CUBS VS. CARDINALS The Cubs and Cardinals play 19 games, spanning six series, this season the teams split a rain-shortened two-game series at Wrigley to open the season and the Cardinals won three of four at Busch Stadium May 4-7 the clubs now meet for seven games between this weekend and July 8 the Cubs are aiming for their first season series win vs. the Cardinals since 2010 (9-6). 2015 Overall:... 2-4 At Wrigley Field:... 1-1 At Busch Stadium:... 1-3 2014 Overall:... 9-10 At Wrigley Field:... 5-4 At Busch Stadium:... 4-6 All-Time Since 1892:...1,191-1,140 At Wrigley Field:... 500-440 At Busch Stadium (since 2006):. 34-49 UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 343 GP w/cubs*... James Russell (1) *To match Kyle Farnsworth for 12th on the club s all-time appearances list CUBS CURRENTLY ON DISABLED LIST (6) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed INF Tommy La Stella 4/9 4/24 66 (right rib cage inflammation) 15-Day INF Mike Olt 4/15 4/30 64 (hairline fracture in his right wrist) 60-Day RHP Neil Ramirez 4/16 5/1 64 (right shoulder inflammation) 15-Day LHP Zac Rosscup 6/17 7/2 9 (left shoulder inflammation) 15-day OF Jorge Soler 6/3 6/18 22 (left ankle sprain) 15-Day RHP Jacob Turner 3/27 4/11 71 (right shoulder inflammation) 60-Day MOST HITS, MLB ROOKIES 1. Billy Burns, OAK... 68 2. Kris Bryant, CHI... 65 3. Yasmany Tomas, ARI... 62 4. Joc Pederson, LAD... 60 MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE 2013 1. Giancarlo Stanton... 88 2. Paul Goldschmidt... 75 3. Todd Frazier... 72 4. Anthony Rizzo... 70 5. Justin Upton... 69 MOST APPEARANCES, CUBS HISTORY 10. Rick Reuschel... 358 11. Mordecai Three Finger Brown... 346 12. Kyle Farnsworth... 343 13. James Russell... 342 14. Kerry Wood... 341 MOST HITS BY SHORTSTOPS, SINCE 2010 1. Starlin Castro... 920 2. Elvis Andrus... 897 Alexei Ramirez... 897 4. Jose Reyes... 862 5. Erick Aybar... 824 MOST STRIKEOUTS BY PITCHING STAFF, NL 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 635 2. San Diego Padres... 632 3. Chicago Cubs... 615 4. Milwaukee Brewers... 591 Pittsburgh Pirates... 591 Chicago Cubs (39-32) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (48-24) Information 2015 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office June 26, 2015 Busch Stadium Game No. 72 Road Game No. 37 RHP Jake Arrieta (7-5, 3.07) vs. RHP John Lackey (6-4, 3.41) ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Fresh off a brief 2-2 homestand vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs today start a two-city, six-game road trip through St. Louis and New York after this trek, the Cubs enjoy a 10-game homestand from July 3-12 against Miami, St. Louis and the White Sox to lead to the All-Star Break the end of this trip marks the end of a stretch that features 20 of 29 games away from home. At 39-32, the Cubs own the third-best winning percentage in the National League and the sixth-best record in all of baseball at the start of the day a year ago today on June 26, 2014, the Cubs were 32-44 with the fourth-worst record in the majors. Overall, the Cubs 39-32 record through 71 games puts the club on pace for 89 wins this season this marks the club s best record through 71 games since starting off 45-26 in 2008 last season the club was 31-40 through 71 games, with the 2015 season representing an eight-game improvement year-over-year. The Cubs are 24-17 in their last 41 contests, 25 of which have been against teams above.500 Chicago is 16-9 in the 25 games against the above.500 clubs and 8-8 against the sub.500 teams. Overall since May 19, the Cubs have played 20 road games (11-9) and 14 home games (7-7) from May 19 through July 2, Chicago is slated to play 26 road games and just 14 home games. YOU DOWN WITH OPS?: With a 1.006 OPS, Anthony Rizzo is one of only four players in all of baseball with an OPS above 1.000, joining Bryce Harper, Paul Goldschmidt and Miguel Cabrera Anthony ranks third in the N.L. with a.421 onbase percentage, ranks sixth with a.586 slugging percentage and ranks eighth with a.312 batting average. Anthony aims to become only the third qualifying left-handed hitter in franchise history to post an OPS above 1.000 at the All-Star Break since the All-Star Game was established in 1933 the only two to have done so? George Altman with a 1.067 OPS in 266 plate appearances in 1961 and Henry Rodriguez with a 1.012 OPS in 287 plate appearances in 1998 Anthony already has 316 plate appearances this season entering tonight. THE LAST 15: Dating to June 10, the Cubs rank third in the majors with a 2.54 team ERA (39 ER/138.0 IP), trailing only division rivals St. Louis (2.43) and Pittsburgh (2.50) the team has gone 9-6 in 15 games since June 10. Cubs starters have recorded a 3.56 ERA (32 ER/81.0 IP) while the relievers have posted a 1.11 ERA (7 ER/57.0 IP) in the last 15 games. ON THE DOUBLE: Including two more doubles yesterday, Anthony Rizzo leads the National League with 23 two baggers this season overall, Anthony s 40 extra-base hits are tied for second in the National League with Bryce Harper and Giancarlo Stanton Todd Frazier leads with 46 extra-base hits, while Nolan Arenado is fifth with 39 extra-base hits and Paul Goldschmidt is sixth with 36 extra-base hits. Anthony joins Hall of Famer Billy Williams as the only two left-handed hitters in CUBS RECORD 2015 Overall:... 39-32 At Wrigley Field:... 20-15 On the Road:... 19-17 April:... 12-8 May:... 14-14 June:... 13-10 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,550-10,097 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,133-3,669 Leading Entering 6th:... 25-4 Tied Entering 6th:... 11-7 Trailing Entering 6th:... 3-21 Leading Entering 7th:... 25-4 Tied Entering 7th:... 6-5 Trailing Entering 7th:... 8-23 Leading Entering 8th:... 27-0 Tied Entering 8th:... 7-5 Trailing Entering 8th:... 5-27 Leading Entering 9th:... 27-0 Tied Entering 9th:... 10-3 Trailing Entering 9th:... 2-29 Scoring First:... 27-7 One-Run Games:... 18-12 Two-Run Games:... 3-2 Extra-Inning Games:... 8-3 Scoring Four or More:... 29-9 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 10-23 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 26-5 Hit Totals Equal:... 6-2 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 7-25 Hit at Least One HR:... 25-15 Hit Two or More HR:... 16-6 Playing Errorless Ball:... 27-11 Committing at Least One Error:... 