St. Louis Cardinals (77-71) vs. Chicago Cubs (82-66) September 17, 2017 Wrigley Field Game No. 149 Home Game No. 78 RHP Lance Lynn (11-7, 3.01) vs. LHP José Quintana (6-3, 3.88) CUBS VS. CARDINALS The Cubs and Cardinals meet for the fifth time this season and for the first time since Chicago took two-of-three here at Wrigley Field, July 21-23 the Cubs won two of three games at Busch Stadium in April before the Cardinals won two of three there, May 12-14 the Cubs swept a three-game set at Wrigley, June 2-4 Chicago, 10-9 against St. Louis last season, has now won consecutive season series against the Cardinals for the first time since doing so four-straight years from 2005-08. 2017 Overall:... 10-4 At Wrigley Field:... 7-1 At Busch Stadium:... 3-3 2016 Overall:... 10-9 At Wrigley Field:... 4-6 At Busch Stadium:... 6-3 All-Time Since 1892:... 1,217-1,160 At Wrigley Field:... 515-450 At Busch Stadium (since 2006):... 45-59 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (0) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed N/A N.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS 1. Chicago Cubs 82-66 ---- 2. Milwaukee Brewers 78-70 -4.0 3. St. Louis Cardinals 77-71 -5.0 4. Pittsburgh Pirates 68-81 -14.5 5. Cincinnati Reds 65-84 -17.5 CONSECUTIVE SAVE CHANCES CONVERTED, CUBS FRANCHISE HISTORY 1. Wade Davis 30 4/4/17-current 2. Ryan Dempster 26 8/2/05-5/1/06 3. Hector Rondon 22 8/14/15-6/6/16 Joe Borowski 22 8/5/03-5/23/04 RUNS SCORED SINCE ASB 1. Chicago Cubs... 359 2. Cleveland Indians...333 3. Minnesota Twins...329 4. New York Yankees...312 MOST HOME RUNS SINCE ASB 1. Baltimore Orioles...102 2. Cleveland Indians...92 3. Chicago Cubs... 91 4. Minnesota Twins...89 Oakland Athletics...89 MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 1. Giancarlo Stanton...169 2. Anthony Rizzo... 150 3. Paul Goldschmidt...146 MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, 2017 1. Los Angeles Dodgers...592 2. Chicago Cubs... 566 Cleveland Indians...566 MOST WALKS, NL, 2017 1. Joey Votto, CIN...123 2. Matt Carpenter, STL...102 3. Kris Bryant, CHI... 89 4. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI...88 5. Anthony Rizzo, CHI... 85 LOWEST OPP AVG, NL RELIEVERS, 2017 1. Josh Hader, MIL....145 2. Carl Edwards Jr., CHI....146 3. Felipe Rivero, PIT.... 165 4. Matt Albers, WSH....168 THE LAST OF THE STAND: The Chicago Cubs, winners of five-straight games and a season-high 16-games over.500, today close out this nine-game homestand with the final contest of a three-game set against the St. Louis Cardinals prior to this series, the Cubs swept the Mets in a three-game set after having been swept in three games by Milwaukee last weekend to begin this homestand. Chicago is 7-1 in its last eight games vs. the Cardinals, all coming at Wrigley Field, and today aims to sweep multiple home series against St. Louis in the same season for the first time since 2006 (3-0 April 7-9 and 4-0 July 27-30) the Cubs earlier this season swept the Cardinals in a three-game set here, June 2-4. Following today s game, the Cubs enjoy tomorrow off before beginning their final trip of the regular season, a 10-game swing at the Rays (two games starting Tuesday), the Brewers (four games starting Thursday) and the Cardinals (four games beginning Sept. 25). The Cubs current five-game winning streak comes on the heels of a three-game skid Chicago is 7-6 in its last 13 games following a season-high tying six-game winning streak from August 28-September 2. Yesterday s victory secured Chicago s third-straight winning campaign dating to 2015 this is just the third stretch of at least three-straight winning campaigns for Chicago in the last 78 seasons starting in 1940 that includes a six-year run from 1967-72 and 2007-09. QUINTANA ON THE HILL: José Quintana today makes his 12th start for Chicago since he was acquired from the White Sox, July 13 he s allowed three or fewer earned runs in nine of his 11 starts, including each of his last three outings he is 6-2 with a 2.62 ERA (16 ER/55.0 IP) in those nine outings in which he s allowed three or fewer earned runs. Between the White Sox and Cubs, Quintana makes his 30th start of the season and will reach the 30-start mark for the fifth-straight campaign since 2013 he will be just the second lefty to reach 30 starts in each of the last five seasons, joining Wade Miley Cubs teammate Jon Lester will join this duo when he toes the rubber Tuesday in Tampa Bay. ELIAS SAYS: Kyle Hendricks yesterday allowed one run in 7.2 innings to earn the win and improve his record to 38-22 since making his major league debut with Chicago in 2014 Elias notes that only two other pitchers in the last 80 seasons have won 38 or more of their first 60 decisions in the majors and did it all in a Cubs uniform: Kerry Wood from 1998-2002 (38-22) and Mark Prior from 2002-05 (39-21). BREAKING UP: The Cubs have a 39-21 (.650) record since the All-Star Break, the second-best mark in baseball and trailing only the Indians (45-17,.726). Chicago entered the All-Star Break with a 5.5-game deficit to the Brewers, but have gained 9.5 games over Milwaukee since then the Cubs currently hold a 4.0-game lead on the Brewers and a 5.0-game lead on the Cardinals. WHAT LIES AHEAD: Of the 14 games remaining for the Cubs, nine are against teams with a record above.500 and five are against sub-.500 clubs the Cubs play 12 of their final 14 games against N.L. Central division foes the Cubs are 37-27 vs. the CUBS RECORD 2017 Overall:... 82-66 At Wrigley Field:... 45-32 On the Road:... 37-34 April:... 13-11 May:... 12-16 June:... 15-13 July... 16-8 August:... 17-12 September:... 9-6 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,793-10,254 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):...4,263-3,741 Leading Entering 6th:... 59-10 Tied Entering 6th:... 11-11 Trailing Entering 6th:... 12-45 Leading Entering 7th:... 64-6 Tied Entering 7th:... 9-9 Trailing Entering 7th:... 9-51 Leading Entering 8th:... 72-7 Tied Entering 8th:... 6-6 Trailing Entering 8th:... 4-53 Leading Entering 9th:... 71-1 Tied Entering 9th:... 7-2 Trailing Entering 9th:... 4-63 Scoring First:... 50-26 One-Run Games:... 21-15 Two-Run Games:... 12-17 Extra-Inning Games:... 4-2 Scoring Four or More:... 71-17 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 11-49 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 61-14 Hit Totals Equal:... 10-6 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 11-46 Hit at Least One HR:... 68-35 Hit Two or More HR:... 46-14 Playing Errorless Ball:... 51-27 Committing at Least One Error:... 