Chicago Cubs (89-62) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (78-74) September 19, 2018 Chase Field Game No. 152 Road Game No. 78 LHP Cole Hamels (4-0, 1.57) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (5-2, 4.14) CUBS VS. DIAMONDBACKS The Cubs and Diamondbacks play seven games spanning two series this season the clubs split a four-game set at Wrigley Field from July 23-26, with the Diamondbacks winning the first two games and the Cubs winning the next two games the Cubs have gone 15-9 against Arizona since 2015, including an 8-5 mark at home. 2018 Overall:... 4-2 At Wrigley Field:... 2-2 At Chase Field:... 2-0 2017 Overall:... 3-3 At Wrigley Field:... 1-2 At Chase Field:... 2-1 All-Time Since 1998:... 71-79 At Wrigley Field:... 39-34 At Chase Field:... 32-45 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (6) Player Date Date Games (Injury) On Elig. Missed RHP Yu Darvish 5/23 Out for 106 (Right triceps tendinitis) 60-Day the season RHP Justin Hancock 6/26 8/26 75 (Right shoulder inflammation) 60-Day RHP Brandon Morrow 7/18 out for 58 (Rt bicep infl., bone bruise) 10-Day the season LHP Drew Smyly 2/14 5/28 151 (Recovery from Tommy John surgery) 60-Day C Bobby Wilson 8/24 9/4 19 (Right ankle sprain) 10-Day OF Mark Zagunis 9/4 11/3 14 (Right shoulder inflammation) 60-Day TOTAL BASES, N.L., 2018 1. Javier Báez, CHI... 319 2. Trevor Story, COL... 313 3. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI... 311 4. Christian Yelich, MIL... 306 5. Nolan Arenado, MIL... 300 GAME-WINNING RBI, N.L., 2018 1. Anthony Rizzo, CHI... 16 2. Anthony Rendon, WASH... 15 3. David Peralta, ARI... 14 4. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI... 13 Marcell Ozuna, STL... 13 MOST RBI, N.L., 2018 1. Javier Báez, CHI... 107 2. Trevor Story, COL... 102 3. Eugenio Suarez, CIN... 101 Nolan Arenado, COL... 101 5. Jesus Aguilar, MIL... 99 6. Bryce Harper, WASH... 97 7. Anthony Rizzo, CHI... 95 HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE, N.L., 2018 2. Christian Yelich, MIL....317 1. Scooter Gennett, CIN....316 3. Ben Zobrist, CHI....314 4. Lorenzo Cain, MIL....308 BULLPEN ERA, N.L., 2018 1. Chicago Cubs... 3.28 2. San Diego Padres... 3.51 3. Arizona Diamondbacks... 3.55 4. San Francisco Giants... 3.58 MOST WINS IN MLB SINCE 2015 1. Chicago Cubs... 381 2. Los Angeles Dodgers... 371 3. Boston Red Sox... 367 4. Houston Astros... 366 5. Cleveland Indians... 361 WHAT IF I TOLD YOU : that a group of ballplayers would enjoy a stretch of 30- scheduled-games-in-30-days without a day off a stretch in which their travels would take them from Detroit-to-Chicago-to-Atlanta-to-Philadelphia-to-Milwaukee-to- WashingtonD.C.-to-Chicago-to-WashingtonD.C.-to-Chicago-to-Phoenix-and-back-to- Chicago that the club would take an 18-10 mark into the grueling 30-Day Odyssey s finale tonight, a record that is second-best in the National League and fourth best in the majors in this stretch that the pitching would post a 2.95 ERA, third-best in baseball, and that the offense would help the club to a +32 run differential, secondbest in the N.L. during this stretch that the team would begin and end that stretch with the best record in the N.L. and enter its last day with a larger lead in the N.L. Central than when this stretch began does that sound like too much of a stretch? The Cubs own the best record in the N.L. at 89-62 and have reached 27 games above.500, their high water mark, for the first time this season the Cubs are guaranteed a winning record for a fourth season in a row for the first time since a six-year run from 1967-72. WHAT S NEXT?: The Cubs tonight play their series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the first stop of their two-city, seven-day, six-game trek that ends this weekend with three games on the South Side of Chicago tonight also represents the Cubs final regular season game outside of Chicago city limits, as the Cubs will enjoy a seven-day, seven-game stay at Wrigley Field against Pittsburgh (4 games) and St. Louis (3 games) to end the year. In case you hadn t heard, tomorrow represents Chicago s first day off since August 20, when Daniel Murphy was still a member of the Nationals, as tonight wraps up a stretch of 30-schedueld-games-in-30-days overall, the Cubs will have a game scheduled on 40 of the final 41 days of the regular season. IS 400 WINS A LOT? IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT: Including the postseason, skipper Joe Maddon has now guided the Cubs to 400 wins since joining the organization prior to the 2015 campaign the Cubs have 381 regular season victories, by far the most in all of baseball in that span and a Cubs franchise record for most wins within a manager s first four years with the club, and 19 playoff wins, with the Cubs making three-straight NLCS appearances and winning the 2016 World Series, the only team in all of baseball to make the Final Four each of the last three years. Under Maddon, the Cubs have amassed a 183-97 record after the All-Star Break, 86 games above.500, and the team s.654 winning percentage is the best in all of baseball by a very wide margin Cleveland is a distant second with a.609 mark (168-108) in that span, which would represent a 13.0-game deficit in the mythical standings the Cardinals are the next closest N.L. team with a 160-119 record, a whopping 22.5 games behind the Cubs in those same mythical standings. IN GOOD STANDING: Since finding themselves 29-23 and 4.5-games behind Milwaukee in the N.L. Central Division when waking up on May 31, the Cubs have since gone an N.L. best 60-39 (.606) in their last 99 games to make up 8.0 games in the standings over the second-place Milwaukee Brewers the Cubs have played 5.0 games better than the third-place St. Louis Cardinals in this span. CUBS RECORD 2018 Overall:... 89-62 At Wrigley Field:... 47-27 On the Road:... 42-35 March/April:... 16-10 May:... 14-13 June:... 16-12 July:... 15-10 August:... 18-10 September... 10-7 All-Time Since 1876:... 10,892-10,320 At Wrigley Field (since 1916):... 4,313-3,770 Leading Entering 6th:... 52-9 Tied Entering 6th:... 20-7 Trailing Entering 6th:... 17-46 Leading Entering 7th:... 62-5 Tied Entering 7th:... 15-7 Trailing Entering 7th:... 12-50 Leading Entering 8th:... 72-3 Tied Entering 8th:... 11-9 Trailing Entering 8th:... 6-50 Leading Entering 9th:... 76-2 Tied Entering 9th:... 8-10 Trailing Entering 9th:... 5-50 Scoring First:... 52-21 One-Run Games:... 25-24 Two-Run Games:... 12-7 Extra-Inning Games:... 10-8 Scoring Four or More:... 67-14 Scoring Fewer Than Four:... 22-48 Out-Hitting Opponents:... 68-12 Hit Totals Equal:... 8-3 Out-Hit by Opponents:... 13-47 Hit at Least One HR:... 65-30 Hit Two or More HR:... 34-12 Playing Errorless Ball:... 55-32 Committing at Least One Error:... 34-30 OUR BÁE: Javier Báez s two-run homer last night increased his N.L.