12-21 franchise history to reach 40 extra-base hits by the All-Star Break two difference seasons Anthony had 43 extra-base hits at the Break in 2013, while Billy reached the mark five different times. A MIGHTIER PEN: Including five more scoreless innings yesterday, the Cubs bullpen has collectively posted a 1.45 ERA (16 ER/99.1 IP) and a.193 batting average against in the last month-plus starting May 23 the 1.45 bullpen ERA and the.193 average against are both tops in the majors, while the bullpen also leads the majors with nine wins in that span. Hector Rondon has not allowed an earned run in 11.2 innings pitched since May 23, covering 13 appearances. Including two more yesterday, James Russell has stranded all 16 of his inherited runners this season James joins Seattle s Charlie Furbush and San Francisco s George Kontos as the only three pitchers in the majors to strand at least 16 runners without allowing any to score both Furbush and Kontos join Russell at an identical 16/0. COMING UP CLUTCH: Starlin Castro s eight game-winning RBI are tied for fifth-most in the N.L., just two shy of Pittsburgh s Starling Marte, who leads with 10. Starlin owns a.400 average (4-for-10) with eight RBI with the bases loaded this season he is hitting.294 (15-for-51) in close and late situations and has notched three walk-off hits this year. IT S JOB ONE: The Cubs are 28-6 in 34 games when their starting pitchers record a quality start this season and are 11-26 in 37 games when their starters do not record a quality effort Cubs starters are 19-2 with a 1.71 ERA (45 ER/236.1 IP) in those 34 quality efforts. DAY AFTER DAY: Chris Coghlan owns Major League Baseball s longest current consecutive games played streak, which stands at 135 games dating to July 23 of last season Kansas City s Kendrys Morales is second at 106 the closest player in the N.L. is New York s Curtis Granderson at 96 games. WHEN LEFT IS RIGHT: Anthony Rizzo ranks second in the majors with a.493 on-base percentage against left-handed pitching while his.370 average (20-for-54) ranks sixth in the majors the next best left-on-left OBP belongs to Bryce Harper at.478. HE S GOT THE POWER, HE S GOT THE SPEED: Anthony Rizzo has 15 home runs to go along with his career-high 11 stolen bases this year Anthony joins Arizona s Paul Goldschmidt (20 homers, 13 steals), San Diego s Justin Upton (13, 15) and Pittsburgh s Starling Marte (12, 14) as the only four N.L. players in double digits in each category this season. ONE RUN WONDERS: The Cubs have seen 30 of their first 71 games decided by one run this season the Cubs are 18-12 in games decided by one run, with their 18 wins and 30 games both representing the most in the majors. PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE: Chicago s batters are averaging 3.98 pitches per plate appearance, best in the majors and ahead of Boston and its 3.95 mark the closest N.L. club is Los Angeles, at 3.88. The Cubs have three players sitting in the top-20 in pitches per plate appearance in the N.L.: Kris Bryant (10th, 4.13), Dexter Fowler (12th, 4.03) and Anthony Rizzo (19th, 3.94). ERNIE BANKS: The Cubs are dedicating this season to Hall of Famer Ernie Banks, who passed away on January 23 Mr. Cub was a 14- time N.L. All-Star who spent his entire 19-season career with Chicago (1953-71) he earned back-to-back N.L. Most Valuable Player awards in 1958 and 1959, when he hit 47 home runs with 129 RBI in 1958 and followed up with 45 homers and 143 RBI in 1959. Banks ranks first in franchise history in games played (2,528), at-bats (9,421), extra-base hits (1,009) and total bases (4,706); second in home runs (512), RBI (1,636) and hits (2,583); third in doubles (407); fifth in runs scored (1,305) and seventh in triples (90). UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Fri., June 26 @STL 7:15 p.m. ABC 7 WBBM RHP Jake Arrieta (7-5, 3.07) vs. RHP John Lackey (6-4, 3.41) Sat., June 27 @STL 6:15 p.m. FOX WBBM TBD vs. RHP Michael Wacha (9-3, 2.85) Sun., June 28 @STL 7:08 p.m. ESPN WBBM RHP Jason Hammel (5-2, 2.65) vs. RHP Carlos Martinez (8-3, 2.89)
Tonight s Cubs Starter #49 RHP Jake Arrieta (7-5, 3.07) JUNE 26, 2015 PAGE 2 W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 Tennessee-AA# 1-1 1.26 4 4 0 0 14.1 8 4 2 0 5 11 Daytona-A# 0-0 4.76 1 1 0 0 5.2 5 5 3 3 2 7 CUBS 10-5 2.53 25 25 1 1 156.2 114 46 44 5 41 167 2015 CUBS 7-5 3.07 14 14 1 1 91.0 78 35 31 8 21 96 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 41-37 4.29 117 111 2 2 657.1 594 331 313 68 245 577 CUBS TOTALS 21-12 2.89 48 48 2 2 299.1 226 103 96 20 86 300 Last Time Out Jake threw his second career complete game shutout, helping the Cubs to an 8-0 victory at Minnesota joined Kyle Hendricks from earlier this season as the only Cubs pitchers in the last eight seasons to throw a complete game shutout with no walks. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 6/21 @ MIN W W, 8-0 9.0 4 0 0 0 7 122-86 --- 2015 Season Jake tonight makes his 15th start of the season and eighth on the road tossed his second complete game shutout of his career June 21 in the Cubs 8-0 win at Minnesota has a 3.35 ERA (17 ER/45.2 IP) in seven home starts compared to a 2.78 ERA (14 ER/45.1 IP) in seven road outings the Cubs have scored zero runs with Jake in the game in each of his five losses. Has held opponents to a.231 average (78-for-337). Lefties are hitting.212 (28-for-132) off Jake, while righties are hitting.244 (50-for- 205) opponents are batting.151 (29-for-192) with two strikes. Has limited opponents to a.171 average (6-for-35) in the seventh inning and later. Has surpassed the 100-pitch mark in nine of his 14 starts. Is 4-2 with a 3.22 ERA (16 ER/44.2 IP) in seven night games, compared to a 3-3 record with a 2.91 ERA (15 ER/46.1 IP) in seven day contests. Tossed 7.0-shutout frames in his season debut April 8 vs. St. Louis, the ninth time in his career he has shut out the opponent in at least 7.0 innings. Collected back-to-back wins April 20-26 at Pittsburgh and at Cincinnati, allowing three earned runs in 13.0 innings also earned back-to-back road wins June 4-10 at Washington and Detroit, fanning 16 batters in that stretch. Finished April with a 2.03 ERA (6 ER/26.2 IP), his best ERA in the opening month led all Cubs starters in April in ERA, wins (3) and innings pitched (26.2). Recorded his fifth-career double-digit strikeout game May 12 vs. New York (N.L.), fanning 10 batters, as the Cubs won, 6-1 faced the minimum through 7.0 innings thanks to two double plays. May 17 vs. Pittsburgh, became the first Cubs pitcher since Jeff Samardzija in May, 2013 to take a loss despite allowing one or no runs in at least 7.0 innings of work. Ranked fifth in the N.L. in strikeouts in the month of May with 42. June 21 at Minnesota, became the first Cubs pitcher to shut out an opponent on four or fewer hits while striking out at least seven and walking none on the road since Rick Sutcliffe turned the trick at Shea Stadium against the Mets, September 8, 1984, according to Elias. Career vs. St. Louis Jake tonight faces St. Louis for the third time this season and the eighth time in his career took the loss in his last outing against the Cardinals on May 7 allowed five runs (four earned) on a season-high nine hits as the Cubs fell 5-1 at Busch Stadium has not allowed a base hit in 13 at-bats against fellow TCU alum Matt Carpenter. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 1-1 2.92 2 2 12.1 12 5 4 0 4 14 Career 3-1 1.51 7 7 41.2 29 9 7 0 15 49 vs. Cardinals Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Bourjos (.250-8-2-0-1) Heyward (.417-12-5-0-1) Peralta (.273-22-6-0-1) Carpenter (.000-13-0-0-0) Jay (.083-12-1-0-0) Reynolds (.333-6-2-1-1) Garcia (.000-2-0-0-0) Molina (.231-13-3-0-0) Wong (.200-15-3-0-0) Career Notes Jake made his 100th-career start April 20 at Pittsburgh is in his second full season with the Cubs after a breakout 2014 campaign in which he went 10-5 with a 2.53 ERA (44 ER/156.2 IP) in 25 starts for Chicago. Has appeared in 117 career games (110 starts) in six big league seasons with Baltimore (2010-13) and the Cubs (2013-15). Has posted a 2.41 ERA (43 ER/160.1 IP) in 25 starts at Wrigley Field the 2.41 ERA is the 10th-lowest for any pitcher with at least 100.0 career innings at the Friendly Confines since the franchise moved into the digs in 1916. Has struck out 577 hitters compared to 245 walks in 657.1 career innings, an average of 7.90 strikeouts per nine innings. Has reached the 100.0 innings pitched mark in four of his first five big league seasons, having passed the mark last year on August 6 in Colorado. 