Chicago Cubs (31-31) vs. New York Mets (28-33)

CUBS VS. METS The Cubs and Mets play six games, spanning two series, this season after this week, the Cubs and Mets do not play again until three months from today, when they play a threegame set at Wrigley Field from Sept. 12-14... last year, the Cubs took two of three games from the Mets at home but were swept in a four-game set here at Citi Field. 2017 Overall:... 0-0 At Wrigley Field:... 0-0 At Citi Field:... 0-0 2016 Overall:... 2-5 At Wrigley Field:... 2-1 At Citi Field:... 0-4 All-Time Since 1962:... 368-357 At Wrigley Field:... 198-169 At Citi Field (since 2009):... 13-14 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (2) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed LHP Brett Anderson 5/7 7/6 32 (Low back strain) 60-Day RHP Kyle Hendricks 6/5 6/15 4 (Rt. Hand Tendinitis) UPCOMING MILESTONES Milestone:... Player (No. Needed) 150 Wins... Jon Lester (1) 150 Home Runs... Anthony Rizzo (3) 500 Extra-Base Hits... Ben Zobrist (5) HIGHEST AVG AS PINCH-HITTER, NL, 2017 (MIN. 10 PLATE APPEARANCES) 1. Adam Lind, WSH....500 (8-16) 2. Daniel Nava, PHI....400 (6-15) 3. Jon Jay, CHI....391 (9-23) 4. Alexi Amarista, COL....385 (5-13) 5. Jeremy Hazelbaker, AZ....364 (4-11) MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 1. Anthony Rizzo... 131 Giancarlo Stanton...131 3. Paul Goldschmidt...126 4. Nolan Arenado...125 MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS SINCE START OF 2015 1. Chicago Cubs... 231 2. Los Angeles Dodgers...222 3. Washington Nationals...216 4. St. Louis Cardinals...215 5. Houston Astros...214 MOST STRIKEOUTS BY PITCHERS, NL, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers...614 2. Arizona Diamondbacks...604 3. Chicago Cubs... 571 4. Washington Nationals...567 MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, 2017 1. Chicago Cubs... 246 2. Tampa Bay Rays...245 3. Los Angeles Dodgers...243 LOWEST BULLPEN ERA, NL, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers...2.68 2. Chicago Cubs... 3.22 3. Arizona Diamondbacks...3.60 MOST PITCHES PER PLATE APP., MLB, 2017 1. Kyle Schwarber, CHI... 4.49 2. Anthony Rendon, WSH...4.48 3. Todd Frazier, CWS...4.48 Chicago Cubs (31-31) vs. New York Mets (28-33) June 12, 2017 Citi Field Game No. 63 Road Game No. 28 RHP John Lackey (4-6, 5.12) vs. RHP Jacob degrom (4-3, 4.75) ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Fresh off a 6-4 homestand, the Chicago Cubs tonight begin a seven-day, six-game road trip with the first of three games against the New York Mets after a day off on Thursday, the Cubs conclude the trek with a three-game series in Pittsburgh this weekend. The Cubs took a circuitous route to their winning 10-game homestand the Cubs began by winning the first five games with a three-game sweep of the St. Louis and taking the first two games against Miami before dropping that series finale and losing the first three games of their series with Colorado the Cubs yesterday won the series finale against the Rockies, 7-5. Yesterday ended a stretch in which the Cubs played 19 of 25 games at Wrigley Field starting today, the Cubs play 17 of their next 20 games on the road through July 2, as the Cubs next six series will be played in six different ballparks (at New York, at Pittsburgh, vs. San Diego, at Miami, at Washington and at Cincinnati). The Cubs enter tonight s game having dropped eight road games in a row on the road, as the club s last road victory was a month ago today, a 3-2 win in St. Louis on May 12 the Cubs have lost eight-straight road games for the first time since August 19-September 6, 2012, also an eight-game skid. The Cubs have also lost their last six games at Citi Field, as they endured a fourgame sweep here last season and dropped two games in the 2015 National League Championship Series prior to this skid, the Cubs had won five games in a row here from August 17, 2014-July 2, 2015 that streak included a threegame sweep here from June 30-July 2, 2015. The Cubs this season are 7-13 against the N.L. West, 18-11 against the N.L. Central, 5-2 against the N.L. East and 1-5 against the A.L. EVEN STEVEN: At 31-31, the Cubs have nestled upon the.500 mark for the 12th time this season the Cubs were also 1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7, 16-16, 17-17, 18-18, 19-19, 25-25, 27-27 and 30-30 the Cubs are one of only six teams in the National League with a record at or above.500. I M FEELING A DRAFT: The MLB First-Year Player Draft will begin tonight at 6 p.m. CT this year s draft will air on MLB Network and MLB.com the 40-round draft will resume at noon CT on Tuesday, June 13, with rounds 3-10 the final day of the draft, Wednesday, June 14, will start at 11 a.m. CT with rounds 11-40 after last year not seeing their first selection until overall pick No. 104, the Cubs this year own picks Nos. 27, 30, 67 and 105 within the first three rounds. The Cubs currently have each of the last five first round picks on their 25-man roster: Javier Baez (2011, ninth overall), Albert Almora, Jr. (2012, sixth overall), Kris Bryant (2013, second overall), Kyle Schwarber (2014, fourth overall) and Ian Happ (2015, ninth overall). Conversely, the Cubs also have Carl Edwards, Jr. on their active roster Carl was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 48th round of the 2011 Draft, a round that no longer exists. CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 31-31 At Wrigley Field:... 20-15 On the Road:... 11-16 April:... 13-11 May:... 12-16 June:... 6-4 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,742-10,219 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,238-3,725 Leading Entering 6th:... 21-4 Tied Entering 6th:... 2-3 Trailing Entering 6th:... 8-24 Leading Entering 7th:... 23-2 Tied Entering 7th:... 3-4 Trailing Entering 7th:... 