-leading total to 107 RBI this season, five ahead of Colorado s Trevor Story Báez looks to become the first Cub to be the N.L. RBI champ since Sammy Sosa had 160 RBI in 2001. Last night s production helped up Báez s season totals to 37 doubles, nine triples, 33 homers, 107 RBI and 21 stolen bases Báez is only the second player in major league history to reach those totals in a single season, joining Hank Aaron, who did so in 1961 with the Milwaukee Braves (39 2B, 10 3B, 34 HR, 120 RBI, 21 SB) somehow, that season only earned Aaron an eighth-place finish in N.L. MVP voting (though MVP Frank Robinson was pretty darn special that year). WELL ABOVE AVERAGE: Including another hit last night, Ben Zobrist now ranks third in the National League with a.314 batting average this season, trailing only Milwaukee s Christian Yelich (.317) and Cincinnati s Scooter Gennett (.316) the Cubs haven t had a Top 5 finish in N.L. batting average since Derrek Lee won the 2005 batting title with a.335 average. THE MIGHTY PEN: The Cubs bullpen boasts a 3.28 ERA this season, by far the lowest bullpen ERA in the National League, nearly a quarter point ahead of next-closest San Diego (3.51 ERA) the Cubs pen has limited foes to a.654 OPS against, also lowest in the National League. The Cubs have had four pitchers throw exclusively in relief and post sub-2.00 ERAs since the All-Star Break: Jesse Chavez (1.44 ERA), Carl Edwards, Jr. (1.71), Pedro Strop (1.77) and Jorge De La Rosa (1.80) in total, only 11 N.L. relievers have posted sub-2.00 ERAs since the Break (minimum 20.0 IP), and four, or 36 percent of them, have resided in the Cubs bullpen. Three different Cubs relievers (Randy Rosario, Jorge De La Rosa, Steve Cishek) recorded saves in three-straight team games (last Thursday-Saturday) for the second time this season it first happened June 7-9 vs. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh when Brandon Morrow, Pedro Strop and Cishek turned the trick. The team s last five saves have been picked up by five different Cubs relievers dating to Sept. 6 (Chavez, Strop, Rosario, De La Rosa and Cishek) the previous time that happened was May 23-31, 1991 when Paul Assenmacher, Heathcliff Slocumb, Chuck McElroy, Dave Smith and Les Lancaster saved the day. THERE IS A LOT LEFT: Cole Hamels tonight represents the 88th start by a Cubs southpaw this season, which is now approaching the singleseason club record only once in franchise history have the Cubs had more than 88 games started by left-handed pitchers in a single season when the 1966 made 89 such starts thanks to Ed Hartig. SCHEDULE STUFF: The Cubs are tied for the most home games (seven) remaining in baseball with seven other clubs, three of which reside in the National League: Arizona, Colorado and Washington. Chicago s.635 home winning percentage (47-27) leads the N.L. and is fourth best in the majors behind only Boston (54-21,.720), the Yankees (50-26,.658) and Tampa Bay (48-26,.649) the Cubs have won 16 of their last 24 home games dating to July 25. Chicago hosts N.L. Central foes (the Pirates and Cardinals) to account for all seven home games remaining the Cubs are 21-11 against divisional foes at home this season, a.656 winning percentage that exceeds their overall N.L. best home winning percentage. PITCHING IN: In the last month-plus starting August 16, Cubs pitchers have posted a major league leading 2.73 ERA (88 ER/289.2 IP) covering 32 games Cubs starters lead the majors with a 2.50 ERA (50 ER/180.0 IP) in this span (the Mets are second at 2.68) while Cubs relievers rank fourth in the N.L. with a 3.12 ERA (38 ER/109.2 IP) in this span. DISHING IT OUT: Starting May 1, Anthony Rizzo s 86 RBI are fourth in the N.L. behind only Milwaukee s Jesus Aguilar (91), Colorado s Nolan Arenado (88) and Cincinnati s Eugenio Suarez (87) Rizzo s.391 OBP (7th) and.902 OPS (10th) also rank nicely Rizzo began the season with a.149 average and.259 OBP in his first 18 games through April 30. UPCOMING SERIES INFORMATION Date Opp. Time (CT) TV Radio Probable Pitchers Wed., Sept. 19 @AZ 8:40 p.m. NBCSCH 670 The Score LHP Cole Hamels (4-0, 1.57) vs. LHP Robbie Ray (5-2, 4.14) Thurs., Sept. 20 OFF DAY IN CHICAGO Fri., Sept. 21 @CWS 3:10 p.m. NBCSCH 670 The Score LHP José Quintana (13-10, 3.95) vs. RHP Reynaldo Lopez (6-9, 4.05) Sat., Sept. 22 @CWS 6:10 p.m. NBCSCH 670 The Score LHP Jon Lester (16-6, 3.43) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (10-11, 5.77) Sun., Sept. 23 @CWS 1:10 p.m. ABC7 670 The Score RHP Kyle Hendricks (12-11, 3.58) vs. LHP Carlos Rodon (6-6, 3.30)
September 19, 2018 Page 2 STARTING PITCHER #35 LHP Cole Hamels (4-0, 1.57 with Cubs / 9-9, 3.67 Overall) W L % ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP 2017 Texas 11 6.647 4.20 24 24 0 1 0 0 148.0 125 74 69 18 53 1 105 11 2018 Texas 5 9.357 4.72 20 20 0 0 0 0 114.1 115 70 60 23 42 0 114 12 CUBS 4 0 1.000 1.57 9 9 0 1 0 0 57.1 44 11 10 3 19 0 55 4 TOTAL (2018) 9 9.500 3.67 29 29 0 1 0 0 171.2 159 81 70 26 61 0 169 16 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 156 111.584 3.39 392 391 0 17 7 0 2534.0 2263 1024 954 290 706 42 2396 90 Last Time Out Cole allowed back-to-back solo homers in the fourth inning last Friday at Cincinnati did not allow any more runs in 6.2 innings left in line for the loss, but the Cubs rallied for a 3-2 victory as he remained undefeated in nine starts with the Cubs. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left 9/14 CIN ND, 3-2 W 6.2 8 2 2 2 7 109-70 0-2, 1 on 2018 Splits and Season Notes W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Home (Tex.) 1-7 6.41 10 10 59.0 59 45 42 16 20 53 Home (Chi.) 1-0 1.30 4 4 27.2 21 4 4 2 8 31 Road 7-2 2.54 15 15 85.0 69 32 24 8 33 85 AVG vs. LHB:.255 (28-for-110) / AVG vs. RHB:.246 (131-for-533) Began the season with Texas before being acquired by the Cubs July 27 along with a cash consideration for RHP Eddie Butler, RHP Rollie Lacy and a player to be named tonight makes his 10th start with the Cubs. Was named the N.L. Pitcher of the Month for August after going 4-0 with a major league-best 0.69 ERA (3 ER/39.0 IP) in six starts with the Cubs. He is the only pitcher with at least 5.0 innings and one or fewer runs allowed in each of his first six starts with the Cubs since at least 1908. Made his Cubs Wrigley Field debut August 12 vs. Washington, became the first pitcher to toss at least 7.0 innings, allow one or fewer runs and strike out at least nine batters in their first start with the Cubs at Wrigley Field since Glendon Rusch, May 22, 2004. Made his Cubs debut August 1 at Pittsburgh, allowing one unearned run in 5.0 innings as he earned the win struck out nine batters, the fourth-most ever in a Cubs debut when allowing zero earned runs since earned runs became official in 1912 (Elias). Posted a 3.41 ERA (35 ER/92.1 IP) with 92 strikeouts in his first 15 starts with Texas through June 19 had a 10.23 ERA (25 ER/22.0 IP) in his final five starts with Texas. Has a 2.54 road ERA (24 ER/85.0 IP), the sixth-best mark in the majors is 6-1 with a 2.26 ERA (17 ER/67.2 IP) in his last 12 road starts. Went 2-0 with a 1.89 ERA (4 ER/19.0 IP) in a three-start span, May 5-22, which included starts vs. Boston, at Houston and vs. New York (A.L.) all quality