CUBS VS. PIRATES The Cubs and Pirates this regular season play 19 games spanning six series Chicago is 15 5 in its last 20 games against the Pirates this is Chicago s first meeting against the Pirates since closing out the first half with three games in Pittsburgh (1 2) the teams previously played at Wrigley Field, June 17 19, with the Cubs sweeping the three game set. 2016 Overall:... 11 3 At Wrigley Field:... 7 1 At PNC Park:... 4 2 2015 Overall:... 11 8 At Wrigley Field:... 5 4 At PNC Park:... 6 4 All Time Since 1887:... 1,195 1,260 At Wrigley Field:... 502 453 At PNC Park (since 2001):... 72 60 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (10) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed RHP Dallas Beeler 3/25 4/9 131 (right shoulder inflammation) 60 Day RHP Aaron Brooks 3/25 4/9 131 (hip contusion) 60 Day OF Chris Coghlan 8/17 9/1 13 (right rib contusion) 15 Day RHP John Lackey 8/15 8/30 15 (right shoulder strain) 15 day RHP Hector Rondon 8/17 9/1 13 (right triceps strain) 15 day LHP Zac Rosscup 2/26 6/2 131 (left shoulder inflammation) 60 Day C Kyle Schwarber Out for season 128 (torn ACL, LCL in left knee; left ankle sprain) RHP Joe Smith 8/17 9/1 13 (left hamstring strain) 15 Day RHP Pedro Strop 8/11 8/26 19 (left meniscus tear) 15 Day IF Christian Villanueva 3/25 5/24 131 (right fibular fracture) 60 Day BEST OPS, NATIONAL LEAGUE 1. Daniel Murphy, WAS....992 2. Kris Bryant, CHI....987 3. Joey Votto, CIN....957 4. Anthony Rizzo, CHI....942 5. Nolan Arenado, COL....939 MOST RBI, NL 1. Nolan Arenado, COL... 112 2. Daniel Murphy, WAS... 98 3. Anthony Rizzo, CHI... 93 4. Kris Bryant, CHI... 89 5. Jay Bruce, CIN/NYM... 86 6. Matt Kemp, SD/ATL... 85 7. Addison Russell, CHI... 84 BEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL, 2016 1. Chicago Cubs... +221 2. Washington Nationals...+140 3. Boston Red Sox...+119 MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE 2013 1. Giancarlo Stanton... 113 2. Anthony Rizzo... 112 3. Paul Goldschmidt... 108 MOST GAME WINNING RBI, N.L. IN 2016 1. Anthony Rizzo, CHI... 17 Nolan Arenado, COL... 17 3. Daniel Murphy, WSH... 16 4. Kris Bryant, CHI... 13 5. Maikel Franco, PHI... 12 Justin Turner, LAD... 12 www.cubspressbox.com * CubsMedia@Cubs.com * 773 404 4191 * @Cubs * 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL 60613 Pittsburgh Pirates (67 63) vs. Chicago Cubs (84 47) Information 2016 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office August 31, 2016 Wrigley Field Game No. 132 Home Game No. 67 RHP Ryan Vogelsong (3 3, 3.02) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (13 7, 3.21) OPEN AND SHUT CASE: The Chicago Cubs, a season high tying 37 games over.500, tonight play the final contest of a three game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates after Kyle Hendricks last evening spun 7.0 shutout frames, Anthony Rizzo belted his 26th homer of the season and Aroldis Chapman picked up his 11th save since joining the team in a 3 0 victory. Last night s effort was Chicago s 12th shutout of the season, second most in the majors and trailing only the Dodgers (13). Rizzo s first inning two run homer last evening marked his 17th game winning RBI this season, tied for the most in the majors with Nolan Arenado. IN AWE OF AUGUST: The Cubs are 21 6 in August, good for a.778 winning percentage the Cubs best August in franchise history occurred in 1932 when the club went 22 6 (.786). Chicago has won 21 games in a calendar month for the first time since going 21 7 in May of 1977 the team aims to win 22 games in a month for the first time since posting a 22 10 mark in September of 1945 that 1945 Cubs team went 26 6 in July, as well. SERIES LY SPEAKING: By virtue of taking the first two games of this series, the Cubs have gone 11 3 1 in 15 series since the All Star Break, including six series sweeps the Cubs have 13 sweeps this season after posting a total of nine sweeps in 2015. ON THE SEASON: Tonight is the third of a seven game homestand against the Pirates (2 0) and Giants (4 games, starting tomorrow). At 84 47, the Cubs own the best record in MLB, 6.0 games better than the next closest club (Texas, 79 54) the Cubs have won 25 of their last 32 games. The Cubs have gone 32 12 (.727) in their last 44 games starting July 10, also the best record in all of baseball in that span the Cubs have more than doubled their lead in the N.L. Central during this time from 6.5 games to 14.0 games. With 131 games down, the Cubs are more than three quarters of the way through the season on pace for 104 wins. HOME COOKING: At 47 19 (.712), the Cubs have the best home record in the majors (Texas is second,.677) Chicago is 21 5 in its last 26 home games, including a 14 2 mark since July 31 the Cubs own a 2.64 ERA (179 ER/610.0 IP) in 66 home games that s the lowest home ERA in the majors, ahead of the second place Dodgers and their 3.16 mark. LEADER OF THE PACK: Kyle Hendricks 7.0 shutout innings last night lowered his season ERA to 2.09, well ahead of San Francisco s Madison Bumgarner and his 2.49 ERA for the best mark in baseball. Hendricks finished August 4 0 with a 1.28 ERA (6 ER/42.1 IP) and a complete game shutout in six starts he held opponents to a.179 average and a.538 OPS Hendricks 1.28 ERA leads all N.L. pitchers this month while his.538 opponent OPS is tied for second lowest (with Max Scherzer) Jon Lester leads with a.516 mark. Hendricks has allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his last 18 starts dating to May 22 (1.63 ERA), the longest streak by any big league pitcher this CUBS RECORD 2016 Overall:... 84 47 At Wrigley Field:... 47 19 On the Road:... 37 28 April:... 17 5 May:... 18 10 June... 16 12 July... 12 14 August... 21 6 All Time Since 1876:... 10,692 10,178 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,208 3,705 Leading Entering 6th:... 66 10 Tied Entering 6th:... 8 8 Trailing Entering 6th:... 10 29 Leading Entering 7th:... 73 8 Tied Entering 7th:... 4 7 Trailing Entering 7th:... 7 32 Leading Entering 8th:... 74 4 Tied Entering 8th:... 4 6 Trailing Entering 8th:... 6 37 Leading Entering 9th:... 76 1 Tied Entering 9th:... 3 4 Trailing Entering 9th:... 5 42 Scoring First:... 60 15 One Run Games:... 17 19 Two Run Games:... 12 8 Extra Inning Games:... 7 4 Scoring Four or More:... 74 12 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 10 35 Out Hitting Opponents:... 71 14 Hit Totals Equal:... 6 5 Out Hit by Opponents:... 7 28 Hit at Least One HR:... 63 24 Hit Two or More HR:... 38 10 Playing Errorless Ball:... 55 22 Committing at Least One Error:... 