5-25 Leading Entering 8th:... 27-2 Tied Entering 8th:... 2-3 Trailing Entering 8th:... 2-26 Leading Entering 9th:... 27-1 Tied Entering 9th:... 2-1 Trailing Entering 9th:... 2-29 Scoring First:... 17-13 One-Run Games:... 10-9 Two-Run Games:... 6-6 Extra-Inning Games:... 2-2 Scoring Four or More:... 25-10 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 6-21 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 20-5 Hit Totals Equal:... 6-2 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 5-24 Hit at Least One HR:... 25-16 Hit Two or More HR:... 20-6 Playing Errorless Ball:... 18-15 Committing at Least One Error:... 13-16 ON THE BASEPATHS OFTEN: Anthony Rizzo has posted a.431 on-base percentage in his last 31 games since May 7, the fifth-best mark in the N.L. in that span Los Angeles Chase Utley leads with a.442 OBP in this span. Since May 7, Rizzo has been on base 59 times, also fifth most in the N.L. behind Colorado s Charlie Blackmon (63), Cincinnati s Joey Votto (62), Atlanta s Ender Inciarte (62) and Arizona s Paul Goldschmidt (60). Rizzo has struck out just five times in his last 89 plate appearances spanning his last 21 games since May 21 he s walked 14 times in that span and has posted a.438 on-base percentage and 1.058 OPS. J-HEY!: In 49 games this year, Jason Heyward is hitting.257 (46-for-179) with a.313 OBP and a.391 slugging mark, good for a.704 OPS in his first 49 games of 2016, he hit.223 with a.318 OBP and a.314 slugging percentage, good for a.632 OPS. Heyward has hit safely in 38 of 49 games thus far, and has gone without a hit in consecutive games just twice (last was May 4-5). THROUGH THE FIRST 62: The Cubs find themselves right at.500 through 62 games at 31-31, a 12-game offset from their rarely-seen 43-19 start through 62 games a season ago the 2015 Cubs were 34-28, just three games off from this year, through 62 games en route to their 97-win campaign, while the 2014 Cubs started off 26-36 through 62 contests. BULLISH ABOUT THE PEN: The Cubs bullpen has posted a 3.22 ERA (80 ER/223.2 IP), a.210 batting average against (lowest in the National League) and a.297 opponent OBP this season their ERA and OBP against are the the second-best marks among any N.L. relief corps, trailing only the Dodgers and their 2.68 ERA and.270 opponent OBP. Carl Edwards Jr. has limited opponents to a.099 average (8-for-81), the best mark among N.L. relievers and second among all relievers (Boston s Craig Kimbrel,.086). Wade Davis has converted his first 13 save chances this season and his last 19 dating to September of last year with the Royals. BRYANT AT THE DISH: Including Thursday s solo shot, Kris Bryant has 12 homers in his last 38 games spanning 135 at-bats dating to April 28, good for one homer per 11.25 at-bats, the third-best ratio in the N.L. in that stretch (Miami s Justin Bour, 9.31 and Los Angeles Cody Bellinger, 10.07) Bryant started the campaign with two long balls in his first 21 games, spanning 85 at-bats. HOME VS. ROAD: The Cubs are 20-15 at home compared to an 11-16 road mark this season Chicago started 4-6 at the Friendly Confines, but has gone 16-9 in its last 25 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 3-13 away from home. Chicago is batting.243 (284-for-1,170) in 35 home games, 22 points higher than its.221 average (205-for-927) in 27 road games the team is averaging 4.9 runs per game at home and 4.2 runs on the road Chicago has a 4.14 home ERA (151 ER/328.0 IP) and a 4.07 road ERA (105 ER/232.0 IP). THESE TEAMS GOT GLOVE: The Cubs have recorded a.993 fielding percentage (5 ER/739 TC) in their last 20 games since May 22 that s the second-highest fielding mark in the majors in that span, behind only Colorado (.995). ABOUT THE BATS: Cubs batters have been hit by a pitch 37 times, the most in the majors, while Anthony Rizzo leads all players having been hit 12 times Chicago s.218 season average (110-for-504) with runners in scoring position is last in the majors, yet the team has a.302 average (16-for-53) with the bases loaded the Cubs are batting.208 (94-for-451) in all other RISP situations. Chicago leads all of baseball with 246 walks, one ahead of the Rays (245). UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Mon., June 12 @NYM 6:10 p.m. CSN 670 The Score RHP John Lackey (4-6, 5.12) vs. RHP Jacob degrom (4-3, 4.75) Tue., June 13 @NYM 6:10 p.m. ABC7 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (3-4, 4.13) vs. RHP Zach Wheeler (3-3, 3.45) Wed., June 14 @NYM 6:10 p.m. CSN 670 The Score LHP Mike Montgomery (0-3, 2.43) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (4-3, 5.02) Thurs., June 15 OFF DAY

JUNE 12, 2017 PAGE 2 Tonight s Cubs Starter #41 RHP John Lackey (4-6, 5.12) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 CUBS 11-8 3.35 29 29 0 0 188.1 146 74 70 23 53 180 2017 CUBS 4-6 5.12 12 12 0 0 70.1 75 43 40 16 21 72 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 180-141 3.91 429 428 18 8 2740.0 2772 1297 1190 299 783 2217 Last Time Out John took his third-straight defeat in his last start, going 6.0 innings and surrendering five earned runs in the Cubs 6-5 setback vs. Miami on June 7 allowed two homers. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 6/7 MIA L 6-5 6.0 7 5 5 0 6 94-57 3-5 2017 Season John tonight makes his 13th start of the season, and sixth on the road is holding right-handed batters to a.250 average (38-for-152) while lefties are hitting.294 (37- for-126). Has thrown first-pitch strikes to 68.6 percent of the batters he has faced, the highest rate in the N.L. and third-highest in the majors. Has surrendered 2.05 homers per nine innings this season, the second-highest rate in the N.L. and more than double his career average of 0.98 HR/9 allowed just 0.97 HR/9 from 2015-16. Won three-straight games, April 29-May 16, posting a 3.86 ERA (10 ER/23.1 IP) in four starts during the stretch. Opponents are batting.340 (18-for-53) in the first inning and.253 (57-for-225) from the second inning on. Has gone at least 6.0 innings in eight of his 12 starts, but just three of his last seven. Tossed quality starts in each of his first two outings, including one run in 6.0 innings, April 12 vs. the Dodgers struck out a season-high 10 batters. 