starts. Career vs. Arizona W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER HR BB SO Career 4-2 3.47 9 9 59.2 52 23 23 8 16 56 Last Outing: 8/23/13 vs. ARI (7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, BB, 4 SO) Cole tonight makes his first start against Arizona since the 2013 season last pitched at Chase Field, May 9, 2013 (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R) is 4-2 with a 3.32 ERA (15 ER/40.2 IP) in sixcareer starts at Chase Field. vs. D-backs Batters (AVG-AB-H-HR-RBI): Avila (.333-3-1-0-2) Jay (.300-10-3-0-0) Murphy (.500-2-1-0-0) Escobar (.286-7-2-1-2) Marte (.250-24-6-0-2) Pollock (.000-8-0-0-0) Goldschmidt (.125-8-1-0-1) Mathis (.000-10-0-0-0) Souza Jr. (.333-3-1-1-1) Career Notes A four-time All-Star and 2008 World Series champion, Cole has pitched in 13 major league seasons with the Phillies (2006-15), Rangers (2015-18) and Cubs has reached double digits in victories in nine seasons, including each of the last three seasons among active pitchers, he ranks seventh with 2,389 strikeouts. Has 17 complete games, tied for third-most among active southpaws. Has made at least 20 starts in 13-straight seasons, including this season joins Sabathia (16), Colon (15), Verlander (13), Shields (13) and Greinke (13) as active pitchers with 13-or-more seasons of 20+ starts. Named an All-Star in 2007, 2011, 2012 and most recently in 2016. Tossed a no-hitter, July 25, 2015 against the Cubs at Wrigley Field he has a 1.76 ERA (8 ER/41.0 IP) in six-career starts at Wrigley Field, the lowest ERA of any active pitcher with at least five starts at the Friendly Confines. Ed Hartig notes that Hamels joins Chick Fraser as the only pitchers to toss a no-hitter against the Cubs and then later play for the Cubs Fraser no-hit the Cubs in September of 1903 and went on to play with the team from 1907-09. 2018 Game-by-Game Starts No. Date Opp. Result IP H R ER BB SO PC-S Left Notes 1. 3/29 HOU L, 4-1 5.2 5 3 3 4 7 94-54 0-3, 1 on 2. 4/3 @OAK W, 4-1 5.0 4 1 1 3 11 94-52 4-1 Season-high 11 strikeouts 3. 4/8 TOR L, 7-4 5.1 8 7 5 2 5 98-65 1-6, 1 on 4. 4/13 @HOU ND, 3-2 L 6.0 6 2 2 2 7 106-68 2-2 5. 4/18 @TB L, 4-2 6.1 7 4 4 0 4 86-59 1-4, 2 on 6. 4/24 OAK L, 3-2 6.1 5 2 2 2 5 107-68 1-1, 1 on 7. 4/30 @CLE ND, 7-5 L 5.0+ 4 2 1 3 8 104-64 1-2, 2 on MARCH/APRIL: 1-4, 4.08 ERA (7 GS) 39.2 39 21 18 16 47 8. 5/5 BOS ND, 6-5 L 6.0 5 3 2 2 5 103-63 5-3 9. 5/11 @HOU W, 1-0 6.0 1 0 0 3 5 100-62 1-0 Only scoreless outing of the season 10. 5/22 NYY W, 6-4 7.0 4 2 2 2 7 100-63 6-2 Third-straight quality start 11. 5/27 KC L, 5-3 6.1 8 5 5 3 2 95-58 0-5, 2 on MAY: 2-1, 3.20 ERA (4 GS) 25.1 18 10 9 10 19 12. 6/2 @LAA ND, 3-2 W 7.0 5 2 2 1 8 99-65 1-2, 2 on 13. 6/7 HOU L, 5-2 7.1 7 5 5 2 5 104-68 1-5 Season-high 7.1 IP 14. 6/13 @LAD ND, 3-2 L 6.0 5 2 1 4 6 96-59 2-2 15. 6/19 @KC W, 4-1 7.0 4 1 0 3 7 108-72 4-1 Season-high 108 pitches 16. 6/25 SD ND, 7-4 W 5.0 9 4 4 1 5 90-64 1-4 JUNE: 1-1, 3.34 ERA (5 GS) 32.1 30 14 12 11 31 17. 7/1 CWS L, 10-5 5.0 9 7 7 0 7 81-59 2-7 18. 7/7 @DET L, 7-2 0.2 5 7 3 2 2 41-25 0-7, 1 on Tied shortest outing of career (0.2 IP) 19. 7/13 @BAL W, 5-4 6.1 5 4 4 1 3 81-53 5-1, 3 on 20. 7/23 OAK L, 15-3 5.0 9 7 7 2 5 92-55 2-7 Last start with Texas JULY: 1-3, 11.12 ERA (4 GS) 17.0 28 25 21 5 17 Traded to the Cubs 7/27 21. 8/1 @PIT W, 9-2 5.0 3 1 0 2 9 95-57 7-1 First start with the Cubs 22. 8/6 @KC W, 3-1 6.0 7 1 1 1 2 97-66 2-1 First quality start since June 19 23. 8/12 WSH ND, 4-3 W 7.0 1 1 1 1 9 98-61 0-1 Retired the final 18 batters he faced 24. 8/17 @PIT W, 1-0 7.0 5 0 0 2 3 98-59 1-0 Longest scoreless outing this season 25. 8/23 CIN W, 7-1 9.0 8 1 1 2 7 114-76 --- First CG by a Cubs pitcher this season 26. 8/28 NYM ND, 2-1 W (11) 5.0 4 0 0 3 8 93-56 0-0 Game concluded 8/29 due to rain AUGUST: 4-0, 0.69 ERA (6 GS) 39.0 28 4 3 11 38 27. 9/3 @MIL ND, 4-3 L 6.0 5 2 2 1 5 95-65 1-2 Allowed both runs in the fifth inning 28. 9/8-2 @WSH ND, 6-5 L 5.2 3 3 3 5 5 95-51 4-3, 1 on Game Two of doubleheader 29. 9/14 CIN ND, 3-2 W 6.2 8 2 2 2 7 109-70 0-2, 1 on Allowed back-to-back HR in 4th inning At the Plate AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HP BB SO SB CS 2018.105 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 0 Career.170 640 38 109 15 2 1 29 63 2 0 18 269 1 3 LAST HIT: 8/17/18 @ PIT (single off Trevor Williams)... at-bats since then 10 HOME RUNS: 1 7/21/12 vs. San Francisco (Matt Cain) MOST HITS: 2 (13x) last, 9/28/14 vs. Atlanta MOST RBI: 2 (6x) last, 8/28/13 at New York (N.L.) Last Time and Career Highs and Lows Last Win: 8/23/18 vs. CIN, 7-1 (9.0,8,1,1,2,7) Last Loss: 7/23/18 vs. OAK, 15-3 (5.0,9,7,7,2,5) Last Complete Game: 8/23/18 vs. CIN, 7-1 (9.0,8,1,1,2,7) Last Shutout/No-Hitter: 7/25/15 @ CHC, 5-0 (9.0,0,0,0,2,13) Most Strikeouts: 15 4/21/07 @ CIN also has four 13-K game, five 12-K games, nine 11-K games and 16 10-K games (35 total double-digit strikeout games) Most Hits Allowed: 14 8/13/16 vs. DET Most Runs Allowed: 9 (3x) last, 7/10/15 @ SF Longest Winning Streak: 12 games 8/23/15-5/22/16 Longest Losing Streak: 6 games 5/4-31/13 Friday s Starter at Chicago (A.L.) LHP José Quintana (13-10, 3.95) José makes his 30th start of the season, and 17th on the road, Friday at the White Sox, with whom he pitched until his July 13, 2017 trade to the Cubs his last time out allowed two runs in 5.0 innings vs. the Reds on Sunday in a 2-1 setback has gone 3-1 with a 2.10 ERA (8 ER/34.1 IP) in his last six starts. Will make his first career-start against the White Sox went 50-54 with a 3.51 ERA (412 ER/1055.1 IP) in 172 games (169 starts) with the White Sox from 2012-17.
CUBS HITTERS September 19, 2018 Page 3 #5 OF ALBERT ALMORA JR..286, 5 HR, 35 RBI Road Trip:.333 (2-6), RBI, 2 R, SF Hitless 1 G (0-1) 30 G 11 G 1 G 5/2/10 1/1 (6/19/18 1B vs. LAD) 8/15/18 vs. MIL 0/0 SEASON BESTS: H 4, 4/20 @ COL; RBI 2 (6x), last 6/30 vs. MIN; R 4, 4/20 @ COL CAREER BESTS: H 4, 4/20/18 @ COL; RBI 6, 9/13/17 vs. NYM; R 4, 4/20/18 @ COL Albert went 2-for-5 Monday, his 30th multi-hit game, and is batting.298 (25-for-84) in his last 22 starts, reaching base in 21 of those games slugged a solo homer and reached base three times August 15 vs. Milwaukee batted.319 (88-for-276) before the All-Star Break and is batting.224 (33-for-147) after the Break has set career-high marks already in hits, doubles and walks is batting.339 (65-for-192) in the leadoff spot had a career-high 11- game hitting streak, April 11-28 - hit.370 (16-for-43) and scored 12 runs hit a walk-off single June 19 vs. the Dodgers. Batting.311 (38-for-122) with a.358 OBP against lefties hitting.276 (83-for-301) with a.311 OBP against righties. #9 INF JAVIER BÁEZ.295, 33 HR, 107 RBI Road Trip:.375 (3-8), 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R 2 G (3-8) 49 G 13 G 3 G 22/9/37 0/1 (last 5/8/16 HR vs. WSH) 9/18/18 @ AZ 3/4 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (3x), last 7/7 vs. CIN; RBI 5 (2x), last 7/14 @ SD; R 3 (2x), 8/23 vs. CIN CAREER BESTS: H 4 (7x), last 7/7/18 vs. CIN; RBI 6, 9/26/16 @ PIT; R 3 (5x), last 8/23/18 vs. CIN