31-39 N.L. Central, a.578 winning percentage, by far the best intra-divisional record of any N.L. Central team (the Brewers are second with a 33-30 mark against the N.L. Central). RUMINATIONS ON RUNS SCORED: The Cubs have scored 758 runs this season, second-most in the N.L. behind Colorado (766 runs). Chicago leads the N.L. and ranks second in the majors with a +105 run differential since the Break, trailing only Cleveland (+152). Prior to plating 51 runs the last five games, the Cubs had scored four runs in their previous four home games, combined. CROSSING THE PLATE AT A RAPID RATE: Kris Bryant has scored nine times in the last five games and his 104 runs scored rank fourth in the N.L. he s just the 12th Cub since 1913 to record multiple 100-run seasons, and the first since Sammy Sosa did so five times from 1998-2002. Bryant leads the team with 89 walks, third-most in the N.L. (teammate Anthony Rizzo is fifth with 85), while his.405 on-base percentage ranks seven (Rizzo is ninth at.399) Bryant is the first Cub ever to reach 25 home runs in each of his first three major league campaigns. HOMER HAPPY: Chicago has hit 208 home runs this season, the fourth-highest single-season total in franchise history Chicago hit a franchise record 235 homers in 2004, hit 212 in 1998 and belted 209 in 1987. STARTING STUFF: Cubs starting pitchers have a 3.41 ERA (130 ER/342.2 IP) and have gone 30-12 in 60 games since the All-Star Break the 30 victories are second-most among major league starting rotations behind Cleveland (37 wins) while the 3.41 ERA is third behind only Cleveland (2.88) and Arizona (3.38). FIRST THINGS FIRST: The Cubs have spent each of the last 53 days atop the N.L. Central since waking up in first place on July 27 they have been in sole possession of first place for 52 of those days. 30 2B, 30 HR, 100 RBI: Anthony Rizzo, who on Thursday tied his career mark with his 32nd homer, this season has reached 30 doubles, 30 homers and 100 RBI for the third-straight campaign, this year doing so before Labor Day he s only the fourth Cub ever to reach those thresholds in at least three seasons, joining Hack Wilson (4 times, 1927-30), Billy Williams (3 times, 1965, 1970, 1972) and Sammy Sosa (3 times, 1997, 2000-01) Rizzo and Wilson are the lone Cubs to do so in at least three-straight seasons. GLOVE LOVE: Anthony Rizzo enters today with a career-high 126-game errorless streak at first base dating to April 25 that s the longest errorless streak by a Cubs first baseman since Hall of Famer Ernie Banks had a 126-game errorless run at first base spanning the final 114 games of the 1969 season and the first 12 games of 1970 thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. 20-HOMER CLUB: The Cubs have set a franchise mark with six players with at least 20 homers as Ian Happ last week joined Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Anthony Rizzo, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Báez the club previously had five players with at least 20 homers in 1958, 2004 and 2008. Additionally, the Cubs have set a major league record with five 20-homer seasons by players in their age 25 or younger season (Báez, Bryant, Contreras, Happ, Schwarber) this surpasses the 2007 Brewers and 1979 Expos (four apiece). 30 AND COUNTING: Cubs closer Wade Davis yesterday extended his franchise record as he converted his 30th-consecutive save opportunity to remain perfect in save chances this season he has surpassed previous record holder Ryan Dempster, who converted 26-straight opportunities from August 2, 2005-May 1, 2006. Dating to September 3 of last season, Davis has locked down 36-straight save opportunities, the longest active streak in the majors as Baltimore s Zach Britton last month snapped his stretch of 60-consecutive save chances converted. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Sun., September 17 STL 1:20 p.m. CSN 670 The Score LHP José Quintana (6-3, 3.88) vs. RHP Lance Lynn (11-7, 3.01) Mon., September 18 OFF DAY IN TAMPA BAY Tue., September 19 @TB 6:10 p.m. CSN 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (11-7, 4.30) vs. RHP Chris Archer (9-10, 4.06) Wed., September 20 @TB 6:10 p.m. WGN 670 The Score TBD vs. LHP Blake Snell (3-6, 4.25)
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 PAGE 2 Today s Cubs Starter #62 LHP José Quintana (6-3, 3.88) W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 Chicago (A.L.) 13-12 3.20 32 32 0 0 208.0 192 76 74 22 50 181 2017 Chicago (A.L.) 4-8 4.49 18 18 0 0 104.1 98 55 52 14 40 109 CUBS 6-3 3.88 11 11 0 0 65.0 57 30 28 8 19 75 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 56-57 3.53 183 180 1 1 1120.1 1092 474 440 107 303 965 Last Time Out José tied his longest outing as a Cub in his last start, September 12 vs. the Mets, going 7.0 innings and surrendering two earned runs on six hits fanned seven batters and walked just one in his third-straight quality start. Date Opp. Dec. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 9/6 NYM W 8-3 7.0 6 2 2 1 7 112-74 7-2 2017 Season José today makes his 30th start of the season, and 12th with the Cubs was acquired by the Cubs from the White Sox, July 13, for OF Eloy Jimenez, RHP Dylan Cease, and INFs Bryant Flete and Matt Rose. Allowed six or fewer hits in 14-consecutive starts, June 6-August 19 was snapped in his last start at Philadelphia tied with staffmate Jake Arrieta for the second-longest streak this season one shy of Ian Kennedy s 15-game streak from April 5-July 3. Won four-straight games from June 16-July 23 his teams were undefeated in his seven outings during that span. He tied the franchise record for most strikeouts in a Cubs debut (12), July 15 at Baltimore was previously done by Matt Garza on April 3, 2011 vs. Pittsburgh José is the first Cubs pitcher to do so on the road. Became the first Cubs pitcher to strike out 10 or more batters and allow three hits or fewer in a club debut since Phil Douglas did so on September 15, 1915 vs. Boston Douglas struck out 10 and allowed three hits in 9.0 innings. Became only the second pitcher in baseball history (starting in 1893) to record consecutive double-digit strikeout efforts for two different teams, joining Randy Johnson who did so for Seattle and then Houston in 1998. Has gone 8-4 with a 3.43 ERA (40 ER/105.0 IP) in his last 18 starts his team has won 13 of those 18 starts. Was 1-4 with a 5.11 ERA (25 ER/44.0 IP) in eight home starts at Guaranteed Rate Field is 5-0 with a 4.37 ERA in five starts at Wrigley Field (17 ER/35.0 IP) is 4-7 with a 3.79 ERA (38 ER/90.1 IP) in 15 starts on the road. Logged a 1.78 ERA in five June starts, the fourth-lowest mark in the majors and second-lowest in the American League during the month. Has limited left-handed batters to a.222 average (30-for-135) while righties are batting.246 (125-for-508). Career vs. St. Louis José has defeated the Cardinals in all three of his starts against the club... faced the Cardinals in his second start with the Cubs, July 23 at Wrigley Field, earning the win with a quality start in the Cubs 5-3 victory. W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO 2017 1-0 4.50 1 1 6.0 5 3 3 2 2 7 Career 3-0 2.60 3 3 17.1 21 5 5 2 2 19 vs. Cardinals Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Carpenter (.000-4-0-0-0) Fryer (.500-2-1-0-0) Pham (.000-3-0-0-0) DeJong (.500-2-1-1-1) Grichuk (.200-5-1-1-2) Voit (.000-2-0-0-0) Fowler (.400-10-4-0-1) Gyorko (.667-3-2-0-0) Wong (.250-4-1-0-0) Molina (.333-9-3-0-0) Career Notes José today makes his 12th start as a member of the Cubs in five seasons with the White Sox, he went 50-54 with a 3.51 ERA (412 ER/1055.1 IP) in 172 games (169 starts) is the third-ever pitcher to start a game for both Chicago clubs in the same season. From the start of the 2013 season until being acquired by the Cubs, his 809 strikeouts were seventh-most in the A.L., his 95 quality starts ranked second and his 919.0 innings pitched were third-most led the league with 147 games started in that span. Since the start of the 2013 season, he ranks in the top 10 among all left-handed pitchers in games started (T-1st, 158), innings pitched (3rd, 984.0), strikeouts (7th, 884) and ERA (10th, 3.50). Recorded an ERA of 3.36 or better in each season from 2014-16, making him the only qualified A.L. starting pitcher to accomplish the feat. Is one of four pitchers with at least 200.0 IP and 32 games started in each of the last four seasons, joining Max Scherzer, Jeff Samardzija and staffmate Jon Lester. Made two starts at Wrigley Field as a member of the White Sox, going 0-1 with a 2.51 ERA (4 ER/14.1 IP). Since his debut in 2012, he leads the majors with 67 no-decisions. 