CUBS VS. CARDINALS The Cubs and Cardinals meet for the fourth time this season and for the first time since Chicago swept St. Louis in a three-game set here at Wrigley Field, June 2-4 the Cubs won two of three games at Busch Stadium in April before the Cardinals won two of three in there, May 12-14 Chicago, 10-9 against St. Louis last season, aims to win consecutive season series against the Cardinals for the first time since doing so four-straight years from 2005-08. 2017 Overall:... 7-4 At Wrigley Field:... 4-1 At Busch Stadium:... 3-3 2016 Overall:... 10-9 At Wrigley Field:... 4-6 At Busch Stadium:... 6-3 All-Time Since 1892:... 1,214-1,160 At Wrigley Field:... 512-450 At Busch Stadium (since 2006):... 45-59 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (2) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed LHP Brett Anderson 5/7 7/6 67 (Low back strain) 60-Day RHP Kyle Hendricks 6/5 6/15 38 (Rt. Hand Tendinitis) UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 500 extra-base hits... Ben Zobrist (1) 2,000 strikeouts... Jon Lester (13) MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 1. Giancarlo Stanton...145 2. Anthony Rizzo... 141 3. Nolan Arenado...133 Paul Goldschmidt...133 5. Jay Bruce...132 MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Chicago Cubs... 250 Los Angeles Dodgers...250 3. Washington Nationals...236 4. Houston Astros...235 5. St. Louis Cardinals...233 MOST STRIKEOUTS BY PITCHERS, NL, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers...937 2. Arizona Diamondbacks...904 3. Washington Nationals...872 4. New York Mets...835 5. Chicago Cubs... 833 MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers...404 2. New York Yankees...373 3. Chicago Cubs... 359 4. Minnesota Twins...356 5. Boston Red Sox...355 LOWEST BULLPEN ERA, NL, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers...2.88 2. Arizona Diamondbacks...3.44 2. Chicago Cubs... 3.50 4. Pittsburgh Pirates...3.71 5. St. Louis Cardinals...4.02 MOST HOME RUNS, CUBS ROOKIES PRIOR TO ALL-STAR BREAK 1. Geovany Soto (2008, 88 G)...16 2. Ian Happ (2017, 51 G)... 13 St. Louis Cardinals (47-50) vs. Chicago Cubs (50-46) July 23, 2017 Wrigley Field Game No. 97 Home Game No. 47 RHP Michael Wacha (7-3, 3.71) vs. LHP José Quintana (1-0, 0.00) COMEBACK KIDS: Jon Lester yesterday was perfect for 5.2 innings, and allowed two runs in 8.0 innings, while the Cubs erased a 2-0 deficit in the eighth with three runs in the bottom of the frame, including a game-winning Anthony Rizzo two-out double that plated Kris Bryant from first base to lift the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2 Bryant tied the game with a single in the frame, his fifth game-tying RBI of the season. Yesterday s victory was the Cubs 26th come from behind win of the season, third-most in the N.L. and seventh-most in baseball Arizona leads the majors with 30 such wins. Lester yesterday allowed two runs on three hits while walking none and striking out 10 in 8.0 innings he is now the only Cubs lefty since 1913 to record three starts of no walks with at least 10 strikeouts. Moreover, yesterday s outing was Lester s 10th career 10-strikeout game with the Cubs, tied for the most of any Chicago southpaw since 1913 with Ken Holtzman thanks to CSN Chicago s Chris Kamka. CURRENT EVENTS: The Cubs have emerged from the All-Star Break with a 7-1 record (.875), the top mark in the majors Pittsburgh is second at 7-2 (.778). This is the third of a five-game homestand against the Cardinals (1-1) and White Sox (two games, July 24-25) this is the third day of a stretch in which the Cubs play 18 of 29 games at Wrigley Field through August 20. Moreover, this is day three of an 18-day stretch without a trip to the airport, as the next road trip features two games at the White Sox and three games in Milwaukee, a bus ride, followed by a six-game homestand August 1-6. The Cubs have 35 games remaining at home and 31 games left on the road Chicago has more home games remaining than any other team in the N.L. Central. Of the 66 games remaining for the Cubs this season, 38 are against teams currently owning a record that is below.500, or 58 percent of them. Q QUOTIENT: José Quintana today makes his first Wrigley Field start since the Cubs acquired him from the White Sox on July 13 in his first outing as a Cub, July 17 at Baltimore, he tossed 7.0 scoreless innings while allowing only three hits, walking none and striking out 12 in Chicago s 8-0 win. José tied the franchise record for most strikeouts in a Cubs debut, previously done by Matt Garza on April 3, 2011 vs. Pittsburgh José is the first Cubs pitcher to do so on the road Garza struck out 12 and allowed 12 hits. Additionally, José became the first pitcher in franchise history to strike out 10 or more batters, allow three hits or less and issue no walks in his Cubs debut. José struck out 10 batters in his last start with the White Sox starting in 1893, he is only the second pitcher in baseball history to record consecutive double digit strikeout efforts for two different teams, joining Randy Johnson who did so for Seattle and then Houston in 1998 thanks to Elias and Ed Hartig for their research assistance on these nuggets from José s gem. CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 50-46 At Wrigley Field:... 25-21 On the Road:... 25-25 April:... 13-11 May:... 12-16 June:... 15-13 July... 10-6 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,761-10,234 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,243-3,731 Leading Entering 6th:... 35-8 Tied Entering 6th:... 5-3 Trailing Entering 6th:... 10-35 Leading Entering 7th:... 37-3 Tied Entering 7th:... 6-6 Trailing Entering 7th:... 7-37 Leading Entering 8th:... 43-3 Tied Entering 8th:... 3-5 Trailing Entering 8th:... 4-38 Leading Entering 9th:... 43-1 Tied Entering 9th:... 3-1 Trailing Entering 9th:... 4-44 Scoring First:... 31-19 One-Run Games:... 16-12 Two-Run Games:... 7-10 Extra-Inning Games:... 2-2 Scoring Four or More:... 42-14 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 8-32 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 36-10 Hit Totals Equal:... 8-3 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 6-33 Hit at Least One HR:... 41-25 Hit Two or More HR:... 31-11 Playing Errorless Ball:... 30-21 Committing at Least One Error:... 