CUBS VS. PIRATES The Cubs and Pirates play 19 games, spanning six series following this series, the teams do not meet again until returning here for three games, June 16-18 Chicago last season was 14-4 against Pittsburgh, its most wins in a season against the Pirates since also going 14-4 in 2008 the Cubs are 9-4-1 at PNC Park since September 15, 2015. 2017 Overall:... 0-3 At Wrigley Field:... 0-3 At PNC Park:... 0-0 2016 Overall:... 14-4 At Wrigley Field:... 8-1 At PNC Park:... 6-3 All-Time Since 1887:... 1,198-1,264 At Wrigley Field:... 503-456 At PNC Park (since 2001):... 74-61 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (0) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed Currently, no Cubs are on the D.L. UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 100 Stolen Bases... Jason Heyward (2) 400 Games Pitched... Koji Uehara (4) 1,000 Games... Jason Heyward (6) MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Chicago Cubs... 210 2. St. Louis Cardinals...195 3. Los Angeles Dodgers...192 Texas Rangers...192 5. Washington Nationals...191 LOWEST OPP. BATTING AVG., NL, 2017 1. Cincinnati Reds....218 2. Chicago Cubs....226 3. Miami Marlins....229 4. Washington Nationals....230 5. Los Angeles Dodgers....233 MOST RBI IN N.L. SINCE START OF 2015 SEASON 1. Nolan Arenado, COL...276 2. Anthony Rizzo, CHI... 221 3. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI...217 4. Matt Kemp, SD-ATL...214 5. Kris Bryant, CHI... 211 MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE 2013 1. Anthony Rizzo... 122 Giancarlo Stanton...122 3. Nolan Arenado...117 4. Paul Goldschmidt...115 5. Jay Bruce...113 MOST WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Jake Arrieta... 43 2. Max Scherzer...37 3. David Price...35 4. Madison Bumgarner...33 Zack Greinke...33 9 AWAY FROM 1,000 Cubs manager Joe Maddon owns a 991-860 (.535) managerial record in his time guiding the Angels (twice in an interim role), Tampa Bay and the Cubs he aims to become the eighth active manager to reach the 1,000-win milestone, joining: Bruce Bochy, Dusty Baker, Mike Scioscia, Buck Showalter, Terry Francona, Clint Hurdle and Ned Yost. Chicago Cubs (10-8) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (8-10) April 24, 2017 PNC Park Game No. 19 Road Game No. 10 LHP Brett Anderson (1-0, 4.40) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (1-1, 2.60) MAKING A PITT STOP: The Chicago Cubs tonight play the first of three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates to continue this 10-day, nine-game trip through Cincinnati (2-1), Pittsburgh (3 games) and Boston (3 games, starting Friday) Chicago yesterday had its season-high four-game winning streak snapped in a 7-5 setback at the Reds Anthony Rizzo homered for his third-consecutive game and Jason Heyward knocked in two runs. This is Chicago s first visit to PNC Park since the teams played to a 1-1 tie, September 29 of last season the game was suspended due to rain in the sixth inning with no make-up date scheduled it was Chicago s first tie game since May 28, 1993 vs. the Expos. Including this past weekend, the Cubs have opened their second-straight season with series victories in five of their first six sets... in 2016, Chicago started the season 6-1 in their first seven series the Cubs this season won their first three series to begin a season for just the fourth time in the expansion era Chicago also turned the trick in 1969 (won first five series), 1985 and 2016. Additionally, Friday night s contest at the Reds began a stretch in which the Cubs play games in 19 of 20 days through May 10 Chicago plays 15 of 22 contests on the road through May 14. IT S NEVER TOO LATE: Including two runs yesterday in a comeback attempt in Cincinnati, the Cubs have scored 15 runs in the ninth inning this season that s the most of any National League club and third-most in baseball behind Cleveland (21) and the Angels (18). Chicago s.302 average (19-for-63) in the ninth inning is second in the N.L. behind Miami (.323) while its four home runs are tied for third-most in baseball Toronto leads with six homers in the ninth. HITTING THEM OUT AT A RAPID RATE: Anthony Rizzo has homered in each of his last three games, belting a three-run game-tying shot Friday in Cincinnati, a threerun homer in the first inning on Saturday and a two-run blast in the fourth inning yesterday this is the fourth time he has homered in at least three-straight contests and one shy of his career-high four-game run, July 29-August 1, 2015. Rizzo enters this Pirates series with 19 home runs against Pittsburgh, the second-most he s hit against any team his three homers this past weekend gives him 20 against the Reds. Rizzo had three RBI in his first 74 plate appearances, but has recorded eight RBI in his last 11 plate appearances. CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 10-8 At Wrigley Field:... 4-5 On the Road:... 6-3 April:... 10-8 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,721-10,196 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,222-3,715 Leading Entering 6th:... 6-3 Tied Entering 6th:... 0-1 Trailing Entering 6th:... 4-4 Leading Entering 7th:... 7-1 Tied Entering 7th:... 0-2 Trailing Entering 7th:... 3-5 Leading Entering 8th:... 8-1 Tied Entering 8th:... 0-1 Trailing Entering 8th:... 2-6 Leading Entering 9th:... 7-0 Tied Entering 9th:... 1-1 Trailing Entering 9th:... 2-7 Scoring First:... 6-3 One-Run Games:... 3-3 Two-Run Games:... 2-3 Extra-Inning Games:... 1-1 Scoring Four or More:... 8-2 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 2-6 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 7-2 Hit Totals Equal:... 1-1 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 2-5 Hit at Least One HR:... 7-4 Hit Two or More HR:... 6-1 Playing Errorless Ball:... 6-3 Committing at Least One Error:... 4-5 A PRETTY GOOD DOZEN: Anthony Rizzo enters tonight with a 12-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors Toronto s Kevin Pillar is second with an 11-game hitting streak Rizzo is hitting.370 (17-for-46) with four doubles, four homers, 11 RBI, seven walks (compared to six strikeouts), a.482 on-base percentage and a.717 slugging mark. This 12-game hitting streak ties his career best, done May 25-June 7, 2015 overall, he has six career hitting streaks of 10 or more games. AS OF LATE : In the team s last five games, the Cubs bullpen has recorded a 1.83 ERA (4 ER/19.2 IP) while going 3-0 with two saves the pen has walked nine, struck out 26 (good for an average of 11.9 strikeouts per 9.0 innings) and held the opponent to a.162 average (11-for-68). Twice in this stretch, April 18 vs. Milwaukee and Friday in Cincinnati, the bullpen tossed 5.1 innings and held the opponent to one or no runs. FLEXING THEIR MUSCLES: The Cubs have homered in five-straight games, belting 11 home runs in this stretch, after going deep nine times in their first 13 games to begin the season this is Chicago s longest home run streak since delivering long balls in