CUBS VS. ORIOLES The Cubs and Orioles play three games in Baltimore this season this is Chicago s first visit to Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 14 years since the Cubs took two-of-three from the Orioles, June 10-12 of that year the teams previously met at Wrigley Field, August 22-24, 2014, with the Cubs sweeping the three-game set. 2017 Overall:... 2-0 At Wrigley Field:... 0-0 At Oriole Park at Camden Yards:... 2-0 2016 Overall:... 0-0 At Wrigley Field:... 0-0 At Oriole Park at Camden Yards:... 0-0 All-Time Since 2003:... 8-3 At Wrigley Field:... 4-2 At Oriole Park at Camden Yards:... 4-1 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (3) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed LHP Brett Anderson 5/7 7/6 61 (Low back strain) 60-Day RHP Kyle Hendricks 6/5 6/15 32 (Rt. Hand Tendinitis) RHP John Lackey 7/6 7/16 6 (Rt. foot plantar fasciitis) UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 500 extra-base hits... Ben Zobrist (3) 2,000 strikeouts... Jon Lester (29) 900 strikeouts... José Quintana (10) MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 1. Giancarlo Stanton... 141 2. Anthony Rizzo... 139 3. Paul Goldschmidt... 133 4. Jay Bruce... 131 5. Nolan Arenado... 128 MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 246 2. Chicago Cubs... 245 3. Washington Nationals... 232 4. Houston Astros... 231 5. St. Louis Cardinals... 230 MOST STRIKEOUTS BY PITCHERS, NL, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 883 2. Arizona Diamondbacks... 847 3. Washington Nationals... 781 4. New York Mets... 776 5. Chicago Cubs... 774 MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 381 2. New York Yankees... 359 3. Chicago Cubs... 343 4. Minnesota Twins... 336 LOWEST BULLPEN ERA, NL, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 2.95 2. Chicago Cubs... 3.33 3. Arizona Diamondbacks... 3.58 4. Pittsburgh Pirates... 3.82 5. Milwaukee Brewers... 4.01 MOST HOME RUNS, CUBS ROOKIES PRIOR TO ALL-STAR BREAK 1. Geovany Soto (2008, 88 G)... 16 2. Ian Happ (2017, 51 G)... 13 3. Kris Bryant (2015, 78 G)... 12 Mike Olt (2014, 70 G)... 12 Tyler Colvin (2010, 80 G,)... 12 Billy Cowan (1964, 71 G)... 12 Chicago Cubs (45-45) vs. Baltimore Orioles (42-48) July 16, 2017 Oriole Park at Camden Yards Game No. 91 Road Game No. 47 LHP José Quintana (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (4-4, 6.67) SNAKE ATTACK: Jake Arrieta last night tossed 6.2 strong innings in his return to Baltimore while the offense scored early and often as the Chicago Cubs last night defeated the Orioles, 10-3, in the middle-game of this three-game series in the Charm City after today s series finale, the Cubs conclude their six-game, two-city trip with their first-ever stop at Atlanta s SunTrust Park. The Cubs have scored nine or more runs in each of their first two games out of the Break for the first time since 1999 (compared to this year, remarkably similar 9-3 and 10-9 wins vs. Minnesota at Wrigley Field on July 15-16, 1999). The Cubs have secured a series victory this weekend by virtue of winning the first two games the Cubs are now unbeaten in four of their last five road series (2-1-2) after going winless in their previous six series on the road. The Cubs today take aim at their first interleague sweep on the road since August 5-7, 2016 at Oakland (three games) the Cubs have only swept one other A.L. East club on the road, a three-gamer in Boston June 30-July 2, 2014. THIS IS ON THE RECORD: At 45-45, the Cubs have nestled upon the.500 mark for the 21st time this season by way of various circuitous routes the Cubs have also been 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 and 43-43. The Cubs have not been more than four games over.500 or two games under.500 at any point this year. Furthermore, the Cubs have not been more than two games over or two games under.500 at any point in the last 50 days since May 27. Including this six-game road trip, the Cubs will have played 23 of 32 games on the road from June 12-July 19 following this excursion, the team will play 18 of 29 games at Wrigley Field, July 21-August 20. WELCOME, JOSÉ!: José Quintana makes his debut for the Cubs today in Baltimore he was acquired on Thursday from the White Sox for four minor leaguers: OF Eloy Jimenez, RHP Dylan Cease, INF Matt Rose and INF Bryant Flete Quintana becomes the first southpaw and the third overall pitcher to make starts for both the Cubs and White Sox within the same season, joining righthanders Bob Miller (1970) and Steve Renko (1977). WHAT LIES AHEAD: Of the 72 games remaining, more than half (37) are against N.L. Central foes the Cubs are 22-17 against teams from the N.L. Central this season, a.564 winning percentage and the best record any N.L. Central team currently has against its own division (Milwaukee is next closest with a.541 winning percentage within the division). Of the 72 games remaining, 51 are against teams currently owning a record that is below.500, or 71 percent of them. HI THERE IT S BEEN A WHILE: This weekend marks Chicago s first series at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 5,146 days (or 14 years, one month and two days) since the teams played the finale of a three-game set here on June 12, 2003. CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 45-45 At Wrigley Field:... 