of Anaheim (6-8) vs. (10-2-2) March 9, 2018 … Sloan Park … Spring Game No. 15 RHP Matt Shoemaker (1-0, 7.71) vs. LHP (1-1, 4.15)

2018 CACTUS LEAGUE SEASON: The Chicago Cubs, winners of four-straight games, today continue the 2018 Cactus League schedule as they host the Los Cubs 2018 Spring Record

Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Sloan Park … the Cubs will play 36 games this Overall: 10-2-2 ...... Home: 6-0-2 ...... Road: 4-2-0 spring, including a pair of exhibition contests against Boston in Fort Myers, Fla. to conclude the spring slate. Upcoming Probable Starters  The Cubs this year are celebrating their 40th-consecutive spring in Mesa, Ariz., the longest active streak in the Cactus League. Saturday vs. White Sox  San Francisco is second, as this marks the club’s 38th consecutive spring RHP Lucas Giolito (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP (1-0, 3.60) in Scottsdale, Ariz. Saturday at Dodgers (7:05 p.m.) YESTERDAY AT SLOAN: The Cubs dispatched of the , 10-4, as RHP Luke Farrell (1-0, 4.50) vs. LHP Rich Hill (0-0, 3.00) Chicago scored five runs in the second inning thanks in part to RBI hits from , Javier Báez, Victor Caratini and David Bote … was 1-for- Cubs Game-By-Game Schedule/Results 3 with a triple, run and RBI from the top of the order.  Tyler Chatwood improved to 2-0 on the Spring, as he allowed one run in DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. 3.0 innings on two hits and two walks while striking out two … Justin Fri, 2/23 Milwaukee L, 1-2 4,489 Wilson followed with a scoreless fourth inning (1 H). Sat, 2/24 Texas W, 6-1 14,821 CACTUS LEAGUE LEADERS: Ian Happ has 25 total bases, second-most among Sun, 2/25 San Francisco W, 12-10 10,186 Cactus League hitters, while his four home runs are tied for third … he’s hitting Mon, 2/26 Seattle T, 9-9 10,021 .429 (9-for-21) with a 1.190 slugging percentage and a .500 OBP. Tue, 2/27 Chicago (A.L.) W, 6-5 10,769  Mike Freeman is tied for the Cactus League lead with 12 hits while his eight runs scored are tied for third … ’s three stolen bases Wed, 2/28 Oakland W, 7-5 8,313 are tied for third. Thu, 3/1 Colorado T, 2-2 10,167  Oscar De La Cruz leads the Cactus League with two saves. Fri, 3/2 Los Angeles (A.L.) W, 6-4 8,194  Chicago’s 3.92 team ERA (54 ER/124.0 IP) leads the Cactus League … Sat, 3/3 Cincinnati W, 7-4 15,516 Milwaukee is second with a 4.14 team ERA.  Cubs pitching has recorded 131 , third-most in the Cactus Sun, 3/4 Arizona L, 0-2 13,782 League behind Cleveland (141) and Cincinnati (136). Mon, 3/5 Colorado W, 5-4 9,294 Tue, 3/6 Los Angeles (N.L.) W, 9-5 14,479 CAMP BREAKDOWN: The Cubs open with 63 players in major league camp, including 36 (nine non-roster), six (four non- Wed, 3/7 Cleveland W, 11-6 9,269 roster), 13 (five non-roster) and eight outfielders (four non-roster) … Thu, 3/8 San Diego W, 10-4 12,569 there are 40 players on the 40-man roster, 22 non-roster invitees and one player Fri, 3/9 Los Angeles (A.L.) (1:10 PM)+ on the 60-day disabled list (LHP ). Sat, 3/10 Chicago (A.L.) (ss)+  This year’s camp has players from 10 countries or commonwealths represented: the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Los Angeles (N.L.) – Glendale (ss, 7:05 PM)* Panama, Japan, Colombia, Taiwan, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Sun, 3/11 Oakland* Mon, 3/12 OFF DAY YEAR FIVE AT SLOAN PARK: The Cubs this season return for their fifth season at Sloan Park … the club again last season set a Cactus League single-season Tue, 3/13 San Diego – Peoria (ss, 1:10 PM)* attendance record with 226,933 fans passing through the gates. San Francisco (ss, 7:05 PM)*

NEWCOMERS: Chicago enters the season with 13 new players on the 40-man Wed, 3/14 Kansas City – Surprise* roster since the conclusion of the 2017 regular season … the Cubs also had 13 Thu, 3/15 Arizona* new players on the 40-man roster entering the 2017 Spring Training campaign. Fri, 3/16 Chicago (A.L.) – Glendale*  Pitchers Dario Alvarez, Tyler Chatwood, , , Brandon Sat, 3/17 Cleveland (ss)* Morrow, Shae Simmons and Drew Smyly were signed as free agents.  Pitchers and Oscar De La Cruz, and David Bote, Cleveland – Las Vegas (ss, 4:05 PM Vegas Time)# were promoted from within. Sun, 3/18 Kansas City (ss)  Pitchers Luke Farrell (via Reds), Cory Mazzoni (via Padres) and Randy Cleveland – Las Vegas (ss, 1:05 PM Vegas Time)^+ Rosario (via Twins) were acquired via waiver claim. Mon, 3/19 Cincinnati – Goodyear (6:05 PM)*

