Pittsburgh Pirates (63-70) vs. Chicago Cubs (71-60) August 30, 2017 Wrigley Field Game No. 132 Home Game No. 65 RHP Ivan Nova (11-11, 3.97) vs. LHP José Quintana (4-3, 4.50) CUBS VS. PIRATES The Cubs and Pirates play 19 games, spanning six series, this season the clubs have met four times, with the Cubs twice winning two of three in Pittsburgh (April 24-26 and June 16-18) and the Pirates winning two series at Wrigley Field following this series at the Friendly Confines, the teams close out their season series with four games at PNC Park, Sept. 4-7. 2017 Overall:... 7-7 At Wrigley Field:... 3-5 At PNC Park:... 4-2 2016 Overall:... 14-4 At Wrigley Field:... 8-1 At PNC Park:... 6-3 All-Time Since 1887:... 1,205-1,268 At Wrigley Field:... 506-458 At PNC Park (since 2001):... 78-63 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (4) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed INF Addison Russell 8/3 8/13 23 (Rt. Foot Strain) C Willson Contreras 8/11 8/20 17 (Rt. Hamstring Strain, 4-6 weeks) LHP Jon Lester 8/18 8/28 11 (Left Lat Tightness/General Shoulder Fatigue) RHP Justin Grimm 8/18 8/28 11 (Rt. Index Finger Infection) N.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS 1. Chicago Cubs 71-60 ---- 2. Milwaukee Brewers 68-64 -3.5 3. St. Louis Cardinals 66-65 -5.0 4. Pittsburgh Pirates 63-70 -9.0 5. Cincinnati Reds 56-76 -15.5 CONSECUTIVE SAVE CHANCES CONVERTED, CUBS FRANCHISE HISTORY 1. Wade Davis 27 4/4/17-current 2. Ryan Dempster 26 8/2/05-5/1/06 3. Hector Rondon 22 8/14/15-6/6/16 Joe Borowski 22 8/5/03-5/23/04 HIGHEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL SINCE ASB 1. Chicago Cubs... +76 2. Cleveland Indians... +75 3. Baltimore Orioles... +60 4. Washington Nationals... +56 5. Los Angeles Dodgers... +55 MOST HOME RUNS SINCE ASB 1. Baltimore Orioles...76 2. Chicago Cubs... 71 3. Texas Rangers...68 4. New York Mets...64 5. Cincinnati Reds...63 MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 1. Giancarlo Stanton...166 2. Anthony Rizzo... 148 3. Paul Goldschmidt...144 4. Nolan Arenado...141 MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers...529 2. Chicago Cubs... 497 3. New York Yankees...494 4. Cleveland Indians...486 LOWEST BULLPEN ERA, NL, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers...2.93 2. Chicago Cubs... 3.71 3. Arizona Diamondbacks...3.75 4. Pittsburgh Pirates...3.89 MILESTONES REACHED: The Chicago Cubs, a season-high tying 11-games over.500, tonight play the final contest of a three-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates after having won the first two games by scores of 6-1 and 4-1 last night, Wade Davis remained perfect and locked down his 27th-consecutive save opportunity to set the franchise record while Anthony Rizzo was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run and a RBI to reach 200 career doubles since making his big league debut with San Diego in 2011. Chicago has allowed one or fewer runs in consecutive games for the first time since a three-game stretch, August 16-17 vs. Milwaukee the Cubs swept a twinbill, 4-0 and 4-1, before taking the next game, 6-1. Jake Arrieta tossed 6.0 shutout innings last night to improve to 6-1 with a 1.59 ERA (10 ER/56.2 IP) in nine starts since the All-Star Break. In 43 games since the All-Star Break, Cubs starting pitchers have allowed three or fewer earned runs in 37 of those contests, pitching to a 22-5 individual record with a 2.38 ERA (59 ER/222.2 IP) when allowing three or fewer earned runs the team is 8-1 the last nine times the starter has surrendered three or fewer earned runs dating to August 16. LAST NIGHT MAKES 27: Cubs closer Wade Davis last night set a franchise record as he converted his 27th-consecutive save opportunity to remain perfect in save chances this season he surpassed Ryan Dempster, who converted 26-straight opportunities from August 2, 2005-May 1, 2006. Dating to September 3 of last season, Davis has locked down 33-straight save opportunities, now the longest active streak in the majors as Baltimore s Zach Britton last week snapped his stretch of 60-consecutive save chances converted. DIFFERENCE MAKERS: Chicago has outscored its opponent by 76 runs in the season s second half, plating a major league-best 253 runs while allowing 177 the plus-76 run differential since the All-Star Break is tops in the majors, one head of Cleveland (+75). The Cubs in the season s first half scored 399 and allowed 399 runs the zero run differential ranked seventh in the N.L. and 13th in the majors. WHAT S THE HAPS?: This is the third contest of a seven-game homestand against Pittsburgh (2-0) and Atlanta (four games starting tomorrow). Chicago is 28-15 (.651) since the All-Star Break, tied with Washington for the second-best mark in baseball behind the Dodgers (30-10/.750). The Cubs won 14 of their first 17 games out of the break and have been victorious in 11 of their last 16. Chicago enters play tonight a season-high tying 3.5 games ahead of the Brewers in the N.L. Central Division Chicago entered the All-Star Break staring at a 5.5- game deficit to the Brewers, but have gained 9.0 games over Milwaukee since the Break. This is the ninth day (5-3) in a stretch in which the Cubs play 20 games in 20 days through September 10. CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 71-60 At Wrigley Field:... 36-28 On the Road:... 35-32 April:... 13-11 May:... 12-16 June:... 15-13 July... 16-8 August:... 15-12 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,782-10,248 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,254-3,737 Leading Entering 6th:... 50-9 Tied Entering 6th:... 9-10 Trailing Entering 6th:... 12-41 Leading Entering 7th:... 54-5 Tied Entering 7th:... 8-9 Trailing Entering 7th:... 9-46 Leading Entering 8th:... 62-6 Tied Entering 8th:... 5-6 Trailing Entering 8th:... 4-48 Leading Entering 9th:... 61-1 Tied Entering 9th:... 6-2 Trailing Entering 9th:... 4-57 Scoring First:... 44-24 One-Run Games:... 20-14 Two-Run Games:... 10-15 Extra-Inning Games:... 4-2 Scoring Four or More:... 62-17 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 9-43 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 52-12 Hit Totals Equal:... 10-5 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 9-43 Hit at Least One HR:... 59-33 Hit Two or More HR:... 41-14 Playing Errorless Ball:... 43-25 Committing at Least One Error:... 