29 25 season he is the fourth Cubs starting pitcher in the last 30 years to allow three earned runs or fewer in 18 straight starts, joining Jake Arrieta (29, 2015 16), Mike Morgan (27, 1992) and Frank Castillo (23, 1994 95). THIS IS STRIKING: Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta has gone 27 5 with a 2.00 ERA (57 ER/256.1 IP) in 38 starts since the beginning of last August he leads the majors in wins, is second in ERA (Clayton Kershaw, 1.68) and has allowed the lowest slugging percentage against of any pitcher in this span at.251 (Kershaw is next closest with a.257 slugging percentage against). CROSSING THE PLATE AT A RAPID RATE: Kris Bryant leads the majors with 109 runs scored this season, three ahead of Toronto s Josh Donaldson and 13 ahead of the next closest N.L. player, Colorado s Nolan Arenado (96) with more than a month to go in the season, Bryant s 109 runs scored are already the most for any Cub since Derrek Lee scored 120 runs in the 2005 campaign. Bryant leads the N.L. and is second in the majors with a 7.2 WAR (Mike Trout leads with a 7.7 mark) Bryant is on pace for 43 homers, 110 RBI and 135 runs scored. Bryant s 35 homers this season are tied for the N.L. lead and are already the most by a Cub since Derrek Lee hit 35 homers in 2009 no Cub has surpassed 35 homers since Aramis Ramirez hit 38 homers in 2006. Bryant has totaled 61 homers in the first two seasons of his career, a franchise record and already the ninth most homers in major league history for a player s first two seasons (Mark Teixeira is eighth with 64 homers) Joe DiMaggio holds the record with 75 homers over his first two seasons. Bryant has joined Ernie Banks as the only two players in franchise history to reach 35 homers in either their first or second big league season Banks hit 44 homers in 1955 as a sophomore Bryant also is just the second Cub ever to reach 35 homers in his age 24 season, joining Banks in 1955. FEELING HOT, HOT, HOT: Since Memorial Day weekend (his last 80 games starting May 29), Anthony Rizzo is batting.330 (102 for 309) with 28 doubles, 15 homers, 58 RBI, a.405 on base percentage and a.586 slugging, good for a.991 OPS. Rizzo s.942 OPS is second among all N.L. first basemen, trailing only Cincinnati s Joey Votto (.957), while his 264 total bases are second only to Atlanta s Freddie Freeman (268). Rizzo last night hit his 127th home run as a Cub, already fifth most among Cubs left handed hitters all time Leon Durham is fourth with 138 homers while Hall of Famer Billy Williams holds the benchmark with 392 home runs as a Cub. WHAT S THE DIFFERENCE?: Chicago s +221 run differential is by far the highest in the majors Washington is second at +140, 81 runs behind the Cubs the Cubs have allowed the fewest runs in the majors (445) while plating 666 runs, third most in the majors behind Boston (716) and Colorado (694). 30 SOMETHING: Aroldis Chapman last evening notched his 11th save with the Cubs and his 31st overall this season, reaching 30 saves for the fifth straight season he is one of nine pitchers to reach 30 saves this year since joining the Cubs on July 26, Chapman is tied the big league lead with 11 saves (with Seattle s Edwin Diaz and Atlanta s Jim Johnson). ADDISON MUSCLE: Addison Russell leads all National League shortstops with 84 RBI this season and trails only Houston s Carlos Correa (89 RBI) for most RBI by a shortstop in the majors overall, Addison is on pace for 24 homers and 104 RBI this year. Russell is the first Cubs shortstop to reach 80 RBI since Ernie Banks in 1961, when Mr. Cub played 104 games at shortstop in 1962, Banks played 149 games at first base overall, Russell is just the third Cubs shortstop in franchise history to reach 80 RBI, joining Banks (seven times) and Roy Smalley (85 RBI in 1950). UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Wed., August 31 PIT 7:05 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP Jason Hammel (13 7, 3.21) vs. RHP Ryan Vogelsong (3 3, 3.02) Thurs., September 1 SF 7:05 p.m. CSN+ 670 The Score LHP Mike Montgomery (1 1, 3.50) vs. RHP Jeff Samardzija (11 9, 4.00) Fri., September 2 SF 1:20 p.m. WGN 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (14 4, 2.70) vs. TBD Sat., September 3 SF 1:20 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP Jake Arrieta (16 5, 2.84) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (13 8, 2.49) Sun., September 4 SF 1:20 p.m. ABC 7 670 The Score TBD vs. RHP Johnny Cueto (14 5, 2.98)
Tonight s Cubs Starter #39 RHP Jason Hammel (13 7, 3.21) AUGUST 31, 2016 PAGE 2 W L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 CUBS 10 7 3.74 31 31 0 0 170.2 158 79 71 23 40 172 2016 CUBS 13 7 3.21 25 25 0 0 140.0 116 55 50 19 44 116 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 82 84 4.37 301 243 2 1 1476.1 1510 765 717 182 471 1163 Last Time Out Jason departed after 2.1 innings last Saturday at the Dodgers, allowing three runs on five hits his 39 pitches tied his season low, done previously May 30 when he left after 2.0 innings with cramping in his right hamstring took his second straight loss following a six game winning streak. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC S Left 8/27 @LAD L L, 3 2 2.1 5 3 3 0 1 39 28 1 3, 2 on 2016 Season Jason will make his 26th start of the season tonight is 8 1 with a 1.79 ERA (14 ER/70.1 IP) in 12 games at the Friendly Confines, compared to 5 6 with a 4.65 ERA (36 ER/69.2 IP) in 13 games on the road. His 1.79 home ERA ranks second in the majors, yet also second on the Cubs behind Kyle Hendricks (1.21). Went 6 0 with a 0.95 ERA (4 ER/38.0 IP) in his first six starts after the All Star Break, the first time in his career with wins in six straight starts allowed two or fewer runs in seven straight starts (July 7 August 16) within a single season for the first time. Recorded three straight scoreless outings of at least 6.0 innings (August 2 16) for the first time since June 7 18, 2010 tossed 22.0 straight scoreless innings, just shy of his career long mark of 28.1 consecutive innings, June 1 24, 2010. Walked two or fewer batters in 13 straight starts, May 30 August 10, the secondlongest streak of his career (14 starts, April 22 July 4, 2014). The Cubs went 9 2 in his first 11 outings, 0 6 in his next six starts and 6 2 in his last eight starts. Has allowed one or fewer runs in 13 of his 25 starts and three or fewer runs in 21 of his 25 starts 36.4% of his runs allowed (20 of 55) have come in two starts: July 1 at the Mets (10 runs) and August 21 at the Rockies (10 runs). Righties are batting just.221 (64 for 290) against him, while lefties are hitting at a.235 clip (52 for 221). Has held batters to a.206 average (21 for 102) with runners in scoring position. Posted a 0.75 ERA through his first four starts of the season Elias reports that the only Cubs hurler in the live ball era (1920 to date) to have as low an ERA as Hammel s in his first four starts to the season was Steve Stone, who had a 0.51 ERA through four starts in 1976. Received a no decision in his first start of the season at Arizona on April 8, despite tossing 6.0 innings of one run baseball. Threw his first scoreless outing of the year on April 14 vs. Cincinnati, allowing four hits and walking four. Allowed just one hit in 7.0 innings, June 4 vs. Arizona was his second career start of at least 7.0 innings and just one hit allowed. Career vs. Pittsburgh Jason tonight makes his third appearance of the season vs. Pittsburgh, having gone 2 0 in his first two outings, both in May tossed 8.0 scoreless innings April 27 of last season at Wrigley Field. W L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 2 0 2.31 2 2 11.2 13 4 3 1 3 11 Career 7 5 3.78 14 13 78.2 75 35 33 11 17 63 vs. Pirates Batters (AVG AB H HR RBI): Cervelli (.400 15 6 0 2) Jaso (.167 12 2 0 0) Mercer (.273 22 