20-25 THIS IS ON THE RECORD: The Cubs are a season-high four games over.500 for the fifth time this season (also 12-8, 16-12, 25-21 and 49-45) the Cubs have not been more than four games over.500 or two games under.500 at any point this year. IT S A START: Cubs starting pitchers have posted a 2.16 ERA (12 ER/50.0 IP) while going 6-0 with a.170 opposing batting average in the first eight games since the All-Star break the 2.16 ERA and.170 average against lead all major league starting rotations in the early going of the season s second half Washington s starters are second with a 2.42 ERA and a.182 opponent average. This season, the Cubs are 34-15 when Cubs starting pitchers go at least 6.0 innings, including a 22-7 record the last 29 times it happened Chicago s starting pitchers have a 2.71 ERA (94 ER/312.2 IP) and a 28-10 overall individual record in those starts. CENTRAL CASTING: The Cubs this weekend return to N.L. Central action, ending their six-game run outside of the division this is the third game in which the Cubs play six of 10 games against divisional foes through the end of the month. Of the 66 games remaining, more than half (35) are against N.L. Central foes the Cubs are 23-18 against teams from the N.L. Central this season, a.561 winning percentage and the best record any N.L. Central team currently has against its own division (Cincinnati is next closest with a.528 winning percentage within the division). FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Cubs have allowed 80 runs in the first inning this season covering 96 games yet have enjoyed a scoreless first each of their eight games after the All-Star Break the Cubs allowed a total of 71 first-inning runs in their 162 games last year. THAT S EITHER HERE OR THERE: The Cubs are 25-21 at home compared to a 25-25 road mark this season Chicago started 4-6 at the Friendly Confines, but has gone 21-15 in its last 36 games at Wrigley Field since May 2 conversely, the Cubs began their road schedule by winning eight of their first 11 games through April 25, but have since gone just 17-22 away from home, a stretch that included their first nine-game road losing streak since 2012. The Cubs are one of just five N.L. teams with.500 or better records both at home and on the road they join the Nationals (26-19 home, 32-19 road), the Brewers (28-24, 25-23), the Dodgers (40-13, 27-18) and Rockies (30-19, 27-23). WHERE THERE S A WILL: Willson Contreras on Friday belted his 14th homer of the season, the most for any N.L. catcher and tied for second-most among all major league backstops with the Yankees Gary Sanchez and the Mariners Mike Zunino Kansas City s Salvador Perez leads all catchers with 19 home runs this season. Since making his debut on June 17 of last year, Contreras has produced an.832 OPS that s the third-highest of any N.L. catcher behind the Dodgers Yasmani Grandal (.856) and the Giants Buster Posey (.847). 20 X 5: Anthony Rizzo this season already has become just the fourth Cubs left-handed batter to reach the 20-homer mark at least five times he joins: Hall of Famer Billy Williams (13 times), Bill Nicholson (six times) and Leon Durham (five times). Additionally Rizzo is just the third Cub to rack up five 20-homer seasons prior to his age 28 campaign, joining Hall of Famers Ron Santo and Billy Williams. WHEN LEFT IS RIGHT: Jon Lester (7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) on Monday followed up José Quintana s debut last Sunday (7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 12 K) with a gem of his own it was just the second time this season Cubs starters have logged seven innings or more in consecutive games, joining Lester (9.0 IP) and Kyle Hendricks (7.0 IP) on May 23 and 24. Quintana and Lester became the first Cubs southpaws to record starts of 7.0 innings or more with three hits or less in consecutive games going back to 1913. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Sun., July 23 STL 7:08 p.m. ESPN 670 The Score LHP José Quintana (1-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (7-3, 3.71) Mon., July 24 CWS 1:20 p.m. ABC 7 670 The Score RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-3, 4.09) vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (4-9, 4.89) Tue., July 25 CWS 1:20 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP John Lackey (6-9, 5.04) vs. LHP Carlos Rodon (1-3, 5.75) Wed., July 26 @CWS 7:10 p.m. ABC 7 670 The Score RHP Jake Arrieta (9-7, 4.11) vs. RHP James Shields (2-2, 5.79) Thurs., July 27 @CWS 7:10 p.m. CSN 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (7-6, 3.95) vs. RHP Mike Pelfrey (3-7, 4.46)
JULY 23, 2017 PAGE 2 Tonight s Cubs Starter #62 LHP José Quintana (1-0, 0.00 / 5-8, 4.20) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 Chicago (A.L.) 13-12 3.20 32 32 0 0 208.0 192 76 74 22 50 181 2017 Chicago (A.L.) 4-8 4.49 18 18 0 0 104.1 98 55 52 14 40 109 CUBS 1-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 7.0 3 0 0 0 0 12 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 51-54 3.49 173 170 1 1 1062.1 1038 444 412 99 284 902 Last Time Out José had a stellar Cubs debut on Sunday at Baltimore, striking out 12 and allowing just three hits in 7.0-scoreless innings the 12 strikeouts tied a franchise record in a Cubs debut marked his second-straight double-digit strikeout game. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 7/16 @BAL W W, 8-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 12 100-67 6-0 2017 Season José today makes his 20th start of the season, and first at Wrigley Field was acquired by the Cubs from the White Sox, July 13, for OF Eloy Jimenez, RHP Dylan Cease, and INFs Bryant Flete and Matt Rose. He tied the franchise record for most strikeouts in a Cubs debut, previously done by Matt Garza on April 3, 2011 vs. Pittsburgh José is the first Cubs pitcher to do so on the road. Became the first Cubs pitcher to strike out 10 or more batters and allow three hits or less in a club debut since Phil Douglas did so on September 15, 1915 vs. Boston Douglas struck out 10 and allowed three hits in 9.0 innings Became only the second pitcher in baseball history (starting in 1893) to record consecutive double-digit strikeout efforts for two different teams, joining Randy Johnson who did so for Seattle and then Houston in 1998. Has gone 3-1 with a 2.30 ERA (12 ER/47.0 IP) in his last eight starts his team has won seven of those eight starts. Was 1-4 with a 5.11 ERA (25 ER/44.0 IP) in eight home starts at Guaranteed Rate Field is 4-4 with a 3.61 ERA (27 ER/67.1 IP) in 11 starts on the road. Has posted a 2.72 ERA (11 ER/36.1 IP) in his six no-decisions the White Sox were 6-0 in those games among starting pitchers with at least six no-decisions, Quintana is the lone player whose team is undefeated in his starts without a decision. Logged a 1.78 ERA in five June starts, the fourth-lowest mark in the majors and second-lowest in the American League during the month. Left-handed opponents have batted.247 (24-for-97) against the southpaw while right-handed batters have hit.237 (77-for-325) Career vs. St. Louis José today makes his third-career start vs. the Cardinals has won his first two starts, both at Busch Stadium last faced St. Louis, July 1, 2015 allowed one run on six hits in 6.0 innings in the White Sox 7-1 triumph. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career 2-0 1.59 2 2 11.1 16 2 2 0 0 12 vs. Cardinals Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Carpenter (.000-3-0-0-0) Fryer (.500-2-1-0-0) Wong (.333-3-1-0-0) Fowler (.500-8-4-0-1) Molina (.333-6-2-0-0) Career Notes José today makes his first start as a member of the Cubs at Wrigley Field in five seasons with the White Sox, he went 50-54 with a 3.51 ERA (412 ER/1055.1 IP) in 172 games (169 starts) he is the third-ever pitcher to start a game for both Chicago clubs in the same season. From the start of the 2013 season until being acquired by the Cubs, his 809 strikeouts were seventh-most in the A.L., his 95 quality starts ranked second and his 919.0 innings pitched were third-most led the league with 147 games started in that span. In his career vs. the N.L., is 6-9 with a 3.30 ERA (49 ER/133.2 IP) in 21 starts. Since the start of the 2013 season, he ranks in the top 10 among all left-handed pitchers in games started (148), innings pitched (926.0), strikeouts (821) and ERA (3.45). Recorded an ERA of 3.36 or better in each season from 2014-16, making him the only A.L. starting pitcher to accomplish the feat. Is one of four pitchers with at least 200.0 IP and 32 games started in each of the last four seasons, joining Max Scherzer, Jeff Samardzija and staffmate Jon Lester. Made two starts at Wrigley Field as a member of the White Sox, going 0-1 with a 2.51 ERA (4 ER/14.1 IP). Since his debut in 2012, he leads the majors with 65 no-decisions. 2016 Season José finished tied for 10th in the American League Cy Young vote after reaching 200.0 IP for the fourth-straight season and establishing new career-highs in wins (13), strikeouts (181) and innings pitched (208.0). Posted a career-low 3.20 ERA (74 ER/208.0 IP),.246 opponent average and 1.16 WHIP his 3.20 ERA ranked seventh in the A.L. while his WHIP was the eighthlowest in the league. Was named to the American League All-Star team, marking his first-career selection to an All-Star roster. 2017 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/4 DET L, 6-3 5.1 5 6 6 3 2 93-57 2-6, 1 on 2. 4/9 MIN L, 4-1 6.1 5 2 2 1 7 100-66 0-2 3. 4/15 @MIN L, 6-0 5.2 9 5 5 5 5 98-56 0-5, 2 on 4. 4/21 CLE L, 3-0 6.0 5 3 3 3 6 106-60 0-3 5. 4/26 KC W, 5-2 6.0 5 2 1 2 10 99-63 4-2 APRIL: 1-4, 5.22 ERA (5 starts) 29.1 29 18 17 14 30 6. 5/2 @KC W, 6-0 8.0 4 0 0 2 7 102-65 6-0 7. 5/7 @BAL L, 4-0 5.0 9 4 4 3 4 96-64 0-4 8. 5/14 SD ND, 9-3 W 7.0 5 3 3 4 5 110-67 1-3 9. 5/19 @SEA ND, 2-1 W 8.0 1 1 1 1 7 99-64 1-1 10. 5/24 @ARI L, 8-6 4.1 8 8 8 0 7 76-53 2-6, 2 on 11. 5/30 BOS L, 13-7 2.2 10 7 7 0 4 81-48 3-7 MAY: 1-3, 5.91 ERA (6 starts) 35.0 37 23 23 10 34 12. 6/6 @TB ND, 4-2 W 5.1 4 1 1 4 7 114-68 1-1, 2 on 13. 6/11 @CLE L, 4-2 5.0 5 3 3 2 3 95-54 2-3 14. 6/16 @TOR W, 11-4 7.0 5 2 2 2 5 99-61 11-2 15. 6/22 @MIN W, 9-0 6.2 5 0 0 0 9 113-69 9-0, 1 on 16. 6/27 NYY ND, 4-3 W 6.1 2 0 0 4 6 101-55 1-0, 1 on JUNE: 2-1, 1.78 ERA (5 starts) 30.1 21 6 6 12 30 17. 7/2 TEX ND, 6-5 W 4.1 6 5 3 2 5 96-64 3-3, 3 on 18. 7/8 @COL ND, 5-4 W 5.1 5 3 3 2 10 103-66 4-3, 2 on Final start with White Sox TRADED TO CUBS 7/13 19. 7/15 @BAL W, 8-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 12 100-67 6-0 Tied franchise record for K s in a Cubs debut At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2017.000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Career.000 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 16 0 0 LAST HIT: N/A HOME RUNS: N/A Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 7/15/17 @ BAL, 8-0 (7.0,3,0,0,0,12) Last Loss: 6/11/17 @CLE, 4-2 (5.0,5,3,3,2,3) Most Strikeouts: 13 9/13/14 vs. MIN (10 total double-digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 11 (2x) last, 6/26/15 @ DET Most Runs Allowed: 9 4/19/15 @ DET Most Homers Allowed: 3 (6x) last, 5/30/17 vs. BOS Most Walks Allowed: 6 6/22/16 @ BOS Longest Outing: 9.0 IP (2x) last, 9/30/15 vs. KC Longest Winning Streak: 4 games (3x) last, 7/3-8/4/16 Longest Losing Streak: 7 games 5/14-6/28/16 Monday s Starter vs. Chicago (A.L.) RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-3, 4.09) Kyle tomorrow makes his return from the disabled list after missing seven weeks with right hand tendinitis will make his 12th start of the season and seventh at home in his last start with the Cubs, he took a no-decision vs. the Cardinals on June 4, a 7-6 Cubs victory in two rehab outings at Double-A Tennessee, he allowed just one run on two hits in 8.1 innings, including 5.0-perfect frames in his last outing, July 17 vs. Mobile. Has gone 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA (17 ER/45.2 IP) in his last eight starts after going 1-1 with a 6.19 ERA (11 ER/16.0 IP) in his first three starts. Has allowed six or fewer hits in all 11 of his starts opponents are hitting.233 (53-for-227) against the right-hander limiting righties to a.244 average (32-for-131) and lefties to a.219 mark (21-for-96). Will make his fourth start in the Crosstown Cup since debuting in the rivalry with 7.0-shutout innings on July 10, 2015 at the Friendly Confines, he has posted an 8.00 ERA (8 ER/9.0 IP) in two road outings will be his second start vs. the White Sox at Wrigley Field.
#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.278, 4 HR, 18 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-0), RBI, SF Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (9): 2-hit (7), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 6 Last HR: 7/15/17 @ BAL (Wade Miley) Career Bests: H 3 (4x), last 6/13/17 @ NYM; RBI 2 (8x), last 7/15/17 @ BAL; R 2 (5x), last 6/13/17 @ NYM Albert had a career-high tying six-game hitting streak July 4-18 (.471/8-for-17) July 15 in Baltimore hit a solo homer as part of a 2-for-5, 2-RBI effort batted.276 (16-for-58) with a.373 OBP in June went 3-for-4 with a double, walk and three runs June 13 had a hit and run scored in three-straight games, June 4-6 went 2-for-3 with a solo homer June 5 is batting.391 (9-for-23) with six RBI as a pinch-hitter has played 57 games in center field (43 starts) and one start in left the Cubs are 26-17 when he starts in center field is batting.361 (22-for-61) off lefties and.235 (28-for-119) off righties. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.274, 12 HR, 39 RBI) Homestand:.250 (1-4), R Current Streak: 5 games (11-20) Multi-Hit Games (22): 2-hit (16), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 15 Last HR: 7/19/17 @ ATL (Jose Ramirez) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 5/2/17 vs. PHI; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3, 4/22/16 @ CIN Javy has a five-game hitting streak hit a three-run homer Wednesday to complete a strong road trip, batting.500 (10-for-20) with two homers and six RBI homered in consecutive games July 18-19 is batting.352 (31-for-88) with 10 doubles in his last 26 games had three hits Saturday in Baltimore went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI July 2 after going 1-for-16 in his previous five games had a career-high eight game hitting streak, June 18-26 (.419/13-for-31) went 2-for-4 with three RBI June 24 vs. Miami, including an eventual game-winning two-run double in the sixth that broke a 3-3 tie is batting.289 (35-for-121) at Wrigley Field compared to.262 (38-for-145) on the road went 3-for-4 with a two-run run homer May 22 his second three-hit effort in a three-game span as he went 3-for-3 with his third-career grand slam and five RBI May 19. Had a career-day May 2, going 4-for-4 with a triple, homer, two runs and three RBI vs. Philadelphia the four hits tied a career-high and the three RBI marked a season-high homered in consecutive games, May 1-2, for the third time in his career after going 2-for-4 with a homer May 1. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.278, 19 HR, 41 RBI) Homestand:.500 (2-4), R, RBI Current Streak: 3 games (4-8) Multi-Hit Games (21): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (7), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 9; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 17 Last HR: 7/16/17 @ BAL (Ubaldo Jimenez) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last 6/27/16 @ CIN; R 4 (5x), last 5/21/17 vs. MIL Kris returned yesterday and went 2-for-4 with the game-tying RBI and game-winning run doubled Wednesday before departing with a sprained right pinky injury (missed Friday s game) went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer July 16 and 3-for-5 July 15 has nine games with three or more hits this season led the team in OBP (.399), runs scored (57), walk (59) and stolen bases (6) before the Break went 4-for-5 with a triple, two homers, three runs and four RBI July 7 was his 10th multi-homer game (third this season) with a season-high four RBI ninth-career game with at least four RBI first Cubs player with 3B and two HR in a game since Todd Walker in 2004 drew a season-high three walks June 9 collected his second multi-hr game of the season (ninth of his career) May 21 reached base five times and tied a career-high with four runs reached base in 18-straight games, April 18-May 7 with a.461 OBP during that span. Leads the club in runs (62) and walks (62) has seven three-hit games and two four-hit games. #20 VICTOR CARATINI C (.176, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-5) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 1 Last HR: N/A Career Bests: H 3, 7/9/17 vs. PIT; RBI 1, 7/9/17 vs. PIT; R 1, 6/29/17 @ WSH Victor started at catcher Wednesday, going 0-for-4 went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a RBI July 9 marked his first hits in the majors was recalled June 28, joining his first major league roster has made three starts at catcher grounded out in his first big league plate appearance as a pinch hitter in the ninth June 28 batted.343 (84-for- 245) with 20 doubles, two triples, eight homers and 54 RBI in 68 games for Iowa this season at the time of his callup, he ranked fourth in the Pacific Coast League in average, tied for sixth in doubles and seventh in RBI. Acquired by Chicago at the 2014 trade deadline from Atlanta for INF Emilio Bonifacio and LHP James Russell, Caratini in 2016 was named a Southern League mid-season and post-season All-Star with Double-A Tennessee. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.269, 14 HR, 50 RBI) Homestand:.125 (1-8), HR, R, 2 RBI, BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (16): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 13; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 25 Last HR: 7/21/17 vs. STL (Carlos Martinez) Career Bests: H 4, 7/16/17 @ BAL; RBI 4, 4/22/17 @ CIN; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson leads all catchers with nine homers since June 19 is one of two Cubs with at least 50 RBI hit a two-run homer Friday and a go-ahead three-run homer Tuesday is batting.345 (20-for-58) with four doubles, five homers, 12 RBI and a 1.079 OPS in July, hitting safely in 12 of 15 games has a career high 14 homers this season notched his first-career four-hit game Sunday in Baltimore is batting.305 (18-for-59) in 16 games out of the clean-up spot this year hit a leadoff homer in his first-career start there June 26 in Washington is batting.298 (56-for-188) with 13 doubles, 12 homers and 38 RBI since May 9 has thrown out 16 baserunners aiming to steal recorded his firstcareer multi-homer game with two solo blasts in St. Louis May 12 has nine catcher pickoffs since 2016, the most in the majors. Threw out three baserunners April 16 (two caught stealing, one pickoff) became the first Cubs catcher since Jody Davis May 14, 1986 to record a caught stealing and catcher pickoff in the same inning. #8 IAN HAPP INF/OF (.257, 13 HR, 34 RBI) Homestand:.200 (1-5) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (12): 2-hit (10), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 20 Last HR: 7/8/17 vs. PIT (Ivan Nova) Career Bests: H 4, 6/22/17 @ MIA; RBI 4 (3x), last 7/2/17 @ CIN; R 2 (3x), last 7/2/17 @ CIN Ian went 2-for-5 with a two-run double last Sunday to start Chicago s eight-run outburst his 13 homers before the All-Star Break were second-most by a Cubs rookie all-time leads the team with three games with four+ RBI led the Cubs with eight homers in June had a seven-game hitting streak (.429/12-for-28) June 20-26 is batting.299 (29-for-97) with three homers since June 22 June 22 in Miami notched his first-career four-hit game, including a two-run double, as part of a 4-for-5 effort 20 of his 34 RBI have come with two outs hit his first grand slam June 13 vs. the Mets notched his first-career multi-homer game June 4 reached base safely in his first eight games. Was selected from Triple-A Iowa May 13 to join his first big league roster has started games in center field (27), right field (5), left field (6) and second base (13). #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.269, 7 HR, 37 RBI) Homestand:.250 (2-8), 3B, R Current Streak: 4 games (5-13) Multi-Hit Games (12): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 18 Last HR: 7/14/17 @ BAL (Kevin Gausman) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (8x), last 4/24/17 @ PIT; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHI Jason tripled yesterday is hitting.387 (12-for-31) with a homer, two triples, double and seven RBI in his last nine games on Sunday recorded his third-straight multi-hit game and recorded an RBI for the fourth-straight game his two-out, bases-loaded triple in the fifth Saturday doubled Chicago s lead to 6-0 slugged a two-run homer July 14 as part of a 2-for-4 effort with a double his homer landed on Eutaw St., just the 92nd blast ever to do so hit a pair of RBI doubles June 6 in his first three-hit game of the season has hit safely in 17 of his last 21 home games had 11 RBI in a four-game stretch, April 21-24 tied his career mark with four RBI April 