28-35 WHAT LIES AHEAD: Of the 31 games remaining for the Cubs this season, 17 are against teams currently owning a record at or below.500, or 55 percent of them the Cubs do not play a club currently with a winning record until September 8 vs. Milwaukee. The Cubs play 22 of their final 31 games against N.L. Central division foes, or 71 percent of them the Cubs are 32-22 vs. the N.L. Central, a.593 winning percentage, the best intra-divisional record of any N.L. Central team (Brewers are second at 27-26/.509). Chicago has just two days off the rest of the way following an off day, Monday, Sept. 11, in the middle of a nine-game homestand, the team has its final off day, Monday, Sept. 18. WITH THE BAT AND THE GLOVE: With two home runs Saturday in Philadelphia, Anthony Rizzo reached the 30-home run mark for the fourth-straight season he is the only lefty to collect 30 homers in each of the last four campaigns, and is one of three batters overall, joining Seattle s Nelson Cruz and Cleveland s Edwin Encarnacion. Rizzo enters tonight with a career-high 110-game errorless streak at first base dating to April 25 that s the longest errorless streak by a Cubs first baseman since Hall of Famer Ernie Banks had a 126-game errorless run at first base spanning the final 114 games of the 1969 season and the first 12 games of 1970 thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. COMFORTS OF HOME: Chicago has won its last five home games, its second-longest streak of the season the team won eightconsecutive home games from May 23-June 6 the Cubs have a major league-high six players with at least 10 homers at home this season Baltimore and Texas are tied for second with five players apiece only one other Cubs team (2008) has had six players with at least 10 homers at Wrigley Field in a single season. Anthony Rizzo s.439 OBP at home this season ranks fifth in the N.L. he s reached in his last 11 home games dating to August 5 while Jason Heyward has reached safely in each of his last nine home contests since August 6 (batting.400 in that span, 12-for-30). ARMS OUT OF THE PEN: Brian Duensing has stranded 25 of 30 inherited runners this season, allowing just 16.7 percent of the runners to score that s tied for the third-best percentage among N.L. relievers Carl Edwards Jr. has limited opponents to a.126 batting average (22-for-174), the best mark among major league relief pitchers (Texas Keone Kela is second at.128). AUGUST IS THE HOTTEST MONTH: The Cubs rank third in the majors, and second in the N.L., with a.281 average (264-for-938) in the month of August since May, the Cubs have seen their monthly batting averages rise from.215 (May) to.241 (June) to.270 (July) to the current.281 August average. Anthony Rizzo (.359), Kris Bryant (.323) and Albert Almora Jr. (.320) are qualifying hitters sporting averages above.300 in August Rizzo is tied for second in the N.L. with 27 RBI this month while Javier Báez is tied for fifth with 22 RBI. THE MVP S OBP: Kris Bryant has batted.347 (35-for-101) with eight doubles, five homers, 14 RBI and a.460 OBP in his last 28 games since July 29 he has reached base in each of his last 23 starts dating to August 3, and he has eight walks in his last seven games his team-leading 80 walks are fourth-most in the N.L. (teammate Anthony Rizzo is tied for fifth with 74 free passes). 20-HOMER CLUB: The Cubs have tied a franchise record with five players with at least 20 homers (Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Báez), while Ian Happ homered Thursday night to reach 19 blasts on the season the club previously had five players with at least 20 homers in 1958, 2004 and 2008. Additionally, the Cubs have tied a major league record with four 20-homer seasons by players in their age 25 or younger season (Bryant, Contreras, Schwarber, Báez) previously done only by the 2007 Brewers and 1979 Expos Happ would also join this group with another home run. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Wed., August 30 PIT 7:05 p.m. CSN 670 The Score LHP José Quintana (4-3, 4.50) vs. RHP Ivan Nova (11-11, 3.97) Thurs., August 31 ATL 7:05 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP Kyle Hendricks (5-4, 3.45) vs. LHP Sean Newcomb (2-7, 4.36) Fri., September 1 ATL 1:20 p.m. WGN 670 The Score RHP John Lackey (10-10, 4.98) vs. RHP Mike Foltynewicz (10-10, 4.84) Sat., September 2 ATL 1:20 p.m. CSN 670 The Score TBD vs. RHP Lucas Sims (2-4, 4.41) Sun., September 3 ATL 1:20 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP Jake Arrieta (14-8, 3.36) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (8-8, 4.06 + Today)
AUGUST 30, 2017 PAGE 2 Tonight s Cubs Starter #62 LHP José Quintana (4-3, 4.50) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 Chicago (A.L.) 13-12 3.20 32 32 0 0 208.0 192 76 74 22 50 181 2017 Chicago (A.L.) 4-8 4.49 18 18 0 0 104.1 98 55 52 14 40 109 CUBS 4-3 4.50 8 8 0 0 46.0 41 25 23 7 17 53 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 54-57 3.55 180 177 1 1 1101.1 1076 469 435 106 301 943 Last Time Out José allowed six runs in the first two innings, last Friday at Philadelphia settled down to toss three-straight scoreless innings to complete his outing. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 8/25 @PHI L 7-1 5.0 9 6 6 4 7 93-56 1-6 2017 Season José tonight makes his 27th start of the season, and ninth with the Cubs was acquired by the Cubs from the White Sox, July 13, for OF Eloy Jimenez, RHP Dylan Cease, and INFs Bryant Flete and Matt Rose. Allowed six or fewer hits in 14-consecutive starts, June 6-August 19 was snapped in his last start at Philadelphia tied with staffmate Jake Arrieta for the second-longest streak this season one shy of Ian Kennedy s 15-game streak from April 5-July 3. Won four-straight games from June 16-July 23 his teams were undefeated in his seven outings during that span. He tied the franchise record for most strikeouts in a Cubs debut (12), July 15 at Baltimore was previously done by Matt Garza on April 3, 2011 vs. Pittsburgh José is the first Cubs pitcher to do so on the road. Became the first Cubs pitcher to strike out 10 or more batters and allow three hits or less in a club debut since Phil Douglas did so on September 15, 1915 vs. Boston Douglas struck out 10 and allowed three hits in 9.0 innings Became only the second pitcher in baseball history (starting in 1893) to record consecutive double-digit strikeout efforts for two different teams, joining Randy Johnson who did so for Seattle and then Houston in 1998. Has gone 6-4 with a 3.66 ERA (35 ER/86.0 IP) in his last 15 starts his team has won 10 of those 15 starts. Was 1-4 with a 5.11 ERA (25 ER/44.0 IP) in eight home starts at Guaranteed Rate Field is 3-0 with a 4.91 ERA in four starts at Wrigley Field (12 ER/22.0 IP) is 4-7 with a 4.06 ERA (38 ER/84.1 IP) in 13 starts on the road. Has posted a 3.70 ERA (17 ER/41.1 IP) in his seven no-decisions the White Sox were 6-0 in those games the Cubs are 0-1 when he does not factor into the decision. Logged a 1.78 ERA in five June starts, the fourth-lowest mark in the majors and second-lowest in the American League during the month. Has limited left-handed batters to a.234 average (30-for-128) while righties are batting.245 (109-for-445). Career vs. Pittsburgh José tonight makes his second-career start vs. the Pirates allowed three runs in 6.0 innings, June 16, 2015 at PNC Park. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015/Career 0-1 4.50 1 1 6.0 9 3 3 2 1 6 vs. Pirates Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Freese (.667-3-2-0-0) Marte (.667-3-2-0-0) Rodriguez (.500-4-2-1-1) Harrison (.000-2-0-0-0) McCutchen (.667-3-2-0-1) Stewart (.333-6-2-0-0) Mercer (.000-3-0-0-0) Career Notes José tonight makes his ninth start as a member of the Cubs in five seasons with the White Sox, he went 50-54 with a 3.51 ERA (412 ER/1055.1 IP) in 172 games (169 starts) is the third-ever pitcher to start a game for both Chicago clubs in the same season. From the start of the 2013 season until being acquired by the Cubs, his 809 strikeouts were seventh-most in the A.L., his 95 quality starts ranked second and his 919.0 innings pitched were third-most led the league with 147 games started in that span. In his career vs. the N.L., is 8-12 with a 3.78 ERA (70 ER/166.2 IP) in 27 starts. Since the start of the 2013 season, he ranks in the top 10 among all left-handed pitchers in games started (155), innings pitched (965.0), strikeouts (862) and ERA (3.53). Recorded an ERA of 3.36 or better in each season from 2014-16, making him the only qualified A.L. starting pitcher to accomplish the feat. Is one of four pitchers with at least 200.0 IP and 32 games started in each of the last four seasons, joining Max Scherzer, Jeff Samardzija and staffmate Jon Lester. Made two starts at Wrigley Field as a member of the White Sox, going 0-1 with a 2.51 ERA (4 ER/14.1 IP). Since his debut in 2012, he leads the majors with 66 no-decisions. 2017 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/4 DET L, 6-3 5.1 5 6 6 3 2 93-57 2-6, 1 on 2. 4/9 MIN L, 4-1 6.1 5 2 2 1 7 100-66 0-2 3. 4/15 @MIN L, 6-0 5.2 9 5 5 5 5 98-56 0-5, 2 on 4. 4/21 CLE L, 3-0 6.0 5 3 3 3 6 106-60 0-3 5. 4/26 KC W, 5-2 6.0 5 2 1 2 10 99-63 4-2 APRIL: 1-4, 5.22 ERA (5 starts) 29.1 29 18 17 14 30 6. 5/2 @KC W, 6-0 8.0 4 0 0 2 7 102-65 6-0 7. 5/7 @BAL L, 4-0 5.0 9 4 4 3 4 96-64 0-4 8. 5/14 SD ND, 9-3 W 7.0 5 3 3 4 5 110-67 1-3 9. 5/19 @SEA ND, 2-1 W 8.0 1 1 1 1 7 99-64 1-1 10. 5/24 @ARI L, 8-6 4.1 8 8 8 0 7 76-53 2-6, 2 on 11. 5/30 BOS L, 13-7 2.2 10 7 7 0 4 81-48 3-7 MAY: 1-3, 5.91 ERA (6 starts) 35.0 37 23 23 10 34 12. 6/6 @TB ND, 4-2 W 5.1 4 1 1 4 7 114-68 1-1, 2 on 13. 6/11 @CLE L, 4-2 5.0 5 3 3 2 3 95-54 2-3 14. 6/16 @TOR W, 11-4 7.0 5 2 2 2 5 99-61 11-2 15. 6/22 @MIN W, 9-0 6.2 5 0 0 0 9 113-69 9-0, 1 on 16. 6/27 NYY ND, 4-3 W 6.1 2 0 0 4 6 101-55 1-0, 1 on JUNE: 2-1, 1.78 ERA (5 starts) 30.1 21 6 6 12 30 17. 7/2 TEX ND, 6-5 W 4.1 6 5 3 2 5 96-64 3-3, 3 on 18. 7/8 @COL ND, 5-4 W 5.1 5 3 3 2 10 103-66 4-3, 2 on Final start with White Sox TRADED TO CUBS 7/13 19. 7/15 @BAL W, 8-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 12 100-67 6-0 Tied franchise record for K s in a Cubs debut 20. 7/23 STL W, 5-3 6.0 5 3 3 2 7 99-58 5-3 First start with the Cubs at Wrigley Field 21. 7/28 @MIL L, 2-1 6.0 4 2 2 3 6 99-56 0-2 Third-straight quality start since joining Cubs JULY: 2-1, 3.45 ERA (5 starts) 28.2 23 13 11 9 40 22. 8/3 ARI ND, 10-8 L 5.0 6 6 6 1 6 103-65 2-6 Allowed three homers 23. 8/8 @SF L, 6-3 6.0 6 4 3 1 3 89-57 2-4 Allowed a three-run homer in the first inning 24. 8/14 CIN W, 15-5 5.0 4 2 1 4 4 105-56 7-2 13th-straight start allowing six or fewer hits 25. 8/19 TOR W, 4-3 6.0 4 2 2 2 8 102-69 3-2 Second-straight start allowing four hits 26. 8/25 @PHI L, 7-1 5.0 9 6 6 4 7 93-56 1-6 Most hits allowed since May 30 At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2017.067 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 Career.026 39 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 22 0 0 LAST HIT: 7/28/17 at Milwaukee (single off Brent Suter) at-bats since then 8 HOME RUNS: N/A Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 8/19/17 vs. TOR, 4-3 (6.0,4,2,2,2,8) Last Loss: 8/25/17 @ PHI, 7-1 (5.0,9,6,6,4,7) Most Strikeouts: 13 9/13/14 vs. MIN (10 total double-digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 11 (2x) last, 6/26/15 @ DET Most Runs Allowed: 9 4/19/15 @ DET Most Homers Allowed: 3 (6x) last, 5/30/17 vs. BOS Most Walks Allowed: 6 6/22/16 @ BOS Longest Outing: 9.0 IP (2x) last, 9/30/15 vs. KC Longest Winning Streak: 4 games (4x) last, 6/16/17-7/23/17 Longest Losing Streak: 7 games 5/14-6/28/16 Thursday s Starter vs. Atlanta RHP Kyle Hendricks (5-4, 3.45) Kyle tomorrow makes 19th start of the season, and 11th at home in his last start, August 26 at Philadelphia, he allowed two runs on six hits in a season-high tying 7.0 innings earned the win in the Cubs 17-2 blowout victory he recorded two hits and two RBI in the club s seven-run seventh inning. Has gone 4-3 with a 2.94 ERA (28 ER/85.2 IP) in his last 15 starts after going 1-1 with a 6.19 ERA (11 ER/16.0 IP) in his first three starts. Has allowed six or fewer hits in 17 of his 18 starts limiting righties to a.260 average (53-for-204) and lefties to a.229 mark (41-for-179). Will be making his fourth appearance, and third start, against the Braves faced Atlanta in his lone relief appearance July 7 of last season, tossing 2.0-scoreless innings made two starts against Atlanta in 2015, posting no record and a 3.38 ERA (4 ER/10.2 IP) in those outings. Missed seven weeks with right hand tendinitis from June 5-July 24.
#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.286, 5 HR, 31 RBI) Homestand:.333 (1-3), 2B, RBI Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (15): 2-hit (13), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 10 Last HR: 8/9/17 @ SF (Madison Bumgarner) Career Bests: H 3 (4x), last 6/13/17 @ NYM; RBI 3 (2x), last 8/20/17 vs. TOR; R 2 (5x), last 6/13/17 @ NYM Albert went 1-for-2 with a RBI double Monday is hitting.357 (15-for-42) with a homer and eight RBI in his last 18 games since August 7 is batting.314 (11-for-35) with six RBI as a pinch-hitter has played 78 games in center field (56 starts) and one start in left the Cubs are 34-22 when he starts in center field is batting.341 (31-for-91) off lefties and.253 (39-for-154) off righties is 20-for-61 (.328) with 14 RBI in his last 16 starts. August 20, delivered a three-run double in the third inning drove in a run and was 2-for-5 from the leadoff spot August 18 collected a career-high three RBI August 1, including his second GW RBI of the season went 102- straight games in the field before committing his first career error in center on July 28 had a career-high tying six-game hitting streak July 4-18 (.471/8-for-17). #13 ALEX AVILA C (.271, 3 HR, 15 RBI) Homestand:.250 (2-8), 2 RBI Current Streak: 2 games (2-8) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 18 Last HR: 8/17/17 vs. CIN (Scott Feldman) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 6/23/16 @ BOS; RBI 5, 4/6/11 @ BAL; R 4, 4/8/15 vs. MIN Alex has hit a bases loaded single each of the last two nights has 15 RBI in his last 18 games, hitting safely in 13 of those contests batting.300 (15-for-50) with two homers, 13 RBI and a.857 OPS in his last 16 games since August 11 between Detroit and Chicago, hitting.282 (69-for-245) vs. righties and.212 (7-for-33) vs. lefties was 1-for-4 with two runs, a double, two RBI and a walk, Saturday at PHI. Was 2-for-4 Friday August 22, was 2-for-3 with two runs, a RBI and two walks... was 2-for-4 with a double, homer, run scored and three RBI August 17. Hit his first homer as a Cub August 5 vs. Washington was acquired July 31 from the Tigers and joins his first N.L. club batted.274 (60-for-219) with 11 doubles, 11 homers and 32 RBI in 77 games with the Tigers this season his.871 OPS ranked second-highest among all catchers with at least 70 games played. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.269, 20 HR, 62 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-6), BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-6) Multi-Hit Games (30): 2-hit (24), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 23 Last HR: 8/18/17 vs. TOR (Tim Mayza) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 5/2/17 vs. PHI; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3, 4/22/16 @ CIN Javy drew a walk in a career-high four-straight games, August 25-28 is hitting.286 (28-for-98) with seven homers, 22 RBI and a.870 OPS in 26 August games homered four times in a six-game span, August 13-18 has started at shortstop in the team s last 25 games since August 3 with Russell on the D.L. went 2-for-3 with a walk Sunday. Went 2-for-4 with a go-ahead RBI, August 24 was 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored August 22 August 18, had two hits and three RBI (including a two-run homer) August 17, belted a solo homer to complete a backto-back-to-back stretch with Alex Avila and Ian Happ hit his first-career inside-the-park home run August 17 in San Francisco had a career day May 2, going 4-for-4 with a triple, homer, two runs and three RBI vs. Philadelphia the four hits tied a career-high and the three RBI marked a career high. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.288, 24 HR, 57 RBI) Homestand:.200 (1-5), 2 R, 4 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-2) Multi-Hit Games (31): 2-hit (18), 3-hit (11), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 9; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 25 Last HR: 8/26/17 @ PHI (Ben Lively) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last 6/27/16 @ CIN; R 4 (5x), last 5/21/17 vs. MIL Kris has reached safely in each of his last 23 starts, including two walks yesterday reached three times Monday (1- for-3, 2 BB) has hit safely in 22 of his last 28 games, and has 10 extra-base hits in his last 16 games leads the club in runs (89), walks (80) and OPS (.935) his.406 OBP is 21 points higher than his.385 OBP during his 2016 MVP season Saturday night hit his 24th homer and finished 2-for-3 with three runs, a RBI and a walk. August 17, scored twice and belted a solo homer had an 11-game hitting streak August 3-14 (20-for-43/.465) reached safely in 16 of 20 plate apps. in four games, August 11-14, driving in a run and walking in each contest, the first Cub to do so since Derrek Lee in July of 2004. Hit his 20th homer of the season July 30 was ejected for the first time in his major-league career July 25. #8 IAN HAPP INF/OF (.246, 19 HR, 47 RBI) Homestand:.333 (1-3), R, RBI, BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (16): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 10; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 22 Last HR: 8/24/17 @ CIN (Sal Romano) Career Bests: H 4, 6/22/17 @ MIA; RBI 4 (3x), last 7/2/17 @ CIN; R 2 (6x), last 8/19/17 vs. TOR Ian went 1-for-3 with a walk and go-ahead RBI single Monday has five homers in his last 12 games with an at-bat, including a go-ahead solo shot Thursday in Cincinnati 22 of his 47 RBI have come with two outs 34 of his 69 hits have been for extra bases (13 2B, 2 3B, 19 HR) has started games in center field (31), right field (5), left field (9) and second base (22). August 19 vs. Toronto, was 2-for-3 with two runs, a homer, two RBI and a walk August 17, recorded his third career multi-homer effort and was in the middle of a back-to-back-to-back homer effort with Alex Avila and Javier Báez in the fourth belted his first career pinch homer August 13 in Arizona his 13 homers before the All-Star Break were second-most by a Cubs rookie all-time led the Cubs with eight homers in June had a seven-game hitting streak (.429/12-for-28) June 20-26. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.259, 8 HR, 45 RBI) Homestand:.429 (4-7), 2B, RBI, SF Current Streak: 2 games (4-7) Multi-Hit Games (20): 2-hit (17), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 22 Last HR: 7/29/17 @ MIL (Jared Hughes) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (8x), last 4/24/17 @ PIT; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHI Jason went 2-for-3 with a RBI yesterday and 2-for-4 with a double Monday had gone 0-for-11 in his previous three games went 10-for-28 (.357) with five RBI in an eight-game stretch, August 14-23 hitting.270 (27-for-100) vs. lefties and.254 (64-for-252) vs. righties has made 80 starts in right field and 12 in center field. Tied a season high with three hits and also drove in two runs, August 22 went 3-for-4 with two doubles August 6, including his 1,000th-career hit in the eighth inning went 2-for-4 July 30 and hit a game-winning solo homer in the 11th inning July 29 robbed Ryan Braun of a home run July 28. Has missed time due to two D.L. stints: May 8-20 (right finger sprain) and June 22-July 4 (left hand abrasion). #30 JON JAY OF (.281, 2 HR, 25 RBI) Homestand:.200 (1-5), R Current Streak: 1 game (1-5) Multi-Hit Games (16): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 5; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 14 Last HR: 7/5/17 vs. TB (Erasmo Ramirez) Career Bests: H 5, 6/2/16 vs. SEA; RBI 4 (2x), last 8/18/13 @ CHI; R 3 (10x), last 6/16/14 vs. NYM Jon has reached base multiple times in nine of his last 17 starts hitting.261 (6-for-23) with five runs in his last six games following a 0-for-14 skid in six games, August 15-20 batted.328 (21-for-64) with a.434 OBP in 19 games from July 24-August 14. Went 2-for-5 with two runs from the top of the order, August 23 August 14, was 3-for-5 with three runs, a double, a triple, a RBI and a walk reached in seven-straight plate appearances spanning three games, July 22-24 had a season-high four hits July 24, including a double made his first-career pitching appearance July 6 (1.0 IP, 1 H) hit a pinch-hit, game-tying three-run homer July 5, his second in three games. #2 TOMMY LA STELLA INF (.312, 5 HR, 16 RBI) Homestand:.167 (1-6), BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (6): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 6 Last HR: 8/26/17 @ PHI (Yacksel Rios) Career Bests: H 3 (9x), last 8/26/17 @ PHI; RBI 4, 8/26/17 @ PHI; R 3, 4/24/16 @ CIN Tommy has started four-straight games, going 6-for-14 with two homers and a walk went 2-for-3 with a RBI Sunday Saturday night set career marks with his first career multi-homer game and four RBI, going 3-for-5 has three homers in his last six games dating to July 8 he is 16-for-41 (.390) with 12 RBI, seven walks (.469 OBP) and a 1.225 OPS in his last 21 major league games has batted.318 (7-for-22) with seven walks and two HBP as a pinch-hitter this season (.516 OBP) was recalled August 6 for his fourth stint with the Cubs. August 23, belted his third homer of the season and tied a then-career mark with three RBI August 16, delivered a two-out RBI pinch double in the sixth August 