19/15 vs. STL 4/10/17 vs. LAD 0/1 6/3 1/1 Koji Uehara 4/15 vs. PIT 1.0,1,0,0,0,1 5/14/16 vs. HOU 9/18/16 vs. NYY 4/4/17 @ STL 0/1 6/4 2/1 2017 TOTALS 2/5 (.400) 39/27 (.692) 14/4 (.286) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 56-37, 49 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0 (5x), last 4/15vs.PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 4/10/17 vs. LAD (3-2) LAST SV: 4/6/17 @ STL (6-4) Wade has converted his first two save chances with Chicago has converted his last eight since September of last year with Kansas City has not allowed a homer in his last 52.1 IP since Sept. of 2015 his next save will be the 50th of his career. Struck out the side in yesterday s ninth inning has walked one and struck out six this season has a 0.75 WHIP. Thursday, worked a scoreless ninth to finish the 4-0 win vs. the Dodgers. Holds career ERA of 3.51 (305 ER/781.0 IP) in 339 major league appearances. Was acquired from the Royals for Jorge Soler on December 7, 2016. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-0, 13.50 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 42-37, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0 (2x), last 4/15 vs. PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 7/4/11 vs. TB LAST WIN: 9/28/16 @ TOR (3-2) LAST SV: 4/10/15 @ CWS (6-0) Brian was activated from the D.L. Friday and tossed a scoreless seventh inning in his Cubs debut started the season on the 10-day D.L. due to lower back tightness. Yesterday vs. Pittsburgh, allowed three runs on three hits, including a homer. Made two rehab outings for Triple-A Iowa, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings while striking out five and walking none. Is 42-37 with two saves, 45 holds and a 4.16 ERA (307 ER/664.2 IP) in 370 big league games (307 in relief) covering nine major league seasons with Minnesota (2009-15), Baltimore (2016) and the Cubs. #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (0-0, 5.79 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 18-18, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 4/8 @ MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2 6/14/13 vs.tor LAST WIN: 10/2/16 @ CIN (7-4) LAST SV: 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) Justin has stranded five of seven runners he s inherited walked one and struck out five in five outings thus far tagged with a blown save when he allowed two inherited runners to score, and allowed a run himself, in Friday s sixth inning. Stranded a runner in Wednesday s ninth inning (0.1 IP, 1 K). In Monday s seventh inning, entered with bases loaded and none out induced a Joc Pederson fly out and an Andrew Toles double play to escape the jam without allowing a run. Is 10-10 with three saves, 40 holds and a 3.36 ERA (69 ER/185.0 IP) in 218 relief appearances with the Cubs. #38 MIKE MONTGOMERY LHP (0-2, 3.00 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 8-13, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.1, 4/7 @ MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 6/30/15 @ SD LAST WIN: 8/11/16 vs. STL (4-3, 11 inn.) LAST SV: N/A Mike has tossed 6.0 innings in four outings, walking five, striking out six and holding opponents to a.238 average (5-for-21) Friday tossed a scoreless ninth inning (1 H, 1 SO) Wednesday, spun 2.0 scoreless frames. Took April 7 s loss despite 2.1 solid relief innings, allowing the walk-off run to score in the 11th was also tagged with April 2 s loss, allowing a two-out walk off single to Randal Grichuk in the ninth inning. Recorded the final out of the 2016 World Series, inducing a groundout after entering with the tying run on base in the 10th inning. Has gone 3-6 with a 2.18 ERA (17 ER/70.1 IP) in 46 appearances out of the bullpen, compared to 5-7 with a 4.23 ERA (59 ER/125.2 IP) in 23 career starts. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (0-0, 2.08 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 14-12, 77 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 4/14 vs. PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (17x) last, 7/31/16 vs. SEA LAST WIN: 7/31/16 vs. SEA (7-6, 12 inn.) LAST SV: 7/24/16 @ MIL (6-5) Hector has made five appearances, allowing two hits in 16 at-bats (.125) while walking two and striking out seven Friday vs. Pittsburgh, tossed a scoreless eighth inning left Wednesday s game with a sore left knee after covering home plate on a tag play. Allowed his first run of the season April 8 (Domingo Santana homer) turned in a pair of scoreless outings prior to that made his season debut April 6 in St. Louis, tossing a perfect seventh inning (1 SO) to pick up the hold. Has 77 saves, 19 holds and a 2.96 ERA (80 ER/243.1 IP) in five seasons in the Cubs bullpen. He has limited opponents to a.224 average and.279 OBP in 240 career outings. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (0-1, 9.00 ERA, 0 SV, 4 Holds) CAREER: 15-21, 9 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, 3x last 4/8 @ MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (9x) last, 5/18/16 @ MIL LAST WIN: 7/10/16 @ PIT (6-5) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has four holds, tied for third-most in the majors has held opponents to a.188 average (3-for-16) has walked five and struck out five. Suffered a blown save and was saddled with yesterday s loss as he allowed a threerun homer to Andrew McCutchen in the seventh inning. Picked up a hold on Monday, but was tagged with an unearned run after he departed (0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO) when Logan Forsythe scored on a throwing error. His 88 holds are the most in Cubs franchise history, surpassing Carlos Marmol s 82 holds from 2006-13. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 19-22, 93 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0 IP, 5x last 4/15 vs. PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 4/19/09 @ BOS LAST WIN: 5/14/16 vs. HOU (6-5) LAST SV: 9/18/16 vs. NYY (5-4) With 5.2 scoreless innings this year, has a 20.0 scoreless innings streak dating to July 9 of last year has walked one and struck out six this season, holding opponents to a.150 batting average (3-for-20). Yesterday vs. Pittsburgh, tossed a scoreless eighth inning (1 H, 1 SO). Spun a scoreless eighth inning Thursday vs. Dodgers (1 H, 1 SO). Signed a one-year deal with the Cubs in December of 2016 following four seasons with the Boston Red Sox, including a World Series title in 2013. 2017 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 5, 4/8 @ MIL (11-6)... Largest Winning Margin... 2 (2x), last 4/14 vs. PIT (4-2) 3, 4/6 @ STL (0-3, 6-4)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 11, 4/8 @MIL... Most Runs... 8, 4/15 vs. PIT 4 (4x), last 4/15 vs. PIT (1st)... Most Runs, Inn.... 5, 4/15 vs. PIT (7th) 17, 4/8 @ MIL... Most Hits... 11, 4/2 @ STL 5, 4/8 @ MIL (3rd)... Most Hits, Inn....4 (3x), last 4/15 vs. PIT (7th) 5 (2x), last 4/12 vs. LAD... Fewest Hits... 4 (2x), last 4/9 @ MIL 2 (3x), last 4/15 vs. PIT... Most Home Runs... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT 1 (9x), last 4/15 vs. PIT (9th)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2, 4/15 vs. PIT (7th) 6, 4/8 @ MIL... Most Doubles... 4, 4/14 vs. PIT 1 (2x), last 4/15 vs. PIT... Most Triples... N/A 6 (2x), last 4/15 vs. PIT... Most Extra-Base Hits... 5, 4/15 vs. PIT 7, 4/10 vs. LAD... Most BBs By Batters... 8, 4/2 @ STL 14, 4/12 vs. LAD... Most Ks By Pitchers... 12 (2x), last 4/7 @ MIL 2 (2x), last 4/14 vs. PIT... Most Stolen Bases... 2 (3x), last 4/15 vs. PIT 2 (2x), last 4/14 vs. PIT... Most Double Plays Turned... 3 (2x), last 4/12 vs. LAD 3, 4/10 vs. LAD... Most Errors Committed... 2 (2x), last 4/10 vs. LAD 11 (2x), last 4/14 vs. PIT... Most Left On Base... 14, 4/2 @ STL Longest Winning Streak: 3 games... 4/8-10 Longest Losing Streak: 2 games... 4/14-current Most Runs, Both Clubs: 17 (Cubs 11, Brewers 6)... 4/8 @ MIL Most Hits, Both Clubs: 24 (Cubs 17, Brewers 7)... 4/8 @ MIL Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 6 (Cubs 2, Pirates 4)... 4/15 vs. PIT Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 23 (Cubs 14, Dodgers 9)... 4/12 vs. LAD Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 20 (Cubs 6, Cardinals 14)... 4/2 @ STL Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 10, 2x last (Cubs 7, Pirates 3)... 4/15 vs. PIT Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 2,...4/6-4/7 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 2... 4/10-12 Consecutive Errorless Games: 3... 4/7-9 Consecutive Games With An Error: 2 (2x)... 4/4-6 & 4/10-12 Shortest Game, Time: 2:57... 4/4 @ STL Longest Game, Time: 3:58... 4/7 @ MIL (11 innings) Most Innings: 11... 4/7 @ MIL Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,814; 4/15 vs. PIT Largest Road Crowd: 47,566; 4/2 @ STL Series Sweeps: N/A BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 7 games, Contreras (10 dating to 2016)... 4/2-13 Most Runs Scored: 2 (7x), last Bryant & Zobrist... 4/15 vs. PIT Most Hits: 3 (3x), last Bryant... 4/9 @ MIL Most Total Bases: 8, Bryant... 4/15 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits: 2 (4x), last Bryant & Russell... 4/15 vs. PIT Most Doubles: 2, Bryant & Russell... 4/8 @ MIL Most Triples: 1 (2x), last Russell... 4/15 vs. PIT Most RBI: 3 (6x), last Bryant & Russell... 4/15 vs. PIT Most Stolen Bases: 1 (7x), last Rizzo & Russell... 4/14 vs. PIT Most Walks: 3, Schwarber... 4/10 vs. LAD Most Strikeouts: 3 (4x), last Schwarber... 4/15 vs. PIT 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 2, Arrieta... 4/4-current Longest Losing Streak: 2, Montgomery... 4/2-current 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: 2.1, Montgomery... 4/7 @ MIL Most Strikeouts, Starter: 10, 2x Arrieta & Lackey... 4/9 @ MIL & 4/12 vs. LAD Reliever: 4, Grimm... 4/8 @ MIL Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, Arrieta... 4/9 @ MIL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 7.0, Lester... 4/2-10 Reliever: 5.2, Uehara (20.0 dating to last season)... 4/2-current Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 2, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 9, Arrieta... 4/4 @ STL Most Runs Allowed: 4, Lackey and Hendricks... 4/6 @ STL and 4/8 @ MIL Most Hits Allowed: 7, Lester... 4/2 @ STL Most Homers Allowed: 2 (2x), last Arrieta... 4/15 vs. PIT Most Walks Issued: 4, Anderson... 4/13 vs. LAD Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 3.0 IP, Arrieta... 4/4 @ STL MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 2 High-Water Mark: 3 games (5-2, 6-3) Losses after Leading: 3 Low-Water Mark: 1 game (0-1) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 1 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 2 (1-1, 2-2) Walkoff Wins: 1 (4/10 vs. LAD)