24-20 On the Road:... 21-25 April:... 13-11 May:... 12-16 June:... 15-13 July... 5-5 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,756-10,233 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,242-3,730 Leading Entering 6th:... 31-7 Tied Entering 6th:... 4-3 Trailing Entering 6th:... 10-35 Leading Entering 7th:... 33-2 Tied Entering 7th:... 5-6 Trailing Entering 7th:... 7-37 Leading Entering 8th:... 39-2 Tied Entering 8th:... 2-5 Trailing Entering 8th:... 4-38 Leading Entering 9th:... 38-1 Tied Entering 9th:... 3-1 Trailing Entering 9th:... 4-43 Scoring First:... 29-18 One-Run Games:... 14-12 Two-Run Games:... 7-10 Extra-Inning Games:... 2-2 Scoring Four or More:... 38-13 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 7-32 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 31-9 Hit Totals Equal:... 8-3 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 6-33 Hit at Least One HR:... 37-24 Hit Two or More HR:... 28-11 Playing Errorless Ball:... 26-20 Committing at Least One Error:... 19-25 This is the franchise s longest span between regular season games against the same team at a major league ballpark, surpassing 10 years, 11 months and six days between regular season games at Kansas City s Kauffman Stadium (July 18, 2000-June 24, 2011) thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. Just two position players on the Cubs active roster had previously played here in Baltimore prior to last night: Ben Zobrist (63 games) and Jon Jay (six games). And after visiting here for the first time in more than 14 years, the Cubs will conclude their two-city trip by making their first evervisit to THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUNTRUST: Tomorrow night the Cubs will get their first look at Atlanta s SunTrust Park, the 123rd different ballpark that the club will have played in since its inception in 1876 this will mark the 10th road ballpark that the Cubs have played against the Braves franchise since their first season in Boston in 1876, the third ballpark in Atlanta the Cubs and Braves played in six different parks in Boston and one park in Milwaukee. The Cubs went 30-43 covering 20 seasons of play in Turner Field and 83-105 in 31 seasons at Fulton County Stadium. The Cubs are visiting a ballpark for the first time since playing a double-header at the new Yankee Stadium in 2014. The Cubs are 62-59-1 all-time when playing in a ballpark for the first time the Cubs have gone 11-14 in their last 25 ballpark debuts since 2000, and have dropped nine of their last 10. INTERLEAGUE INTERLUDE: Chicago enters today 4-6 in interleague play this season after going 15-5 against the A.L. last season Chicago s 7-3 win vs. the Rays on July 5 snapped a five-game skid against A.L. clubs, its longest interleague skid since a six-game losing streak, July 10, 2013-May 7, 2014 against the Angels (0-1), Yankees (0-2) and White Sox (0-3). Anthony Rizzo s 56 interleague RBI are tied with Aramis Ramirez (56) for second most in franchise history Sammy Sosa leads with 100 interleague RBI for the Cubs. FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Cubs have allowed 80 runs in the first inning this season covering 90 games yet enjoyed a scoreless first each of the last two nights in Baltimore the Cubs allowed a total of 71 first-inning runs in their 162 games last year. IT S A START: This season, the Cubs are 30-14 when Cubs starting pitchers go at least 6.0 innings, including an 18-6 record the last 24 times it happened Chicago s starting pitchers have a 2.84 ERA (88 ER/278.2 IP) and a 24-10 overall individual record in those starts. THAT S EITHER HERE OR THERE: The Cubs are 24-20 at home compared to a 21-25 road mark this season Chicago started 4-6 at the Friendly Confines, but has gone 20-14 in its last 34 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 13-22 away from home, a stretch that included their first nine-game road losing streak since 2012. WHAT S HAPPENING?: Ian Happ last weekend hit his 13th homer of the season, coming in his 50th career game, to join Kyle Schwarber as the only Cubs in franchise history to reach 13 homers in their first 50 career contests. Happ s 25 extra-base hits (in 190 AB) rank fourth-most among N.L. rookies the Dodgers Cody Bellinger leads (44 extra-base hits in 266 AB), followed by the Padres Hunter Renfroe (36 in 316 AB) and the Pirates Josh Bell (36 in 308 AB). 