6 1 3) Freese (.167 6 1 0 1) Joyce (.200 15 3 0 0) Polanco (.333 15 5 1 2) Fryer (1.000 1 1 0 0) Marte (.238 21 5 0 1) Rodriguez (.000 1 0 0 0) Harrison (.125 16 2 0 1) McCutchen (.333 36 12 3 6) Stewart (.429 7 3 0 0) Career Notes Jason is 31 19 with a 3.37 ERA (157 ER/419.1 IP) in 73 starts with Chicago... has struck out 392 and walked just 107 his 3.37 mark is by far his lowest ERA with any single team next closest is his 4.26 ERA (32 ER/67.2 IP) in 13 games with Oakland. Has won 13 games this season, surpassing his previous career best mark of 10 wins, set in 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2015. Went 3 0 with a 0.75 ERA (2 ER/24.0 IP) in four April starts this season has gone 19 5 with a 2.62 ERA (53 ER/182.1 IP) in 29 starts in April over the last six seasons his 19 April wins are the most in baseball over that span. Is 10 1 with a 2.18 ERA (27 ER/111.2 IP) in 19 Wrigley Field night games with the Cubs is 5 4 with a 3.69 ERA (37 ER/90.1 IP) in 16 day games at Wrigley Field. Has appeared in 301 career games (243 starts) in 11 big league seasons with Tampa Bay (2006 08), Colorado (2009 11), Baltimore (2012 13), Cubs (2014 16) and Oakland (2014). Has started 20 or more games in eight straight major league campaigns since 2009, including this season. Signed with the Cubs prior to the 2014 season was traded to Oakland in July of that season and then re signed with the Cubs prior to the 2015 campaign. Has appeared in six career post season games, including five starts, with Colorado, Baltimore, Oakland and the Cubs. Following his start August 16, 2016 vs. Milwaukee, he improved his career record to 82 82 marked the first time in his career at or above the.500 mark. 2016 Game by Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC S Left Notes 1. 4/8 @ARI ND, 3 2 L 6.0 4 1 1 3 6 89 52 2 1 Left with a 2 1 lead after 6.0 innings 2. 4/14 CIN W, 8 1 6.0 4 0 0 4 3 88 56 3 0 Second straight quality start 3. 4/19 @STL W, 2 1 6.0 5 1 1 0 6 84 54 2 1 Drove in both Cubs runs with a bases loaded single 4. 4/24 @CIN W, 9 0 6.0 3 0 0 2 7 96 66 9 0 Allowed a season low three hits APRIL: 3 0, 0.75 ERA (4 GS) 24.0 16 2 2 9 22 5. 5/2 @PIT W, 7 2 5.0+ 5 2 2 1 3 89 54 6 2, 1 on Surrendered first homer of the season 6. 5/7 WSH ND, 8 5 W 5.0 4 3 3 4 3 97 57 2 3 Allowed a then season high three runs 7. 5/13 PIT W, 9 4 6.2 8 2 1 2 8 103 65 8 2, 1 on Pitched into the seventh inning for first time this season 8. 5/19 @MIL L, 5 3 6.0 5 4 4 2 7 92 60 3 4 Handed his first loss of the season 9. 5/24 @STL W, 12 3 7.1 4 1 1 3 4 103 66 8 1, 1 on Season high 7.1 innings; added a two run double 10. 5/30 LAD ND, 2 0 W 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 39 22 0 0 Pulled after experiencing right hamstring cramping MAY: 3 1, 3.09 ERA (6 GS) 32.0 27 12 11 13 28 11. 6/4 ARI W, 5 3 7.0 1 2 2 2 6 96 62 4 2 Only hit allowed was a two run first inning HR 12. 6/10 @ATL L, 5 1 5.2 8 3 3 0 4 77 55 1 3, 2 on Allowed season high tying eight hits 13. 6/15 @WSH ND, 5 4 L (12) 7.0 5 1 1 0 4 84 64 1 1 Held Nats scoreless over final 6.0 innings 14. 6/21 STL L, 4 3 5.2 6 4 4 1 3 90 60 3 4, 1 on Surrendered three runs in the third inning 15. 6/26 @MIA L, 6 1 6.0 4 2 2 2 3 93 52 1 2 Fourth straight team loss in Jason s starts JUNE: 1 3, 3.45 ERA (5 GS) 31.1 24 12 12 5 20 16. 7/1 @NYM L, 10 2 4.0+ 9 10 10 2 3 85 53 1 10 Set career highs in runs, homers allowed 17. 7/7 ATL ND, 4 3 L (11) 5.0+ 3 2 2 1 6 80 53 0 2, 1 on Allowed just a two run HR in the first inning 18. 7/16 TEX W, 3 1 6.0 3 1 1 1 7 81 52 3 1 Allowed one hit, no runs over final 4.0 IP 19. 7/22 @MIL W, 5 2 5.0+ 4 2 2 2 4 76 47 4 2, 1 on Second straight win to begin second half 20. 7/27 CWS W, 8 1 7.0 5 1 1 2 7 103 69 3 1 Only run was a HR to opposing pitcher JULY: 3 1, 5.33 ERA (5 GS) 27.0 24 16 16 8 27 21. 8/2 MIA W, 3 2 6.0 4 0 0 2 3 80 52 3 0 Career high 11th win 22. 8/10 LAA W, 3 1 7.0 4 0 0 2 6 101 67 2 0 First time winning five straight starts in career 23. 8/16 MIL W, 4 1 7.0 2 0 0 3 7 110 62 4 0 Season high 110 pitches 24. 8/21 @COL L, 11 4 3.1 10 10 6 2 2 97 68 1 10 Snapped season high 22.0 IP scoreless streak 25. 8/27 @LAD L, 3 2 2.1 5 3 3 0 1 39 28 1 3, 2 on Tied fewest pitches this season At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2016.250 56 6 14 3 0 0 7 2 0 0 1 23 0 0 Career.154 324 21 50 8 0 1 21 36 1 0 7 129 0 0 LAST HIT: 8/16/16 vs. MIL (double off Blaine Boyer) at bats since then 3 HOME RUNS: 1 5/20/11 @ Milwaukee (Zack Greinke) MOST HITS: 2 (4x) last, 8/16/16 vs. Milwaukee MOST RBI: 2 (5x) last, 6/4/16 vs. Arizona Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 8/16/16 vs. MIL, 4 1 (7.0,2,0,0,3,7) Last Loss: 8/27/16 @ LAD, 3 2 (2.1,5,3,3,0,1) Last CG/SHO: 6/16/12 @ ATL, 5 0 (9.0,1,0,0,2,8) Low Hit Complete Game: 1 6/16/12 @ ATL Most Strikeouts: 11 6/1/15 @ MIA also has three 10 K games (four total double digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 12 7/23/11 @ ARI Most Runs Allowed: 10 (2x) last, 8/21/16 @ COL Longest Winning Streak: 6 games (3x) last, 7/16/16 8/16/16 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games (2x) last, 6/1 7/28/13 Thursday s Starter vs. San Francisco LHP Mike Montgomery (1 1, 3.50) Mike makes his third start with the Cubs, all coming against N.L. West opponents only allowed three runs despite walking four and letting up six hits, August 26 at Los Angeles (N.L.) received a no decision in the Cubs extra inning, 6 4 victory. Will be making his second career start against the Giants allowed four runs in 7.1 innings June 18 of last season with the Mariners at Safeco Field. Has made 20 career starts, going 5 7 with a 4.39 ERA (54 ER/110.2 IP) tossed two complete game shutouts last season. Was acquired from Seattle along with RHP Jordan Pries for INF Dan Vogelbach and RHP Paul Blackburn, July 20.
#9 JAVIER BAEZ INF (.272, 13 HR, 47 RBI) Homestand:.444 (4 9), 2B, 3B, R, HBP Current Streak: Hitless last game (0 3) Multi Hit Games (24): 2 hit (16), 3 hit (6), 4 hit (2) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 6; 2 Out RBI 15 Last HR: 8/16/16 vs. MIL (Rob Scahill) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 8/29/16 vs. PIT; RBI 4 (2x), last 6/28/16 @ CIN; R 3, 4/22/16 @ CIN Javy tied a career high with four hits Monday is batting.209 (18 for 86) in his last 28 games after batting.339 (42 for 124) in his previous 37 contests is batting.303 (33 for 109) off lefties his 13 homers are a career high had a career high seven game hitting streak (10 24/.417), July 9 20 crushed a 15th inning grand slam June 28, the first of his career batting.306 (52 for 170) at home compared to.240 (42 for 175) on the road. Hit a walk off homer in the 13th inning May 8 vs. Washington, his first career walk off homer has seen time at first base, second base, third base, shortstop and left field is the first Cub since Mark DeRosa in 2008 to play those positions in a season. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.305, 35 HR, 89 RBI) Homestand:.286 (2 7), 2B, 2 R, 3 BB, HBP Current Streak: 12 games (.458/22 48) Multi Hit Games (37): 2 hit (26), 3 hit (8), 4 hit (1), 5 hit (2) GA RBI 20; GW RBI 13; 2 Out RBI 21 Last HR: 8/26/16 @ LAD (Adam Liberatore) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last 6/27/16 @ CIN; R 4 (4x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL Kris has hit safely in a season high 12 straight games (.477/21 for 44), two games shy of his career high including Monday, he has reached base at least five times in four games this season, the most such games by a Cubs player since Ryan Theriot in 2008 (four) hit a pair of homers Friday, including a game winning, two run shot in the 10th inning, his 35th of the season (tied for the N.L. lead with Nolan Arenado) leads the majors with 109 runs scored went 5 for 5 with a double, two homers, four runs and five RBI August 18. Is batting.414 (36 for 87) with nine homers, 21 RBI, 27 runs and a.490 OBP in his last 22 games has batted.356 (77 for 216) with 15 doubles, 17 homers and 54 runs in his last 56 games since June 27. Ranks among N.L. leaders in home runs (t 1st, 35), runs scored (1st, 109), RBI (4th, 89), OBP (4th,.401), slugging (2nd,.586), OPS (2nd,.987) and WAR (1st, 7.2). Batting.354 (70 for 198) with 14 doubles and 16 homers in 51 games against the N.L. Central this season. Went 1 for 2 with a solo homer in the All Star Game July 12 became the first Cubs player with a ASG homer since Alfonso Soriano in 2007 and the eighth overall. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.270, 9 HR, 28 RBI) Homestand:.167 (1 6), HR, R, 2 RBI Current Streak: 2 games (3 10) Multi Hit Games (11): 2 hit (10), 3 hit (1), 4 hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2 Out RBI 14 Last HR: 8/19/16 vs. PIT (Neftali Feliz) Career Bests: H 3, 7/7/16 vs. ATL; RBI 3 (2x), last 8/12/16 vs. STL; R 2 (2x), last 8/12/16 vs. STL Willson hit a two run homer in Monday s eighth inning went 2 for 4 with a run Saturday scored the gamewinning run August 11 after leading off the 11th inning with a single has thrown out seven runners stealing, tied for the second most among all rookie catchers is third in the majors with three catcher pickoffs reached base in 18 straight games, July 3 25 was the longest streak by a Cubs rookie since Kosuke Fukudome (19, 2008) has reached in 49 of 56 major league games with an at bat collected his first three hit game July 7 vs. Atlanta, going 3 for 5 with a two RBI triple began his career with a seven game hitting streak was recalled June 17 from Iowa and made his major league debut as a defensive replacement. Homered in consecutive games for the first time in his career, July 3 4 was the hero June 24 in Miami, hitting a two run homer in the first and breaking a 4 4 tie with a game winning RBI single in the seventh. On June 19 hit a pinch hit two run homer on the first pitch of his first major league plate appearance was the Cubs first pinch homer of the season and first homer by a Cubs player in their first PA since Jorge Soler in 2014. #24 DEXTER FOWLER OF (.277, 10 HR, 39 RBI) Homestand:.429 (3 7), 2 R Current Streak: 1 game (3 7) Multi Hit Games (26): 2 hit (18), 3 hit (8), 4 hit (0) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 5; 2 Out RBI 10 Last HR: 8/19/16 @ COL (Tyler Anderson) Career Bests: H 4 (4x), last 6/9/13 vs. SD; RBI 4 (4x), last 6/21/15 @ MIN; R 3 (15x), last 4/21/16 @ CIN Dexter went 3 for 7 with two runs scored Monday has scored 12 runs in his last 15 games on August 19 in Colorado went 2 for 5 with a homer to lead off the game and a go ahead RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning is seventh in the N.L. with a.389 OBP and second with 4.38 pitches per plate appearance scored a run in a careerhigh tying nine straight games, July 28 August 7 the Cubs are 43 11 when he scores at least one run and 11 1 when he scores at least twice his 69 triples since 2009 lead the majors has reached safely in 81 of 97 games this season. Has six leadoff homers this season (last, August 19 at Colorado), tied for third most in Cubs history with Rick Monday (1973) and Jimmy Ryan (1889) has 20 career leadoff homers and 11 with the Cubs. Landed on the shelf with a right hamstring strain, June 19 was activated July 22 and belted a leadoff homer was elected as a starter to the N.L. All Star team but did not play due to the injury. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.231, 6 HR, 36 RBI) Homestand:.200 (2 10), 2B, R, RBI Current Streak: Hitless last game (0 4) Multi Hit Games (22): 2 hit (16), 3 hit (5), 4 hit (1) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 4; 2 Out RBI 20 Last HR: 8/22/16 @SD (Edwin Jackson) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (6x), last 9/30/15 @ PIT; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHI Jason went hitless yesterday, snapping his eight game hitting streak (.333/11 for 33) has multiple hits in three of his last five games scored the game tying run following a leadoff double in the ninth Friday belted a two run homer August 22 in San Diego 20 of his 36 RBI have come with two outs has reached in 19 of his last 23 starts scored the game winning run July 31 after hitting a double in the 12th has reached safely in 51 of his last 62 games with an at bat reached base five times June 12 in Atlanta as part of a 3 for 4 effort with two walks and three runs. Hit his first homer of the season May 17 in the ninth inning off Milwaukee s Chase Anderson had a nine game hitting streak snapped May 19 in Milwaukee (12 for 38) tied for second on the team with eight stolen bases. #47 MIGUEL MONTERO C (.201, 5 HR, 26 RBI) Homestand:.500 (2 4), 2 RBI Current Streak: 2 games (2 4) Multi Hit Games (9): 2 hit (8), 3 hit (1), 4 hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2 Out RBI 8 Last HR: 7/8/16 @ PIT (Francisco Liriano) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 6/12/13 @ LAD; RBI 6, 6/4/14 @ COL; R 3 (8x), last 4/13/16 vs. CIN Miguel hit a pinch hit, walk off RBI single Monday, his third career walk off RBI also drove in a run yesterday went 3 for 5 with three RBI August 20 in Colorado, his most hits in a game this season and matching his most RBI in a game has reached in 17 of his last 22 games hit a game tying two run homer July 8 at Pittsburgh. His 3.12 catchers ERA ranks second among all catchers (min. 50 games played) has made 54 starts at catcher made his first career appearance on the mound July 3 in New York, allowing four hits and one run in 1.1 innings Placed on the D.L. April 28 (retroactive to April 25) with lower back tightness activated May 14. #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.294, 26 HR, 93 RBI) Homestand:.200 (2 10), HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB Current Streak: 2 games (2 10) Multi Hit Games (34): 2 hit (24), 3 hit (6), 4 hit (4) GA RBI 26; GW RBI 17; 2 Out RBI 20 Last HR: 8/30/16 vs. Pittsburgh (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 4 (8x), last 8/22/16 @ SD; RBI 6 (3x) last, 4/7/16 @ ARI; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony has driven in four runs in his last two games, giving him 93 RBI on the season, third most in the N.L. hit a two run homer in yesterday s first inning, his 17th game winning RBI of the season, tied for the most in the majors matched his career high with four hits August 22, his fifth game in a row with multi hits for the first