Javy crushed a 2-run homer Monday and Tuesday, upping his totals to 33 homers and 107 RBI went 3-for-4 with a game-tying double, a go-ahead homer and a game-winning bunt RBI single Sept. 13 in D.C. his solo homer Sept. 2 secured his first-career 30-homer, 100-RBI season see page one for lots of 30-100 notes and more on Javy is batting.327 (36-for-110) with 14 extra-base hits and 18 RBI in his last 28 games has scored 22 runs in his last 26 games had a nine-game hitting streak (.400/16-for-40) from Aug. 19-28, which included six multi-hit efforts his 107 RBI lead the N.L. and are thirdmost in the majors has a team-best 49 multi-hit games this year hit the longest homer of his career Aug. 23 at 481-feet (measured by Statcast) has the Cubs first 20 HR/20 SB campaign since Corey Patterson in 2004 has made 74 starts at second base, 41 starts at shortstop and 18 at third base had a stretch of five-straight games with an extra-base hit and RBI, July 27-Aug. 1 first Cub since Miguel Montero in August of 2015 stole home July 4, the first Cubs player in the last 40 seasons with 2 steals of home in a season (also June 3) was his 4th-career steal of home (third in the regular season). Is the only player in franchise history with at least 30 homers, 35 doubles, 100 RBI and 21 stolen bases in a single season. Voted the starting 2B by fans for the N.L. All-Star Team (went 1-for-3) and also participated in the Home Run Derby. #13 INF DAVID BOTE.235, 6 HR, 27 RBI Road Trip:.400 (2-5) 2 G (2-5) 8 G 0 G 0 G 6/6/16 2/2 (last 8/24/18 HR vs. CIN) 8/26/18 vs. CIN 0/0 SEASON/CAREER BESTS: H 2 (8x), last 8/26 vs. CIN; RBI 4, 8/12 vs. WSH; R 3, 6/30 vs. MIN David s RBI double Sept. 6 snapped a 4-4, 10th inning tie and helped the Cubs to the 6-4 win in Washington went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI August 26 hit another walk-off homer August 24 vs. Cincy, becoming the first Cub since Kris Bryant in 2015 with two walk-off HR in a season is 6-for- 49 in his last 19 games hit a game-winning two-run homer August 22 at Detroit five of his six homers have either tied or given the Cubs the lead hit a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam August 12 on Sunday Night Baseball vs. Washington, becoming the second Cub this season with a walk-off GS and the first Cub to do so as a PH since Earl Averill in 1959 was his first grand slam and first PH homer was recalled July 26 and is in his fifth stint with Chicago has played 64 games for Chicago, making 35 starts at third base, four at second base, one at short and one in left field. Batted.268 (63-for-235) in 61 games at Triple-A Iowa was first recalled from Triple-A Iowa April 21 and made his major league debut as the club s starting third baseman that night in Colorado went 1-for-3 in his first game, including a double in his first plate appearance. #17 INF KRIS BRYANT.281, 12 HR, 49 RBI Road Trip:.375 (3-8), HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB 3 G (4-9) 29 G 9 G 0 G 8/4/14 0/2 (last 8/24/15 HR vs. CLE) 9/17/18 @ AZ 0/10 SEASON BESTS: H 3 (9x), last 9/13 @ WSH; RBI 4, 6/15 @ STL; R 3 (2x), last 5/11 vs. CWS 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 went 2-for-3 with a 2-run homer Monday, his first blast since July 21 vs. St. Louis went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs Sept. 13 in Washington and 2-for-3 with a RBI double and walk Sept. 12 was activated off of the 10-day D.L. Sept. 1 and made the start at third base is hitting.309 (17-for-55) with a homer, six doubles, five RBI and nine runs since his return was placed on the D.L. on July 26 with left shoulder inflammation (for the second time) and played in four games last month with Iowa as part of his return appeared in the final four games before the Break after missing time from June 23- July 10 with left shoulder inflammation batting.363 (29-for-80) with a 1.136 OPS against lefties. Became the 22nd player in franchise history to reach 100 homers, May 9 vs. Miami is the third Cubs third baseman to reach the mark is the 10th player to hit his first 100 homers with the Cubs among those players to begin their career with the Cubs, he is the fastest to reach 100 homers. #7 C VICTOR CARATINI.248, 2 HR, 21 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-1) Hitless 3 G (0-7) 10 G 1 G 0 G 3/1/12 0/0 9/8/18 @ WSH 0/0 SEASON BESTS: H 3, 7/19 vs. STL; RBI 4, 9/8 @ WSH; R 3, 7/19 vs. STL CAREER BESTS: H 3 (3x), last 7/19/18 vs. STL; RBI 4, 9/8/18 @ WSH; R 3, 7/19/18 vs. STL Victor went 2-for-3 with two RBI Sept. 11 vs. Milwaukee and is 7-for-20 with seven RBI in his last nine games hit his first-career grand slam Sept. 8, also his first-career four RBI game... also went 2-for-2 off the bench in the first game to go 3-for-6 in the DH hit a two-run homer Aug. 29, his 1st-career homer at Wrigley the Cubs are 23-13 in his 36 starts was on the Cubs Opening Day roster, optioned to Iowa May 25, returned to the Cubs for good on July 4 has hit safely in 26 of his 36 starts pitched twice in July, including 1.0 IP July 23 batted.313 (36-for-115) with 4 homers in 32 games with Iowa. Was a second round pick by the Braves in 2013 acquired by the Cubs in a trade deadline deal in 2014. #40 C WILLSON CONTRERAS.258, 9 HR, 52 RBI Road Trip:.111 (1-9), RBI 1 G (1-5) 24 G 8 G 1 G 8/4/23 0/0 8/1/18 @ PIT 1/4 SEASON BESTS: H 4, 5/11 vs. CWS; RBI 7, 5/11 vs. CWS; R 2 (3x), last 8/1 @ PIT CAREER BESTS: H 4 (2x), last 5/11/18 vs. CWS; RBI 7, 5/11/18 vs. CWS; R 3, 4/22/17 @ CIN Willson leads the majors with eight catcher pickoffs has 10 RBI in his last 20 games, including a game-winning RBI single Saturday batted.341 (14-for- 41) in 12 games from July 15-Aug. 1, but is 21-for-113 (.186) in his last 37 games named the starting catcher for the N.L. All-Star team and hit a solo homer, the first-ever ASG HR by a Cubs catcher went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles, 2 homers, 2 runs and a career-high 7 RBI May 11 notched his 2nd-career grand slam and his 7 RBI were the most by a Cubs player since Aramis Ramirez in 2010 is first Cubs player since at least 1913 to record 7 extra-base hits in a 2-game span. Had a breakout season in 2017, ranking second among all N.L. catchers with 21 homers and 74 RBI became the second Cubs catcher in the last 20 seasons to reach 20 homers in a campaign hit 33 homers in his first 175-career games, the most-ever by a Venezuelan-born major league player. #53 C TAYLOR DAVIS.667, 0 HR, 2 RBI Road Trip: 1.000 (1-1) 2 G (2-2) 0 G 0 G 0 G 0/0/1 0/0 N/A N/A SEASON BESTS: H 1 (2x), last 9/18 @ AZ; RBI 1 (2x), last 9/8 @ WASH; R N/A CAREER BESTS: H 1 (5x), last 9/18/18 @ AZ; RBI 1, (3x) last 9/8/18 @ WASH; R 1, 9/29/17 vs. CIN Taylor was selected from Triple-A Iowa Sept. 1 and joins the Cubs in September for the second year in a row had a pinch-hit single last night, an RBI single in the 10th Sept. 6 and a sac fly Sept. 8 in Washington batted.275 with 18 doubles, four homers and 41 RBI in 107 games with Iowa this season played 67 games at catcher, 24 games at first base and 12 games at third base this year in Triple-A made his big league debut with the Cubs last year, batting.231 (3-for-13) with one double and one RBI in eight games... was originally signed by the Cubs as a minor league free agent on July 11, 2011. #1 OF TERRANCE GORE.