2014 Season Jake tied his career-high with 10 wins, including a 6-1 mark in 12 starts at Wrigley Field his 1.46 ERA (13 ER/80.0 IP) in home games was the lowest in the majors for any starter with at least 12 outings, and the lowest mark by a Cubs starter (min. 12 starts) since Mike Morgan in 1992 (1.38 ERA). Recorded 10-straight quality starts, June 8-July 31, becoming the first Cub to do so since Frank Castillo had 11-straight quality starts in 1994. Became the first Cub since 1950 to carry three no-hit bids into the seventh inning in a single season, including in back-to-back starts on June 24 vs. Cincinnati and June 30 at Boston. 2015 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/8 STL W, 2-0 7.0 3 0 0 3 7 104-65 2-0 Third-straight start allowing zero earned runs dating to 2014 2. 4/14 CIN L, 3-2 6.2 7 3 3 1 5 110-73 0-3, 1 on Dealt his first loss of the season 3. 4/20 @PIT W, 5-2 7.0 4 1 1 0 7 100-69 5-1 Retired 16-straight batters from 1st to 6th innings 4. 4/26 @CIN W, 5-2 6.0 4 2 2 3 6 105-70 5-2 Retired the first 11 batters allowed his first home run APRIL: 3-1, 2.03 ERA (4 GS) 26.2 18 6 6 7 25 5. 5/2 MIL L, 6-1 5.0 7 4 4 1 6 90-62 0-4 Tossed a season-low 5.0 innings 6. 5/7 @STL L, 5-1 5.1 9 5 4 1 7 106-66 0-4, 2 on Allowed season-highs in runs and hits 7. 5/12 NYM W, 6-1 8.0 3 1 1 2 10 116-70 5-1 Faced minimum through 7.0 IP 8. 5/17 PIT L, 3-0 7.0 5 1 1 1 7 106-64 0-1 First-career loss when allowing one or zero runs 9. 5/23 @ARI ND, 9-6 W 6.0 7 6 3 2 7 92-61 4-6 Career-high three unearned runs allowed 10. 5/29 KC ND, 8-4 L 7.0 8 4 4 0 5 93-65 4-4 Allowed a career-high tying three home runs (all solo shots) MAY: 1-3, 3.99 ERA (6 GS) 38.1 39 21 17 7 42 11. 6/4 @WSH W, 2-1 6.0 6 1 1 0 8 97-63 2-1 Third-career start of eight-plus strikeouts and zero walks. 12. 6/10 @DET W, 12-3 6.0 8 3 3 1 8 93-59 12-3 Earned second consecutive win on the road 13. 6/16 CLE L, 6-0 5.0 3 4 4 6 6 112-66 0-4 Tied a career-high with six walks allowed 14. 6/21 @MIN W, 8-0 9.0 4 0 0 0 7 122-86 --- Tossed second-career complete game shutout At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2015.000 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Career.110 91 3 10 2 1 0 6 11 0 0 4 48 0 0 LAST HIT: 9/24/14 vs. St. Louis (triple off John Lackey) at-bats since then - 27 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 1 last, 9/24/14 vs. St. Louis MOST RBI: 2 9/24/14 vs. St. Louis Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 6/21/15 @ MIN, 8-0 (9.0,4,0,0,0,7) Last Loss: 6/16/15 vs. CLE, 6-0 (5.0,3,4,4,6,6) Last CG: 6/21/15 @ MIN, 8-0 (9.0,4,0,0,0,7) Last SHO: 6/21/15 @ MIN, 8-0 (9.0,4,0,0,0,7) Low-Hit Complete Game: 1 9/16/14 vs. CIN Most Strikeouts: 13 9/16/14 vs. CIN also has one 11-K game and three 10-K games Most Hits Allowed: 13 8/6/14 @ COL Most Runs Allowed: 9 (2x) last, 8/6/14 @ COL Longest Winning Streak: 4 games (2x) last, 6/13-30/14 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games 5/8-6/8/12
#29 MIKE BAXTER-INF/OF (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Homestand:.250 (2-8), R, BB Current Streak: Hitless Last Game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 0; GW RBI- 0; 2-Out RBI- 1 Last HR: 9/20/12 vs. PHI (Tyler Cloyd) Career Bests: H- 3, 5/20/12 @ TOR; RBI- 2 (4x), last 8/28/12 @ PHI; R- 3, last 6/10/15 @ DET Has appeared in 25 games, making five starts (4 in right field, 1 as DH) has hits in three of his five starts and the team is 4-1 in those games hitting.321 (9-for-28) with a.406 OBP in 16 games this month scored a career-high three runs June 10 at Detroit, going 2-for-3 with two walks and a double. Was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on June 3 for Jorge Soler (injured) a day after being optioned was first selected from Triple-A Iowa May 19. Batted.290 (29-for-100) with four doubles, eight RBI and a.377 OBP in 34 games with Iowa played 27 games at first base and eight in left for Iowa. #17 KRIS BRYANT-INF (.278, 10 HR, 42 RBI) Homestand:.300 (3-10), 2 HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, SB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (15): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 11; GW RBI- 6; 2-Out RBI- 18 Last HR: 6/22/15 vs. LAD (Adam Liberatore) Career Bests: H- 3 (4x), last 6/13/15 vs. CIN; RBI- 4 (2x), last 6/17/15 @ CLE; R- 3, 6/13/15 vs. CIN Kris on Monday collected his first career multi-homer game, including a go-ahead two-run homer off Clayton Kershaw in the third inning leads N.L. rookies with 65 hits, 42 RBI and a.278 average ranks in the top five in runs scored (40), doubles (12), home runs (10), total bases (111), OBP (.383), slugging (.474) and walks (37) was named National League Rookie of the Month for May. Batting.324 (33-for-102) with seven homers in 30 home games compared to.242 (32-for-132) with three homers in 33 road contests. Is tied for eighth in the NL in OBP (.383), tied for seventh in walks (37) and ranks 10th in pitches per plate appearance (4.13) Belted his first career grand slam June 17 in Cleveland off David Murphy. First Cubs rookie to record two hitting streaks of 12 or more games in the same season since Freddie Maguire in 1928 (STATS Inc.) had a 14-game streak (.351/20-for-57) from June 3-18 and a 12-game streak (.349/15-for-43) from May 11-23. #13 STARLIN CASTRO-INF (.261, 5 HR, 35 RBI) Homestand:.071 (1-14) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (6), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 12; GW RBI- 8; 2-Out RBI- 6 Last HR: 6/12/15 vs. CIN (Johnny Cueto) Career Bests: H- 4 (10x), last 7/21/13 @ COL; RBI- 6, 5/7/10 @ CIN; R- 4, 9/12/11 @ CIN Ranks fourth in the majors with 35 RBI as a shortstop is batting.310 (13-for-42) against lefties and.253 (61-for-241) against righties has 10 RBI in his last 17 games dating to June 7 hitting.294 (15-for-51) in close and late situations collected his sixth three-hit game of the season Sunday Saturday in Minnesota, delivered a game-winning two-run single in the 10th inning. June 14 vs. the Reds, recorded a walk-off RBI for the second-consecutive night, the third time this season and the sixth time in his career tied his season-high with three hits. Connected on a two-run homer June 12, his first at Wrigley Field since June 20, 2014 recorded his 900th career hit June 2 at Miami, becoming the youngest Cub player ever to reach the mark. #8 CHRIS COGHLAN-OF (.246, 8 HR, 18 RBI) Homestand:.111 (1-9), 2B, 4 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (11): 2-hit (9), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 3; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 5 Last HR: 6/10/15 @ DET (Shane Greene) Career Bests: H- 4 (9x), last 9/20/14 vs. LAD; RBI- 3 (13x), last 6/10/15 @ CIN; R- 4, 6/11/10 @ TB Batting.327 (18-for-55) with a.939 OPS in his last 17 games since June 7 that includes a season-high seven-game hitting streak (.440/11-for-25) from June 7-14 has appeared in all 71 games, making 57 starts in left field tied for N.L. lead with seven outfield assists tied for fourth on the team with eight home runs, all coming against righties has five stolen bases and has been caught once. Is batting.333 (13-for-39) with five RBI in close and late situations. Wednesday night in Cleveland, was 2-for-3 with three runs, three walks and an outfield assist. May 19 recorded his fourth career multi-homer game, going 2-for-4 with solo shots in the third and ninth innings previous multi-homer effort was Sept. 20 of last season vs. the Dodgers. #15 