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. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Sun., July 16 @BAL 12:35 p.m. ABC 7 670 The Score LHP José Quintana (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (4-4, 6.67) Mon., July 17 @ATL 6:35 p.m. WGN 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (5-6, 4.25) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (7-6, 4.79) Tues., July 18 @ATL 6:35 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP John Lackey (5-9, 5.20) vs. LHP Sean Newcomb (1-4, 4.26) Wed., July 19 @ATL 11:10 a.m. CSN 670 The Score LHP Mike Montgomery (1-6, 4.01) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (6-5, 4.08)
JULY 16, 2017 PAGE 2 Today s Cubs Starter #62 LHP José Quintana (4-8, 4.49 w/ White Sox) 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 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 50-54 3.51 172 169 1 1 1055.1 1035 444 412 99 284 890 Last Time Out José notched his second double-digit strikeout game of the season in his last start, July 8 at Coors Field was his final start for the Southsiders before the Cubs acquired the southpaw on July 13 the White Sox improved to 5-0 in his last five starts. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 7/8 @COL ND W, 5-4 5.1 5 3 3 2 10 103-66 4-3, 2 on 2017 Season José today makes his 19th start of the season, and first as a member of 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. Has a 2.70 ERA (12 ER/40.0 IP) in his last seven starts the Sox won six of those seven games. Was 1-4 with a 5.11 ERA (25 ER/44.0 IP) in eight home starts at Guaranteed Rate Field is 3-4 with a 4.03 ERA (27 ER/60.1 IP) in 10 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.255 (24-for-94) against the southpaw while right-handed batters have hit.243 (74-for-305) 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. His batting average against to both sides of the plate was nearly identical, as righthanded batters hit.247 (150-for-608) and lefthanders hit.246 (42-for-171). Received one or no runs of support in seven straight starts from 5/14-6/17/16, becoming the first White Sox starter to endure the feat since Ross Baumgarten also went seven straight from 6/21-8/24/80 thanks STATS Inc. Career vs. Baltimore José today makes his seventh-career start vs. the Orioles faced Baltimore at Camden Yards on May 7 of this season, taking the loss in a 4-0 White Sox defeat posted three-consecutive 7.0-inning quality starts against the O s from July 4, 2013 to June 24, 2014. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017 0-1 7.20 1 1 5.0 9 4 4 0 3 4 Career 1-4 4.29 6 6 35.2 39 17 17 6 9 31 vs. Orioles Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Castillo (.000-4-0-0-0) Hardy (.235-17-4-1-2) Rickard (.667-3-2-0-0) Davis (.083-12-1-0-3) Jones (.571-14-8-2-5) Schoop (.000-6-0-0-0) Gentry (.000-4-0-0-0) Joseph (.000-2-0-0-0) Smith (.000-3-0-0-0) Giavotella (.500-8-4-0-0) Machado (.250-12-3-0-1) Trumbo (.231-13-3-0-2) Mancini (.667-3-2-0-1) Career Notes José today makes his first 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) with his start today, he will become 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 (147), innings pitched (919.0), strikeouts (809) and ERA (3.48). 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. 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 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: 6/22/17 @ MIN, 9-0 (6.2,5,0,0,0,9) Last Loss: 6/11/17 @CLE, 4-2 (5.0,5,3,3,2,3) Most Strikeouts: 13 9/13/14 vs. MIN (nine 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 at Atlanta LHP Jon Lester (5-6, 4.25) Jon tomorrow makes his 20th start of the season and ninth on the road last time out, suffered his shortest-career start as he was tagged for 10 runs (only four earned) in 0.2 innings in the Cubs 14-3 setback has seen his ERA go from 3.69 to 4.25 over his last two starts (9 ER/5.2 IP). Is 3-3 with a 3.73 ERA (26 ER/62.2 IP) in 11 home starts compared to a 2-3 record with a 4.96 ERA (25 ER/45.1 IP) in eight road starts. Lefties are batting.200 (19-for-95) vs. the southpaw, while right-handed batters have hit.280 (89-for-318). Is 4-2 with a 2.14 ERA (11 ER/46.1 IP) in seven-career starts against the Braves has gone 2-0 with a 0.42 ERA (1 ER/21.1 IP) in his last three starts against the Braves, all Cubs victories is 4-1 with a 1.95 ERA (7 ER/32.1 IP) in five-career starts at Atlanta, although this will be his first start at SunTrust Park.
