CUBS VS. PIRATES The Cubs and Pirates play 19 games spanning six series Chicago dropped two-of-three to Pittsburgh at Wrigley Field, April 10-12, then took two-of-three in Pittsburgh, May 27-30 the clubs last met at Wrigley Field, June 8-10, with the Cubs winning two of three the Cubs have won three-straight season series against Pittsburgh dating to 2015. 2018 Overall:... 8-5 At Wrigley Field:... 3-3 At PNC Park:... 5-2 2017 Overall:... 10-9 At Wrigley Field:... 4-5 At PNC Park:... 6-4 All-Time Since 1887:... 1,216-1,275 At Wrigley Field:... 510-461 At PNC Park (since 2001):... 85-67 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (7) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed INF Kris Bryant 7/24 8/3 22 (Left shoulder inflammation) 10-Day RHP Yu Darvish 5/23 7/22 76 (Right triceps tendinitis) 60-Day LHP Brian Duensing 8/3 8/13 13 (Left shoulder inflammation) 10-Day RHP Justin Hancock 6/26 8/26 45 (Right shoulder inflammation) 60-Day LHP Mike Montgomery 8/14 8/24 4 (Left shoulder inflammation) 10-Day RHP Brandon Morrow 7/18 7/28 28 (Right biceps inflammation) 10-Day LHP Drew Smyly 2/14 5/28 121 (Recovery from Tommy John surgery) 60-Day LUCKY NUMBER 7 Elias reports that the Cubs last night tied a modern record, turning seven double plays in a nine-inning game it only happened twice before, done by the Yankees (Aug. 14, 1942 vs. A s) and the Astros (May 4, 1969 vs. Giants). TOTAL BASES, N.L., 2018 1. Nolan Arenado, COL... 253 Trevor Story, COL... 253 3. Javier Báez, CHI... 252 4. Freddie Freeman, ATL... 249 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI... 249 OFFENSIVE WAR, N.L., 2018 (BASEBALL-REF) 1. Matt Carpenter, STL... 4.6 Freddie Freeman, ATL... 4.6 3. Nolan Arenado, COL.... 4.5 4. Javier Báez, CHI... 4.0 Paul Goldschmidt, ARI... 4.0 Trevor Story, COL... 4.0 MOST RBI, N.L., 2018 Chicago Cubs (71-50) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (61-62) August 18, 2018 PNC Park Game No. 122 Road Game No. 61 RHP Tyler Chatwood (4-5, 5.06) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (4-7, 3.49) DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN: The Chicago Cubs last night tied a major league record by turning seven double plays in the team s second-straight 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Cole Hamels spun 7.0 shutout innings and Kyle Schwarber hit a second-inning solo homer this marks the ninth time in Cubs history that the team has won consecutive 1-0 contests, and the first time since April 17-18, 1973 against the Mets in New York thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. The Cubs previously won consecutive 1-0 games against the Pirates 112 years ago, turning the trick in a twinbill on July 4, 1906 in Pittsburgh this instance marks the first time the Cubs have won consecutive 1-0 games with both runs scoring on solo homers. STATS, Inc., reports that the Cubs are the fourth team in MLB history to have consecutive 1-0 games in which they won each with a solo homer they join the Tigers in 1960, the Angels in 1964 and the Giants earlier this season. Chicago has shut out the Pirates in consecutive games for the first time since June 21-22, 1989 in Pittsburgh the four shutouts of the Pirates this season are the most by the Cubs against the Buccos since 1945, when they recorded five. Last night s contest was the fourth 1-0 Cubs win over the Pirates since the start of last season, all coming in Pittsburgh (also April 25, 2017, September 6, 2017 and Thursday night). OPEN AND SHUT CASE: Cubs pitching now has a major league-best 14 shutouts this season, one more than tonight s opponent, Pittsburgh since the start of 2015, Chicago s 58 shutouts are second-most in the majors behind the Dodgers (60). REACHING NEW HEIGHTS: Last night s victory moved Chicago to a season-high 21- games over.500, and the club tonight aims to reach 22 games over for the first time since finishing last season at 92-70 currently at 71-50, the Cubs own the best record in the National League and a season-high 4.5-game lead in the N.L. Central, the largest division lead of any team in the N.L. Since finding themselves 29-23 and 4.5-games behind Milwaukee in the N.L. Central Division following a loss on May 30, the Cubs have gone 42-27 (.609) to make up nine games in the standings over the Brewers. This is the third game in a stretch that sees the Cubs play 17 of 24 games on the road through September 9 following this trip to Pittsburgh (2-0) and Detroit (two games starting Tuesday), the Cubs return home for a seven-day, seven-game homestand (August 23-29) before leaving for their longest trek of the season, a four-city, 11-day, 11-game trip through Atlanta, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Washington D.C. from August 30-September 9. SERIES-LY SPEAKING (AND MORE): With victories in the first two games of this series, the Cubs will now be unbeaten in nine of their last 10 series played entering this four-game set, the Cubs went 4-1-4 in this span starting with the final series before the All-Star Break in San Diego. The Cubs are 9-4 in their last 13 games to reach 71 wins this season in Game 121 last year, the Cubs did not reach 71 wins until improving to 71-60 on August 29 in Game 131. The Cubs have earned 37 come-from-behind win this season, tied for the most in the majors with Boston. CUBS RECORD 2018 Overall:...71-50 At Wrigley Field:...38-23 On the Road:...33-27 March/April:...16-10 May:...14-13 June:...16-12 July:...15-10 August:...10-5 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,874-10,238 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):... 4,304-3,766 Leading Entering 6th:...42-6 Tied Entering 6th:...16-6 Trailing Entering 6th:...13-38 Leading Entering 7th:...48-4 Tied Entering 7th:...14-5 Trailing Entering 7th:...9-41 Leading Entering 8th:...58-3 Tied Entering 8th:... 8-7 Trailing Entering 8th:...5-40 Leading Entering 9th:...61-2 Tied Entering 9th:... 5-7 Trailing Entering 9th:...5-41 Scoring First:...41-16 One-Run Games:...19-17 Two-Run Games:...10-6 Extra-Inning Games:... 6-6 Scoring Four or More:...54-13 Scoring Fewer Than Four:...17-37 Out-Hitting Opponents:...57-10 Hit Totals Equal:... 