CHRIS DENORFIA-OF (.329, 1 HR, 8 RBI) Homestand:.333 (4-12), 2B, RBI, SF, BB Current Streak: 2 Games (4-9) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (6), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 1; GW RBI- 1; 2-Out RBI- 2 Last HR: 6/17/15 @ CLE (Ryan Webb) Career Bests: H- 4 (6x), last 9/10/12 vs. STL; RBI- 4, 6/17/15 @ CLE; R- 3 (9x), last 9/4/14 @ TEX Chris hit a sacrifice fly RBI in the 10th inning Tuesday night, his fourth-career walkoff RBI has gone 5-for- 25 in his last eight games after going 19-for-48 (.396) in his first 21 games hit a three-run homer June 17 at Cleveland and finished with a career-high four RBI is 15-for-52 (.288) in 17 games since returning from his second D.L. stint is 4-for-10 as a pinch-hitter this season. Began the season on the disabled list, making his first appearance with the Cubs on April 18 had a second stint on the D.L. from May 5-June 7. #24 DEXTER FOWLER-OF (.238, 8 HR, 22 RBI) Homestand:.250 (1-4), R, BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (16), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 4; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 6 Last HR: 6/21/15 @ MIN (Michael Tonkin) Career Bests: H- 4 (4x), last 6/9/13 vs. SD; RBI- 4 (4x),last 6/21/15 @ MIN; R- 3 (12x), last 5/14/15 vs. NYM Dexter hit his second career grand slam Sunday vs. Minnesota in the eighth inning is 7-for-43 (.163) in his last 13 games following a seven-game hitting streak (11-for-30) the Cubs are 38-26 when he hits leadoff and are 26-10 when he scores a run leads the team and is tied for fourth in the N.L. with 47 runs has hit seven homers, five doubles and two triples, while drawing 20 walks and scoring 33 runs in his last 44 games tied for the team lead with 11 stolen bases. May 26 vs. Washington, hit his second leadoff homer of the season and 11th of his career. Has batted.216 (49-for-226) off righties and.349 (15-for-43) off lefties. #19 JONATHAN HERRERA INF (.226, 0 HR, 7 RBI) Homestand:.200 (1-5) Current Streak: One Game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 2; GW RBI- 1; 2-Out RBI- 5 Last HR: 7/7/13 @ ARI (Patrick Corbin) Career Bests: H- 4, 6/19/10 vs. MIL; RBI- 3 (3x), last 4/14/11 @ NYM; R- 3 (2x), last 5/4/12 vs. ATL Jonathan made the start at second base yesterday, going 1-for-3 made the start at second base June 6-7 in Washington, going 3-for-8 with two RBI and a run scored has started 15 games this season (10 second base, 5 third base) scored the game-winning run May 26 after reaching on a fielder s choice. Recorded the game-winning RBI April 24 off the bench with an 11th inning single, snapping the 3-3 tie in Cincinnati. #47 MIGUEL MONTERO-C (.247, 9 HR, 25 RBI) Homestand:.273 (3-11) Current Streak: 4 Games (5-16) Multi-Hit Games (10): 2-hit (8), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 8; GW RBI- 2; 2-Out RBI- 9 Last HR: 6/13/15 vs. CIN (Mike Leake) Career Bests: H- 4 (3x), last 6/12/13 @ LAD; RBI- 6, 6/4/14 @ COL; R- 3 (7x), last 9/22/13 @ COL Miguel has gone 13-for-42 (.310) with three homers and eight RBI in his last 13 games, reaching base in 17-of-46 plate appearances (.370 OBP) is fourth in slugging (.451) and fourth in OBP (.358) among all N.L. catchers (stats as a catcher only) batted.413 (19-for-46) with eight RBI in 16 games from April 26- May 17, but is 18-for-94 (.191) with a double and five home runs in 30 games since May 19. Leads the N.L. in pitches per plate appearance in June (4.54). Has five homers in the last 25 games, including three in his last 13 games. Hit his 100th career homer April 26 in Cincinnati, a solo shot in the second hit two homers on April 18 vs. San Diego first two-homer game since August 14, 2010 at Washington (fifth career). June 26, 2015 Page 3 CUBS VS. CARDINALS RHP JOHN LACKEY Kris Bryant....000 3 0 0 0 Starlin Castro....333 6 2 0 1 Chris Coghlan....583 12 7 0 2 Chris Denorfia....000 3 0 0 0 Dexter Fowler....000 1 0 0 0 Jonathan Herrera....250 4 1 0 0 Miguel Montero....333 9 3 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 6 0 0 0 David Ross....333 3 1 0 0 Addison Russell....333 3 1 0 0 Matt Szczur....000 3 0 0 0 CUBS AT BUSCH STADIUM Mike Baxter....190 21 4 0 1 Kris Bryant....308 13 4 0 2 Starlin Castro....273 187 51 2 21 Chris Coghlan....250 68 17 0 9 Chris Denorfia....231 13 3 0 1 Dexter Fowler....225 71 16 2 4 Jonathan Herrera....350 20 7 0 0 Miguel Montero....282 85 24 5 13 Anthony Rizzo....241 87 21 4 13 David Ross....206 63 13 1 5 Addison Russell....400 15 6 1 1 Matt Szczur....182 11 2 0 0 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2015 Mike Baxter....000 1 0 0 1 Kris Bryant....500 2 1 1 6 Starlin Castro....400 10 4 0 8 Chris Coghlan....333 3 1 0 3 Chris Denorfia....000 1 0 0 1 Dexter Fowler....200 5 1 1 5 Jonathan Herrera....000 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....429 7 3 0 5 Anthony Rizzo....500 4 2 0 6 David Ross....500 4 2 0 4 Addison Russell....200 5 1 0 3 Matt Szczur....667 3 2 0 4 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Mike Baxter....125 8 1 0 6 Kris Bryant....500 2 1 0 6 Starlin Castro....276 58 16 0 40 Chris Coghlan....325 40 13 0 37 Chris Denorfia....382 34 13 0 34 Dexter Fowler....326 46 15 2 44 Jonathan Herrera....118 17 2 0 7 Miguel Montero....333 84 28 2 75 Anthony Rizzo....273 33 9 1 30 David Ross....222 54 12 2 45 Addison Russell....200 5 1 0 3 Matt Szczur....667 3 2 0 5 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2015 Mike Baxter....222 18 4 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 0 0 0 0 Starlin Castro....000 0 0 0 0 Chris Coghlan....250 12 3 0 0 Chris Denorfia....400 10 4 0 0 Dexter Fowler....000 3 0 0 0 Jonathan Herrera....182 11 2 0 0 Miguel Montero....125 8 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 0 0 0 0 David Ross....000 8 0 0 1 Addison Russell....000 0 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....167 12 2 0 1 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Mike Baxter....284 88 25 0 12 Kris Bryant....000 0 0 0 0 Starlin Castro....200 5 1 0 2 Chris Coghlan....243 70 17 2 7 Chris Denorfia....234 145 34 3 18 Dexter Fowler....245 53 13 2 4 Jonathan Herrera....240 75 18 0 4 Miguel Montero....195 87 17 3 15 Anthony Rizzo....111 9 1 0 1 David Ross....156 64 10 3 10 Addison Russell....000 0 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....130 23 3 0 1
#44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.312, 15 HR, 43 RBI) Homestand:.357 (5-14), 2 2B, 2 BB, SB Current Streak: One Game (3-4) Multi-Hit Games (26): 2-hit (22), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 6; GW RBI- 5; 2-Out RBI- 14 Last HR: 6/21/15 @ MIN (Kyle Gibson) Career Bests: H- 4 (3x), last 4/9/14 vs. PIT; RBI- 6 (2x) last, 5/23/15 @ ARI; R- 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles yesterday and leads the N.L. with 23 doubles has multi-hit games in five of his last nine outings and has reached base in seven-straight is fifth in the majors with a.421 OBP had a career-best 12 game hitting streak from May 25-June 7 (.386/17-for-44) reached safely in 18- straight games, May 22-June 11 has reached base safely in 54 of his last 60 games leads the league with 14 HBP. Leads the team in hits (82), doubles (23), total bases (154) and home runs (15) has stolen 11 bases this season (tied for the team lead), surpassing his career high of six (2013). Has two multi-homer games this season: June 5 at Washington and June 19 at Minnesota. Tied his career mark with six RBI May 23 in Arizona (also done September 16, 