2017 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 4/4 DET L, 6-3 5.1 5 6 6 3 2 93-57 2-6, 1 on 2. 4/9 MIN L, 4-1 6.1 5 2 2 1 7 100-66 0-2 3. 4/15 @MIN L, 6-0 5.2 9 5 5 5 5 98-56 0-5, 2 on 4. 4/21 CLE L, 3-0 6.0 5 3 3 3 6 106-60 0-3 5. 4/26 KC W, 5-2 6.0 5 2 1 2 10 99-63 4-2 APRIL: 1-4, 5.22 ERA (5 starts) 29.1 29 18 17 14 30 6. 5/2 @KC W, 6-0 8.0 4 0 0 2 7 102-65 6-0 7. 5/7 @BAL L, 4-0 5.0 9 4 4 3 4 96-64 0-4 8. 5/14 SD ND, 9-3 W 7.0 5 3 3 4 5 110-67 1-3 9. 5/19 @SEA ND, 2-1 W 8.0 1 1 1 1 7 99-64 1-1 10. 5/24 @ARI L, 8-6 4.1 8 8 8 0 7 76-53 2-6, 2 on 11. 5/30 BOS L, 13-7 2.2 10 7 7 0 4 81-48 3-7 MAY: 1-3, 5.91 ERA (6 starts) 35.0 37 23 23 10 34 12. 6/6 @TB ND, 4-2 W 5.1 4 1 1 4 7 114-68 1-1, 2 on 13. 6/11 @CLE L, 4-2 5.0 5 3 3 2 3 95-54 2-3 14. 6/16 @TOR W, 11-4 7.0 5 2 2 2 5 99-61 11-2 15. 6/22 @MIN W, 9-0 6.2 5 0 0 0 9 113-69 9-0, 1 on 16. 6/27 NYY ND, 4-3 W 6.1 2 0 0 4 6 101-55 1-0, 1 on JUNE: 2-1, 1.78 ERA (5 starts) 30.1 21 6 6 12 30 17. 7/2 TEX ND, 6-5 W 4.1 6 5 3 2 5 96-64 3-3, 3 on 18. 7/8 @COL ND, 5-4 W 5.1 5 3 3 2 10 103-66 4-3, 2 on Final start with White Sox TRADED TO CUBS 7/13 19. 7/15 @BAL W, 8-0 7.0 3 0 0 0 12 100-67 6-0 Tied franchise record for K s in a Cubs debut 20. 7/23 STL W, 5-3 6.0 5 3 3 2 7 99-58 5-3 First start with the Cubs at Wrigley Field 21. 7/28 @MIL L, 2-1 6.0 4 2 2 3 6 99-56 0-2 Third-straight quality start since joining Cubs JULY: 2-1, 3.45 ERA (5 starts) 28.2 23 13 11 9 40 22. 8/3 ARI ND, 10-8 L 5.0 6 6 6 1 6 103-65 2-6 Allowed three homers 23. 8/8 @SF L, 6-3 6.0 6 4 3 1 3 89-57 2-4 Allowed a three-run homer in the first inning 24. 8/14 CIN W, 15-5 5.0 4 2 1 4 4 105-56 7-2 13th-straight start allowing six or fewer hits 25. 8/19 TOR W, 4-3 6.0 4 2 2 2 8 102-69 3-2 Second-straight start allowing four hits 26. 8/25 @PHI L, 7-1 5.0 9 6 6 4 7 93-56 1-6 Most hits allowed since May 30 27. 8/30 PIT W, 17-3 6.0 4 3 3 0 9 99-70 13-3 Sixth quality start with Cubs AUGUST: 3-2, 5.73 ERA (6 starts) 33.0 33 23 21 12 37 28. 9/6 @PIT ND, 1-0 W 6.0 6 0 0 1 6 105-65 0-0 Second scoreless outing with the Cubs 29. 9/12 NYM W, 8-3 7.0 6 2 2 1 7 112-74 7-2 Tied longest outing with Cubs At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2017.095 21 1 2 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 13 0 0 Career.044 45 1 2 0 0 0 3 7 1 0 1 27 0 0 LAST HIT: 8/30/17 at Milwaukee (single off A.J. Schugel) at-bats since then 3 HOME RUNS: N/A Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 9/12/17 vs. NYM, 8-3 (7.0,6,2,2,1,7) Last Loss: 8/25/17 @ PHI, 7-1 (5.0,9,6,6,4,7) Most Strikeouts: 13 9/13/14 vs. MIN (10 total double-digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 11 (2x) last, 6/26/15 @ DET Most Runs Allowed: 9 4/19/15 @ DET Most Homers Allowed: 3 (6x) last, 5/30/17 vs. BOS Most Walks Allowed: 6 6/22/16 @ BOS Longest Outing: 9.0 IP (2x) last, 9/30/15 vs. KC Longest Winning Streak: 4 games (4x) last, 6/16-7/23/17 Longest Losing Streak: 7 games 5/14-6/28/16 Tuesday s Starter at Tampa Bay LHP Jon Lester (11-7, 4.30) Jon on Tuesday makes his 30th start of the season last time out, September 13 vs. the Mets, earned his 11th win of the season in the Cubs 17-5 blowout victory won his thirdconsecutive start since returning from the disabled list on September 2. Limiting lefties to a.210 average (30-for-143), while righties are batting.270 (132-for-488). Will be making his 30th-career start vs. the Rays, tied for his most against any one opponent (also, Yankees and Blue Jays) he holds a 13-10 career record vs. Tampa Bay with a 4.22 ERA (82 ER/175.0 IP) took the loss in his last start against the Rays, July 4 at Wrigley Field (5.0 IP, 6 R).
#5 ALBERT ALMORA JR. OF (.299, 7 HR, 45 RBI) Homestand:.538 (7-13), 3 2B, 3B, HR, 3 R, 10 RBI Current Streak: 4 games (7-9) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 3; 2-Out RBI 16 Last HR: 9/13/17 vs. NYM (Kevin McGowan) Career Bests: H 3 (5x), last 9/16/17 vs. STL; RBI 6, last 9/13/17 vs. NYM; R 2 (6x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Albert has gone 7-for-9 with five XBH and 10 RBI in his last five games tied a career-high with three hits and drove in two runs yesterday collected a career-high six RBI Wednesday in just two at-bats off the bench (3-RBI 3B and 3- RBI HR) is hitting.373 (28-for-75) with three homers and 22 RBI in his last 34 games since August 7 is batting.333 (13-for-39) with 10 RBI as a pinch-hitter the Cubs are 36-25 when he starts in CF is batting.346 (36-for-104) off lefties is 26-for-82 (.317) in his last 21 starts. #13 ALEX AVILA C (.256, 3 HR, 17 RBI) Homestand:.300 (3-10), 2 R, RBI, BB Current Streak: 1 game (1-2) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 19 Last HR: 8/17/17 vs. CIN (Scott Feldman) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 6/23/16 @ BOS; RBI 5, 4/6/11 @ BAL; R 4, 4/8/15 vs. MIN Alex has a hit in three-straight starts stroked a game-winning, two-out RBI triple Sept. 6 in the ninth to lead the Cubs to the 1-0 win has 17 RBI in his last 27 games, hitting safely in 16 of those contests batting.275 (19-for-69) with two homers and 15 RBI in his last 25 games since August 11 between Detroit and Chicago, hitting.280 (73-for- 261) vs. righties and.194 (7-for-36) vs. lefties drove in a season-high tying three runs August 17 vs. Cincinnati. #9 JAVIER BÁEZ INF (.269, 22 HR, 70 RBI) Homestand:.250 (7-28), 2B, HR, 8 R, 2 RBI, BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-8) Multi-Hit Games (33): 2-hit (26), 3-hit (5), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 26 Last HR: 9/13/17 vs. NYM (Chasen Bradford) Career Bests: H 4 (4x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3 (3x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Javy tied career-highs with four hits and three runs Wednesday his 118 hits this season are a career-high has started at shortstop in 41 of 42 games since August 3 is batting.282 (42-for-149) with eight homers and 27 RBI during that span missed Sept. 4 s game due to left thumb soreness and returned Sept. 5 scored a career-high tying three runs August 30 vs. Pittsburgh and stole home, becoming the first Cubs player to accomplish the feat since Starlin Castro in 2010 in August, batted.290 (31-for-107) with 7 homers, 25 RBI and a.862 OPS in 28 games the 25 RBI were his most in a month homered four times in a six-game span, August 13-18. #17 KRIS BRYANT INF (.291, 27 HR, 67 RBI) Homestand:.345 (10-29), 3 2B, 2 HR, 9 R, 8 RBI, 5 BB, SF Current Streak: 5 games (9-21) Multi-Hit Games (37): 2-hit (21), 3-hit (14), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 11; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 29 Last HR: 9/12/17 vs. NYM (Robert Gsellman) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 8/18/16 vs. MIL; RBI 6 (3x), last 6/27/16 @ CIN; R 4 (6x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Kris has gone 9-for-21 with two homers, nine runs and eight RBI in his last five games went 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs and two RBI Friday notched three hits and scored four runs Wednesday after hitting a three-run homer and collecting a season-high tying four RBI Tuesday had his streak of 34-straight starts reaching base snapped on Sept. 10 batted.343 (35-for-102) with a.457 OBP in August scored a run in a career-high-tying six-straight games, August 26-31 leads the club in runs (104), walks (89) and OPS (.941) his.405 OBP is 20 points higher than his.385 OBP during his 2016 MVP season. Has twice had a season-high 11-game hitting streak: April 18-30 (17-for-45/.378) and August 3-14 (20-for- 43/.465) reached safely in 16 of 20 PA in four games, August 11-14, driving in a run and walking in each contest, the first Cub to do so since Derrek Lee in July of 2004. #20 VICTOR CARATINI C (.245, 1 HR, 2 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-3) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (2): 2-hit (0), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 1 Last HR: 7/30/17 @ MIL (Zach Davies) Career Bests: H 3 (2x), last 8/18/17 vs. TOR; RBI 1 (2x), last 7/30/17 @ MIL; R 1 (4x), last 8/18/17 vs. TOR Victor was recalled from Triple-A Iowa Sept. 1 for his third stint with the team made the start at first base Sept. 5 has two three-hit games this season hit a game-winning solo homer July 30 at Milwaukee batted.342 (100-for- 292) with 27 doubles, three triples, 10 homers and 61 RBI in 83 games for Iowa named a PCL mid-season All-Star. #40 WILLSON CONTRERAS C (.279, 21 HR, 73 RBI) Homestand:.444 (4-9), R, 3 RBI, 6 BB Current Streak: 3 games (4-7) Multi-Hit Games (22): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (6), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 19; GW RBI 10; 2-Out RBI 28 Last HR: 8/6/17 vs. WSH (Erick Fedde) Career Bests: H 4, 7/16/17 @ BAL; RBI 6, 8/3/17 vs. ARI; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson has reached in 10-of-15 plate appearances since being activated from D.L, including three times yesterday went 1-for-2 Friday before being ejected yesterday in the fifth inning drove in three runs Wednesday, all with the bases loaded drew a career-high three walks Tuesday was activated Sept. 10 after missing 28 games with a right hamstring strain suffered August 9 at San Francisco has three-career multi-homer games, all this season is second on the team with 73 RBI notched his first-career four-hit game July 16 in Baltimore is batting.317 (40-for-126) with 13 homers in the clean-up spot this year hit a leadoff homer June 26 in Washington. #43 TAYLOR DAVIS C (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Homestand:.333 (1-3) Current Streak: Hitless last 3 games (1-3) 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 1, 9/14/17 vs. NYM; RBI ---; R --- Taylor collected his first hit Thursday in his first major league start made his major league debut Sept. 8, going 0- for-1 as a pinch-hitter was selected from Triple-A Iowa Sept. 5 batted.297 (106-for-357) with six home runs and 62 RBI in 102 games with Iowa this year had a.357 on-base percentage and a.429 slugging percentage. #15 MIKE FREEMAN INF (.077, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Homestand:.000 (0-4) Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (1): 2-hit (1), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 0; GW RBI 0; 2-Out RBI 0 Last HR: 4/12/17 vs. HOU (Mike Fiers) Career Bests: H 2 (3x), last 4/12/17 vs. HOU; RBI 1 (2x), last 4/12/17 vs. HOU; R 1 (4x), last 4/16/17 vs. TEX Mike was selected from Triple-A Iowa Sept 1. and made his Cubs debut Sept. 3 made his first start as a Cub Sept 4. at shortstop, and went 1-for-2, snapping an 0-for-33 skid covering 19 games has been in the Mariners and Dodgers organizations this year and spent most of the campaign at Triple-A. #8 IAN HAPP INF/OF (.251, 22 HR, 61 RBI) Homestand:.160 (4-25), HR, 3 R, 7 RBI, 3 BB Current Streak: 2 games (2-5) Multi-Hit Games (19): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (1) GA RBI 12; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 25 Last HR: 9/12/17 vs. NYM (Josh Smoker) Career Bests: H 4, 6/22/17 @ MIA; RBI 4 (4x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT; R 2 (7x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT Ian has an RBI in five-straight games hit a two-run pinch-hit single Friday hit a solo homer Tuesday ranks fifth all-time among Cubs rookies with 22 HR went 3-for-5 with a homer and career-high tying four RBI August 30 became the fastest player in Cubs history to 20 homers (89th game) 25 of his 61 RBI have come with 2 outs 40 of 84 hits have been for XB (16 2B, 2 3B, 22 HR) has started games in CF (39), RF (6), LF (10) and 2B (27). August 17, recorded his third career multi-homer effort belted his first pinch homer August 13 in Arizona. #22 JASON HEYWARD OF (.257, 10 HR, 53 RBI) Homestand:.217 (5-23), HR, 5 R, 4 RBI, 3 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-3) Multi-Hit Games (22): 2-hit (19), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 28 Last HR: 9/14/17 vs. NYM (Paul Sewald) Career Bests: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (9x), last 9/14/17 vs. NYM; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHI Jason tied a season-high with four RBI Thursday, including a three-run homer went 2-for-4 with a double, run and RBI Sept. 7 went 10-for-28 (.357) with five RBI in an eight-game stretch, August 14-23 hitting.270 (30-for-111) vs. lefties and.252 (73-for-290) vs. righties has made 94 starts in right field and 12 in center field. Has missed time due to two D.L. stints: May 8-20 (right finger sprain) and June 22-July 4 (left hand abrasion). #30 JON JAY OF (.287, 2 HR, 29 RBI) Homestand:.286 (6-21), 2B, 3 R, 2 BB, 3 RBI Current Streak: 3 games (5-12) Multi-Hit Games (20): 2-hit (15), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (2) GA RBI 6; GW RBI 5; 2-Out RBI 15 Last HR: 7/5/17 vs. TB (Erasmo Ramirez) Career Bests: H 5, 6/2/16 vs. SEA; RBI 4 (2x), last 8/18/13 @ CHI; R 3 (10x), last 6/16/14 vs. NYM Jon has reached twice in three-straight games, including 1-for-3 with a walk yesterday tied a season-high with four hits August 31, including his third triple of the season has reached base multiple times 14 times in his last 29 starts batting.375 (27-for-72) in the eighth and ninth innings. SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 PAGE 3 CUBS VS. CARDINALS RHP LANCE LYNN Kris Bryant...182 11 2 1 2 Ian Happ...000 3 0 0 0 Jason Heyward...333 12 4 0 3 Jon Jay...500 2 1 0 1 Tommy La Stella...167 6 1 0 1 Rene Rivera....333 9 3 0 0 Anthony Rizzo...344 32 11 2 8 Addison Russell...111 9 1 0 0 Kyle Schwarber...000 4 0 0 0 Ben Zobrist...000 10 0 0 0 CUBS AT WRIGLEY FIELD Albert Almora Jr.....310 174 54 4 37 Alex Avila....239 46 11 2 11 Javier Baez....248 580 144 25 69 Kris