5-2 Out-Hit by Opponents:...9-38 Hit at Least One HR:...51-23 Hit Two or More HR:...25-12 Playing Errorless Ball:...44-26 Committing at Least One Error:...27-24 SECOND HALF SPLENDOR: In the last four seasons starting in 2015, the Cubs have amassed a 165-85 record after the All-Star Break, 80 games above.500, and the team s.660 winning percentage is by far the best in the baseball Cleveland is a distant second with a.623 mark (154-93) in that span, which would represent a 9.5-game deficit in the mythical standings. CLOSE CALLS: Chicago has won its last six one-run games dating to August 3 to inch above.500 in those outcomes (19-17) looking further back, the Cubs are 9-1 in their last 10 one-run games since July 13 after starting the year 10-16 in those contests. STARTER STUFF: With 7.0 shutout innings last night, Cole Hamels now has a 0.72 ERA (2 ER/25.0 IP) in four starts with Chicago since joining the club, July 27, in a swap with Texas he is the first pitcher with at least 5.0 innings and one or fewer runs allowed in each of his first four starts with the Cubs since Rich Harden in 2008 thanks to NBC Sports Chicago s Chris Kamka. Jon Lester on Thursday spun 6.0 shutout innings, allowing five hits, all singles, walked none and struck out eight batters the southpaw now has allowed one or no runs in at least 6.0 innings in 46 starts since joining the Cubs in 2015 that s fourth-most in baseball behind Max Scherzer (49), Zack Greinke (47) and Jake Arrieta (47). BREAK IT UP!: Ben Zobrist has batted.388 (26-for-67) since the All-Star Break, third-best in the National League behind the Dodgers Justin Turner (.404) and the Mets Austin Jackson (.400) Zobrist s.429 on-base percentage since the Break is ninth-best in the league, just behind teammate Anthony Rizzo, who is eighth with a.430 mark Zobrist s eight doubles in that span are tied for eighth. Meanwhile, Cole Hamels 1.00 ERA in the season s second half leads all N.L. qualifying pitchers. David Bote has reached base safely in eight of his last nine games since August 5, and his.326 batting average since the All-Star Break is third among qualifying N.L. rookies while his.954 OPS ranks fourth and his.396 on-base percentage ranks fifth. 1. Javier Báez, CHI... 89 Jesus Aguilar, MIL... 89 3. Eugenio Suarez, CIN... 88 4. Nolan Arenado, COL... 84 5. Trevor Story, COL... 83 6. Bryce Harper, WSH... 79 7. Anthony Rizzo, CHI... 78 Nick Markakis, ATL... 78 EXTRA-BASE HITS, N.L., 2018 1. Matt Carpenter, STL... 66 2. Javier Báez, CHI... 65 3. Trevor Story, COL... 63 4. Ozzie Albies, ATL... 57 Nolan Arenado, COL... 57 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JUSTIN! Cubs lefty reliever Justin Wilson turns 31 today happy birthday, Justin! CLEAN IT UP!: Anthony Rizzo on Wednesday returned to the clean-up spot and promptly crushed a two-run homer in the first inning to spark a 2-for-4, three-rbi effort Rizzo also collected two stolen bases, the second time in his career he has hit a home run with two stolen bases in the same game (also September 14, 2017 vs. the Mets) according to Christopher Kamka, Rizzo joins Bill Buckner as the only Cubs first basemen in the last 110 years with a homer and two stolen bases in the same game Buckner also turned the trick twice on July 17, 1983 and April 9, 1978. Rizzo has belted 183 home runs with the Cubs, 11th-most in franchise history (Hack Wilson 10th with 190) his 183 blasts are thirdmost among Cubs left-handed batters, exceeded only by Billy Williams (392) and Bill Nicholson (205). OUR BÁE: Javier Báez is already just the third different Cub in franchise history to reach 30 doubles, five triples, 25 homers and 15 stolen bases in a single season, joining Ryne Sandberg (1985 and 1992) and Alfonso Soriano (2007) thanks to Christopher Kamka. Additionally, it took Javy only 110 games to reach 25 homers this season according to STATS, Inc., he is the third-fastest second baseman to reach the mark in franchise history in the Modern Era (since 1900), trailing only Sandberg (92 games in 1990) and Rogers Hornsby (106 games in 1929). Báez s 89 RBI are tied for the N.L. lead with Milwaukee s Jesus Aguilar and are tied for fourth-most in the majors Báez also ranks at or near the top in several offensive categories, as seen on the left side of this page. Overall, Baez has already set career-high marks in hits (129), homers (25), doubles (32), triples (8), RBI (89) and stolen bases (19) he is nearing his career-high with 74 runs scored (75 in 2017). GO STROP!: Cubs reliever Pedro Strop leads the N.L. and is tied for second in the majors with eight saves since the All-Star Break Strop is 1-0 with nine saves in 10 chances spanning his last 19 outings since June 27, having posted a 2.04 ERA (4 ER/17.2 IP) in that stretch with four walks and 20 strikeouts. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Sat., August 18 @PIT 6:05 p.m. WGN 670 The Score RHP Tyler Chatwood (4-5, 5.06) vs. RHP Joe Musgrove (4-7, 3.49) Sun., August 19 @PIT 12:35 p.m. ABC 7 670 The Score LHP José Quintana (10-9, 4.46) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (9-9, 3.66)
August 18, 2018 Page 2 STARTING PITCHER #21 RHP Tyler Chatwood (4-5, 5.06) W L % ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP 2017 Colorado 8 15.348 4.69 33 25 3 1 1 1 147.2 136 79 77 20 77 2 120 4 2018 CUBS 4 5.444 5.06 22 19 3 0 0 0 99.2 89 57 56 9 90 1 85 6 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 44 51.463 4.41 152 132 9 2 1 2 747.1 751 392 366 76 390 16 523 27 Last Time Out Tyler pitched out of the bullpen last Saturday vs. Washington, tossing 3.0-scoreless innings was his third relief outing since moving to the pen following his start, July 26. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 8/11 WSH ND, 9-4 L 3.0 3 0 0 2 2 57-32 --- 2018 Splits and Season Notes W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Home 3-3 5.52 13 12 60.1 56 37 37 7 60 58 Road 1-2 4.35 9 7 39.1 33 20 19 2 30 27 AVG vs. LHB:.316 (66-for-209) / AVG vs. RHB:.149 (23-for-154) Tyler tonight makes his first start since July 26 vs. Arizona his last three outings have been in relief, including two scoreless relief outings limiting righties to a major league best.149 (23-for-154) average the Cubs are 5-0 in his last five starts and 11-5 in his last 16 starts. Has walked at least five batters in 11 starts, the most in the majors has walked a major league high 90 batters, while fanning 85 his 73 walks prior to the All-Star break are the most by a Cubs pitcher since Sam Jones walked 105 batters in 1955. Allowed four or fewer hits in a career-high seven-straight starts, April 17-May 22, the longest streak by a Cubs pitcher since Carlos Zambrano went seven-straight starts, August 30-October 2, 2010. Went 3-0 with a 2.30 ERA (7 ER/27.1 IP) in a five-start span, April 24-May 16. Has allowed just nine homers in 99.2 innings, a rate of 0.81 homers/9 innings. Has allowed two or fewer runs in 10 of his 19 starts. Tossed 7.0-scoreless innings, April 29 vs. Milwaukee was his second-straight quality start after allowing one run in 6.0 innings, April 24 at Cleveland. Made his Cubs debut April 2 at Cincinnati allowed six walks and four hits, but just one run in 6.0 innings