2012 vs. Pittsburgh). #3 DAVID ROSS-C (.188, 0 HR, 4 RBI) Homestand:.200 (1-5) Current Streak: One Game (1-2) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 1; GW RBI- 1; 2-Out RBI- 0 Last HR: 9/21/14 @ BAL (Miguel Gonzalez) Career Bests: H- 4, 4/26/13 vs. HOU; RBI- 5 (2x), last 6/22/07 @ SEA; R- 3 (4x), last 4/26/13 vs. HOU Has made 20 starts this season with the Cubs going 11-9 in those starts has reached base safely in 15 of his last 22 games went 2-for-4 with a double Saturday in Minnesota doubled and scored the gametying run in the seventh inning June 14, his first run scored with the Cubs. Made his first professional pitching appearance May 9 in Milwaukee, retiring the side in order in the eighth inning reported that it was his first time on the mound since Little League was the first position player to pitch for the Cubs since John Baker on July 29, 2014 vs. Colorado. Seven of his 13 hits this season have been for extra bases in 2014, half of his 28 hits went for extra bases (seven doubles, seven homers), the highest rate on the team (min. 15 games). #22 ADDISON RUSSELL-INF (.250, 5 HR, 21 RBI) Homestand:.133 (2-15), 2B, R, RBI Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (10): 2-hit (9), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 5; GW RBI- 4; 2-Out RBI- 15 Last HR: 6/17/15 @ CLE (Shaun Marcum) Career Bests: H- 3, 5/26/15 vs. WSH; RBI- 3 (2x), last 6/17/15 @ CLE; R- 2 (2x), last 6/17/15 @ CLE Addison has batted.273 (15-for-51) with a.355 OBP in his last 16 games since June 9 has seen 15 of his 21 RBI come with two outs, second on the team (Bryant, 18) has 15 doubles, most among N.L. rookies and second-most on the Cubs (Rizzo has 23) 20 of his 50 hits have gone for extra bases batting.275 (25-for-91) at home and.229 (25-for-109) on the road. Was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, three RBI and two runs scored June 17 in Cleveland. Reached safely in 16-straight games, April 26-May 13, a stretch that started with a career-best 12- game hitting streak from April 26-May 9 (.326/14-for-43) was the longest hitting streak by a Cubs rookie since Mike Fontenot s 12-gamer in 2007 also had an eight-game hitting streak (.345/10- for-29) from June 9-17. June 26, 2015 Page 4 CUBS HOME RUNS, 2015 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Mike Baxter (0)... Kris Bryant (10)... 4 3 2 1 Starlin Castro (5)... 4 1 Chris Coghlan (8)... 5 2 1 Chris Denorfia (1)... 1 Dexter Fowler (8)... 6 1 1 Jonathan Herrera (0)... Miguel Montero (9)... 5 2 2 Anthony Rizzo (15)... 10 4 1 David Ross (0)... Addison Russell (5)... 4 1 Matt Szczur (1)... 1 0 0 0 CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2015 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Mike Baxter (0).... Kris Bryant (9)... 4 3 2 Starlin Castro (9).... 8 1 Chris Coghlan (5).... 4 1 Chris Denorfia (1)... 1 Dexter Fowler (4).... 3 1 Jonathan Herrera (1).... 1 Miguel Montero (6).... 2 4 Anthony Rizzo (11).... 8 2 1 David Ross (1).... 1 Addison Russell (2).... 2 Matt Szczur (1)... 1 HOME RUNS IN 2015 2015 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (71)... 41 21 7 2 Opponents (67)... 44 13 9 1 #41 MATT SZCZUR-OF (.184, 1 HR, 7 RBI) Homestand:.231 (3-13), HR, 2 R, RBI Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI- 1; GW RBI- 1; 2-Out RBI- 1 Last HR: 6/22/15 vs. LAD (Clayton Kershaw) Career Bests: H- 2 (4x), last 5/15/15 @ PIT; RBI- 3, 5/15/15 vs. PIT; R- 1 (8x), last 6/23/15 vs. LAD Matt was recalled from Triple-A Iowa Monday and promptly hit a home run off Clayton Kershaw later that night scored the game-winning run Tuesday after he singled in the 10th inning is 3-for-13 in four games since being recalled is batting.287 (37-for-129) with six doubles, two triples, four homers and 18 RBI in 36 games with Iowa this season. Set a career-high on May 15 with three RBI, including a walk-off RBI single in the 12th, his firstcareer walk-off this is his third stint with the Cubs this season (was on the Opening Day roster). Has played 18 games in left (five starts), five games in center (three starts) and one game in right the Cubs are 5-3 in Szczur s starts. CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR:.. Dexter Fowler, 5/26/15 vs. Washington (Jordan Zimmermann) Walk-Off HR:... Anthony Rizzo, 9/15/14 vs. Cincinnati (Pedro Villarreal) Pinch-HR:... Welington Castillo, 4/14/15 vs. Cincinnati (Kevin Gregg) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam:... David DeJesus, 5/11/12 @ Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR:... Tony Campana, 8/5/11 vs. Cincinnati (Mike Leake) Three-Homer Game:... Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) Pitcher Hitting Homer:... Travis Wood, 7/25/14 vs. St. Louis (Joe Kelly) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat:... Jorge Soler, 8/27/14 @ Cincinnati (Mat Latos) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat:... Jorge Soler, 8/27/14 @ Cincinnati (Mat Latos) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate:... Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 3-Homer Games (0):... N/A 2-Homer Games (6):...Jorge Soler, 4/13 vs. CIN; Miguel Montero, 4/18 vs. SD; Chris Coghlan, 5/19 @ SD; Anthony Rizzo, 6/5 @ WASH; Anthony Rizzo, 6/19 @ MIN; Kris Bryant, 6/22 vs. LAD Grand Slams (2):... Kris Bryant, 6/17 @ CLE; Dexter Fowler, 6/21 @ MIN 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (0):... N/A Pinch-Homers (1):... Welington Castillo, 4/15 vs. CIN Back-to-Back Homers (2):... Chris Coghlan and Mike Olt, 4/11 @ COL; Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, 5/11 vs. NYM Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0):... N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (0):... N/A Game-Opening Homers (2):... Dexter Fowler, 5/8 @ MIL & 5/26 vs. WSH Game-Ending, Walk-Off Homers (0):... N/A CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Fowler 64 (38-26), Coghlan 3 (1-2), Denorfia 3 (0-3), Soler 1 (0-1) 2 Rizzo 29 (17-12), Bryant 23 (12-11), Soler 15 (8-7), Coghlan 3 (2-1), Fowler 1 (0-1) 3 Rizzo 42 (22-20), Bryant 22 (12-10), Soler 7 (5-2) 4 Castro 19 (11-8), Montero 20 (10-10), Bryant 18 (10-8), Coghlan 7 (5-2), Soler 3 (2-1), Lake 3 (1-2), Fowler 1 (0-1) 5 Castro 27 (14-13), Montero 19 (11-8), Coghlan 9 (7-2), Soler 8 (3-5), Castillo 2 (2-0), Lake 2 (1-1), Denorfia 2 (1-1), Russell 1 (0-1), Olt 1 (0-1) 6 Castro 23 (13-10), Coghlan 14 (6-8), Soler 13 (9-4), Montero 4 (2-2), Lake 4 (1-3), Szczur 3 (2-1), Baxter 3 (2-1), Schwarber 2 (2-0), Castillo 1 (0-1), Denorfia 1 (1-0), Olt 1 (0-1), Alcantara 1 (1-0), Russell 1 (0-1) 7 Coghlan 21 (12-9), Ross 17 (9-8), Denorfia 10 (4-6), Szczur 5 (3-2), Castillo 5 (2-3), Alcantara 4 (3-1), Lake 3 (1-2), Baxter 2 (2-0), Olt 1 (1-0), Montero 1 (1-0), Russell 1 (0-1), Herrera 1 (1-0) 8 Hammel 13 (7-6), Hendricks 13 (7-6), Lester 13 (7-6), Arrieta 12 (6-6), Wood 7 (4-3), Wada 6 (4-2), Ross 3 (2-1), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Denorfia 1 (1-0) 9 Russell 53 (31-22), Herrera 14 (6-8), La Stella 2 (1-1), Alcantara 2 (1-1) C Montero 43 (24-19), Ross 20 (11-9), Castillo 8 (4-4) 1B Rizzo 71 (39-32) 2B Russell 55 (30-25), Herrera 9 (5-4), Alcantara 6 (4-2), La Stella 1 (0-1) 3B Bryant 61 (34-27), Herrera 5 (2-3), Olt 3 (1-2), La Stella 1 (1-0), Alcantara 1 (1-0) SS Castro 69 (38-31), Russell 2 (1-1) LF Coghlan 57 (33-24), Szczur 5 (4-1), Lake 4 (1-3), Denorfia 4 (1-3), Bryant 1 (0-1) CF Fowler 66 (38-28), Szczur 3 (1-2), Bryant 1 (0-1), Denorfia 1 (0-1) RF Soler 47 (27-20), Denorfia 12 (6-6), Lake 8 (3-5) Baxter 4 (3-1) P Lester 15 (8-7), Arrieta 14 (8-6), Hammel 14 (7-7), Hendricks 14 (7-7), Wood 7 (4-3), Wada 7 (5-2) DH Schwarber 5 (3-2), Montero 1 (0-1), Baxter 1 (1-0) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 33 27 41 27 43 26 29 24 26 15 291 OPP. 32 42 20 31 34 48 23 21 17 5 273 CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Castillo 0/1 0.0 % 0 0 5.91 (42 ER/64.0 IP) Montero 9/40 22.5 % 1 2 3.40 (152 ER/402.1 IP) Ross 8/31 25.8 % 3 2 2.71 (53 ER/176.1 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 9.00 (1 ER/1.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (2): Hendricks (1), Wood (1) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (17) Chris Coghlan (7), Jorge Soler (4), Dexter Fowler (3), Junior Lake (2), Chris Denorfia (1)
