Chicago Cubs (37-36) vs. Miami Marlins (33-39) June 24, 2017 Marlins Park Game No. 74 Road Game No. 36 LHP Jon Lester (4-4, 3.83) vs. LHP Justin Nicolino (0-1, 5.06) CUBS VS. MARLINS The Cubs and Marlins play seven times, spanning two series, this season the Cubs took two-of-three from the Marlins at Wrigley Field, June 5-7 Chicago has won its last three series at Wrigley Field against the Marlins dating to 2014, but has dropped its last two series at Marlins Park. 2017 Overall:... 3-2 At Wrigley Field:... 2-1 At Marlins Park:... 1-1 2016 Overall:... 4-3 At Wrigley Field:... 3-0 At Marlins Park:... 1-3 All-Time Since 1993:... 96-94 At Wrigley Field:... 52-47 At Marlins Park (since 2012):... 8-11 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (4) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed LHP Brett Anderson 5/7 7/6 43 (Low back strain) 60-Day RHP Kyle Hendricks 6/5 6/15 15 (Rt. Hand Tendinitis) OF Jason Heyward 6/19 6/29 5 (Lt. Hand Abrasion) INF Ben Zobrist 6/13 6/23 10 (Lt. Wrist Inflammation) UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 1,000 Strikeouts... Jake Arrieta (4) HIGHEST AVG AS PINCH-HITTER, NL, 2017 (MIN. 10 PLATE APPEARANCES) 1. Stephen Drew, WSH....455 (5-11) 2. Adam Lind, WSH....450 (9-20) 3. Jon Jay, CHI....385 (10-26) T.J. Rivera, NYM....385 (10-26) 5. John Jaso, PIT.....375 (6-for-16) 6. Albert Almora, Jr, CHI....368 (7-for-19) MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 1. Anthony Rizzo... 135 2. Giancarlo Stanton... 134 3. Paul Goldschmidt... 130 4. Nolan Arenado... 126 Jay Bruce... 126 MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Chicago Cubs... 237 2. Los Angeles Dodgers... 232 3. Washington Nationals... 222 4. Houston Astros... 220 MOST STRIKEOUTS BY PITCHERS, NL, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 712 2. Arizona Diamondbacks... 691 3. Washington Nationals... 658 4. Chicago Cubs... 651 5. New York Mets... 648 MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 303 2. Chicago Cubs... 286 3. Tampa Bay Rays... 281 4. New York Yankees... 276 5. Minnesota Twins... 271 LOWEST BULLPEN ERA, NL, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers... 2.98 2. Arizona Diamondbacks... 3.29 3. Chicago Cubs... 3.30 4. Cincinnati Reds... 3.85 SATURDAY IN THE PARK: John Lackey tossed six strong innings but the Cubs offense was kept in check as Chicago endured a 2-0 setback last night to Miami at Marlins Park the two teams today play the third game of their four-game set, Chicago s first stop of a three-city, 11-day, 11-game trip through Miami (1-1), Washington D.C. (four games) and Cincinnati (three games). The Cubs have now dropped 12 of their last 16 road games since May 13 but have won 15 of their last 22 home games over the same stretch. The Cubs are now more than halfway through their 20-game road trip, as Miami represents City Four of a stretch where the Cubs play six series in six different ballparks in this stretch, the Cubs are 6-5 after games at New York (1-2), Pittsburgh (2-1), Wrigley Field (2-1 vs. San Diego) and Miami (1-1). Overall, the Cubs are 7-5 in their last 12 games since June 11 after dropping four-straight contests from June 7-10 prior to that skid, the Cubs had won five-consecutive games to begin the month of June. The Cubs, currently a game over.500 and even in the loss column/1.5-games behind N.L. Central Division leader Milwaukee, have not been more than four games over.500 or two games under.500 at any point this year the Cubs are one of only six teams in the N.L. with a record above.500. The Cubs series victory against the Pirates to complete their last trip was their first on the road in more than six weeks since they took two of three games in Pittsburgh, April 24-26 that series win snapped a stretch of six-straight series setbacks on the road. IT SOUNDS LIKE QUITE THE FISH STORY: This afternoon marks Jon Lester s fifth career start against the Miami Marlins, his second as a Cub, as he allowed two runs in seven innings to record a no-decision in a 4-2 setback for the Cubs one year ago yesterday here at Marlins Park overall, Lester is 0-2 with two no-decisions in his first four career starts against the Marlins. In his career, Lester has recorded a win against 28 of the 30 major league clubs, with the Marlins and Red Sox, whom he has never faced, as the lone outcasts. Lester has recorded 15 wins against both Baltimore and Toronto, his most vs. any individual club among National League teams, Lester has more wins against the Phillies than any other, as he is a perfect 7-0 against them. With three strikeouts today, Lester will become the eighth left-handed pitcher in franchise history to reach 500 strikeouts with the club he also needs three innings to reach 500.0 innings pitched with the Cubs. CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 37-36 At Wrigley Field:... 22-16 On the Road:... 15-20 April:... 13-11 May:... 12-16 June:... 12-9 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,748-10,224 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,240-3,726 Leading Entering 6th:... 26-6 Tied Entering 6th:... 2-3 Trailing Entering 6th:... 9-27 Leading Entering 7th:... 27-2 Tied Entering 7th:... 3-6 Trailing Entering 7th:... 7-28 Leading Entering 8th:... 32-2 Tied Entering 8th:... 2-5 Trailing Entering 8th:... 3-29 Leading Entering 9th:... 32-1 Tied Entering 9th:... 2-1 Trailing Entering 9th:... 3-34 Scoring First:... 22-15 One-Run Games:... 11-11 Two-Run Games:... 6-7 Extra-Inning Games:... 2-2 Scoring Four or More:... 30-11 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 7-25 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 25-7 Hit Totals Equal:... 7-2 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 5-27 Hit at Least One HR:... 30-20 Hit Two or More HR:... 24-8 Playing Errorless Ball:... 21-17 Committing at Least One Error:... 