took the tough loss in the Cubs 1-0 setback. Career vs. Pittsburgh W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2018 0-1 7.50 2 1 6.0 10 5 5 1 2 7 Career 0-1 3.50 4 3 18.0 22 7 7 2 5 14 Last Outing: 8/1/18 @ PIT (1.0 IP, H, BB) Tyler tonight makes his fifth appearance vs. Pittsburgh, and fourth start appeared in relief in his last outing, August 1 at PNC Park has a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP) in his threecareer outings at PNC Park. vs. Pirates Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Bell (.333-6-2-0-1) Frazier (.250-4-1-0-0) Marte (.333-6-2-1-1) Cervelli (.286-7-2-0-0) Freese (.333-9-3-0-0) Mercer (.600-5-3-0-2) Diaz (.000-2-0-0-0) Harrison (.125-8-1-0-0) Moran (.333-3-1-0-0) Dickerson (.600-5-3-0-2) Hechavarria (1.000-1-1-0-0) Polanco (.222-9-2-0-0) Career Notes Tyler signed a three-year major league contract with the Cubs, December 7, 2017 has pitched in seven seasons with the Los Angeles Angels (2011), Colorado Rockies (2012-14, 2016-17) and Cubs. Ranks fourth among qualified National League starting pitchers in road ERA since the start of 2016 with a 2.93 mark (64 ER/196.2 IP). Missed most of the 2014 season and the entire 2015 campaign due to his second Tommy John surgery. Made his major league debut with the Angels in April of 2011. Originally selected by the Angels in the second round of the 2008 Draft... signed out of Redlands East Valley (Calif.) High School where he was twice named San Bernardino Player of the Year (2005, 2007). 2017 Season Made 25 starts and eight relief outings with the Rockies, going a combined 8-15 with a complete game shutout and a 4.69 ERA (77 ER/147.2 IP)... posted a 3.49 ERA (30 ER/77.1 IP) on the road compared to a 6.01 ER (47 ER/70.1 IP) at home. Went 8-14 with a 4.75 ERA (72 ER/136.1 IP) as a starter... was 0-1 with one save and a 3.97 ERA (5 ER/11.1 IP) as a reliever. His 15 losses were tied for the most in the National League, while his 77 walks were third-most in the N.L. recorded a career-high 120 strikeouts. Made 19 starts to begin the season, going 6-11 with a 4.74 ERA (56 ER/106.1 IP) had seven relief outings and one start from July 26-September 2 moved back to the rotation on September 5 and went 2-2 with a 2.92 ERA (8 ER/24.2 IP) in five starts... made his final appearance of the season out of the bullpen, September 30. Named recipient of the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year as the best defensive pitcher in MLB. 2018 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/2 @CIN L, 1-0 6.0 4 1 1 6 4 92-49 0-1 Cubs debut 2. 4/10 PIT L, 8-5 5.0 9 5 5 1 7 100-69 2-5 11th career start with 7+ strikeouts 3. 4/17 STL L, 5-3 4.2 1 2 2 7 7 97-50 1-2, 2 on First Cub with 7+ BB and 7+ SO since K. Wood in 2001 4. 4/24 @CLE W, 10-3 6.0 4 1 1 5 5 92-49 8-1 First win of 2018 and first as Cub 5. 4/29 MIL W, 2-0 7.0 2 0 0 3 4 90-51 2-0 Longest outing of the season/first scoreless outing APRIL: 2-3, 2.83 ERA (5 GS) 28.2 20 9 9 22 27 6. 5/5 @STL ND, 8-6 L 4.0 3 4 3 5 5 89-45 4-4 Fourth start this season with at least five walks (14th career) 7. 5/11 CWS W, 11-2 5.0 3 2 2 5 6 92-52 6-2 Won his third-straight decision 8. 5/16 @ATL ND, 4-1 L 5.1 4 1 1 2 2 79-44 1-1, 1 on Threw season-low 79 pitches 9. 5/22 CLE L, 10-1 2.2 4 4 4 6 1 74-30 0-4, 2 on Third start of at least six walks this season 10. 5/27 SF ND, 8-3 W 2.2 6 3 3 5 3 88-46 3-3, 3 on Allowed most hits since April 10 MAY: 1-1, 5.95 ERA (5 GS) 19.2 20 14 13 23 17 11. 6/1 @NYM ND, 7-4 W 5.1 4 2 2 4 3 96-56 0-2, 2 on Tied longest outing since April 29 12. 6/7 PHI ND, 4-3 W 4.2 4 1 1 7 6 107-58 1-1, 3 on Tied season-high in walks 13. 6/12 @MIL L, 4-0 5.0 5 4 4 2 5 97-60 0-4 Tied for fewest walks in an outing since 5/16 14. 6/19-1 LAD ND, 4-3 L 5.0 2 1 1 5 6 101-55 3-1 Allowed just a leadoff homer 15. 6/30 MIN ND, 14-9 W 5.0 7 7 7 3 6 103-64 9-7 Season-high seven runs JUNE: 0-1, 5.40 ERA (5 GS) 25.0 22 15 15 21 26 16. 7/7 MIN ND, 8-7 W 5.2 9 7 7 4 4 120-72 2-7, 1 on Career-high 120 pitches 17. 7/13 @SD ND, 5-4 W (10) 5.0 5 3 3 3 2 74-46 3-3 Allowed one hit and no runs after the second inning 18. 7/21-1 STL W, 7-2 5.1 1 1 1 6 2 85-40 3-1, 1 on Season-low tying one hit allowed 19. 7/26 ARI ND, 7-6 W 4.2 5 4 4 6 4 92-50 1-2, 2 on Sixth game with six-plus walks At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2018.167 24 3 4 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 Career.211 185 16 39 3 1 0 16 27 0 0 6 45 0 0 LAST HIT: 8/11/18 vs. WSH (single off Tanner Roark) at-bats since then 0 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 3 4/29/13 at Los Angeles-N.L. MOST RBI: 2 (4x) last, 9/15/17 vs. San Diego Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 7/21/18-1 vs. STL, 7-2 (5.1,1,1,1,6,2) Last Loss: 6/12/18 at MIL, 4-0 (5.0,5,4,4,2,5) Most Strikeouts: 11 7/26/13 vs. MIL (2 total double-digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 12 7/1/11 vs. LAD Most Runs Allowed: 8 (2x) last, 8/2/17 vs. NYM Most Homers Allowed: 3 4/23/14 vs. SF Most Walks Allowed: 8 (2x) last, 6/24/17 @ LAD Longest Outing: 9.0 IP 4/15/17 @ SF Longest Winning Streak: 3 games (3x) last, 4/24-5/11/18 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games (2x) 6/24-8/2/17 Sunday s Starter at Pittsburgh LHP José Quintana (10-9, 4.46) José makes his 24th start of the season, and 14th on the road, tomorrow at Pittsburgh allowed five runs on three homers in 5.0 innings August 14 vs. Milwaukee is 1-3 with a 7.52 ERA (17 ER/20.1 IP) in his last four starts after going 9-6 with a 3.87 ERA (45 ER/104.2 IP) in his first 19 starts. In 2017, he began the season with the White Sox before being traded to the Cubs during the All-Star Break... after joining the Cubs he went 7-3 with a 3.74 ERA (35 ER/84.1 IP) and a complete game shutout in 14 starts led all Cubs starters after the All-Star Break in strikeouts (98), opponents average (.228), strikeouts per nine innings (10.46) and WHIP (1.10). From 2013-17, José ranked in the top 10 among all left-handed pitchers in games started (T-1st, 162), innings pitched (3rd, 1,009.1), strikeouts (7th, 909) and wins (10th, 52) Will be making his first start of the season against Pittsburgh went 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP) in two starts against Pittsburgh with the Cubs last season and is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA (6 ER/18.0 IP) in three-career starts.