NEW COACHES: The Cubs major league coaching staff features five new faces in Tue, 3/20 OFF DAY 2018: (Pitching), (Hitting), (Third Base), Wed, 3/21 Texas - Surprise* (First Base) and Andy Haines (Assistant Hitting ) … Davis and Thu, 3/22 San Francisco - Scottsdale (7:05 PM)+ Butterfield held the same positions with Boston last season, while Hickey joins from Tampa Bay … Venable joined the organization in 2017 as a special assistant Fri, 3/23 Milwaukee+ in operations, while Haines served as the club’s minor league hitting Sat, 3/24 Colorado (ss, 7:05 PM)^+ coordinator. Seattle - Peoria (ss, 6:40 PM)  moves to Bench Coach, a position he previously held in 2014, before serving as first base coach the past three seasons … Lester Sun, 3/25 Kansas City - Surprise (12:05 PM)#+ Strode (Bullpen) enters his team-high 12th season on the staff, while Mike Mon, 3/26 Boston – Fort Myers, Fla. (6:05 PM ET)* Borzello (Catching and Strategy) enters his seventh season … Franklin Font Tue, 3/27 Boston – Fort Myers, Fla. (1:05 PM ET)* (seventh season) and Juan Cabreja (second season) returns as Staff +670 The Score … #WGN … ^NBC Sports Chicago … *Cubs.com Assistants … Bullpen Chad Noble returns for his fifth season. All Games 1:05 p.m. Arizona time unless otherwise noted AT THE HELM: Joe Maddon begins his fourth season as of the Cubs … has compiled 292 regular season wins and a 2018 SLOAN PARK CACTUS LEAGUE ATTENDANCE FIGURES championship in his first three seasons … in his first season with the Cubs, he was No. of Games at Sloan Park/Total Attendance ...... 8/96,655 named the 2015 N.L. Manager of the Year by the BBWAA. Average Attendance ...... 12,082  The 2018 campaign marks Maddon’s 44th season in pro baseball, his 25th at the major league level and 13th as a major league manager.  Maddon previously managed the Rays for nine years from 2006-14, ROAD WARRIORS: The Cubs will open the 2018 campaign with 10-straight road leading Tampa Bay to four post-season appearances (2008, 2010, 2011, games (four in Miami, two in Cincinnati, four in Milwaukee) prior to their home 2013) and winning the pennant in 2008. opener, April 9 vs. Pittsburgh … this is the first time in 119 years in which Chicago opens a season with at least 10-straight road games … the 1899 Cubs played 12- AGAINST THE ANGELS: This is the second and final Spring meeting between the straight road games to begin the season, a trip in which they went Cubs and Angels … Chicago defeated the Halos, 6-4, at on 7-5 at Louisville, Cincinnati and St. Louis. March 2. BUSY BODIES: Since the start of the 2015 campaign, the Cubs have played 522 2017 REVIEW: The Cubs reached the Championship Series for games between the regular season (486) and postseason (36), the most of any the third-straight season, falling to the , four-games-to-one big league club (Dodgers are second with 517 combined games and the Astros … became the first team to reach the NLCS three-straight seasons since the St. are third with 510). Louis Cardinals did so from 2011-14. BIRTHDAY BOYS!: Happy birthday wishes go out to Cubs third base coach Brian Butterfield, who turns 61, and outfielder Charcer Burks, who turns 23 … happy birthday, guys!

2018 CACTUS LEAGUE TEAM STATS

CUBS ON THE W-L ERA SV IP H R ER HR BB SO MOUND Cubs Pitching 10-2 3.92 3 124.0 121 63 54 22 61 131

Today’s Pitchers AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Cubs Hitting .286 483 91 138 29 3 16 83 54 110

Cubs Starter — #34 LHP Jon Lester (1-1, 4.15)

W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 — CUBS 19-5 2.44 32 32 2 0 202.2 154 57 55 21 52 197 2017 — CUBS 13-8 4.33 32 32 1 0 180.2 179 101 87 26 60 180 2018 — CUBS (Spring Training) 1-1 4.15 2 2 0 0 4.1 4 2 2 1 4 6 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 159-92 3.51 349 348 15 4 2184.1 2008 920 853 208 704 2041