seven-straight contests, September 11-17 of last season. A GRAND OL TIME: Willson Contreras on Saturday connected for his first career grand slam, also the first by a Cubs player this season it was the first regular season grand slam by a Cubs catcher since Miguel Montero on September 6, 2015 vs. Arizona, though Montero did smash a pertinent grand slam in Game One of the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers last October at Wrigley Field. TRIPLE THREAT: Jake Arrieta on Saturday recorded an RBI triple and now has a triple in each of his last four seasons he is the first pitcher to triple in four-consecutive seasons since St. Louis Ray Sadecki from 1963-66 thanks to Elias for its research assistance. WALKS APLENTY: Prior to yesterday, in which Chicago did not walk, the team had gone 16-straight games with at least three free passes in each contest that was the club s longest stretch since 17-consecutive games of at least three walks, August 10-29, 1975. The Cubs have drawn 69 walks this season, fourth-most in the N.L. behind the Dodgers (78), Mets (72) and Nationals (70) Kyle Schwarber s 13 walks are fifth-most in the Senior Circuit. LEADING THINGS OFF: Kyle Schwarber has reached base to lead off a game nine times in 17 plate appearances his.529 on-base percentage leading off the game ranks second in the majors among players with at least 10 such plate appearances, trailing only San Diego s Manuel Margot (.588). FEAST OR FAMINE: In Chicago s 10 victories, the team is hitting.276 (99-for-359) with an.846 OPS while averaging 6.7 runs per game (67 runs total) the pitchers have posted a 3.56 ERA (32 ER/81.0 IP) in the team s wins. Chicago has hit.221 (60-for-272) with a.614 OPS in the team s losses, averaging 2.8 runs per game (22 runs total) the pitchers have a 4.25 ERA (34 ER/72.0 IP) in the Cubs losses. BULLPEN BITS: Wade Davis Tuesday night recorded his 50th career save and including Friday night, he has converted his first four save opportunities this season and his last 10 dating to September of last year with the Royals. Davis has not allowed a home run in his last 55.1 innings since September 24, 2015 that s the second-longest active streak in the majors, trailing only Baltimore s Zach Britton (70.0 IP) Davis current 15.1-inning scoreless streak is the fifth-longest active streak in the majors (Cleveland s Andrew Miller leads with 20.2 innings). Carl Edwards Jr. has held the opposition to a.050 average (1-for-20), tied for the third-lowest opponent batting average among N.L. relievers teammate Hector Rondon s.077 average against (2-for-26) is sixth. HEY THERE!: Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward has seven RBI in his last three games, as he hit a solo homer on Friday, drove in four runs on Saturday then delivered two more RBI yesterday it s the third time he s recorded RBI in three-straight games as a Cub, as he turned the trick twice last April overall, Jason has hit safely in 15 of 17 games this season, and in each of his last 10 starts he s batting.297 (19-for-64) with 2 homers and 12 RBI. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Mon., April 24 @PIT 6:05 p.m. WGN 670 The Score LHP Brett Anderson (1-0, 4.40) vs. RHP Chad Kuhl (1-1, 2.60) Tues., April 25 @PIT 6:05 p.m. WGN 670 The Score RHP Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 6.19) vs. RHP Gerrit Cole (1-2, 4.70) Wed., April 26 @PIT 6:05 p.m. CSN 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (0-0, 2.66) vs. RHP Tyler Glasnow (0-1, 7.94)
APRIL 24, 2017 PAGE 2 Tonight s Cubs Starter #37 LHP Brett Anderson (1-0, 4.40) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 Rancho Cucamonga-A# 0-1 6.00 3 2 0 0 9.0 17 9 6 0 2 10 Oklahoma City-AAA# 0-1 3.60 1 1 0 0 5.0 6 2 2 0 0 2 Los Angeles (N.L.) 1-2 11.91 4 3 0 0 11.1 25 15 15 4 4 5 2017 CUBS 1-0 4.40 3 3 0 0 14.1 16 7 7 1 5 11 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 39-43 3.87 130 118 3 1 700.0 737 340 301 64 188 518 Last Time Out Brett allowed six runs on eight hits in just 3.2 innings, April 18 vs. Milwaukee allowed his first homer of the season was given a no-decision after the club rallied for a 9-7 win struck out a season-high five batters. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 4/18 MIL ND W, 9-7 3.2 8 6 6 0 5 60-42 2-6 2017 Season Brett tonight makes his fourth start of the 2017 season and second on the road had allowed one run on eight hits in his first two starts before surrendering six runs on eight hits in his last outing. Righties are batting just.208 (10-for-48) against the southpaw, while lefties are 6- for-10 with four doubles. 2017 marks his ninth major league season, and first with the Cubs. Appeared in seven Spring Training games, making four starts in his six Cactus League games, he went 1-1 with a 5.28 ERA (9 ER/15.1 IP) also made a start against Houston in an exhibition game to close out his Spring. 2016 Season In his second and final season with the Dodgers, Brett missed a majority of the season due to injury... all told, pitched in four games (three starts) with the Dodgers, allowing 15 runs in 11.1 innings while going 1-2. In March, underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a bulging disk in his lower back... began the season on the 60-day D.L. Went a combined 0-1 with a 2.25 ERA (3 ER/12.0 IP) in three rehab starts with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City before he was activated, August 14. Placed on the 15-day D.L., August 23 (retro to August 21), with a blister on his left index finger... activated, September 22, and pitched in two games (one start), going 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA (4 ER/7.1 IP). Career vs. Pittsburgh Brett tonight makes his fourth start against the Pirates in two starts in 2014 he went 1-0 with a 0.68 ERA (1 ER/13.1 IP) however in his lone start last season, August 14 at Dodger Stadium, he allowed five runs and two homers in 1.0 innings pitched will mark his second-career appearance at PNC Park. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 0-1 45.00 1 1 1.0 5 5 5 2 1 0 Career 1-1 3.77 3 3 14.1 11 6 6 2 6 9 vs. Pirates Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Cervelli (.333-3-1-0-0) Freese (.000-1-0-0-0) Mercer (.167-6-1-1-2) Frazier (1.000-1-1-0-0) Harrison (.143-7-1-0-0) Polanco (.000-6-0-0-0) McCutchen (.286-7-2-0-0) Career Notes Brett is in his ninth major league season and joined the Cubs following eight big league seasons with Oakland (2009-13), Colorado (2014) and the Dodgers (2015-16), in which he posted a 3.84 ERA (295 ER/691.1 IP) with a 38-43 record, three complete games, one shutout and three saves in 128 career games, all but 12 in a starting role. Has a 58.6 percent groundball rate in his career, fourth-highest among all active pitchers with at least 500.0 innings of work. Has advanced to the postseason three times: 2012 and 2013 with the A s and in 2015 with the Dodgers. Set career highs with 31 starts and 180.1 innings in 2015 for the Dodgers... missed majority of 2016 season due to a bulging disk in his back. Originally selected by Arizona in the second round of the 2006 June Draft. 