CUBS HITTERS August 18, 2018 Page 3 #5 OF ALBERT ALMORA JR..297, 5 HR, 32 RBI Road Trip:.250 (1-4) 2 G (2-7) 25 G 11 G 1 G 5/2/10 1/1 (6/19/18 1B vs. LAD) 8/15/18 vs. MIL 0/0 SEASON BESTS: H 4, 4/20 @ COL; RBI 2 (6x), last 6/30 vs. MIN; R 4, 4/20 @ COL CAREER BESTS: H 4, 4/20/18 @ COL; RBI 6, 9/13/17 vs. NYM; R 4, 4/20/18 @ COL Albert slugged a solo homer and reached base three times Wednesday vs. Milwaukee, going 1-for-3 with 2 walks reached twice on Sunday, including a key ninth inning HBP has 25 multi-hit games and ranks second on the team with a.297 batting average batted.346 (9-for-26) in nine games from July 13-25, but is 8-for-50 (.160) in his last 20 games already has a career high 22 doubles, 103 hits and 21 walks tied for the team lead with 11 three-hit games is batting.343 (59-for-172) in the leadoff spot the Cubs are 45-30 in his 75 starts went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run July 25 had two-straight three-hit games, June 29-30 had a career-high 11-game hitting streak, April 11-28 - hit.370 (16-for-43) and scored 12 runs during the streak hit a walk-off single June 19 vs. the Dodgers. Batting.333 (34-for-102) with a.369 OBP against lefties hitting.282 (69-for-245) with a.324 OBP against righties. #9 INF JAVIER BÁEZ.290, 25 HR, 89 RBI Road Trip:.125 (1-8) Hitless 1 G (0-4) 38 G 10 G 3 G 18/7/34 0/1 (last 5/8/16 HR vs. WSH) 8/6/18 @ KC 3/4 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (3x), last 7/7 vs. CIN; RBI 5 (2x), last 7/14 @ SD; R 3, 4/11 vs. PIT CAREER BESTS: H 4 (7x), last 7/7/18 vs. CIN; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3 (4x), last 4/11/18 vs. PIT Javy s 89 RBI are tied for the N.L. lead are tied for fourth-most in the majors batted leadoff in consecutive games, Wednesday and Thursday went 2-for-5 with a triple and run Wednesday batted.366 (67-for-183) in 50 games from June 11-August 6, but is 5-for-34 in his last nine games went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and RBI double August 6 14 of his last 21 hits have gone for extra-bases (six doubles, two triples, six homers) has upped his career-high marks to 25 homers, 32 doubles and 89 RBI is fourth in the N.L. with a.566 slugging percentage his 38 multi-hit games lead the team has made 70 starts at second base, 23 starts at shortstop and 13 at third base named the starting 2B for the N.L. All-Star Team (went 1-for-3) and also participated in the Home Run Derby had a stretch of five-straight games with an extra-base hit and RBI, July 27-August 1 was the first Cub to turn that trick since Miguel Montero in August of 2015 stole home July 4, becoming the first Cubs player in the last 40 seasons with two steals of home in a season (also June 3) was his fourth-career steal of home (third in the regular season) was named N.L. Player of the Week for June 25-July 1 (14-for-29, 6 2B, 2 HR, 10 R and 11 RBI). Is the first player in franchise history with 20 2B, 5 3B, 15 HR and 60 RBI prior to the All-Star Break. Is one stolen base shy of becoming the first Cub with 20 homers and 20 steals in a season since Corey Patterson in 2004 only other players to accomplish the feat are Sammy Sosa (four times), Ryne Sandberg (three times), Wildfire Schulte and Leon Durham. #13 INF DAVID BOTE.318, 3 HR, 18 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-4), HBP Hitless 2 G (0-4) 7 G 0 G 0 G 3/3/12 1/1 (last 8/12/18 GS vs. WSH) 8/12/18 vs. WSH 0/0 SEASON/CAREER BESTS: H 2 (7x), last 8/15 vs. MIL; RBI 4, 8/12 vs. WSH; R 3, 6/30 vs. MIN David hit a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam Sunday night, becoming the second Cub this season with a walk-off GS and the first Cub to do so as a PH since Earl Averill in 1959 was his first grand slam and first PH homer went 2-for-5 with 2 runs Wednesday and 2-for-3 with 3 RBI August 7 is hitting.356 (21-for-59) in his last 22 big league games with an AB was recalled July 26 and is in his fifth stint with Chicago was previously with the club April 21-27, May 8-16, June 26-July 10 and July 15 has played 37 games for Chicago, making 20 starts at third base and three at second base delivered a game-tying two-run homer in July 26 s ninth inning was recalled prior to May 8 s game and hit a pinchhit, two-rbi double in the second inning marked his first major league RBI has batted.268 (63-for-235) in 61 games at Triple-A Iowa was first recalled from Triple-A Iowa April 21 and made his major league debut as the club s starting third baseman that night in Colorado went 1- for-3 in his first game, including a double in his first plate appearance. Enjoyed a breakout season last year with Double-A Tennessee, batting.272 (128-for-470) with 30 doubles, three triples, 14 homers and 59 RBI in 127 games while turning in a.792 OPS to earn mid- and post-season Southern League All-Star honors. #7 C VICTOR CARATINI.246, 0 HR, 10 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-3), BB Hitless 4 G (0-6) 7 G 1 G 0 G 1/1/3 0/0 7/30/17 @ MIL 0/0 SEASON BESTS: H 3, 7/19 vs. STL; RBI 2 (2x), last 7/14 @ SD; R 3, 7/19 vs. STL CAREER BESTS: H 3 (3x), last 7/19/18 vs. STL; RBI 2 (2x), last 7/14/18 @ SD; R 3, 7/19/18 vs. STL Victor has caught shutouts in each of his last two starts (Aug. 7 in K.C. and last night in Pitt.), and the Cubs are 16-10 in his 26 starts this year has gone 12-for-53 (.226) with three doubles, six RBI and seven walks since being recalled from Triple-A Iowa, July 4 has hit safely in 19 of his 26 starts pitched twice last month, including 1.0 IP July 23 scored a career-high three runs and tied a career-high with three hits July 19 hit a two-run double July 14 was on the Cubs Opening Day roster before optioned to Iowa May 25 batted.313 (36-for-115) with seven doubles and four homers in 32 games with Iowa had a career-high five-game hitting streak, April 6-12, going 7-for-20 with three doubles during the stretch was named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Year in 2017 after batting.342 with 61 RBI in 83 games with Iowa ranked the 4th-best prospect in the organization by Baseball America entering 2018. Was a second round pick by the Braves in 2013 acquired by the Cubs in a trade deadline deal in 2014. #40 C WILLSON CONTRERAS.272, 9 HR, 41 RBI Road Trip:.333 (1-3), BB 2 G (2-6) 22 G 8 G 1 G 4/2/20 0/0 8/1/18 @ PIT 1/4 SEASON BESTS: H 4, 5/11 vs. CWS; RBI 7, 5/11 vs. CWS; R 2 (3x), last 8/1 @ PIT CAREER BESTS: H 4 (2x), last 5/11/18 vs. CWS; RBI 7, 5/11/18 vs. CWS; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson leads the majors with six catcher pickoffs batted.341 (14-for-41) in 12 games from July 15-August 1, but is 6-for-36 in his last 11 games hitting.292 (52-for-178) at home named the starting catcher for the N.L. All-Star team and hit a solo homer, the first-ever ASG HR by a Cubs catcher went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two homers, two runs and a career-high seven RBI May 11 notched his second-career grand slam and fourth-career multi-homer game, and his seven RBI