2016 Season John went 11-8 with a 3.35 ERA (70 ER/188.1 IP) in 29 starts in his first season with the Cubs... recorded 20 quality starts and logged a 1.06 WHIP, his lowest single-season mark in his career and sixth-lowest in the N.L. Held opponents to a.218 average, by far the lowest mark of his career... previous best mark was a.246 opponent average in 2006 with the Angels his.645 opponent OPS was also the lowest mark of his career. Allowed a.189 average (21-for-111) with runners in scoring position. Went 7-4 with a 2.62 ERA (32 ER/110.0 IP) in 16 starts at Wrigley Field... was 4-4 with a 4.37 ERA (38 ER/78.1 IP) in 13 road starts. His 2.76 ERA (22 ER/71.2 IP) following the All-Star break was almost a full run lower than his 3.70 ERA (48 ER/116.2 IP) in the season s first half. Landed on the 15-day disabled list, August 19 (retro to August 15), with a right shoulder strain... activated on September 4. Pitched to a 2.22 ERA (11 ER/44.2 IP) and held the opponent to a.197 average in his final seven regular season starts, August 9 through season s end. Led the majors in percentage of swings on first pitch (37.5%/282-of-752). Held righties to a.201 batting average (79-for-393), while lefties batted at a.242 clip (67-for-277). Twice fanned a season-high 11 batters: April 18 at St. Louis and May 6 vs. Washington four times pitched a season-high 8.0 innings: May 1 vs. Atlanta, May 11 vs. San Diego, July 17 vs. Texas and August 9 vs. the Angels. His 3.35 ERA was second-lowest among starting pitchers above the age of 35 this season... the Dodgers Rich Hill, age 36, posted a 2.12 ERA. Started three playoff games, going 0-1 with a 4.85 ERA (7 ER/13.0 IP)... allowed two runs on three hits in 4.0 innings in Game Four of the NLCS. Career vs. New York (N.L.) John tonight faces the Mets for the sixth time in his career has tossed a quality start in four of his five-career starts against New York took a no-decision in his only outing vs. New York last season, tossing 6.1 innings of two-run ball in a 4-3 Cubs setback at Citi Field, June 30. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 0-0 2.84 1 1 6.1 5 2 2 1 2 5 Career 2-0 2.14 5 5 33.2 30 8 8 2 10 27 vs. Mets Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Bruce (.172-29-5-2-4) Duda (.286-7-2-0-1) Lagares (.000-2-0-0-0) Cabrera (.206-34-7-1-3) Flores (.000-8-0-0-0) Reyes (.375-8-3-0-0) d'arnaud (1.000-2-2-0-0) Granderson (.244-41-10-1-2) Walker (.286-14-4-0-1) Career Notes John is one of three active pitchers with at least 400 starts and 2,500 innings pitched signed a two-year deal with the Cubs December 8, 2015 has gone 180-141 with a 3.91 ERA (1,190 ER/2,740.0 IP) in 429 appearances across 15 major league seasons with the Angels (2002-09), Red Sox (2010-11 and 13-14), Cardinals (2014-15) and Cubs (2016-17). A three-time World Series champion (2002 with Angels, 2013 with Red Sox and 2016 with Cubs), he owns an 8-6 record with a 3.27 ERA (51 ER/140.1 IP) in 26 career post-season games, including 23 starts... the eight victories are tied for third-most among active pitchers, trailing only CC Sabathia and Jon Lester s nine victories... his 23 starts and 140.1 innings pitched lead active pitchers. Is one of 17 pitchers with at least one regular season win against every major league team. His 2,740.0 innings pitched and 428 starts since the start of the 2002 campaign are third-most in the majors, his 180 victories rank fourth and his 2,217 strikeouts rank fifth. Earned All-Star honors in 2007 and has twice finished in the top-10 of the Cy Young voting, finishing third in 2007 and ninth in 2015. Has 13 double-digit win seasons since 2003, tied for the most in the majors with Mark Buehrle (13), and has posted 10 or more wins in every full season he has pitched since 2003. 2017 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/6 @STL W, 6-4 6.0 6 4 3 2 7 98-66 6-4 First start of 2017 season 2. 4/12 LAD L, 2-0 6.0 4 1 1 3 10 106-70 0-1 22nd-career double-digit strikeout game 3. 4/17 MIL L, 6-3 6.0 7 4 4 1 2 93-62 3-4 Allowed home runs in first three innings 4. 4/23 @CIN L, 7-5 6.0 6 7 5 2 7 104-66 3-7 Third-straight defeat 5. 4/29 @BOS W, 7-4 6.0 8 4 4 1 4 93-67 6-4 Cubs scored three runs in the seventh APRIL: 2-3, 5.10 ERA (5 starts) 30.0 31 20 17 9 30 6. 5/4 PHI ND, W, 6-5 (13) 5.0+ 9 3 3 0 6 101-68 3-3, 2 on Did not walk a batter for first time in 2017 7. 5/9 @COL W, 8-1 7.0 4 0 0 2 10 105-76 7-0 Second-ever visiting pitcher w/ 7.0 IP, 0 R, 10 K at Coors Field 8. 5/16 CIN W, 9-5 5.1 7 3 3 2 3 104-67 5-3, 1 on Third-straight win 9. 5/22 SF L, 6-4 5.0 7 5 5 2 6 99-66 0-5 Snapped three-game winning streak 10. 5/27 @LAD L, 5-0 5.0 6 5 5 4 5 95-58 0-5 Allowed four runs in the fifth inning MAY: 2-2, 5.27 ERA (5 starts) 27.1 33 16 16 10 30 11. 6/2 STL ND, W, 3-2 7.0 4 2 2 2 6 99-62 2-2 Did not surrender a hit after the second inning 12. 