Cubs 2017 Day-By-Day Schedule/Results APRIL 16, 2017 PAGE 6 GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATT. 1 4/2 @STL L 3-4 Oh-MONTGOMERY (0-1) 0-1 5th, -1.0 47,566 4/3 OFF DAY 0-1 T-2nd, -1.0 2 4/4 @STL W 2-1 ARRIETA (1-0)-Wainwright-DAVIS (1) 1-1 T-1st, --- 46,760 4/5 @STL POSTPONED - RAIN (make-up date 4/6) 1-1 T-1st, --- 3 4/6 @STL W 6-4 LACKEY (1-0)-Cecil-DAVIS (2) 2-1 T-1st, --- 44,039 4 4/7 @MIL L 1-2 (11) Hughes-MONTGOMERY (0-2) 2-2 2nd, -1.0 28,728 5 4/8 @MIL W 11-6 HENDRICKS (1-0)-Marinez 3-2 T-1st, --- 43,080 6 4/9 @MIL W 7-4 ARRIETA (2-0)-Davies 4-2 T-1st, --- 38,483 7 4/10 LAD W 3-2 DAVIS (1-0)-Romo 5-2 T-1st, --- 41,166 4/11 OFF DAY 5-2 2nd, -0.5 8 4/12 LAD L 0-2 McCarthy-LACKEY (1-1)-Jansen 5-3 2nd, -1.5 40,844 9 4/13 LAD W 4-0 ANDERSON (1-0)-Ryu 6-3 2nd, -0.5 38,379 10 4/14 PIT L 2-4 Cole-HENDRICKS (1-1)-Watson 6-4 2nd, -0.5 40,430 11 4/15 PIT L 7-8 Williams-STROP (0-1)-Watson 6-5 2nd, -1.5 41,814 12 4/16 PIT 1:20 PM WGN 13 4/17 MIL 7:05 PM CSN+ 14 4/18 MIL 7:05 PM WGN 15 4/19 MIL 1:20 PM WGN 4/20 OFF DAY 16 4/21 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 17 4/22 @CIN 12:10 PM ABC7 18 4/23 @CIN 12:10 PM CSN 19 4/24 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 20 4/25 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 21 4/26 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 4/27 OFF DAY 22 4/28 @BOS 6:10 PM CSN 23 4/29 @BOS 3:05 PM ABC7 24 4/30 @BOS 7:05 PM ESPN 25 5/1 PHI 7:05 PM CSN+ 26 5/2 PHI 7:05 PM CSN 27 5/3 PHI 7:05 PM CSN 28 5/4 PHI 1:20 PM WGN 29 5/5 NYY 1:20 PM CSN 30 5/6 NYY 6:15 PM FOX 31 5/7 NYY 7:05 PM ESPN 32 5/8 @COL 7:40 PM CSN 33 5/9 @COL 7:40 PM WGN 34 5/10 @COL 2:10 PM CSN 5/11 OFF DAY 35 5/12 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 36 5/13 @STL 3:05 PM ABC7 37 5/14 @STL 1:15 PM WGN 5/15 OFF DAY 38 5/16 CIN 7:05 PM CSN 39 5/17 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 40 5/18 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 41 5/19 MIL 1:20 PM CSN 42 5/20 MIL 1:20 PM CSN 43 5/21 MIL 1:20 PM WGN 44 5/22 SF 7:05 PM WGN 45 5/23 SF 6:05 PM CSN 46 5/24 SF 7:05 PM CSN 47 5/25 SF 1:20 PM ABC7 48 5/26 @LAD 9:10 PM ABC7 49 5/27 @LAD 6:15 PM FOX 50 5/28 @LAD 3:10 PM CSN 51 5/29 @SD 3:40 PM ABC7 52 5/30 @SD 9:10 PM CSN+ 53 5/31 @SD 2:40 PM WGN 6/1 OFF DAY 54 6/2 STL 1:20 PM CSN 55 6/3 STL 1:20 PM WGN 56 6/4 STL 6:35 PM ESPN 57 6/5 MIA 7:05 PM CSN 58 6/6 MIA 7:05 PM CSN 59 6/7 MIA 7:05 PM WGN 60 6/8 COL 7:05 PM CSN+ 61 6/9 COL 1:20 PM CSN 62 6/10 COL 1:20 PM ABC7 63 6/11 COL 1:20 PM WGN 64 6/12 @NYM 6:10 PM CSN 65 6/13 @NYM 6:10 PM ABC7 66 6/14 @NYM 6:10 PM CSN 6/15 OFF DAY 67 6/16 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 68 6/17 @PIT 7:15 PM FOX 69 6/18 @PIT 12:35 PM CSN 70 6/19 SD 7:05 PM CSN 71 6/20 SD 7:05 PM CSN 72 6/21 SD 1:20 PM WGN 73 6/22 @MIA 6:10 PM CSN 74 6/23 @MIA 6:10 PM WGN 75 6/24 @MIA 3:10 PM ABC7 76 6/25 @MIA 12:10 PM CSN 77 6/26 @WSH 6:05 PM CSN 78 6/27 @WSH 6:05 PM ABC7 79 6/28 @WSH 6:05 PM CSN 80 6/29 @WSH 3:05 PM CSN 81 6/30 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 82 7/1 @CIN 3:10 PM CSN 83 7/2 @CIN 12:10 PM WGN GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATT. 7/3 OFF DAY 84 7/4 TB 1:20 PM WGN 85 7/5 TB 1:20 PM CSN 7/6 OFF DAY 86 7/7 PIT 1:20 PM CSN 87 7/8 PIT 6:15 PM FOX 88 7/9 PIT 12:10 PM WGN 7/10-13 ALL-STAR BREAK (Miami) 89 7/14 @BAL 6:05 PM CSN 90 7/15 @BAL 6:05 PM ABC7 91 7/16 @BAL 12:35 PM ABC7 92 7/17 @ATL 6:35 PM WGN 93 