were the most by a Cubs player since Aramis Ramirez in 2010 is the first Cubs player since at least 1913 to record seven extra-base hits in a two-game span. Had a breakout season in 2017, ranking second among all N.L. catchers with 21 homers and 74 RBI became the second Cubs catcher in the last 20 seasons to reach 20 homers in a campaign hit 33 homers in his first 175-career games, the most-ever by a Venezuelan-born major league player. #8 INF/OF IAN HAPP.243, 13 HR, 34 RBI Road Trip:.250 (2-8), HR, R, RBI 5 G (5-14) 13 G 3 G 0 G 8/5/9 0/0 8/16/18 @ PIT 1/4 SEASON BESTS: H 3 (3x), last 7/1 vs. MIN; RBI 5, 5/7 vs. MIA; R 3, 7/14 @ SD CAREER BESTS: H 4, 6/22/17 @ MIA; RBI 5, 5/7/18 vs. MIA; R 3, 7/14/18 @ SD Ian hit a game-winning solo homer Thursday, his first homer since July 19 has a five-game hitting streak and has reached base safely in 22 of his last 27 games with an AB since July 14 has a team-best 48 walks since May 18 has made 38 starts in CF, 21 in LF, 10 at 3B and eight in RF is batting just.182 (12-for-66) in his last 25 games has a.382 OBP and.832 OPS against righties second on the team with 57 walks made his first-career pitching appearance July 20 (1.0 IP, H, 0 R) hit a solo homer and scored a career-best three runs July 14 at San Diego batted.333 (12-for-36) with three doubles, a triple, five homers, 10 RBI and a.500 OBP in 13 games from May 7-22 made three diving catches in left field June 8 to preserve the 3-1 win reached safely in 16-straight games, May 6-26 May 22, delivered his third career pinch homer. Homered in both games of May 19 s twinbill, becoming the first Cub to do so since Chris Coghlan on July 8, 2014 at Cincy in game one, was a single shy of the cycle and reached five times. CUBS VS. RHP JOE MUSGROVE Almora Jr..250 4 1 0 0 Baez.167 6 1 0 1 Contreras.500 2 1 0 0 Heyward.400 5 2 0 0 La Stella.000 1 0 0 0 Rizzo.000 4 0 0 0 Russell.333 6 2 0 0 Schwarber.000 3 0 0 0 Zobrist.000 3 0 0 0 CUBS AT PNC PARK Almora Jr..246 57 14 2 5 Baez.330 109 36 4 22 Bote.200 5 1 0 0 Caratini.143 7 1 0 0 Contreras.364 55 20 1 11 Happ.262 42 11 2 6 Heyward.333 168 56 4 25 La Stella.204 54 11 0 5 Rizzo.324 222 72 14 40 Russell.226 115 26 2 13 Schwarber.197 66 13 3 6 Zobrist.219 73 16 3 14 BASES LOADED, 2018 Almora Jr..000 6 0 0 1 Baez.250 16 4 1 13 Bote.333 3 1 1 5 Caratini.000 3 0 0 1 Contreras.333 9 3 1 9 Happ.182 11 2 0 6 Heyward.429 14 6 1 17 La Stella.333 3 1 0 3 Rizzo.364 11 4 0 10 Russell.250 8 2 1 6 Schwarber.111 9 1 0 4 Zobrist.500 10 5 0 11 BASES LOADED, CAREER Almora Jr..333 15 5 0 13 Baez.222 36 8 4 31 Bote.333 3 1 1 5 Caratini.000 5 0 0 1 Contreras.429 28 12 2 32 Happ.300 20 6 1 16 Heyward.260 100 26 3 74 La Stella.421 19 8 0 27 Rizzo.329 85 28 3 85 Russell.278 54 15 2 42 Schwarber.217 23 5 1 15 Zobrist.316 114 36 6 118 PINCH HITTING, 2018 Almora Jr..091 22 2 0 1 Báez.286 7 2 1 2 Bote.571 7 4 1 6 Caratini.143 14 2 0 0 Contreras.167 6 1 0 0 Happ.389 18 7 2 5 Heyward.250 4 1 0 0 La Stella.298 57 17 0 9 Rizzo.500 2 1 0 1 Russell.500 4 2 1 2 Schwarber.000 7 0 0 1 Zobrist.214 14 3 0 2 PINCH HITTING, CAREER Almora Jr..233 73 17 0 11 Báez.211 38 8 1 2 Bote.571 7 4 1 6 Caratini.115 26 3 0 0 Contreras.136 22 3 1 4 Happ.303 33 10 3 8 Heyward.267 30 8 0 5 La Stella.266 138 37 0 20 Rizzo.143 14 2 0 2 Russell.381 21 8 2 5 Schwarber.067 30 2 1 2 Zobrist.205 73 15 4 14 #22 OF JASON HEYWARD.280, 7 HR, 50 RBI Road Trip:.250 (2-8) Hitless 1 G (0-4) 28 G 11 G 3 G 7/4/24 1/5 (last 6/6/18 GS vs. PHI) 7/24/18 vs. ARI 0/6 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (3x), last 6/30 vs. MIN; RBI 4 (2x), last 6/6 vs. PHI; R 3, 6/29 vs MIN CAREER BESTS: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (11x), last 6/6/18 vs. PHI; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHC Jason went 2-for-4 Thursday and 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI Wednesday, his 11th three-plus hit game this season delivered a bases loaded game-tying two-run single August 10 leads the team with 17 RBI with the bases loaded this season has 16 hits in his last 14 games with an at-bat was 3-for-4 with a RBI August 4 August 1, was 3-for-6 the game-winning RBI, two doubles and a run scored after hitting.179 (7-for-39) in his previous 12 games starting July 20 batted.326 (47-for-144) in 37 games from June 2-July 19 tied for the team lead with three four-hit games and 11 three-hit games had 4 hits on June 30 had an XBH in 5-straight games, June 6-11, his longest streak since 6/18-24/2015 (six games) hit a walk-off grand slam June 6 vs. Philadelphia, his first-career walk-off HR and third-career GS was first walk-off GS by a Cub since Alfonso Soriano, July 27, 2009 vs. Houston. Is in his third season with the Cubs and his ninth major league season overall, making the playoffs in six of his first eight campaigns won his fourth-straight Gold Glove Award in 2017 (fifth overall).
August 18, 2018 Page 4 CUBS HITTERS #2 INF TOMMY LA STELLA.275, 0 HR, 17 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-0) Hitless 1 G (0-4) 3 G 1 G 0 G 3/3/8 0/0 8/26/17 @ PHI 0/1 SEASON BESTS: H 3, 5/19 @ CIN -2 ; RBI 2 (4x), last 7/21-1 vs. STL; R 2, 4/22 @ COL CAREER BESTS: H 3 (11x), last 5/19/18 @ CIN -2 ; RBI 4, 8/26/17 @ PHI; R 3, 4/24/16 @ CIN Tommy leads the majors with 17 pinch-hits and is tied for the lead with nine pinch-rbi all told, is 17-for-57 (.298) with seven walks and a.385 OBP as a pinch-hitter hitting.320 (8-for-25) in his last 17 games since July 20 after batting.122 (5-for-41) in 31 games from June 2-July 19 has made nine starts at second base, nine starts at third base and one start at DH (Cubs are 12-6 in his starts) started August 3 at third base and was 1-for-1 with a walk and two runs made his first-career pitching appearance July 20 (1.1 IP, 1 R) and also doubled and scored a run posted a.288 average (36-for-125) and.389 OBP in 73 games with the Cubs last season had a.488 OBP as a pinch-hitter in 2017, reaching base in 21-of-44 pinch-hit plate appearances was an eighth round selection of the Braves in 2011. #44 INF ANTHONY RIZZO.267, 18 HR, 78 RBI Road Trip:.375 (3-8), 2B 3 G (5-12) 27 G 11 G 2 G 24/14/21 1/7 (last 7/26/18 vs. ARI) 8/15/18 vs. MIL 0/16 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (2x), last 7/21-2 vs. STL; RBI 5, 5/9 vs. MIA; R 2 (9x), last 7/29 @ STL CAREER BESTS: H 4 (10x), last 7/21/18-2 vs. STL; RBI 6 (3x), last 4/7/16 @ ARI ; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony is 5-for-12 (.417) in his last three games, and was 2-for-4 with a double last night went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI Wednesday recorded his 1,000th career hit August 11 had a 16-game on-base streak snapped August 14 drew three walks August 