24, thanks in part to a three-run homer in the first also matched the mark with four RBI April 22 in Cincy, going 2-for-4 with a three-run homer. Has missed time due to two D.L. stints: May 8-20 (right finger sprain) and June 22-July 4 (left hand abrasion). #30 JON JAY OF (.289, 2 HR, 18 RBI) Homestand:.333 (1-3), R Current Streak: 2 games (2-8) Multi-Hit Games (10): 2-hit (8), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 10 Last HR: 7/5/17 vs. TB (Erasmo Ramirez) 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 singled and scored the club s first run yesterday made his first-career pitching appearance July 6 (1.0 IP, 1 H) hit a pinch-hit, game-tying three-run homer July 5, his second in three games on July 4 hit his first home run as a Cub as part of a 2-for-4 effort was his first homer since May 24, 2016 at San Francisco with San Diego hit a twoout, two-run double in the ninth June 29, erasing a 4-3 deficit and led the Cubs to a 5-4 win in Washington. Is 11-for-29 (.379) with one homer and seven RBI as a pinch-hitter this season. JULY 23, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. CARDINALS RHP MICHAEL WACHA Albert Almora Jr.....500 2 1 0 1 Javier Baez....286 7 2 0 0 Kris Bryant....316 19 6 1 5 Willson Contreras... 1.000 1 1 1 2 Ian Happ....667 3 2 2 4 Jason Heyward....000 8 0 0 0 Jon Jay....500 2 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....484 31 15 3 6 Addison Russell....222 9 2 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....000 1 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist....182 11 2 0 0 CUBS AT WRIGLEY FIELD Albert Almora Jr.....283 120 34 3 15 Javier Baez....249 474 118 18 49 Kris Bryant....286 720 206 51 124 Victor Caratini....429 7 3 0 1 Willson Contreras....265 272 72 11 38 Ian Happ....221 95 21 7 15 Jason Heyward....245 482 118 9 48 Jon Jay....302 212 64 3 32 Anthony Rizzo....284 1452 413 66 219 Addison Russell....243 612 149 23 104 Kyle Schwarber....201 224 45 16 39 Ben Zobrist....251 403 101 9 52 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....333 3 1 0 2 Javier Baez....333 3 1 1 5 Kris Bryant....222 9 2 0 3 Victor Caratini....000 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....556 9 5 1 13 Ian Happ....500 2 1 1 5 Jason Heyward....333 6 2 0 5 Jon Jay....200 5 1 0 1 Anthony Rizzo....222 9 2 0 8 Addison Russell....200 5 1 0 3 Kyle Schwarber....333 6 2 1 7 Ben Zobrist....125 8 1 0 4 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....400 5 2 0 3 Javier Baez....188 16 3 3 15 Kris Bryant....188 32 6 3 25 Victor Caratini....000 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....400 15 6 1 15 Ian Happ....500 2 1 1 5 Jason Heyward....213 80 17 2 53 Jon Jay....333 57 19 0 53 Anthony Rizzo....286 63 18 2 57 Addison Russell....273 44 12 1 33 Kyle Schwarber....300 10 3 1 9 Ben Zobrist....301 103 31 6 106 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....391 23 9 0 6 Javier Baez....000 5 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 1 0 0 0 Victor Caratini....000 3 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....111 9 1 0 2 Ian Happ....143 7 1 0 0 Jason Heyward....000 2 0 0 0 Jon Jay....379 29 11 1 7 Anthony Rizzo....000 1 0 0 0 Addison Russell....250 8 2 0 1 Kyle Schwarber....200 5 1 1 1 Ben Zobrist....429 7 3 0 0 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....303 33 10 0 6 Javier Baez....172 29 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....250 4 1 0 2 Victor Caratini....000 3 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....143 14 2 1 4 Ian Happ....143 7 1 0 0 Jason Heyward....269 26 7 0 5 Jon Jay....298 121 36 3 17 Anthony Rizzo....091 11 1 0 1 Addison Russell....385 13 5 0 2 Kyle Schwarber....071 14 1 1 1 Ben Zobrist....188 48 9 3 9
JULY 23, 2017 PAGE 4 #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.254, 23 HR, 62 RBI) Homestand:.250 (2-8), 2B, 2 RBI Current Streak: 2 games (2-8) Multi-Hit Games (21): 2-hit (18), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 13; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 26 Last HR: 7/17/17 @ ATL (Ian Krol) 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 had a game-winning RBI single yesterday on Monday slugged his team-leading 23rd home run homered in three-straight games July 15-17 for the second time this season (also April 21-23) is tied for sixth in the N.L. in homers is batting.287 (45-for-157) with 11 homers, 32 RBI and a.973 OPS in 44 games since the start of June led the team in hits (82), total bases (161), homers (20) and RBI (56) in the first half is already one of four Cubs lefties all-time with five 20-homer campaigns had a career-high 14-game hitting streak (.420/21-for-50) June 6-20, the longest streak by a Cub this season his leadoff HR June 19 was his third of the season homered to lead off each of his first two games at leadoff June 13-14 in New York drove in a season-high tying four runs June 6, including a GW three-run homer recorded his 14th-career multi-homer game and first three hit game of the season May 24. Is batting.307 (50-for-163) at home and.207 (39-for-188) on the road has a.433 OBP at home, the sixth-best home mark in the N.L. is batting.330 (35-for-106) with eight HR and a.459 OBP in his last 31 home games. #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.238, 9 HR, 34 RBI) Homestand:.143 (1-7) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (16): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (3) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 16 Last HR: 7/15/17 @ BAL (Wade Miley) 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 tied a career-high with four hits Wednesday, including two doubles and two RBI is batting.294 (30-for-102) with nine doubles and six homers in his last 32 games batted.409 on the most recent road trip Saturday went 2- for-4 with a solo homer for the second night in a row and matched his career high with three runs his solo homer in the ninth inning July 14 snapped an 8-8 tie and led the Cubs to the 9-8 win was part of a 2-for-4 effort with an RBI and 2 runs scored June 22 in Miami matched his career highs with four hits and three runs as part of a 4-for-5 effort with a solo homer and two doubles homered in back-to-back games June 11-12 April 24, recorded a career-high four hits and tied his career mark with three runs. Hit a three-run walk-off homer April 19, his second-career walk-off RBI and first walk-off homer. #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.179, 14 HR, 30 RBI) Homestand:.286 (2-7) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (11): 2-hit (10), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: 7/14/17 @ BAL (Kevin Gausman) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (3x), last 6/3/17 vs. STL; R 3 (4x), last 9/11/15 @ PHI -2 Kyle singled twice Friday scored twice Wednesday hit a solo homer July 14 and has hit safely in six of nine games