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Chicago Cubs (3-5-3) vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (7-2) March 6, 2017 … Tempe Diablo Stadium … Spring Game No. 12 RHP Jake Arrieta (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jesse Chavez (0-0, 0.00) 2017 CACTUS LEAGUE SEASON: The Chicago Cubs continue their Spring Training schedule when they travel to Tempe to play the Los Angeles Angels of Cubs 2017 Spring Record Anaheim. Overall: 3-5-3 ......................... Home: 2-2-2 ...................... Road: 1-3-1 This marks the Cubs’ 39th-consecutive spring in Mesa, Ariz., the longest active streak in the Cactus League. Upcoming Probable Starters San Francisco is second, as this marks the club’s 37th consecutive spring in Scottsdale, Ariz. Tuesday vs. WBC Team Italy: WHAT’S THE CACTUS LEAGUE RECORD FOR TIES?: The Cubs yesterday TBD vs. RHP John Lackey (0-0, 0.00) recorded their third tie game in their first 11 games this spring as they tied the Wednesday: Texas Rangers, 9-9, in Surprise. OFF DAY Albert Almora Jr. belted a fifth-inning grand slam and also doubled and scored twice … Tommy La Stella (2-for-2, 2 RBI) hit a first inning solo Cubs Game-By-Game Schedule/Results shot while Willson Contreras belted a two-run homer in the sixth. Jon Lester (2.0,3,2,2,0,1), Wade Davis (0.1,3,3,3,1,1), Koji Uehara DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. (1.0,0,0,0,0,0) and Justin Grimm (1.0,0,0,0,0,2) yesterday made their Sat, 2/25 Oakland W, 4-3 14,929 first appearances of the spring. San Francisco – Scottsdale L, 6-8 11,515 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAKE!: Happy birthday wishes go out to today’s Cubs Sun, 2/26 Cleveland T, 1-1 15,388 starting pitcher, Jake Arrieta, who turns 31 … happy birthday! Mon, 2/27 Chicago (A.L.) T, 4-4 14,621 The most recent Cub to start a regular season game on his birthday was Jason Hammel, who did so on Sept. 2, 2015 vs. Cincinnati (a 7-4 loss). Tue, 2/28 Los Angeles (A.L.) L, 5-7 12,688 Wed, 3/1 Kansas City – Surprise W, 7-3 7,593 EARLY RETURNS: Jeimer Candelario, who yesterday went 2-for-3 before leaving the game with a bruise on his lower left leg when he was hit by a pitch, has Thu, 3/2 Cincinnati – Goodyear L, 2-6 6,722 eight hits thus far, tied for fifth most among Cactus League hitters. Arizona – Scottsdale L, 1-3 13,309 Cubs fielders have committed just five errors, tied for the fewest among Fri, 3/3 Cincinnati L, 4-8 15,037 Cactus League teams with Arizona. Sat, 3/4 Los Angeles (N.L.) W, 9-3 15,438 CAMP BREAKDOWN: The Cubs have 66 players in camp, including 26 non- Sun, 3/5 Texas – Surprise T, 9-9 11,048 roster invitees … the breakdown by position: 40 pitchers (16 non-roster), six Mon, 3/6 Los Angeles (A.L.) – Tempe (1:10 p.m.)* catchers (two non-roster), 12 infielders (five non-roster) and eight outfielders (three non-roster). Tue, 3/7 WBC Team Italy* Chicago has its top selections in the 2011 (Javier Baez), 2012 (Albert Wed, 3/8 OFF DAY Almora Jr.), 2013 (Kris Bryant), 2014 (Kyle Schwarber) and 2015 (Ian Thu, 3/9 Seattle* Happ) drafts in camp. Fri, 3/10 Seattle – Peoria (1:10 p.m.)* This year’s camp has players from seven countries or commonwealths represented: the United States, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Sat, 3/11 Colorado+ Japan, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Sun, 3/12 Oakland – Mesa+ Mon, 3/13 San Diego – Peoria (1:10 p.m.)* JOE MADDON AT THE HELM: Joe Maddon begins his third season as manager of the Cubs after last season leading Chicago to its first World Series title in 108 Tue, 3/14 Milwaukee* years … in his first season with the Cubs, he was named the 2015 N.L. Manager Wed, 3/15 Arizona (7:05 p.m.)^* of the Year by the BBWAA. Thu, 3/16 Los Angeles (N.L.) – Glendale* The 2017 campaign marks Maddon’s 43rd season in professional baseball, his 24th at the major league level and 12th as a major league Fri, 3/17 Chicago (A.L.) – Glendale (12:05 p.m.)* manager. Sat, 3/18 WBC Asia Team* Maddon previously managed the Rays for nine years from 2006-14, Milwaukee – Maryvale+ leading Tampa Bay to four post-season appearances (2008, 2010, 2011, Sun, 3/19 Kansas City (7:05 p.m.)^+ 2013) and winning the American League pennant in 2008. Mon, 3/20 Colorado – Scottsdale (1:10 p.m.)* ABOUT THE COACHING STAFF: The Cubs return the same coaching staff from Tue, 3/21 OFF DAY the last two seasons, with bench coach Dave Martinez and hitting coach John Mallee beginning their third seasons with the Cubs … pitching coach Chris Bosio Wed, 3/22 Cincinnati – Goodyear (6:05 p.m.)