Chicago Cubs (86-68) Vs. Milwaukee Brewers (82-73) September 24, 2017 … Miller Park … Game No
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Chicago Cubs (86-68) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (82-73) September 24, 2017 … Miller Park … Game No. 155 … Road Game No. 77 LHP José Quintana (6-3, 3.95) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (11-3, 2.74) EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA!: The Chicago Cubs today close out a four-game set against CUBS VS. BREWERS the Milwaukee Brewers, with the Cubs looking for the series win … each of the first CUBS RECORD The Cubs and Brewers will play 19 times this three contests have been decided in extra innings … Chicago won Thursday in 10 2017 Overall: .......................................... 86-68 regular season, spanning eight series, with innings on a Kris Bryant two-run homer, then took Friday’s contest thanks in part to At Wrigley Field: .................................. 46-32 this four-game set marking the final series … a Tommy La Stella bases-loaded walk in the 10th … the Brewers won yesterday’s On the Road: ........................................ 40-36 the Cubs have won two three-game sets at contest in the 10th on a Travis Shaw two-run homer for a 4-3 victory. April: ................................................. 13-11 Miller Park this season, taking two of three © The previous time the Cubs played three-straight extra-inning games in the May:.................................................. 12-16 here April 7-9 and July 28-30 … Chicago has same series was September 17-19, 1999 vs. Milwaukee at Wrigley Field … this June: ................................................. 15-13 won three-straight season series against marks the first time Chicago has played three-straight extra-inning games on the July ...................................................... 16-8 Milwaukee dating to 2014. road against the same team since doing so Sept. 13-15, 1932 against the Giants August: ............................................. 17-12 at the Polo Grounds … thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. September: ......................................... 13-8 2017 Overall: ......................................... 9-9 © Of the 30 innings played in this series so far, the teams have either been tied or At Wrigley Field: ................................... 3-6 within two runs of each other in 29 frames (nine of 10 innings on Thursday, all All-Time Since 1876: ................. 10,797-10,256 10 innings Friday and all 10 frames yesterday). At Miller Park: ....................................... 6-3 At Wrigley Field (since 1916): ......4,264-3,741 WHAT LIES AHEAD: The Cubs have just eight regular season games remaining … 2016 Overall: ....................................... 11-8 following today’s contest in Milwaukee the Cubs head to St. Louis for four games to Leading Entering 6th: ............................ 62-10 At Wrigley Field: ................................... 7-3 complete this 10-game road trip that started in Tampa Bay (1-1) … Chicago closes Tied Entering 6th: .................................. 11-12 At Miller Park: ...................................... 4-5 out the regular season with three home games against Cincinnati, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Trailing Entering 6th: ............................. 13-46 © The Cubs are 40-28 vs. the N.L. Central, a .588 winning pct., by far the best All-Time Since 1997: ........................ 168-161 intra-divisional record of any N.L. Central team (the Brewers are second at 36- Leading Entering 7th: .............................. 66-6 At Wrigley Field: ............................... 86-78 33). Tied Entering 7th: .................................. 11-10 At Miller Park (since 2001): ............... 75-72 Trailing Entering 7th: ............................... 9-52 IN GOOD STANDING: The Cubs, who are 9-2 in their last 11 games and 17-8 in their CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (0) last 25, enter play today with a 4.5-game lead over the Brewers in the N.L. Central Leading Entering 8th: .............................. 74-7 Player Date Date Games Division and a 5.0-game lead over the Cardinals … Chicago’s “magic number” to Tied Entering 8th: ...................................... 8-7 (Injury) On Elig. Missed secure the division title stands at four. Trailing Entering 8th: ............................... 4-54 © Chicago entered the All-Star Break with a 5.5-game deficit to the Brewers, but N/A has gained 10.0 games over Milwaukee since then. Leading Entering 9th: .............................. 73-2 N.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS SOLID STRETCH: The Cubs have 286 regular season victories since the start of the Tied Entering 9th: ...................................... 8-2 1. Chicago Cubs 86-68 ---- 2015 season, marking the winningest three-season span for the franchise in over Trailing Entering 9th: ............................... 