time in his career joined Howie Kendrick as the only N.L. players with four four hit games this year is the first Cubs lefty with threestraight 25 homer seasons since Billy Williams (1970 72) drew a walk off walk August 11, his fifth career walk off RBI reached base in 22 straight starts July 18 August 16 has hit safely in 57 of his last 65 games (.324/83 for 256), including 38 extra base hits. Ranks among N.L. leaders in doubles (t 2nd, 37), homers (t 10th, 26), extra base hits (t 4th, 67), RBI (3rd, 93), slugging (6th,.551), OBP (6th,.391) and OPS (4th,.942). Reached five times August 1 with a single, double, triple, walk and hit by pitch recorded his 11th career multihomer game July 20 has three hitting streaks of at least 10 games this season. Was named to his third straight All Star team and went 1 for 2 with a double in the game. AUGUST 31, 2016 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. PIRATES RHP RYAN VOGELSONG Javier Baez....000 2 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 4 0 0 0 Dexter Fowler....250 16 4 0 0 Jason Heyward....357 14 5 1 1 Miguel Montero....281 32 9 0 4 Anthony Rizzo....500 8 4 3 5 David Ross....200 5 1 0 0 Addison Russell....333 3 1 0 0 Jorge Soler... 1.000 1 1 0 0 Ben Zobrist....000 1 0 0 0 CUBS AT WRIGLEY FIELD Javier Baez....234 320 75 12 29 Kris Bryant....294 503 148 36 94 Willson Contreras....284 102 29 6 19 Dexter Fowler....242 475 115 14 43 Jason Heyward....240 312 75 6 28 Miguel Montero....249 301 75 10 44 Anthony Rizzo....281 1240 348 57 186 David Ross....215 195 42 10 26 Addison Russell....264 440 116 18 82 Jorge Soler....268 354 95 13 49 Matt Szczur....268 142 38 6 22 Ben Zobrist....249 221 55 5 32 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2016 Javier Baez....125 8 1 1 4 Kris Bryant....083 12 1 1 7 Willson Contreras....000 4 0 0 1 Dexter Fowler....250 8 2 0 8 Jason Heyward....333 6 2 0 5 Miguel Montero....286 7 2 0 4 Anthony Rizzo....250 12 3 0 8 David Ross....286 7 2 0 7 Addison Russell....412 17 7 1 21 Jorge Soler....000 5 0 0 2 Matt Szczur....375 8 3 1 9 Ben Zobrist....455 11 5 0 12 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Javier Baez....091 11 1 1 5 Kris Bryant....190 21 4 3 21 Willson Contreras....000 4 0 0 1 Dexter Fowler....305 59 18 2 56 Jason Heyward....208 72 15 2 47 Miguel Montero....340 97 33 3 87 Anthony Rizzo....302 53 16 2 49 David Ross....212 66 14 2 54 Addison Russell....273 33 9 1 27 Jorge Soler....188 16 3 0 12 Matt Szczur....417 12 5 1 14 Ben Zobrist....326 92 30 6 101 CUBS PINCH HITTING, 2016 Javier Baez....214 14 3 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....333 3 1 1 2 Dexter Fowler....000 2 0 0 0 Jason Heyward....500 2 1 0 1 Miguel Montero....200 10 2 0 1 Anthony Rizzo....000 1 0 0 0 David Ross....250 8 2 0 0 Addison Russell....667 3 2 0 0 Jorge Soler....182 11 2 0 1 Matt Szczur....286 42 12 0 5 Ben Zobrist....000 2 0 0 0 CUBS PINCH HITTING, CAREER Javier Baez....250 20 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....333 3 1 0 2 Willson Contreras....333 3 1 1 2 Dexter Fowler....228 57 13 2 4 Jason Heyward....292 24 7 0 5 Miguel Montero....190 100 19 3 16 Anthony Rizzo....100 10 1 0 1 David Ross....184 76 14 3 10 Addison Russell....667 3 2 0 0 Jorge Soler....235 17 4 1 4 Matt Szczur....224 76 17 0 6 Ben Zobrist....150 40 6 3 9
#3 DAVID ROSS C (.230, 8 HR, 27 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0 1) Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0 5) Multi Hit Games (6): 2 hit (5), 3 hit (1), 4 hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2 Out RBI 10 Last HR: 8/17/16 vs. MIL (Jimmy Nelson) Career Bests: H 4, 4/26/13 vs. HOU; RBI 5 (2x), last 6/22/07 @ SEA; R 3 (5x), last 4/21/16 @ CIN David homered and reached three times August 17 his 20 runs scored are his most since scoring 32 times in 2007 with the Reds went 2 for 4 with a solo homer July 29 vs. Seattle has 27 RBI this season, his most since driving in 28 runs in 2010 with Atlanta has a.382 OBP over his last 25 games starting June 12 has made 42 starts, with the Cubs going 32 10 batting.280 (14 for 50) with four homers against lefties. His 2.42 catchers ERA leads the big leagues among catchers with at least 50 games played has five catcher pickoffs, most in the majors, and 14 runners caught stealing, eighth in the N.L. #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.241, 19 HR, 84 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0 4), R, BB Current Streak: Hitless last 4 games (0 12) Multi Hit Games (27): 2 hit (24), 3 hit (3), 4 hit (0) GA RBI 18; GW RBI 10; 2 Out RBI 29 Last HR: 8/23/16 @ SD (Christian Friedrich) Career Bests: H 3 (6x), last 7/20/16 vs. NYM; RBI 4, 7/27/16 vs. CWS; R 3, 9/4/15 vs. ARI Addison drove in his 84th run Friday has at least one RBI in nine of his last 14 games (13 RBI) has gone 1 for 21 in his last six games following a seven game hitting streak homered in three straight games (four homers) August 21 23 and has five homers in his last 11 games thanks to a solo homer August 22, a pair of solo homers August 21 and a two run homer August 19 leads N.L. shortstops with 84 RBI and leads the Cubs with 23 multi RBI games has two multi homer games this season and three in his career reached four times August 13 vs. St. Louis his 19 homers are the most by a Cubs shortstop since Alex Gonzalez hit 20 in 2003 has 28 RBI in his last 30 games his 55 RBI at home this season rank second among N.L. batters. Hit his first career grand slam July 27, setting a career high with four RBI tied a career high with three hits July 20 was named as the N.L. starting shortstop in the All Star Game, his first selection. Has 10 game winning RBI this season, nine at home batting.270 (58 for 215) at home and.214 (48 for 224) on the road reached in 18 straight games, April 22 May 15, including a nine game hitting streak (.389/14 36). #68 JORGE SOLER OF (.249, 10 HR, 27 RBI) Homestand:.571 (4 7), 2B, HR, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB Current Streak: 2 games (4 7) Multi Hit Games (13): 2 hit (12), 3 hit (1), 4 hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2 Out RBI 7 Last HR: 8/29/16 vs. PIT (Tony Watson) Career Bests: H 4, 4/20/15 @ PIT; RBI 4, 4/13/15 vs. CIN; R 3, 4/13/15 vs. CIN Jorge reached three times yesterday went 3 for 5 with a double and a game tying homer in the ninth inning Monday night has hit.305 (18 for 59) with seven walks, three doubles and five homers in 20 games since his return from the D.L. hit a three run homer in his first plate appearance off the D.L. August 5 missed nearly two months with a left hamstring strain (injured June 6 in Philadelphia) has hit.311 (32 for 103) in his last 37 games after hitting.130 (7 for 54) in 22 games from April 17 May 14. #20 MATT SZCZUR OF (.280, 5 HR, 22 RBI) Homestand:.250 (1 4) Current Streak: 1 game (1 3) Multi Hit Games (6): 2 hit (4), 3 hit (2), 4 hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 2; 2 Out RBI 7 Last HR: 8/12/16 vs. STL (Jerome Williams) Career Bests: H 3 (2x), last 8/12/16 vs. STL; RBI 4, 4/29/16 vs. ATL; R 4, 8/12/16 vs. STL Matt has two hits in his last 22 at bats went 2 for 4 with a double, walk and two runs scored August 18 vs. Milwaukee recorded his