7/18 @ATL 6:35 PM CSN 94 7/19 @ATL 11:10 AM CSN 7/20 OFF DAY 95 7/21 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 96 7/22 STL 3:05 PM CSN 97 7/23 STL 7:05 PM ESPN 98 7/24 CWS 1:20 PM ABC7 99 7/25 CWS 1:20 PM CSN 100 7/26 @CWS 7:10 PM ABC7 101 7/27 @CWS 7:10 PM CSN 102 7/28 @MIL 7:10 PM CSN+ 103 7/29 @MIL 6:10 PM WGN 104 7/30 @MIL 1:10 PM CSN 7/31 OFF DAY 105 8/1 ARI 7:05 PM CSN 106 8/2 ARI 7:05 PM WGN 107 8/3 ARI 1:20 PM CSN 108 8/4 WSH 1:20 PM WGN 109 8/5 WSH 1:20 PM ABC7 110 8/6 WSH TBD CSN or ESPN 111 8/7 @SF 9:15 PM WGN 112 8/8 @SF 9:15 PM CSN 113 8/9 @SF 2:45 PM CSN 8/10 OFF DAY 114 8/11 @ARI 8:40 PM CSN 115 8/12 @ARI 7:10 PM WGN 116 8/13 @ARI 3:10 PM ABC7 117 8/14 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 118 8/15 CIN 7:05 PM CSN 119 8/16 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 120 8/17 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 121 8/18 TOR 1:20 PM CSN 122 8/19 TOR 1:20 PM ABC7 123 8/20 TOR 1:20 PM WGN 8/21 OFF DAY 124 8/22 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 125 8/23 @CIN 6:10 PM CSN 126 8/24 @CIN 6:10 PM CSN 127 8/25 @PHI 6:05 PM WGN 128 8/26 @PHI 6:05 PM ABC7 129 8/27 @PHI 12:35 PM CSN 130 8/28 PIT 7:05 PM WGN 131 8/29 PIT 7:05 PM CSN+ 132 8/30 PIT 7:05 PM CSN 133 8/31 ATL 7:05 PM CSN 134 9/1 ATL 1:20 PM WGN 135 9/2 ATL 1:20 PM CSN 136 9/3 ATL TBD CSN or ESPN 137 9/4 @PIT 3:05 PM ABC7 138 9/5 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 139 9/6 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 140 9/7 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 141 9/8 MIL 1:20 PM WGN 142 9/9 MIL 3:05 PM CSN 143 9/10 MIL 1:20 PM ABC7 9/11 OFF DAY 144 9/12 NYM 7:05 PM CSN 145 9/13 NYM 7:05 PM WGN 146 9/14 NYM 7:05 PM ABC7 147 9/15 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 148 9/16 STL 12:05 PM FOX 149 9/17 STL TBD CSN or ESPN 9/18 OFF DAY 150 9/19 @TB 6:10 PM CSN 151 9/20 @TB 6:10 PM WGN 152 9/21 @MIL 7:10 PM CSN+ 153 9/22 @MIL 7:10 PM WGN 154 9/23 @MIL 6:10 PM CSN 155 9/24 @MIL 1:10 PM ABC7 156 9/25 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 157 9/26 @STL 7:15 PM CSN+ 158 9/27 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 159 9/28 @STL 6:15 PM WGN 160 9/29 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 161 9/30 CIN 3:05 PM CSN 162 10/1 CIN 2:20 PM WGN Video Board Home Runs The following is a breakdown of home runs that have hit the left field and right field video boards in 2017 full list entering 2017 is available on page 381 of the Cubs Media Guide. Team Left Field Board Right Field Board Total Opponent 0 0 0 Cubs 1 0 1 Most Recent Cubs HR to hit LF Board: Kris Bryant, 4/15/17 vs. PIT (Tyler Glasnow) Most Recent Cubs HR to hit RF Board: Anthony Rizzo, 8/14/16 vs. STL (Kevin Siegrist) Sheffield and Waveland Home Runs The following is a breakdown of home runs hit at Wrigley Field that have landed on Sheffield Ave. (right field) and Waveland Ave. (left field) on the fly in 2017. Team Sheffield HR s Waveland HR s Total Opponent 0 0 0 Cubs 0 0 0 Most Recent HR to reach Sheffield: Anthony Rizzo, 8/19/14 vs. SF (Ryan Vogelsong) Most Recent HR to reach Waveland: Kris Bryant, 8/9/16 vs. LAA (Jered Weaver) Wrigley Field Game Time Wind Trends In (N, E, NE) Out (S, W, SW) Crosswind (SE, NW) Overall No. Games 4 1 0 5 Cubs Record 2-2 0-1 0-0 2-3 Cubs Runs 9 7 0 16 Opp. Runs 8 8 0 16 Total Runs Scored 17 15 0 38 Avg./Game 4.3 15.0 0.0 7.6 Cubs Homers 2 2 0 4 Opp. Homers 1 4 0 5 2017 MLB Instant Replay Challenges Team Challenges Won Lost CUBS 2 0 2 Opponents 5 3 2 None 2017 Cubs Ejections