with two homers and three doubles since his return from Triple-A on July 6 went 2-for-4 with a homer and walk July 8 batted.343 with four homers in 11 games during his stay with Iowa hit a two-run homer June 14 measured at 467-feet and his first-career pinch-hit homer June 11 notched his first three-hit game of the season June 7, including two doubles and a homer hit a game-winning grand slam in the seventh inning June 3, his first-career grand slam hit his longest-career homer according to Statcast May 23, a 470-foot blast onto Sheffield. Hit a three-run homer May 2, his 20th-career home run is the fastest Cubs player since 1913 to 20-career homers (97 games), thanks STATS Inc. #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.223, 8 HR, 30 RBI) Homestand:.444 (4-9), 2 2B, 2 R, RBI, SB Current Streak: 2 games (4-9) Multi-Hit Games (11): 2-hit (9), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 9 Last HR: 7/14/17 @ BAL (Kevin Gausman) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, 4/28/11 @ MIN; R 4 (4x), last 6/9/12 @ MIA Ben hit a RBI single and scored the game-tying run yesterday had three hits Friday his two-run single Monday night in the fifth gave the Cubs a 2-1 lead that they would not relinquish went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a double and two runs July 14 batted leadoff and went 2-for-5 with a run scored July 8 returned from the 10-day disabled list July 1 (left wrist inflammation) played two games with Double-A Tennessee, going 3-for-6 with a pair of walks was 5-for-49 (.102) since May 26 before landing on the shelf on June 16 had a 25-straight game on-base streak, April 28-May 30 had an eight-game hitting streak May 13-25 (13-for-28/.464) hit his fourth-career leadoff home May 21 had a 10-game hitting streak, April 28-May 7 was his sixth-career streak of at least 10 games. Has batted.236 (17-for-72) with two doubles, two triples, four homers and 12 RBI in 18 games in the leadoff spot this season the Cubs are 11-7 in those games. CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Willson Contreras, 6/26/17 @ Washington (Gio Gonzalez) Walk-Off HR: Addison Russell, 4/19/17 vs. Milwaukee (Neftali Feliz) Pinch-HR: Jon Jay, 7/5 vs. Tampa Bay (Erasmo Ramirez) 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: Mike Montgomery, 7/19/17 @ Atlanta (R.A. Dickey) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2017 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (7): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT, 5/21 vs. MIL & 7/7 vs. PIT; Contreras, 5/12 @ STL; Rizzo, 5/24 vs. SF; Happ, 6/4 vs. STL & 7/2 @ CIN 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (4): Contreras, 4/22 @ CIN; Baez, 5/18 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 6/3 vs. STL, Happ, 6/13 @ NYM 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (2): Rizzo, 4/21-23; Rizzo, 7/15-17 Pinch-Homers (2): Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Jay, 7/5 vs. TB Back-to-Back Homers (4): Russell and Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Rizzo and Happ, 6/14 @ NYM; Happ and Schwarber, 7/8 vs. PIT; Contreras and Schwarber, 7/14 @ BAL Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (1): Arrieta, 6/17 @ PIT Game-Opening Homers (5): Zobrist, 5/21 vs. MIL; Rizzo, 6/13 @ NYM; Rizzo, 6/14 @ NYM; Rizzo, 6/20 vs. SD; Contreras, 6/26 @ WASH Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Caratini 0/4 0.0% 0 0 2.27 (8 ER/31.2 IP) Contreras 16/60 26.7% 5 5 4.06 (273 ER/605.0 IP) Montero 0/31 0.0% 0 0 4.35 (104 ER/215.1 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 3.60 (2 ER/5.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (4): Hendricks, Arrieta, Lester, Montgomery CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (4)... 4 0 0 0 Javier Baez (12)... 7 4 0 1 Kris Bryant (19)... 14 4 1 0 Victor Caratini (0)... 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras (14)... 7 3 3 1 Ian Happ (13)... 8 3 1 1 Jason Heyward (7)... 3 2 2 0 Jon Jay (2)... 1 0 1 0 Anthony Rizzo (23)... 12 7 4 0 Addison Russell (9)... 8 0 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (14)... 9 2 2 1 Ben Zobrist (8)... 5 2 1 0 CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2017 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Albert Almora Jr. (4)... 4 0 0 0 Javier Baez (11)... 7 3 0 1 Kris Bryant (8)... 4 3 1 0 Victor Caratini (0)... 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras (16)... 9 6 1 0 Ian Happ (9)... 6 0 3 0 Jason Heyward (11)... 7 2 2 0 Jon Jay (3)... 2 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (19)... 14 3 2 0 Addison Russell (7)... 5 1 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (7)... 4 2 1 0 Ben Zobrist (6)... 5 1 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (134)... 82 32 16 4 Opponents (114)... 71 27 14 2 CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Schwarber 36 (17-19), Zobrist 19 (12-7), Jay 16 (8-8), Rizzo 13 (6-7), Happ 6 (3-3), Baez 2 (1-1), Contreras 2 (2-0), Heyward 1 (0-1), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 73 (39-34), Happ 10 (5-5), Schwarber 7 (3-4), Almora 2 (1-1), Jay 1 (1-0), Rizzo 1 (1-0), La Stella 1 (0-1), Zobrist 1 (0-1) 3 Rizzo 71 (38-33), Bryant 14 (7-7), Contreras 4 (4-0), Happ 4 (0-4), Schwarber 3 (1-2), 4 Zobrist 37 (17-20), Russell 15 (9-6), Happ 13 (7-6), Contreras 14 (10-4), Rizzo 9 (4-5), Candelario 3 (1-2), Montero 2 (0-2), Heyward 2 (2-0), Bryant 1 (0-1) 5 Russell 26 (13-14), Heyward 18 (10-8), Happ 13 (8-5), Contreras 9 (6-3), Montero 8 (1-7), Schwarber 11 (7-4), Jay 3 (0-3), Candelario 2 (2-0), Zobrist 2 (1-1), Baez 1 (1-0), La Stella 1 (0-1), Almora 1 (1-0) 6 Heyward 30 (13-17), Contreras 18 (6-12), Almora Jr. 10 (8-2), Baez 9 (5-4), Russell 8 (6-2), La Stella 5 (1-4),Montero 4 (4-0), Happ 5 (4-1), Schwarber 2 (1-1), Jay 2 (0-2), Candelario 2 (2-0), Caratini 1 (0-1), 7 Baez 34 (16-18), Contreras 20 (7-13), Montero 13 (8-5), Heyward 13 (8-5), Almora 6 (4-2), Russell 6 (4-2), La Stella 2 (1-1), Schwarber 1 (1-0), Caratini 1 (1-0) 8 Russell 15 (7-8), Baez 15 (9-6), Lester 12 (6-6), Lackey 11 (5-6), Arrieta 10 (6-4), Hendricks 7 (5-2), Butler 6 (4-2), Almora 6 (1-5), Anderson 5 (2-3), Montgomery 4 (1-3), Montero 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1), Zagunis 1 (1-0), Caratini 1 (1-0), Jay 1 (1-0) 9 Jay 20 (10-10), Almora 18 (11-7), Baez 10 (4-6), Lester 9 (6-3), Arrieta 8 (3-5), Schwarber 6 (3-3), Lackey 6 (3-3), Butler 5 (2-3), Hendricks 3 (1-2), Zagunis 3 (2-1), Russell 2 (2-0), Anderson (1-0), Szczur (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Montgomery 3 (1-2) C Contreras 65 (34-31), Montero 28 (14-14), Caratini 3 (2-1) 1B Rizzo 94 (49-45), Bryant 1 (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1) 2B Baez 45 (26-19), Zobrist 35 (18-17), Happ 13 (6-7), La Stella 3 (0-3) 3B Bryant 80 (42-38), Candelario 7 (5-2), La Stella 6 (2-4), Baez 3 (1-2) SS Russell 73 (41-32), Baez 23 (9-14) LF Schwarber 62 (30-32), Jay 17 (9-8), Zobrist 8 (4-4), Happ 6 (5-1), Contreras 2 (1-1), Bryant 1 (1-0) CF Almora Jr. 43 (26-17), Happ 27 (15-12), Jay 15 (5-10), Heyward 10 (4-6) RF Heyward 54 (29-25), Zobrist 16 (8-8), Jay 9 (5-4), Bryant 6 (2-4), Happ 5 (1-4), Zagunis 4 (3-1), Szczur 2 (2-0) P Lester 21 (12-9), Arrieta 20 (10-10), Lackey 18 (9-9), Hendricks 11 (6-5), Butler 11 (6-5), Montgomery 8 (3-5), Anderson 6 (3-3), Quintana 1 (1-0) DH Schwarber 5 (3-2), Jay 1 (1-0) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 63 56 37 62 46 39 51 50 45 2 450 OPP. 80 39 47 56 43 40 35 48 38 2 427 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (13) Jason Heyward (6), Albert Almora (3), Jon Jay (2), Kyle Schwarber (1), Ian Happ (1)