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-1) Hitless 2 G (0-2) 0 G 0 G 0 G 0/0/0 0/0 N/A N/A SEASON BESTS: H 1, 9/8 @ WASH; RBI N/A; R 1, 9/8 @ WASH CAREER BESTS: H 1, 9/8/18 @ WASH; RBI N/A; R 1 (15x), last 9/8/18 @ WASH Terrance was selected from Triple-A Iowa Sept. 1 recorded his first major league hit with a single off Max Scherzer in the ninth inning of game one Sept. 8 and stole a pair of bases and scored in the nightcap is 5-for-5 in stolen bases as a pinch-runner with the Cubs was acquired by the Cubs from Kansas City in a minor league trade on August 15 and made his debut with Iowa the following day played in 11 games with Iowa and recorded five stolen bases while going 4-for-34 (.118) at the plate has played parts of five seasons in the majors with Kansas City (2014-17) and Chicago, recording 25 stolen bases in 29 attempts (86 percent success rate) with 16 runs scored while going a combined 1-for-12 at the plate. #8 INF/OF IAN HAPP.229, 15 HR, 43 RBI Road Trip:.250 (1-4), 2B, RBI, R 1 G (1-4) 14 G 3 G 0 G 10/7/12 0/0 9/14/18 vs. CIN 1/4 SEASON BESTS: H 3 (3x), last 7/1 vs. MIN; RBI 5, 5/7 vs. MIA; R 3, 7/14 @ SD CAREER BESTS: H 4, 6/22/17 @ MIA; RBI 5, 5/7/18 vs. MIA; R 3, 7/14/18 @ SD Ian hit a game-winning three-run homer in Friday s seventh inning his first homer since Sept. 1 was 5-for-14 with three XBH in the first five games this month, but is 2-for-26 with that homer, an RBI double last night and three walks in his last nine games slugged a solo homer Sept. 1 in Philadelphia ranks second on the team with 65 walks hit a game-winning solo homer Aug. 16 in Chicago s 1-0 win in PIT, his first homer since July 19 has made 48 starts in CF, 26 in LF, 12 at 3B and 10 in RF is batting.174 (23-for-132) in his last 50 games made his first-career pitching appearance July 20 (1.0 IP, H, 0 R) hit a solo homer and scored a career-best 3 runs July 14 at San Diego reached safely in 16-straight games, May 6-26. Homered in both games of May 19 s twinbill, becoming the first Cub to do so since Chris Coghlan on July 8, 2014 at Cincy in game one, was a single shy of the cycle and reached five times. CUBS VS. LHP ROBBIE RAY Almora Jr..667 3 2 0 0 Baez.000 1 0 0 0 Bryant.000 6 0 0 0 Contreras.333 3 1 0 0 Happ.000 2 0 0 0 Heyward.500 4 2 0 3 La Stella.000 2 0 0 0 Murphy.300 10 3 0 1 Rizzo.111 9 1 0 0 Russell.000 6 0 0 0 Schwarber.000 1 0 0 0 Zobrist.167 6 1 0 2 CUBS AT CHASE FIELD Almora Jr..308 13 4 0 1 Baez.400 20 8 3 8 Bote.400 5 2 0 0 Bryant.385 52 20 2 9 Caratini.286 7 2 0 0 Contreras.111 9 1 0 1 Davis 1.000 1 1 0 0 Gore.000 1 0 0 0 Happ.333 9 3 1 3 Heyward.232 95 22 2 14 La Stella.381 21 8 0 2 Murphy.370 81 30 2 10 Rizzo.225 89 20 5 24 Russell.138 29 4 0 3 Schwarber.111 9 1 1 1 Zobrist.286 42 12 0 3 BASES LOADED, 2018 Almora Jr..000 8 0 0 1 Baez.333 18 6 1 16 Bote.250 4 1 1 5 Bryant.500 6 3 0 10 Caratini.333 6 2 1 7 Contreras.273 11 3 1 10 Davis.000 0 0 0 1 Gore.000 0 0 0 0 Happ.250 12 3 0 8 Heyward.375 16 6 1 17 La Stella.333 3 1 0 3 Murphy.429 7 3 0 8 Rizzo.308 13 4 0 10 Russell.250 8 2 1 6 Schwarber.111 9 1 0 4 Zobrist.462 13 6 0 12 BASES LOADED, CAREER Almora Jr..294 17 5 0 13 Baez.263 38 10 4 34 Bote.250 4 1 1 5 Bryant.220 41 9 3 37 Caratini.250 8 2 1 7 Contreras.400 30 12 2 33 Davis.000 0 0 0 1 Gore.000 0 0 0 0 Happ.333 21 7 1 18 Heyward.255 102 26 3 74 La Stella.421 19 8 0 27 Murphy.442 77 34 2 90 Rizzo.322 87 28 3 85 Russell.278 54 15 2 42 Schwarber.217 23 5 1 15 Zobrist.316 117 37 6 119 PINCH HITTING, 2018 Almora Jr..071 28 2 0 2 Báez.222 9 2 1 2 Bote.455 11 5 1 7 Bryant.333 3 1 0 0 Caratini.150 20 3 0 0 Contreras.222 9 2 0 0 Davis 1.000 2 2 0 1 Gore.000 1 0 0 0 Happ.333 21 7 2 5 Heyward.250 4 1 0 0 La Stella.324 71 23 1 11 Murphy.375 8 3 0 2 Rizzo.500 2 1 0 1 Russell.333 6 2 1 2 Schwarber.000 9 0 0 1 Zobrist.211 19 4 0 2 PINCH HITTING, CAREER Almora Jr..215 79 17 0 12 Báez.200 40 8 1 2 Bote.455 11 5 1 7 Bryant.286 7 2 0 2 Caratini.125 32 4 0 0 Contreras.160 25 4 1 4 Davis.400 5 2 0 1 Gore.000 6 0 0 0 Happ.278 36 10 3 8 Heyward.267 30 8 0 5 La Stella.283 152 43 1 22 Murphy.252 111 28 4 21 Rizzo.143 14 2 0 2 Russell.348 23 8 2 5 Schwarber.063 32 2 1 2 Zobrist.205 78 16 4 14
September 19, 2018 Page 4 CUBS HITTERS #22 OF JASON HEYWARD.276, 7 HR, 52 RBI Road Trip:.500 (1-2), 2B, R 1 G (1-2) 28 G 12 G 4 G 7/4/26 1/5 (last 6/6/18 GS vs. PHI) 7/24/18 vs. ARI 0/6 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (4x), last 8/26 vs. CIN; RBI 4 (2x), last 6/6 vs. PHI; R 3 (2x), last 8/26 vs. CIN CAREER BESTS: H 5 (2x), last 7/18/15 vs. NYM; RBI 4 (11x), last 6/6/18 vs. PHI; R 4, 8/22/10 @ CHC Jason was activated from the D.L. Sunday, entered Monday s game as a def. replacement in RF in the ninth and made his first start last night in RF, going 1-for-2 with a double and run scored was placed on the D.L. Aug. 31 with right hamstring tightness went 4-for-4 with three runs and two RBI August 26 leads the team with four four-hit games, his most-ever in a single season leads the team with 17 RBI with the bases loaded this season August 1, was 3-for-6 with the game-winning RBI, two doubles and a run scored after hitting.179 (7-for-39) in his previous 12 games starting July 20 batted.326 (47-for-144) in 37 games from June 2-July 19 hit a walk-off grand slam June 6 vs. Philadelphia, his first-career walk-off HR and third-career GS was first walk-off GS by a Cub since Alfonso Soriano, July 27, 2009 vs. Houston. #2 INF TOMMY LA STELLA.270, 1 HR, 19 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-0) Hitless 1 G (0-1) 3 G 1 G 0 G 4/4/8 0/0 8/30/17 @ ATL 0/1 SEASON BESTS: H 3, 5/19 @ CIN -2 ; RBI 2 (5x), last 8/30 @ ATL; R 2, 4/22 @ COL CAREER BESTS: H 3 (11x), last 5/19/18 @ CIN -2 ; RBI 4, 8/26/17 @ PHI; R 3, 4/24/16 @ CIN Tommy was scratched from the lineup Sunday due to low back tightness on Aug. 30 hit his first career pinch-hit homer, a game-winning two-run shot in the sixth, and Aug. 31 recorded his 21st pinch-hit of the year to set the Cubs franchise record previously owned by Thad Bosley (1985) and Dave Clark (1997) leads the majors with 23 pinch-hits and 11 pinch-rbi all told, is 23-for-71 (.324) with seven walks and a HBP as a pinch-hitter hit his first homer since August 26, 2017 at Philadelphia has made 10 starts at second base, 12 starts at third base and two starts at DH (Cubs are 13-11 in his 24 starts) made his first-career pitching appearance July 20 (1.1 IP, 1 R). #3 INF DANIEL MURPHY.288, 11 HR, 38 RBI Road Trip:.667 (2-3), HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB 2 G (3-6) 20 G 7 G 1 G 7/4/17 0/4 (last, 7/17/17 1B vs. ATL) 9/18/18 @ AZ 1/6 SEASON BESTS: H 4, 7/10 @ PIT; RBI 6, 7/31 vs. NYM; R 3 (2x), last 9/18 @ AZ CAREER BESTS: H 4 (19x), last 7/10/18 @ PIT; RBI 6, 7/31/18 vs. NYM; R 4, 5/4/16 @ KC Daniel went 2-for-3 with a 2-run homer