2017 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/7 @MIL ND, 2-1 L 5.2 5 1 1 1 4 90-55 1-1, 1 on Allowed lone run in the sixth inn. 2. 4/13 LAD W, 4-0 5.0 3 0 0 4 2 90-48 4-0 First win with Cubs 3. 4/18 MIL ND, 9-7 W 3.2 8 6 6 0 5 60-42 2-6 Had allowed eight hits in previous two starts combined At the Plate Last Time and Career Highs and Lows AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS Last Win: 4/13/17 vs. LAD, 4-0 (5.0,3,0,0,4,2) 2017.000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Last Loss: 8/20/16 @ CIN, 11-1 (3.0,9,6,6,2,1) Career.083 72 1 6 3 0 0 4 10 0 0 5 45 0 0 Last CG: 5/8/15 @ COL, 2-1 (5.0,6,1,0,1,1) *Rain-Shortened LAST HIT: 10/1/15 @ SF (single off Tim Hudson)... at-bats since then 9 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 1 (6x) last, 10/1/15 @ San Francisco MOST RBI: 1 (4x) last, 6/26/15 @ Miami Last Shutout: 7/6/09 @ BOS, 6-0 (9.0,2,0,0,2,9) Low-Hit Complete Game: 2 7/6/09 @ BOS Most Strikeouts: 10 (3x) last, 6/26/15 @ MIA Most Hits Allowed: 11 (2x) last, 7/30/14 @ CHI Most Runs Allowed: 10 5/31/11 vs. NYY Longest Winning Streak: 4 games (3x) last, 8/21-9/8/12 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games 4/13-7/13/14 Tuesday s Starter at Pittsburgh RHP Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 6.19) Kyle tomorrow makes his fourth start of the season, and second on the road in his last start, April 19 vs. Milwaukee, he allowed four runs in 5.0 innings in the Cubs 7-4 triumph allowed two homers in a game for the second time in three starts. Has already faced Pittsburgh once this season, taking the loss April 14 at Wrigley Field allowed three runs in 5.0 innings in the Cubs 4-2 loss in his career, he has gone 3-2 with a 3.77 ERA (18 ER/43.0 IP) in eight starts against the Buccos tossed 6.0-scoreless innings September 26 of last season at PNC Park. Entering 2017, his career ERA of 2.92 ranked third among all active pitchers with at least 75 starts, trailing only Clayton Kershaw (2.37) and Jacob degrom (2.74). Last season finished third in the N.L. Cy Young vote after leading the majors with a 2.13 ERA and setting career marks in victories (16), innings pitched (190.0) and strikeouts (170)... all told, is 31-17 with a 2.92 ERA (146 ER/450.1 IP) in 76 games (75 starts) for the Cubs since making his big league debut in 2014.
#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.281, 1 HR, 7 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-9), 2 BB, R Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0-9) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 2 Last HR: 4/19/17 vs. MIL (Tommy Milone) Career Bests: H 3 (3x), last 4/8/17 @ MIL; RBI 2 (6x), last 4/18/17 vs. MIL; R 2, 9/26/16 @ PIT Albert scored the game-winning run in the 11th Friday in Cincinnati prior to Friday, had an RBI in three-straight games for the first time in his career hit a solo homer April 19 vs. Milwaukee, his first of the season hit a two-rbi single Tuesday and a two-rbi double Monday the Cubs are 6-1 when he starts in center field went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a walk April 8 in Milwaukee, matching his career bests in hits and RBI April 4 at St. Louis, he robbed Matt Adams of a homer in center to preserve a 2-1 lead in the seventh appeared in 47 games for the Cubs last season, batting.277 (31-for-112) with nine doubles and three homers. Selected in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2012 Draft by the Cubs. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.213, 1 HR, 4 RBI) Road Trip:.250 (2-8), HR, 2B, RBI, R, 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 4/21/17 @ CIN (Tim Adleman) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 8/29/16 vs. PIT; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3, 4/22/16 @ CIN Javy went 2-for-4 with a double and solo homer Friday, his first blast of the year has hit safely in six of his last eight games reached twice and scored a run April 13 made his first Opening Day 25-man roster after starting last season on the disabled list played for Team Puerto Rico in the 2017 World Baseball Classic during Spring Training, batting.345 (8-for-27) with a double and homer in seven games in Cactus League action, he batted.241 (7-for-29) with two doubles and runs scored. Named the NLCS co-mvp last season after batting.318 (7-for-22) with three runs, four doubles, five RBI and an.833 OPS in six games during the regular season, he batted.273 with a career-high 14 homers while adding 19 doubles and 59 RBI made at least 20 starts at second base, third base and shortstop. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.230, 2 HR, 10 RBI) Road Trip:.231 (3-13), 2B, RBI, 3 R, BB, SF Current Streak: 5 games (6-22) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 2 Last HR: 4/15/17 vs. PIT (Tony Watson) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last 6/27/16 @ CIN; R 4 (4x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL Kris has hit safely in a season-high five-straight games knocked in the game-winning run Friday with a sac fly in the 11th inning scored two runs and hit a game-tying ninth inning single April 19 hit his first two homers of the season April 15, including a two-run shot off the left field video board was his fourth-career homer off the video board was his eighth multi-homer game had consecutive three-hit games April 8-9 named the 2016 N.L. MVP, he hit 65 homers and 201 RBI in his first two major league seasons, both franchise-best marks is one of 15 players in major league history to win Rookie of the Year, MVP and a World Series last season, ranked among N.L. leaders in homers (3rd, 39), runs scored (1st, 121), RBI (6th, 102), OBP (9th,.385), slugging (4th,.554), OPS (4th,.939) and WAR (1st, 8.3) Batted.340 (18-for-53) with five doubles, four homers and 15 RBI in Cactus League play. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.269, 2 HR, 10 RBI) Road Trip:.300 (3-10), HR, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, HBP Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 4/22/17 @ CIN (Cody Reed) Career Bests: H 3 (2x), last 4/22/17 @ CIN; RBI 4, 4/22/17 @ CIN; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson had one of the best games at the plate of his career Saturday, recording his first-career grand slam while setting career bests with four RBI, three runs and three hits (tied) went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI Wednesday threw out three baserunners April 16 (two caught stealing, one pickoff) became the first Cubs catcher since Jody Davis May 14, 1986 to record a caught stealing and catcher pickoff in the same inning on his first Opening Day roster, Willson delivered a ninth inning, game tying three-run homer on Opening Night in St. Louis hit safely in his first seven games this season. His 12 homers last year were the third-most by a Cubs rookie catcher in franchise history, trailing only Geovany Soto (23, 2008) and Randy Hundley (19, 1966). Is in his ninth season in the Cubs organization since signing as a non-drafted free agent in July, 2009. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.297, 2 HR, 12 RBI) Road Trip:.308 (4-13), 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB Current Streak: 3 Games (4-13) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 4/22/17 @ CIN (Lisalverto Bonilla) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (7x), last 4/22/17 @ CIN; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHI Jason has seven RBI in his last three games matched his career high Saturday with four RBI, going 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and RBI single also homered on Friday to give him blasts in consecutive games for the first time with the Cubs hit safely in seven-straight games prior to going 0-for-1 April 19 also had a five-game hitting streak to begin the season went 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBI April 9 went 2-for-4 with a run scored April 5 in St. Louis last season won his third-straight Rawlings Gold Glove Award and his fourth overall led all N.L. outfielders with 18 defensive runs saved according to Fangraphs. Batted.304 (14-for-46) with five doubles and a homer in his final 14 games beginning September 14 has qualified for the postseason in five of his seven major league campaigns with the Braves (2010-14), Cardinals (2015) and Cubs (2016). #30 JON JAY OF (.333, 0 HR, 2 RBI) Road Trip:.333 (2-6) Current Streak: 1 game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 1 Last HR: 5/24/16 @ SF (Jeff Samardzija) 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 in five of his six starts is 3-for-6 as a pinch-hitter, including a single Friday night walked and scored a run April 19 hit a game-tying triple and scored the winning run Tuesday notched a pinch-hit single and scored the game-winning run April 10 reached three times April 6, going 2-for-3 with a walk, run and RBI made his Cubs debut April 2 as a pinch-hitter (0-1) joined the Cubs following seven major league seasons with St. Louis (2010-15) and San Diego (2016) was the lone new position player on the Cubs Opening Day roster entering 2017, he owned a career.996 fielding percentage in center field, the highest mark for any active player (minimum 500 games) at the position. In 2016, he appeared in 90 games in his only season with the San Diego Padres as he missed time with a broken right forearm... still, hit.291 (101-for-347) with 26 doubles, two homers and 26 RBI. Batted.255 (13-for-51) with three doubles, one triple and one RBI in 20 Cactus League games. #47 MIGUEL MONTERO C (.333, 1 HR, 2 RBI) Road Trip:.400 (2-5), R Current Streak: 5 games (8-13) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 4/8/17 vs. MIL (Jimmy Nelson) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 6/12/13 @ LAD; RBI 6, 6/4/14 @ COL; R 3 (8x), last 4/13/16 vs. CIN Miguel has eight hits in his last 13 at-bats as part of a five-game hitting streak went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs April 18 vs. Milwaukee marked his first homer and RBI of the season went 2-for-3 with a run scored Monday, his first two hits of the season enters his third season with the Cubs has made six starts hit a go-ahead grand slam in game one of last season s NLCS vs. the Dodgers and added an RBI single in the 10th inning of World Series Game Seven hit.310 (18-for-58) with three doubles, three homers, 12 RBI and a.902 OPS in his final 22 contests last season starting August 20. His 105 home runs since the 2009 campaign are second-most for a left-handed hitting catcher entering 2017 (Brian McCann leads with 175). Batted.171 (7-for-41) with a double and three runs scored in Cactus League play. APRIL 24, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. PIRATES RHP CHAD KUHL Albert Almora Jr.....500 2 1 0 0 Javier Baez....400 5 2 1 4 Kris Bryant....286 7 2 0 0 Willson Contreras....667 3 2 0 1 Jason Heyward....600 5 3 0 1 Tommy La Stella....000 2 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....500 2 1 0 1 Anthony Rizzo....571 7 4 1 2 Addison Russell....000 3 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....500 2 1 0 0 Ben Zobrist....500 2 1 1 2 CUBS AT PNC PARK Albert Almora Jr.....412 17 7 1 3 Javier Baez....352 54 19 3 15 Kris Bryant....394 71 28 1 11 Willson Contreras....304 23 7 0 2 Jason Heyward....349 109 38 3 18 Jon Jay....285 123 35 0 13 Miguel Montero....207 87 18 1 9 Anthony Rizzo....335 161 54 10 25 Addison Russell....185 65 12 0 6 Kyle Schwarber....250 16 4 1 2 Matt Szczur....348 23 8 1 1 Ben Zobrist....161 31 5 2 8 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....000 0 0 0 0 Javier Baez....000 0 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 4 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....667 3 2 1 6 Jason Heyward....000 0 0 0 0 Jon Jay....000 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....000 0 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 2 0 0 0 Addison Russell... 1.000 1 1 0 2 Kyle Schwarber....000 0 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....000 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist....000 3 0 0 0 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....500 2 1 0 1 Javier Baez....154 13 2 2 10 Kris Bryant....148 27 4 3 22 Willson Contreras....333 9 3 1 8 Jason Heyward....203 74 15 2 48 Jon Jay....346 52 18 0 52 Miguel Montero....337 98 33 3 87 Anthony Rizzo....286 56 16 2 49 Addison Russell....300 40 12 1 32 Kyle Schwarber....250 4 1 0 2 Matt Szczur....333 15 5 1 14 Ben Zobrist....306 98 30 6 102 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....400 5 2 0 2 Javier Baez....000 1 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....000 3 0 0 0 Jason Heyward....000 1 0 0 0 Jon Jay....500 6 3 0 0 Miguel Montero....667 3 2 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell....000 0 0 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....000 1 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....000 5 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist....000 1 0 0 0 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....200 15 3 0 2 Javier Baez....200 25 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....333 3 1 0 2 Willson Contreras....125 8 1 1 2 Jason Heyward....280 25 7 0 5 Jon Jay....286 98 28 2 10 Miguel Montero....204 108 22 4 18 Anthony Rizzo....100 10 1 0 1 Addison Russell....600 5 3 0 1 Kyle Schwarber....000 9 0 0 0 Matt Szczur....200 85 17 0 6 Ben Zobrist....143 42 6 3 9