first career multi hit homer game August 12 as he went 3 for 4 with a double, two homers, three RBI and a career best four runs scored has 12 pinch hits, tied for third most in the majors (Phil Gosselin, 16) and the most by a Cubs player since Reed Johnson (13) in 2012 has gone 20 for 66 (.303) with six doubles and two homers in his last 35 games hitting.296 (29 for 98) against righties. Hit his first career grand slam April 29 vs. Atlanta is 3 for 8 with nine RBI with the bases loaded in 2016. #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.278, 14 HR, 66 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0 6), 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0 9) Multi Hit Games (34): 2 hit (24), 3 hit (9), 4 hit (1) GA RBI 13; GW RBI 10; 2 Out RBI 32 Last HR: 8/20/16 @ COL (Jake McGee) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, 4/28/11 @ MIN; R 4 (4x), last 6/9/12 @ MIA Ben has gone hitless in three straight games following a seven game hitting streak (.400/12 for 30) went 2 for 4 with a two run triple Wednesday in San Diego went 3 for 5 with a double and RBI August 23, his 10th game with three or more hits this season has reached twice in 13 of his last 22 games is hitting.306 (37 for 121) in his last 34 games since July 23 went 3 for 5 with a triple, walk, a run and two RBI July 31 hit his second leadoff homer (third career) June 28 had a career high tying 16 game hitting streak (.426/26 for 61), May 13 30 named an N.L. All Star at started the game at second base. Has 32 two out RBIs, tied for fourth most in the N.L. his 75 walks lead the team and are fifth most in the N.L. AUGUST 31, 2016 PAGE 4 CUBS HOME RUNS, 2016 Batter (Total)... Solo 2 Run 3 Run GS Javier Baez (13)... 6 5 1 1 Kris Bryant (35)... 21 9 4 1 Willson Contreras (9)... 4 4 1 Dexter Fowler (10)... 8 1 1 Jason Heyward (6)... 3 3 Miguel Montero (5)... 2 2 1 Anthony Rizzo (26)... 14 7 5 David Ross (8)... 6 2 Addison Russell (19)... 8 7 3 1 Jorge Soler (10)... 7 1 2 Matt Szczur (5)... 2 2 1 Ben Zobrist (14)... 9 2 3 CUBS MULTI RBI GAMES, 2016 Batter... 2 RBI 3 RBI 4 RBI 5+ RBI Javier Baez (11)... 7 3 1 Kris Bryant (18)... 11 2 2 3 Willson Contreras (6)... 4 2 Dexter Fowler (6)... 4 2 Jason Heyward (9)... 7 2 Miguel Montero (5)... 2 3 Anthony Rizzo (20)... 8 9 2 1 (6) David Ross (7)... 5 2 Addison Russell (23)... 15 7 1 Jorge Soler (7)... 5 3 Matt Szczur (6)... 3 2 1 Ben Zobrist (16)... 11 3 2 HOME RUNS IN 2016 2016 Season... Solo 2 Run 3 Run GS Cubs (166)... 93 46 23 4 Opponents (132)... 82 31 15 4 CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR:... Dexter Fowler, 8/19/16 @ Colorado (Tyler Anderson) Walk Off HR:... Javier Baez, 5/8/16 vs. Washington (Blake Treinen) Pinch HR:... Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Pinch Hit Grand Slam:... David DeJesus, 5/11/12 @ Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside The Park HR:... Anthony Rizzo, 6/29/16 @ Cincinnati (Cody Reed) Three Homer Game:... Kris Bryant, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer:... Jake Arrieta, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati (Michael Lorenzen) Homer in 1 st M.L. At Bat:... Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At Bat:... Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate:... Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2016 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 3 Homer Games (1):... Bryant, 6/27 @ CIN 2 Homer Games (9):... Bryant, 4/21 @ CIN, 8/18 vs. MIL & 8/26 @ LAD; Rizzo, 4/24 @ CIN & 7/20 vs. NYM; Zobrist, 5/6 vs. WSH; Szczur, 8/12 vs. STL Russell, 7/5 vs. CIN & 8/21 @ COL Grand Slams (4):... Bryant, 4/21 @ CIN (Drew Hayes); Szczur, 4/29 vs. ATL (Chris Withrow); Baez, 6/28 @ CIN (J.J. Hoover); Russell, 7/27 vs. CWS (Jacob Turner) 3 Consecutive Games with a Homer (3):... Rizzo, 4/20 22; Zobrist, 5/4 6; Russell, 8/21 23 Pinch Homers (1):... Contreras, 6/19 vs. PIT Back to Back Homers (7):... Rizzo & Soler, 4/16 vs. COL; Rizzo & Zobrist, 5/6 vs. WSH; Heyward & Bryant, 5/17 @ MIL; Zobrist & Soler, 5/20 @ SF; Heyward & Bryant, 6/2 vs. LAD; Bryant & Rizzo, 6/19 vs. PIT; Bryant and Rizzo, 6/27 @ CIN Back to Back to Back Homers (0):... N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (2):... Arrieta, 4/10 @ ARI (Shelby Miller); Arrieta, 6/27 @ CIN (Michael Lorenzen) Game Opening Homers (8):Fowler, 5/19 @ MIL (Junior Guerra), 5/28 vs. PHI (Jerad Eickhoff), 6/4 vs. ARI (Edwin Escobar), 7/22 @ MIL (Jimmy Nelson) 8/5 @ OAK (Dillon Overton) & 8/19 @ COL (Tyler Anderson) Zobrist, 6/15 @ WSH (Stephen Strasburg) & 6/28 @ CIN (John Lamb) Game Ending, Walk Off Homers (1):... Baez, 5/8 vs. WSH (Blake Treinen) CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Contreras 7/22 31.8% 1 3 4.00 (125 ER/281.1 IP) Federowicz 0/3 0.0% 0 0 3.33 (20 ER/54.0 IP) Montero 4/56 7.1% 0 3 3.10 (162 ER/470.1 IP) Ross 14/50 28.0 % 5 1 2.41 (102 ER/381.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (9): Hammel (3), Hendricks (3), Wood (1), Rondon (1), Cahill (1) CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Fowler 92 (64 28), Zobrist 20 (8 12), La Stella 6 (3 3), Coghlan 4 (2 2), Heyward 2 (1 1), Baez 4 (3 1), Szczur 3 (3 0) 2 Heyward 66 (42 24), Bryant 56 (35 21), La Stella 3 (3 0), Zobrist 2 (1 1), Rizzo 1 (0 1), Soler 1 (1 0), Szczur 1 (1 0), Contreras 1 (1 0) 3 Bryant 63 (41 22), Rizzo 52 (33 19), Zobrist 16 (10 6) 4 Rizzo 70 (47 23), Zobrist 37 (23 14), Contreras 14 (7 7), Soler 8 (6 2), Baez 2 (1 1) 5 Zobrist 41 (31 10), Russell 32 (21 11), Contreras 17 (7 10), Soler 15 (10 5), Bryant 10 (6 4), Baez 6 (2 4), Montero 3 (1 2), Heyward 3 (3 0), Szczur 1 (1 0), Coghlan 1 (1 0), Almora Jr. 1 (1 0), La Stella 1 (0 1), 6 Heyward 32 (19 13), Soler 22 (16 6), Baez 17 (11 6), Russell 17 (11 6), Montero 12 (7 5), La Stella 10 (7 3), Coghlan 5 (3 2), Szczur 4 (2 2), Contreras 4 (2 2), Schwarber 2 (2 0), Zobrist 2 (2 0), Almora Jr. 2 (1 1), Kalish 1 (1 0), Candelario 1 (0 1), 7 Russell 50 (31 19), Baez 26 (14 12), Montero 20 (15 5), Contreras 10 (6 4), Szczur 7 (4 3), Soler 6 (6 0), Heyward 5 (4 1), Almora Jr. 2 (1 1), Coghlan 2 (2 0), La Stella 1 (0 1), Candelario 1 (1 0), Ross 1 (0 1), 8 Ross 39 (30 9), Montero 19 (9 10), Baez 20 (14 6), Russell 17 (11 6), Szczur 8 (6 2), Federowicz 6 (4 2), Almora Jr. 6 (2 4), Contreras 4 (3 1), Coghlan 4 (2 2), Hendricks 3 (3 0), Lackey 3 (0 3), Hammel 2 (0 2) 9 Lester 24 (17 7), Hammel 23 (15 8), Arrieta 23 (16 7), Lackey 21 (13 8), Hendricks 20 (11 9), Almora Jr. 6 (3 3), Baez 3 (0 3), Montgomery 2 (2 0), Ross 2 (2 0), Russell 1 (1 0), Contreras 1 (1 0), Warren 1 (0 1), La Stella 1 (0 1), Matusz 1 (1 0), Szczur 1 (1 0), Cahill 1 (1 0) C Montero 54 (32 22), Ross 42 (32 10), Contreras 29 (16 13), Federowicz 6 (4 2) 1B Rizzo 124 (81 43), Bryant 4 (3 1), Contreras 2 (0 2), Baez 1 (0 1) 2B Zobrist 94 (63 31), Baez 32 (18 14), La Stella 5 (3 2) 3B Bryant 80 (55 25), Baez 31 (18 13), La Stella 17 (10 7), Candelario 2 (1 1) SS Russell 117 (75 42), Baez 14 (9 5) LF Soler 42 (30 12), Bryant 31 (18 13), Contreras 20 (11 9), Szczur 13 (9 4), Coghlan 13 (9 4), Zobrist 7 (3 4), Almora Jr. 2 (1 1), Schwarber 2 (2 0), Kalish 1 (1 0) CF Fowler 91 (64 27), Heyward 20 (9 11), Almora Jr. 14 (6 8), Szczur 6 (5 1) RF Heyward 88 (60 28), Zobrist 17 (9 8), Bryant 11 (5 6), Szczur 6 (4 2), Soler 5 (4 1), Coghlan 3 (1 2), Almora Jr. 1 (1 0) P Lester 26 (19 7), Arrieta 26 (18 8), Lackey 25 (14 11), Hammel 25 (15 10), Hendricks 25 (15 10), Montgomery 2 (2 0), Warren 1 (0 1), Matusz 1 (1 0), Cahill (1 0) DH Soler 5 (5 0), Fowler 1 (0 1), Bryant 1 (0 1) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 89 59 85 84 62 78 71 73 50 15 666 OPP. 54 46 33 46 39 55 57 68 40 7 445 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (16) Heyward (4), Fowler (4), Bryant (3), Soler, Almora Jr., Zobrist, Contreras, Coghlan
