New York Mets (63-80) vs. Chicago Cubs (77-66)

New York Mets (63-80) vs. Chicago Cubs (77-66) September 12, 2017 Wrigley Field Game No. 144 Home Game No. 73 RHP Robert Gsellman (6-6, 5.44) vs. LHP José Quintana (5-3, 4.03) CUBS VS. METS The Cubs and Mets play six games, spanning two series, this season the teams met earlier in a three-game set at Citi Field, June 12-14, with the Cubs dropping two of three... last year, the Cubs took two of three games from the Mets at home but were swept in a four-game set at Citi Field. 2017 Overall:... 1-2 At Wrigley Field:... 0-0 At Citi Field:... 1-2 2016 Overall:... 2-5 At Wrigley Field:... 2-1 At Citi Field:... 0-4 All-Time Since 1962:... 369-359 At Wrigley Field:... 198-169 At Citi Field (since 2009):... 14-16 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (1) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed INF Addison Russell 8/3 8/13 35 (Rt. Foot Strain, plantar fasciitis) N.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS 1. Chicago Cubs 77-66 ---- 2. St. Louis Cardinals 75-68 -2.0 2. Milwaukee Brewers 75-69 -2.5 4. Pittsburgh Pirates 68-77 -10.0 5. Cincinnati Reds 62-82 -15.5 CONSECUTIVE SAVE CHANCES CONVERTED, CUBS FRANCHISE HISTORY 1. Wade Davis 29 4/4/17-current 2. Ryan Dempster 26 8/2/05-5/1/06 3. Hector Rondon 22 8/14/15-6/6/16 Joe Borowski 22 8/5/03-5/23/04 RUNS SCORED SINCE ASB 1. Cleveland Indians...312 2. Chicago Cubs... 308 3. Minnesota Twins...302 4. Texas Rangers...297 5. Baltimore Orioles...295 MOST HOME RUNS SINCE ASB 1. Baltimore Orioles...96 2. Cleveland Indians...87 3. Texas Rangers...86 4. Oakland Athletics...83 5. Chicago Cubs... 82 MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 1. Giancarlo Stanton...169 2. Anthony Rizzo... 149 3. Paul Goldschmidt...146 MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers...574 2. Cleveland Indians...546 3. New York Yankees...543 4. Minnesota Twins...537 5. Chicago Cubs... 536 MOST WALKS, NL, 2017 1. Joey Votto, CIN...120 2. Matt Carpenter, STL...94 3. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI...87 4. Kris Bryant, CHI... 86 5. Anthony Rizzo, CHI... 79 Eugenio Suarez, CIN...79 LOWEST OPP AVG, NL RELIEVERS, 2017 1. Carl Edwards Jr., CHI....151 2. Josh Hader, MIL....154 3. Felipe Rivero, PIT.... 167 HEY, HAVE WE MET?: The Chicago Cubs tonight play the first of three games against the New York Mets, and look to snap a four-game home skid this is the Mets latest visit to the Friendly Confines since the 2003 season, when Chicago swept a three-game set, September 15-17. This is the fourth game of a nine-game, 10-day homestand against Milwaukee (0-3), the Mets (three games) and St. Louis (three games beginning Friday). Chicago has dropped its last four home games following a nine-game home winning streak it marks the Cubs first four-game skid at Wrigley Field since June 7-10 of this season. Overall, Chicago is 2-6 in its last eight games following a season-high tying sixgame winning streak from August 28-September 2. SHOPPING AT THE LEFTORIUM: The Cubs will roll out three left-handed starters in this Mets series, the first time since 2014 in which Chicago has utilized lefty starting pitchers in three-straight games that season, Felix Doubront, Tsuyoshi Wada and Travis Wood turned the trick twice. In fact, the Cubs have used left-handed starting pitchers in three-straight games just three times in the last 30 seasons besides the two instances in 2014, Rich Hill, Sean Marshall and Ted Lilly did so from August 17-20, 2007 thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. QUINTANA ON THE HILL: José Quintana tonight makes his 11th start for Chicago since he was acquired from the White Sox, July 13 he s allowed three or fewer earned runs in eight of his 10 starts, including each of his last two outings he is 5-2 with a 2.63 ERA (14 ER/48.0 IP) in those eight outings in which he s allowed three or fewer earned runs. RUMINATIONS ON RUNS SCORED: Starting August 1, the Cubs have averaged 5.7 runs per game (223 runs in 39 games), one run better than the team s 4.7 runs per contest in the first four months (484 runs in 104 games). The Cubs have scored 707 runs this season, fourth-most in the N.L. behind Washington (748 runs), Colorado (738 runs) and Arizona (714). Chicago leads the N.L. and rank second in the majors with a +71 run differential since the Break, trailing only Cleveland (+144). However, the Cubs have scored four runs in their last four home games after averaging 7.6 runs in the previous 13 home games from August 14-Sept. 2 (99 runs total). Chicago has been held to three or fewer runs in seven of its last eight games since Sept. 3, the lone exception coming in an 8-2 win at Pittsburgh Thursday night. STARTING STUFF: Cubs starting pitchers have a 3.38 ERA (118 ER/314.1 IP) and have gone 27-12 in 55 games since the All-Star Break the 27 victories are tied for second-most among major league starting rotations with Washington (Cleveland leads, 34) while the 3.38 ERA is third behind only Cleveland (2.86) and Washington (3.02). CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 77-66 At Wrigley Field:... 40-32 On the Road:... 37-34 April:... 13-11 May:... 12-16 June:... 15-13 July... 16-8 August:... 17-12 September:... 4-6 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,788-10,254 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,258-3,741 Leading Entering 6th:... 55-10 Tied Entering 6th:... 10-11 Trailing Entering 6th:... 12-45 Leading Entering 7th:... 59-6 Tied Entering 7th:... 9-9 Trailing Entering 7th:... 9-51 Leading Entering 8th:... 67-7 Tied Entering 8th:... 6-6 Trailing Entering 8th:... 4-53 Leading Entering 9th:... 66-1 Tied Entering 9th:... 7-2 Trailing Entering 9th:... 4-63 Scoring First:... 49-26 One-Run Games:... 21-15 Two-Run Games:... 12-17 Extra-Inning Games:... 4-2 Scoring Four or More:... 66-17 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 11-49 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 56-14 Hit Totals Equal:... 10-6 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 11-46 Hit at Least One HR:... 63-35 Hit Two or More HR:... 43-14 Playing Errorless Ball:... 47-27 Committing at Least One Error:... 