APRIL 24, 2017 PAGE 4 #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.296, 4 HR, 11 RBI) Road Trip:.308 (4-13), 3 HR, 2B, 8 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB Current Streak: 12 games (17-46,.370) Multi-Hit Games (6): 2-hit (6), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 4/23/17 at CIN (Bronson Arroyo) Career Bests: H 4 (8x), last 8/22/16 @ SD; RBI 6 (3x) last, 4/7/16 @ ARI; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony has homered in three-straight games for the fourth time in his career looks to homer in four-straight games for the second time (also, July 29-August 1, 2015) hit a two-run homer yesterday and a three-run homer on Saturday Friday hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth to tie the game, 5-5 owns a 12-game hitting streak, batting.370 (17-for-46) had reached base at least twice in 11-straight games prior to yesterday, tied for the longest streak of his career (11 games, May of 2015) went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI April 13 hit a walkoff RBI single April 10, his sixth-career walk-off RBI made his fifth-straight Opening Day start at first base for the Cubs, the first Cubs player with at least five-straight Opening Day starts at the position since Derrek Lee (2004-10) named to his third-straight N.L. All-Star team last season batted.261 (12-for-46) with three doubles, three homers and five RBI in Cactus League play. Is just the second left-handed hitter to record multiple 30-homer, 100-RBI seasons in franchise history, joining Billy Williams, who turned the trick three times (1965, 1970 & 1972). #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.257, 2 HR, 13 RBI) Road Trip:.273 (3-11), 2 R, RBI, 3 BB Current Streak: 1 game (2-4) Multi-Hit Games (5): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 3 Last HR: 4/19/17 vs. MIL (Neftali Feliz) Career Bests: H 3 (9x), last 4/8/17 @ MIL; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/19/17 vs. MIL; R 3 (2x), last 9/11/16 @ HOU Addison went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI hit a three-run walk-off homer April 19, his second-career walk-off RBI and first walk-off homer tied a career-high with four RBI leads the team with 13 RBI doubled, tripled and drove in three runs April 15 went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and two RBI April 9 matched his career highs April 8 with three hits and two doubles earned N.L. All-Star honors in his second major league season in 2016, hitting 21 homers and driving in 95 runs at 22-years-old in 2016, he became the youngest player in franchise history elected to start the Mid-Summer Classic and second youngest All-Star overall has the most RBI in Cubs post-season history with 14 batted.281 (9-for-32) with a double, five homers and nine RBI in Cactus League play. Among Cubs players at the conclusion of their age-22 season (since 1900), he ranks second in career homers (34), fifth in RBI (149) and extra-base hits (92) and sixth in runs scored (127). #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.221, 3 HR, 8 RBI) Road Trip:.167 (2-12), 2B, 2 R, 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-7) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 4/18/17 vs. MIL (Jimmy Nelson) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (2x), last 8/13/15 vs. MIL; R 3 (4x), last 9/11/15 @ PHI -2 Kyle hit a two-run homer Tuesday, his first of the season at Wrigley Field leads the team with 13 walks this season has a.529 OBP leading off the game (9-of-17) drew a career-high three walks April 10 in his first regular season game at Wrigley Field since September 28, 2015 vs. the Royals scored twice and hit a solo homer April 9 hit a goahead and eventual game-winning three-run homer in the seventh inning April 6 in St. Louis was his first regular season homer since 2015. Went 2-for-3 with a double Opening Night, his first regular season action since April 7, 2016 at Arizona, when suffered torn ligaments (ACL and LCL) in his left knee along with a severely sprained left ankle in an outfield collision returned for the World Series, and went 7-for-17 (.412) with a double, two RBI and three walks. Batted.275 (14-for-51) with two triples, five homers and 14 RBI in 18 Cactus League games. #20 MATT SZCZUR OF (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (0): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 8/12/16 vs. STL (Jerome Williams) Career Bests: H 3 (2x), last 8/12/16 vs. STL; RBI 4, 4/29/16 vs. ATL; R 4, 8/12/16 vs. STL Matt made his first start April 19, going 1-for-3 is on his third-straight Opening Day roster in his first full season in the majors last season, Matt batted.259 (48-for-185) with nine doubles, a triple, five homers and 24 RBI in 107 games he batted.277 (13-for-47) with a double, two triples, one homer and seven RBI in Cactus League play. Is in his eighth pro season after he was selected in the fifth round of the 2010 draft by the Cubs. #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.212, 2 HR, 5 RBI) Road Trip:.500 (2-4), 2B, 2 R Current Streak: 1 game (2-4) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 2 Last HR: 4/9/17 @ MIL (Carlos Torres) 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 double and two runs yesterday in his first action since April 19 collected his first multi-hit game April 17, going 2-for-4 with a RBI scored twice April 15 despite going hitless homered and walked twice April 9 has nine walks and a hit-by-pitch his solo homer April 9 accounted for the club s lone run named the 2016 World Series MVP, Ben went 10-for-28 (.357) with two doubles, a triple, two RBI and five runs scored in the Series... put the Cubs on top with an RBI double in the top of the 10th inning of the decisive Game Seven earned N.L. All-Star honors and batted.272 (142-for-523) with 31 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs, 76 RBI and 96 walks in his first season with the Cubs. Batted.182 (6-for-33) with two doubles, one homer and four RBI in 14 Cactus League games. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (1)... 1 0 0 0 Javier Baez (1)... 1 0 0 0 Kris Bryant (2)... 1 1 0 0 Willson Contreras (2)... 0 0 1 1 Jason Heyward (2)... 1 0 1 0 Jon Jay (0)... 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (1)... 0 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (4)... 1 1 2 0 Addison Russell (2)... 1 0 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (3)... 1 1 1 0 Matt Szczur (0)... 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist (2)... 2 0 0 0 CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2017 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Albert Almora Jr. (3)... 3 0 0 0 Javier Baez (1)... 1 0 0 0 Kris Bryant (2)... 0 2 0 0 Willson Contreras (3)... 1 1 1 0 Jason Heyward (3)... 1 1 1 0 Jon Jay (0)... 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (1)... 1 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (4)... 2 2 0 0 Addison Russell (4)... 2 1 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (2)... 1 1 0 0 Matt Szczur (0)... 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist (0)... 0 0 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (20)... 9 4 6 1 Opponents (24)... 