10, including a 13-pitch rally starting walk in the sixth and a game-winning walk with the bases loaded in the seventh has 78 RBI, tied for seventhmost in the N.L. has gone 35-for-105 (.333) with six doubles, one triple, six homers, 16 RBI, 14 walks and five HBP (.432 OBP) when hitting first homered in consecutive starts, August 3-4 July 26, played in his 1,000th career game and delivered a walk-off solo homer as part of a 3-for-5, 2 RBI day made his first-career pitching appearance July 23, tossing a perfect 0.1 innings drove in a run in 10-straight home games prior to the streak snapping in June 19 s game two drove in a run in eight-straight games with an at-bat, June 2-11, the longest streak by a Cub since Moises Alou (10 G, August 20-29, 2004). Hit his fourth career lead-off homer May 1 owns a.321 career average (50-for-156) with 11 homers, 28 RBI and a 1.020 OPS in 43 games at the top of the order. #27 INF ADDISON RUSSELL.259, 5 HR, 37 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-8) Hitless 2 G (0-8) 23 G 6 G 1 G 5/1/12 0/2 (last 4/19/17 HR vs. MIL) 6/29/18 vs. MIN 0/3 SEASON BESTS: H 4, 5/18 @ CIN; RBI 4 (2x), last 6/29 vs. MIN; R 3, 6/15 @ STL CAREER BESTS: H 4 (4x), last 5/18/18 @ CIN; RBI 4 (4x), last 6/29/18 vs. MIN; R 3 (6x), last 6/15/18 @ STL Addison went 3-for-4 with a run August 11 hit safely in 12 of 14 games from July 7-24 is batting.317 (73-for-230) in wins and.169 (25-for- 148) in losses hit his second-career grand slam June 29, his second-straight game with a career-high tying four RBI also had four RBI June 28, including a two-run homer first Cub since Zobrist (5/5-6/2016) with 4+ RBI in two-straight games May 18, tied a career mark with four hits and reached five times reached a career-high five times on May 9, including his first HR of the season recorded a 2B and HR in the third inning, becoming the first Cub with two XBH in an inning since Brett Jackson in 2012. Appeared in 110 games in 2017, missing over a month of action with a foot injury closed the 2017 season on a high note, batting.274 after the All-Star Break, compared to.226 prior to the Break. HOME RUNS, 2018 Batter Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Almora Jr. (5) 4 1 0 0 Báez (25) 15 4 5 1 Bote (3) 1 1 0 1 Caratini (0) 0 0 0 0 Contreras (9) 5 3 0 1 Happ (13) 9 3 1 0 Heyward (7) 2 4 0 1 La Stella (0) 0 0 0 0 Rizzo (18) 14 2 2 0 Russell (5) 2 2 0 1 Schwarber (21) 13 5 3 0 Zobrist (8) 5 3 0 0 Cubs (126) 75 34 12 5 Opponents (126) 68 36 18 4 MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2018 Batter 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+ Almora Jr. (6) 6 0 0 0 Báez (25) 16 4 3 2 Bote (5) 3 1 1 0 Caratini (2) 2 0 0 0 Contreras (8) 3 3 1 1 Happ (6) 5 0 0 1 Heyward (16) 13 1 2 0 La Stella (4) 4 0 0 0 Rizzo (14) 8 5 0 1 Russell (6) 3 1 2 0 Schwarber (12) 9 1 2 0 Zobrist (13) 12 1 0 0 #12 OF KYLE SCHWARBER.243, 21 HR, 49 RBI Road Trip:.333 (1-3), HR, RBI, R, 2 BB 1 G (1-2) 22 G 2 G 0 G 12/9/19 0/0 8/17/18 @ PIT 1/6 SEASON BESTS: H 3 (2x), last 4/20 @ COL; RBI 4 (2x), last 6/1 @ NYM; R 2 (8x), last 7/14 @ SD CAREER BESTS: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (8x), last 6/1/18 @ NYM; R 3 (4x), last 9/11/15 @ PHI Kyle leads the team with 64 walks, a new career high his.362 OBP is 119 points higher than his.243 average last night hit a game-winning solo homer in the second inning, his first road blast since July 14 in San Diego August 4 hit his first homer, a game-winning solo shot, since July 22 vs St. Louis, also a game-winning solo blast August 1, was 2-for-5 with a RBI and run was runner-up in the Home Run Derby July 16, leading all batters with 55 combined homers in the three rounds slugged a two-run homer July 14 as part of a 2-for-4 effort with two runs and a walk on April 24 in Cleveland, recorded his sixth career two-homer game April 20 tied his career high with four RBI, going 3-for-4 with a three-run homer. Was a first round pick of the Cubs in the 2014 MLB Draft (fourth overall). #18 INF/OF BEN ZOBRIST.307, 8 HR, 46 RBI Road Trip:.200 (1-5) 1 G (1-4) 27 G 9 G 2 G 10/8/10 0/5 (last, 9/15/14 1B vs. NYY) 8/5/18 vs. SD 0/7 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (2x), last 7/29 @ STL; RBI 3, 6/30 vs. MIN; R 3 (3x), last 5/19 @ CIN -2 CAREER BESTS: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, 4/28/11 @ MIN; R 4 (5x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Ben collected an ejection Tuesday after going 1-for-3 with a double hit a pinch-hit two RBI double August 11 has eight doubles, one triple and two homers in his last 15 games ranks third in the N.L. with a.388 batting average (26-for-67) since the All-Star Break came off the bench August 5 and went 2-for-2 with a solo homer and 2 runs scored falls just short of qualifying, but would be sixth in the N.L. with a.390 OBP and seventh with a.307 batting average has made 23 starts in right field, 39 starts at second base, eight starts in left field and three starts at first base hitting.341 (56-for-164) on the road August 1, was 3-for-5 with two runs, a double and a walk tied season high with four hits, and hit a solo homer and a double, July 29 in St. Louis went 2-for-2 with two walks and a season-high three RBI June 30. A three-time All-Star and two-time World Champion, he has appeared at every defensive position save for pitcher and catcher. Since the start of 2009, he ranks fourth in the majors with 716 walks and eighth with 298 doubles (entering 2018). CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Anthony Rizzo, 5/1/18 vs. Colorado (Jon Gray) Walk-Off HR: David Bote, 8/12/18 vs. Washington (Ryan Madson) Pinch-HR: David Bote, 8/12/18 vs. Washington (Ryan Madson) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David Bote, 8/12/18 vs. Washington (Ryan Madson) Inside-The-Park HR: Javier Báez, 8/7/17 @ San Francisco (Matt Moore) Three-Homer Game: Kris Bryant, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer: Jon Lester, 7/1/18 vs. Minnesota (Lance Lynn) 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: Ian Happ, 5/7/18 vs. Miami 2018 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (5): Báez (3), 4/10 vs. PIT, 4/11 vs. PIT & 6/26 @ LAD; Schwarber, 4/24 @ CLE; Contreras, 5/11 vs. CWS 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (5): Contreras, 5/11 vs. CWS; Heyward, 6/6 vs. PHI; Baez, 6/26 @ LAD; Russell, 6/29 vs. LAD; Bote, 8/12 vs. WSH 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (1): Báez, 5/5-7 Pinch-Homers (5): Baez, 6/2 @ NYM; Happ, 4/11 vs. PIT & 5/21 vs. CLE; Russell, 5/28 @ PIT; Bote, 8/12 vs. WSH Back-to-Back Homers (2): Schwarber/Báez, 5/20 @ CIN; Bote/Rizzo, 7/26 vs. ARI Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (1): Lester, 7/1 vs. MIN Game-Opening Homers (2): Happ, 3/29 @ MIA; Rizzo, 5/1 vs. COL Walk-Off Homers (3): Heyward, 6/6 vs. PHI; Rizzo, 7/26 vs. ARI; Bote, 8/12 vs. WSH RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 62 65 47 52 85 57 90 66 43 19 586 OPP. 76 47 56 56 68 48 45 57 33 8 494 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (22) Almora (3), Happ (3), Heyward (6), Schwarber (9), Zobrist (1) CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Caratini 4/20 20.0% 0 2 3.77 (72 ER/171.2 IP) Contreras 12/49 24.4% 6 5 3.81 (362 ER/854.0 IP) Gimenez 3/9 33.3% 0 0 3.45 (28 ER/73.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (4): Chatwood (1), Quintana (1), Hendricks (2) LF Board RF Board Total Cubs 0/6 3/6 3/12 Opponent 0/3 1/4 1/7 VIDEO BOARD HOME RUNS (2018/All-Time) Most Recent to hit LF Board: Justin Turner, 10/18/17 (NLCS G4) Most Recent to hit RF Board: Ben Zobrist, 8/5/18 vs. SD