14, was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI his pinchhit RBI single in the ninth June 29 in Washington set the table for Jon Jay s game-winning two-run double the next at-bat, as Tommy scored the game-winning run. AUGUST 30, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. PIRATES RHP IVAN NOVA Albert Almora Jr.....000 3 0 0 0 Alex Avila....250 8 2 0 1 Javier Baez....000 5 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 6 0 0 0 Ian Happ....167 6 1 1 1 Jason Heyward....250 8 2 0 0 Jon Jay....000 1 0 0 0 Tommy La Stella....000 3 0 0 0 Rene Rivera....000 2 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....333 6 2 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....500 4 2 1 1 Ben Zobrist....171 35 6 0 1 CUBS AT WRIGLEY FIELD Albert Almora Jr.....295 149 44 3 25 Alex Avila....242 33 8 2 10 Javier Baez....246 536 132 23 62 Kris Bryant....281 784 220 53 131 Ian Happ....222 135 30 11 22 Jason Heyward....246 536 132 9 51 Jon Jay....293 259 76 3 35 Tommy La Stella....247 150 37 2 16 Rene Rivera....438 16 7 1 5 Anthony Rizzo....288 1519 438 70 237 Kyle Schwarber....219 269 59 19 43 Ben Zobrist....262 450 118 10 55 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....600 5 3 0 8 Alex Avila....375 16 6 0 11 Javier Baez....500 4 2 1 7 Kris Bryant....200 10 2 0 4 Ian Happ....600 5 3 1 7 Jason Heyward....556 9 5 0 9 Jon Jay....143 7 1 0 2 Tommy La Stella....000 1 0 0 2 Rene Rivera....000 5 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....438 16 7 1 21 Kyle Schwarber....286 7 2 1 7 Ben Zobrist....125 8 1 0 5 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....571 7 4 0 9 Alex Avila....250 76 19 1 56 Javier Baez....235 17 4 3 17 Kris Bryant....182 33 6 3 26 Ian Happ....600 5 3 1 7 Jason Heyward....241 83 20 2 57 Jon Jay....322 59 19 0 54 Tommy La Stella....467 15 7 0 20 Rene Rivera....167 24 4 0 13 Anthony Rizzo....329 70 23 3 70 Kyle Schwarber....273 11 3 1 9 Ben Zobrist....301 103 31 6 107 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....314 35 11 0 6 Alex Avila....353 17 6 0 2 Javier Baez....000 5 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 1 0 0 0 Ian Happ....167 12 2 1 1 Jason Heyward....000 2 0 0 0 Jon Jay....353 34 12 1 7 Tommy La Stella....318 22 7 0 3 Rene Rivera....000 2 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 2 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....182 11 2 1 1 Ben Zobrist....375 16 6 1 4 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....267 45 12 0 6 Alex Avila....220 50 11 1 9 Javier Baez....172 29 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....250 4 1 0 2 Ian Happ....167 12 2 1 1 Jason Heyward....269 26 7 0 5 Jon Jay....294 126 37 3 17 Tommy La Stella....250 72 18 0 7 Kyle Schwarber....100 20 2 1 1 Rene Rivera....080 25 2 1 3 Anthony Rizzo....083 12 1 0 1 Ben Zobrist....211 57 12 4 13
AUGUST 30, 2017 PAGE 4 #7 RENÉ RIVERA C (.225, 8 HR, 23 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-0) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-5) Multi-Hit Games (9): 2-hit (8), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 11 Last HR: 8/16/17 vs. NYY (Jaime Garcia) Career Bests: H 3 (12x), last 5/3/17 @ ATL; RBI 5, 4/28/14 @ SF; R 2 (11x), last 6/25/17 @ SF Rene was claimed off waivers from the Mets on August 19 and on August 20 made his Cubs debut, going 1-for-3 with a run scored batted.230 (40-for-174) with four doubles, eight homers and 23 RBI in 54 games for the Mets this season, and threw out 10 of 31 (32 percent) of runners attempting to steal. Since making his big league debut with Seattle in 2004, has thrown out 97 of 301 runners attempting to steal, good for a 32.2 percent success rate his eight homers this season are the second-most in his career, eclipsed only by his 11 homers in 2014 with San Diego. #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.279, 30 HR, 94 RBI) Homestand:.429 (4-7), 3 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI Current Streak: 5 games (10-18) Multi-Hit Games (34): 2-hit (24), 3-hit (10), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 17; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 31 Last HR: 8/26/17 @ PHI (Ben Lively) Career Bests: H 4 (8x), last 8/22/16 @ SD; RBI 6 (3x) last, 4/7/16 @ ARI; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony went 3-for-4 with two doubles, one run and one RBI last night has nine RBI in his last four games is hitting.439 (25-for-57) with eight doubles, four homers, 23 RBI and a 1.297 OPS in his last 15 games has 74 walks and 74 strikeouts on the season has a.459 OBP in his last 33 games (has reached at least three times in 12 of those) is the only lefty with at least 30 homers in the last four seasons had a career-high 14-game hitting streak (.420/21-for-50) June 6-20, the longest streak by a Cub this season. Went 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBI Sunday Saturday night recorded his 16th career multi-homer game and drove in five runs while scoring three times, finishing 3-for-5 Friday, was 2-for-3 with a walk August 22 reached five times, going 2-for-3 with three runs, a double, a RBI, two walks and a hit by pitch (also played third base in the ninth first left-handed Cubs third baseman since George Decker in 1895). August 16, belted his third career grand slam, a first pitch blast off Homer Bailey in the first collected his second multi-homer game of the season and 15th of his career August 1 his leadoff HR June 19 was his third of the season homered to lead off each of his first two games at leadoff June 13-14 in New York. #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.197, 22 HR, 44 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-2), R, BB Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0-10) Multi-Hit Games (14): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 11; GW RBI 8; 2-Out RBI 15 Last HR: 8/25/17 @ PHI (Jerad Eickhoff) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (4x), last 7/27/17 @ CWS; R 3 (4x), last 9/11/15 @ PHI -2 Kyle has gone hitless in his last three games on Friday hit his 22nd second homer of the season, extending his career high has a.231 average (18-for-78) with a.341 OBP and.789 OPS in August hitting.239 (32-for-134) with 10 homers and an.853 OPS since returning from Iowa, July 6 reached safely in eight-straight plate appearances through August 16 s fifth inning after striking out in his previous eight PAs batted.343 with four homers in 11 games during his stay with Iowa has made 85 starts in left field, and appeared at catcher (3 G) and first base (1 G). Hit his 21st homer of the season August 23 August 17, tied his season high with three hits and belted his 20th homer of the season, extending his career high recorded a career-high tying 11 total bases, July 27 at the White Sox, as he went 3-for-4 with a triple and his fourth-career multi-homer game tied a career-high with four RBI hit a game-tying, moonshot homer July 23 hit a two-run homer June 14 measured at 467-feet. Hit a three-run homer May 2, his 20th-career home run is the fastest Cubs player since 1913 to 20-career homers (97 games), thanks