Bryant....282 832 235 56 141 Victor Caratini....350 20 7 0 1 Willson Contreras....287 317 91 18 60 Taylor Davis....333 3 1 0 0 Mike Freeman....000 6 0 0 0 Ian Happ....233 176 41 14 35 Jason Heyward....248 573 142 11 58 Jon Jay....302 295 89 3 39 Tommy La Stella....235 162 38 2 17 Leonys Martin....333 24 8 0 3 Rene Rivera....459 37 17 2 13 Anthony Rizzo....289 1565 452 72 247 Addison Russell....247 628 155 24 105 Kyle Schwarber....232 297 69 23 50 Ben Zobrist....263 486 128 10 58 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....571 7 4 0 11 Alex Avila....353 17 6 0 11 Javier Baez....333 6 2 1 8 Kris Bryant....182 11 2 0 5 Victor Caratini....000 1 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....615 13 8 1 20 Taylor Davis....000 0 0 0 0 Mike Freeman....000 1 0 0 0 Ian Happ....500 8 4 1 10 Jason Heyward....455 11 5 0 9 Jon Jay....125 8 1 0 2 Tommy La Stella....000 2 0 0 3 Leonys Martin....000 3 0 0 0 Rene Rivera....143 7 1 1 5 Anthony Rizzo....471 17 8 1 26 Addison Russell....167 6 1 0 3 Kyle Schwarber....250 8 2 1 7 Ben Zobrist....125 8 1 0 5 CUBS WITH BASES LOADED, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....556 9 5 0 12 Alex Avila....247 77 19 1 56 Javier Baez....211 19 4 3 18 Kris Bryant....176 34 6 3 27 Victor Caratini....000 1 0 0 0 Willson Contreras....450 20 9 1 22 Taylor Davis....000 0 0 0 0 Mike Freeman....000 2 0 0 0 Ian Happ....500 8 4 1 10 Jason Heyward....235 85 20 2 57 Jon Jay....317 60 19 0 54 Tommy La Stella....438 16 7 0 21 Leonys Martin....231 52 12 0 34 Rene Rivera....192 26 5 1 18 Anthony Rizzo....338 71 24 3 75 Addison Russell....267 45 12 1 33 Kyle Schwarber....250 12 3 1 9 Ben Zobrist....301 103 31 6 107 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, 2017 Albert Almora Jr.....333 39 13 0 10 Alex Avila....316 19 6 0 2 Javier Baez....000 5 0 0 0 Kris Bryant....000 1 0 0 0 Victor Caratini....100 10 1 0 0 Willson Contreras....091 11 1 0 2 Taylor Davis....000 2 0 0 0 Mike Freeman....000 11 0 0 0 Ian Happ....231 13 3 1 3 Jason Heyward....000 2 0 0 0 Jon Jay....333 36 12 1 7 Tommy La Stella....250 28 7 0 3 Leonys Martin....167 6 1 0 0 Rene Rivera....000 2 0 0 0 Anthony Rizzo....000 2 0 0 0 Addison Russell....273 11 3 1 2 Kyle Schwarber....154 13 2 1 1 Ben Zobrist....375 16 6 1 4 CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Albert Almora Jr.....286 49 14 0 10 Alex Avila....212 52 11 1 9 Javier Baez....172 29 5 0 0 Kris Bryant....250 4 1 0 2 Victor Caratini....100 10 1 0 0 Willson Contreras....125 16 2 1 4 Taylor Davis....000 2 0 0 0 Mike Freeman....050 20 1 0 0 Continued on Page 4
SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 PAGE 4 #2 TOMMY LA STELLA INF (.273, 5 HR, 17 RBI) Homestand:.125 (1-8), BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (3): 2-hit (3), 3-hit (0), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 2; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 6 Last HR: 8/16/17 vs. BAL (Richard Bleier) Career Bests: H 3 (9x), last 8/26/17 @ PHI; RBI 4, 8/26/17 @ PHI; R 3, 4/24/16 @ CIN Tommy s.462 OBP as a pinch-hitter is second-best in baseball (STL s Jose Martinez,.533) has gone 7-for-28 with nine walks and two HBP as a PH August 26 set career marks with his first career multi-homer game and four RBI, going 3-for-5 dating to July 8 he is 17-for-58 (.293) with nine walks (.382 OBP) in his last 31 major league games. #24 LEONYS MARTÍN INF (.333, 0 HR, 1 RBI) Homestand:.333 (2-6), 2B, RBI Current Streak: 1 game (1-1) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 1; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 5 Last HR: 8/29/17 vs. PIT (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 9/12/16 @ LAA; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/18/14 vs. CWS; R 3 (7x), last 9/28/16 @ HOU Leonys hit a RBI double Sept. 9, his first hit/rbi with the Cubs made his Cubs debut as a pitcher Sept. 4 in the eighth inning (0.2 IP, 0 ER) was acquired by Seattle Aug. 31 and added to the active roster Sept. 2 has played in seven major league seasons with Texas (2011-15), Seattle (2016-17) and the Cubs, and tallied 115 stolen bases. #7 RENÉ RIVERA C (.249, 9 HR, 32 RBI) Homestand:.667 (4-6), 3 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-1) Multi-Hit Games (13): 2-hit (11), 3-hit (2), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 4; GW RBI 1; 2-Out RBI 13 Last HR: 9/2/17 vs. ATL (Lucas Sims) Career Bests: H 3 (12x), last 5/3/17 @ ATL; RBI 5, 4/28/14 @ SF; R 2 (11x), last 6/25/17 @ SF Rene collected two doubles, two runs and two RBI Wednesday went 2-for-3 with a RBI double Sept. 10 is batting.343 (12-for-35) with four doubles and nine RBI with the Cubs hit his first-career grand slam and first homer with the Cubs Sept. 2 went 3-for-5 with a double and run scored August 30, his second three-hit game of the season and first with the Cubs was claimed off waivers from the Mets on August 19 batted.230 (40-for-174) with four doubles, eight homers and 23 RBI in 54 games for the Mets this season. #44 ANTHONY RIZZO INF (.281, 32 HR, 106 RBI) Homestand:.296 (8-27), 2B, HR, 6 R, 4 RBI, 6 BB, HBP Current Streak: 1 game (2-4) Multi-Hit Games (40): 2-hit (29), 3-hit (11), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 21; GW RBI 11; 2-Out RBI 31 Last HR: 9/14/17 vs. NYM (Seth Lugo) 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 reached three more times yesterday and scored twice went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBI Thursday tied his career-high with 32 homers this season drew a career-high tying four walks Wednesday, including twice with the bases loaded has 106 RBI, three shy of his career-high set last season is hitting.366 (41-for-112) with 11 doubles, six homers, 35 RBI and a 1.106 OPS in his last 31 games since August 14 has 85 walks and 83 strikeouts this season has a.443 OBP in his last 48 games (has reached at least three times in 18 of those). Recorded his third multi-homer game of the season (16th overall), August 26 at Philadelphia. #27 ADDISON RUSSELL INF (.244, 11 HR, 37 RBI) Homestand: 1.000 (1-1), HR, R, RBI Current Streak: 4 games (5-12) Multi-Hit Games (18): 2-hit (14), 3-hit (1), 4-hit (3) GA RBI 8; GW RBI 7; 2-Out RBI 17 Last HR: 7/26/17 @ CWS (Juan Minaya) Career Bests: H 4 (3x), last 7/19/17 @ ATL; RBI 4 (2x), last 4/19/17 vs. MIL; R 3 (5x), last 7/15/17 @ BAL Addison was activated from the 10-day disabled list yesterday and hit his first-career pinch-hit homer had been out since August 4 due to a right foot sprain and plantar fasciitis appeared in one rehab game with Triple-A Iowa August 28 is batting.306 (19-for-62) with three homers and seven RBI since the All-Star Break. #12 KYLE SCHWARBER C/OF (.207, 26 HR, 51 RBI) Homestand:.400 (6-15), 2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB Current Streak: Hitless last game (0-4) Multi-Hit Games (17): 2-hit (13), 3-hit (4), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 12; GW RBI 9; 2-Out RBI 21 Last HR: 9/12/17 vs. NYM (Tommy Milone) Career Bests: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (5x), last 8/30/17 vs. PIT; R 3 (4x), last 9/11/15 @ PHI -2 Kyle went 3-for-3 with a homer Tuesday and has gone 6-for-15 with two homers and two walks in his last five games has batted.259 (43-for-166) with 14 homers and