CUBS PITCHERS August 18, 2018 Page 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG SHO SV/OPP IP H R ER HR BB SO 1BF IR/IRS Starters 44-37 4.13 0 0 --- 654.0 613 319 300 87 283 557 --- --- Relievers 27-13 3.29 --- --- 37/50 443.2 364 175 162 39 208 436 431/325 211/60 SEASON TOTALS 71-50 3.79 0 0 37/50 1,097.2 977 494 462 126 491 993 #43 RHP JESSE CHAVEZ LAST OUTING: 8/17 @ PIT (0.2 IP, BB) 0-1 1.76 1/2 1 2/1 11/8 11/9 6/17/18 vs. COL 8/17/18 @ PIT SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (5x), last 8/14 vs. MIL; IP: 5.0, 6/1 @ LAA CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 7 (2x), last 6/13/13 vs. NYY; IP: 5.1, 6/13/13 vs. NYY Jesse last night stranded a runner and earned the save, inducing a game-ending double play Tuesday tied his season high with four strikeouts in 2.0 innings, allowing a solo homer tossed 1.0 scoreless frame August 7 and 2.0 scoreless frames August 5 allowed his first runs and took his first loss as a Cub August 2 acquired from Texas July 19 for minor league LHP Tyler Thomas allowed just four hits and one walk in his first 9.0 innings with the Cubs prior to August 2, striking out 10 pitched strictly in relief with the Rangers, going 3-1 with a save and a 3.51 ERA in 56.1 innings spanning 30 outings. Has pitched for the Pirates (2008-09), Braves (2010), Royals (2010-11), Blue Jays (2012, 2016), Athletics (2012-15), Dodgers (2016), Angels (2017), Rangers (2018) and Cubs (2018). #41 RHP STEVE CISHEK LAST OUTING: 8/17 @ PIT (0.1 IP, H, SO) 3-1 1.78 3/5 19 41/12 59/50 59/48 8/10/18 vs. WASH 7/10/18 @ SF SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3 (5x), last 8/4 vs. SD; IP: 2.0 (4x), last 7/1 vs. MIN CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (2x), last 7/2/11 @ TEX; IP: 3.0 (3x), last 5/4/12 @ SD Steve has appeared in each of the last three games, picking up holds in all three has tossed 9.1 scoreless innings in his last 10 games stranded the bases loaded in the seventh and tacked on a perfect eighth Wednesday August 10 earned the win, stranding a runner and striking out his two BF has held opponents to a.184 average (36-for-196)... has walked 20 and struck out 62 earned his third save July 10 after taking the loss July 9 when the winning run crossed in the 11th after he exited the game. Has recorded 124 career saves, by far the most among active Cubs relievers. #29 LHP JORGE DE LA ROSA LAST OUTING: 8/17 @ PIT (0.2 IP) Record ERA SV/OPP Holds IR/IRS* 1BF/OUT* APPS/SCORELESS* LAST WIN SAVE 0-2 4.38 0/1 7 1/0 3/3 3/2 6/17/17 @ PHI N/A SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4, 8/11 vs. WASH; IP: 2.0 (3x), last 8/14 vs. MIL CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5 (2x), last 6/9/16 vs. PIT; IP: 4.0, 6/9/16 vs. PIT *with Cubs Jorge was signed by the Cubs August 10 and on August 11 struck out four in his Cubs debut stranded an inherited runner and tossed 0.2 innings to pick up his seventh hold of the season last night allowed one run in 2.0 innings Tuesday went 0-2 with six holds and a 4.63 ERA (18 ER/35.0 IP) in 42 outings with Arizona this season taking away 7 ER in 1.2 IP, July 11 in COL, pitched to a 2.97 ERA in his 41 other games with the D-backs has limited left-handed batters to a.234 average (15-for-64) this season. Has spent all or part of 15 seasons in the majors with Milwaukee (2004-06), Kansas City (2006-07), Colorado (2008-16) and Arizona (2017-18) prior to joining Chicago. #6 RHP CARL EDWARDS JR. LAST OUTING: 8/16 @ PIT (1.0 IP) 3-2 2.50 0/0 17 14/5 41/36 41/33 7/25/18 vs. ARI 10/2/16 @ CIN SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4, 7/13 @ SD; IP: 2.0, 7/25 vs. ARI CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 7/31/16 vs. SEA; IP: 2.0 IP (5x), last 7/25/18 vs. ARI Carl has held opponents to a.192 average (28-for-146) and a.288 slugging mark earned his 18th hold Thursday with a perfect inning August 11 struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning took the loss August 5 the Cubs had won nine-straight games in which he pitched prior to Aug. 5 has struck out 56 in 39.2 innings, walking 17 recorded seven-straight strikeouts from July 10-13 was activated from the D.L. July 6 landed on the D.L., May 30, with right shoulder inflammation. Recorded 25 holds in 2017, fifth-most all-time by a Cubs reliever. #20 RHP BRANDON KINTZLER LAST OUTING: 8/17 @ PIT (0.1 IP, H) Record ERA SV/OPP Holds IR/IRS* 1BF/OUT* APPS/SCORELESS* LAST WIN SAVE 1-2 3.64 2/5 19 3/0 7/6 7/6 5/10/18 @ ARI 5/27/18 @ MIA SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 2 (7x), last 7/26 @ MIA; IP: 1.1 (2x), last 8/1 @ PIT CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 4/25/11 vs. CIN; IP: 3.0, 6/30/13 @ PIT *with Cubs Brandon picked up holds in three-straight games, Aug. 3-6 made his Cubs debut August 1 (on his birthday), allowing no runs in 1.1 innings was acquired July 31 from Washington for Single-A RHP Jhon Romero posted a 3.59 ERA (17 ER/42.2 IP) with one win and two saves in 45 relief outings with the Nats to begin the season has a 2.37 ERA (5 ER/19.0 IP) in his last 22 outings. Has pitched with Milwaukee (2010-15), Minnesota (2016-17), Washington (2017-18) and the Cubs. #47 LHP RANDY ROSARIO LAST OUTING: 8/15 vs. COL SPR. (1.0 IP, H) 4-0 3.00 0/1 7 20/3 28/21 28/21 7/7/18 vs. CIN N/A SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3, 5/27 vs. SF; IP: 2.1 (2x), last 7/7 vs. CIN CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 3, 5/27/18 vs. SF; IP: 2.1 (2x), last 7/7/18 vs. CIN Randy was recalled from Triple-A yesterday to begin his fifth stint with the team his last big league action, August 5 vs. San Diego, allowed four runs on four hits and a walk to raise his ERA from 1.97 to 3.00 July 27 tossed a scoreless sixth inning (2 BB, 2 