to STATS Inc. #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.233, 10 HR, 39 RBI) Homestand:.600 (3-5), HR, 2 R, RBI Current Streak: 2 games (3-5) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 12 Last HR: 8/29/17 vs. PIT (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, 4/28/11 @ MIN; R 4 (4x), last 6/9/12 @ MIA Ben went 2-for-4 with a game-winning solo homer last night notched a pinch-hit single and scored Monday has scored a run in four-straight games has an extra-base hit in five of his last eight games, including a two-run pinch homer Saturday has made 31 starts in the leadoff spot this season (Cubs are 19-12 in those games), hitting.258 (33- for-128) with seven doubles, two triples, five homers and 15 RBI from the top spot hitting.261 (35-for-134) with a.338 OBP since the Break after hitting.214 (45-for-210) with a.307 OBP in the first half. August 24, was 2-for-4 with a double from the top of the order August 22 delivered a go-ahead two-run pinch double with two outs in the seventh and finished with three RBI. Returned from the 10-day disabled list July 1 (left wrist inflammation) played two games with Double-A Tennessee, going 3-for-6 with a pair of walks was 5-for-49 (.102) since May 26 before landing on the shelf on June 16 had a 25-straight game on-base streak, April 28-May 30 had an eight-game hitting streak May 13-25 (13-for-28/.464) hit his fourth-career leadoff home May 21. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (5)... 5 0 0 0 Alex Avila (3)... 1 2 0 0 Javier Baez (20)... 9 8 2 1 Kris Bryant (24)... 18 5 1 0 Ian Happ (19)... 14 3 1 1 Jason Heyward (8)... 4 2 2 0 Jon Jay (2)... 1 0 1 0 Tommy La Stella (5)... 3 2 0 0 Rene Rivera (8)... 6 2 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (30)... 16 8 5 1 Kyle Schwarber (22)... 15 3 3 1 Ben Zobrist (10)... 6 3 1 0 CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2017 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Albert Almora Jr. (7)... 5 2 0 0 Alex Avila (5)... 4 1 0 0 Javier Baez (18)... 11 6 0 1 Kris Bryant (11)... 7 3 1 0 Ian Happ (12)... 8 1 3 0 Jason Heyward (13)... 9 2 2 0 Jon Jay (3)... 2 1 0 0 Tommy La Stella (3)... 1 1 1 0 Rene Rivera (4)... 2 2 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (26)... 16 4 4 2 Kyle Schwarber (9)... 4 3 2 0 Ben Zobrist (9)... 6 3 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (188)... 115 46 22 5 Opponents (162)... 100 41 18 3 CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Willson Contreras, 6/26/17 @ Washington (Gio Gonzalez) Walk-Off HR: Addison Russell, 4/19/17 vs. Milwaukee (Neftali Feliz) Pinch-HR: Ben Zobrist, 8/26/17 @ Philadelphia (Yacksel Rios) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David DeJesus, 5/11/12 @ Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR: Javier Báez, 8/7/17 @ San Francisco (Matt Moore) Three-Homer Game: Kris Bryant, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer: Jon Lester, 8/1/17 vs. Arizona (Patrick Corbin) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2017 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (14): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT, 5/21 vs. MIL & 7/7 vs. PIT; Contreras, 5/12 @ STL, 8/3 vs. ARI & 8/6 vs. WSH; Rizzo, 5/24 vs. SF, 8/1 vs. ARI & 8/26 @ PHI; Happ, 6/4 vs. STL, 7/2 @ CIN & 8/17 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 7/27 @ CWS; La Stella, 8/26 @ PHI 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (5): Contreras, 4/22 @ CIN; Baez, 5/18 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 6/3 vs. STL, Happ, 6/13 @ NYM; Rizzo, 8/16 vs. CIN 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (2): Rizzo, 4/21-23; Rizzo, 7/15-17 Pinch-Homers (2): Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Jay, 7/5 vs. TB Back-to-Back Homers (9): Russell & Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Rizzo & Happ, 6/14 @ NYM; Happ & Schwarber, 7/8 vs. PIT; Contreras & Schwarber, 7/14 @ BAL; Contreras & Schwarber, 8/6 vs. WSH; Schwarber & Avila, 8/11 @ AZ; Baez & Happ, 8/13 @ AZ; Bryant & Rizzo, 8/14 vs. CIN & 8/26 @ PHI; Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (1): Avila, Happ & Baez, 8/17 vs. CIN Pitchers Hitting Homers (3): Arrieta, 6/17 @ PIT; Montgomery, 7/19 @ ATL; Lester, 8/1 vs. ARI Game-Opening Homers (5): Zobrist, 5/21 vs. MIL; Rizzo, 6/13 @ NYM; Rizzo, 6/14 @ NYM; Rizzo, 6/20 vs. SD; Contreras, 6/26 @ WASH Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Avila 3/14 21.4% 0 2 4.08 (59 ER/130.0 IP) Caratini 1/7 14.3% 0 0 2.53 (19 ER/67.2 IP) Contreras 17/66 25.8% 5 6 4.02 (323 ER/724.0 IP) Montero 0/31 0.0% 0 0 4.35 (104 ER/215.1 IP) Rivera 0/1 0.0% 0 0 4.85 (14 ER/26.0 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 3.60 (2 ER/5.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (7): Hendricks (3), Arrieta, Lester, Montgomery, Quintana CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Schwarber 36 (17-19), Jay 33 (18-15), Zobrist 31 (19-12), Rizzo 13 (6-7), Happ 6 (3-3), Heyward 4 (2-2), Almora Jr. 3 (2-1), Baez 2 (1-1), Contreras 2 (2-0), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 91 (49-42), Schwarber 18 (10-8), Happ 10 (5-5), La Stella 5 (3-2), Almora 3 (1-2), Jay 2 (2-0), Rizzo 1 (1-0), Zobrist 1 (0-1) 3 Rizzo 89 (48-41), Bryant 29 (16-13), Contreras 4 (4-0), Happ 4 (0-4), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Zobrist 2 (2-0) 4 Zobrist 41 (20-21), Contreras 29 (18-11), Rizzo 24 (14-10), Russell 15 (9-6), Happ 13 (7-6), Candelario 3 (1-2), Montero 2 (0-2), Heyward 2 (2-0), Bryant 1 (0-1), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 5 Russell 28 (14-14), Happ 23 (13-10), Schwarber 20 (13-7), Heyward 19 (10-9), Contreras 9 (6-3), Montero 8 (1-7), Zobrist 6 (3-3), Avila 4 (3-1), Jay 3 (0-3), Candelario 2 (2-0), Almora 2 (2-0), Baez 2 (2-0), Caratini 2 (1-1), La Stella 3 (1-2) 6 Heyward 32 (15-17), Contreras 18 (6-12), Almora Jr. 16 (11-5), Baez 12 (5-7), Happ 11 (8-3), Russell 10 (7-3), Avila 9 (7-2), La Stella 7 (3-4), Schwarber 5 (2-3), Montero 4 (4-0), Jay 2 (0-2), Candelario 2 (2-0), Caratini 2 (1-1), Zobrist 1 (0-1) 7 Baez 37 (18-19), Heyward 35 (21-14), Contreras 20 (7-13), Montero 13 (8-5), Russell 8 (5-3), Almora 7 (5-2), Jay 3 (2-1), La Stella 3 (2-1), Schwarber 2 (1-1), Caratini 1 (1-0), Happ 1 (0-1), Rivera 1 (1-0) 8 Baez 39 (24-15), Russell 18 (10-8), Lester 12 (6-6), Lackey 11 (5-6), Arrieta 10 (6-4), Hendricks 7 (5-2), Butler 6 (4-2), Almora 6 (1-5), Anderson 5 (2-3), Montgomery 4 (1-3), Jay 3 (2-1), Avila 2 (0-2), Caratini 2 (2-0), Montero 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1), Zagunis 1 (1-0), Happ 1 (1-0), Rivera 2 (0-2) 9 Jay 20 (10-10), Almora 19 (12-7), Arrieta 14 (7-7), Lester 13 (7-6), Lackey 13 (9-4), Baez 10 (4-6), Hendricks 10 (4-6), Quintana 7 (3-4), Schwarber 6 (3-3), Butler 5 (2-3), Quintana 6 (3-3), Montgomery 5 (3-2), Zagunis 3 (2-1), Russell 2 (2-0), Anderson (1-0), Szczur (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Caratini 1 (1-0) C Contreras 78 (41-37), Montero 28 (14-14), Avila 15 (10-5), Caratini 7 (5-2), Rivera 3 (1-2) 1B Rizzo 127 (69-58), Bryant 1 (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Caratini 1 (1-0), Contreras 1 (0-1) 2B Baez 49 (29-20), Zobrist 50 (28-22), Happ 22 (9-13), La Stella 10 (5-5) 3B Bryant 113 (61-52), La Stella 8 (4-4), Candelario 7 (5-2), Baez 3 (1-2) SS Russell 81 (47-34), Baez 50 (24-26) LF Schwarber 85 (42-43), Jay 24 (13-11), Zobrist 9 (5-4), Happ 9 (8-1), Contreras 3 (2-1), Bryant 1 (1-0) CF Almora Jr. 56 (34-22), Happ 33 (19-14), Jay 29 (13-16), Heyward 12 (5-7) RF Heyward 80 (45-35), Zobrist 23 (11-12), Jay 11 (7-4), Bryant 6 (2-4), Happ 5 (1-4), Zagunis 4 (3-1), Szczur 2 (2-0) P Arrieta 27 (15-12), Lester 26 (14-12), Lackey 25 (15-10), Hendricks 18 (9-9), Butler 11 (6-5), Montgomery 10 (5-5), Quintana 8 (4-4), Anderson 6 (3-3) DH Schwarber 7 (5-2), Jay 1 (1-0) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 89 75 51 84 65 71 81 75 55 6 652 OPP. 98 61 51 66 61 54 48 80 53 4 576 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (19) Jason Heyward (6), Kyle Schwarber (6), Albert Almora (3), Jon Jay (2), Ian Happ (2)