30-39 KB AT THE DISH: Kris Bryant leads the team with 86 walks, fourth-most in the N.L. (teammate Anthony Rizzo is tied for fifth with 79), while his.402 on-base percentage ranks eighth Bryant is the first Cub ever to reach 25 home runs in each of his first three major league campaigns. Since his debut season in 2015, Bryant s 201 extra-base hits are fifth-most among any N.L. player the top-five: Nolan Areando (253), Cubs teammate Anthony Rizzo (213), Charlie Blackmon (206), Paul Goldschmidt (202) and Bryant. BREAKING UP: The Cubs have a 34-21 (.618) record since the All-Star Break, the third-best mark in baseball behind only the Cleveland Indians (41-16,.719) and Washington Nationals (36-19,.655). Chicago entered the All-Star Break with a 5.5-game deficit to the Brewers, but have gained 8.0 games over Milwaukee since then the Cubs currently hold a 2.0-game edge over the Cardinals and a 2.5-game lead on the Brewers. The Cubs are 45-26 (.634) in September/October since Joe Maddon took the reins prior to the 2015 season, the best winning percentage in the N.L. in that span and second-best in the majors Cleveland leads at 47-25 (.653). FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Cubs have spent each of the last 48 days atop the N.L. Central since waking up in first place on July 27 they have been in sole possession of first place for 47 of those days. WHAT LIES AHEAD: Of the 19 games remaining for the Cubs this season, 11 are against teams with a record above.500 and eight are against sub-.500 clubs the Cubs play 14 of their final 19 games against N.L. Central division foes, or 74 percent of them the Cubs are 35-27 vs. the N.L. Central, a.565 winning percentage, by far the best intra-divisional record of any N.L. Central team (the Brewers and Reds are both second with a 31-30 mark against the N.L. Central). Starting tonight, the Cubs have nine home games and 10 road games remaining this season the Cubs own the second-best home record at 40-32 (Cardinals, 40-31) and are the only team with an above-.500 record on the road among N.L. Central clubs. 30 2B, 30 HR, 100 RBI: Anthony Rizzo this season has reached 30 doubles, 30 homers and 100 RBI for the third-straight campaign, this year doing so before Labor Day he s only the fourth Cub ever to reach those thresholds in at least three seasons, joining Hack Wilson (4 times, 1927-30), Billy Williams (3 times, 1965, 1970, 1972) and Sammy Sosa (3 times, 1997, 2000-01) Rizzo and Wilson are the lone Cubs to do so in at least three-straight seasons. GLOVE LOVE: Anthony Rizzo enters tonight with a career-high 121-game errorless streak at first base dating to April 25 that s the longest errorless streak by a Cubs first baseman since Hall of Famer Ernie Banks had a 126-game errorless run at first base spanning the final 114 games of the 1969 season and the first 12 games of 1970 thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. 20-HOMER CLUB: The Cubs have set a franchise mark with six players with at least 20 homers as Ian Happ last week joined Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Báez the club previously had five players with at least 20 homers in 1958, 2004 and 2008. Additionally, the Cubs have set a major league record with five 20-homer seasons by players in their age 25 or younger season (Báez, Bryant, Contreras, Happ, Schwarber) this surpasses the 2007 Brewers and 1979 Expos (four apiece). 29 AND COUNTING: Cubs closer Wade Davis on Wednesday extended his franchise record as he converted his 29th-consecutive save opportunity to remain perfect in save chances this season he has surpassed previous record holder Ryan Dempster, who converted 26-straight opportunities from August 2, 2005-May 1, 2006. Dating to September 3 of last season, Davis has locked down 35-straight save opportunities, now the longest active streak in the majors as Baltimore s Zach Britton last month snapped his stretch of 60-consecutive save chances converted. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Tue., September 12 NYM 7:05 p.m. CSN 670 The Score LHP José Quintana (5-3, 4.03) vs. RHP Robert Gsellman (6-6, 5.44) Wed., September 13 NYM 7:05 p.m. WGN 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (10-7, 4.35) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (5-4, 5.82) Thurs., September 14 NYM 7:05 p.m. ABC 7 670 The Score LHP Mike Montgomery (5-8, 3.64) vs. RHP Seth Lugo (6-4, 4.64)

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 PAGE 2 Tonight s Cubs Starter #62 LHP José Quintana (5-3, 4.03) 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 5-3 4.03 10 10 0 0 58.0 51 28 26 8 18 68 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 55-57 3.54 182 179 1 1 1113.1 1086 472 438 107 302 958 Last Time Out José spun 6.0-scoreless innings last Wednesday vs. Pittsburgh, but took a no-decision as the game was scoreless into the ninth inning was his third quality start in his last four outings and his eighth overall with the Cubs. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 9/6 @PIT ND 1-0 W 6.0 6 0 0 1 6 105-65 0-0 2017 Season José tonight makes his 29th start of the season, and 11th with the Cubs 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. Allowed six or fewer hits in 14-consecutive starts, June 6-August 19 was snapped in his last start at Philadelphia tied with staffmate Jake Arrieta for the second-longest streak this season one shy of Ian Kennedy s 15-game streak from April 5-July 3. Won four-straight games from June 16-July 23 his teams were undefeated in his seven outings during that span. He tied the franchise record for most strikeouts in a Cubs debut (12), July 15 at Baltimore was 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 7-4 with a 3.49 ERA (38 ER/98.0 IP) in his last 17 starts his team has won 12 of those 17 starts. Was 1-4 with a 5.11 ERA (25 ER/44.0 IP) in eight home starts at Guaranteed Rate Field is 4-0 with a 4.82 ERA in five starts at Wrigley Field (15 ER/28.0 IP) is 4-7 with a 3.79 ERA (38 ER/90.1 IP) in 15 starts on the road. 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. Has limited left-handed batters to a.233 average (30-for-129) while righties are batting.243 (119-for-489). Career vs. New York (N.L.) José tonight faces the Mets for the second time in his career allowed one run on six hits in 7.0 innings May 30 of last season at Citi Field however, he took the loss in the White Sox 1-0 setback. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016/Career 0-1 1.29 1 1 7.0 6 1 1 1 2 7 vs. Mets Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Aoki (.412-17-7-0-1) Flores (.333-3-1-0-0) Reyes (.429-7-3-0-0) Cabrera (.136-22-3-0-2) Lagares (.000-3-0-0-0) Career Notes José tonight makes his 11th start as a member of the Cubs 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) 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. Since the start of the 2013 season, he ranks in the top 10 among all left-handed pitchers in games started (1st, 157), innings pitched (3rd, 977.0), strikeouts (7th, 877) and ERA (10th, 3.51). Recorded an ERA of 3.36 or better in each season from 2014-16, making him the only qualified 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 66 no-decisions. 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 20. 7/23 STL W, 5-3 6.0 5 3 3 2 7 99-58 5-3 First start with the Cubs at Wrigley Field 21. 7/28 @MIL L, 2-1 6.0 4 2 2 3 6 99-56 0-2 Third-straight quality start since joining Cubs JULY: 2-1, 3.45 ERA (5 starts) 28.2 23 13 11 9 40 22. 8/3 ARI ND, 10-8 L 5.0 6 6 6 1 6 103-65 2-6 Allowed three homers 23. 8/8 @SF L, 6-3 6.0 6 4 3 1 3 89-57 2-4 Allowed a three-run homer in the first inning 24. 8/14 CIN W, 15-5 5.0 4 2 1 4 4 105-56 7-2 13th-straight start allowing six or fewer hits 25. 8/19 TOR W, 4-3 6.0 4 2 2 2 8 102-69 3-2 Second-straight start allowing four hits 26. 8/25 @PHI L, 7-1 5.0 9 6 6 4 7 93-56 1-6 Most hits allowed since May 30 27. 8/30 PIT W, 17-3 6.0 4 3 3 0 9 99-70 13-3 Sixth quality start with Cubs AUGUST: 3-2, 5.73 ERA (6 starts) 33.0 33 23 21 12 37 28. 9/6 @PIT ND, 1-0 W 6.0 6 0 0 1 6 105-65 0-0 Second scoreless outing with the Cubs At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2017.100 20 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 12 0 0 Career.045 44 1 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 1 26 0 0 LAST HIT: 8/30/17 at Milwaukee (single off A.J. Schugel) at-bats since then 2 HOME RUNS: N/A Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 8/30/17 vs. PIT, 17-3 (6.0,4,3,3,0,9) Last Loss: 8/25/17 @ PHI, 7-1 (5.0,9,6,6,4,7) 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 (4x) last, 6/16-7/23/17 Longest Losing Streak: 7 games 5/14-6/28/16 Wednesday s Starter vs. New York (N.L.) LHP Jon Lester (10-7, 4.35) Jon tomorrow makes his 29th start of the season earned his 10th win of the season last Thursday at Pittsburgh, allowing one run in 6.0 innings in the Cubs 8-2 triumph was his second start since returning from the disabled list had been placed on the disabled list August 18 with left lat tightness/general shoulder fatigue. Limiting lefties to a.207 average (29-for-140), while righties are batting.270 (127-for-470). Has gone 4-1 with a 3.97 ERA (15 ER/34.0 IP) in six-career starts against the Mets except for his start on July 3 of last season in which he allowed eight runs in 1.1 innings, he has a 1.93 ERA (7 ER/32.2 IP) in his other five starts allowed one run in 7.0 innings June 13 of this season at Citi Field.

#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.283, 6 HR, 35 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-4) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-5) Multi-Hit Games (16): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 10 Last HR: 9/7/17 at PIT (Angel Sanchez) Career Bests: H 3 (4x), last 6/13/17 @ NYM; RBI 3 (2x), last 8/20/17 vs. TOR; R 2 (5x), last 6/13/17 @ NYM Albert hit a two-run homer Thursday is hitting.318 (21-for-66) with two homers and 12 RBI in his last 29 games since August 7 is batting.316 (12-for-38) with eight RBI as a pinch-hitter the Cubs are 35-25 when he starts in CF is batting.346 (36-for-104) off lefties is 23-for-78 (.295) in his last 20 starts. #13 ALEX AVILA C (.257, 3 HR, 16 RBI) Homestand:.333 (2-6) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 19 Last HR: 8/17/17 vs. CIN (Scott Feldman) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 6/23/16 @ BOS; RBI 5, 4/6/11 @ BAL; R 4, 4/8/15 vs. MIN Alex has a hit in three-straight starts stroked a game-winning, two-out RBI triple Wednesday in the ninth to lead the Cubs to the 1-0 win has 16 RBI in his last 25 games, hitting safely in 15 of those contests batting.277 (18-for-65) with two homers and 14 RBI in his last 23 games since August 11 between Detroit and Chicago, hitting.278 (72-for- 259) vs. righties and.206 (7-for-34) vs. lefties drove in a season-high tying three runs August 17 vs. Cincinnati. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.267, 21 HR, 68 RBI) Homestand:.125 (1-8) Current Streak: 1 game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (32): 2-hit (26), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 26 Last HR: 9/2/17 vs. ATL (Lucas Sims) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 5/2/17 vs. PHI; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3 (2x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT Javy doubled, scored a run and drove in a run Thursday missed Sept. 4 s game due to left thumb soreness and returned to the lineup Sept. 5 doubled and homered Sept. 2 scored a career-high tying three runs August 30 vs. Pittsburgh and stole home, becoming the first Cubs player to accomplish the feat since Starlin Castro in 2010 in August, batted.290 (31-for-107) with 7 homers, 25 RBI and a.862 OPS in 28 games the 25 RBI were his most in a month homered four times in a six-game span, August 13-18 has started at shortstop in 36 of 37 games since August 3 with Russell on the D.L. is batting.279 (36-for-129) during that span. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.285, 25 HR, 59 RBI) Homestand:.125 (1-8), 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-5) Multi-Hit Games (35): 2-hit (21), 3-hit (12), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 9; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 25 Last HR: 8/31/17 vs. ATL (Jason Motte) 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 had his streak of 34-straight starts reaching base snapped on Sunday belted his 25th homer of the season, August 31 as part of his 2-for-5 effort batted.343 (35-for-102) with a.457 OBP in August scored a run in a careerhigh-tying six-straight games, August 26-31 leads the club in runs (95), walks (86) and OPS (.924) his.402 OBP is 17 points higher than his.385 OBP during his 2016 MVP season. Has twice had a season-high 11-game hitting streak: April 18-30 (17-for-45/.378) and August 3-14 (20-for- 43/.465) reached safely in 16 of 20 PA in four games, August 11-14, driving in a run and walking in each contest, the first Cub to do so since Derrek Lee in July of 2004. #20 VICTOR CARATINI C (.250, 1 HR, 2 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-2) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 1 Last HR: 7/30/17 @ MIL (Zach Davies) Career Bests: H 3 (2x), last 8/18/17 vs. TOR; RBI 1 (2x), last 7/30/17 @ MIL; R 1 (4x), last 8/18/17 vs. TOR Victor was recalled from Triple-A Iowa Sept. 1 for his third stint with the team made the start at first base Sept. 5 has two three-hit games this season hit a game-winning solo homer July 30 at Milwaukee batted.342 (100-for- 292) with 27 doubles, three triples, 10 homers and 61 RBI in 83 games for Iowa named a PCL mid-season All-Star. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.274, 21 HR, 70 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (21): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (6), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 19; GW RBI 10; 2-Out RBI 28 Last HR: 8/6/17 vs. WSH (Erick Fedde) Career Bests: H 4, 7/16/17 @ BAL; RBI 6, 8/3/17 vs. ARI; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson was activated Sunday after missing 28 games with a right hamstring strain suffered August 9 at San Francisco has five homers in his last six games has three-career multi-homer games, all this season hit two homers and drove in a career-high six RBI August 3 led the Cubs with seven homers, 19 RBI and a.400 OBP in July is 21-for-44 (.472) with six doubles and seven homers with RISP since June 10 is second on the team with 70 RBI notched his first-career four-hit game July 16 in Baltimore is batting.293 (36-for-123) with 13 homers in the clean-up spot this year hit a leadoff homer June 26 in Washington. #43 TAYLOR DAVIS C (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-2) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: N/A Career Bests: H ---; RBI ---; R --- Taylor made his major league debut Friday, going 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter was selected from Triple-A Iowa Tuesday to join his first major league roster batted.297 (106-for-357) with 27 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 62 RBI in 102 games with Iowa this year had a.357 on-base percentage and a.429 slugging percentage. #15 MIKE FREEMAN INF (.083, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-3) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 4/12/17 vs. HOU (Mike Fiers) Career Bests: H 2 (3x), last 4/12/17 vs. HOU; RBI 1 (2x), last 4/12/17 vs. HOU; R 1 (4x), last 4/16/17 vs. TEX Mike was selected from Triple-A Iowa Sept 1. and made his Cubs debut Sept. 3 made his first start as a Cub Sept 4. at shortstop, and went 1-for-2, snapping an 0-for-33 skid covering 19 games has been in the Mariners and Dodgers organizations this year and spent most of the campaign at Triple-A. #8 IAN HAPP INF/OF (.256, 21 HR, 55 RBI) Homestand:.125 (1-8) R, BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (19): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 11; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 24 Last HR: 9/3/17 vs. ATL (Max Fried) Career Bests: H 4, 6/22/17 @ MIA; RBI 4 (4x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT; R 2 (7x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT Ian went 1-for-3 with a walk and run Sunday ranks fifth all-time among Cubs rookies with 21 HR went 3-for-5 with a homer and career-high tying four RBI August 30 became the fastest player in Cubs history to 20 homers (89th game) batted.269 (18-for-67) with 7 homers and 17 RBI in August 24 of his 55 RBI have come with 2 outs 39 of 81 hits have been for XB (16 2B, 2 3B, 21 HR) has started games in CF (37), RF (6), LF (10) and 2B (25). August 17, recorded his third career multi-homer effort belted his first pinch homer August 13 in Arizona. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.259, 9 HR, 49 RBI) Homestand:.250 (2-8), BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (22): 2-hit (19), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 25 Last HR: 7/29/17 @ MIL (Jared Hughes) 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 went 2-for-4 with a double, run and RBI Thursday went 2-for-3 with a homer and two walks Sept. 2 went 10-for-28 (.357) with five RBI in an eight-game stretch, August 14-23 hitting.278 (30-for-108) vs. lefties and.252 (70-for-278) vs. righties has made 90 starts in right field and 12 in center field. 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 (.283, 2 HR, 26 RBI) Homestand:.125 (1-8), BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (13), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 5; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 15 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 had a seven-game hitting streak snapped Thursday tied a season-high with four hits August 31, including his third triple of the season has reached base multiple times 11 times in his last 26 starts his.373 OBP is currently his best in a single season (previous best, 2012,.373) batted.328 (21-for-64) with a.434 OBP in 19 games from July 24-August 14 batting.380 (27-for-71) in the eighth and ninth innings. August 14, was 3-for-5 with three runs, a double, a triple, a RBI and a walk reached in seven-straight plate appearances spanning three games, July 22-24 had a season-high four hits July 24 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 2nd in 3 games. SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. METS RHP ROBERT GSELLMAN No Cubs batter has faced Robert Gsellman in the majors. CUBS AT WRIGLEY FIELD Albert Almora Jr.....285 165 47 3 27 Alex Avila....238 42 10 2 10 Javier Baez....246 560 138 24 67 Kris Bryant....279 811 226 54 133 Victor Caratini....368 19 7 0 1 Willson Contreras....282 309 87 18 57 Taylor Davis....000 2 0 0 0 Mike Freeman....000 5 0 0 0 Ian Happ....239 159 38 13 28 Jason Heyward....249 558 139 10 54 Jon Jay....298 282 84 3 36 Tommy La Stella....236 161 38 2 17 Leonys Martin....333 21 7 0 3 Rene Rivera....441 34 15 2 11 Anthony Rizzo....288 1548 446 71 243 Kyle Schwarber....226 283 64 22 49 Ben Zobrist....262 473 124 10 56 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....500 6 3 0 8 Alex Avila....353 17 6 0 11 Javier Baez....500 4 2 1 7 Kris Bryant....182 11 2 0 4 Victor Caratini....000 1 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....636 