A four-time All-Star and three-time World Series Champion, Jon is in his fourth season with Chicago after he signed with the Cubs on December 15, 2014 ... owns a 159-92 record with a 3.51 ERA (853 ER/2,184.1 IP) in 349 games, all but one as a starter, with Boston (2006-14), Oakland (2014) and the Cubs (2015-17).  Has a major league best 27 starts of at least 6.0 innings and one or fewer runs allowed since the start of 2016.  Is the only to start at least 30 games in each of the last 10 seasons.  Ranks second among active left-handed pitchers in wins (159) and fourth in strikeouts (2,041) ... is one of only 13 active pitchers with at least 2,000 innings pitched.  Ranks first in Cubs postseason history with 64.0 innings pitched and his nine starts rank tied for second ... ranks first among all active pitchers with 148.0 innings pitched.  Has made six Opening Day starts, including with Chicago in 2015 and 2017

In 2017, Jon made 32 starts for the third-straight season since joining the Cubs, going 13-8 with a 4.33 ERA (87 ER/180.2 IP) and 180 strikeouts.  Held lefties to a .205 average (33-for-161) while righties batted .275 (146-for-530).  Led the Cubs with 32 starts, 180.2 innings pitched and 180 strikeouts.  Posted a 1.88 ERA (3 ER/14.1 IP) in three postseason games, including one relief outing ... he took a no-decision in each outing ... allowed one run on two hits in 6.0 innings in NLDS Game Two at Washington.

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#71 RHP OSCAR DE LA CRUZ: Oscar is in his sixth season in the Cubs organization #80 RHP JUSTIN HANCOCK: Justin is in his first full season in the Cubs organization since signing with the club as a non-drafted free agent in October of 2012 ... is after he was acquired from San Diego in May of 2017 for outfielder Matt Szczur ... a ranked as the club’s sixth best prospect by entering 2018. veteran of seven minor league campaigns, is 26-33 with a 3.95 ERA (228 ER/520.0  Has gone 20-10 with a 2.83 ERA (80 ER/254.2 IP) in 53-career minor league IP) in 149 games (90 starts). games, all but four as a starter ... reached the high-A level in 2017 with  Pitched primarily as a starter his first six minor league seasons (2011-16) in Myrtle Beach. the Padres chain prior to pitching exclusively from the bullpen in 2017 ... had  A native of the Dominican Republic, Oscar made his pro debut in 2013 with missed most of 2016 with a right shoulder strain. the Dominican Summer League Cubs.  Selected by San Diego in the ninth round of the 2011 draft out of Lincoln Trail  In 2017, he went 4-3 with a 3.46 ERA (21 ER/54.2 IP) in 12 starts with Single-A Community College in Robinson, Ill. Myrtle Beach, his first appearance at the high-A level … was placed on the  In 2017, he combined to go 2-4 with four saves and a 4.46 ERA (19 ER/38.1 disabled list, May 30, with a chest injury ... was activated, August 24, after a IP) in 33 relief appearances between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa rehab outing with Mesa. … all told, was 2-6 with four saves and a 4.91 ERA (28 ER/51.1 IP) in 43 relief appearances between the two organizations (SD and Chicago). #32 LHP BRIAN DUENSING: Brian signed a two-year contract in January, returning to the Cubs after a strong 2017 season ... has gone 43-38 with two saves, 58 holds #15 RHP : Brandon signed a two-year contract with the Cubs and a 4.01 ERA (323 ER/725.0 IP) in 436 major league appearances (375 in relief, 61 December 12, 2017 ... includes a club/vesting option for the 2020 campaign ... is as a starter) covering nine major league seasons with the Twins (2009-15), Orioles coming off a career-best campaign in 2017, going 6-0 with two saves and a 2.06 (2016) and Cubs (2017). ERA (10 ER/43.2 IP) in 45 relief outings.  Has pitched exclusively as a reliever the last five seasons, going 15-7 with two  Is 7-0 with two saves and a 1.96 ERA (13 ER/59.2 IP) in 63 relief appearances saves and a 3.57 ERA (95 ER/239.2 IP) in 272 outings in that span. since the start of 2016.  In 2017, he had a career year in his first season with the Cubs, posting a 2.74  Has pitched in parts of 11 major league seasons with Seattle (2007-09), ERA (19 ER/62.1 IP), his lowest since the 2010 season, in 68 appearances … Toronto (2010-14), San Diego (2015- 16) and the Dodgers (2017). allowed only five of 33 inherited runners to score (15.2%), the third-best  Originally selected by Seattle in the first round (fifth overall) of 2006 draft out percentage among N.L. relievers. of the University of California, Berkeley.  Appeared in five postseason games last season, going 1-1 with one hold and a  In 2017, he did not allow a run in 38 of 45 appearances, and struck out 50 1.69 ERA (1 ER/5.1 IP). batters against just nine walks in 43.2 innings … posted no record and a 3.95  Originally drafted in the third round of the 2005 Draft by the Minnesota ERA (6 ER/13.2 IP) in 14 relief appearances in the postseason ... tied for the Twins out of the University of Nebraska. most outings in a single postseason in major league history.