a.909 OPS since returning from Iowa, July 6 notched his fifthcareer multi-homer game and second this season August 30, driving in a career-high tying four runs has made 94 starts in left field, and appeared at catcher (4 G) and first base (1 G). #18 BEN ZOBRIST INF (.238, 10 HR, 43 RBI) Homestand:.333 (7-21), 2 2B, 5 R, 2 RBI, 6 BB Current Streak: Hitless last 2 games (0-7) Multi-Hit Games (22): 2-hit (19), 3-hit (3), 4-hit (0) GA RBI 7; GW RBI 4; 2-Out RBI 12 Last HR: 8/29/17 vs. PIT (Chad Kuhl) Career Bests: H 5, 6/10/13 vs. BOS; RBI 8, 4/28/11 @ MIN; R 4 (5x), last 9/13/17 vs. NYM Ben reached a season-high five times and scored a career-high tying four runs Wednesday reached four times on Tuesday, going 2-for-3 with two walks and a RBI is hitting.267 (48-for-180) with a.354 OBP since the Break after hitting.214 (45-for-210) with a.307 OBP in the first half played 2.0 innings at shortstop Sept. 4 went 2-for-4 with a game-winning solo homer August 29 has made 37 starts in the leadoff spot this season (Cubs are 24-13 in those games), hitting.262 (39-for-149) with eight doubles, two triples, five homers and 17 RBI from the top spot. CUBS PINCH-HITTING, CAREER Ian Happ....231 13 3 1 3 Jason Heyward....269 26 7 0 5 Jon Jay....289 128 37 3 17 Tommy La Stella....231 78 18 0 7 Leonys Martin....227 44 10 1 4 Kyle Schwarber....091 22 2 1 1 Rene Rivera....080 25 2 1 3 Anthony Rizzo....083 12 1 0 1 Addison Russell....375 16 6 1 3 Ben Zobrist....211 57 12 4 13 CUBS HOME RUNS, 2017 Batter (Total)... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Albert Almora Jr. (7)... 5 1 1 0 Alex Avila (3)... 1 2 0 0 Javier Baez (22)... 11 8 2 1 Kris Bryant (27)... 19 6 2 0 Victor Caratini (1)... 1 0 0 0 Willson Contreras (21)... 9 6 5 1 Taylor Davis (0)... 0 0 0 0 Mike Freeman (1)... 1 0 0 0 Ian Happ (22)... 16 4 1 1 Jason Heyward (10)... 5 2 3 0 Jon Jay (2)... 1 0 1 0 Tommy La Stella (5)... 3 2 0 0 Leonys Martin (3)... 3 0 0 0 Rene Rivera (9)... 6 2 0 1 Anthony Rizzo (32)... 18 8 5 1 Addison Russell (11)... 10 0 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (26)... 17 5 3 1 Ben Zobrist (10)... 6 3 1 0 CUBS MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2017 Batter... 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+-RBI Albert Almora Jr. (12)... 9 2 0 1 Alex Avila (5)... 4 1 0 0 Javier Baez (20)... 13 6 0 1 Kris Bryant (15)... 10 3 2 0 Victor Caratini (0)... 0 0 0 0 Willson Contreras (23)... 12 8 2 1 Taylor Davis (0)... 0 0 0 0 Mike Freeman (0)... 0 0 0 0 Ian Happ (15)... 10 1 4 0 Jason Heyward (15)... 10 2 3 0 Jon Jay (3)... 2 1 0 0 Tommy La Stella (3)... 1 1 1 0 Leonys Martin (2)... 2 0 0 0 Rene Rivera (6)... 3 2 1 0 Anthony Rizzo (31)... 20 5 4 2 Addison Russell (7)... 5 1 1 0 Kyle Schwarber (10)... 4 3 3 0 Ben Zobrist (9)... 6 3 0 0 HOME RUNS IN 2017 2017 Season... Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Cubs (208)... 126 51 25 6 Opponents (180)... 110 49 18 3 CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Willson Contreras, 6/26/17 @ Washington (Gio Gonzalez) Walk-Off HR: Addison Russell, 4/19/17 vs. Milwaukee (Neftali Feliz) Pinch-HR: Addison Russell, 9/16/17 vs. St. Louis (Tyler Lyons) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David DeJesus, 5/11/12 @ Milwaukee (Kameron Loe) Inside-The-Park HR: Javier Báez, 8/7/17 @ San Francisco (Matt Moore) Three-Homer Game: Kris Bryant, 6/27/16 @ Cincinnati Pitcher Hitting Homer: Jon Lester, 8/1/17 vs. Arizona (Patrick Corbin) Homer in 1 st M.L. At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Homer in 1 st Cubs At-Bat: Willson Contreras, 6/19/16 vs. Pittsburgh (A.J. Schugel) Switch-Hitter, HR Both Sides of Plate: Dioner Navarro, 5/29/13 vs. Chicago (A.L.) 2017 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (15): Bryant, 4/15 vs. PIT, 5/21 vs. MIL & 7/7 vs. PIT; Contreras, 5/12 @ STL, 8/3 vs. ARI & 8/6 vs. WSH; La Stella, 8/26 @ PHI Rizzo, 5/24 vs. SF, 8/1 vs. ARI & 8/26 @ PHI; Happ, 6/4 vs. STL, 7/2 @ CIN & 8/17 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 7/27 @ CWS & 8/30 vs. PIT 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (6): Contreras, 4/22 @ CIN; Baez, 5/18 vs. CIN; Schwarber, 6/3 vs. STL, Happ, 6/13 @ NYM; Rizzo, 8/16 vs. CIN; Rivera, 9/2 vs. ATL 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (2): Rizzo, 4/21-23 & 7/15-17 Pinch-Homers (5): Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Jay, 7/5 vs. TB; Happ, 8/13 @ ARI; Zobrist, 8/26 @ PHI; Russell, 9/16 vs. STL Back-to-Back Homers (9): Russell & Schwarber, 6/11 vs. COL; Rizzo & Happ, 6/14 @ NYM; Happ & Schwarber, 7/8 vs. PIT; Contreras & Schwarber, 7/14 @ BAL; Contreras & Schwarber, 8/6 vs. WSH; Schwarber & Avila, 8/11 @ AZ; Baez & Happ, 8/13 @ AZ; Bryant & Rizzo, 8/14 vs. CIN & 8/26 @ PHI Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (1): Avila, Happ & Baez, 8/17 vs. CIN Pitchers Hitting Homers (3): Arrieta, 6/17 @ PIT; Montgomery, 7/19 @ ATL; Lester, 8/1 vs. ARI Game-Opening Homers (5): Zobrist, 5/21 vs. MIL; Rizzo, 6/13 @ NYM, 6/14 @ NYM & 6/20 vs. SD; Contreras, 6/26 @ WASH Walk-Off Homers (1): Russell, 4/19 vs. MIL CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Avila 4/16 25.0% 0 2 4.37 (87 ER/179.1 IP) Caratini 1/7 14.3% 0 0 2.42 (19 ER/70.2 IP) Contreras 18/68 26.5% 6 6 3.96 (329 ER/748.2 IP) Davis 0/2 0.0% 0 0 15.00 (5 ER/3.0 IP) Montero 0/31 0.0% 0 0 4.35 (104 ER/215.1 IP) Rivera 1/5 20.0% 0 2 4.81 (46 ER/86.0 IP) Schwarber 0/0 0.0% 0 0 3.86 (3 ER/7.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (11): Hendricks (6), Arrieta, Lester, Montgomery, Quintana (2) CUBS LINEUP BREAKDOWNS 1 Jay 43 (23-20), Schwarber 36 (17-19), Zobrist 37 (24-13), Rizzo 13 (6-7), Happ 7 (4-3), Heyward 4 (2-2), Almora Jr. 3 (2-1), Baez 2 (1-1), Contreras 2 (2-0), Szczur 1 (1-0) 2 Bryant 99 (55-44), Schwarber 22 (13-9), Happ 10 (5-5), La Stella 7 (4-3), Almora 5 (1-4), Jay 2 (2-0), Zobrist 2 (1-1), Rizzo 1 (1-0) 3 Rizzo 97 (53-43), Bryant 38 (21-17), Contreras 4 (4-0), Happ 4 (0-4), Schwarber 3 (1-2), Zobrist 2 (2-0) 4 Zobrist 45 (21-24), Rizzo 32 (19-13), Contreras 33 (22-11), Russell 15 (9-6), Happ 14 (8-6), Candelario 3 (1-2), Montero 2 (0-2), Heyward 2 (2-0), Bryant 1 (0-1), Schwarber 1 (0-1) 5 Russell 28 (14-14), Happ 30 (18-12), Schwarber 23 (16-7), Heyward 19 (10-9), Contreras 9 (6-3), Montero 8 (1-7), Zobrist 8 (4-4), Avila 5 (3-2), Jay 3 (0-3), Almora 5 (4-1), La Stella 3 (1-2), Candelario 2 (2-0), Baez 3 (2-1), Caratini 2 (1-1) 6 Heyward 33 (16-17), Contreras 18 (6-12), Almora Jr. 16 (11-5), Baez 18 (9-9), Happ 14 (9-5), Avila 13 (9-4), Russell 10 (7-3), La Stella 7 (3-4), Schwarber 7 (4-3), Montero 4 (4-0), Jay 3 (1-2), Candelario 2 (2-0), Caratini 2 (1-1), Zobrist 1 (0-1) 7 Heyward 48 (29-19), Baez 39 (20-19), Contreras 20 (7-13), Montero 13 (8-5), Russell 8 (5-3), Almora 7 (5-2), Jay 3 (2-1), La Stella 3 (2-1), Happ 2 (1-1), Schwarber 2 (1-1), Caratini 2 (1-1), Rivera 1 (1-0) 8 Baez 46 (29-17), Russell 18 (10-8), Lester 12 (6-6), Lackey 11 (5-6), Arrieta 10 (6-4), Hendricks 7 (5-2), Rivera 9 (4-5), Butler 6 (4-2), Almora 6 (1-5), Anderson 5 (2-3), Montgomery 4 (1-3), Jay 4 (3-1), Avila 2 (0-2), Caratini 2 (2-0), Montero 1 (1-0), Schwarber 1 (0-1), Zagunis 1 (1-0), Happ 1 (1-0), Freeman 1 (0-1), Davis 1 (1-0) 9 Jay 20 (10-10), Almora 19 (12-7), Arrieta 