11 7 1 17 Taylor Davis....000 0 0 0 0 Mike Freeman....000 1 0 0 0 Ian Happ....600 5 3 1 7 Jason Heyward....500 10 5 0 9 Jon Jay....143 7 1 0 2 Tommy La Stella....000 2 0 0 3 Leonys Martin....000 3 0 0 0 Rene Rivera....143 7 1 1 5 Anthony Rizzo....471 17 8 1 24 Kyle Schwarber....286 7 2 1 7 Ben Zobrist....125 8 1 0 5 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....500 8 4 0 9 Alex Avila....247 77 19 1 56 Javier Baez....235 17 4 3 17 Kris Bryant....176 34 6 3 26 Victor Caratini....000 1 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....444 18 8 1 19 Taylor Davis....000 0 0 0 0 Mike Freeman....000 2 0 0 0 Ian Happ....600 5 3 1 7 Jason Heyward....238 84 20 2 57 Jon Jay....322 59 19 0 54 Tommy La Stella....438 16 7 0 21 Leonys Martin....231 52 12 0 34 Rene Rivera....192 26 5 1 18 Anthony Rizzo....338 71 24 3 73 Kyle Schwarber....273 11 3 1 9 Ben Zobrist....301 103 31 6 107 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....316 38 12 0 8 Alex Avila....316 19 6 0 2 Javier Baez....000 5 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 1 0 0 0 Victor Caratini....111 9 1 0 0 Willson Contreras....091 11 1 0 2 Taylor Davis....000 2 0 0 0 Mike Freeman....000 10 0 0 0 Ian Happ....167 12 2 1 1 Jason Heyward....000 2 0 0 0 Jon Jay....343 35 12 1 7 Tommy La Stella....259 27 7 0 3 Leonys Martin....000 5 0 0 0 Rene Rivera....000 2 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 2 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....154 13 2 1 1 Ben Zobrist....375 16 6 1 4 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....271 48 13 0 8 Alex Avila....212 52 11 1 9 Javier Baez....172 29 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....250 4 1 0 2 Victor Caratini....111 9 1 0 0 Willson Contreras....125 16 2 1 4 Taylor Davis....000 2 0 0 0 Mike Freeman....053 19 1 0 0 Ian Happ....167 12 2 1 1 Jason Heyward....269 26 7 0 5 Jon Jay....291 127 37 3 17 Tommy La Stella....234 77 18 0 7 Leonys Martin....209 43 9 1 4 Kyle Schwarber....091 22 2 1 1 Rene Rivera....080 25 2 1 3 Anthony Rizzo....083 12 1 0 1 Ben Zobrist....211 57 12 4 13

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 PAGE 4 #2 TOMMY LA STELLA INF (.275, 5 HR, 17 RBI) Homestand:.143 (1-7) Current Streak: 1 game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 6 Last HR: 8/16/17 vs. BAL (Richard Bleier) Career Bests: H 3 (9x), last 8/26/17 @ PHI; RBI 4, 8/26/17 @ PHI; R 3, 4/24/16 @ CIN Tommy has batted.259 (7-for-27) with eight walks and two HBP as a pinch-hitter this season (.459 OBP) started four-straight games, August 26-29, going 6-for-14 with two homers and a walk August 26 set career marks with his first career multi-homer game and four RBI, going 3-for-5 dating to July 8 he is 17-for-57 (.298) with 13 RBI and nine walks (.388 OBP) in his last 30 major league games recalled August 6 for his fourth stint with the Cubs. #24 LEONYS MARTÍN INF (.333, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Homestand:.333 (1-3), 2B, RBI Current Streak: 1 game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 8/29/17 vs. PIT (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 9/12/16 @ LAA; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/18/14 vs. CWS; R 3 (7x), last 9/28/16 @ HOU Leonys hit a RBI double Saturday, his first hit/rbi with the Cubs entered in the ninth Wednesday as a pinch-runner, stole second and scored the game-winning run in Chicago s 1-0 win made his Cubs debut as a pitcher Sept. 4 in the eighth inning (0.2 IP, 0 ER) was acquired by Seattle August 31 and added to the active roster Sept. 2 has played all or part of seven major league seasons with Texas (2011-15), Seattle (2016-17) and the Cubs, and tallied 115 stolen bases appeared in 34 games with the Mariners this season, batting.174 with three homers and six stolen bases. #7 RENÉ RIVERA C (.243, 9 HR, 30 RBI) Homestand:.667 (2-3), 2B, RBI Current Streak: 2 games (3-6) Multi-Hit Games (12): 2-hit (10), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: 9/2/17 vs. ATL (Lucas Sims) Career Bests: H 3 (12x), last 5/3/17 @ ATL; RBI 5, 4/28/14 @ SF; R 2 (11x), last 6/25/17 @ SF Rene went 2-for-3 with a RBI double Sunday hit his first-career grand slam and first homer with the Cubs Sept. 2 reached base three times August 31, going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks, one of which came with the bases loaded went 3-for-5 with a double and run scored August 30, his second three-hit game of the season and first with the Cubs was claimed off waivers from the Mets on August 19 batted.230 (40-for-174) with four doubles, eight homers and 23 RBI in 54 games for the Mets this season, and threw out 10 of 31 (32 percent) of runners attempting to steal. #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.278, 31 HR, 102 RBI) Homestand:.200 (2-10) Current Streak: 1 game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (38): 2-hit (28), 3-hit (10), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 20; GW RBI 10; 2-Out RBI 31 Last HR: 8/30/17 vs. PIT (Angel Sanchez) 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 reached four times and drove in two runs Thursday has 102 RBI, seven shy of his career-high set last season is hitting.368 (35-for-95) with 10 doubles, five homers, 31 RBI and a 1.099 OPS in his last 26 games since August 14 has 79 walks and 80 strikeouts this season has a.430 OBP in his last 43 games (has reached at least three times in 15 of those) is the only lefty with at least 30 homers in the last four seasons. Batted.355 (39-for-110) with nine doubles, seven homers and 30 RBI in August the 30 RBI are the most in August by a Cubs player since Sammy Sosa s 36 in 2001. Recorded his third multi-homer game of the season (16th overall), August 26 at Philadelphia. #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.201, 24 HR, 49 RBI) Homestand: 1.000 (1-1), HR, R, RBI, BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-1) Multi-Hit Games (15): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 12; GW RBI 9; 2-Out RBI 20 Last HR: 9/9/17 vs. MIL (Junior Guerra) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (5x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT; R 3 (4x), last 9/11/15 @ PHI -2 Kyle hit a solo homer Saturday, his 25th of the season has batted.244 (38-for-156) with 13 homers and an.876 OPS since returning from Iowa, July 6 notched