#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.280, 4 HR, 17 RBI) Road Trip:.400 (2-5), HR, 2 RBI, R Current Streak: 5 games (7-13) 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 has hit safely in his last five games, going 7-for-13 (.538) last night hit a solo homer as part of a 2-for-5, 2-RBI effort batted.276 (16-for-58) with a.373 OBP in 25 June games went 2-for-4 June 14 and 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.409 (9-for-22) with five RBI as a pinch-hitter, the best mark among players with at least 20 PH apps has played 56 games in center field (42 starts) and one start in left the Cubs are 25-17 when he starts in center field is batting.368 (21-for-57) off lefties and.237 (28-for-118) off righties. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.260, 10 HR, 35 RBI) Road Trip:.375 (3-8), 2 RBI, BB Current Streak: One Game (3-4) Multi-Hit Games (19): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 12 Last HR: 6/13/17 @ NYM (Josh Edgin) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 5/2/17 vs. PHI; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3, 4/22/16 @ CIN Javy went 3-for-4 last night, his 19th multi-hit game, and is batting.319 (23-for-72) with eight doubles in his last 22 games 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.291 (34-for-117) at Wrigley Field compared to.233 (31-for-133) 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 (.270, 18 HR, 38 RBI) Road Trip:.300 (3-10), R Current Streak: One Game (3-5) Multi-Hit Games (19): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (6), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 9; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 16 Last HR: 7/7/17 vs. PIT (Antonio Bastardo) 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 went 3-for-5 last night, his eighth game 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 has hit safely in 14 of his last 19 games went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and three runs scored June 22 in Miami 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, batting.365 (27-for-74) with a.461 OBP during that span. Leads the club in runs (58) and walks (59) has six three-hit games and two four-hit games. #20 VICTOR CARATINI C (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-0) Current Streak: One Game (3-3) 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 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 two 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 call-up, 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 infielder Emilio Bonifacio and left-handed pitcher 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 (.267, 12 HR, 45 RBI) Road Trip:.444 (4-9), HR, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R Current Streak: 3 Games (6-13) Multi-Hit Games (15): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 11; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 20 Career Bests: H 3 (5x), last 7/15/17 @ BAL; RBI 4, 4/22/17 @ CIN; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson last night matched his career high with three hits, going 3-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI jump-started the Cubs nine-run outburst Friday night with a three-run blast in the first has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games batted leadoff July 5 (Cubs are 2-0 when he leads off) hit a leadoff homer in his first-career start in the leadoff spot June 26 also slugged a two-run homer June 22 in Miami went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI June 18 is batting.294 (48-for-163) with 12 doubles, 10 homers and 33 RBI since May 9 has thrown out 16 baserunners attempting to steal tied a career-high with three hits May 21 recorded his first-career multi-homer game with a pair of 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 on his first Opening Day roster, Willson delivered a ninth inning, game tying three-run homer on Opening Night in St. Louis. #8 IAN HAPP INF/OF (.253, 13 HR, 31 RBI) Road Trip:.143 (1-7), 2 R, 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (10): 2-hit (8), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 19 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 has hits in 17 of his last 21 games 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 sevengame hitting streak (.429/12-for-28) June 20-26 is batting.309 (25-for-81) with five homers since June 20 June 22 in Miami notched his first-career four-hit game, including a two-run double, as part of a 4-for-5 effort 19 of his 31 RBI have come with two outs has 11 homers in his last 31 starts, including his first grand slam June 13 vs. the Mets notched his first-career multi-homer game June 4, driving in four runs 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 (23), right field (5), left field (6) and second base (13). #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.262, 7 HR, 36 RBI) Road Trip:.500 (2-4), HR, 3B, 2B, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB Current Streak: 3 Games (5-10) Multi-Hit Games (10): 2-hit (9), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 18 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 s two-out, bases-loaded triple in the fifth last night doubled Chicago s lead to 6-0 slugged a two-run homer Friday night 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 15 of his last 19 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 including a threerun homer is batting.279 (17-for-61) with runners in scoring position 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 (.291, 2 HR, 18 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-5) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-8) 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 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 went 2-for-4 with a walk and run scored July 2 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 two-out, 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 20-for-66 (.303) with seven walks and a HBP in his last 22 games. Is 11-for-28 (.393) with one homer and seven RBI as a pinch-hitter this season is batting.415 (17-for-41) in the eighth and ninth innings this season. JULY 16, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. ORIOLES RHP UBALDO JIMENEZ Javier Baez....000 1 0 0 0 Jason Heyward....200 5 1 0 0 Jon Jay....375 8 3 1 2 Anthony Rizzo....500 2 1 0 0 Ben Zobrist....273 11 3 0 0 CUBS AT CAMDEN YARDS Albert Almora Jr.....400 5 2 1 2 Javier Baez....375 8 3 0 2 Kris Bryant....300 10 3 0 0 Victor Caratini....000 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....444 9 4 1 4 Ian Happ....143 7 1 0 0 Jason Heyward....500 8 4 1 5 Jon Jay....308 26 8 2 7 Tommy La Stella....000 0 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....222 9 2 1 1 Addison Russell....500 8 4 2 2 Kyle Schwarber....250 4 1 1 1 Ben Zobrist....306 248 76 6 29 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....333 3 1 0 1 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....400 5 2 0 5 Jon Jay....250 4 1 0 1 Tommy La Stella....000 1 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....222 9 2 0 8 Addison Russell....250 4 1 0 3 Kyle Schwarber....400 5 2 1 7 Ben Zobrist....143 7 1 0 3 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....400 5 2 0 2 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....215 79 17 2 53 Jon Jay....339 56 19 0 53 Tommy La Stella....467 15 7 0 18 Anthony Rizzo....286 63 18 2 57 Addison Russell....279 43 12 1 33 Kyle Schwarber....333 9 3 1 9 Ben Zobrist....304 102 31 6 105 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....409 22 9 0 5 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....200 5 1 0 0 Jason Heyward....000 2 0 0 0 Jon Jay....393 28 11 1 7 Tommy La Stella....313 16 5 0 2 Anthony Rizzo....000 1 0 0 0 Addison Russell....143 7 1 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....200 5 1 1 1 Ben Zobrist....500 6 3 0 0 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....313 32 10 0 5 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....200 5 1 0 0 Jason Heyward....269 26 7 0 5 Jon Jay....300 120 36 3 15 Tommy La Stella....242 66 16 0 6 Anthony Rizzo....091 11 1 0 1 Addison Russell....333 12 4 0 1 Kyle Schwarber....071 14 1 1 1 Ben Zobrist....196 46 9 3 9
JULY 16, 2017 PAGE 4 #2 TOMMY LA STELLA INF (.278, 1 HR, 4 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-0) Current Streak: 2 games (2-2) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 1 Last HR: 5/12/17 @ STL (Brett Cecil) Career Bests: H 3 (8x), last 7/24/16 vs. MIL; RBI 3 (3x), last 7/20/14 vs. PHI; R 3, 4/24/16 @ CIN Tommy has batted.313 (5-for-16) with four walks and two HBP as a pinch-hitter this season (.500 OBP) his pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth June 29 in Washington set the table for Jon Jay s game-winning two-run double the next at-bat, as Tommy scored the game-winning run was recalled June 16 from Triple-A Iowa for his third stint with the Cubs this season has reached in 22 of 59 plate appearances (.373 OBP) since being recalled a second time from Triple-A, May 7 returned to Iowa on May 19 batting.213 (20-for-94) with two doubles, a homer and four RBI in 26 games at Iowa made his second-straight Cubs Opening Day roster before being optioned to Triple-A April 22. #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.258, 21 HR, 57 RBI) Road Trip:.222 (2-9), HR, RBI, 2 R Current Streak: 2 Games (2-9) Multi-Hit Games (20): 2-hit (17), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 11; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 25 Last HR: 7/15/17 @ BAL (Miguel Castro) 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 last night slugged his team-leading 21st homer of the year led the team in hits (82), total bases (161), homers (20) and RBI (56) in