16-19 WHY MUST YOU SHUT ME OUT?: The Cubs last night were shut out for the sixth time this season, the last five of which have come on the road John Lackey has been the unfortunate starting pitcher for three of the shutouts, though he has held up his end of the bargain with a 3.71 ERA (7 ER/17.0 IP) in those outings, including a pair of starts where he allowed two earned runs or less in six innings. The Cubs last night were shutout despite outhitting the Marlins, 6-3 the Cubs were shutout while outhitting their opponent for the first time since May 11, 2016, a 1-0 loss to San Diego at Wrigley. WHAT S HAPPENING?: Since making his major league debut on May 13, Ian Happ has tallied eight doubles, a triple and 10 home runs since May 13, Happ s 20 extra base hits are tied with New York s Aaron Judge for second-most among all major league rookies, trailing only Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers (26), and are tied for fifth-most in the National League among all players in that span. IT S A START: Cubs starting pitchers have recorded a 2.35 ERA (15 ER/57.1 IP) in the team s last 10 games prior to this 10-game stretch, Chicago s starters posted a 5.65 ERA (32 ER/51.0 IP) in 10 games from June 3-12. This season, the Cubs are 25-12 when Cubs starting pitchers go at least 6.0 innings, including an 8-2 record the last 10 times it has happened Chicago s starting pitchers have a 2.82 ERA (73 ER/233.1 IP) and a 21-8 individual record in those outings. Cubs starters have allowed two or fewer runs in seven-straight games, a season high and the rotation s longest stretch since an impressive 12-game stretch from August 5-17 of last season. A LOOK THROUGH 73: The Cubs are a game above.500 through 73 games at 37-36, an 11-game offset from their rarely-seen 48-25 start through 73 games a season ago the 2015 Cubs were 39-34, only two games off from this year, through 73 games en route to their 97-win campaign, while the 2014 Cubs started off 31-42 through 73 contests. Last season, the Cubs posted 50 quality starts through their first 73 games with a 2.48 ERA from their starting pitchers overall this year, the Cubs have 29 quality starts through 73 games with a 4.40 ERA from their starting pitchers. The Cubs bullpen has a 3.30 team ERA, 35 holds and 18 saves through 73 games this year last year through 73 games, the bullpen had a 3.54 team ERA, 32 holds and 14 saves. At the plate, the Cubs have a collective.326 on-base percentage and.423 slugging percentage, good for a.749 team OPS through 73 games last year, the Cubs had a collective.349 on-base percentage and a.429 slugging percentage, good for a.778 team OPS. Defensively, the Cubs last year had a.983 team fielding percentage through 73 games in 2016, committing 46 errors this year, the Cubs have a.983 team fielding percentage through 73 games, committing 48 errors. PUTTIN ON THE RIZ: Anthony Rizzo, who has reached base safely in 16 of his last 17 games, has posted a.435 on-base percentage in his last 42 games since May 7, the third-best mark in the N.L. in that span Milwaukee s Eric Sogard leads (.467) while Arizona s Paul Goldschmidt is second (.437). Since May 7, Rizzo has been on base 81 times, tied with Cincinnati s Joey Votto for second most in the N.L. Atlanta s Ender Inciarte leads with 82 times on base during that span. Rizzo has struck out just 11 times in his last 138 plate appearances spanning his last 32 games since May 21 he has walked 22 times in that span and has posted a.442 on-base percentage and 1.118 OPS. Overall this season, Rizzo ranks 11th in the National League with a.394 on-base percentage, which is 132 points above his batting average (.262) Kris Bryant ranks ninth in the N.L. with a.398 on-base percentage, 135 points above his batting average. THAT S EITHER HERE OR THERE: The Cubs are 22-16 at home compared to a 15-20 road mark this season Chicago started 4-6 at the Friendly Confines, but has gone 18-10 in its last 28 games at Wrigley Field since May 2 conversely, the Cubs began their road schedule by winning eight of their first 11 games through April 25, but have since gone just 7-17 away from home, a stretch that included their first nine-game road losing streak since 2012. BULLISH ABOUT THE PEN: The Cubs bullpen has posted a 3.30 ERA (94 ER/256.1 IP), a.214 batting average against and a.300 opponent OBP this year their average against is the lowest in the N.L. while their ERA and OBP against are third lowest. Carl Edwards Jr. has limited opponents to a.126 average (12-for-95), the best mark among N.L. relievers and second among all relievers behind Boston s Craig Kimbrel (.086). Wade Davis has converted his first 14 save chances this season and his last 20 dating to September of last year with the Royals. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Sat., June 24 @MIA 3:10 p.m. ABC 7 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (4-4, 3.83) vs. LHP Justin Nicolino (0-1, 5.06) Sun., June 25 @MIA 12:10 p.m. CSN 670 The Score LHP Mike Montgomery (1-3, 2.26) vs. RHP Edinson Volquez (3-8, 4.19)
JUNE 24, 2017 PAGE 2 Today s Cubs Starter #34 LHP Jon Lester (4-4, 3.83) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 CUBS 19-5 2.44 32 32 2 0 202.2 154 57 55 21 52 197 2017 CUBS 4-4 3.83 15 15 1 0 89.1 86 42 38 11 29 93 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 150-88 3.46 332 331 15 4 2093.0 1915 861 804 193 673 1954 Last Time Out Jon allowed two solo homers in 6.0 innings of work Monday vs. San Diego left with a 2-1 deficit but took a no-decision as the Cubs rallied for a 3-2 win. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 6/19 SD ND 3-2, W 6.0 5 2 2 1 7 111-74 1-2 2017 Season Jon today makes his 16th start of the season and seventh on the road has a 2.68 ERA (17 ER/57.0 IP) at home compared to a 5.85 ERA (21 ER/32.1 IP) on the road. Is 1-2 with a 5.27 ERA (16 ER/27.1 IP) in his last five starts following a 3-1 stretch in his previous five starts during which he recorded a 2.76 ERA (10 ER/32.2 IP). Limiting lefties to a.215 average (17-for-79) while righties are batting.265 (69-for- 260) has held opposing batters to a.147 average (5-for-34) with runners in scoring position and two outs. With his 99-pitch, complete-game effort on May 23, became the first Cubs pitcher to throw a complete game under 100 pitches since Carlos Zambrano, September 25, 2009 at the Giants (98 pitches) was his 15th-career complete game. Has pitched at least 7.0 innings four times: April 16 vs. Pittsburgh (7.0 IP), May 7 vs. the Yankees (7.0 IP), May 23 vs. San Francisco (9.0 IP) and June 13 at the Mets (7.0 IP) struck out a season-high 10 batters May 23 vs. the Giants and June 13 at the Mets. Allowed one run or fewer in each of his first three starts of a season for the first time became the first Cubs pitcher to allow one run or fewer in three-straight starts, yet not collect a win, since Rich Harden, July 12-26, 2008. Started the Cubs Season Opener, April 2 at St. Louis, as well as the Cubs Home Opener, April 10 vs. the Dodgers became just the fourth Cub to start both the team s season opener when on the road and its home opener he joins Grover Alexander (1920, 1922), Rick Sutcliffe (1986, 1988) and Jon Lieber (2000) thanks to Ed Hartig. 