Cubs Pitching JUNE 26, 2015 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER BB SO Starting Pitchers 21-20 3.72 2 419.0 391 191 173 100 407 Relievers 18-12 3.00 17 224.2 188 82 75 86 208 Season Totals 39-32 3.47 2/17 643.2 579 273 248 186 615 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Justin Grimm 6/24 vs. LAD 1.2,1,1,1,0,4 5/20/15 @ SD (3-2) N/A 6/11/15 vs. CIN 0/0 21/13 15/5 Edwin Jackson 6/25 vs. LAD 1.2,1,0,0,1,2 5/15/15 vs. PIT (11-10, 12 inn) N/A N/A 0/1 20/13 11/4 Yoervis Medina 6/25 vs. LAD 2.0,1,0,0,0,2 4/19/15 vs. TEX (11-10) 6/18/13 @ LAA (3-2) 4/28/15 @ TEX 0/0 3/3 0/0 Jason Motte 6/23 vs. LAD-W 1.0,0,0,0,0,1 6/23/15 vs. LAD (1-0, 10 inn) 6/22/15 vs. LAD (4-2) 6/4/15 @ WASH 2/2 32/24 16/3 Hector Rondon 6/25 vs. LAD 1.0,0,0,0,0,0 5/26/16 vs. WSH (3-2) 6/20/15 @ MIN (4-1) 6/22/15 vs. LAD 12/15 32/21 5/2 James Russell 6/25 vs. LAD 0.1,0,0,0,0,0 5/12/13 @ WASH (2-1) 6/16/14 @ MIA (5-4) 6/22/15 vs. LAD 0/1 25/17 16/0 Pedro Strop 6/23 vs. LAD 1.0,1,0,0,1,1 5/14/15 vs. NYM (6-5) 6/6/15 @ WASH (4-2) 6/22/15 vs. LAD 2/2 36/30 11/4 Travis Wood 6/22 vs. LAD-W 3.1,1,0,0,3,4 6/22/15 vs. LAD (4-2) 5/16/15 vs. PIT (4-1) N/A 1/1 12/10 2/1 2015 SEASON TOTALS 17/26 (.654) 244/173 (.709) 119/30 (.252) #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-1, 1.53 ERA, 0 SV, 5 HOLDS) CAREER: 14-13, 0 SV MOST IP, 2015: 1.2, 6/24 vs. LAD MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2-6/14/13 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 5/20/15 @ SD (3-2) LAST SV: N/A Has made 21 outings since he was activated from the 15-day D.L., May 6 has struck out 28 in his 17.2 innings was placed on the shelf, April 10, with right forearm inflammation made one rehab appearance with Iowa in Nashville (2 SO in 1.0 IP). Struck out a career-high tying four hitters as a reliever in 1.2 innings on June 24 vs. the Dodgers. Allowed inherited runner to score in June 18th s seventh inning allowed one hit in 0.1 innings of work. #36 EDWIN JACKSON RHP (2-1, 2.33 ERA, 0 SV) CAREER: 86-105, 0 SV MOST IP, 2015: 3.2, 6/9 @ DET MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (6x), last 4/14/12 vs. CIN LAST WIN: 5/15/15 vs. PIT (11-10, 12 inn.) LAST SV: N/A Earned his second win of the season May 15 vs. Pittsburgh has allowed seven earned runs with 21 strikeouts in 27.0 innings of relief this year (20 apps), good for a 2.33 ERA. Has a 1.04 ERA (2 ER/17.1 IP) in his last 12 games starting May 15. Spun 3.0 shutout innings June 19 in Minnesota (1 hit, 1 walk, 2 K). June 9 tossed 3.2 innings of one-run ball in Detroit, fanning five and walking none. Joined the bullpen after making at least 27 starts in each of the last eight seasons. #55 YOERVIS MEDINA RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV) CAREER: 10-9, 1 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0 (3x), last 6/25 vs. LAD MOST IP, CAREER: 2.1 (3x), last 7/23/13 vs. CLE LAST WIN: 4/19/15 vs. TEX (11-10) LAST SV: 6/18/13 vs. LAA (3-2) Recalled from Iowa prior to June 17th s game and spun 2.0 shutout innings acquired from Seattle on May 19 for catcher Welington Castillo appeared in 10 games with Iowa, and posted a 2.57 ERA (2 ER/7.0 IP) in his last six outings dating to May 31. Was 1-0 with three holds, one save and a 3.00 ERA (4 ER/12.0 IP) in 12 relief appearances for Seattle prior to the trade. #30 JASON MOTTE RHP (5-1, 3.29 ERA, 2 SV, 5 HOLDS) CAREER: 23-14, 56 SV MOST IP, 2015: 1.2, 4/12 @ COL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (10x), last 7/22/14 vs. TB LAST WIN: 6/23/15 vs. LAD (1-0, 10 inn) LAST SV: 6/22/15 vs. LAD (4-2) June 7 in Washington recorded his first save as a Cub and his first since October 3, 2012 with St. Louis at Arizona had recorded 13-straight scoreless appearances, covering 10.2 innings until allowing a solo homer June 22 vs. Dodgers has held opponent scoreless in 26 of 32 games overall opposition is hitting.225 (23-for-102) overall. Picked up his fifth win of the year June 23 vs. Dodgers, tossing a scoreless 10th. Recorded his second save of the season June 22 vs. Dodgers. June 4 earned his fifth hold after striking out Anthony Rendon to end the seventh. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (3-1, 2.35 ERA, 12 SV, 2 HOLDS) CAREER: 9-6, 41 SV MOST IP, 2015: 1.1, 5/31 vs. KC MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (14x), last 4/19/14 vs. CIN LAST WIN: 5/26/15 vs. WSH (3-2) LAST SV: 6/20/15 @ MIN (4-1) Has converted 12 of 15 save changes and held the opponent scoreless in 27 of 32 outings has struck out 25 in 30.2 innings, walked just seven and allowed two homers. Tossed a 1-2-3 10th inning June 20 in Minnesota to preserve a 4-1 victory. Earned his first hold of the season on June 7 at Washington, tossing a perfect 8th. Had a stretch of 17-straight successful save conversions snapped April 18 vs. San Diego previous blown save was August 5 of last season at Colorado. #40 JAMES RUSSELL-LHP (0-1, 2.08 ERA, 0 SV, 5 HOLDS) CAREER: 10-17, 3 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, 5/15 vs. PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 4.2, 5/2/11 @ LAD LAST WIN: 5/12/13 @ WASH (2-1) LAST SV: 6/16/14 @ MIA (5-4) Was selected from Triple-A Iowa May 5 and has allowed five runs (four earned) in 17.0 innings covering 25 outings with the Cubs has stranded all 16 inherited runners this season rejoins the Cubs where he spent nearly all of his first five big league seasons prior to a July 31, 2014 trade to Atlanta. Tossed a scoreless sixth inning June 24 vs. the Dodgers, striking out two. June 11 recorded his fourth hold of the season with a scoreless inning vs. the Reds. Stranded a pair of runners June 4 to earn his second hold of the year. May 19 in San Diego, made his 324th appearance for the Cubs, surpassing Willie Hernandez for most by a southpaw in franchise history. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (1-3, 2.73 ERA, 2 SV, 9 HOLDS) CAREER: 12-15, 7 SV MOST IP, 2015: 2.0, 5/10 @ MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (9x), last 5/10/15 @ MIL LAST WIN: 5/14/15 vs. NYM (6-5) LAST SV: 6/6/15 @ WASH (4-2) Holding opponents to a.145 average (16-for-110) has walked 14 and struck out 37 in 33.0 innings held the opponent scoreless in 30 of 36 outings June 6 picked up his second save of the inning with a scoreless ninth in Washington, stranding a runner. Earned his ninth hold June 22 with a scoreless seventh inning vs. the Dodgers. Retired the side on nine pitches May 31 vs. Kansas City, fanning two. Took the loss May 29 vs. KC, allowing three runs (one earned) in 0.1 innings. #37 TRAVIS WOOD LHP (4-3, 4.39 ERA, 1 SV) CAREER: 38-51, 1 SV MOST IP, 2015: 7.0 (2x), last 4/28 vs. PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0, 7/10/10 @ PHI LAST WIN: 6/22/15 vs. LAD (4-2) LAST SV: 5/16/15 vs. PIT (4-1) Has posted a 1.65 ERA (3 ER/16.1 IP) and gone 2-1 with a save in 12 relief appearances since transitioning from the starting rotation in mid-may has held opponents to a.193 average (11-for-57) and allowed just one homer in his 12 relief outings. Registered his second relief win (third career) of the year June 22 vs. Dodgers, tossing a career-high 3.1 innings of relief. Recorded his first-career save May 16 vs. Pittsburgh, tossing a scoreless ninth to protect a 4-1 lead was his first relief outing since September 17, 2011 vs. Milwaukee. Is 2-2 with a 5.59 ERA (23 ER/37.0 IP) and 39 strikeouts in seven starts this season. 