15 6 3 0 CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Dexter Fowler, 9/13/16 @ St. Louis (Jaime Garcia) Walk-Off HR: Addison Russell, 4/19/17 vs. Milwaukee (Neftali Feliz) Pinch-HR: Miguel Montero, 10/2/16 @ Cincinnati (Raisel Iglesias) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David DeJesus, 5/11/12 @ Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR: Anthony Rizzo, 6/29/16 @ Cincinnati (Cody Reed) Three-Homer Game: Kris Bryant, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer: Jake Arrieta, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati (Michael Lorenzen) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2017 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (1): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (1): Contreras, 4/22 @ CIN 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (1): Rizzo, 4/21-23 Pinch-Homers (0): N/A Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (0): N/A Game-Opening Homers (0): N/A Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Schwarber 17 (9-8), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 18 (10-8) 3 Rizzo 18 (10-8) 4 Zobrist 13 (5-8), Russell 5 (5-0) 5 Russell 12 (4-8), Contreras 4 (4-0), Heyward 2 (2-0) 6 Heyward 12 (4-8), Contreras 3 (3-0), Almora Jr. 2 (2-0), Montero 1 (1-0) 7 Contreras 4 (0-4), Baez 6 (6-0), Montero 5 (2-3), Heyward 3 (2-1) 8 Arrieta 4 (3-1), Lester 3 (1-2), Lackey 4 (1-3), Anderson 2 (1-1), Hendricks 3 (2-1), Baez 2 (2-0) 9 Baez 5 (0-5), Almora 5 (4-1), Jay 6 (4-2), Lester 1 (1-0), Anderson 1 (1-0) C Contreras 12 (7-5), Montero 6 (3-3) 1B Rizzo 18 (10-8) 2B Baez 12 (7-5), Zobrist 6 (3-3) 3B Bryant 18 (10-8) SS Russell 17 (9-8), Baez 1 (1-0) LF Schwarber 17 (9-8), Jay 1 (1-0) CF Heyward 6 (1-5), Almora 7 (6-1), Jay 5 (3-2) RF Heyward 10 (7-3), Zobrist 7 (2-5), Szczur 1 (1-0) P Lester 4 (2-2), Arrieta 4 (3-1), Lackey 4 (1-3), Anderson 3 (2-1), Hendricks 3 (2-1) DH RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 13 9 6 11 8 9 9 6 15 1 89 OPP. 18 6 8 8 4 11 5 9 10 1 80 Jason Heyward (1) OUTFIELD ASSISTS (0) CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Contreras 3/10 30.0% 1 0 3.62 (47 ER/117.0 IP) Montero 0/6 0.0% 0 0 5.17 (27 ER/47.0 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 0.00 (0 ER/0.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (1): Hendricks
Cubs Pitching APRIL 24, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 6-4 4.21 0 102.2 97 53 48 16 32 100 Relievers 4-4 3.38 4 61.1 42 27 23 8 31 70 SEASON TOTALS 10-8 3.90 0/4 164.0 139 80 71 24 63 170 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 4/21 @ CIN-SV 1.0,0,0,0,0,2 4/19/17 vs. MIL 4/21/17 @ CIN 9/15/15 @ CLE 4/4 9/7 0/0 Brian Duensing 4/22 @ CIN 1.0,3,2,2,0,1 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 8/28/15 vs. HOU 0/0 5/3 0/0 Carl Edwards Jr. 4/22 @ CIN 0.1,0,0,0,0,1 4/21/17 @ CIN 10/2/16 @ CIN 4/18/17 vs. MIL 0/0 9/7 5/0 Justin Grimm 4/22 @ CIN 0.2,2,1,1,0,2 4/18/17 vs. MIL 8/8/15 vs. SF 4/10/17 vs. LAD 0/1 9/5 9/3 Mike Montgomery 4/23 @ CIN 2.0,0,0,0,1,1 8/11/16 vs. STL N/A 9/27/16 @ PIT 0/0 7/4 0/0 Hector Rondon 4/21 @ CIN 1.0,0,0,0,1,1 7/31/16 vs. SEA 7/24/16 @ MIL 4/18/17 vs. MIL 0/0 8/7 3/2 Pedro Strop 4/21 @ CIN 1.0,0,0,0,1,1 7/10/16 @ PIT 9/19/15 vs. STL 4/10/17 vs. LAD 0/1 9/6 2/2 Koji Uehara 4/22 @ CIN 1.0,1,0,0,0,1 5/14/16 vs. HOU 9/18/16 vs. NYY 4/4/17 @ STL 0/2 9/6 2/1 2017 TOTALS 4/8 (.500) 64/45 (.703) 21/7 (.333) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (2-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 57-37, 51 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 4/21 @ CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 4/19/17 vs. MIL (7-4) LAST SV: 4/21/17 @ CIN (6-5) Wade has converted his first four save chances with Chicago has converted his last 10 since September of last year with Kansas City has not allowed a homer in his last 55.1 IP since Sept. of 2015 Tuesday, recorded his 50th career save in his first save chance since April 6 and on Wednesday picked up his second victory got the save Friday. Struck out the side in April 15 s ninth inning has walked two and struck out nine this season has a 0.60 WHIP. Holds career ERA of 3.50 (305 ER/785.0 IP) in 343 major league appearances. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-0, 10.13 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 42-37, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.1, 4/18 vs. MIL 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 was activated from the D.L. on April 14 and tossed a scoreless seventh inning in his Cubs debut started the season on the 10-day D.L. due to lower back tightness. Has struck out six batters in his last three outings, including a pair Friday in a scoreless frame Tuesday, threw 1.1 innings in relief of Brett Anderson allowed Travis Shaw solo homer, walked none and struck out three. April 15 vs. Pittsburgh, allowed three runs on three hits, including a homer. Is 42-37 with two saves, 45 holds and a 4.18 ERA (310 ER/667.0 IP) in 372 big league games (309 in relief) covering nine major league seasons with Minnesota (2009-15), Baltimore (2016) and the Cubs. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 2 Holds) CAREER: 1-1, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 4/13 vs. LAD MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (3x) last, 4/13/17 vs. LAD LAST WIN: 4/21/17 @ CIN (6-5) LAST SV: 10/2/16 @ CIN (7-4) Carl picked up his first major league win Friday, tossing a perfect 10th inning before Chicago took the lead in the 11th has stranded all five inherited runners thus far has allowed no earned runs and just one hit in 7.0 IP has walked three and struck out seven Tuesday night picked up a hold with a scoreless seventh inning. April 13, tied his career high with 2.0 scoreless IP vs. the Dodgers (1 H, 1 SO). April 10 vs. Dodgers, faced three batters with all three reaching safely (2 BB, 1 CI/E2). #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-0, 8.22 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 19-18, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 4/8 @ MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2 6/14/13 vs.tor LAST WIN: 4/18/17 vs. MIL (9-7) LAST SV: 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) Justin has stranded six of nine runners he s inherited walked five and struck out 10 in nine outings thus far picked up Tuesday s win with a scoreless sixth inning. April 16, allowed a three-run homer to Adam Frazier in the ninth. Is 11-10 with three saves, 40 holds and a 3.50 ERA (73 ER/187.2 IP) in 221 relief appearances with the Cubs. #38 MIKE MONTGOMERY LHP (0-2, 2.31 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 8-13, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.1, 4/7 @ MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 6/30/15 @ SD LAST WIN: 8/11/16 vs. STL (4-3, 11 inn.) LAST SV: N/A Mike has tossed 11.2 innings in seven outings, walking eight, striking out 11 and holding opponents to a.233 average (10-for-43) yesterday spun 2.0 scoreless innings in Cincy. Wednesday, tossed 1.2 innings of relief, allowing two hits and two walks while striking out three. April 17 vs. Milwaukee, tossed 2.0 innings to finish the game (2.0,3,2,1,0,1). Has gone 3-6 with a 2.13 ERA (18 ER/76.0 IP) in 49 appearances out of the bullpen, compared to 5-7 with a 4.23 ERA (59 ER/125.2 IP) in 23 career starts. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (0-0, 1.23 ERA, 0 SV, 2 Holds) CAREER: 14-12, 77 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 4/21 @ CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (17x) last, 7/31/16 vs. SEA LAST WIN: 7/31/16 vs. SEA (7-6, 12 inn.) LAST SV: 7/24/16 @ MIL (6-5) Hector has made eight appearances, allowing two hits in 26 at-bats (.077) while walking four and striking out 10 has recorded a 0.82 WHIP. Tuesday night, picked up his second hold of the season, tossing a scoreless 8th inning has now gone four-straight games without allowing an earned run (3.2 IP). Has 77 saves, 20 holds and a 2.92 ERA (80 ER/246.1 IP) in five seasons in the Cubs bullpen. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (0-1, 5.68 ERA, 0 SV, 4 Holds) CAREER: 15-21, 9 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, 5x last 4/21 @CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (9x) last, 5/18/16 @ MIL LAST WIN: 7/10/16 @ PIT (6-5) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has four holds has held opponents to a.136 average (3-for-22) has walked six and struck out eight. Tuesday, stranded an inherited runner and retired to his lone batter faced to end the seventh inning. April 17 vs. Milwaukee, tossed a scoreless seventh, striking out two. His 88 holds are the most in Cubs franchise history, surpassing Carlos Marmol s 82 holds from 2006-13. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (0-1, 2.35 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 19-23, 93 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0 IP, 7x last 4/22 @ CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 4/19/09 @ BOS LAST WIN: 5/14/16 vs. HOU (6-5) LAST SV: 9/18/16 vs. NYY (5-4) Has pitched scoreless ball in eight of his nine outings had a 20.0-inning scoreless streak snapped April 16 vs. Pittsburgh, allowing three runs (two earned) the scoreless streak dated to July 9 of last year Tuesday, spun a scoreless eighth vs. the Brewers. Has walked three and struck out eight this season, holding opponents to a.207 batting average (6-for-29). Signed a one-year deal with the Cubs in December of 2016 following four seasons with the Boston Red Sox, including a World Series title in 2013. 2017 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 5, 4/8 @ MIL (11-6)... Largest Winning Margin... 5, 4/16 vs. PIT (6-1) 5, 4/18 vs. MIL (0-5, 9-7)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 12, 4/22 @CIN... Most Runs... 8, 2x last 4/22 @ CIN 4 (7x), last 4/22 @ CIN (2nd)... Most Runs, Inn.... 5, 4/15 vs. PIT (7th) 17, 4/8 @ MIL... Most Hits... 14, 4/22 @ CIN 5 (2x), last 4/18 vs. MIL (6th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 4 (4x), last 4/18 vs. MIL (1st) 5 (2x), last 4/12 vs. LAD... Fewest Hits... 4 (2x), last 4/9 @ MIL 3, 2x last 4/22 @ CIN... Most Home Runs... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT 1, last 4/23 @ CIN (4th)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2, last 4/22 @ CIN (1st) 6, 4/8 @ MIL... Most Doubles... 5, 4/18 vs. MIL 1 (4x), last 4/22 @ CIN... Most Triples... 1, 4/16 vs. PIT 7, 4/22 @ CIN... Most Extra-Base Hits... 7, 4/18 vs. MIL 8, 4/22 @ CIN... Most BBs By Batters... 8, 4/2 @ STL 14, 4/12 vs. LAD... Most Ks By Pitchers... 13, 4/22 @ CIN 2 (3x), last 4/19 vs. MIL... Most Stolen Bases... 2 (5x), last 4/23 @ CIN 2 (4x), last 4/21 @ CIN... Most Double Plays Turned... 3 (2x), last 4/12 vs. LAD 3, 4/10 vs. LAD... Most Errors Committed... 2 (2x), last 4/10 vs. LAD 11 (2x), last 4/14 vs. PIT... Most Left On Base... 14, 4/2 @ STL Longest Winning Streak: 4 games... 4/18-22 Longest Losing Streak: 4 games... 4/14-17 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 20 (Cubs 12, Reds 8)... 4/22 @ CIN Most Hits, Both Clubs: 24, 2x last (Cubs 14, Brewers 10)... 4/18 vs. MIL Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 6 (Cubs 3, Reds 3)... last 4/22 @ CIN Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 26 (Cubs 13, Reds 13)... 4/22 @ CIN Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 20 (Cubs 6, Cardinals 14)... 4/2 @ STL Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 7 (Cubs 3, Reds 4)... 4/23 @ CIN Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 5... 4/18-current Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 2 (2x)... 4/10-12 & 4/16-17 Consecutive Errorless Games: 3... 4/7-9 Consecutive Games With An Error: 2 (4x), last... 4/22-current Shortest Game, Time: 2:26... 4/23 @ CIN Longest Game, Time: 3:58... 4/7 @ MIL (11 innings) Most Innings: 11... 4/7 @ MIL and 4/21 @ CIN Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,814; 4/15 vs. PIT Largest Road Crowd: 47,566; 4/2 @ STL Series Sweeps: N/A BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 12 games, Rizzo... 4/10-current Most Runs Scored: 3 (2x), Rizzo and Contreras... 4/22 @ CIN Most Hits: 3 (5x), last Contreras... 4/22 @ CIN Most Total Bases: 8, Bryant... 4/15 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits: 2 (7x), last Rizzo and Contreras... 4/22 @ CIN Most Doubles: 2, Bryant & Russell... 4/8 @ MIL Most Triples: 1 (4x), last Arrieta... 4/22 @ CIN Most RBI: 4 (3x), last Heyward and Contreras... 4/22 @ CIN Most Stolen Bases: 1 (11x), last Rizzo & Russell... 4/19 vs. MIL Most Walks: 3, Schwarber... 4/10 vs. LAD Most Strikeouts: 3 (7x), last Baez... 4/22 @ CIN 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 3, Arrieta... 4/4-current Longest Losing Streak: 3, Lackey... 4/12-current Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: N/A... N/A Low-Hit Complete Game: N/A... N/A Longest Outing, Reliever: 2.1, Montgomery... 4/7 @ MIL Most Strikeouts, Starter: 10, 2x Arrieta & Lackey... 4/9 @ MIL & 4/12 vs. LAD Reliever: 4, Grimm... 4/8 @ MIL Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, Arrieta... 4/9 @ MIL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 7.0 (2x), last Lester... 4/16 Reliever: 5.2, Uehara... 4/2-15 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 4, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 9, Arrieta... 4/4 @ STL Most Runs Allowed: 7, Lackey... 4/23 @ CIN Most Hits Allowed: 9, Lester... 4/21 @ CIN Most Homers Allowed: 3, Lackey... 4/17 vs. MIL Most Walks Issued: 4 (2x), Anderson & Hendricks... 4/13 vs. LAD & 4/19 vs. MIL Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 3.0 IP, Arrieta... 4/4 @ STL MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 6 High-Water Mark: 3 games (5-2, 6-3, 10-7) Losses after Leading: 4 Low-Water Mark: 1 game (0-1, 6-7) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 3 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 4 (1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7) Walkoff Wins: 2 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL)