5-64 2. Milwaukee Brewers 82-73 -4.5 100 years … Chicago won 287 regular season contests from 1910-12. 3. St. Louis Cardinals 82-72 -5.0 © The Cubs have secured their third-straight winning campaign dating to 2015 … Scoring First: .......................................... 53-26 4. Pittsburgh Pirates 70-85 -16.5 this is just the third stretch of at least three-straight winning campaigns for One-Run Games: ................................... 24-16 5. Cincinnati Reds 66-89 -20.5 Chicago in the last 78 seasons starting in 1940 … that includes a six-year run Two-Run Games: ................................... 13-17 from 1967-72 and 2007-09. Extra-Inning Games: .................................. 6-3 CONSECUTIVE SAVE CHANCES CONVERTED, © Chicago is 112-55 (.671) in August, September and October regular season Scoring Four or More: ........................... 74-17 CUBS FRANCHISE HISTORY games since the start of 2015, the top mark in baseball. Scoring Fewer Than Four: ....................... 12-51 1. Wade Davis 32 4/4-9/19/17 Out-Hitting Opponents: ......................... 64-14 QUINTANA ON THE HILL: José Quintana today makes his 13th start for Chicago 2. Ryan Dempster 26 8/2/05-5/1/06 Hit Totals Equal: ...................................... 11-6 since he was acquired from the White Sox, July 13 … he’s allowed three or fewer 3. Hector Rondon 22 8/14/15-6/6/16 Out-Hit by Opponents: .......................... 11-48 earned runs in 10 of his 12 starts, including each of his last four outings … he is 6-2 Joe Borowski 22 8/5/03-5/23/04 Hit at Least One HR: .............................. 71-35 with a 2.82 ERA (19 ER/60.2 IP) in those 10 outings in which he’s allowed three or Hit Two or More HR: ............................. 47-14 RUNS SCORED SINCE ASB fewer earned runs. Playing Errorless Ball: ............................ 53-29 Committing at Least One Error: ............ 33-39 1. Chicago Cubs................................. 379 KB AT THE DISH: Kris Bryant has a 6.7 WAR this season, second-highest in the N.L. 2. Minnesota Twins ............................. 377 behind Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton (7.1) and fourth-highest in the majors … Houston’s Jose Altuve leads at 7.7 … Bryant has driven in 12 3. Cleveland Indians ............................. 364 runs in his last 10 games dating to September 12. 4. New York Yankees ........................... 340 © Bryant’s 107 runs scored rank tied for 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. MOST HOME RUNS SINCE ASB, NL © Bryant leads the team with 92 walks, tied for third-most in the N.L. (teammate Anthony Rizzo is fifth with 89), while his .406 on- base percentage ranks sixth … Bryant is the first Cub ever to reach 25 home runs in each of his first three major league campaigns. 1. Arizona Diamondbacks ...................... 98 2. Chicago Cubs................................... 95 BREAKING UP: The Cubs have a 43-23 (.652) record since the All-Star Break, the second-best mark in baseball and trailing only the 3. Cincinnati Reds .................................. 88 Indians (50-18, .735) … Chicago ranks second in the majors with a +102 run differential since the Break, trailing only Cleveland (+165). New York Mets .................................. 88 ROAD WARRIORS: The Cubs have won 22 of their last 33 road games dating to July 2 after starting the campaign 18-25 in their first 43 5. Miami Marlins ................................... 85 road contests … overall, the team’s 40-36 road record is the best among N.L. Central division clubs (Milwaukee is second at 38-37). MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 A WALK IN THE PARK: Chicago’s 592 walks drawn are second-most in the majors (Dodgers, 616), and the team aims to reach the 600- walk mark for just the eighth time in franchise history … last year’s club set a franchise mark with 656 free passes. 1. Giancarlo Stanton ............................ 172 2. Anthony Rizzo ............................... 150 A FINE PAIR OF LEFTIES: Kyle Schwarber on Thursday belted his 29th homer of the season, his third in as many starts and his fifth in his 3. Paul Goldschmidt ............................. 148 last nine contests … he joins Anthony Rizzo in 2014 (32 HR) as the only Cubs lefties to reach 29 HR in their age 24 or younger season. 4. Nolan Arenado................................. 146 HOMER HAPPY: Chicago has hit 212 home runs this season, tied for the second-highest single-season total in franchise history (also done in 1998) … Chicago hit a franchise record 235 homers in 2004. MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, 2017 STARTING STUFF: Cubs starting pitchers have a 3.52 ERA (146 ER/373.2 IP) and have gone 31-13 in 66 games since the All-Star Break … 1. Los Angeles Dodgers ........................ 616 the 31 victories are tied for second-most among major league starting