6/7 MIA L, 6-5 6.0 7 5 5 0 6 94-57 3-5 Second start without issuing a walk At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2017.174 23 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 Career.112 206 5 23 7 0 0 8 16 0 0 6 83 0 0 LAST HIT: 5/9/17 @ Colorado (single off Kyle Freeland)... at-bats since then 12 HOME RUNS: N/A MOST HITS: 2 (5x) last, 4/6/17 @ St. Louis MOST RBI: 1 (8x) last, 5/9/17 @ Colorado Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 5/16/17 vs. CIN, 9-5 (5.1,7,3,3,2,3) Last Loss: 5/27/17 @ LAD, 5-0 (5.0,6,5,5,4,5) Last CG: 5/23/15 @ KC, 3-2 L (5.0,6,3,3,2,2) *Rain-Shortened Last Shutout: 9/10/09 vs. SEA, 3-0 (9.0,5,0,0,1,7) Low-Hit Complete Game: 1 7/7/06 @ OAK Most Strikeouts: 12 (2x) last, 6/26/13 vs. COL... also has six 11-K games and 15 10-K games (23 total double-digit strikeout games). Most Hits Allowed: 15 7/10/08 @ TEX Most Runs Allowed: 10 (2x) last, 6/8/15 @ COL Longest Winning Streak: 6 games 7/9-8/12/11 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games 6/20-7/23/16 Tuesday s Starter at New York (N.L.) LHP Jon Lester (3-4, 4.12) Jon tomorrow makes his 14th start of the season and sixth on the road in his last start, June 8 vs. Colorado, he suffered his first loss at Wrigley Field since May of 2016 allowed four runs in the second inning, all with two outs went 5.0 innings in the Cubs 4-1 setback. Is 3-1 with a 2.65 ERA (15 ER/51.0 IP) in eight home starts compared to an 0-3 record with a 7.11 ERA (20 ER/25.1 IP) in five road starts. Lefties are batting.250 (17-for-68) vs. the southpaw, while right-handed batters have hit.267 (59-for-221). Has gone 3-1 with a 4.67 ERA (14 ER/27.0 IP) in five-career regular season starts vs. the Mets in his last start, July 18, 2016 at Wrigley Field, he allowed just one run on four hits in 7.2 innings in the Cubs 5-1 triumph however, in his other start last season vs. the Mets, July 3 at Citi Field, he allowed eight earned runs in 1.1 innings pitched.

#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.270, 3 HR, 12 RBI) Homestand:.417 (5-12), HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-3) Multi-Hit Games (5): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 4 Last HR: 6/5/17 vs. MIA (Dan Straily) Career Bests: H 3 (3x), last 4/8/17 @ MIL; RBI 2 (7x), last 4/18/17 vs. MIL; R 2 (4x), last 5/6/17 vs. NYY Albert went 1-for-3 Saturday had a hit and run scored in three-straight games, June 4-6 reached twice Tuesday night and went 2-for-3 with a solo homer Monday hit a pinch-hit RBI single Sunday is batting.353 (6-for-17) with four RBI as a pinch-hitter has played 37 games in center field (26 starts) and one game in left the Cubs are 15-11 when he starts in center field is batting.341 (14-for-41) off lefties and.230 (17-for-74) off righties went 2-for-5 with an RBI single in the ninth inning May 7 scored two runs May 6 went 2-for-6 with two runs May 4, including the game-winner in the 13th April 28 hit a solo homer, walked and scored twice went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a walk April 8 in Milwaukee, matching career bests in hits and RBI. Selected in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2012 Draft by the Cubs. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.250, 9 HR, 27 RBI) Homestand:.174 (4-23), 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (0-8) Multi-Hit Games (11): 2-hit (8), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 9 Last HR: 6/3/17 vs. STL (Mike Leake) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 5/2/17 vs. PHI; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3, 4/22/16 @ CIN Javy is hitless in his last three games hit a two-run double June 6 collected two hits and a solo homer June 3 has gone 16-for-54 (.296) with four homers and 13 RBI in his last 19 games is batting.289 (28-for-97) at Wrigley Field compared to.197 (14-for-71) on the road hit a solo homer and went 2-for-5 Sunday 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 seasonhigh 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 (.268, 14 HR, 27 RBI) Homestand:.212 (7-33), 2B, 3 HR, 6 R, 4 RBI, 8 BB, 2 HBP Current Streak: 2 games (2-5) Multi-Hit Games (14): 2-hit (8), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 2; 2-Out RBI 6 Last HR: 6/8/17 vs. COL (Tyler Chatwood) 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 reached twice and scored a run yesterday reached three times Saturday drew a season-high three walks Friday hit a solo homer Thursday reached base four times and scored twice June 6 led the team with 16 runs scored, 19 walks and a.405 OBP in May hitting.293 (27-for-92) with three homers on the road hit a solo homer and scored two runs May 25 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 went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in May 9 s nightcap went 0-for-3 in the first game May 9 to snap his streak of reaching base safely at 18 games batted.365 (27-for-74) with a.461 OBP during that span hit a solo homer May 5 vs. NYY. Leads the club in hits (59), runs (40) and walks (43) his.398 OBP ranks eighth in the N.L. has five three-hit games and a four-hit game batting.318 (14-for-44) with a 1.213 OPS against lefties. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.246, 5 HR, 25 RBI) Homestand:.231 (6-26), 2 R, RBI, BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-4) Multi-Hit Games (8): 2-hit (6), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 12 Last HR: 5/28/17 @ LAD (Clayton Kershaw) Career Bests: H 3 (3x), last 5/21/17 vs. MIL; RBI 4, 4/22/17 @ CIN; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson is batting.318 (21-for-66) with 12 RBI in his last 19 starts, including the lone RBI single Saturday is batting.275 (14-for-51) off lefties and.233 (27-for-116) against righties has thrown out nine 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 atbat 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 went 2-for-4 with a two-rbi double May 16 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 hit a game-winning, two-rbi single May 3 as a pinch-hitter. 