2016 Season Jon finished second in the N.L. Cy Young vote after setting a career-best mark with a 2.44 ERA and tying his career-high with 19 wins both those marks ranked second in the N.L. went 10-2 with a 1.74 ERA (20 ER/103.1 IP) in 15 home starts, all quality efforts went 9-3 with a 3.17 ERA (35 ER/99.1 IP) in 17 road starts. Allowed one or zero runs in a career-high and Cubs franchise record eight-straight starts, August 17-September 25 led the majors with a 1.46 ERA (13 ER/80.1 IP) from July 29 through season s end. Went 10-0 with a 1.34 ERA (13 ER/87.0 IP) in his first 13 starts following the All- Star Break the 10-straight wins marked a career-high. Ranked among N.L. leaders in wins (19, 2nd), ERA (2.44, 2nd), opposing average (.211, 4th), OPS (.602, 3rd), WHIP (1.02, 3rd) and quality starts (26, t-1st). Limited righties to a.214 average (120-for-560) and lefties to a.200 mark (34-for- 170) overall, opponents hit just.211 against the lefty. Career vs. Miami Jon today makes his fifth-career start against the Marlins has yet to earn a win against Miami, one of just two clubs that he has not defeated in his career (only other club is Boston, who he has yet to face). W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 0-0 2.57 1 1 7.0 5 2 2 2 3 7 Career 0-2 4.91 4 4 22.0 29 12 12 7 7 18 vs. Marlins Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Colon (1.000-1-1-0-1) Moore (.167-6-1-0-0) Stanton (.333-6-2-2-2) Ellis (.222-9-2-0-0) Ozuna (.600-5-3-1-1) Suzuki (.339-56-19-2-4) Gordon (.333-3-1-0-1) Realmuto (.400-5-2-0-1) Yelich (.333-3-1-0-0) Career Notes Jon today makes his 80th regular season start with the Cubs has gone 34-21 with four complete games and a 3.06 ERA (169 ER/497.0 IP) in 79 starts with the Cubs has struck out 497 and walked just 128 signed a six-year deal with Chicago in December of 2014. Is three strikeouts shy of becoming the eighth lefty in Cubs history with 500 strikeouts with the club with 3.0 innings pitched, he will also become the 19th lefty in club history with 500.0 innings pitched with the club. Is one of eight active pitchers with 150-career wins, joining Bartolo Colon, CC Sabathia, teammate John Lackey, Justin Verlander, Zack Greinke, Felix Hernandez and Jered Weaver. Has gone 13-3 with a 2.08 ERA (37 ER/160.1 IP) in 24 starts at Wrigley Field since the start of last season had a 12-game home winning streak from May 27, 2016- June 3, 2017, which was the longest of its kind by a Cubs pitcher since Jon Lieber won 13-straight decisions at Wrigley Field from 2001-2002. Has made six Opening Day starts, including with Chicago in 2015 and 2017... made four-straight Opening Day starts for Boston, 2011-14, passing Babe Ruth (1916-18) and Mel Parnell (1952-54) for the longest run by a southpaw in club history. A four-time All-Star (including 2016) and three-time World Series Champion, he has finished in the top five of the Cy Young voting three times, doing so in 2010 and 2014 in the A.L., and last season in the N.L. Has surpassed the 200.0 inning mark five-straight seasons and in eight of the last nine... has reached 31 starts in a season nine times, including last season. Fanned 207 batters in 2015, setting a Cubs single-season franchise record for most strikeouts by a left-handed pitcher. Ranks second among active left-handed pitchers in wins (150) and fourth in strikeouts (1,954)... is one of only 13 active pitchers with at least 2,000 innings pitched. Ranks third in Cubs postseason history with 49.2 innings pitched and is tied for the most starts in Chicago playoff history with seven... ranks second among all active pitchers with 19 postseason starts and 133.2 innings pitched (trailing only teammate John Lackey)... leads all active pitchers with 117 postseason strikeouts. 2017 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/2 @STL ND, 4-3 L 5.0 7 1 1 2 7 102-62 0-1, 2 on Opening Night at St. Louis 2. 4/10 LAD ND, 3-2 W 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 100-57 2-1 Retired 11 of 12 BF from 2nd-5th innings 3. 4/16 PIT ND, 6-1 L 7.0 3 0 0 2 3 103-67 1-0 Third-straight start allowing one run or fewer 4. 4/21 @CIN ND, 6-5 (11) W 5.2 9 5 5 2 4 108-62 2-4, 2 on Fourth-straight no decision 5. 4/26 @PIT L, 6-5 5.2 10 6 5 2 5 107-67 3-6, 2 on Season-high 10 hits, six runs allowed APRIL: 0-1, 3.68 ERA (5 starts) 29.1 33 13 12 9 26 6. 5/2 PHI W, 8-3 5.0 4 3 2 5 5 106-60 8-3 First win of 2017 7. 5/7 NYY ND, 5-4 L (18) 7.0 3 2 1 2 9 120-73 1-2 Fanned a season-high nine batters 8. 5/13 @STL L, 5-3 5.2 6 4 3 4 9 112-71 1-3, 1 on Second-straight start with nine strikeouts 9. 5/18 CIN W, 9-5 6.0+ 7 3 3 1 5 96-63 9-1, 2 on Both runners left on base scored; fourth quality start 10. 5/23 SF W, 4-1 9.0 4 1 1 0 10 99-70 --- First Cubs CG this season; second-career CG w/ 10 K, 0 BB 11. 5/28 @LAD L, 9-4 3.1 7 6 6 2 3 76-46 4-6, 2 on Allowed two three-run homers MAY: 3-2, 4.00 ERA (6 starts) 36.0 31 19 16 14 41 12. 6/3 STL ND, W 5-3 6.0 6 3 3 3 4 98-57 1-3 Left with a 3-1 deficit before club rallied for 5-3 win 13. 6/8 COL L, 4-1 5.0 6 4 4 1 5 94-60 1-4 Allowed all four runs with two outs in second inning 14. 6/13 @NYM W, 14-3 7.0 5 1 1 1 10 106-70 12-1 Tied season-high with 10 strikeouts 15. 6/19 SD ND, 3-2 W 6.0 5 2 2 1 7 111-74 1-2 Allowed two solo homers At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2017.107 28 2 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 13 0 0 Career.070 185 11 13 4 0 0 10 23 2 0 12 83 0 0 LAST HIT: 6/13/17 at Mets (single off Zack Wheeler)... at-bats since then 3 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 1 (12x) last, 5/13/17 @ St. Louis MOST RBI: 1 (10x) last, 5/18/17 vs. Cincinnati Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 6/13/17 @ NYM, 14-3 (7.0,5,1,1,1,10) Last Loss: 6/8/17 vs. COL, 4-1 (5.0,6,4,4,1,5) Last Complete Game: 5/23/17 vs. SF, 4-1 (9.0,4,1,1,0,10) Last Shutout: 8/7/14 vs. MIN, 3-0 (9.0,3,0,0,2,8) Last No-Hitter: 5/19/08 vs. KC, 7-0 (9.0,0,0,0,2,9) Most Strikeouts: 15 5/3/14 vs. OAK also has one 14-K game, one 13-K game, five 12-K games, six 11-K games and 15 10-K games (29 total double-digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 12 (2x) last, 6/7/14 @ DET Most Runs Allowed: 11 7/22/12 vs. TOR Longest Winning Streak: 10 games 7/18-9/25/16 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games 5/27-7/11/15 Sunday s Starter at Miami LHP Mike Montgomery (1-3, 2.26) Mike tomorrow makes his fourth start of the season was inserted into the rotation when Kyle Hendricks was placed on the disabled list, June 8 recorded his best start with the Cubs in his last outing, June 20 vs. San Diego allowed just three hits in 6.0-scoreless innings in the Cubs 4-0 win walked two and struck out four. Has made just one appearance against Miami, a 3.1-inning save, June 5 of this season at Wrigley Field allowed three hits and no runs in the outing to secure a Cubs 3-1 win. Has gone 1-0 with a 2.40 ERA (4 ER/15.0 IP) in three starts this season went 0-3 with two saves and a 2.21 ERA (9 ER/36.2 IP) in 18 relief outings to begin the season. Limiting opponents to a.212 average against (38-for-179), including a.208 mark (25-for-120) by righties.