and 3 runs scored last night, his first blast since going 3-for-4 with two runs and a solo homer Sept. 5 in Milwaukee batted.316 (18-for-57) with three doubles and four homers in his first 13 games with the Cubs, but is 6-for-34 in his last 10 games slugged a solo homer in the Sept. 2 off Aaron Nola to break a scoreless tie and help the Cubs to the 8-1 win in Philly tied a club record (since 1907) with a hit and run in each of his first six games with the club homered in consecutive games Aug. 24-25, his first two homers as a Cub had three RBI August 25 went 2- for-5 with a run and RBI in his Cubs debut August 22 at Detroit was acquired from Washington August 21 for INF Andruw Monasterio and cash or a PTBNL made his season debut June 12 (recovering from right knee surgery) had consecutive three-hit games against the Cubs earlier this month August 10-11 went 3-for-4 with two homers and a career-high six RBI July 31 vs. the Mets has made 56 starts at second base and 10 starts at first base this season. Has a career.361 average (53-for-147) with 11 doubles and nine homers in 39 regular season games at Wrigley Field. #44 INF ANTHONY RIZZO.277, 24 HR, 95 RBI Road Trip:.250 (2-8), 3 RBI, 2 R 3 G (3-10) 38 G 14 G 3 G 28/16/26 1/7 (last 7/26/18 vs. ARI) 9/3/18 @ MIL 0/16 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (3x), last 8/28 vs. NYM; RBI 5, 5/9 vs. MIA; R 3, 9/2 @ PHI CAREER BESTS: H 4 (11x), last 8/28/18 vs. NYM; RBI 6 (3x), last 4/7/16 @ ARI ; R 4, 6/23/13 vs. HOU Anthony ranks fourth in the N.L. with a.426 OBP and is tied for fifth with a.335 (73-for-219) batting average in the last two-plus months starting July 13 went 2-for-5 Sept. 13 to snap an 0-for-16 skid is 27-for-84 (.321) with six doubles and three homers in his last 23 games Sept. 6 was 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, run and walk, his second-straight multi-hit game Sept. 3, hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth off Josh Hader as part of a 3-for-4 day was named N.L. Player of the Week, Aug. 20-26, his third-career weekly honor has 95 RBI, seventh-most in the N.L. homered in three-straight games, August 21-23 July 26, played in his 1,000th career game and delivered a walk-off solo homer as part of a 3-for-5, 2 RBI day. Hit his fourth career lead-off homer May 1 owns a.317 career average (53-for-167) with 11 homers, 28 RBI and a.996 OPS in 46 games at the top of the order, most recently Sunday vs. Cincinnati. HOME RUNS, 2018 Batter Solo 2-Run 3-Run GS Almora Jr. (5) 4 1 0 0 Báez (33) 20 6 6 1 Bote (6) 2 3 0 1 Bryant (12) 7 5 0 0 Caratini (2) 0 1 0 1 Contreras (9) 5 3 0 1 Davis (0) 0 0 0 0 Gore (0) 0 0 0 0 Happ (15) 10 3 2 0 Heyward (7) 2 4 0 1 La Stella (1) 0 1 0 0 Murphy (11) 6 4 1 0 Rizzo (24) 17 5 2 0 Russell (5) 2 2 0 1 Schwarber (25) 15 7 3 0 Zobrist (9) 6 3 0 0 Cubs (159) 92 47 14 6 Opponents (146) 83 39 19 5 MULTI-RBI GAMES, 2018 Batter 2-RBI 3-RBI 4-RBI 5+ Almora Jr. (6) 6 0 0 0 Báez (30) 18 7 3 2 Bote (7) 4 2 1 0 Bryant (12) 10 1 1 0 Caratini (6) 5 0 0 1 Contreras (9) 4 3 1 1 Davis 0 0 0 0 Gore 0 0 0 0 Happ (8) 6 1 0 1 Heyward (17) 14 1 2 0 La Stella (5) 5 0 0 0 Murphy (9) 7 1 0 1 Rizzo (19) 12 6 0 1 Russell (6) 3 1 2 0 Schwarber (15) 12 1 2 0 Zobrist (15) 14 1 0 0 #27 INF ADDISON RUSSELL.249, 5 HR, 38 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-5) Hitless 3 G (0-7) 23 G 6 G 1 G 5/1/12 0/2 (last 4/19/17 HR vs. MIL) 6/29/18 vs. MIN 0/3 SEASON BESTS: H 4, 5/18 @ CIN; RBI 4 (2x), last 6/29 vs. MIN; R 3, 6/15 @ STL CAREER BESTS: H 4 (4x), last 5/18/18 @ CIN; RBI 4 (4x), last 6/29/18 vs. MIN; R 3 (6x), last 6/15/18 @ STL Addison was activated off of the 10-day disabled list Sept. 1 did not require a rehab assignment as part of his return from a left middle finger sprain and right shoulder inflammation is 7-for-56 with one double in his last 24 games hit his second-career grand slam June 29, his second-straight game with a career-high tying four RBI also had four RBI June 28 first Cub since Zobrist (5/5-6/2016) with 4+ RBI in two-straight games May 18, tied a career mark with four hits and reached five times reached a career-high five times on May 9, including his first HR of the season recorded a 2B and HR in the third inning, becoming the first Cub with two XBH in an inning since Brett Jackson (2012). #12 OF KYLE SCHWARBER.239, 25 HR, 58 RBI Road Trip:.000 (0-0) 1 G (1-2) 22 G 2 G 0 G 13/9/24 0/0 9/5/18 @ MIL 1/6 SEASON BESTS: H 3 (2x), last 4/20 @ COL; RBI 4 (2x), last 6/1 @ NYM; R 3, 8/25 vs. CIN CAREER BESTS: H 4 (2x), last 7/21/15 @ CIN; RBI 4 (8x), last 6/1/18 @ NYM; R 3 (5x), last 8/25/18 vs. CIN Kyle last played Sept. 10 vs. Milwaukee (back) belted a solo homer Sept. 5, his 25th of the season, making him the third Cubs lefty hitter with multiple 25-homer seasons prior to his age-26 campaign (Billy Williams, Anthony Rizzo) tripled in two-straight games, including an RBI triple Sept. 2 and a 2-run triple Sept. 1 has three triples this season hit his 70th-career homer August 26 homered in consecutive games Aug. 25-26 leads the team with 73 walks, a new career high his.355 OBP is 116 points higher than his.239 average is 18-for-89 (.202) in his last 30 games. #18 INF/OF BEN ZOBRIST.314, 9 HR, 55 RBI Road Trip:.429 (3-7), 2B, BB 2 G (3-7) 38 G 12 G 2 G 12/10/13 1/6 (last, 8/29/18 1B vs. NYM) 8/18/18 @ PIT 0/7 SEASON BESTS: H 4 (2x), last 7/29 @ STL; RBI 3, 6/30 vs. MIN; R 3 (3x), last 5/19 @ CIN -2 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 ranks third in the N.L. with a.314 batting average and sixth with a.386 OBP went 3-for-4 Sept. 14 Sept. 5 was 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and run had a walk-off single in Aug. 29 s completion of the previous day s game collected an ejection August 14 after going 1-for-3 with a double came off the bench August 5 and went 2-for-2 with a solo homer and 2 runs has made 43 starts in right field, 41 starts at second base, nine starts in left field and three starts at first base and one at DH hitting.333 (72-for-216) on the road tied season high with four hits, and hit a solo homer and a double, July 29 in St. Louis. CUBS HOME RUNS, LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Game Opening HR: Anthony Rizzo, 5/1/18 vs. Colorado (Jon Gray) Walk-Off HR: David Bote, 8/24/18 vs. Cincinnati (Raisel Iglesias) Pinch-HR: Tommy La Stella, 8/30/18 @ Atlanta (Mike Foltynewicz) Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: David Bote, 8/12/18 vs. Washington (Ryan Madson) 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, 7/1/18 vs. Minnesota (Lance Lynn) 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: Ian Happ, 5/7/18 vs. Miami 2018 HOME RUN HIGHLIGHTS 2-Homer Games (5): Báez (3), 4/10 vs. PIT, 4/11 vs. PIT & 6/26 @ LAD; Schwarber, 4/24 @ CLE; Contreras, 5/11 vs. CWS 3-Homer Games (0): N/A Grand Slams (6): Contreras, 5/11 vs. CWS; Heyward, 6/6 vs. PHI; Baez, 6/26 @ LAD; Russell, 6/29 vs. LAD; Bote, 8/12 vs. WSH; Caratini, 9/8 @ WASH 3-Consecutive Games with a Homer (2): Báez, 5/5-7; Rizzo, 8/21-23 Pinch-Homers (6): Baez, 6/2 @ NYM; Happ, 4/11 vs. PIT & 5/21 vs. CLE; Russell, 5/28 @ PIT; Bote, 8/12 vs. WSH; La Stella, 8/30 @ ATL Back-to-Back Homers (3): Schwarber/Báez, 5/20 @ CIN; Bote/Rizzo, 7/26 vs. ARI; Báez/Rizzo, 8/22 @ DET Back-to-Back-to-Back Homers (0): N/A Pitchers Hitting Homers (1): Lester, 7/1 vs. MIN Game-Opening Homers (2): Happ, 3/29 @ MIA; Rizzo, 5/1 vs. COL Walk-Off Homers (4): Heyward, 6/6 vs. PHI; Rizzo, 7/26 vs. ARI; Bote, 8/12 vs. WSH & 8/24 vs. CIN RUNS SCORED BY INNING INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ TOTAL CUBS 74 78 60 66 100 71 109 77 53 24 712 OPP. 90 57 59 68 76 63 61 65 42 10 591 OUTFIELD ASSISTS (28) Almora (3), Happ (6), Heyward (6), Schwarber (11), Zobrist (2) CUBS CATCHING CORPS CS/ATT % PICKOFFS PB ERA Caratini 5/26 19.2% 0 2 3.32 (94 ER/254.2 IP) Contreras 17/65 26.1% 8 9 3.69 (426 ER/1038.2 IP) Davis 0/0 0.0% 0 0 9.00 (2 ER/2.0 IP) Gimenez 3/9 33.3% 0 0 3.45 (28 ER/73.0 IP) Pitcher Pickoffs (8): Chatwood (1), Quintana (1), Hendricks (2), Hamels (2), Lester (1), Montgomery (1) LF Board RF Board Total Cubs 0/6 3/6 3/12 Opponent 0/3 1/4 1/7 VIDEO BOARD HOME RUNS (2018/All-Time) Most Recent to hit LF Board: Justin Turner, 10/18/17 (NLCS G4) Most Recent to hit RF Board: Ben Zobrist, 8/5/18 vs. SD
CUBS PITCHERS September 19, 2018 Page 5 TEAM PITCHING W-L ERA CG SHO SV/OPP IP H R ER HR BB SO 1BF IR/IRS Starters 55-45 3.84 1 0 --- 821.0 759 372 350 98 338 716 --- --- Relievers 34-17 3.28 --- --- 45/63 548.1 451 219 200 48 251 525 542/407 282/79 SEASON TOTALS 89-62 3.61 1 0 45/63 1,369.1 1,210 591 550 146 589 1,241 #21 RHP TYLER CHATWOOD LAST OUTING: 9/8 @ WASH (2.0 IP, H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB) Record ERA SV/OPP Holds IR/IRS 1BF/OUT* APPS/SCORELESS* LAST WIN SAVE 4-5 5.30 0/0 0 0/0 4/3 4/1 7/21/18 vs. STL 8/9/17 @ CLE SEASON BESTS (as reliever*): SO 2 (2x), last 9/8 @ WASH; IP: 3.0, 8/11 vs. WASH CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4, 8/16/17 vs. ATL; IP: 3.1, 9/12/11 @ OAK Tyler was activated from the D.L. Sept. 3 after he landed on the shelf with left hip tightness Aug. 23 (retro to Aug. 20) has made four relief apps since moving to the bullpen Aug. 1 had a 4.98 ERA (52 ER/94.0 IP) in 19 starts to begin the season. 43 RHP JESSE CHAVEZ LAST OUTING: 9/15 vs. CIN (0.1 IP, H) 2-1 1.44 3/4 3 10/3 27/20 27/24 8/28/18 vs. NYM 9/6/18 @ WASH SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (5x), last 8/14 vs. MIL; IP: 5.0, 6/1 @ LAA CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 7 (2x), last 6/13/13 vs. NYY; IP: 5.1, 6/13/13 vs. NYY Jesse has a 1.44 ERA and a.538 OPS against with a 0.89 WHIP in 27 outings for Chicago Saturday, retired first BF then allowed a hit to start ninth Sept. 5, had a 12.0 scoreless inning streak snapped via a Curtis Granderson two-run homer acquired from Texas July 19 for LHP Tyler Thomas (3-1, 3.51 ERA, 30 apps.). #41 RHP STEVE CISHEK LAST OUTING: 9/15 vs. CIN (0.1 IP) 4-3 2.32 4/7 23 51/12 73/61 73/57 8/27/18 vs. NYM 9/15/18 vs. CIN SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3 (5x), last 8/4 vs. SD; IP: 2.0 (4x), last 7/1 vs. MIN CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (2x), last 7/2/11 @ TEX; IP: 3.0 (3x), last 5/4/12 @ SD Steve s 51 inherited runners on the season are the most in the majors Saturday, retired his lone BF on one pitch to record his fourth save has walked 25 and struck out 75 earned his third save July 10. #29 LHP JORGE DE LA ROSA LAST OUTING: 9/14 vs. CIN (1.0 IP, H, BB) Record ERA SV/OPP Holds IR/IRS* 1BF/OUT* APPS/SCORELESS* LAST WIN SAVE 0-2 3.63 1/2 9 3/1 13/13 13/11 6/17/17 @ PHI 9/14/18 vs. CIN SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4, 8/11 vs. WASH; IP: 3.0, 9/8 @ WASH-GM 1 CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5 (2x), last 6/9/16 vs. PIT; IP: 4.0, 6/9/16 vs. PIT *with Cubs Jorge was signed by the Cubs August 10 Sept. 14, picked up his first career save with a scoreless ninth to preserve a 3-2 win Sept. 13 tossed 0.2 scoreless innings has a 1.59 ERA (3 ER/17.0 IP) in 13 outings with the Cubs has limited lefties to a.244 avg. (20-for-82). #32 LHP BRIAN DUENSING LAST OUTING: 9/13 @ WASH (0.1 IP) 3-0 7.68 1/3 3 38/10 46/31 46/32 7/19/18 vs. STL 6/3/18 @ NYM SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3, 4/1 @ MIA; IP: 2.2, 7/23 vs. ARI CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 8/7/09 @ DET; IP: 4.2 IP, 8/7/09 @ DET Brian was activated from the D.L. Sept. 3 after he was placed on the D.L. Aug. 3 (left shoulder inflammation) made five rehab outings with Iowa, allowing 4 ER in 5.2 IP has allowed 27 ER in 17.2 IP in his last 19 big league outings to up his ERA from 2.29 to 7.68 had a 0.54 ERA in his first 23 outings through May 27. #6 RHP CARL EDWARDS JR. LAST OUTING: 9/16 vs. CIN (1.0 IP, SO) 3-2 2.39 0/2 21 19/6 54/42 54/43 7/25/18 vs. ARI 10/2/16 @ CIN SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4, 7/13 @ SD; IP: 2.0, 7/25 vs. ARI CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 7/31/16 vs. SEA; IP: 2.0 IP (5x), last 7/25/18 vs. ARI Carl on Sept. 13 allowed a run (0.2 IP) and suffered a blown save earned his 21st hold Sept. 8 has held foes to a.194 average (35-for-180) and a.283 slugging mark on Aug. 30, earned his 20th hold with a perfect eighth has struck out 64 in 49.0 innings, walking 27 recorded seven-straight strikeouts from July 10-13. #64 LHP JAIME GARCIA LAST OUTING: 9/16 vs. CIN (2.0 IP, H, BB, 2 SO) 0-1 8.10 0/0 1 0/0 2/2 2/2 8/12/18 vs. TB N/A SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3, 7/23 vs. MIN; IP: 3.0, 7/23 vs. MIN CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5 (2x), last, 9/21/16 @ COL; IP: 4.0, 9/21/16 @ COL Jaime signed a minor league contract August 31 Sept. 14, picked up a hold, tossing a scoreless eighth to protect a 3-2 lead added 2.0 scoreless frames Sunday had a 5.93 ERA (49 ER/74.1 IP) in 25 games (13 starts) with Toronto before being DFA d August 25 has missed time with two D.L. stints (left shoulder inflammation). #20 RHP BRANDON KINTZLER LAST OUTING: 9/18 @ AZ (1.0 IP, SO) Record ERA SV/OPP Holds IR/IRS* 1BF/OUT* APPS/SCORELESS* LAST WIN SAVE 2-3 4.68 2/5 19 10/4 20/14 20/12 5/10/18 @ ARI 5/27/18 @ MIA SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 2 (8x), last 9/2 @ PHI IP: 1.2, 9/8-GM 1 @ WASH CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 5, 4/25/11 vs. CIN; IP: 3.0, 6/30/13 @ PIT *with Cubs Brandon has held the opponent scoreless in 12 of his 20 outings since joining the Cubs, including a scoreless inning last night to close out Chicago s 9-1 win in Arizona allowed runs in eight of his last 12 outings to raise his season ERA from 3.62 to 4.68 picked up holds in three-straight games, Aug. 3-6. #36 RHP DILLON MAPLES LAST OUTING: 9/16 vs. CIN (1.0 IP, SO) 1-0 9.64 0/0 0 5/2 6/5 6/5 9/14/18 vs. CIN N/A CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 3 (3x), last 6/27/18 @ LAD IP: 2.0, 6/27/18 @ LAD Dillon is in his fifth stint with Chicago this year Sept. 14, stranded a runner and retired his lone BF to earn his first major league win was first