Cubs 2017 Day-By-Day Schedule/Results APRIL 24, 2017 PAGE 6 GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATT. 1 4/2 @STL L 3-4 Oh-MONTGOMERY (0-1) 0-1 5th, -1.0 47,566 4/3 OFF DAY 0-1 T-2nd, -1.0 2 4/4 @STL W 2-1 ARRIETA (1-0)-Wainwright-DAVIS (1) 1-1 T-1st, --- 46,760 4/5 @STL POSTPONED - RAIN (make-up date 4/6) 1-1 T-1st, --- 3 4/6 @STL W 6-4 LACKEY (1-0)-Cecil-DAVIS (2) 2-1 T-1st, --- 44,039 4 4/7 @MIL L 1-2 (11) Hughes-MONTGOMERY (0-2) 2-2 2nd, -1.0 28,728 5 4/8 @MIL W 11-6 HENDRICKS (1-0)-Marinez 3-2 T-1st, --- 43,080 6 4/9 @MIL W 7-4 ARRIETA (2-0)-Davies 4-2 T-1st, --- 38,483 7 4/10 LAD W 3-2 DAVIS (1-0)-Romo 5-2 T-1st, --- 41,166 4/11 OFF DAY 5-2 2nd, -0.5 8 4/12 LAD L 0-2 McCarthy-LACKEY (1-1)-Jansen 5-3 2nd, -1.5 40,844 9 4/13 LAD W 4-0 ANDERSON (1-0)-Ryu 6-3 2nd, -0.5 38,379 10 4/14 PIT L 2-4 Cole-HENDRICKS (1-1)-Watson 6-4 2nd, -0.5 40,430 11 4/15 PIT L 7-8 Williams-STROP (0-1)-Watson 6-5 2nd, -1.5 41,814 12 4/16 PIT L 1-6 Taillon-UEHARA (0-1) 6-6 T-3rd, -1.5 39,422 13 4/17 MIL L 3-6 Anderson-LACKEY (1-2)-Feliz 6-7 T-3rd, -2.0 38,636 14 4/18 MIL W 9-7 GRIMM (1-0)-Hughes-DAVIS (3) 7-7 3rd, -2.0 39,026 15 4/19 MIL W 7-4 DAVIS (2-0)-Feliz 8-7 2nd, -1.0 34,864 4/20 OFF DAY 8-7 T-2nd, -0.5 16 4/21 @CIN W 6-5 (11) EDWARDS JR (1-0)-Stephenson-DAVIS (4) 9-7 1st, +0.5 29,350 17 4/22 @CIN W 12-8 ARRIETA (3-0)-Reed 10-7 1st, +1.5 27,189 18 4/23 @CIN L 5-7 Arroyo-LACKEY (1-3) 10-8 1st, +0.5 32,670 19 4/24 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 20 4/25 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 21 4/26 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 4/27 OFF DAY 22 4/28 @BOS 6:10 PM CSN 23 4/29 @BOS 3:05 PM ABC7 24 4/30 @BOS 7:05 PM ESPN 25 5/1 PHI 7:05 PM CSN+ 26 5/2 PHI 7:05 PM CSN 27 5/3 PHI 7:05 PM CSN 28 5/4 PHI 1:20 PM WGN 29 5/5 NYY 1:20 PM CSN 30 5/6 NYY 6:15 PM FOX 31 5/7 NYY 7:05 PM ESPN 32 5/8 @COL 7:40 PM CSN 33 5/9 @COL 7:40 PM WGN 34 5/10 @COL 2:10 PM CSN 5/11 OFF DAY 35 5/12 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 36 5/13 @STL 3:05 PM ABC7 37 5/14 @STL 1:15 PM WGN 5/15 OFF DAY 38 5/16 CIN 7:05 PM CSN 39 5/17 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 40 5/18 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 41 5/19 MIL 1:20 PM CSN 42 5/20 MIL 1:20 PM CSN 43 5/21 MIL 1:20 PM WGN 44 5/22 SF 7:05 PM WGN 45 5/23 SF 6:05 PM CSN 46 5/24 SF 7:05 PM CSN 47 5/25 SF 1:20 PM ABC7 48 5/26 @LAD 9:10 PM ABC7 49 5/27 @LAD 6:15 PM FOX 50 5/28 @LAD 3:10 PM CSN 51 5/29 @SD 3:40 PM ABC7 52 5/30 @SD 9:10 PM CSN+ 53 5/31 @SD 2:40 PM WGN 6/1 OFF DAY 54 6/2 STL 1:20 PM CSN 55 6/3 STL 1:20 PM WGN 56 6/4 STL 6:35 PM ESPN 57 6/5 MIA 7:05 PM CSN 58 6/6 MIA 7:05 PM CSN 59 6/7 MIA 7:05 PM WGN 60 6/8 COL 7:05 PM CSN+ 61 6/9 COL 1:20 PM CSN 62 6/10 COL 1:20 PM ABC7 63 6/11 COL 1:20 PM WGN 64 6/12 @NYM 6:10 PM CSN 65 6/13 @NYM 6:10 PM ABC7 66 6/14 @NYM 6:10 PM CSN 6/15 OFF DAY 67 6/16 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 68 6/17 @PIT 7:15 PM FOX 69 6/18 @PIT 12:35 PM CSN 70 6/19 SD 7:05 PM CSN 71 6/20 SD 7:05 PM CSN 72 6/21 SD 1:20 PM WGN 73 6/22 @MIA 6:10 PM CSN 74 6/23 @MIA 6:10 PM WGN 75 6/24 @MIA 3:10 PM ABC7 76 6/25 @MIA 12:10 PM CSN 77 6/26 @WSH 6:05 PM CSN 78 6/27 @WSH 6:05 PM ABC7 79 6/28 @WSH 6:05 PM CSN 80 6/29 @WSH 3:05 PM CSN 81 6/30 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 82 7/1 @CIN 3:10 PM CSN 83 7/2 @CIN 12:10 PM WGN GM DATE OPP W/L SCORE WINNER-LOSER-SAVE RECORD STANDINGS ATT. 7/3 OFF DAY 84 7/4 TB 1:20 PM WGN 85 7/5 TB 1:20 PM CSN 7/6 OFF DAY 86 7/7 PIT 1:20 PM CSN 87 7/8 PIT 6:15 PM FOX 88 7/9 PIT 12:10 PM WGN 7/10-13 ALL-STAR BREAK (Miami) 89 7/14 @BAL 6:05 PM CSN 90 7/15 @BAL 6:05 PM ABC7 91 7/16 @BAL 12:35 PM ABC7 92 7/17 @ATL 6:35 PM WGN 93 7/18 @ATL 6:35 PM CSN 94 7/19 @ATL 11:10 AM CSN 7/20 OFF DAY 95 7/21 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 96 7/22 STL 3:05 PM CSN 97 7/23 STL 7:05 PM ESPN 98 7/24 CWS 1:20 PM ABC7 99 7/25 CWS 1:20 PM CSN 100 7/26 @CWS 7:10 PM ABC7 101 7/27 @CWS 7:10 PM CSN 102 7/28 @MIL 7:10 PM CSN+ 103 7/29 @MIL 6:10 PM WGN 104 7/30 @MIL 1:10 PM CSN 7/31 OFF DAY 105 8/1 ARI 7:05 PM CSN 106 8/2 ARI 7:05 PM WGN 107 8/3 ARI 1:20 PM CSN 108 8/4 WSH 1:20 PM WGN 109 8/5 WSH 1:20 PM ABC7 110 8/6 WSH TBD CSN or ESPN 111 8/7 @SF 9:15 PM WGN 112 8/8 @SF 9:15 PM CSN 113 8/9 @SF 2:45 PM CSN 8/10 OFF DAY 114 8/11 @ARI 8:40 PM CSN 115 8/12 @ARI 7:10 PM WGN 116 8/13 @ARI 3:10 PM ABC7 117 8/14 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 118 8/15 CIN 7:05 PM CSN 119 8/16 CIN 7:05 PM WGN 120 8/17 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 121 8/18 TOR 1:20 PM CSN 122 8/19 TOR 1:20 PM ABC7 123 8/20 TOR 1:20 PM WGN 8/21 OFF DAY 124 8/22 @CIN 6:10 PM WGN 125 8/23 @CIN 6:10 PM CSN 126 8/24 @CIN 6:10 PM CSN 127 8/25 @PHI 6:05 PM WGN 128 8/26 @PHI 6:05 PM ABC7 129 8/27 @PHI 12:35 PM CSN 130 8/28 PIT 7:05 PM WGN 131 8/29 PIT 7:05 PM CSN+ 132 8/30 PIT 7:05 PM CSN 133 8/31 ATL 7:05 PM CSN 134 9/1 ATL 1:20 PM WGN 135 9/2 ATL 1:20 PM CSN 136 9/3 ATL TBD CSN or ESPN 137 9/4 @PIT 3:05 PM ABC7 138 9/5 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 139 9/6 @PIT 6:05 PM WGN 140 9/7 @PIT 6:05 PM CSN 141 9/8 MIL 1:20 PM WGN 142 9/9 MIL 3:05 PM CSN 143 9/10 MIL 1:20 PM ABC7 9/11 OFF DAY 144 9/12 NYM 7:05 PM CSN 145 9/13 NYM 7:05 PM WGN 146 9/14 NYM 7:05 PM ABC7 147 9/15 STL 1:20 PM ABC7 148 9/16 STL 12:05 PM FOX 149 9/17 STL TBD CSN or ESPN 9/18 OFF DAY 150 9/19 @TB 6:10 PM CSN 151 9/20 @TB 6:10 PM WGN 152 9/21 @MIL 7:10 PM CSN+ 153 9/22 @MIL 7:10 PM WGN 154 9/23 @MIL 6:10 PM CSN 155 9/24 @MIL 1:10 PM ABC7 156 9/25 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 157 9/26 @STL 7:15 PM CSN+ 158 9/27 @STL 7:15 PM CSN 159 9/28 @STL 6:15 PM WGN 160 9/29 CIN 1:20 PM CSN 161 9/30 CIN 3:05 PM CSN 162 10/1 CIN 2:20 PM WGN Video Board Home Runs The following is a breakdown of home runs that have hit the left field and right field video boards in 2017 full list entering 2017 is available on page 381 of the Cubs Media Guide. Team Left Field Board Right Field Board Total Opponent 0 0 0 Cubs 1 0 1 Most Recent Cubs HR to hit LF Board: Kris Bryant, 4/15/17 vs. PIT (Tyler Glasnow) Most Recent Cubs HR to hit RF Board: Anthony Rizzo, 8/14/16 vs. STL (Kevin Siegrist) Sheffield and Waveland Home Runs The following is a breakdown of home runs hit at Wrigley Field that have landed on Sheffield Ave. (right field) and Waveland Ave. (left field) on the fly in 2017. Team Sheffield HR s Waveland HR s Total Opponent 0 0 0 Cubs 0 0 0 Most Recent HR to reach Sheffield: Anthony Rizzo, 8/19/14 vs. SF (Ryan Vogelsong) Most Recent HR to reach Waveland: Kris Bryant, 8/9/16 vs. LAA (Jered Weaver) Wrigley Field Game Time Wind Trends In (N, E, NE) Out (S, W, SW) Crosswind (SE, NW) Overall No. Games 6 3 0 9 Cubs Record 3-3 1-2 0-0 4-5 Cubs Runs 19 17 0 36 Opp. Runs 18 21 0 39 Total Runs Scored 37 38 0 75 Avg./Game 6.2 12.7 0.0 8.3 Cubs Homers 4 4 0 8 Opp. Homers 6 7 0 13 2017 MLB Instant Replay Challenges Team Challenges Won Lost CUBS 4 1 3 Opponents 6 4 2 None 2017 Cubs Ejections