the first half is one of four Cubs lefties all-time with five 20-homer campaigns led the Cubs with a.320 batting average, eight doubles, 20 RBI and 20 runs scored in June 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 has reached in eight of 13 leadoff apps homered to lead off each of his first two games at leadoff June 13-14 in New York has reached in 62 of his last 152 plate appearances (.408 OBP) since June 4 drove in a season-high tying four runs June 6, including a game-winning three-run homer has 25 two-out RBI recorded his 14th-career multi-homer game and first three hit game of the season May 24. Is batting.306 (15-for-49) with two doubles, one triple, five homers, 11 runs scored, 12 RBI, six walks, a.379 onbase, a.694 slugging and a 1.073 OPS in 13 starts in the leadoff role. Is batting.310 (48-for-155) at home and.211 (36-for-171) on the road has a.440 OBP at home, the fifth-best home mark in the N.L. is batting.337 (33-for-98) with eight HR and a.472 OBP in his last 29 home games. #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.234, 9 HR, 31 RBI) Road Trip:.500 (4-8), 2 HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 5 R Current Streak: 2 Games (4-8) Multi-Hit Games (15): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 14 Last HR: 7/15/17 @ BAL (Wade Miley) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 6/22/17 @ MIA; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/19/17 vs. MIL; R 3 (5x), last 7/15/17 @ BAL Addison went 2-for-4 with a solo homer for the second night in a row matched his career high with three runs his solo homer in the ninth inning Friday night 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 was the eighth two-double game of his career is batting.296 (24-for-81) with 11 RBI in his last 26 games homered in back-to-back games June 11-12 had an RBI in fourstraight games, May 16-21 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) Road Trip:.250 (1-4) Current Streak: 4 Games (5-14) Multi-Hit Games (10): 2-hit (9), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 13 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 hit a solo homer Friday night and is now 5-for-18 (.278) with two homers and two 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 drew a career-high tying three walks June 4 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 in the second inning went 2-for- 5 May 16 with a home run measured at 462 feet according to Statcast hit two doubles and walked twice May 7. 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 (.220, 8 HR, 25 RBI) Road Trip:.500 (2-4), HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB Current Streak: One Game (2-4) Multi-Hit Games (10): 2-hit (9), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 8 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 two-run homer, a double and two runs Friday night 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 snapped an 0-for-20 skid with a first inning double June 5 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.259 (15-for-58) with two doubles, two triples, four homers and eight RBI in the leadoff spot this season the Cubs are 8-7 in those games. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (4)... 4 0 0 0 Javier Baez (10)... 6 3 0 1 Kris Bryant (18)... 14 3 1 0 Victor Caratini (0)... 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras (12)... 7 2 2 1 Ian Happ (13)... 8 3 1 1 Jason Heyward (7)... 3 2 2 0 Jon Jay (2)... 1 0 1 0 Tommy La Stella (1)... 1 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (21)... 11 7 3 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 (10)... 7 2 0 1 Kris Bryant (7)... 3 3 1 0 Victor Caratini (0)... 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras (14)... 8 5 1 0 Ian Happ (8)... 5 0 3 0 Jason Heyward (11)... 7 2 2 0 Jon Jay (3)... 2 1 0 0 Tommy La Stella (0)... 0 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (18)... 13 3 2 0 Addison Russell (6)... 4 1 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (7)... 4 2 1 0 Ben Zobrist (5)... 4 1 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (125)... 78 29 14 4 Opponents (108)... 65 27 14 2 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: Jake Arrieta, 6/17/17 @ Pittsburgh (Ivan Nova) 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 (1): Rizzo, 4/21-23 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 0/2 0.0% 0 0 2.38 (6 ER/22.2 IP) Contreras 16/56 28.6% 5 5 4.15 (258 ER/560.0 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 LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Schwarber 36 (17-19), Zobrist 15 (8-7), Jay 15 (7-8), Rizzo 13 (6-7), Happ 6 (3-3), Baez 2 (1-1), Contreras 2 (2-0), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 68 (34-34), 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) 3 Rizzo 65 (33-32), 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 12 (6-6), Rizzo 9 (4-5), Contreras 9 (6-3), Candelario 3 (1-2), Montero 2 (0-2), Heyward 2 (2-0), Bryant 1 (0-1) 5 Russell 26 (12-14), Heyward 18 (10-8), Happ 13 (8-5), Contreras 9 (6-3), Montero 8 (1-7), Schwarber 6 (3-3), 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. 