recalled from Triple-A Iowa June 26 went 2-3 with 10 saves and a 2.79 ERA in 41 relief outings with Iowa this season. #24 RHP ALEC MILLS LAST OUTING: 9/18 @ AZ (2.0 IP, 3 SO) 0-1 3.07 0/0 0 0/0 2/2 2/2 N/A N/A SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3, 9/18 @ AZ; IP: 2.0 (2x), last 9/18 @ AZ CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 3 (2x), last 9/18/18 @ AZ; IP: 2.0 IP (2x), last 9/18/18 @ AZ Alec was recalled Sept. 9 from Triple-A Iowa has appeared in four games (two starts) with Chicago during previous stints tossed 2.0 perfect innings last night in Arizona, fanning 3. #57 RHP JAMES NORWOOD LAST OUTING: 9/12 vs. MIL (0.1 IP) 0-1 5.63 0/0 0 13/9 8/6 8/3 N/A N/A SEASON/CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 2 (2x), last 9/4 @ MIL; IP: 2.0, 7/20 @ STL James was recalled from Triple-A Iowa Sept. 1 made his big league debut in July went 2-3 with two saves and a 2.50 ERA (14 ER/50.1 IP) in 40 relief appearances between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa this season. #47 LHP RANDY ROSARIO LAST OUTING: 9/15 vs. CIN (0.1 IP) 4-0 3.18 1/2 8 24/3 38/30 38/29 7/7/18 vs. CIN 9/13/18 @ WASH SEASON/CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 3, 5/27 vs. SF; IP: 2.1 (2x), last 7/7 vs. CIN Randy was recalled from Triple-A Aug. 17 to begin his fifth stint with the team Saturday, retired his lone BF in the ninth for a hold picked up his first career save Sept. 13 in Washington, throwing a scoreless 10th. #46 RHP PEDRO STROP LAST OUTING: 9/13 @ WASH (1.2 IP, H, 2 SO) 6-1 2.26 13/17 9 25/6 60/47 60/52 9/13/18 @ WASH 9/11/18 vs. MIL SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 3 (2x), last 7/13 @ SD; IP: 2.0 (3x), last 8/19 @ PIT CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (2x), last 7/22/15 @ CIN; IP: 2.0 (14x), last 8/19/18 @ PIT Pedro on Sept. 13 earned the win with 1.2 shutout IP exited game with a left hamstring strain while running to first after batting has held foes to a.179 average (38-for-212) and a.274 slugging mark. #37 LHP JUSTIN WILSON LAST OUTING: 9/17 @ AZ (0.1 IP) 4-4 2.85 0/2 15 37/3 66/46 67/54 8/12/18 vs. WASH 7/29/17 vs. HOU SEASON BESTS (as reliever): SO 4, 6/2 @ NYM; IP: 1.2 (2x), last 5/26 vs. SF CAREER BESTS (as reliever): SO 4 (4x), last 6/2/18 @ NYM; IP: 3.1, 4/15/13 vs. STL Justin s 91.9 percent success rate of stranding runners (34 of 37) is tops in the N.L. and second in the majors Saturday, tossed a scoreless eighth for his 15th hold has held foes to a.206 (40-for-194) avg. has struck out 68 in 53.2 innings, walking 33. 2018 CLUB HIGHS AND LOWS CUBS OPPONENTS 12, 5/7 vs. MIA (14-2)... Largest Winning Margin... 13, 7/20 vs. STL (18-5) 8, 4/14 vs. ATL (2-10, 14-10)... Largest Come Behind W... 5, 6/24 @ CIN (5-0, 8-6) 16, 4/20 @ COL... Most Runs... 18, 7/20 vs. STL 9, 4/14 vs. ATL (8th)... Most Runs, Inn.... 7 (2x), last 7/20 vs. STL (4th) 20, 6/30 vs. MIN... Most Hits... 18, 7/20 vs. STL 7 (2x), last 7/1 vs. MIN (2nd)... Most Hits, Inn.... 7, 6/24 @ CIN (7th) 2 (2x), last 6/12 @ MIL... Fewest Hits... 1, 6/9 vs. PIT 4 (3x), last 6/29 vs. MIN... Most Home Runs... 5, 7/20 vs. STL 2 (7x), last 8/22 @ DET (9th)... Most Home Runs, Inn.. 2 (10x), last 9/14 vs. CIN (4th) 7, 4/11 vs. PIT... Most Doubles...5 (2x), last 7/20 vs. STL 3, 9/2 @ PHI...Most Triples... 1 (23x), last 9/8 @ WASH 10 (2x), last 5/9 vs. MIA... Most Extra-Base Hits... 7 (4x), last 8/5 vs. SD 10, 4/14 vs. ATL... Most BBs By Batters... 10 (2x), last, 5/22 vs. CLE 16, 6/6 vs. PHI... Most Ks By Pitchers... 24, 6/2 @ NYM 5, 5/13 vs. CWS... Most Stolen Bases... 4 (2x), last 7/8 vs. CIN 7*, 8/17 @ PIT... Most Double Plays Turned... 3 (2x), last 7/28 @ STL 3 (4x), last, 9/8 @ WASH... Most Errors Committed... 3 (8x), last 9/18 @ AZ 17, 6/2 @ NYM... Most Left On Base... 18, 3/30 @ MIA *Ties Major League Record Longest Winning Streak: 7 games... 8/22-28 Longest Losing Streak: 5 games (2x)... 5/1-6 & 6/21-25 Most Runs, Both Clubs: 24 (Cubs 14, Braves 10)... 4/14 vs. ATL Most Hits, Both Clubs: 31 (Cubs 20, Twins 11)... 6/30 vs. MIN Most Home Runs, Both Clubs: 7, (Cubs 2, Cardinals 5)... 7/20 vs. STL Most Strikeouts By Pitchers, Both Clubs: 39 (Cubs 15, Mets 24)... 6/2 @ NYM Most Left On Base, Both Clubs: 33 (Cubs 15, Marlins 18)... 3/30 @ MIA Fewest Left On Base, Both Clubs: 6, 2x last (Cubs 2, D-backs 4)... 7/25 vs. ARI Consecutive Games With a Home Run: 12 games... 8/15-27 Consecutive Games Without a Home Run: 4 games... 4/27-30 Consecutive Errorless Games: 6 games (2x)... 5/19-26 & 7/21-2 -26 Consecutive Games With An Error: 5 games... 6/12-17 Shortest Game, Time: 2:22... 4/26 vs. MIL Longest Game, Time: 5:18... 3/30 @ MIA Most Innings: 17 inn.... 3/30 @ MIA Largest Wrigley Field Crowd: 41,587 (5/27 vs. SF) / Road Crowd: 53,904 (6/26 @ LAD) Series Sweeps: 9 (4 G, 4/26-29 vs. MIL; 3 G, 5/7-9 vs. MIA; 4 G, 5/31-6/3 @ NYM; 3 G, 6/29-7/1 vs. MIN; 2 G, 7/3-4 vs. DET; 3 G, 7/13-15 @ SD; 4 G, 8/23-26 vs. CIN; 1 G, 8/30 @ ATL; 1 G, 9/13 @ WASH) BATTING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Hitting Streak: 11 games (3x), last... Rizzo (5/18-29) Most Runs Scored: 4, Almora Jr.....4/20 @ COL Most Hits: 4 (15x), last Rizzo... 8/28 vs. NYM Most Total Bases: 12, Contreras... 5/11 vs. CWS Most Extra-Base Hits: 4, Contreras... 5/11 vs. CWS Most Doubles: 2 (18x), last Rizzo... 8/27 vs. NYM Most Triples: 2, Contreras... 5/9 vs. MIA Most RBI: 7, Contreras... 5/11 vs. CWS Most Stolen Bases: 2 (5x), last Gore... 9/8 @ WASH Most Walks: 4, Schwarber... 5/19 @ CIN -1 Most Strikeouts: 4 (6x), last Happ... 8/6 @ KC 2-Hit Innings: Russell & Schwarber... 5/9 vs. MIA & 7/1 vs. MIN PITCHING HIGHLIGHTS Longest Winning Streak: 8 games, Lester... 5/29-7/15 Longest Losing Streak: 3 games (4x), last Lester... 7/20-8/11 Complete Game Shutouts: N/A... N/A 9.0-Inning Complete Games: 1, Hamels... 8/23 vs. CIN Low-Hit Complete Game: 8, Hamels... 8/23 vs. CIN Longest Outing, Reliever: 7.0 IP, Butler... 3/30 @ MIA Most Strikeouts, Starter: 10, Quintana... 6/6 vs. PHI Reliever: 7, Farrell... 6/2 @ NYM Consecutive Strikeouts: 7, Edwards Jr.... 7/10-13 Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Starter: 18.0 IP, Lester... 5/29-6/15 Reliever: 15.0 IP, Edwards Jr.... 4/5-5/8 Consecutive Save Opportunities Converted: 13, Morrow... 5/8-7/7 Consecutive Batters Retired: 18, Hamels... 8/12 vs. WSH Most Runs Allowed: 9, Lester... 8/11 vs. WSH Most Hits Allowed: 12, Montgomery... 7/27 @ STL Most Homers Allowed: 3 (6x), last Quintana... 8/14 vs. MIL Most Walks Issued: 7 (2x), last Chatwood... 6/7 vs. PHI Longest No-Hit Stretch, Start of Game: 5.2 IP, Lester... 6/3 @ NYM MISCELLANEOUS INFO Come-From-Behind Wins: 46 High-Water Mark: 27 games Losses after Leading: 24 (89-62) Games Won in Last At-Bat: 19 Low-Water Mark: 1 game Walkoff Wins: 7 (2-3, 3-4, 6-7, 7-8) Heyward GS, 6/6 vs. PHI Times at.500 Mark: 9 Almora 1B, 6/19-2 vs. LAD (1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, 7-7, 8-8, 9-9) Bote BB, 7/8 vs. CIN Rizzo HR, 7/26 vs. ARI Bote GS, 8/12 vs. WASH Bote HR, 8/24 vs. CIN Zobrist 1B, 8/28 vs. NYM