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 (.207, 5 HR, 10 RBI) Homestand:.192 (5-26), 2B, 3 HR, 5 R, 5 RBI, 4 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 4 games (0-10) Multi-Hit Games (4): 2-hit (4), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 6/7/17 vs. MIA (Jose Urena) Career Bests: H 2 (4x), last 6/4/17 vs. STL; RBI 4, 6/4/17 vs. STL; R 2 (2x), last 6/4/17 vs. STL Ian has three homers in his last four starts, including a solo shot Wednesday notched his first-career multi-homer game Sunday night, driving in a career-high four runs hit a double Friday, snapping a nine-game skid without an XBH batted.357 (10-for-28) in his first eight games, but is hitting.130 (7-for-54) in his last 18 has 13 runs, 11 walks and 11 extra-base hits in his 26 games has four multi-hit games reached base in his first eight games hit a triple May 22 and had two doubles May 21 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 (14), right field (2), left field (3) and second base (1). 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. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.257, 5 HR, 27 RBI) Homestand:.256 (10-39), 3 2B, 3 R, 6 RBI, SF Current Streak: 3 games (3-11) Multi-Hit Games (7): 2-hit (6), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: 5/25/17 vs. SF (Jeff Samardzija) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (8x), last 4/24/17 @ PIT; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHI Jason drove in two runs Friday his 27 RBI are tied for second on the team hit a pair of RBI doubles June 6 in his first three-hit game of the season has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 home games hit a game-tying double and goahead sac fly Friday was 2-for-4 with a double and run May 30 after going 2-for-4 with a two-run single in the first inning May 29 activated from the D.L. (right finger sprain), May 20, and hit safely in his first six games back (6-for- 21/.286) tied for third in the majors with five outfield assists has hit safely in 38 of 49 games this season had 11 RBI in a four-game stretch, April 21-24 tied his career mark with four RBI April 24, thanks in part to a three-run homer in the first also matched the mark with four RBI April 22 in Cincy, going 2-for-4 including a three-run homer. Is batting.292 (14-for-48) with runners in scoring position and.333 (7-for-21) with RISP and two outs. #30 JON JAY OF (.298, 0 HR, 10 RBI) Homestand:.333 (5-15), 2 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, HBP Current Streak: 1 game (2-5) Multi-Hit Games (5): 2-hit (5), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 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 went 2-for-5 with a double and run scored yesterday batting leadoff 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 9-for-23 (.391) with three RBI as a pinch-hitter this season is batting.462 (12-for-26) in the eighth and ninth innings this season has reached base in 17 of his 22 starts was 2-for-2 with two runs scored May 21 off the bench started May 19 and went 1-for-3 with a double and RBI exited May 12 s game due to mid-back spasms went 2-for-4 with a walk and run scored May 4 as the leadoff batter was 2-for-3 with a double, run and a walk April 26 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. JUNE 12, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. METS RHP JACOB DEGROM Albert Almora Jr.....500 2 1 0 0 Javier Baez....000 2 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....667 3 2 2 3 Willson Contreras....000 2 0 0 0 Jason Heyward....273 11 3 0 0 Jon Jay....400 5 2 0 0 Miguel Montero....333 3 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....273 11 3 1 2 Addison Russell....167 6 1 0 1 Ben Zobrist....000 2 0 0 0 CUBS AT CITI FIELD Albert Almora Jr.....444 9 4 0 0 Javier Baez....290 31 9 2 3 Kris Bryant....238 21 5 2 3 Willson Contreras....200 15 3 1 1 Ian Happ....000 0 0 0 0 Jason Heyward....205 161 33 6 17 Jon Jay....292 48 14 0 5 Miguel Montero....270 74 20 5 11 Anthony Rizzo....258 66 17 3 9 Addison Russell....111 18 2 0 1 Kyle Schwarber....000 0 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist....160 25 4 2 2 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....333 3 1 0 1 Javier Baez....500 2 1 1 5 Kris Bryant....333 6 2 0 2 Willson Contreras....500 8 4 1 11 Ian Happ....000 1 0 0 1 Jason Heyward....333 3 1 0 2 Jon Jay....000 3 0 0 0 Miguel Montero....000 1 0 0 1 Anthony Rizzo....167 6 1 0 4 Addison Russell....250 4 1 0 3 Kyle Schwarber....400 5 2 1 7 Ben Zobrist....167 6 1 0 3 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....400 5 2 0 2 Javier Baez....200 15 3 3 15 Kris Bryant....207 29 6 3 24 Willson Contreras....357 14 5 1 13 Ian Happ....000 1 0 0 1 Jason Heyward....208 77 16 2 50 Jon Jay....327 55 18 0 52 Miguel Montero....333 99 33 3 88 Anthony Rizzo....283 60 17 2 53 Addison Russell....279 43 12 1 33 Kyle Schwarber....333 9 3 1 9 Ben Zobrist....307 101 31 6 105 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....353 17 6 0 4 Javier Baez....000 2 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....125 8 1 0 2 Ian Happ....200 5 1 0 0 Jason Heyward....000 1 0 0 0 Jon Jay....391 23 9 0 3 Miguel Montero....273 11 3 0 2 Anthony Rizzo....000 0 0 0 0 Addison Russell....250 4 1 0 0 Kyle Schwarber....200 5 1 1 1 Ben Zobrist....600 5 3 0 0 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....259 27 7 0 4 Javier Baez....192 26 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....333 3 1 0 2 Willson Contreras....154 13 2 1 4 Ian Happ....200 5 1 0 0 Jason Heyward....280 25 7 0 5 Jon Jay....296 115 34 2 13 Miguel Montero....198 116 23 4 20 Anthony Rizzo....100 10 1 0 1 Addison Russell....444 9 4 0 1 Kyle Schwarber....071 14 1 1 1 Ben Zobrist....196 46 9 3 9