9 (7-2), Baez 8 (4-4), Russell 7 (5-2), La Stella 5 (1-4),Montero 4 (4-0), Happ 2 (2-0), 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 9 (4-5), Almora 6 (4-2), Russell 4 (3-1), La Stella 2 (1-1), Schwarber 1 (1-0), Caratini 1 (1-0) 8 Baez 12 (7-5), Lester 12 (6-6), Lackey 11 (5-6), Arrieta 10 (6-4), Russell 14 (6-8), 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) 9 Jay 19 (9-10), Almora 18 (11-7), Baez 10 (4-6), Schwarber 6 (3-3), Arrieta 7 (3-4), Lester 7 (4-3), Lackey 5 (2-3), 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 2 (0-2) C Contreras 60 (30-30), Montero 28 (14-14), Caratini 2 (1-1) 1B Rizzo 88 (44-44), Bryant 1 (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1) 2B Baez 43 (24-19), Zobrist 31 (15-16), Happ 13 (6-7), La Stella 3 (0-3) 3B Bryant 75 (37-38), Candelario 7 (5-2), La Stella 6 (2-4), Baez 2 (1-1) SS Russell 68 (37-31), Baez 22 (8-14) LF Schwarber 58 (27-31), Jay 16 (8-8), Zobrist 7 (3-4), Happ 6 (5-1), Contreras 2 (1-1), Bryant 1 (1-0) CF Almora Jr. 42 (25-17), Happ 23 (12-11), Jay 14 (4-10), Heyward 10 (4-6) RF Heyward 49 (25-24), Zobrist 16 (8-8), Jay 8 (4-4), Bryant 6 (2-4), Happ 5 (1-4), Zagunis 4 (3-1), Szczur 2 (2-0) P Lester 19 (10-9), Arrieta 19 (10-9), Lackey 17 (8-9), Hendricks 11 (6-5), Butler 11 (6-5), Montgomery 7 (2-5), Anderson 6 (3-3) DH Schwarber 4 (2-2), Jay 1 (1-0) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 61 51 33 60 42 37 49 43 41 2 418 OPP. 80 37 45 56 43 39 34 37 36 2 410 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (13) Jason Heyward (6), Jon Jay (2), Albert Almora (3), Kyle Schwarber (1), Ian Happ (1)
Cubs Pitching JULY 16, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 30-33 4.65 1 484.0 481 280 250 72 179 429 Relievers 15-12 3.33 21 319.0 251 130 118 36 141 345 SEASON TOTALS 45-45 4.12 1/21 803.0 732 410 368 108 320 774 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Eddie Butler 7/15 @ BAL 1.1,2,1,1,1,0 6/26/17 @ WSH N/A N/A 0/0 2/2 0/0 Wade Davis 7/14 @ BAL-SV 1.0,0,0,0,0,2 4/19/17 vs. MIL 7/14/17 @ BAL 9/15/15 @ CLE 17/17 32/23 1/1 Brian Duensing 7/14 @ BAL-H 0.1,0,0,0,0,0 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 7/14/17 @ BAL 0/1 36/28 20/4 Carl Edwards Jr. 7/14 @ BAL-H 1.0,0,0,0,2,2 7/7/17 vs. PIT 10/2/16 @ CIN 7/14/17 @ BAL 0/1 39/29 15/4 Justin Grimm 7/14 @ BAL 0.2,3,2,2,1,1 4/18/17 vs. MIL 8/8/15 vs. SF 6/26/17 @ WSH 0/1 31/22 17/5 Hector Rondon 7/15 @ BAL 1.0,1,0,0,0,0 6/19/17 vs. SD 7/24/16 @ MIL 5/16/17 vs. CIN 0/2 37/29 13/6 Pedro Strop 7/14 @ BAL-H 0.2,0,0,0,2,0 7/5/17 vs. TB 9/19/15 vs. STL 7/14/17 @ BAL 0/2 40/27 24/11 Koji Uehara 7/14 @ BAL-BS/W 1.0,2,2,2,0,1 7/14/17 @ BAL 6/4/17 vs. STL 7/7/17 vs. PIT-H 2/5 34/23 9/4 2017 TOTALS 21/30 (.700) 280/203 (.725) 115/42 (.365) #33 EDDIE BUTLER RHP (4-3, 3.95 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 10-19, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 6.0, 5/12 @ STL MOST IP, CAREER: 6.0, last 5/12/17 @ STL LAST WIN: 6/26/17 @ WSH (5-4) LAST SV: N/A Eddie tossed 1.1 innings last night in Baltimore (1 ER) made his first relief appearance of the season July 9 vs. Pittsburgh, allowing one run on one hit in 2.0 innings of work made eight relief outings in 2016 with Colorado was recalled to the Cubs on May 12 and went 4-3 with a 3.86 ERA in 11 outings began the season with Triple-A Iowa, where he went 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA (4 ER/30.2 IP) in five starts. #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (2-0, 1.74 ERA, 17 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 57-37, 64 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 7/14 @ BAL MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 4/19/17 vs. MIL (7-4) LAST SV: 7/14/17 @ BAL (9-8) Wade, named to the N.L. All-Star Team, has converted his first 17 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 23 since September of last year with Kansas City had a stretch of 64.1 homerless innings snapped May 24 thanks to a Mac Williamson two-run homer has walked 12 and struck out 45 has a 0.97 WHIP. Collected his 17th save Friday night in Baltimore following a perfect ninth inning. Tossed a scoreless ninth in a non-save situation July 7 vs. Pittsburgh. Pitched a perfect ninth inning June 29 in Washington to notch his 16th save. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-0, 2.77 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 47 in 36 games (39.0 IP) in his last 30 contests since April 24, has pitched to a 1.60 ERA (6 ER/33.2 IP) and averaged 10.7 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (40 SO) has spun 8.0-straight shutout frames since June 22. Friday night 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. Threw 2.0 shutout innings July 6 vs. Milwaukee, allowing one hit and striking out four. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (3-1, 2.23 ERA, 0 SV, 13 Holds) CAREER: 3-2, 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.126 average (15-for-119) and a.262 OBP has walked 21, struck out 52 and allowed four homers in 36.1 innings has not allowed a run in 34 of 39 outings, and has not allowed a hit in 26 outings. Recorded his team-leading 13th hold Friday night with a scoreless 7th in Baltimore. Notched his third win July 7, pitching 1.2-scoreless innings. #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-0, 5.08 ERA, 0 SV, 2 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 17 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. With Chicago, has stranded 10 of 17 runners he s inherited walked 16 and struck out 36 in 31 outings thus far struck out 28 in his last 26.2 IP since April 22. Allowed two inherited runners to score and two more of his own Friday night in Baltimore (0.2 IP). July 4, he stranded an inherited runner and tossed 2.2 scoreless innings. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (2-1, 3.79 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 37 appearances, allowing 28 hits in 130 at-bats (.215) while walking 13 and striking out 41 has posted a 1.64 ERA (2 ER/11.0 IP) in his last 11 games since June 18 after he pitched to a 7.53 ERA (12 ER/14.1 IP) in 15 games from May 3-June 14. July 8, stranded an inherited runner and threw 1.1 scoreless frames. July 6 vs. Milwaukee, spun 1.2 shutout innings of relief (1 H, 1 BB, 1 SO). #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (3-2, 2.94 ERA, 0 SV, 11 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.214 batting average (27-for-126) has walked 15 and struck out 37 in 40 games (33.2 IP) is 3-0 with a 2.11 ERA (5 ER/21.2 IP) in his last 24 outings starting May 17, including a 0.82 ERA (1 ER/11.0 IP) in his last 12 contests. Earned his 11th hold Friday night in Baltimore, tossing 0.2 scoreless frames. Tossed a scoreless seventh July 5 vs. Tampa Bay and earned the win. His 95 holds are the most in Cubs franchise history, surpassing Carlos Marmol s 82 holds from 2006-13. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (3-4, 3.23 ERA, 2 SV, 12 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 27 of his 34 outings has walked 10 and struck out 33 this season, holding opponents to a.211 batting average (24-for-114) July 8, finished the game with a scoreless ninth inning. Was charged with a blown save Friday night after allowing a game-tying, two-run homer to Mark Trumbo notched the win after Addison Russell s homer in the ninth was just his second homer allowed in 30.2 innings this season. July 7, he tossed a scoreless eighth inning to collect his 12th hold. Recorded a 1.04 ERA (1 ER/8.2 IP) in eight June appearances. 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 (3x), last 6/23 @ MIA 5, (2x), last 7/14 @ BAL... Most Home Runs... 4 (2x), last 5/28 @ LAD 2 (4x), last 7/14 @ BAL (1st)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2 (4x), last 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 6 (3x), last 6/16 @ PIT... Most Doubles... 5, 4/18 vs. MIL 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 2 (5x), last 6/22 @ MIA... 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: 5 games... 6/2-6 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: 42,046; 7/4 vs. TB Largest Road Crowd: 48,322; 5/27 @ LAD Series Sweeps: 2 (3 G, 5/16-18 vs. CIN, 6/2-6/4 vs. STL) *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 (6x), last Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Total Bases: 12, Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits: 3 (3x), last Bryant... 7/7/ vs. PIT Most Doubles: 2 (12x), last Caratini... 7/9 vs. PIT Most Triples: 1 (17x), last Heyward... 7/15 @ BAL Most RBI: 5, Báez... 5/18 vs. CIN Most Stolen Bases: 1 (27x), last Almora Jr.... 7/15 @ BAL 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: 10, 5x last Lester... 6/13 @ NYM 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: 17, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 16, Arrieta... 6/6 vs. MIA 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: 3.2 IP, Lackey... 5/27 @ LAD MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 23 High-Water Mark: 4 games (12-8, 16-12, 25-21) Losses after Leading: 22 Low-Water Mark: 2 games (25-27, 43-45) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 8 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)