15 (7-8), Lester 16 (10-6), Lackey 16 (11-5), Hendricks 14 (6-8), Baez 10 (4-6), Quintana 10 (6-4), Quintana 6 (3-3), Montgomery 7 (3-4), Schwarber 6 (3-3), Butler 5 (2-3),, Zagunis 3 (2-1), Russell 2 (2-0), Anderson (1-0), Szczur (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Caratini 1 (1-0), Tseng 1 (1-0) C Contreras 82 (45-37), Montero 28 (14-14), Avila 20 (12-8), Rivera 10 (5-5), Caratini 7 (5-2), Davis 1 (1-0) 1B Rizzo 143 (80-63), Caratini 2 (1-1), Bryant 1 (1-0), Candelario 1 (0-1), Contreras 1 (0-1) 2B Zobrist 61 (35-26), Baez 49 (29-20), Happ 27 (12-15), La Stella 11 (6-5) 3B Bryant 129 (72-57), La Stella 9 (4-5), Candelario 7 (5-2), Baez 3 (1-2) SS Russell 81 (47-34), Baez 66 (35-31), Freeman 1 (0-1) LF Schwarber 94 (50-44), Jay 30 (16-14), Happ 10 (8-2), Zobrist 9 (5-4), Contreras 3 (2-1), Bryant 2 (1-1) CF Almora Jr. 62 (37-25), Happ 38 (23-15), Jay 35 (17-18), Heyward 12 (5-7) RF Heyward 94 (54-40), Zobrist 25 (12-13), Jay 11 (7-4), Bryant 6 (2-4), Happ 6 (2-4), Zagunis 4 (3-1), Szczur 2 (2-0) P Arrieta 28 (15-13), Lester 29 (17-12), Lackey 28 (17-11), Hendricks 22 (11-11), Butler 11 (6-5), Montgomery 12 (5-7), Quintana 11 (7-4), Anderson 6 (3-3), Tseng 1 (1-0) DH Schwarber 7 (5-2), Jay 1 (1-0) RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 96 86 61 106 76 89 92 89 57 6 758 OPP. 108 66 66 71 68 60 53 97 60 4 653 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (23) Kyle Schwarber (7), Jason Heyward (6), Albert Almora (4), Jon Jay (3), Ian Happ (3)
Cubs Pitching SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 PAGE 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG/SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Starting Pitchers 59-45 4.14 1 815.2 769 416 375 116 275 752 Relievers 23-21 3.95 35 503.1 417 237 221 64 238 548 SEASON TOTALS 82-66 4.07 1/35 1,319.0 1,186 653 596 180 513 1,300 CUBS BULLPEN LAST APP. IP,H,R,ER,BB,K LAST WIN LAST SAVE LAST HOLD SV/OPP 1BF IR/IRS Wade Davis 9/16 vs. STL 1.0,0,0,0,0,2 8/16/17 vs. CIN 9/16/17 vs. STL 9/15/15 @ CLE 30/30 53/41 4/2 Brian Duensing 9/14 vs. NYM 2.0,1,0,0,0,1 9/28/16 @ TOR 4/10/15 @ CWS 9/1/17 vs. ATL 0/1 62/52 31/5 Carl Edwards Jr. 9/16 vs. STL 0.1,0,0,0,0,1 9/15/17 vs. STL 10/2/16 @ CIN 9/16/17 vs. STL 0/4 66/47 30/9 Justin Grimm 9/15 vs. STL 0.2,2,0,0,0,2 4/18/17 vs. MIL 8/8/15 vs. SF 7/30/17 @ MIL 0/1 45/30 22/10 Dillon Maples 9/9 vs. MIL 1.0,1,1,1,1,2 N/A N/A N/A 0/0 3/2 0/0 Mike Montgomery 9/14 vs. NYM-W 2.0,2,0,0,1,2 9/14/17 vs. NYM 8/1/17 vs. ARI 8/6/17 vs. WSH 3/3 27/21 10/1 Felix Peña 9/14 vs. NYM 2.0,3,1,1,0,3 6/29/17 @ WSH 9/27/16 @ PIT 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/0 20/15 4/3 Hector Rondon 9/8 vs. MIL 1.0,0,0,0,0,2 8/1/17 vs. ARI 7/24/16 @ MIL 8/19/17 vs. TOR 0/3 57/43 23/10 Pedro Strop 9/15 vs. STL 1.0,2,0,0,0,0 9/6/17 @ PIT 9/19/15 vs. STL 9/13/17 vs. NYM 0/3 63/47 39/12 Koji Uehara 9/2 vs. ATL 0.2,2,0,0,0,0 7/14/17 @ BAL 6/4/17 vs. STL 8/29/17 vs. PIT 2/5 49/29 10/5 Justin Wilson 9/15 vs. STL 0.1,0,0,0,0,1 8/20/17 vs. TOR 7/29/17 vs. HOU 8/11/17 @ AZ 13/16 60/41 19/4 Rob Zastryzny 9/9 vs. MIL 4.0,6,6,5,3,4 8/29/16 vs. PIT N/A N/A 0/0 3/3 0/0 2017 TOTALS 35/51 (.686) 459/338 (.737) 187/66 (.353) #71 WADE DAVIS RHP (3-1, 2.09 ERA, 30 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 58-38, 76 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.1, 9/15 vs. STL MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (3x) last, 9/9/11 vs. BOS LAST WIN: 8/16/17 vs. CIN (7-6) LAST SV: 9/16/17 vs. STL (4-1) Wade, named to the N.L. All-Star Team, on Sept. 6 converted his franchise-record 29thstraight save chance to begin his Cubs career converted his last 35 since September of last year with Kansas City. Converted his 30th-consecutive save opportunity with a scoreless ninth yesterday. #32 BRIAN DUENSING LHP (0-1, 2.51 ERA, 0 SV, 11 Holds) CAREER: 42-38, 2 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.2, 6/12 @ NYM MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 7/4/11 vs. TB LAST WIN: 9/28/16 @ TOR (3-2) LAST SV: 4/10/15 @ CWS (6-0) Brian has walked 15 and struck out 56 in 61 games (55.1 IP) in his last 56 contests since April 24, has a 1.80 ERA (10 ER/50.0 IP) and averaged 8.8 K s per 9.0 IP (49 SO). Tossed 2.0-scoreless innings Thursday night, his longest outing since July 6 vs. Milwaukee has not allowed a run in 11 of his last 12 outings. #6 CARL EDWARDS JR. RHP (4-4, 3.30 ERA, 0 SV, 22 Holds) CAREER: 4-5, 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: 9/15/17 vs. STL (8-2) LAST SV: 10/2/16 @ CIN (7-4) Carl has held opponents to.146 average (29-for-198), second-lowest among N.L. relievers he has whiffed batters at a rate of 12.82 strikeouts per 9.0 IP, sixth in the league among relievers has not allowed a run in 10 of his last 11 outings. Fanned the only batter he faced to end the eighth inning yesterday. #52 JUSTIN GRIMM RHP (1-2, 5.98 ERA, 0 SV, 4 Holds) CAREER: 19-20, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.2, 7/4 vs. TB MOST IP, CAREER: 7.2 6/14/13 vs. TOR LAST WIN: 7/7/17 vs. PIT (6-1) LAST SV: 8/8/15 vs. SF (8-6) Justin was activated from the disabled list on September 1 missed 13 games with a right index finger infection was recalled August 9 from Iowa for his fourth stint with the team Friday fanned two and allowed two hits in 0.2 IP. #36 DILLON MAPLES RHP (0-0, 23.14 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 0-0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.0, last 9/9 vs. MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 1.0 (2x), last 9/9/17 vs. MIL LAST WIN: N/A LAST SV: N/A Dillon earned his first big-league promotion from Triple-A Iowa on Sept. 1 quickly rose through the Cubs system this season after starting the year with Single-A Myrtle Beach. Made his ML debut September 3, tossing a scoreless sixth inning. #38 MIKE MONTGOMERY LHP (6-8, 3.57 ERA, 3 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 14-19, 3 SV MOST IP, 2017: 6.2, 6/30 @ CIN MOST IP, CAREER: 9.0 (2x) last, 6/30/15 @ SD LAST WIN: 9/14/17 vs. NYM (14-6) LAST SV: 8/1/17 vs. WSH (16-4) Mike has a 2.48 ERA (16 ER/58.0 IP) and is 2-3 with one hold and three saves in 28 relief appearances is 4-5 with a 4.62 ERA (31 ER/60.1 IP) in 12 starts. Earned the win Thursday night, tossing 2.0-shutout innings of relief... his first relief outing since August 17. #60 FELIX PEÑA RHP (1-0, 5.46 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Holds) CAREER: 1-0, 1 SV MOST IP, 2017: 3.2 5/6 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 3.2 5/6/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: 6/29/17 @ WSH (5-4) LAST SV: 9/27/16 @ PIT (6-4) Felix was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on August 18 and is in his fifth stint with the team this season (also May 5-13, May 23-28, June 10-July 4 and July 22-23) pitched the final 2.0 innings of Thursday night s 14-6 win allowed one run on three hits and fanned a career-high-tying three batters. #56 HECTOR RONDON RHP (4-1, 4.50 ERA, 0 SV, 10 Holds) CAREER: 18-13, 77 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 6/8 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (18x) last, 6/8/17 vs. COL LAST WIN: 8/1/17 vs. WSH (16-4) LAST SV: 7/24/16 @ MIL (6-5) Hector has made 57 appearances, allowing 