JUNE 12, 2017 PAGE 4 #47 MIGUEL MONTERO C (.300, 4 HR, 8 RBI) Homestand:.231 (3-13), 2B, HR, 2 R, RBI, 2 BB Current Streak: 1 game (2-4) 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 yesterday is batting.348 (24-for-69) 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 22 starts (Cubs are 13-9) 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 (.247, 13 HR, 37 RBI) Homestand:.364 (12-33), 4 2B, HR, 8 R, 7 RBI, 10 BB Current Streak: 6 games (8-20) Multi-Hit Games (14): 2-hit (12), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 18 Last HR: 6/6/17 vs. MIA (Jeff Locke) 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 hit a RBI double yesterday has a.456 OBP at home, the fourth-best home mark in the N.L. is batting.362 (25-for-69) with six homers and a.511 OBP in his last 20 home games has reached in 15 of his last 27 plate appearances, including four times Friday reached four times and drove in two runs Wednesday drove in a seasonhigh tying four runs Tuesday, including a game-winning three-run homer has a team-high 18 two-out RBI reached four times June 2, including three walks and a double to start the eighth inning rally leads the majors with 12 hit-bypitches is batting.317 (40-for-126) at home compared to.158 (16-for-101) on the road went 2-for-5 with a tworun homer in the fourth off Clayton Kershaw, May 28 recorded his 14th-career multi-homer game and first three hit game of the season May 24 had a 12-game hitting streak snapped April 24 hit.370 (17-for-46) during the careerhigh tying 12-game run April 21, hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth to tie the game, 5-5. 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. #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.213, 4 HR, 20 RBI) Homestand:.176 (3-17), HR, 2 R, RBI, BB Current Streak: 1 game (2-4) Multi-Hit Games (8): 2-hit (6), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 7 Last HR: 6/11/17 vs. COL (Jordan Lyles) Career Bests: H 4, 4/24/17 @ PIT; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/19/17 vs. MIL; R 3 (3x), last 4/24/17 @ PIT Addison went 2-for-4 with a solo homer yesterday returned Saturday after missing three games walked, singled and scored a run June 4 is 15-for-99 (.152) in his last 34 games 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 tied a career-high with four RBI 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. 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 (130). #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.171, 11 HR, 26 RBI) Homestand:.227 (5-22), 2 2B, 3 HR, 5 R, 7 RBI, 5 BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-1) Multi-Hit Games (8): 2-hit (7), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 6; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: 6/11/17 vs. COL (Jordan Lyles) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (3x), last 6/3/17 vs. STL; R 3 (4x), last 9/11/15 @ PHI -2 Kyle hit his first-career pinch-hit homer yesterday his last seven hits have been XBH has reached in 10 of his last 24 plate appearances notched his first three-hit game of the season Wednesday, including two doubles and a homer drew a career-high tying three walks June 4 hit a game-winning grand slam in the seventh inning June 3, his first-career grand slam is 10-for-79 (.127) in his last 25 games hit his longest-career homer according to Statcast May 23, a 470-foot blast onto Sheffield in the second inning batted second for the first time this season May 21 and reached base twice went 2-for-5 May 16 with a home run measured at 462 feet according to Statcast was hitless in his last 17 at-bats prior to the homer hit two doubles and walked twice May 7. Hit a three-run homer May 2, his 20th-career home run is the fastest Cubs player since 1913 to 20-career homers (97 games), thanks STATS Inc. #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.228, 7 HR, 21 RBI) Homestand:.147 (5-34), 2B, HR, 3 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB Current Streak: 1 game (2-4) Multi-Hit Games (8): 2-hit (7), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 3; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 7 Last HR: 6/11/17 vs. COL (Antonio Senzatela) 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 three-run homer yesterday has hits in four of his last six games is 5-for-45 (.111) since May 26 snapped an 0-for-20 skid with a first inning double June 5 had a 25-straight game on-base streak, April 28-May 30 was the second-longest streak of his career had a 31-game streak from 2009-10 had an eight-game hitting streak May 13-25 (13-for-28/.464) went 3-for-4 with a solo homer Thursday, his first three-hit game of the season hit his fourth-career leadoff home May 21 went 2-for-3 with a double, walk and run scored May 17 had a 10-game hitting streak, April 28-May 7 was his sixth-career streak of at least 10 games drove in two runs April 29 and hit a ninth-inning solo homer. Has batted.244 (11-for-45) with a double, two triples, three homers and six RBI in the leadoff spot this season the Cubs are 6-6 in those games. CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (3)... 3 0 0 0 Javier Baez (9)... 6 2 0 1 Kris Bryant (14)... 12 2 0 0 Willson Contreras (5)... 3 0 1 1 Ian Happ (5)... 3 1 1 0 Jason Heyward (5)... 3 0 2 0 Jon Jay (0)... 0 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (4)... 3 1 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (13)... 5 5 3 0 Addison Russell (4)... 3 0 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (11)... 7 1 2 1 Ben Zobrist (7)... 5 1 1 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 (7)... 5 1 0 1 Kris Bryant (5)... 3 2 0 0 Willson Contreras (8)... 5 2 1 0 Ian Happ (3)... 2 0 1 0 Jason Heyward (8)... 5 1 2 0 Jon Jay (1)... 1 0 0 0 Miguel Montero (3)... 3 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo (13)... 9 2 2 0 Addison Russell (4)... 2 1 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (6)... 3 2 1 0 Ben Zobrist (3)... 2 1 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (81)... 53 14 11 3 Opponents (76)... 