#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.271, 3 HR, 13 RBI) Road Trip:.111 (1-9) Current Streak: One Game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (5), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 6/5/17 vs. MIA (Dan Straily) Career Bests: H 3 (4x), last 6/13/17 @ NYM; RBI 2 (7x), last 4/18/17 vs. MIL; R 2 (5x), last 6/13/17 @ NYM Albert hit a pinch-hit RBI double Tuesday night reached three times Monday and scored a run is batting.302 (13- for-43) with a.375 OBP in 19 June games went 2-for-4 June 14 and 3-for-4 with a double, walk and three runs June 13 had a hit and run scored in three-straight games, June 4-6 reached twice June 6 and went 2-for-3 with a solo homer June 5 hit a pinch-hit RBI single June 4 is batting.368 (7-for-19) with five RBI as a pinch-hitter has played 46 games in center field (34 starts) and one start in left the Cubs are 19-14 when he starts in center field is batting.354 (17-for-48) off lefties and.229 (22-for-96) off righties. Selected in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2012 Draft by the Cubs. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.254, 10 HR, 28 RBI) Road Trip:.375 (3-8), 2B, BB Current Streak: 5 Games (8-19,.421) Multi-Hit Games (14): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 9 Last HR: 6/13/17 @ NYM (Josh Edgin) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 5/2/17 vs. PHI; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3, 4/22/16 @ CIN Javy has hit safely in his last five games, batting.421 (8-for-19) went 2-for-3 with a double and run Monday and 2- for-4 with a double and run June 18 hit a two-run homer in his lone at-bat June 13 is batting.298 (31-for-104) at Wrigley Field compared to.215 (20-for-93) on the road hit a solo homer and went 2-for-5 May 28 in L.A. went 3- for-4 with a two-run run homer May 22 his second three-hit effort in a three-game span as he went 3-for-3 with his third-career grand slam and five RBI (one shy of a career-high) May 19 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 season-high homered in consecutive games, May 1-2, for the third time in his career after going 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs scored May 1. In the month of May, led the Cubs in batting average (.302), slugging percentage (.581), hits (26) and RBI (19), while tying for the team lead in homers (7). Made his first Opening Day 25-man roster after starting last season on the disabled list. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.263, 16 HR, 31 RBI) Road Trip:.400 (2-5), HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 4 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (16): 2-hit (10), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 10 Last HR: 6/22/17 @ MIA (Jeff Locke) 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 walked three times last night and went 2-for-4 with a 3-run homer and 3 runs scored Thursday in Miami singled Tuesday night to snap an 0-for-14 skid reached base four times June 13, hitting his 15th homer, walking twice and singling drew a season-high three walks June 9 reached base four times and scored twice June 6 led the team with 16 runs scored, 19 walks and a.405 OBP in May but is hitting just.219 (14-for-64) in June hitting.286 (32-for- 112) with four homers on the road collected his second multi-hr game of the season (ninth of his career) May 21 reached base five times and tied a career-high with four runs reached base in 18-straight games, April 18-May 7, batting.365 (27-for-74) with a.461 OBP during that span. Leads the club in runs (48) and walks (51) has five three-hit games and a four-hit game batting.302 (16-for- 53) with a 1.174 OPS against lefties. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.249, 7 HR, 34 RBI) Road Trip:.200 (1-5), HR, 2 RBI, R Current Streak: One Game (1-5) Multi-Hit Games (10): 2-hit (7), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 16 Last HR: 6/22/17 @ MIA (Junichi Tazawa) Career Bests: H 3 (3x), last 5/21/17 vs. MIL; RBI 4, 4/22/17 @ CIN; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson slugged a two-run homer Thursday hit a game-tying solo homer Monday went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI June 18 June 16 went 2-for-3 with a two-run double in the first and a game-tying RBI double in the ninth is batting.282 (31-for-110) with nine doubles, five homers and 22 RBI since May 9 is batting.262 (17-for- 65) off lefties and.243 (33-for-136) against righties has thrown out 12 baserunners attempting to steal hit a solo homer off Clayton Kershaw May 28 to lead off the second was a 12-pitch at-bat, the latest in at-bat a Cub went deep since Mike Fontenot in 2009 off Arizona s Dan Haren tied a career-high with three hits May 21 and drove in three runs recorded his first-career multi-homer game with a pair of solo blasts in St. Louis May 12 caught all 18 innings May 7 vs. NYY has eight catcher pickoffs since 2016, the most in the majors. 