Cubs Pitching AUGUST 31, 2016 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 66 30 2.89 4 805.2 610 279 259 88 245 752 Relievers 18 17 3.58 30 380.0 307 166 151 44 161 413 Season Totals 84 47 3.11 4/30 1,185.2 917 445 410 132 406 1,165 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Trevor Cahill 8/29 vs. PIT 1.0,2,0,0,0,0 8/20/16 @ COL (9 2) 4/18/14 @ LAD (4 2, 12) 6/27/16 @ CIN 0/1 38/26 17/6 Aroldis Chapman 8/30 vs. PIT S 1.0,0,0,0,0,1 7/9/16 @ CLE (7 6, 11 inn.) 8/30/16 vs. PIT (3 0) 5/19/12 @ NYY 11/13 18/14 8/4 Carl Edwards, Jr. 8/30 vs. PIT H 1.0,1,0,0,0,0 N/A N/A 8/30/16 vs. PIT 0/1 25/20 21/8 Justin Grimm 8/29 vs. PIT 1.0,0,0,0,0,1 8/3/16 vs. MIA (5 4) 8/8/15 vs. SF (8 6) 8/24/16 @ SD 0/0 56/37 24/4 Felix Pena 8/29 vs. PIT 1.0,1,0,0,0,2 N/A N/A N/A 0/0 3/2 0/0 Travis Wood 8/29 vs. PIT 0.2,1,0,0,0,1 8/26/16 @ LAD (6 4, 10) 10/4/15 @ MIL (3 1) 8/2/16 vs. MIA 0/1 65/48 33/5 Rob Zastryzny 8/29 vs. PIT W 1.0,2,1,1,1,2 8/29/16 vs. PIT (8 7, 13) N/A N/A 0/0 4/3 2/0 2016 SEASON TOTALS 30/45 (.667) 400/279 (.698) 198/59 (.298) #53 TREVOR CAHILL RHP (3 4, 2.63 ERA, 0 SV, 2 Holds) CAREER: 68 76, 1 SV MOST IP, 2016: 5.0, 8/16 vs. MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/29/12 vs. Cubs LAST WIN: 8/20/16 @ COL (9 2) LAST SV: 4/18/14 @ LAD (4 2, 12 inn.) Trevor has appeared in 39 games (one start) with the Cubs earned the win August 20 in Colorado following 4.2 innings of 4 hit, one run relief has walked 29 and struck out 58 suffered the loss August 28 at Dodgers, allowing one run in 0.1 innings of relief. Has held the opponent scoreless in 27 of his 39 appearances this season. Made his first career start with Cubs on August 16 vs. Brewers (W, 5.0 IP, 0 R). #54 AROLDIS CHAPMAN LHP (0 1, 1.15 ERA, 11 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 22 21, 177 SV MOST IP, 2016: 2.1, 7/9 @ CLE MOST IP, CAREER: 2.1, 7/9/16 @ CLE LAST WIN: 7/9/16 @ CLE (7 6, 11 inn.) LAST SV: 8/30/16 vs. PIT (3 0) Aroldis was acquired by the Cubs from the Yankees in a five player deal on July 25 went 3 0 with 20 saves and a 2.01 ERA (7 ER/31.1 IP) in 31 relief appearances with the Yankees this season, striking out 44 hitters and walking just eight. Earned his 11th save August 30 vs. Pittsburgh, tossing a scoreless ninth. Earned his fifth and sixth saves in a doubleheader August 16 vs. Brewers first Cubs pitcher since Jeff Fassero on April 8, 2001 vs. Phillies to turn the trick. Needed just three pitches to record three outs on August 11 vs. St. Louis marked the first three pitch inning by a Cub since Edwin Jackson, April 19, 2014 vs. Reds. Has converted 45 straight saves against N.L. Central foes dating back to August of 2013, posting a 0.40 ERA (3 ER/67.2 IP) with 128 strikeouts during the stretch. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (0 1, 3.16 ERA, 0 SV, 4 Holds) CAREER: 0 1, 0 SV MOST IP, 2016: 2.0 (2x), last 7/31 vs. SEA MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (2x), last 7/31/16 vs. SEA LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: N/A Joined the Cubs for the second time this season, June 20, as he served as the club s 26th man for a doubleheader on May 11 vs. San Diego (did not appear in a game) has not allowed a run in 20 of his 25 games, striking out 35 and walking 10 (25.2 IP). Owns a 0.78 WHIP and a.118 (10 for 85) opponents batting average against. Struck out the side August 22 in San Diego to close out Chicago s 5 1 win. Struck out a career high five hitters in 2.0 scoreless innings on July 31 vs. Seattle. Is 1 1 with one save and a 4.26 ERA (12 ER/25.1 IP) in 24 games with Iowa (35 SO). #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1 0, 3.83 ERA, 0 SV, 8 Holds) CAREER: 17 17, 3 SV MOST IP, 2016: 2.0, 2x last 8/26 @ LAD MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2 6/14/13 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 8/3/16 vs. MIA (5 4) LAST SV: 8/8/15 vs. SF (8 6) Justin has 54 strikeouts, walked 16 and held opponents to a.219 average (37 for 169) in 44.2 innings spanning 56 games has allowed five homers this season. Owns a 0.50 ERA (1 ER/18.0 IP) with 25 strikeouts in his last 21 appearances. Struck out three batters in a scoreless frame August 22 in San Diego. Earned the win August 3 vs. Miami with a scoreless ninth in Cubs 5 4 walk off win. #60 FELIX PENA RHP (0 0, 20.25 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 0 0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2016: 1.0 IP, 8/19 @ COL MOST IP, CAREER: 1.0 IP, 8/19 @ COL LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: N/A Was selected by the Cubs August 19 from Triple A Iowa to join the first big league roster of his career made his major league debut in Colorado that night, tossing a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts to preserve a 5 5 tie is 3 4 with three saves and a 3.41 ERA (24 ER/63.1 IP) in 36 relief appearances with Iowa this season. Tossed a scoreless 10th inning on August 29 vs. Pittsburgh, fanning two. With Iowa, struck out 81 batters and walked only 23 in 63.1 innings pitched. Originally signed with the Cubs as a non drafted free agent on March 9, 2009. #37 TRAVIS WOOD LHP (4 0, 3.04 ERA, 0 SV, 11 Holds) CAREER: 43 52, 4 SV MOST IP, 2016: 4.0, 5/30 vs. LAD MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 7/10/10 @ PHI LAST WIN: 8/26/16 @ LAD (6 4) LAST SV: 10/4/15 @ MIL (3 1) Has appeared in 65 games this season, holding the opponent scoreless in 50 has walked 22, struck out 41 and held the opposition to a.214 average (43 for 201) with eight homers has stranded 28 of 33 inherited runners this season. Improved to 4 0 following a perfect ninth inning of relief on August 26 at Dodgers. July 31, pitched in the sixth and eighth innings (1.1 IP) and played left in the seventh and eighth recorded his first career outfield putout in the seventh. June 28, played left field in the 13th inning, pitched and played left in the 14th inning and closed out Chicago s 7 2 win with a perfect 15th inning. Is in his fifth season with the Cubs, and is the longest tenured Cub having made his debut in May of 2012, a little more than a month ahead of Anthony Rizzo. #29 ROB ZASTRYZNY LHP (1 0, 1.08 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 1 0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2016: 3.2 IP, 8/27 @ LAD MOST IP, CAREER: 3.2 IP, 8/27 @ LAD LAST WIN: 8/29/16 vs. PIT (8 7, 13 innings) LAST SV: N/A Was selected by the Cubs August 19 from Triple A Iowa to join the first big league roster of his career and tossed a scoreless inning of relief that night added 2.2 scoreless innings August 21 in Colorado, fanning five has combined to go 10 5 with a 4.31 ERA (65 ER/135.2 IP) in 24 outings (23 starts) between Tennessee and Iowa this season. Earned his first career big league victory on August 29 vs. Pittsburgh, allowing a run on two hits in Chicago s 8 7, 13 inning triumph. Tossed 3.2 scoreless innings August 27 in relief of Jason Hammel, stranding two runners and retiring 11 of 12 batters faced overall, fanning three. Made nine starts with Tennessee (3 2, 4.28) before earning his first promotion to Iowa on May 24 and went 7 3 with a 4.33 ERA in 15 Triple A outings (14 starts). 