Cubs Pitching AUGUST 30, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 51-40 4.20 1 721.2 688 377 337 101 247 666 Relievers 20-20 3.71 32 446.1 355 199 184 61 207 479 SEASON TOTALS 71-60 4.01 1/32 1,168.0 1043 576 521 162 454 1,145 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 8/29 vs. PIT-SV 1.0,1,0,0,0,0 8/16/17 vs. CIN 8/29/17 vs. PIT 9/15/15 @ CLE 27/27 47/37 1/1 Brian Duensing 8/29 vs. PIT-H 0.1,0,0,0,0,0 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 8/29/17 vs. PIT 0/1 56/47 30/5 Carl Edwards Jr. 8/28 vs. PIT 1.0,0,0,0,1,1 7/7/17 vs. PIT 10/2/16 @ CIN 8/24/17 @ CIN 0/3 59/41 27/7 Felix Peña 8/26 @ PHI 1.0,1,0,0,0,1 6/29/17 @ WSH 9/27/16 @ PIT 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/0 13/10 4/3 Hector Rondon 8/27 @ PHI 0.2,1,0,0,0,2 8/1/17 vs. ARI 7/24/16 @ MIL 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/3 52/39 23/10 Pedro Strop 8/29 vs. PIT-H 1.0,1,0,0,0,1 7/5/17 vs. TB 9/19/15 vs. STL 8/29/17 vs. PIT 0/3 57/43 34/11 Koji Uehara 8/29 vs. PIT-H 0.2,2,1,1,0,1 7/14/17 @ BAL 6/4/17 vs. STL 8/29/17 vs. PIT 2/5 48/29 9/4 Justin Wilson 8/27 @ PHI 1.1,0,0,0,0,1 6/15/17 vs. TB 7/29/17 vs. HOU 8/11/17 @ AZ 13/16 54/37 17/4 2017 TOTALS 32/47 (.681) 407/297 (.730) 168/57 (.339) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (3-1, 2.17 ERA, 27 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 58-38, 74 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 8/29 vs. PIT MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 8/16/17 vs. CIN (7-6) LAST SV: 8/29/17 vs. PIT (4-1) Wade, named to the N.L. All-Star Team, last night converted his franchise-record 27thstraight save chance to begin his Cubs career has converted his last 32 since September of last year with Kansas City tossed a scoreless ninth in Monday s 6-1 win. Secured his 26th save of the season August 19 vs. Toronto, working a perfect ninth has a 1.73 ERA (5 ER/26.0 IP) in his 26 save chances. Has the most saves without a blown save in baseball this season. Has allowed three homers in August after allowing one in his first 37 games. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-1, 2.39 ERA, 0 SV, 8 Holds) CAREER: 42-38, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.2, 6/12 @ NYM MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 7/4/11 vs. TB LAST WIN: 9/28/16 @ TOR (3-2) LAST SV: 4/10/15 @ CWS (6-0) Brian has walked 13 and struck out 55 in 56 games (52.2 IP) in his last 51 contests since April 24, has pitched to a 1.52 ERA (8 ER/47.1 IP) and averaged 9.1 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (48 SO) had 16.1-scoreless inning streak snapped August 9, one inning shy of his career high done in 2010 (17.1) streak had been active since June 22. Last night retired his lone batter faced to end the eighth inning and strand an inherited runner picked up his eighth hold. Saturday night tossed a scoreless eighth inning, allowing one hit. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (3-3, 3.38 ERA, 0 SV, 19 Holds) CAREER: 3-4, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 2x, last 5/2 vs. PHI MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (4x) last, 5/2/17 vs. PHI LAST WIN: 7/7/17 vs. PIT (6-1) LAST SV: 10/2/16 @ CIN (7-4) Carl has pitched to a 1.04 ERA (1 ER/8.2 IP) with two walks and 13 strikeouts in his last 10 outings after posting a 7.45 ERA (16 ER/19.1 IP) with 19 walks and 28 strikeouts in 22 games from June 14-August 6 has held opponents to a.038 average (1-for-26) in his last 10 contests. Spun a scoreless eighth inning Monday vs. Pittsburgh, walking one and striking out one. Struck out two and tossed a scoreless seventh inning Thursday to pick up his 19th hold of the year. #60 FELIX PEÑA RHP (1-0, 5.14 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Holds) CAREER: 1-0, 1 SV MOST IP, 2017: 3.2 5/6 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 3.2 5/6/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: 6/29/17 @ WSH (5-4) LAST SV: 9/27/16 @ PIT Felix was recalled from Triple-A Iowa prior to August 18 s game and is in his fifth stint with the team this season (also May 5-13, May 23-28, June 10-July 4 and July 22-23) Saturday night, tossed a scoreless ninth, allowing one hit and striking out one. Struck out the side August 19 in his first outing with the Cubs since June 29 tied a career-high with three strikeouts. Has gone 2-1 with six saves and a 5.54 ERA (24 ER/39.0 IP) in 24 relief appearances with Iowa this season has 46 strikeouts in 39.0 IP. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (4-1, 4.96 ERA, 0 SV, 10 Holds) CAREER: 18-13, 77 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 6/8 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (18x) last, 6/8/17 vs. COL LAST WIN: 8/1/17 vs. WSH (16-4) LAST SV: 7/24/16 @ MIL (6-5) Hector has made 52 appearances, allowing 47 hits in 187 at-bats (.251) while walking 20 and striking out 59 posted a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP) in 13 games from June 18-July 19 prior to allowing four runs in 0.0 IP (4 BF) July 21 vs. St. Louis, tagged with a blown save. Allowed a leadoff double to start Sunday s sixth inning, but struck out the next two batters baserunner did not score. Pitched August 23 s ninth inning, allowing a career-high three solo homers. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (3-4, 3.38 ERA, 0 SV, 17 Holds) CAREER: 18-24, 9 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 5/7 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (10x) last, 5/7/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: 7/5/17 vs. TB (7-3) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has held opponents to a.205 batting average (38-for-185) has walked 21 and struck out 54 in 57 games (50.2 IP) posted a 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) and a 1.01 WHIP in 33 games from May 17-August 7 has allowed runs in four of his last eight games (8.00 ERA) since August 9. Last night picked up his 17th hold, stranding an inherited runner (1.0 IP). Thursday night, suffered a blown save and the loss after allowing three runs on three hits and two walks, all coming with two outs in the eighth. August 11 became the first Cub in franchise history to reach 100 holds with the Cubs, retiring all four batters faced to preserve Chicago s lead. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (3-4, 4.04 ERA, 2 SV, 13 Holds) CAREER: 22-26, 95 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 IP, 6/11 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 4/19/09 @ BOS LAST WIN: 7/14/17 @ BAL (9-8) LAST SV: 6/4/17 vs. MIA (7-6) Koji on August 20 was activated from the 10-day D.L. (right neck strain) after he landed on the shelf, August 9 allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in August 20 s 10th inning, his first action since August 8 has pitched scoreless ball in 34 of his 48 outings. Last night tossed 0.2 innings, allowing two hits including a solo homer. Surrendered one homer in 33 games before the All-Star Break (29.2 IP), but has allowed six in 12.2 innings in 15 games in the second half. #37 JUSTIN WILSON LHP (1-0, 4.00 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 22-14, 14 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.2 IP, 7/9 @ CLE MOST IP, CAREER: 3.1 4/15/13 vs. STL LAST WIN: 8/20/17 vs. TOR (6-5, 10 inn.) LAST SV: 7/29/17 vs. HOU (5-3) Justin was acquired by Chicago July 31 from Detroit, along with catcher Alex Avila, for infielders Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes and a PTBNL/cash went 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA (12 ER/40.1 IP), 15 saves and eight holds in 42 games with the Tigers. Has spun four-straight scoreless outings (3.2 IP), including 1.1 shutout innings Sunday in Philadelphia stranded an inherited runner to end the sixth. Tossed a scoreless sixth inning Friday night after allowing runs in five of his first seven outings with Chicago. Held opponents to a.157 average while with the Tigers limited hitters to a.242 on-base percentage and a.321 slugging mark. 2017 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 15, 8/26 @ PHI (17-2)... Largest Winning Margin... 11, 7/9 vs. PIT (13-4) 5, 4/18 vs. MIL (0-5, 9-7)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 17, 8/26 @ PHI... Most Runs... 14, 7/9 vs. PIT 7 (3x), last 8/26 @ PHI (7th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 10, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 17 (4x), last 8/14 vs. CIN... Most Hits... 15 (2x), last 5/9 @ COL 7, 8/26 @ PHI (7th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 7, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 2 (5x), last 6/27 @ WSH... Fewest Hits... 3 (5x), last 7/22 vs. STL 6 (2x), last 8/26 @ PHI... Most Home Runs... 5, 8/3 vs. ARI 4, 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 3, 8/23 @ CIN (9th) 6 (3x), last 6/16 @ PIT... Most Doubles... 5 (2x), last 7/21 vs. STL 2 (3x), last 5/22 vs. SF...Most Triples... 2, 4/24 @ PIT 10 (2x), last 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Extra-Base Hits... 7 (2x), last 5/22 vs. SF 10 (2x), last 5/29 @ SD... Most BBs By Batters... 10, 5/19 vs. MIL 22, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Ks By Pitchers...26, 5/7 vs. NYY 3, 7/17 @ ATL... Most Stolen Bases... 7, 6/27 @ WSH 3 (3x), last 5/6 vs. NYY... Most Double Plays Turned... 4 (2x), last 6/19 vs. SD 3 (3x), 7/7 vs. PIT...Most Errors Committed... 4, 4/29 @ BOS 18, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Left On Base... 14 (2x), last 5/4 vs. PHI Longest Winning Streak: 6 games...7/14-19 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games...5/26-31 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 23 (Cubs 10, Reds 13)... 8/17 vs. CIN Most Hits, Both Clubs: 28, 2x last (Cubs 15, Brewers 13)... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 8, (Cubs 6, Reds 2)... 8/17 vs. CIN Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 48* (Cubs 22, Yankees 26)... 5/7 vs. NYY Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 29 (Cubs 18, Yankees 11)... 5/7 vs. NYY Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 2 (Cubs 1, Giants 1)... 5/23 vs. SF Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 7 (2x)... 6/2-8 & 7/25-8/1 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 3...6/23-25 Consecutive Errorless Games: 5... 5/31-6/5 Consecutive Games With An Error: 5...6/14-19 Shortest Game, Time: 2:05... 5/23 vs. SF Longest Game, Time: 6:05... 5/7 vs. NYY (18 innings) Most Innings: 18... 5/7 vs. NYY Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 42,186; 7/21 vs. STL Largest Road Crowd: 48,322; 5/27 @ LAD Series Sweeps: 6 (3 G, 5/16-18 vs. CIN, 6/2-6/4 vs. STL, 7/14-16 @ BAL, 7/17-19 @ ATL, 8/18-20 vs. TOR; 2 G, 7/26-27 @ CWS) *Major League Single-Game Record BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, Rizzo... 6/6-20 Most Runs Scored: 4, Bryant... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Hits: 4 (9x), last Jay... 7/24 vs. CWS Most Total Bases: 12, Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits: 3 (3x), last Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Doubles: 2 (18x), last Rizzo... 8/29 vs. PIT Most Triples: 1 (22x), last Zobrist... 8/17 vs. CIN Most RBI: 6, Contreras... 8/3 vs. ARI Most Stolen Bases: 2, Happ... 7/25 vs. CWS Most Walks: 3 (9x), last Almora... 6/26 @ WSH Most Strikeouts: 5, Báez... 7/25 vs. CWS 2-Hit Innings: 1, Hendricks... 8/26 @ PHI (7th) PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 5, Lackey... 7/18-8/11 Longest Losing Streak: 4, Lackey... 5/22-6/12 Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 1, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Low-Hit Complete Game: 4, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Longest Outing, Reliever: 4.1 (2x), Floro & Montgomery... 5/9 @ COL & 8/17 vs. CIN Most Strikeouts, Starter: 12, Quintana... 7/16 @ BAL Reliever: 5 (2x), Floro & Montgomery... 5/9 @ COL & 7/26 @ CWS Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, (3x) last Lackey... 8/27 @ PHI Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 13.1, Hendricks... 4/30-5/10 Reliever: 18.0, Montgomery... 4/17-5/13 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 26, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 17, Lester... 7/22 vs. STL Most Runs Allowed: 10, Lester... 7/9 vs. PIT Most Hits Allowed: 10 (2x), last Arrieta... 4/28 @ BOS Most Homers Allowed: 3 (5x), last Rondon... 8/23 @ CIN Most Walks Issued: 6 (2x), last Arrieta... 6/27 @ WSH Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 5.2 IP, Lester... 7/22 vs. STL MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 36 High-Water Mark: 11 games (68-57, 71-60) Losses after Leading: 29 Low-Water Mark: 2 games (25-27, 43-45) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 12 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 21 (1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7, 16-16, 17-17, 18-18, 19-19, 25-25, 27-27, 30-30, 31-31, 32-32, 33-33, 34-34, 39-39, 40-40, 41-41, 42-42, 43-43, 45-45) Walkoff Wins: 5 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL, 5/4 vs. PHI, 8/16 vs. CIN, 8/20 vs. TOR)