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. #8 IAN HAPP INF/OF (.254, 10 HR, 21 RBI) Road Trip:.667 (6-9), 2 2B, 2 RBI, R Current Streak: 4 games (8-15) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (6), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 15 Last HR: 6/21/17 vs. SD (Craig Stammen) Career Bests: H 4, 6/22/17 @ MIA; RBI 4 (2x), last 6/13/17 @ NYM; R 2 (2x), last 6/4/17 vs. STL Ian Thursday notched his first-career four-hit game, including a 2-run double, as part of a 4-for-5 effort added two more hits last night has homered in five homers in his last 10 games 15 of his 21 RBI have come with two outs hit his first homer as a righty June 18 went 2-for-5 with a double and run scored June 16 in his first game in Pittsburgh has eight homers in his last 14 starts, including his first-career grand slam June 13 vs. the Mets notched his first-career multi-homer game June 4, driving in a career-high four runs batted.357 (10-for-28) in his first eight games, but is hitting.231 (21-for-91) in his last 26 reached base in his first eight games scored a run in six-straight games, May 16-22, the longest streak by a Cubs player this season is the first Cubs player since at least 1913 to score a run in seven of his first eight career games was selected from Triple-A Iowa May 13 to join his first big league roster made his major league debut that day as the starting right fielder and hit a two-run homer as part of a 1-for-3 effort with a walk has started games in center field (16), right field (3), left field (4) and second base (7). Became the first Cubs player to homer in their first game on the road (May 13 at St. Louis, major league debut) and first game at home (May 16 vs. Cincinnati) since Carmelo Martinez in 1983. Was Chicago s first-round pick in 2015 (ninth overall) selected out of the University of Cincinnati. #30 JON JAY OF (.315, 0 HR, 12 RBI) Road Trip:.250 (1-4), 2B Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (5), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 5 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 reached twice Tuesday is 9-for-18 (.500) with two walks and a HBP in his last nine games went 3-for-4 with two runs and a RBI June 18 in Pittsburgh his pinch-hit RBI single June 16 in Pittsburgh, snapping a 4-4 ninth-inning tie went 3-for-4 with a run scored June 14 in New York, his first three-hit game of the year hit a two-rbi double June 6, giving him first multi-rbi game with the Cubs hit a game-winning pinch-hit RBI single June 4 vs. St. Louis is 10-for-26 (.385) with four RBI as a pinch-hitter this season is batting.455 (15-for-33) in the eighth and ninth innings this season has reached base in 21 of his 28 starts was 2-for-2 with two runs scored May 21 off the bench joined the Cubs following seven major league seasons with St. Louis (2010-15) and San Diego (2016). 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. #2 TOMMY LA STELLA INF (.243, 1 HR, 2 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-1) Current Streak: Hitless last 5 games (0-10) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (2), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 5/12/17 @ STL (Brett Cecil) Career Bests: H 3 (8x), last 7/24/16 vs. MIL; RBI 3 (3x), last 7/20/14 vs. PHI; R 3, 4/24/16 @ CIN Tommy was recalled June 16 from Triple-A Iowa for his third stint with the Cubs this season made the start at third base that night and went 2-for-4 with a double and run has reached in 14 of 39 plate appearances since being recalled a second time from Triple-A, May 7 returned to Iowa on May 19 went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and double on May 12 has made four starts batting.213 (20-for-94) with two doubles, a homer and four RBI in 26 games at Iowa made his second-straight Opening Day roster with the Cubs before being optioned to Triple-A April 22 has reached in four of his 11 pinch-hit plate appearances, including two walks. In 2016, he batted.270 (40-for-148) with 12 doubles, a triple, two homers and 11 RBI in 74 games at the big league level... set career-highs with a.357 on-base percentage and a.405 slugging percentage. JUNE 24, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. MARLINS LHP JUSTIN NICOLINO Jon Jay....333 3 1 0 0 CUBS AT MARLINS PARK Albert Almora Jr.....158 19 3 0 0 Javier Baez....250 20 5 0 1 Kris Bryant....226 31 7 2 7 Willson Contreras....263 19 5 2 6 Ian Happ....667 9 6 0 2 Jon Jay....250 52 13 1 4 Tommy La Stella....235 17 4 0 1 Miguel Montero....170 53 9 1 7 Anthony Rizzo....308 52 16 2 8 Addison Russell....324 34 11 2 6 Mark Zagunis....000 6 0 0 1 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....333 3 1 0 1 Javier Baez....333 3 1 1 5 Kris Bryant....286 7 2 0 2 Willson Contreras....556 9 5 1 13 Ian Happ....500 2 1 1 5 Jon Jay....250 4 1 0 1 Tommy La Stella....000 1 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....000 1 0 0 1 Anthony Rizzo....250 8 2 0 7 Addison Russell....250 4 1 0 3 Mark Zagunis....000 1 0 0 1 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....400 5 2 0 2 Javier Baez....188 16 3 3 15 Kris Bryant....200 30 6 3 24 Willson Contreras....400 15 6 1 15 Ian Happ....500 2 1 1 5 Jon Jay....339 56 19 0 53 Tommy La Stella....467 15 7 0 18 Miguel Montero....333 99 33 3 88 Anthony Rizzo....290 62 18 2 56 Addison Russell....279 43 12 1 33 Mark Zagunis....000 1 0 0 1 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....368 19 7 0 5 Javier Baez....000 2 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 1 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....111 9 1 0 2 Ian Happ....200 5 1 0 0 Jon Jay....385 26 10 0 4 Tommy La Stella....222 9 2 0 1 Miguel Montero....231 13 3 0 2 Anthony Rizzo....000 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell....200 5 1 0 0 Mark Zagunis....000 1 0 0 0 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....276 29 8 0 5 Javier Baez....192 26 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....250 4 1 0 2 Willson Contreras....143 14 2 1 4 Ian Happ....200 5 1 0 0 Jon Jay....297 118 35 2 14 Tommy La Stella....220 59 13 0 5 Miguel Montero....195 118 23 4 20 Anthony Rizzo....100 10 1 0 1 Addison Russell....400 10 4 0 1 Mark Zagunis....000 1 0 0 0