49 hits in 204 at-bats (.240) while walking 20 and striking out 65 posted a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13.0 IP) in 13 games from June 18-July 19. Has tossed 3.0-consecutive perfect innings, including the ninth inning Friday night. #46 PEDRO STROP RHP (4-4, 3.09 ERA, 0 SV, 19 Holds) CAREER: 19-24, 9 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0, 5/7 vs. NYY MOST IP, CAREER: 2.0 (10x) last, 5/7/17 vs. NYY LAST WIN: 9/6/17 @ PIT (1-0) LAST SV: 9/19/15 vs. STL (5-4) Pedro has held opponents to a.204 batting average (40-for-196) has walked 23 and struck out 57 in 62 games (54.1 IP) posted a 1.52 ERA (5 ER/29.2 IP) and a 1.01 WHIP in 33 games from May 17-August 7 pitched a scoreless seventh inning in Friday s win vs. St. Louis stranded two inherited runners Wednesday night. #19 KOJI UEHARA RHP (3-4, 3.98 ERA, 2 SV, 13 Holds) CAREER: 22-26, 95 SV MOST IP, 2017: 2.0 IP, 6/11 vs. COL MOST IP, CAREER: 7.0 4/19/09 @ BOS LAST WIN: 7/14/17 @ BAL (9-8) LAST SV: 6/4/17 vs. MIA (7-6) Koji on August 20 was activated from the 10-day D.L. (right neck strain) after he landed on the shelf, August 9 allowed two runs on two hits and a walk in August 20 s 10th inning, his first action since August 8 has pitched scoreless ball in 35 of his 49 outings. #37 JUSTIN WILSON LHP (1-0, 6.23 ERA, 0 SV, 1 Hold) CAREER: 22-14, 14 SV MOST IP, 2017: 1.2 IP, 7/9 @ CLE MOST IP, CAREER: 3.1 4/15/13 vs. STL LAST WIN: 8/20/17 vs. TOR (6-5, 10 inn.) LAST SV: 7/29/17 vs. HOU (5-3) Justin was acquired by Chicago July 31 from Detroit, along with catcher Alex Avila, for infielders Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes and a PTBNL/cash went 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA (12 ER/40.1 IP), 15 saves and eight holds in 42 games with the Tigers. Whiffed the only batter he faced Friday to strand two inherited runners. #29 ROB ZASTRYZNY LHP (0-0, 8.18 ERA, 0 SV, 0 Holds) CAREER: 1-0, 0 SV MOST IP, 2017: 4.0 IP, last 9/9 vs. MIL MOST IP, CAREER: 4.0 IP (2x), last 9/9/17 vs. MIL LAST WIN: 8/29/16 vs. PIT (8-7, 13 innings) LAST SV: N/A Recalled Sept. 3 from Triple-A Iowa for his fourth stint with the Cubs this season tossed a career-high-tying 4.0 innings Saturday (6 R/4 K) went 2-3 with one save and a 5.94 ERA (31 ER/47.0 IP) in 14 appearances, seven as a starter, with Iowa this season. 2017 CUBS HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 15, 8/26 @ PHI (17-2)... Largest Winning Margin...13, 9/9 vs. MIL (15-2) 5, 4/18 vs. MIL (0-5, 9-7)... Largest Come Behind W... 4, 4/15 vs. PIT (0-4, 2-6, 8-7) 17 (3x), last 9/13 vs. NYM... Most Runs... 15, 9/9 vs. MIL 7 (6x), last 9/15 vs. STL (6th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 10, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 20, 8/30 vs. PIT... Most Hits... 17, 9/2 vs. ATL 7, 8/26 @ PHI (7th)... Most Hits, Inn.... 7, 7/9 vs. PIT (1st) 2 (5x), last 6/27 @ WSH... Fewest Hits... 3 (5x), last 7/22 vs. STL 6 (2x), last 8/26 @ PHI... Most Home Runs... 5, 8/3 vs. ARI 4, 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Home Runs, Inn.... 3, 8/23 @ CIN (9th) 7, 9/7 @ PIT... Most Doubles... 5 (3x), last 9/2 vs. ATL 2 (3x), last 5/22 vs. SF...Most Triples... 2, 4/24 @ PIT 10 (2x), last 8/17 vs. CIN... Most Extra-Base Hits... 8, 9/2 vs. ATL 11, 9/13 vs. NYM... Most BBs By Batters... 10, 5/19 vs. MIL 22, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Ks By Pitchers...26, 5/7 vs. NYY 3, 7/17 @ ATL... Most Stolen Bases... 7, 6/27 @ WSH 3 (3x), last 5/6 vs. NYY... Most Double Plays Turned... 4 (2x), last 6/19 vs. SD 3 (3x), 7/7 vs. PIT...Most Errors Committed... 4, 4/29 @ BOS 18, 5/7 vs. NYY... Most Left On Base... 14 (2x), last 5/4 vs. PHI Longest Winning Streak: 6 games (2x)... 7/14-19 & 8/28-9/3 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games...5/26-31 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 26 (Cubs 14, Braves 12)... 9/2 vs. ATL Most Hits, Both Clubs: 29 (Cubs 12, Braves 17)... 9/2 vs. ATL Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 8, (Cubs 6, Reds 2)... 8/17 vs. CIN Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 48* (Cubs 22, Yankees 26)... 5/7 vs. NYY Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 29 (Cubs 18, Yankees 11)... 5/7 vs. NYY Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 2 (Cubs 1, Giants 1)... 5/23 vs. SF Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 7 (2x)... 6/2-8 & 7/25-8/1 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 3 (2x)... 6/23-25 and 9/4-9/6 Consecutive Errorless Games: 5... 5/31-6/5 Consecutive Games With An Error: 5...6/14-19 Shortest Game, Time: 2:05... 5/23 vs. SF Longest Game, Time: 6:05... 5/7 vs. NYY (18 innings) Most Innings: 18... 5/7 vs. NYY Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 42,186; 7/21 vs. STL Largest Road Crowd: 48,322; 5/27 @ LAD Series Sweeps: 8 (3 G, 5/16-18 vs. CIN, 6/2-6/4 vs. STL, 7/14-16 @ BAL, 7/17-19 @ ATL, 8/18-20 vs. TOR, 8/28-30 vs. PIT, 9/12-14 vs. NYM; 2 G, 7/26-27 @ CWS) *Major League Single-Game Record BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 14 games, Rizzo... 6/6-20 Most Runs Scored: 4 (3x), last Bryant & Zobrist... 9/13 vs. NYM Most Hits: 4 (11x), last Báez... 9/13 vs. NYM Most Total Bases: 12, Bryant... 7/7 vs. PIT Most Extra-Base Hits: 3 (4x), last Schwarber... 7/27 @ CWS Most Doubles: 2 (20x), last Almora Jr.... 9/16 vs. STL Most Triples: 1 (25x), last Almora Jr.... 9/13 vs. NYM Most RBI: 6 (2x), Contreras & Almora Jr.... 8/3 vs. ARI & 9/13 vs. NYM Most Stolen Bases: 2 (3x), last Rizzo... 9/14 vs. NYM Most Walks: 4, Rizzo... 9/13 vs. NYM Most Strikeouts: 5, Báez... 7/25 vs. CWS 2-Hit Innings: 2, Hendricks & Bryant... 8/26 @ PHI (7th) & 9/15 vs. STL (6th) PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 5, Lackey... 7/18-8/11 Longest Losing Streak: 4, Lackey... 5/22-6/12 Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 1, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Low-Hit Complete Game: 4, Lester... 5/23 vs. SF Longest Outing, Reliever: 4.1 (2x), Floro & Montgomery... 5/9 @ COL & 8/17 vs. CIN Most Strikeouts, Starter: 12, Quintana... 7/16 @ BAL Reliever: 5 (2x), Floro & Montgomery... 5/9 @ COL & 7/26 @ CWS Consecutive Strikeouts: 5, (3x) last Lackey... 8/27 @ PHI Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 13.1, Hendricks... 4/30-5/10 Reliever: 18.0, Montgomery... 4/17-5/13 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 30, Davis... 4/4-current Consecutive Batters Retired: 17, Lester... 7/22 vs. STL Most Runs Allowed: 10, Lester... 7/9 vs. PIT Most Hits Allowed: 10 (2x), last Arrieta... 4/28 @ BOS Most Homers Allowed: 3 (5x), last Rondon... 8/23 @ CIN Most Walks Issued: 6 (2x), last Arrieta... 6/27 @ WSH Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 5.2 IP, Lester... 7/22 vs. STL MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 41 High-Water Mark: 16 games (82-66) Losses after Leading: 31 Low-Water Mark: 2 games (25-27, 43-45) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 13 No. of Times at.500 Mark: 21 (1-1, 2-2, 6-6, 7-7, 16-16, 17-17, 18-18, 19-19, 25-25, 27-27, 30-30, 31-31, 32-32, 33-33, 34-34, 39-39, 40-40, 41-41, 42-42, 43-43, 45-45) Walkoff Wins: 5 (4/10 vs. LAD, 4/19 vs. MIL, 5/4 vs. PHI, 8/16 vs. CIN, 8/20 vs. TOR)