SO) tied a career-high with 2.1 innings and earned the win July 7, while also hitting a RBI single May 27, tossed 2.1 scoreless innings and stranded three inherited runners to pick up his first career major league win. Posted no record and a 0.79 ERA (2 ER/22.2 IP) in 15 relief appearances with Iowa. #46 RHP PEDRO STROP LAST OUTING: 8/16 @ PIT (1.0 IP, 2 SO) 4-1 2.57 10/13 7 21/5 50/40 50/43 7/13/18 @ SD 8/16/18 @ PIT SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3 (2x), last 7/13 @ SD; IP: 2.0 (2x), last 6/19-1 vs. LAD CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (2x), last 7/22/15 @ CIN; IP: 2.0 (13x), last 6/19/18-1 vs. LAD Pedro earned his 10th save Thursday has a save in seven of his last eight appearances has held foes to a.189 average (33-for-175) and a.280 slugging mark has pitched scoreless ball in 21 of his last 25 outings since June 7 has pitched frequently in the closer role while Brandon Morrow is on D.L., going 8- for-9 in save situations since July 19. Holds the franchise record with 112 holds and his 2.69 ERA (96 ER/320.2 IP) ranks third among Cubs relievers all-time (min. 100 games), trailing only Sean Marshall (2.67) and Bruce Sutter (2.39). #37 LHP JUSTIN WILSON LAST OUTING: 8/15 vs. MIL (0.1 IP) 4-3 3.20 0/1 11 22/2 52/37 52/40 8/12/18 vs. WASH 7/29/17 vs. HOU SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4, 6/2 @ NYM; IP: 1.2 (2x), last 5/26 vs. SF CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (4x), last 6/2/18 @ NYM; IP: 3.1, 4/15/13 vs. STL Justin earned his 11th hold Wednesday has held opponents to a.198 (32-for-162) average has struck out 58 in 45.0 innings, walking 30 stranded two inherited runners in Sunday s ninth inning, and earned the win tossed a perfect ninth inning August 7 in Kansas City had gone 2-0 with a 1.08 ERA (1 ER/8.1 IP) in 12 outings prior to July 21 (gm. 2), in which he walked both BF and went on to suffer the loss. Has pitched with the Pirates (2012-14), Yankees (2015), Tigers (2016-17) and Cubs (2017-18). 2018 CLUB HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 12, 5/7 vs. MIA (14-2)... Largest Winning Margin... 13, 7/20 vs. STL (18-5) 8, 4/14 vs. ATL (2-10, 14-10)... Largest Come Behind W... 5, 6/24 @ CIN (5-0, 8-6) 16, 4/20 @ COL... Most Runs... 18, 7/20 vs. STL 9, 4/14 vs. ATL (8th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 7 (2x), last 7/20 vs. STL (4th) 20, 6/30 vs. MIN... Most Hits... 18, 7/20 vs. STL 7 (2x), last 7/1 vs. MIN (2nd)... Most Hits, Inn.... 7, 6/24 @ CIN (7th) 2 (2x), last 6/12 @ MIL... Fewest Hits... 1, 6/9 vs. PIT 4 (3x), last 6/29 vs. MIN... Most Home Runs... 5, 7/20 vs. STL 2 (6x), last 8/4 vs. SD (2nd)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2 (8x), last 8/14 vs. MIL (1st) 7, 4/11 vs. PIT... Most Doubles... 5 (2x), last 7/20 vs. STL 2 (2x), last 5/27 vs. SF... Most Triples... 1 (20x), last 8/12 vs. WSH 10 (2x), last 5/9 vs. MIA... Most Extra-Base Hits... 7 (4x), last 8/5 vs. SD 10, 4/14 vs. ATL... Most BBs By Batters... 10 (2x), last, 5/22 vs. CLE 16, 6/6 vs. PHI... Most Ks By Pitchers... 24, 6/2 @ NYM 5, 5/13 vs. CWS... Most Stolen Bases... 4 (2x), last 7/8 vs. CIN 7*, 8/17 @ PIT... Most Double Plays Turned... 3 (2x), last 7/28 @ STL 3 (3x), last, 8/1 @ PIT... Most Errors Committed... 3 (6x), last 8/17 @ PIT 17, 6/2 @ NYM... Most Left On Base...18, 3/30 @ MIA *Ties Major League Record Longest Winning Streak: 6 games... 6/28-7/4 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games (2x)... 5/1-6 & 6/21-25 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 24 (Cubs 14, Braves 10)... 4/14 vs. ATL Most Hits, Both Clubs: 31 (Cubs 20, Twins 11)... 6/30 vs. MIN Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 7, (Cubs 2, Cardinals 5)... 7/20 vs. STL Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 39 (Cubs 15, Mets 24)... 6/2 @ NYM Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 33 (Cubs 15, Marlins 18)... 3/30 @ MIA Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 6, 2x last (Cubs 2, D-backs 2)... 7/25 vs. ARI Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 6 games... 7/26-8/1 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 4 games... 4/27-30 Consecutive Errorless Games: 6 games (2x)... 5/19-26 & 7/21-2 -26 Consecutive Games With An Error: 5 games... 6/12-17 Shortest Game, Time: 2:22... 4/26 vs. MIL Longest Game, Time: 5:18... 3/30 @ MIA Most Innings: 17 inn.... 3/30 @ MIA Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,587 (5/27 vs. SF) Largest Road Crowd: 53,904 (6/26 @ LAD) Series Sweeps: 6 (4 G, 4/26-29 vs. MIL; 3 G, 5/7-9 vs. MIA; 4 G, 5/31-6/3 @ NYM; 3 G, 6/29-7/1 vs. MIN; 2 G, 7/3-4 vs. DET; 3 G, 7/13-15 @ SD) BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 11 games (3x), last... Rizzo (5/18-29) Most Runs Scored: 4, Almora Jr..... 4/20 @ COL Most Hits: 4 (13x), last Zobrist... 7/29 @ STL Most Total Bases: 12, Contreras... 5/11 vs. CWS Most Extra-Base Hits: 4, Contreras... 5/11 vs. CWS Most Doubles: 2 (16x), last Heyward... 8/15 vs. MIL Most Triples: 2, Contreras...5/9 vs. MIA Most RBI: 7, Contreras... 5/11 vs. CWS Most Stolen Bases: 2 (4x), last Rizzo... 8/15 vs. MIL Most Walks: 4, Schwarber... 5/19 @ CIN -1 Most Strikeouts: 4 (6x), last Happ... 8/6 @ KC 2-Hit Innings: Russell & Schwarber... 5/9 vs. MIA & 7/1 vs. MIN PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 8 games, Lester... 5/29-7/15 Longest Losing Streak: 3 games (4x), last Lester... 7/20-8/11 Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: N/A... N/A Low-Hit Complete Game: N/A... N/A Longest Outing, Reliever: 7.0 IP, Butler... 3/30 @ MIA Most Strikeouts, Starter: 10, Quintana... 6/6 vs. PHI Reliever: 7, Farrell... 6/2 @ NYM Consecutive Strikeouts: 7, Edwards Jr.... 7/10-13 Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 18.0 IP, Lester... 5/29-6/15 Reliever: 15.0 IP, Edwards Jr.... 4/5-5/8 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 13, Morrow... 5/8-7/7 Consecutive Batters Retired: 18, Hamels... 8/12 vs. WSH Most Runs Allowed: 9, Lester... 8/11 vs. WSH Most Hits Allowed: 12, Montgomery... 7/27 @ STL Most Homers Allowed: 3 (6x), last Quintana... 8/15 vs. MIL Most Walks Issued: 7 (2x), last Chatwood... 6/7 vs. PHI Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 5.2 IP, Lester... 6/3 @ NYM MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 37 High-Water Mark: 21 games Losses after Leading: 20 (71-50) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 15 Low-Water Mark: 1 game Walkoff Wins: 5 (2-3, 3-4, 6-7, 7-8) Heyward GS, 6/6 vs. PHI Times at.500 Mark: 9 Almora 1B, 6/19-2 vs. LAD (1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9) Bote BB, 7/8 vs. CIN Rizzo HR, 7/26 vs. ARI Bote GS, 8/12 vs. WASH