^+ starts his sixth year with the club. Thu, 3/23 Arizona – Scottsdale* (1:10 p.m.) Brandon Hyde handles first base coaching duties for a third-straight Fri, 3/24 Cleveland* season while third-base coach Gary Jones returns for his fourth season Sat, 3/25 Cincinnati (Cashman Field, Las Vegas, 1:05 PT)^+ … Lester Strode enters his 11th season as the team’s bullpen coach … Mike Borzello is in his sixth year with the team as the catching and Colorado – Scottsdale (1:10 p.m.)* strategy coach. Sun, 3/26 San Diego* Eric Hinske is in his fourth year on the Cubs coaching staff, his third as Cincinnati (Cashman Field, Las Vegas, 1:05 PT)#+ assistant hitting coach … Henry Blanco is in his third year as a quality Mon, 3/27 Cleveland – Goodyear (6:05 p.m.)+ assurance coach, Franklin Font is in his sixth season as a staff assistant and Chad Noble is in his fourth season as the bullpen catcher. Tue, 3/28 San Francisco^* NEWCOMERS: Chicago enters the season with 13 new players on the 40-man Wed, 3/29 Oakland* roster since the conclusion of the 2016 season … the Cubs also had 13 new Thu, 3/30 Houston (Minute Maid Park, 7:10 p.m. CT)#* players on the 40-man entering the 2016 Spring Training campaign. Fri, 3/31 Houston (Minute Maid Park, 1:10 p.m. CT)^* Pitchers Brett Anderson, Brian Duensing and Koji Uehara, as well as +670 The Score … #WGN … ^CSN … *Cubs.com outfielder Jon Jay, were signed as free agents. Pitchers Eddie Butler, Wade Davis, Alec Mills and Caleb Smith were All Games 1:05 p.m. Arizona time unless otherwise noted acquired via trades. 2017 SLOAN PARK ATTENDANCE FIGURES Pitchers Jack Leathersich, José Rosario and Duane Underwood, catcher Victor Caratini and outfielder Jacob Hannemann were promoted from No. of Games at Sloan Park/Total Attendance ......................... 6/88,101 within. Average Attendance ..................................................................... 14,684 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: The Cubs have eight players in their organization on World Baseball Classic rosters, including five in major league camp: John AGAINST THE ANGELS: This is the second and final Cactus League meeting Andreoli (Italy), Javier Baez (Puerto Rico), Jim Henderson (Canada), Jhondaniel between the Cubs and Angels … Chicago dropped a 7-5 contest to the Angels at Medina (Venezuela) and Hector Rondon (Venezuela). Sloan Park, February 28. Also on WBC rosters from the Cubs organization: RHP Miguel Mejia (Puerto Rico), RHP Mario Meza (Mexico) and RHP Erling Moreno 2016 REVIEW: The Cubs in 2016 won their third World Series in franchise (Colombia). history, and their first since winning consecutive titles in 1907 and 1908, when they defeated the Cleveland Indians in the Fall Classic, four-games-to-three … FIVE ON THE LIST: Five Cubs made MLB.com’s Top-100 Prospects List that came the N.L. Pennant was Chicago’s first since 1945 … Chicago dispatched of the San out last month: outfielder Eloy Jimenez is 13th, infielder Ian Happ is 28th, Francisco Giants in the NLDS, 3-1, before they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4- outfielder Albert Almora Jr. is 75th, pitcher Dylan Cease is 77th and infielder 2, in the NLCS. Jeimer Candelario is 96th. CUBS ON Cubs Starters & Relievers in 2017 Cactus League Play THE MOUND W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Spring Training Cubs Starters 1-3 3.86 18.2 17 9 8 2 4 14 Cubs Relievers 2-2 5.12 77.1 79 46 44 10 33 57 Totals 3-5 4.45 96.0 96 55 52 12 37 71 Today’s Cubs Starter — #49 RHP Jake Arrieta W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 — CUBS *22-6 1.77 33 +33 +4 +3 229.0 150 52 45 10 48 236 2016 — CUBS 18-8 3.10 31 31 1 0 197.1 138 72 68 16 76 190 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 74-46 3.58 167 161 6 5 992.2 804 420 395 86 348 907 Jake, the 2015 N.L. Cy Young Award winner and a 2016 N.L. All-Star, has become one of the most dominating pitchers in baseball over the last two seasons ... since the beginning of 2015, he has gone 40-14 with a 2.39 ERA (113 ER/426.1 IP), a pair of no-hitters and a .189 opposing batting average. Is 54-21 with six complete games, five shutouts and a 2.52 ERA (178 ER/634.2 IP) in 98 starts for the Cubs since he was acquired from Baltimore, July 2, 2013, with pitcher Pedro Strop and two international signing bonus slots (slot numbers three and four) for pitcher Scott Feldman and catcher Steve Clevenger.