JUNE 24, 2017 PAGE 4 #47 MIGUEL MONTERO C (.280, 4 HR, 8 RBI) Road Trip:.250 (1-4) Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (6): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 2 Last HR: 6/11 vs. COL (Chad Qualls) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 6/12/13 @ LAD; RBI 6, 6/4/14 @ COL; R 3 (8x), last 4/13/16 vs. CIN Miguel hit a double and solo homer June 11 is batting.317 (26-for-82) since April 17 went 2-for-3 with a double and run scored May 24 walked twice and scored two runs May 17 hit a two-run pinch-hit single and tossed a scoreless inning of relief May 6 marked his second-career pitching appearance hit a game-tying solo homer May 4 had a seven game hitting streak April 17-29 (.591/13-for-22) has made 26 starts (Cubs are 14-12) went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs April 18 vs. Milwaukee. His 109 home runs since the 2009 campaign are second-most for a left-handed hitting catcher (Brian McCann leads with 184). #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.262, 17 HR, 47 RBI) Road Trip:.167 (1-6), 2 R, 3 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 11; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 19 Last HR: 6/20/17 vs. SD (Jhoulys Chacin) 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 had his career-high 14-game hitting streak (.420/21-for-50) snapped Wednesday, the longest streak by a Cub this season his leadoff HR Monday was his third of the season has reached in seven of 10 leadoff apps went 2- for-3 with a triple and RBI Monday went 3-for-5 with a double, homer, three runs and two RBI June 18 in Pittsburgh homered to lead off each of his first two games at leadoff June 13-14 in New York has reached in 40 of his last 84 plate appearances since June 4 drove in a season-high tying four runs June 6, including a game-winning three-run homer has 19 two-out RBI recorded his 14th-career multi-homer game and first three hit game of the season May 24. Is batting.342 (13-for-38) with two doubles, one triple, four homers, nine runs scored, 10 RBI, six walks, a.422 on-base, a.763 slugging and a 1.185 OPS in nine games since moving into the leadoff role. Is batting.316 (43-for-136) at home compared to.206 (27-for-131) on the road has a.447 OBP at home, the fourth-best home mark in the N.L. is batting.354 (28-for-79) with seven homers and a.490 OBP in his last 23 home games. #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.230, 7 HR, 29 RBI) Road Trip:.333 (4-9), HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (11): 2-hit (8), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: 6/22/17 @ MIA (Jeff Locke) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 6/22/17 @ MIA; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/19/17 vs. MIL; R 3 (4x), last 6/22/17 @ MIA Addison Thursday night matched his career highs with four hits and three runs as part of a 4-for-5 effort with a solo homer and two doubles was the eighth two-double game of his career is batting.342 (13-for-38) with 10 RBI in his last 11 games homered in back-to-back games June 11-12 went 2-for-4 with a solo homer June 11 had an RBI in four-straight games, May 16-21 hit a solo homer May 16 hit a triple and scored a run May 6 April 24, recorded a career-high four hits and tied his career mark with three runs scored hit a three-run walk-off homer April 19, his second-career walk-off RBI and first walk-off homer doubled, tripled and drove in three runs April 15. Earned N.L. All-Star honors in his second major league season in 2016, hitting 21 homers and driving in 95. #21 MARK ZAGUNIS OF (.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Road Trip:.000 (0-6), RBI, SB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-6) 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: N/A Career Bests: H N/A; RBI 1, 6/22 @ MIA; R N/A Mark was selected from Triple-A Iowa Thursday to join the first major league roster of his career made the start that night in right field, batting ninth, and recorded his first RBI and stolen base is hitting.249 (53-for-213) with a.399 on-base percentage, 150 points higher than his batting average, in 65 games with Iowa this season with Iowa, played 52 games (50 starts) in left field and 12 games (12 starts) in right field. Was selected by the Cubs in the third round of the 2014 Draft out of Virginia Tech and has batted.275 (329-for- 1,196) with a.401 on-base percentage and.842 OPS in 338 minor league games covering the last four seasons. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (3)... 3 0 0 0 Javier Baez (10)... 6 3 0 1 Kris Bryant (16)... 13 2 1 0 Willson Contreras (7)... 5 0 1 1 Ian Happ (10)... 6 2 1 1 Jon Jay (0)... 0 0 0 0 Tommy La Stella (1)... 1 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (4)... 3 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (17)... 8 6 3 0 Addison Russell (7)... 6 0 1 0 Mark Zagunis (0)... 0 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 (8)... 6 1 0 1 Kris Bryant (6)... 3 3 0 0 Willson Contreras (11)... 6 4 1 0 Ian Happ (6)... 4 0 2 0 Jon Jay (1)... 1 0 0 0 Tommy La Stella... 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (3)... 3 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (16)... 11 3 2 0 Addison Russell (6)... 4 1 1 0 Mark Zagunis (0)... 0 0 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (101)... 63 22 12 4 Opponents (92)... 57 22 12 1 CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Anthony Rizzo, 6/20/17 vs. San Diego (Jhoulys Chacin) Walk-Off HR: Addison Russell, 4/19/17 vs. Milwaukee (Neftali Feliz) Pinch-HR: Kyle Schwarber, 6/11/17 vs. Colorado (Jordan Lyles) 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, 6/17/17 @ Pittsburgh (Ivan Nova) 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 (5): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT & 5/21 vs. MIL; Contreras, 5/12 @ STL; Rizzo, 5/24 vs. SF; Happ, 6/4 vs. STL 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (4): Contreras, 4/22 @ CIN; Baez, 5/18 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 6/3 vs. STL, Happ, 6/13 @ NYM 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (1): Rizzo, 4/21-23 Pinch-Homers (1): Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL Back-to-Back Homers (2): Russell and Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Rizzo and Happ, 6/14 @ NYM Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (1): Arrieta, 6/17 @ PIT Game-Opening Homers (4): Zobrist, 5/21 vs. MIL; Rizzo, 6/13 @ NYM; Rizzo, 6/14 @ NYM; Rizzo, 6/20 vs. SD Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Contreras 12/42 26.8% 4 3 3.78 (189 ER/449.2 IP) Montero 0/24 0.0% 0 0 4.29 (96 ER/201.1 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 3.60 (2 ER/5.