his fifth-career multi-homer game and second this season August 30, driving in a career-high tying four runs became the fastest Cubs player to reach 40-career homers, doing so in 178 games has made 90 starts in left field, and appeared at catcher (4 G) and first base (1 G). Has three times recorded a season-high three hits: June 7 vs. Miami, July 27 at the White Sox and August 17 vs. Cincinnati recorded a career-high tying 11 total bases, July 27 at the White Sox, as he went 3-for-4 with a triple and two homers... hit a two-run homer June 14 measured at 467-feet. #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.236, 10 HR, 41 RBI) Homestand:.375 (3-8), 2B, R Current Streak: 3 games (4-12) Multi-Hit Games (20): 2-hit (17), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 12 Last HR: 8/29/17 vs. PIT (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, 4/28/11 @ MIN; R 4 (4x), last 6/9/12 @ MIA Ben went 2-for-4 with a run Saturday is hitting.263 (44-for-167) with a.339 OBP since the Break after hitting.214 (45-for-210) with a.307 OBP in the first half played 2.0 innings at shortstop Sept. 4 went 2-for-4 with a gamewinning solo homer August 29 has an extra-base hit in eight of his last 18 games, including a two-run pinch homer August 26 has made 33 starts in the leadoff spot this season (Cubs are 20-13 in those games), hitting.257 (35-for- 136) with seven doubles, two triples, five homers and 15 RBI from the top spot. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (6)... 5 1 0 0 Alex Avila (3)... 1 2 0 0 Javier Baez (21)... 10 8 2 1 Kris Bryant (25)... 18 6 1 0 Victor Caratini (1)... 1 0 0 0 Taylor Davis (0)... 0 0 0 0 Mike Freeman (1)... 1 0 0 0 Ian Happ (21)... 15 4 1 1 Jason Heyward (9)... 5 2 2 0 Jon Jay (2)... 1 0 1 0 Tommy La Stella (5)... 3 2 0 0 Leonys Martin (3)... 3 0 0 0 Rene Rivera (9)... 6 2 0 1 Anthony Rizzo (31)... 17 8 5 1 Kyle Schwarber (25)... 16 5 3 1 Ben Zobrist (10)... 6 3 1 0 CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2017 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Albert Almora Jr. (9)... 7 2 0 0 Alex Avila (5)... 4 1 0 0 Javier Baez (20)... 13 6 0 1 Kris Bryant (12)... 8 3 1 0 Victor Caratini (0)... 0 0 0 0 Taylor Davis (0)... 0 0 0 0 Mike Freeman (0)... 0 0 0 0 Ian Happ (14)... 9 1 4 0 Jason Heyward (14)... 10 2 2 0 Jon Jay (3)... 2 1 0 0 Tommy La Stella (3)... 1 1 1 0 Leonys Martin (2)... 2 0 0 0 Rene Rivera (5)... 2 2 1 0 Anthony Rizzo (29)... 18 5 4 2 Kyle Schwarber (10)... 4 3 3 0 Ben Zobrist (9)... 6 3 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (199)... 120 51 22 6 Opponents (174)... 105 48 18 3 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: Ben Zobrist, 8/26/17 @ Philadelphia (Yacksel Rios) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David DeJesus, 5/11/12 @ Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR: Javier Báez, 8/7/17 @ San Francisco (Matt Moore) Three-Homer Game: Kris Bryant, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer: Jon Lester, 8/1/17 vs. Arizona (Patrick Corbin) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2017 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (15): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT, 5/21 vs. MIL & 7/7 vs. PIT; Contreras, 5/12 @ STL, 8/3 vs. ARI & 8/6 vs. WSH; La Stella, 8/26 @ PHI Rizzo, 5/24 vs. SF, 8/1 vs. ARI & 8/26 @ PHI; Happ, 6/4 vs. STL, 7/2 @ CIN & 8/17 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 7/27 @ CWS & 8/30 vs. PIT 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (5): Contreras, 4/22 @ CIN; Baez, 5/18 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 6/3 vs. STL, Happ, 6/13 @ NYM; Rizzo, 8/16 vs. CIN; Rivera, 9/2 vs. ATL 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (2): Rizzo, 4/21-23 & 7/15-17 Pinch-Homers (2): Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Jay, 7/5 vs. TB Back-to-Back Homers (9): Russell & Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Rizzo & Happ, 6/14 @ NYM; Happ & Schwarber, 7/8 vs. PIT; Contreras & Schwarber, 7/14 @ BAL; Contreras & Schwarber, 8/6 vs. WSH; Schwarber & Avila, 8/11 @ AZ; Baez & Happ, 8/13 @ AZ; Bryant & Rizzo, 8/14 vs. CIN & 8/26 @ PHI Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (1): Avila, Happ & Baez, 8/17 vs. CIN Pitchers Hitting Homers (3): Arrieta, 6/17 @ PIT; Montgomery, 7/19 @ ATL; Lester, 8/1 vs. ARI 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 Avila 4/16 25.0% 0 2 4.58 (86 ER/169.0 IP) Caratini 1/7 14.3% 0 0 2.42 (19 ER/70.2 IP) Contreras 17/66 25.8% 5 6 4.02 (323 ER/724.0 IP) Montero 0/31 0.0% 0 0 4.35 (104 ER/215.1 IP) Rivera 1/5 20.0% 0 1 4.67 (41 ER/79.0 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 3.86 (3 ER/7.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (9): Hendricks (5), Arrieta, Lester, Montgomery, Quintana CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Jay 42 (22-20), Schwarber 36 (17-19), Zobrist 33 (20-13), Rizzo 13 (6-7), Happ 7 (4-3), Heyward 4 (2-2), Almora Jr. 3 (2-1), Baez 2 (1-1), Contreras 2 (2-0), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 94 (50-44), Schwarber 22 (13-9), Happ 10 (5-5), La Stella 7 (4-3), Almora 5 (1-4), Jay 2 (2-0), Zobrist 2 (1-1), Rizzo 1 (1-0) 3 Rizzo 92 (49-43), Bryant 38 (21-17), Contreras 4 (4-0), Happ 4 (0-4), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Zobrist 2 (2-0) 4 Zobrist 45 (21-24), Rizzo 32 (19-13), Contreras 29 (18-11), Russell 15 (9-6), Happ 13 (7-6), Candelario 3 (1-2), Montero 2 (0-2), Heyward 2 (2-0), Bryant 1 (0-1), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 5 Russell 28 (14-14), Happ 28 (16-12), Schwarber 21 (14-7), Heyward 19 (10-9), Contreras 9 (6-3), Montero 8 (1-7), Zobrist 8 (4-4), Avila 5 (3-2), Jay 3 (0-3), Almora 4 (3-1), La Stella 3 (1-2), Candelario 2 (2-0), Baez 3 (2-1), Caratini 2 (1-1) 6 Heyward 33 (16-17), Contreras 18 (6-12), Almora Jr. 16 (11-5), Baez 17 (8-9), Happ 13 (8-5), Avila 13 (9-4), Russell 10 (7-3), La Stella 7 (3-4), Schwarber 5 (2-3), Montero 4 (4-0), Jay 2 (0-2), Candelario 2 (2-0), Caratini 2 (1-1), Zobrist 1 (0-1) 7 Heyward 44 (25-19), Baez 38 (19-19), Contreras 20 (7-13), Montero 13 (8-5), Russell 8 (5-3), Almora 7 (5-2), Jay 3 (2-1), La Stella 3 (2-1), Happ 2 (1-1), Schwarber 2 (1-1), Caratini 2 (1-1), Rivera 1 (1-0) 8 Baez 43 (26-17), Russell 18 (10-8), Lester 12 (6-6), Lackey 11 (5-6), Arrieta 10 (6-4), Hendricks 7 (5-2), Rivera 9 (4-5), Butler 6 (4-2), Almora 6 (1-5), Anderson 5 (2-3), Montgomery 4 (1-3), Jay 3 (2-1), Avila 2 (0-2), Caratini 2 (2-0), Montero 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1), Zagunis 1 (1-0), Happ 1 (1-0), Freeman 1 (0-1) 9 Jay 20 (10-10), Almora 19 (12-7), Arrieta 15 (7-8), Lester 15 (9-6), Lackey 15 (10-5), Hendricks 13 (5-8), Baez 10 (4-6), Quintana 9 (5-4), Quintana 6 (3-3), Montgomery 7 (3-4), Schwarber 6 (3-3), Butler 5 (2-3),, Zagunis 3 (2-1), Russell 2 (2-0), Anderson (1-0), Szczur (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Caratini 1 (1-0) C Contreras 78 (41-37), Montero 28 (14-14), Avila 20 (12-8), Rivera 10 (5-5), Caratini 7 (5-2) 1B Rizzo 138 (75-63), Caratini 2 (1-1), Bryant 1 (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Contreras 1 (0-1) 2B Zobrist 58 (32-26), Baez 49 (29-20), Happ 25 (10-15), La Stella 11 (6-5) 3B Bryant 124 (67-57), La Stella 9 (4-5), Candelario 7 (5-2), Baez 3 (1-2) SS Russell 81 (47-34), Baez 61 (30-31), Freeman 1 (0-1) LF Schwarber 90 (46-44), Jay 29 (15-14), Happ 10 (8-2), Zobrist 9 (5-4), Contreras 3 (2-1), Bryant 2 (1-1) CF Almora Jr. 61 (36-25), Happ 36 (21-15), Jay 33 (15-18), Heyward 12 (5-7) RF Heyward 90 (50-40), Zobrist 24 (11-13), Jay 11 (7-4), Bryant 6 (2-4), Happ 6 (2-4), Zagunis 4 (3-1), Szczur 2 (2-0) P Arrieta 28 (15-13), Lester 28 (16-12), Lackey 27 (16-11), Hendricks 21 (10-11), Butler 11 (6-5), Montgomery 12 (5-7), Quintana 10 (6-4), Anderson 6 (3-3) DH Schwarber 7 (5-2), Jay 1 (1-0) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 94 83 60 91 74 75 87 80 57 6 707 OPP. 105 63 64 70 66 60 53 93 58 4 636 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (23) Kyle Schwarber (7), Jason Heyward (6), Albert Almora (4), Jon Jay (3), Ian Happ (3)

Cubs Pitching SEPTEMBER 12, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 56-45 4.15 1 787.1 743 404 363 111 266 725 Relievers 21-21 3.99 34 486.2 402 232 216 63 232 527 SEASON TOTALS 77-66 4.09 1/34 1,274.0 1,145 636 579 174 498 1,252 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 9/10 vs. MIL 1.0,0,0,0,2,1 8/16/17 vs. CIN 9/6/17 @ PIT 9/15/15 @ CLE 29/29 51/40 2/2 Brian Duensing 9/8 vs. MIL 1.0,0,0,0,1,0 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 9/1/17 vs. ATL 0/1 60/50 31/5 Carl Edwards Jr. 9/10 vs. MIL 1.0,2,0,0,0,2 7/7/17 vs. PIT 10/2/16 @ CIN 8/24/17 @ CIN 0/4 63/44 30/9 Justin Grimm 9/9 vs. MIL 1.0,3,4,4,1,0 4/18/17 vs. MIL 8/8/15 vs. SF 7/30/17 @ MIL 0/1 43/29 22/10 Dillon Maples 9/9 vs. MIL 1.0,1,1,1,1,2 N/A N/A N/A 0/0 3/2 0/0 Felix Peña 9/9 vs. MIL 1.0,0,0,0,0,1 6/29/17 @ WSH 9/27/16 @ PIT 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/0 18/13 4/3 Hector Rondon 9/8 vs. MIL 1.0,0,0,0,0,2 8/1/17 vs. ARI 7/24/16 @ MIL 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/3 57/43 23/10 Pedro Strop 9/10 vs. MIL 1.0,1,0,0,0,1 9/6/17 @ PIT 9/19/15 vs. STL 9/1/17 vs. ATL 0/3 60/45 34/11 Koji Uehara 9/2 vs. ATL 0.2,2,0,0,0,0 7/14/17 @ BAL 6/4/17 vs. STL 8/29/17 vs. PIT 2/5 49/29 10/5 Justin Wilson 9/7 @ PIT 1.0,2,1,1,1,2 8/20/17 vs. TOR 7/29/17 vs. HOU 8/11/17 @ AZ 13/16 58/40 17/4 Rob Zastryzny 9/9 vs. MIL 4.0,6,6,5,3,4 8/29/16 vs. PIT N/A N/A 0/0 3/3 0/0 2017 TOTALS 34/50 (.680) 446/327 (.733) 178/65 (.365) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (3-1, 2.19 ERA, 29 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 58-38, 76 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 9/10 vs. MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 8/16/17 vs. CIN (7-6) LAST SV: 9/1/17 vs. ATL (2-0) Wade, named to the N.L. All-Star Team, Wednesday night converted his franchiserecord 29th-straight save chance to begin his Cubs career converted his last 35 since September of last year with Kansas City pitched a scoreless ninth inning Sunday. Has the most saves without a blown save in baseball this season. Has a 1.55 ERA (5 ER/29.0 IP) with a.134 OPP BA in his 29 save situations. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-1, 2.63 ERA, 0 SV, 11 Holds) CAREER: 42-38, 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 14 and struck out 55 in 60 games (54.2 IP) in his last 55 contests since April 24, has a 1.82 ERA (10 ER/49.1 IP) and averaged 8.8 K s per 9.0 IP (48 SO). Tossed a scoreless eighth inning Friday night has not allowed a run in nine of his last 10 outings. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (3-4, 3.43 ERA, 0 SV, 19 Holds) CAREER: 3-5, 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 an N.L.-low.151 average (29-for-192) this season he has whiffed batters at a rate of 12.95 strikeouts per 9.0 IP, fifth in the league among relievers has not allowed a run in eight of his last nine outings. Fanned two and surrendered two hits in a scoreless eighth inning Sunday. #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-2, 5.63 ERA, 0 SV, 4 Holds) CAREER: 19-20, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.2, 7/4 vs. TB MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2 6/14/13 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 7/7/17 vs. PIT (6-1) LAST SV: 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) Justin was activated from the disabled list on September 1 missed 13 games with a right index finger infection was recalled August 9 from Iowa for his fourth stint with the team has held the opponent scoreless in 20 of his last 29 outings. Was tagged for four earned runs on three hits in 1.0 IP Saturday vs. the Brewers. #36 DILLON MAPLES RHP (0-0, 23.14 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 0-0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 9/9 vs. MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 1.0 (2x), last 9/9/17 vs. MIL LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: N/A Dillon earned his first big-league promotion from Triple-A Iowa on Sept. 1 quickly rose through the Cubs system this season after starting the year with Single-A Myrtle Beach. Made his ML debut September 3, tossing a scoreless sixth inning recorded his first-career strikeout to end the inning was charged with five runs on three hits and two walks September 4 in Pittsburgh allowed one run in 1.0 IP Saturday. Whiffed 100 batters in 63.1 IP in the minors this season, pitching to a 2.27 ERA (16 ER/63.1 IP) in 52 appearances. #60 FELIX PEÑA RHP (1-0, 5.76 ERA, 0 SV, 1 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 (6-4) Felix was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on August 18 and is in his fifth stint with the team this season (also May 5-13, May 23-28, June 10-July 4 and July 22-23) pitched a scoreless ninth inning Thursday night (1 H, 2 SO) and in Saturday s contest (1 SO). #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (4-1, 4.50 ERA, 0 SV, 10 Holds) CAREER: 18-13, 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: 8/1/17 vs. WSH (16-4) LAST SV: 7/24/16 @ MIL (6-5) Hector has made 57 appearances, allowing 49 hits in 204 at-bats (.240) while walking 20 and striking out 65 posted a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP) in 13 games from June 18-July 19. Has tossed 3.0-consecutive perfect innings, including the ninth inning Friday night. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (4-4, 3.21 ERA, 0 SV, 18 Holds) CAREER: 19-24, 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: 9/6/17 @ PIT (1-0) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has held opponents to a.207 batting average (40-for-193) has walked 22 and struck out 56 in 60 games (53.1 IP) posted a 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) and a 1.01 WHIP in 33 games from May 17-August 7 tossed a scoreless seventh inning Sunday vs. the Brewers earned his fourth win of the year Wednesday night with a scoreless eighth. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (3-4, 3.98 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 on August 20 was activated from the 10-day D.L. (right neck strain) after he landed on the shelf, August 9 allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in August 20 s 10th inning, his first action since August 8 has pitched scoreless ball in 35 of his 49 outings. #37 JUSTIN WILSON LHP (1-0, 5.84 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 22-14, 14 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.2 IP, 7/9 @ CLE MOST IP, CAREER: 3.1 4/15/13 vs. STL LAST WIN: 8/20/17 vs. TOR (6-5, 10 inn.) LAST SV: 7/29/17 vs. HOU (5-3) Justin was acquired by Chicago July 31 from Detroit, along with catcher Alex Avila, for infielders Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes and a PTBNL/cash went 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA (12 ER/40.1 IP), 15 saves and eight holds in 42 games with the Tigers. Has allowed four runs in his last two appearances (1.0 IP, ER Thursday night and 0.1 IP, 3 ER Saturday) following a stretch of six-straight scoreless outings (5.2 IP). #29 ROB ZASTRYZNY LHP (0-0, 8.18 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 1-0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 4.0 IP, last 9/9 vs. MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 4.0 IP (2x), last 9/9/17 vs. MIL LAST WIN: 8/29/16 vs. PIT (8-7, 13 innings) LAST SV: N/A Recalled Sept. 3 from Triple-A Iowa for his fourth stint with the Cubs this season tossed a career-high-tying 4.0 innings Saturday (6 R/4 K) went 2-3 with one save and a 5.94 ERA (31 ER/47.0 IP) in 14 appearances, seven as a starter, with Iowa this season. 2017 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 15, 8/26 @ PHI (17-2)... Largest Winning Margin...13, 9/9 vs. MIL (15-2) 5, 4/18 vs. MIL (0-5, 9-7)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 17 (2x), last 8/30 vs. PIT... Most Runs... 15, 9/9 vs. MIL 7 (4x), last 8/30 vs. PIT (5th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 10, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 20, 8/30 vs. PIT... Most Hits... 17, 9/2 vs. ATL 7, 8/26 @ PHI (7th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 7, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 2 (5x), last 6/27 @ WSH... Fewest Hits... 3 (5x), last 7/22 vs. STL 6 (2x), last 8/26 @ PHI... Most Home Runs... 5, 8/3 vs. ARI 4, 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 3, 8/23 @ CIN (9th) 7, 9/7 @ PIT... Most Doubles... 5 (3x), last 9/2 vs. ATL 2 (3x), last 5/22 vs. SF...Most Triples... 2, 4/24 @ PIT 10 (2x), last 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Extra-Base Hits... 8, 9/2 vs. ATL 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 (2x)... 7/14-19 & 8/28-9/3 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games...5/26-31 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 26 (Cubs 14, Braves 12)... 9/2 vs. ATL Most Hits, Both Clubs: 29 (Cubs 12, Braves 17)... 9/2 vs. ATL Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 8, (Cubs 6, Reds 2)... 8/17 vs. CIN 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 (2x)... 6/2-8 & 7/25-8/1 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 3 (2x)... 6/23-25 and 9/4-9/6 Consecutive Errorless Games: 5... 5/31-6/5 Consecutive Games With An Error: 5...6/14-19 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: 7 (3 G, 5/16-18 vs. CIN, 6/2-6/4 vs. STL, 7/14-16 @ BAL, 7/17-19 @ ATL, 8/18-20 vs. TOR, 8/28-30 vs. PIT; 2 G, 7/26-27 @ CWS) *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 (10x), last Jay... 8/31 vs. ATL Most Total Bases: 12, Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits: 3 (4x), last Schwarber... 7/27 @ CWS Most Doubles: 2 (19x), last Bryant...9/4 @ PIT Most Triples: 1 (24x), last Avila...9/6 @ PIT Most RBI: 6, Contreras... 8/3 vs. ARI Most Stolen Bases: 2 (2x), last Báez... 8/30 vs. PIT Most Walks: 3 (9x), last Almora... 6/26 @ WSH Most Strikeouts: 5, Báez... 7/25 vs. CWS 2-Hit Innings: 1, Hendricks... 8/26 @ PHI (7th) PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 5, Lackey... 7/18-8/11 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 (2x), Floro & Montgomery... 5/9 @ COL & 8/17 vs. CIN Most Strikeouts, Starter: 12, Quintana... 7/16 @ BAL Reliever: 5 (2x), Floro & Montgomery... 5/9 @ COL & 7/26 @ CWS Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, (3x) last Lackey... 8/27 @ PHI Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 13.1, Hendricks... 4/30-5/10 Reliever: 18.0, Montgomery... 4/17-5/13 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 29, 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 (5x), last Rondon... 8/23 @ CIN 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: 37 High-Water Mark: 15 games (75-60) Losses after Leading: 31 Low-Water Mark: 2 games (25-27, 43-45) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 13 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: 5 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL, 5/4 vs. PHI, 8/16 vs. CIN, 8/20 vs. TOR)