2015 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 17, 6/17 @ CLE... Largest Winning Margin... 8, 5/9 @ MIL 4, 5/14 vs. NYM... Largest Come Behind Win... 5, 5/4 @ STL 17, 6/17 @ CLE... Most Runs... 12, 5/9 @ MIL 7, 6/17 @ CLE (9th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 5, 5/9 @ MIL (5th) 18, 6/17 @ CLE... Most Hits... 14 (2x), last 6/3 @ MIA 6 (2x), 6/17 @ CLE (2nd & 3rd)... Most Hits, Inn.... 6, (2x), last 6/3 @ MIA (2nd) 2, 4/8 vs. STL... Fewest Hits... 3 (2x), last 6/23 vs. LAD 4 (2x), last 6/17 @ CLE... Most Home Runs... 3 (4x), last 5/29 vs. KC 2 (6x), last 6/17 @ CLE (2nd)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2 (4x), last 6/3 @ MIA (5th) 4 (7x), last 6/14 vs. CIN... Most Doubles... 6, 6/19 @ MIN 2, 4/11 @ COL... Most Triples... 1 (10x), last 6/23 vs. LAD 7 (2x), last 6/17 @ CLE... Most Extra-Base Hits... 7 (2x), last 6/19 @ MIN 9, 5/15 vs. PIT... Most BBs By Batters... 8 (2x), last 6/16 vs. CLE 16, 4/24 @ CIN... Most Ks By Pitchers... 18, 5/2 vs. MIL 5, 4/28 vs. PIT... Most Stolen Bases... 5, 6/14 vs. CIN 3 (2x), last 6/10 @ DET... Most Double Plays Turned... 3 (2x), last 6/17 @ CLE 3 (2x), last 5/27 vs. WSH... Most Errors Committed... 4, 4/12 @ COL 16, 5/15 vs. PIT... Most Left On Base... 12, 5/15 vs. PIT Longest Winning Streak: 6 games... 5/11-16 Longest Losing Streak: 4 games...5/2-5/5 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 21 (CUBS 11, PIT 10)... 5/15 vs. PIT Most Hits, Both Clubs: 30 (CUBS 15, PIT 15)... 5/15 vs. PIT Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 6 (CUBS 4, MIL 2)... 5/8 @ MIL Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 30 (CUBS 16, CIN 14)... 4/21 @ CIN Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 28 (CUBS 16, PIT 12)... 5/15 vs. PIT Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 5 (CUBS 2, ARI 3)... 5/24 @ ARI Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 6... 5/21-26 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 3 (4x)... last 6/23-current Consecutive Errorless Games: 8... 5/10-17 Consecutive Games With an Error: 4... 5/22-25 Shortest Game, Time: 2:08... 5/21 @ SD Longest Game, Time: 5:01... 5/15 vs. PIT Most Innings: 13... 5/23 @ ARI Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,498... 6/25 vs. LAD Largest Road Crowd: 49,303... 4/10 @ COL Series Sweeps: 2... @ CIN (2), 4/24-26 & vs. NYM (4), 5/11-14 BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, Bryant... 6/3-18 Most Runs Scored: 3 (6x), last Coghlan & Schwarber... 6/17 @ CLE Most Hits: 4 (2x), Soler & Schwarber... 4/20 @ PIT & 6/17 @ CLE Most Total Bases: 9, Soler... 4/13 vs. CIN Most Extra-Base Hits: 2 (23x), last Bryant... 6/22 vs. LAD Most Doubles: 2 (6x), last Bryant... 6/13 vs. CIN Most Triples: 2, Fowler... 4/11 @ COL Most RBI: 6, Rizzo... 5/23 @ ARI Most Stolen Bases: 2, Rizzo... 4/18 vs. SD Most Walks: 4 (2x), last Soler... 5/15 vs. PIT Most Strikeouts: 4 (4x), last Baxter... 6/14 vs. CIN 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 4, Lester... 5/1-16 Longest Losing Streak: 4, Lester... 5/27-current Complete Game Shutouts: 2, Hendrick & Arrieta... 5/21 @ SD (3-0), 6/21 @ MIN (8-0) 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 2, Hendricks & Arrieta... 5/21 @ SD (3-0), 6/21 @ MIN (8-0) Low-Hit Complete Game: 4, Arrieta... 6/21 @ MIN (8-0) Longest Outing, Reliever: 3.2, Jackson... 6/9 @ DET Most Strikeouts, Starter: 11, Hammel... 6/1 @ MIA Reliever: 5, Jackson... 6/9 @ DET Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, Hammel... 6/18 @ CLE Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 15.0, Hendricks... 5/21-26 Reliever: 11.1, Strop... 9/28/14-5/3/15 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 17, Rondon... 8/12/14-4/12/15 Consecutive Batters Retired: 16, Arrieta... 4/20 @ PIT Most Runs Allowed: 7, Hendricks... 6/19 @ MIN Most Hits Allowed: 11, Hendricks... 6/19 @ MIN Most Homers Allowed: 3 (2x), Wood & Arrieta... 5/14 vs. NYM, 5/29 vs. KC Most Walks Issued: 6, Arrieta...6/16 vs. CLE Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 4.0, Hammel... 5/19 @ SD MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 17 High-Water Mark: 9 over (39-30) Losses after Leading: 11 Low-Water Mark: 1 under (1-2) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 14 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 3 (1-1, 2-2, 15-15) Walkoff Wins: 9 last, June 23 vs. LAD
Cubs 2015 Day-By-Day Schedule/Results JUNE 26, 2015 PAGE 6 GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATTENDANCE 1 4/5 STL L 0-3 Wainwright-LESTER (0-1)-Rosenthal 0-1 5th, -1.0 35,055 4/6 OFF DAY 4/7 STL POSTPONED RAIN (Make-up date 7/7) 0-1 T3rd, -1.0 2 4/8 STL W 2-0 ARRIETA (1-0)-Lynn-RONDON (1) 1-1 T2nd, -1.0 26,814 4/9 OFF DAY 3 4/10 @COL L 1-5 Bergman-WOOD (0-1) 1-2 T2nd, -2.5 49,303 4 4/11 @COL W 9-5 HAMMEL (1-0)-Kendrick 2-2 T2nd, -1.5 43,812 5 4/12 @COL W 6-5 RAMIREZ (1-0)-Hawkins-RONDON (2) 3-2 T2nd, -0.5 41,363 6 4/13 CIN W 7-6 (10) RONDON (1-0)-Parra 4-2 1st, +0.5 26,390 7 4/14 CIN L 2-3 DeSclafani-ARRIETA (1-1) 4-3 2nd, -0.5 27,525 8 4/15 CIN W 5-0 WOOD (1-1)-Marquis 5-3 1st, +0.5 29,205 4/16 OFF DAY 9 4/17 SD L 4-5 Shields (2-0)-SCHLITTER (0-1)-Kimbrel 5-4 2nd, -1.0 32,138 10 4/18 SD W 7-6 (11) ROSSCUP (1-0)-Kimbrel 6-4 2nd, -1.0 33,958 11 4/19 SD L 2-5 Cashner-LESTER (0-2)-Benoit 6-5 2nd, -2.0 29,113 12 4/20 @PIT W 5-2 ARRIETA (2-1)-Caminero 7-5 2nd, -1.5 11,777 13 4/21 @PIT W 9-8 JACKSON (1-0)-Melancon-RONDON (3) 8-5 2nd, -0.5 13,680 14 4/22 @PIT L 3-4 Worley-HAMMEL (1-1)-Watson 8-6 2nd, -1.5 15,101 15 4/23 @PIT L 4-5 Liz-SCHLITTER (0-2)-Melancon 8-7 2nd, -2.5 22,224 16 4/24 @CIN W 7-3 (11) MOTTE (1-0)-Badenhop 9-7 2nd, -2.5 39,891 4/25 @CIN POSTPONED RAIN (Make-up date 7/22) 9-7 T2nd, -3.0 17 4/26 @CIN W 5-2 ARRIETA (3-1)-DeSclafani-RONDON (4) 10-7 T2nd, -2.0 38,954 18 4/27 PIT W 4-0 HAMMEL (2-1)-Worley 11-7 2nd, -1.0 29,159 19 4/28 PIT W 6-2 WOOD (2-1)-Locke 12-7 2nd, -1.0 29,915 20 4/29 PIT L 1-8 Cole-HENDRICKS (0-1) 12-8 2nd, -2.0 30,634 4/30 OFF DAY 12-8 2nd, -2.5 21 5/1 MIL W 1-0 LESTER (1-2)-Peralta-RONDON (5) 13-8 2nd, -2.5 31,128 22 5/2 MIL L 1-6 Fiers-ARRIETA (3-2) 13-9 2nd, -3.5 34,878 23 5/3 MIL L 3-5 Smith-STROP (0-1)-Rodriguez 13-10 2nd, -4.5 33,398 24 5/4 @STL L 9-10 Socolovich-STROP (0-2)-Maness 13-11 2nd, -5.5 41,981 25 5/5 @STL L 4-7 Harris-JACKSON (0-1)-Rosenthal 13-12 2nd, -6.5 41,613 26 5/6 @STL W 6-5 LESTER (2-2)-Lynn-RONDON (6) 14-12 2nd, -5.5 42,207 27 5/7 @STL L 1-5 Lackey-ARRIETA (3-3)-Rosenthal 14-13 2nd, -5.5 44,472 28 5/8 @MIL W 7-6 HAMMEL (3-1)-Nelson 15-13 2nd, -6.5 38,283 29 5/9 @MIL L 4-12 Lohse-WOOD (2-2) 15-14 2nd, -6.5 39,600 30 5/10 @MIL L 2-3 (11) Blazek-MOTTE (1-1) 15-15 2nd, -6.5 41,467 31 5/11 NYM W 4-3 LESTER (3-2)-deGrom-RONDON (7) 16-15 2nd, -6.0 32,980 32 5/12 NYM W 6-1 ARRIETA (4-3)-Syndergaard 