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (4): Hendricks, Arrieta, Lester, Montgomery CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Schwarber 36 (17-19), Zobrist 12 (6-6), Rizzo 10 (6-4), Jay 6 (3-3), Happ 6 (3-3), Baez 2 (1-1), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 55 (28-27), Schwarber 7 (3-4), Happ 8 (4-4), Almora 2 (1-1), Jay 1 (1-0) 3 Rizzo 53 (27-26), Bryant 13 (6-7), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Contreras 3 (3-0), Happ 1 (0-1) 4 Zobrist 34 (15-19), Russell 13 (8-5), Rizzo 9 (4-5), Happ 7 (4-3), Candelario 3 (1-2), Contreras 3 (3-0), Montero 2 (0-2), Heyward 2 (2-0) 5 Russell 24 (11-13), Heyward 18 (10-8), Contreras 8 (5-3), Happ 8 (5-3), Montero 6 (1-5), Candelario 2 (2-0), Zobrist 2 (1-1), Jay 2 (0-2), La Stella 1 (0-1), Almora 1 (1-0), Schwarber (1-0) 6 Heyward 28 (12-16), Contreras 15 (6-9), Almora Jr. 8 (6-2), Baez 6 (3-3), Russell 5 (4-1), Montero 4 (4-0), La Stella 4 (1-3), Schwarber 2 (1-1), Jay 1 (0-1) 7 Baez 29 (15-14), Contreras 19 (7-12), Montero 13 (8-5), Heyward 4 (2-2), Russell 3 (2-1), La Stella 2 (1-1), Almora 2 (1-1), Schwarber 1 (1-0) 8 Lester 12 (6-6), Russell 10 (4-6), Lackey 10 (5-5), Arrieta 9 (6-3), Hendricks 8 (6-2), Baez 6 (3-3), Anderson 5 (2-3), Almora 4 (1-3), Butler 5 (3-2), Montgomery 3 (1-2), Montero 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 9 Jay 18 (9-9), Almora 17 (10-7), Baez 10 (4-6), Schwarber 6 (3-3), Arrieta 5 (2-3), Lackey 4 (1-3), Hendricks 3 (1-2), Lester 3 (2-1), Butler 3 (1-2), Anderson (1-0), Szczur (1-0), Russell (1-0), Zagunis 1 (1-0) C Contreras 47 (23-24), Montero 26 (14-12) 1B Rizzo 72 (37-35), Candelario 1 (0-1) 2B Baez 36 (19-17), Zobrist 28 (14-14), Happ 7 (4-3), La Stella 2 (0-2) 3B Bryant 64 (32-32), Candelario 4 (3-1), La Stella 5 (2-3) SS Russell 56 (30-26), Baez 17 (7-10) LF Schwarber 54 (26-28), Jay 8 (5-3), Zobrist 6 (2-4), Happ 4 (3-1), Contreras 1 (1-0) CF Almora 34 (20-14), Happ 16 (9-7), Jay 13 (4-9), Heyward 10 (4-6) RF Heyward 43 (21-21), Zobrist 13 (6-7), Jay 7 (4-3), Bryant 4 (2-2), Happ 3 (0-3), Szczur 2 (2-0) Zagunis 1 (1-0) P Lester 15 (8-7), Lackey 15 (7-8), Arrieta 14 (7-7), Hendricks 11 (6-5), Butler 9 (5-4), Anderson 6 (3-3), Montgomery 3 (1-2) DH Schwarber 3 (1-2) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 53 45 26 46 32 29 45 35 30 2 343 OPP. 58 33 33 38 33 32 27 32 31 2 319 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (11) Jason Heyward (6), Jon Jay (2), Albert Almora (2), Kyle Schwarber (1)
Cubs Pitching JUNE 24, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 26-24 4.40 1 398.2 389 215 195 60 142 368 Relievers 11-12 3.30 18 256.1 200 104 94 32 106 283 SEASON TOTALS 37-36 3.97 1/18 655.0 589 318 289 92 248 651 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 6/21 vs. SD 1.0,0,0,0,0,2 4/19/17 vs. MIL 6/19/17 vs. SD 9/15/15 @ CLE 14/14 26/19 0/0 Brian Duensing 6/23 @ MIA 0.1,0,0,0,0,0 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 5/5/17 vs. NYY 0/1 28/23 12/3 Carl Edwards Jr. 6/20 vs. SD-H 1.0,1,0,0,1,2 6/11/17 vs. COL 10/2/16 @ CIN 6/20/17 vs. SD 0/0 32/23 12/4 Dylan Floro 5/21 vs. MIL 2.0,7,5,5,1,1 N/A N/A N/A 0/0 2/1 1/1 Justin Grimm 6/23 @ MIA 1.2,0,0,0,0,1 4/18/17 vs. MIL 8/8/15 vs. SF 4/10/17 vs. LAD 0/1 24/17 10/3 Felix Peña 6/22 @ MIA 1.0,1,0,0,0,1 N/A 9/27/16 @ PIT 9/5/16 @ MIL 0/0 7/6 2/1 Hector Rondon 6/21 vs. SD 0.2,0,0,0,0,1 6/19/17 vs. SD 7/24/16 @ MIL 5/16/17 vs. CIN 0/2 29/24 10/6 Pedro Strop 6/21 vs. SD 1.0,0,0,0,0,1 6/4/17 vs. STL 9/19/15 vs. STL 6/20/17 vs. SD 0/2 32/20 21/10 Koji Uehara 6/21 vs. SD 1.0,2,1,1,2,1 6/16/17 @ PIT 6/4/17 vs. STL 6/19/17 vs. SD 2/4 27/17 5/2 2017 TOTALS 18/26 (.692) 225/164 (.729) 80/30 (.375) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (2-0, 1.42 ERA, 14 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 57-37, 61 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 6/21 vs. SD MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 4/19/17 vs. MIL (7-4) LAST SV: 6/19/17 vs. SD (3-2) Wade has converted his first 14 save chances, surpassing Randy Myers 13-straight successful chances in 1993 for the longest streak to begin a season in Cubs history has converted his last 20 since September of last year with Kansas City had a stretch of 64.1 homerless innings snapped May 24 thanks to a Mac Williamson two-run homer has walked nine and struck out 36 has a 0.91 WHIP. Monday vs. San Diego, preserved a one-run lead and picked up his 14th save. Converted the save June 11 despite allowing a run on two hits. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-0, 3.34 ERA, 0 SV, 2 Holds) CAREER: 42-37, 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 inherited the bases loaded in the fifth inning June 17 in Pittsburgh and recorded his lone batter faced to get out of the jam tossed a season high 2.2 innings June 12 in New York has walked eight and struck out 36 in 27 games (32.1 IP) had spun 6.2- consecutive scoreless innings before allowing a run in the seventh June 7 vs. Miami. Has a 2.00 ERA (6 ER/27.0 IP) in his last 23 games. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (2-1, 1.84 ERA, 0 SV, 8 Holds) CAREER: 2-2, 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: 6/11/17 vs. COL (7-5) LAST SV: 10/2/16 @ CIN (7-4) Carl has held opponents to a.126 average (12-for-95) and a.245 OBP has walked 14, struck out 40 and allowed three homers. Picked up his eighth hold Tuesday with a scoreless seventh inning (1 H, 1 BB, 2 SO). Took the loss June 14 in New York retired the side quickly (seven pitches) in the seventh inning but allowed a go-ahead homer to lead off the eighth. Earned the win June 11, tossing 1.2-scoreless innings. #15 DYLAN FLORO RHP (0-0, 8.53 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 0-1, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 4.1, 5/9 @ COL MOST IP, CAREER: 4.1, 5/9/17 @ COL LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: N/A Dylan was recalled from Triple-A Iowa prior to Thursday s game and is in his fourth stint with the team was recalled June 5 and optioned June 6 May 21 pitched the final 2.0 innings vs. Milwaukee(7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO) optioned the following day. Was selected from Triple-A Iowa, May 8, and tossed 4.1 innings (1 ER) of relief in the early game of a May 9 twinbill in Colorado optioned to Iowa later that day. Is 2-1 with a 3.48 ERA (13 ER/33.2 IP) in 18 appearances, two as a starter. #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-0, 4.33 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 19-18, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 5x, last 5/29 @ SD 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 was recalled May 29 from Triple-A Iowa for his third stint with the team has held the opponent scoreless in 10 of his last 11 outings, including last night. With Chicago, has stranded eight of 11 runners he s inherited walked 10 and struck out 33 in 24 outings thus far struck out 25 in his last 20.0 IP since April 22. Wednesday stranded an inherited runner in a scoreless outing last night extended his streak to 16-straight outings with at least one strikeout, the secondlongest streak of his career (20 G, July 2012-July 2013). #60 FELIX PEÑA RHP (0-0, 6.00 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 0-0, 1 SV MOST IP, 2017: 3.2 5/6 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 3.2 5/6/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: 9/27/16 @ PIT Felix was recalled from Triple-A Iowa prior to June 10 s game for his third stint with the club, and allowed two runs in 1.2 innings against the Rockies has made six outings with the Cubs (11.2 IP). Has gone 1-1 with four saves and an 8.31 ERA (16 ER/17.1 IP) in 13 relief appearances with Iowa this season. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (2-1, 4.28 ERA, 0 SV, 7 Holds) CAREER: 16-13, 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: 6/19/17 vs. SD (3-2) LAST SV: 7/24/16 @ MIL (6-5) Hector has made 29 appearances, allowing 22 hits in 102 at-bats (.216) while walking 11 and striking out 32 after he surrendered one earned run in his first 10.1 IP (0.86 ERA), has allowed 12 earned runs in his last 17.0 IP, spanning 18 games (6.35 ERA). Tossed a scoreless seventh inning Monday vs. San Diego to earn the win, pitching around a hit and two walks. Has tossed three-straight scoreless outings (2.2 IP). #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (2-2, 3.46 ERA, 0 SV, 8 Holds) CAREER: 17-22, 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: 6/4/17 vs. STL (7-6) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has held opponents to a.216 batting average (21-for-97) has walked 13 and struck out 29 in 32 games (26.0 IP) Tuesday night picked up his eighth hold with a scoreless eighth inning (1 H, 1 BB, 2 SO). Charged with a blown save June 14 after allowing the tying run to score in the sixth. His 92 holds are the most in Cubs franchise history, surpassing Carlos Marmol s 82 holds from 2006-13. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (2-4, 2.84 ERA, 2 SV, 9 Holds) CAREER: 21-26, 95 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 IP, 6/11 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 4/19/09 @ BOS LAST WIN: 6/16/17 @ PIT (9-5) LAST SV: 6/4/17 vs. MIA (7-6) Koji suffered the loss Wednesday tossed a scoreless eighth inning Monday vs. San Diego to record his ninth hold earned the win June 16 after providing a scoreless eighth inning has pitched scoreless ball in 22 of his 27 outings has walked seven and struck out 28 this season, holding opponents to a.194 batting average (18-for-93). Tossed a season-high 2.0-scoreless innings June 11, collecting a hold June 4, recorded his second save of the season with a perfect ninth. Limiting opponents to a.248 OBP,.280 SLG and a.527 OPS. 2017 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 11 (2x), last 6/13 @ NYM (14-3)... Largest Winning Margin... 8 (2x), last 6/10 vs. COL (9-1) 5, 4/18 vs. MIL (0-5, 9-7)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 14 (2x), last 6/13 @ NYM... Most Runs... 11, 5/6 vs. NYY 7, 6/13 @ NYM (2nd)... Most Runs, Inn.... 6, 5/9 @ COL (3rd) 17 (2x), last 4/24 @ PIT... Most Hits... 15 (2x), last 5/9 @ COL 6 (3x), last 6/16 @ PIT (9th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 6 (4x), last 5/18 vs. CIN (7th) 2 (4x), last 6/21 vs. SD... Fewest Hits... 3 (3x), last 6/23 @ MIA 5, 6/13 @ NYM... Most Home Runs... 4 (2x), last 5/28 @ LAD 2, last 6/14 @ NYM (1st)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2 (2x), last 5/1 vs. PHI (7th) 6 (3x), last 6/16 @ PIT... Most Doubles... 5, 4/18 vs. MIL 2 (3x), last 5/22 vs. SF... Most Triples... 2, 4/24 @ PIT 10, 5/21 vs. MIL... 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 2 (4x), last 6/13 @ NYM... Most Stolen Bases... 3 (2x), last 6/4 vs. STL 3 (3x), last 5/6 vs. NYY... Most Double Plays Turned... 4 (2x), last 6/19 vs. SD 3 (2x), 5/19 vs. MIL... 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: 5 games... 6/2-6 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games... 5/26-31 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 20 (Cubs 12, Reds 8)... 4/22 @ CIN Most Hits, Both Clubs: 28, 2x last (Cubs 15, Brewers 13)... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 7, 3x last (Cubs 5, Mets 2)... 6/13 @ NYM 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... 6/2-8 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 2 (4x)... last 6/9-10 Consecutive Errorless Games: 5... 5/31-6/5 Consecutive Games With An Error: 7... 5/6-13 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: 41,814; 4/15 vs. PIT Largest Road Crowd: 48,322; 5/27 @ LAD Series Sweeps: 2 (3 G, 5/16-18 vs. CIN, 6/2-6/4 vs. STL) *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 (5x), last Happ and Russell... 6/22 @ MIA Most Total Bases: 9 (4x), Russell... 6/22 @ MIA Most Extra-Base Hits: 3, Russell... 6/22 @ MIA Most Doubles: 2 (10x), last Russell... 6/22@ MIA Most Triples: 1 (13x), last Rizzo... 6/19 vs. SD Most RBI: 5, Báez... 5/18 vs. CIN Most Stolen Bases: 1 (21x), last Zagunis and Happ... 6/22 @ MIA Most Walks: 3 (7x), last Bryant... 6/23 @ MIA Most Strikeouts: 4 (4x), last Happ... 6/13 @ NYM 2-Hit Innings: N/A... N/A PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 3 (2x), Arrieta & Lackey... 4/4-22 & 4/29-5/16 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, Floro... 5/9 @ COL Most Strikeouts, Starter: 10, 4x last Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Reliever: 5, Floro... 5/9 @ COL Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, Arrieta and Lester... 4/9 @ MIL and 5/13 @ STL Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 7.0 (4x), last Montgomery... 6/14-current Reliever: 18.0, Montgomery... 4/17-5/13 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 14, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 16, Arrieta... 6/6 vs. MIA Most Runs Allowed: 9, Arrieta... 5/9 @ COL Most Hits Allowed: 10 (2x), last Arrieta... 4/28 @ BOS Most Homers Allowed: 3, Lackey... 4/17 vs. MIL and 6/12 @ NYM Most Walks Issued: 6, Anderson...4/24 @ PIT Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 3.2 IP, Lackey... 5/27 @ LAD MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 20 High-Water Mark: 4 games (12-8, 16-12, 25-21) Losses after Leading: 18 Low-Water Mark: 2 games (25-27) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 5 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 15 (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) Walkoff Wins: 3 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL, 5/4 vs. PHI)