44 20 11 1 CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Ben Zobrist, 5/21/17 vs. Milwaukee (Chase Anderson) 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, 6/27/16 @ 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 (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 (3): Contreras, 4/22 @ CIN; Baez, 5/18 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 6/3 vs. STL 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (1): Rizzo, 4/21-23 Pinch-Homers (1): Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL Back-to-Back Homers (1): Russell and Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (0): N/A Game-Opening Homers (1): Zobrist, 5/21 vs. MIL Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Contreras 9/35 25.7% 4 2 3.92 (168 ER/385.2 IP) Montero 0/23 0.0% 0 0 4.62 (88 ER/171.1 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 0.00 (0 ER/3.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (4): Hendricks, Arrieta, Lester, Montgomery CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Schwarber 36 (17-19), Zobrist 12 (6-6), Jay 5 (3-2), Baez 2 (1-1), Szczur 1 (1-0), Happ 6 (3-3) 2 Bryant 50 (26-24), Schwarber 7 (3-4), Almora 2 (1-1), Happ 2 (0-2), Jay 1 (1-0) 3 Rizzo 52 (27-25), Bryant 9 (4-5), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 4 Zobrist 33 (15-18), Russell 9 (6-3), Rizzo 9 (4-5), Happ 6 (3-3), Candelario 3 (1-2), Contreras 2 (2-0) 5 Russell 21 (9-12), Contreras 8 (5-3), Heyward 16 (9-7), Happ 6 (4-2), Montero 5 (1-4), Candelario 2 (2-0), Zobrist 2 (1-1), Jay 1 (0-1), La Stella 1 (0-1) 6 Heyward 27 (12-15), Contreras 13 (5-8), Almora Jr. 7 (5-2), Baez 4 (2-2), Montero 3 (3-0), Russell 5 (4-1), Jay 1 (0-1), La Stella 2 (0-2) 7 Baez 23 (12-11), Contreras 17 (6-11), Montero 13 (8-5), Heyward 4 (2-2), Russell 3 (2-1), La Stella 1 (0-1), Schwarber 1 (1-0) 8 Lester 10 (4-6), Arrieta 8 (5-3), Lackey 8 (4-4), Hendricks 8 (6-2), Russell 9 (4-5), Baez 6 (3-3), Anderson 5 (2-3), Almora 4 (1-3), Butler 3 (2-1), Montero 1 (1-0), Montgomery 1 (0-1) 9 Jay 14 (6-8), Almora 13 (8-5), Baez 10 (4-6), Hendricks 3 (1-2), Lester 3 (2-1), Arrieta 4 (2-2), Schwarber 6 (3-3), Lackey 3 (1-2), Butler 3 (1-2), Anderson (1-0), Szczur (1-0), Russell (1-0) C Contreras 40 (18-22), Montero 22 (13-9) 1B Rizzo 61 (31-30), Candelario 1 (0-1) 2B Baez 31 (17-14), Zobrist 28 (14-14), La Stella 2 (0-2), Happ 1 (0-1) 3B Bryant 56 (28-28), Candelario 4 (3-1), La Stella 2 (0-2) SS Russell 48 (26-22), Baez 14 (5-9) LF Schwarber 48 (23-25), Jay 6 (4-2), Zobrist 5 (2-3), Happ 3 (2-1) CF Almora 26 (15-11), Jay 12 (4-8), Heyward 10 (4-6), Happ 14 (8-6) RF Heyward 38 (19-19), Zobrist 13 (6-7), Szczur 2 (2-0), Bryant 3 (2-1), Jay 4 (2-2), Happ 2 (0-2) P Lester 13 (6-7), Arrieta 12 (6-6), Lackey 12 (6-6), Hendricks 11 (6-5), Anderson 6 (3-3), Butler 7 (4-3), Montgomery 1 (0-1) DH Schwarber 3 (1-2) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 45 36 22 37 29 25 38 30 21 2 285 OPP. 54 30 29 35 29 25 27 24 28 2 283 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (11) Jason Heyward (6), Jon Jay (2), Albert Almora (2), Kyle Schwarber (1)

Cubs Pitching JUNE 12, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 22-21 4.71 1 336.1 340 193 176 50 122 320 Relievers 9-10 3.22 17 223.2 171 90 80 26 93 251 SEASON TOTALS 31-31 4.11 1/17 560.0 511 283 256 76 215 571 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 6/11 vs. COL 1.0,2,1,1,0,2 4/19/17 vs. MIL 6/11/17 vs. COL 9/15/15 @ CLE 13/13 23/17 0/0 Brian Duensing 6/10 vs. COL 1.0,1,1,1,0,2 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 5/5/17 vs. NYY 0/0 22/18 9/3 Carl Edwards Jr. 6/11 vs. COL 1.2,1,0,0,0,2 6/11/17 vs. COL 10/2/16 @ CIN 6/4/17 vs. STL 0/0 28/20 12/4 Justin Grimm 6/10 vs. COL 1.0,1,0,0,0,2 4/18/17 vs. MIL 8/8/15 vs. SF 4/10/17 vs. LAD 0/1 18/12 9/3 Felix Peña 6/10 vs. COL 1.2,2,2,2,2,1 N/A 9/27/16 @ PIT 9/5/16 @ MIL 0/0 4/4 1/0 Hector Rondon 6/8 vs. COL 2.0,0,0,0,1,2 6/3/17 vs. STL 7/24/16 @ MIL 5/16/17 vs. CIN 0/2 25/21 8/4 Pedro Strop 6/10 vs. COL 0.1,4,3,3,0,0 6/4/17 vs. STL 9/19/15 vs. STL 6/6/17 vs. MIA 0/1 27/18 20/9 Koji Uehara 6/11 vs. COL 2.0,0,0,0,0,0 5/4/17 vs. PHI 6/4/17 vs. STL 6/11/17 vs. COL 2/4 23/16 5/2 2017 TOTALS 17/23 (.739) 191/141 (.738) 72/26 (.361) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (2-0, 1.21 ERA, 13 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 57-37, 60 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 6/11 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 4/19/17 vs. MIL (7-4) LAST SV: 6/11/17 vs. COL (7-5) Wade has converted his first 13 save chances, tied for the longest streak to begin a season in Cubs history (also Randy Myers, 1993) has converted his last 19 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 seven and struck out 31 has a 0.81 WHIP. Converted the save yesterday despite allowing a run on two hits. Recorded saves in each of the back-to-back games vs. St. Louis, June 2-3 his first outings since May 24 vs. the Giants. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-0, 3.38 ERA, 0 SV, 2 Holds) CAREER: 42-37, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 6x, last 6/7 vs. MIA MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 7/4/11 vs. TB LAST WIN: 9/28/16 @ TOR (3-2) LAST SV: 4/10/15 @ CWS (6-0) Brian has walked seven and struck out 34 in 21 games (26.2 IP) has surrendered just two home runs in his last 19 games, spanning 23.1 innings had spun 6.2-consecutive scoreless innings before allowing a run in the seventh Wednesday vs. Miami. Has a 1.69 ERA (4 ER/21.1 IP) in his last 17 games. Allowed an inherited runner to score Tuesday vs. Miami. 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. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (2-0, 1.07 ERA, 0 SV, 7 Holds) CAREER: 2-1, 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.093 average (7-for-75) and a.218 OBP has walked 11, struck out 36 and allowed two homers had a stretch of 7.1 scoreless innings snapped Friday when he allowed a two-out RBI single to Nolan Arenado. Earned the win yesterday, tossing 1.2-scoreless innings. Recorded his seventh hold June 4 with a scoreless eighth inning (1 SO). Walked three batters in 0.2 innings June 2 after starting the eighth left with the bases loaded and two out before Pedro Strop struck out Yadier Molina. #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-0, 5.31 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 optioned to Iowa, May 10, and pitched in six games for the I-Cubs, going 0-1 with three saves and a 5.40 ERA (4 ER/6.2 IP) held opponent scoreless in five of those outings. With Chicago, has stranded six of nine runners he s inherited walked 10 and struck out 26 in 18 outings thus far struck out 18 in his 13.1 IP since April 22. Spun a scoreless sixth inning Saturday vs. Colorado (1 H, 2 SO). Thursday night tossed a scoreless ninth, striking out two. #60 FELIX PEÑA RHP (0-0, 4.66 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 Saturday s game for his third stint with the club, and allowed two runs in 1.2 innings against the Rockies has made four outings with the Cubs (8.2 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. Made his big league debut with the Cubs last season, posting no record with a 4.00 ERA (4 ER/9.0 IP) in 11 relief outings he struck out 13 batters in the 9.0 IP. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (1-1, 4.18 ERA, 0 SV, 7 Holds) CAREER: 15-13, 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: 6/3/17 vs. STL (5-3) LAST SV: 7/24/16 @ MIL (6-5) Hector has made 25 appearances, allowing 17 hits in 88 at-bats (.193) while walking nine and striking out 29 after he surrendered one earned run in his first 10.1 IP (0.86 ERA), has allowed 10 earned runs in his last 13.1 IP, stretching across 14 games (6.75 ERA). Thursday, tied career mark with 2.0 scoreless innings vs. Colorado (1 BB, 2 SO). Pitched a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday (1 SO) to secure a 10-2 win vs. Miami. Suffered a blown save June 4, allowing two runs in the sixth inning (0.1 IP). #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (2-2, 2.53 ERA, 0 SV, 7 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.213 batting average (17-for-80) has walked 10 and struck out 23 in 27 games (21.2 IP) Saturday allowed four hits and three runs in 0.1 innings to finish the ninth vs. Colorado, snapping 9.1 scoreless innings streak. Tuesday, fanned one and started a 1-6-3 double play in the seventh inning. June 4, earned the win and stranded an inherited runner (1.2 IP). His 91 holds are the most in Cubs franchise history, surpassing Carlos Marmol s 82 holds from 2006-13. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (1-3, 2.82 ERA, 2 SV, 8 Holds) CAREER: 20-25, 95 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 IP, 6/11 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 4/19/09 @ BOS LAST WIN: 5/4/17 vs. PHI (5-4) LAST SV: 6/4/17 vs. MIA (7-6) Koji tossed a season-high 2.0-scoreless innings yesterday, collecting a hold has pitched scoreless ball in 20 of his 24 outings has walked five and struck out 25 this season, holding opponents to a.185 batting average (15-for-81). June 4, recorded his second save of the season with a perfect ninth to preserve a 7-6 win. Recorded a hold with June 3 s perfect eighth inning (1 SO). Limiting opponents to a.230 OBP,.284 SLG and a.514 OPS. 2017 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 11, 4/24 @ PIT (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, 4/24 @ PIT... Most Runs...11, 5/6 vs. NYY 6, 6/6 vs. MIA (7th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 6, 5/9 @ COL (3rd) 17 (2x), last 4/24 @ PIT... Most Hits... 15 (2x), last 5/9 @ COL 6 (2x), last 6/6 vs. MIA (7th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 6 (4x), last 5/18 vs. CIN (7th) 2 (2x), last 5/26 @ LA... Fewest Hits... 3, 6/6 vs. MIA 4 (2x), last 5/21 vs. MIL... Most Home Runs... 4 (2x), last 5/28 @ LAD 2, 5/22 vs. SF (8th)... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 2 (2x), last 5/1 vs. PHI (7th) 6 (2x), last 5/21 vs. MIL... 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 (3x), last 4/19 vs. MIL... Most Stolen Bases... 3 (2x), last 6/4 vs. STL 3 (3x), last 5/6 vs. NYY... Most Double Plays Turned... 3 (2x), last 4/12 vs. LAD 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, 2x last (Cubs 3, Dodgers 4)... 5/28 @ LAD 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-current 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: 12 games, Rizzo...4/10-23 Most Runs Scored: 4, Bryant... 5/21 vs. MIL Most Hits: 4 (3x), last Bryant... 5/4 vs. PHI Most Total Bases: 9 (3x), Rizzo... 5/24 vs. SF Most Extra-Base Hits: 2 (19x), last Heyward... 6/6 vs. MIA Most Doubles: 2 (7x), last Schwarber... 6/7 vs. MIA Most Triples: 1 (12x), last Russell... 5/29 @ SD Most RBI: 5, Báez... 5/18 vs. CIN Most Stolen Bases: 1 (15x), last Báez... 5/7 vs. NYY Most Walks: 3 (6x), last Bryant & Rizzo... 6/9 vs. COL Most Strikeouts: 4 (3x), last Happ... 5/28 @ LAD 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: 3 (3x), last Montgomery & Lackey... 4/2-current & 5/22-current 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 (3x), last Lackey... 5/9 @ COL Reliever: 18.0, Montgomery... 4/17-5/13 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 13, 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 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: 18 High-Water Mark: 4 games (12-8, 16-12, 25-21) Losses after Leading: 16 Low-Water Mark: 2 games (25-27) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 4 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 12 (1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7, 16-16, 17-17, 18-18, 19-19, 25-25, 27-27, 30-30, 31-31) Walkoff Wins: 3 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL, 5/4 vs. PHI)