17-15 2nd, -6.0 31,542 33 5/13 NYM W 2-1 RONDON (2-0)-Torres, C. 18-15 2nd, -5.0 33,709 34 5/14 NYM W 6-5 STROP (1-2)-Niese-RONDON (8) 19-15 2nd, -5.0 31,496 35 5/15 PIT W 11-10 (12) JACKSON (2-1)-Liz 20-15 2nd, -4.0 33,617 36 5/16 PIT W 4-1 LESTER (4-2)-Cole-WOOD (1) 21-15 2nd, -3.0 38,883 37 5/17 PIT L 0-3 Burnett-ARRIETA (4-4)-Melancon 21-16 2nd, -4.0 36,289 5/18 OFF DAY 21-16 2nd, -3.5 38 5/19 @SD L 3-4 Benoit-RUSSELL (0-1)-Kimbrel 21-17 2nd, -4.5 25,917 39 5/20 @SD W 3-2 GRIMM (1-0)-Ross-RONDON (9) 22-17 2nd, -4.5 25,028 40 5/21 @SD W 3-0 HENDRICKS (1-1)-Despaigne 23-17 2nd, -3.5 30,021 41 5/22 @ARI L 4-5 (13) Delgado-ROSSCUP (1-1) 23-18 2nd, -3.5 34,498 42 5/23 @ARI W 9-6 MOTTE (2-1)-Burgos-STROP (1) 24-18 2nd, -2.5 30,502 43 5/24 @ARI L 3-4 Hellickson-HAMMEL (3-2)-Ziegler 24-19 2nd, -3.5 39,660 44 5/25 WSH L 1-2 Roark-GRIMM (1-1)-Storen 24-20 2nd, -4.5 38,463 45 5/26 WSH W 3-2 RONDON (3-0)-Grace 25-20 2nd, -4.5 30,440 46 5/27 WSH L 0-3 Scherzer-LESTER (4-3)-Storen 25-21 2nd, -5.5 34,215 5/28 OFF DAY 25-21 2nd, -5.5 47 5/29 KC L 4-8 Herrera-STROP (1-3) 25-22 2nd, -6.5 34,273 5/30 KC POSTPONED RAIN (Make-up date 9/28) 25-22 T2nd, -6.0 48 5/31 KC W 2-1 (11) ROSSCUP (2-1)-Madson 26-22 2nd, -6.0 37,766 49 6/1 @MIA W 5-1 HAMMEL (4-2)-Urena 27-22 2nd, -5.0 20,964 50 6/2 @MIA L 2-5 Hand-Hendricks (1-2)-Ramos 27-23 T2nd, -6.0 23,789 51 6/3 @MIA L 3-7 Haren-LESTER (4-4) 27-24 3rd, -7.0 22,962 52 6/4 @WSH W 2-1 ARRIETA (5-4)-Gonzalez-RONDON (10) 28-24 3rd, -7.0 35,465 53 6/5 @WSH L 5-7 Roark-WADA (0-1)-Storen 28-25 3rd, -8.0 36,124 54 6/6 @WSH W 4-2 HAMMEL (5-2)-Ross-STROP (2) 29-25 3rd, -7.0 38,214 55 6/7 @WSH W 6-3 HENDRICKS (2-2)-Z MANN-MOTTE (1) 30-25 3rd, -7.0 40,939 6/8 OFF DAY 30-25 T2nd, -6.5 56 6/9 @DET L 0-6 Sanchez-LESTER (4-5) 30-26 T2nd, -6.5 33,301 57 6/10 @DET W 12-3 ARRIETA (12-3)-Greene 31-26 T2nd, -6.5 33,397 58 6/11 CIN W 6-3 WOOD (3-2)-Lorenzen-RONDON (11) 32-26 2nd, -6.0 35,031 59 6/12 CIN L 4-5 (10) Hoover-RONDON (3-1)-Chapman 32-27 3rd, -7.0 40,016 60 6/13 CIN W 4-3 MOTTE (3-1)-Cingrani 33-27 3rd, -7.0 40,693 61 6/14 CIN W 2-1 (11) SCHLITTER (1-2)-Badenhop 34-27 3rd, -6.5 33,201 6/15 CLE POSTPONED RAIN (Make-up date 8/24) 34-27 3rd, -7.0 62 6/16 CLE L 0-6 Bauer-ARRIETA (6-5) 34-28 3rd, -8.0 35,914 63 6/17 @CLE W 17-0 WADA (1-1)-Marcum 35-28 3rd, -7.0 15,572 64 6/18 @CLE L 3-4 McAllister-WOOD (3-3)-Shaw 35-29 3rd, -7.0 15,891 65 6/19 @MIN L 2-7 Hughes-HENDRICKS (2-3) 35-30 3rd, -8.0 36,817 66 6/20 @MIN W 4-1 (10) MOTTE (4-1)-Boyer-RONDON (12) 36-30 3rd, -8.0 40,066 67 6/21 @MIN W 8-0 ARRIETA (7-5)-Gibson 37-30 3rd, -7.0 40,273 68 6/22 LAD W 4-2 WOOD (4-3)-Kershaw-MOTTE (2) 38-30 3rd, -6.5 35,147 69 6/23 LAD W 1-0 (10) MOTTE (5-1)-Peralta 39-30 3rd, -6.5 33,327 70 6/24 LAD L 2-5 Howell-HENDRICKS (2-4) 39-31 3rd, -7.5 36,653 71 6/25 LAD L 0-4 Frias-LESTER (0-4) 39-32 3rd, -8.5 41,498 72 6/26 @STL 7:15 PM ABC7 73 6/27 @STL 6:15 PM FOX 74 6/28 @STL 7:08 PM ESPN 6/29 OFF DAY 75 6/30 @NYM 6:10 PM CSN 76 7/1 @NYM 6:10 PM WGN 77 7/2 @NYM 12:10 PM WGN 78 7/3 MIA 1:20 PM CSN 79 7/4 MIA 6:15 PM FOX 80 7/5 MIA 1:20 PM CSN 81 7/6 STL 7:05 PM WGN 82 7/7 STL 12:20 PM WGN 83 7/7 STL 7:05 PM CSN 84 7/8 STL 7:05 PM CSN 7/9 OFF DAY 85 7/10 CWS 3:05 PM CSN 86 7/11 CWS 3:05 PM ABC7 87 7/12 CWS 1:20 PM ABC7 All-Star Break 7/13-16 (Cincinnati) GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATTENDANCE 88 7/17 @ATL 6:35 PM CSN 89 7/18 @ATL 6:10 PM ABC7 90 7/19 @ATL 4:05 PM WGN 91 7/20 @CIN 6:10 PM CSN 92 7/21 @CIN 6:10 PM CSN 93 7/22 @CIN 11:35 AM ABC7 94 7/22 @CIN 5:10 PM TBD 7/23 OFF DAY 95 7/24 PHI 3:05 PM WGN 96 7/25 PHI 3:05 PM ABC7 97 7/26 PHI 1:20 PM ABC7 98 7/27 COL 7:05 PM CSN+ 99 7/28 COL 7:05 PM CSN+ 100 7/29 COL 1:20 PM WGN 101 7/30 @MIL 7:10 PM CSN 102 7/31 @MIL 7:10 PM WGN 103 8/1 @MIL 6:10 PM ABC7 104 8/2 @MIL 1:10 PM ABC7 105 8/3 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 106 8/4 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 107 8/5 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 108 8/6 SF 7:05 PM CSN 109 8/7 SF 3:05 PM WGN 110 8/8 SF 3:05 PM ABC7 111 8/9 SF TBD TBD 8/10 OFF DAY 112 8/11 MIL 7:05 PM CSN 113 8/12 MIL 7:05 PM WGN 114 8/13 MIL 1:20 PM ABC7 115 8/14 @CWS 3:10 PM CSN 116 8/15 @CWS 6:10 PM ABC7 117 8/16 @CWS 1:10 PM CSN 8/17 OFF DAY 118 8/18 DET 7:05 PM ABC7 119 8/19 DET 7:05 PM WPWR 120 8/20 ATL 7:05 PM CSN 121 8/21 ATL 3:05 PM CSN 122 8/22 ATL 3:05 PM ABC7 123 8/23 ATL 1:20 PM WGN 124 8/24 CLE 1:05 PM WGN 125 8/25 @SF 9:15 PM WGN 126 8/26 @SF 9:15 PM CSN 127 8/27 @SF 2:45 PM CSN 128 8/28 @LAD 9:10 PM WGN 129 8/29 @LAD 8:10 PM WGN 130 8/30 @LAD TBD TBD 131 8/31 CIN 7:05 PM CSN 132 9/1 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 133 9/2 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 9/3 OFF DAY 134 9/4 ARI 1:20 PM CSN 135 9/5 ARI 1:20 PM CSN 136 9/6 ARI 1:20 PM WGN 137 9/7 @STL 1:15 PM WGN 138 9/8 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 139 9/9 @STL 12:45 PM CSN 140 9/10 @PHI 6:05 PM CSN 141 9/11 @PHI 6:05 PM CSN 142 9/12 @PHI 6:05 PM CSN 143 9/13 @PHI 12:35 PM WGN 9/14 OFF DAY 144 9/15 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 145 9/16 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 146 9/17 @PIT 11:35 AM WGN 147 9/18 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 148 9/19 STL 12:05 PM FOX 149 9/20 STL TBD TBD 150 9/21 MIL 7:05 PM CSN 151 9/22 MIL 7:05 PM CSN+ 152 9/23 MIL 7:05 PM CSN 9/24 OFF DAY 153 9/25 PIT 1:20 PM ABC7 154 9/26 PIT TBD TBD 155 9/27 PIT TBD TBD 156 9/28 KC 7:05 PM TBD 157 9/29 @CIN 6:10 PM CSN 158 9/30 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 159 10/1 @CIN 11:35 AM CSN 160 10/2 @MIL 7:10 PM CSN 161 10/3 @MIL 6:10 PM CSN 162 10/4 @MIL 2:10 PM WGN Wrigley Field Game Time Wind Trends BLOWING IN BLOWING OUT CROSSWIND OVERALL (N, E, NE) (S, W, SW) (SE, NW) No. Games 21 10 4 34 Cubs Record 12-9 5-5 3-1 20-14 Cubs Runs 55 37 19 111 Opponents Runs 59 44 15 114 Total Runs Scored 114 81 34 225 Avg/Game 5.4 8.1 8.5 6.6 Cubs Homers 9 13 6 28 Opp. Homers 16 19 0 35 Video Board Home Runs in 2015 The following is a breakdown of home runs that have hit the left field and right field video boards in 2015. Team Left Field Board Right Field Board Total Opponent 0 1 1 Cubs 1 0 1 Most Recent HR to hit LF Board: Kris Bryant, 5/26/15 vs. WAS (Aaron Barrett) Most Recent HR to hit RF Board: Denard Span, 5/25/15 vs. WAS (Tsuyoshi Wada) Sheffield and Waveland Home Runs in 2015 The following is a breakdown of home runs hit at Wrigley Field that landed on Sheffield Ave. (right field) and Waveland Ave. (left field) in 2015. Team Sheffield HR s Waveland HR s Total Opponent 0 0 0 Cubs 0 1 1 Most Recent HR to reach Sheffield: Anthony Rizzo, 8/19/14 vs. SF (Ryan Vogelsong) Most Recent HR to reach Waveland: Starlin Castro, 6/12/15 vs. CIN (Johnny Cueto) Team Challenges Won Lost CUBS 24 12 12 Opp. 14 9 5 2015 MLB INSTANT REPLAY CHALLENGES Most Recent Cubs Challenge: 6/24/15 vs. CHI, B-9th inn. None on, two out Chris Denorfia singles to left field, tagged out advancing to second Cubs challenge Denorfia was safe at second call stands. Most Recent Opponent Challenge: 6/24/15 vs. LAD, T-5th inn. None on, none out Jimmy Rollins hits a low line drive to Chris Coghlan, who makes the catch Dodgers challenge ball hit the ground call confirmed. CUBS EJECTIONS IN 2015 MGR Joe Maddon 4/17 vs. San Diego HP Sam Holbrook arguing balls & strikes MGR Joe Maddon 5/6 @ St. Louis HP D.J. Reyburn arguing balls & strikes C Miguel Montero 6/16 vs. Cleveland HP Phil Cuzzi arguing balls & strikes