Cubs Pitching JULY 23, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 35-33 4.42 1 523.0 502 287 257 77 183 469 Relievers 15-13 3.50 23 334.0 266 142 130 37 154 364 SEASON TOTALS 50-46 4.06 1/23 857.0 768 429 387 114 337 833 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 7/22 vs. STL-SV 1.0,0,0,0,2,2 4/19/17 vs. MIL 7/22/17 vs. STL 9/15/15 @ CLE 19/19 34/25 1/1 Brian Duensing 7/18 @ ATL 1.0,0,0,0,0,0 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 7/14/17 @ BAL 0/1 38/30 20/4 Carl Edwards Jr. 7/21 vs. STL-L 0.0,1,3,3,2,0 7/7/17 vs. PIT 10/2/16 @ CIN 7/14/17 @ BAL 0/1 42/30 15/4 Justin Grimm 7/21 vs. STL 2.0,3,2,2,3,2 4/18/17 vs. MIL 8/8/15 vs. SF 7/19/17 @ BAL 0/1 33/22 20/8 Mike Montgomery 7/19 @ ATL-W 6.0,2,1,1,1,5 7/19/17 @ ATL 6/5/17 vs. MIA 9/27/16 @ PIT 2/2 18/13 7/0 Felix Peña 6/29 @ WSH-W 1.0,0,0,0,0,0 6/29/17 @ WSH 9/27/16 @ PIT 9/5/16 @ MIL 0/0 9/8 4/3 Hector Rondon 7/21 vs. STL-BS 0.0,2,4,4,2,0 6/19/17 vs. SD 7/24/16 @ MIL 5/16/17 vs. CIN 0/3 40/31 16/9 Pedro Strop 7/21 vs. STL-H 1.0,0,0,0,1,1 7/5/17 vs. TB 9/19/15 vs. STL 7/21/17 vs. STL 0/2 43/29 27/11 Koji Uehara 7/19 @ ATL 0.1,3,0,0,0,1 7/14/17 @ BAL 6/4/17 vs. STL 7/17/17 @ ATL 2/5 36/24 9/4 2017 TOTALS 23/34 (.676) 297/213 (.717) 124/48 (.387) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (2-0, 2.18 ERA, 19 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 57-37, 66 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 7/22 vs. STL MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 4/19/17 vs. MIL (7-4) LAST SV: 7/22/17 vs. STL (3-2) Wade, named to the N.L. All-Star Team, has converted his first 19 save chances, surpassing Randy Myers 13-straight successful chances in 1993 for the longest streak to begin a season in Cubs history has converted his last 25 since September of last year with Kansas City. Recorded his 19th save yesterday vs. St. Louis pitched around two walks with two strikeouts for a scoreless ninth to save the 3-2 win. Earned his 18th save Monday night in Atlanta walked a bit of a tight rope (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K) but held on for the 4-3 victory. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-0, 2.63 ERA, 0 SV, 3 Holds) CAREER: 42-37, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.2, 6/12 @ NYM MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 7/4/11 vs. TB LAST WIN: 9/28/16 @ TOR (3-2) LAST SV: 4/10/15 @ CWS (6-0) Brian has walked 10 and struck out 48 in 38 games (41.0 IP) in his last 32 contests since April 24, has pitched to a 1.51 ERA (6 ER/35.2 IP) and averaged 10.3 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (41 SO) has spun 9.0-straight shutout frames since June 22. July 14, recorded his third hold of the year, inducing a Chris Davis pop out to strand two inherited runners and maintain Chicago s 8-6 edge. Stranded an inherited runner and threw a scoreless inning July 8 vs. Pittsburgh. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (3-2, 2.82 ERA, 0 SV, 13 Holds) CAREER: 3-3, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 2x, last 5/2 vs. PHI MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (4x) last, 5/2/17 vs. PHI LAST WIN: 7/7/17 vs. PIT (6-1) LAST SV: 10/2/16 @ CIN (7-4) Carl has held opponents to a.134 average (17-for-127) and a.276 OBP has walked 24, struck out 56 in 38.1 innings has not allowed a run in 36 of 42 outings, and has not allowed a hit in 27 of 42 outings. Tagged with Friday s loss vs. the Cardinals allowed a hit and two walks to his three BF to start the eighth all came around to score. Recorded 13th hold July 14 with a scoreless 7th in Baltimore is tied for the team lead in holds with Uehara. #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-0, 5.40 ERA, 0 SV, 3 Holds) CAREER: 19-18, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.2, 7/4 vs. TB MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2 6/14/13 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 4/18/17 vs. MIL (9-7) LAST SV: 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) Justin was recalled May 29 from Triple-A Iowa for his third stint with the team has held the opponent scoreless in 14 of his last 19 outings posted a 0.73 ERA (1 ER/12.1 IP), a 0.41 WHIP and a.051 batting average against (2-for-39) in 13 appearances in June. Has stranded eight of 18 inherited runners has walked 19 and struck out 39 in 33 outings struck out 31 in his last 29.2 IP since April 22. Allowed three inherited runners to score in Friday s eighth inning all told, tossed 2.0 innings, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks (2 SO). #38 MIKE MONTGOMERY LHP (2-6, 3.83 ERA, 2 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 10-17, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 6.2, 6/30 @ CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 6/30/15 @ SD LAST WIN: 7/19/17 @ ATL (8-2) LAST SV: 6/5/17 vs. MIA (3-1) Mike returns to the bullpen after making eight starts in place of Kyle Hendricks from June 9-July 19 went 2-3 with a 5.13 ERA (23 ER/40.1 IP) in those eight starts has a 2.50 ERA (11 ER/39.2 IP) with two saves and a 0-3 record in 19 relief outings. Recorded the save June 5, tossing 3.1 shutout innings to preserve a 3-1 win vs. Miami. Had a stretch of 39.2-consecutive innings without a homer snapped May 28 when he allowed an Austin Barnes solo homer. #60 FELIX PEÑA RHP (1-0, 4.50 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 1-0, 1 SV MOST IP, 2017: 3.2 5/6 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 3.2 5/6/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: 6/29/17 @ WSH (5-4) LAST SV: 9/27/16 @ PIT Felix was recalled from Triple-A Iowa prior to Friday s game and is in his fourth stint with the team this season (also May 5-13, May 23-28 and June 10-July 4). Has gone 1-1 with five saves and a 6.94 ERA (18 ER/23.1 IP) in 17 relief appearances with Iowa this season. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (2-1, 4.54 ERA, 0 SV, 7 Holds) CAREER: 16-13, 77 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 6/8 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (18x) last, 6/8/17 vs. COL LAST WIN: 6/19/17 vs. SD (3-2) LAST SV: 7/24/16 @ MIL (6-5) Hector has made 40 appearances, allowing 31 hits in 139 at-bats (.223) while walking 15 and striking out 47 posted a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP) in 13 games since June 18 prior to allowing four runs in 0.0 IP (4 BF) Friday vs. St. Louis was tagged with a blown save. Struck out the side in Wednesday s perfect ninth inning in Atlanta. July 8, stranded an inherited runner and threw 1.1 scoreless frames. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (3-2, 2.72 ERA, 0 SV, 13 Holds) CAREER: 18-22, 9 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 5/7 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (10x) last, 5/7/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: 7/5/17 vs. TB (7-3) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has held opponents to a.203 batting average (27-for-133) has walked 16 and struck out 38 in 43 games (36.1 IP) is 3-0 with a 1.85 ERA (5 ER/24.1 IP) in his last 27 outings starting May 17, including a 0.66 ERA (1 ER/13.2 IP) in his last 15 contests. Earned his 13th hold Friday, tossing a scoreless seventh inning (1 BB, 1 SO). His 97 holds are the most in Cubs franchise history, surpassing Carlos Marmol s 82 holds from 2006-13. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (3-4, 3.09 ERA, 2 SV, 13 Holds) CAREER: 22-26, 95 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 IP, 6/11 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 4/19/09 @ BOS LAST WIN: 7/14/17 @ BAL (9-8) LAST SV: 6/4/17 vs. MIA (7-6) Koji has pitched scoreless ball in 29 of his 36 outings has walked 10 and struck out 35 this season, holding opponents to a.223 batting average (27-for-121). Earned his 13th hold Monday night with a perfect eighth inning in Atlanta. Was charged with a blown save July 14 after allowing a game-tying, two-run homer to Mark Trumbo. 2017 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 11 (2x), last 6/13 @ NYM (14-3)... Largest Winning Margin... 11, 7/9 vs. PIT (13-4) 5, 4/18 vs. MIL (0-5, 9-7)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 14 (2x), last 6/13 @ NYM... Most Runs... 14, 7/9 vs. PIT 7, 6/13 @ NYM (2nd)... Most Runs, Inn.... 10, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 17 (2x), last 4/24 @ PIT... Most Hits... 15 (2x), last 5/9 @ COL 6 (3x), last 6/16 @ PIT (9th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 7, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 2 (5x), last 6/27 @ WSH... Fewest Hits... 3 (5x), last 7/22 vs. STL 5, (2x), last 7/14 @ BAL... Most Home Runs... 4 (2x), last 5/28 @ LAD 2 (5x), last 7/18 @ ATL (3rd)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2 (5x), last 7/22 vs. STL (8th) 6 (3x), last 6/16 @ PIT... Most Doubles... 5 (2x), last 7/21 vs. STL 2 (3x), last 5/22 vs. SF...Most Triples... 2, 4/24 @ PIT 10, 5/21 vs. MIL... Most Extra-Base Hits... 7 (2x), last 5/22 vs. SF 10 (2x), last 5/29 @ SD... Most BBs By Batters... 10, 5/19 vs. MIL 22, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Ks By Pitchers...26, 5/7 vs. NYY 3, 7/17 @ ATL... Most Stolen Bases... 7, 6/27 @ WSH 3 (3x), last 5/6 vs. NYY... Most Double Plays Turned... 4 (2x), last 6/19 vs. SD 3 (3x), 7/7 vs. PIT...Most Errors Committed... 4, 4/29 @ BOS 18, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Left On Base... 14 (2x), last 5/4 vs. PHI Longest Winning Streak: 6 games...7/14-19 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games...5/26-31 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 20 (Cubs 12, Reds 8)... 4/22 @ CIN Most Hits, Both Clubs: 28, 2x last (Cubs 15, Brewers 13)... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 7, 4x last (Cubs 5, Orioles 2)... 7/14 @ BAL Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 48* (Cubs 22, Yankees 26)... 5/7 vs. NYY Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 29 (Cubs 18, Yankees 11)... 5/7 vs. NYY Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 2 (Cubs 1, Giants 1)... 5/23 vs. SF Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 7... 6/2-8 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 3...6/23-25 Consecutive Errorless Games: 5... 5/31-6/5 Consecutive Games With An Error: 7... 5/6-13 Shortest Game, Time: 2:05... 5/23 vs. SF Longest Game, Time: 6:05... 5/7 vs. NYY (18 innings) Most Innings: 18... 5/7 vs. NYY Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 42,186; 7/21 vs. STL Largest Road Crowd: 48,322; 5/27 @ LAD Series Sweeps: 4 (3 G, 5/16-18 vs. CIN, 6/2-6/4 vs. STL, 7/14-16 @ BAL, 7/17-19 @ ATL) *Major League Single-Game Record BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, Rizzo... 6/6-20 Most Runs Scored: 4, Bryant... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Hits: 4 (8x), last Russell... 7/19 @ ATL Most Total Bases: 12, Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits: 3 (3x), last Bryant... 7/7/ vs. PIT Most Doubles: 2 (14x), last Russell... 7/19 @ ATL Most Triples: 1 (18x), last Heyward... 7/22 vs. STL Most RBI: 5, Báez... 5/18 vs. CIN Most Stolen Bases: 1 (31x), last Contreras, Bryant, Lester... 7/17 @ ATL Most Walks: 3 (9x), last Almora... 6/26 @ WSH Most Strikeouts: 4 (4x), last Happ... 6/13 @ NYM 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 3 (2x), Arrieta & Lackey... 4/4-22 & 4/29-5/16 Longest Losing Streak: 4, Lackey... 5/22-6/12 Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 1, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Low-Hit Complete Game: 4, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Longest Outing, Reliever: 4.1, Floro... 5/9 @ COL Most Strikeouts, Starter: 12, Quintana... 7/16 @ BAL Reliever: 5, Floro... 5/9 @ COL Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, Arrieta and Lester... 4/9 @ MIL & 5/13 @ STL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 13.1, Hendricks... 4/30-5/10 Reliever: 18.0, Montgomery... 4/17-5/13 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 19, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 17, Lester... 7/22 vs. STL Most Runs Allowed: 10, Lester... 7/9 vs. PIT Most Hits Allowed: 10 (2x), last Arrieta... 4/28 @ BOS Most Homers Allowed: 3, Lackey... 4/17 vs. MIL, 6/12 @ NYM & 6/28 @ WSH Most Walks Issued: 6 (2x), last Arrieta... 6/27 @ WSH Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 5.2 IP, Lester... 7/22 vs. STL MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 26 High-Water Mark: 4 games (12-8, 16-12, 25-21, 49-45, 50-46) Losses after Leading: 23 Low-Water Mark: 2 games (25-27, 43-45) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 9 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 21 (1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7, 16-16, 17-17, 18-18, 19-19, 25-25, 27-27, 30-30, 31-31, 32-32, 33-33, 34-34, 39-39, 40-40, 41-41, 42-42, 43-43, 45-45) Walkoff Wins: 3 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL, 5/4 vs. PHI)