2016 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 16, 4/21 @CIN... Largest Winning Margin... 11, 7/3 @ NYM 6, 7/31 vs. SEA (down 6 0, won 7 6)... Largest Come Behind W... 3, 4, 6/30@NYM 8/19@COL (down 5 1, 3 0, won 4 3) 7 6) 16, 4/21 @ CIN... Most Runs... 14, 7/3 @ NYM 6 (4x), last 7/29 vs. SEA (6th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 7 (2x), (3x), last 7/3 8/21 @ NYM COL (2nd) (1st) 18, 4/21 @ CIN... Most Hits... 22, 7/3 @ NYM 6 (4x), last 6/24 @ MIA (1st)... Most Hits, Inn.... 8, 7/3 @ NYM (2nd) 1, 5/31 vs. LAD... Fewest Hits... 0, 4/21 @ CIN 5 (4x), last 8/12 vs. STL... Most Home Runs... 5 (2x), last 7/3 @ NYM 3, 7/5 vs. CIN (3rd)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 3, 4/23 @ CIN (6th) 5 (3x), (4x), last 7/9 8/18 @ vs. PIT MIL... Most Doubles... 4 (2x), last 4, 8/19 7/5 vs. @ COL CIN 2, 4/7 @ AZ...Most Triples... 1 (4x), last 2, 5/7 8/24 vs. @ WSH SD 9 (2x), last 8/12 vs. STL... Most Extra Base Hits... 8, 7/3 @ NYM 11 (2x) last 6/17 vs. PIT... Most BBs By Batters... 10 (2x), 10, 8/18 5/8 vs. vs. WSH MIL 18, 6/5 vs. ARI... Most Ks By Pitchers... 16 (2x), last 7/31 vs. SEA 3, 5/2 @ PIT... Most Stolen Bases... 6, 7/24 @ MIL 3 (3x), (2x), last 8/23 6/2 vs. @ LAD SD... Most Double Plays Turned... 4, 7/24 @ MIL 4 (3x), (2x), last 8/21 6/12 @ COL ATL... Most Errors Committed... 2 (11x), last 7/25 @ CWS 15, 14 (3x), 8/29 last vs. 6/17 PIT... vs. PIT Most Left On Base... 21, 5/8 vs. WSH Longest Winning Streak: 11 games... 7/31 8/12 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games... 7/5 9 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 20... 4/7 @ AZ (Cubs 14, Arizona 6) Most Hits, Both Clubs: 33... 7/3 @ NYM (Cubs 11, Mets 22) Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 7 (2x)... last 8/12 vs. STL (Cubs 5, Cardinals 2) Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 30...7/31 vs. SEA (Cubs 14, Mariners 16) Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 34... 5/8 vs. WSH (Cubs 13, Nationals 21) Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 5...5/17 @ MIL (Cubs 2, Brewers 3) Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 10 games... 6/27 7/6 and 6/27 7/6 8/16 26 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 5 games... 7/30 8/3 Consecutive Errorless Games: 8 games... 6/1 8 Consecutive Games With An Error: 5... games 6/24 28 Shortest Game, Time: 2:10... 5/17 @ MIL Longest Game, Time: 5:00 5:03... 5/18 8/29 @ vs. MIL PIT Most Innings: 15... 6/28 @ CIN Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,678, 4/17 vs. COL Largest Road Crowd: 49,522, 45,565, 8/27 4/25 @ LAD STL Series Sweeps: 13 11 (2 G, 4/4 5 @ LAA), (3 G, 4/11 14 vs. CIN), (2 G, 4/26 28 vs. MIL), (3 G, 5/2 4 @ PIT), (4 G, 5/5 8 vs. WSH), (3 G, 5/27 29 vs. PHI), (3 G, 6/17 19 vs. PIT), (2 G, 7/27 28 vs. vs. CWS), (3 (3 G, G, 8/1 3 8/1 3 vs. MIA), vs. MIA), (3 G, (38/5 7 G, 8/5 7 @ OAK), @ OAK), (2 G, 8/9 10 (2 G, vs. 8/9 10 LAA) vs. LAA), (4 G, 8/16 18 vs. MIL), (3 G, 8/22 24 @ SD) BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 16 games, Zobrist BATTING... HIGHLIGHTS 5/13 30 Most Longest Runs Hitting Scored: Streak: 4 (3x), 16 last games, Szczur Zobrist... 8/125/13 30 vs. STL Most Hits: Runs 5, Scored: Bryant 4... (4x), last Bryant 8/18 6/27 vs. @ MIL CIN Most Total Hits: 5 Bases: (2x), Bryant 16, Bryant,... single game franchise record... 6/27 @ CIN & 8/18 6/27 vs. @ MIL CIN Most Extra Base Total Bases: Hits: 16, Bryant, 5, single game... franchise record 6/27 @ CIN Most Extra Base Doubles: 2 (13x), Hits: 5, last Bryant Bryant... 8/12 6/27 vs. @ CIN STL Most Doubles: Triples: 12 (14x), last last Zobrist Rizzo... 8/18 7/31 vs. MIL SEA Most Triples: RBI: 6 (3x), 1 (17x), last Bryant last Baez... 8/29 6/27 vs. @ CIN PIT Most RBI: Stolen 6 (3x), Bases: last 2, Bryant Fowler... 6/27 5/2 @ CIN PIT Most Stolen Walks: Bases: 3 (6x), 2, last Fowler Russell... 6/30 5/2 @@ NYM PIT Most Walks: Strikeouts: 3 (7x), 4 (3x), last Bryant last Rizzo... 7/19 8/29 vs. vs. NYM PIT 2 Hit Most Innings: Strikeouts: 1, Zobrist 4 (3x), (2nd) last Rizzo... 7/19 5/25 vs. @ NYM STL 2 Hit Innings: 1, Zobrist (2nd)... 5/25 @ STL PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 9 games, Arrieta PITCHING... HIGHLIGHTS 4/4 5/25 Longest Losing Winning Streak: 4, 9 Hammel games,... Arrieta 6/10 7/1 4/4 5/25 Complete Longest Losing Game Streak: Shutouts: 4, Hammel 2, Arrieta... & Hendricks 4/21 @ CIN & 8/16/10 7/1 vs. MIA Complete 9.0 Inning Game Complete Shutouts: Games: 2, 4, Arrieta last & Hendricks... 4/21 @ CIN & 8/1 vs. MIA Low Hit 9.0 Inning Complete Game: Games: 0, Arrieta 4, last... Hendricks 4/21 8/1 vs. @ MIA CIN Low Hit Longest Outing, Complete Reliever: Game: 4.0, Arrieta Wood... 5/30 4/21 vs. @ LAD CIN Most Longest Strikeouts, Outing, Reliever: Starter: 12 4.2, (2x), Cahill Arrieta... & Hendricks 6/5 vs. ARI & 8/20 6/19 @ vs. COL PIT Most Reliever: Strikeouts, 5 (2x), Starter: Cahill & 12 Edwards (2x), Arrieta Jr.... & Hendricks 7/6 6/5 vs. CIN ARI & 7/31 6/19 vs. SEA PIT Consecutive Reliever: 5 Strikeouts: (3x), last Zastryzny 5, Lackey... 8/21 5/23 @ COL STL Consecutive Strikeouts: Scoreless Innings, 5, Lackey Starter:... 23.0 IP, Arrieta... 5/234/10 28 @ STL Consecutive Reliever: 12.1 Scoreless IP, Grimm Innings,... Starter: 23.0 IP, Arrieta... 6/28 current 4/10 28 Consecutive Reliever: 14.0 Save IP, Opportunities Grimm... Converted: 22, Rondon 8/14/15 6/6/16 6/28 8/24 Consecutive Batters Save Opportunities Retired: 16, Converted: Lester... 22, Rondon 8/14/15 6/6/16 5/15 vs. PIT Most Consecutive Runs Allowed: Batters Retired: 10, Hammel... 16, Lester 7/1 5/15 @ vs. NYM PIT Most Hits Runs Allowed: 910, (4x), Hammel... last Arrieta... 7/1 @ NYM and 8/21 7/8 @ COL PIT Most Hits Homers Allowed: Allowed: 10, Hammel 5,... 8/21 7/1 @ NYM COL Most Walks Homers Issued: Allowed: 5 (3x), 5, Hammel last Lester... 7/24 7/1 @ NYM MIL Longest Most Walks No Hit Issued: Stretch, 7, Arrieta Start of... Game: 9.0, Arrieta 8/18 4/21 vs. @ MIL CIN Longest No Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 9.0, Arrieta... 4/21 @ CIN MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come From Behind Wins: 25 MISCELLANEOUS High Water INFO Mark: 32 (73 41 & 75 43) Losses Come From Behind after Leading: Wins: 19 27 Low Water High Water Mark: N/A 37 (82 45 & 84 47) Games Losses after Won Leading: Last At Bat: 21 9 No. Low Water of Times Mark: at.500 N/A Mark: N/A Walkoff Games Won Wins: 4 Last (5/8 At Bat: vs. WSH, 11 7/31 vs. SEA, 8/3 No. vs. of Times MIA & at 8/11.500 vs. Mark: STL) N/A Walkoff Wins: 5 (5/8 vs. WSH, 7/31 vs. SEA, 8/3 vs. MIA, 8/11 vs. STL & 8/29 vs. PIT)