2017 Record: 8-7 (2nd NL-Central)

Current Roster Num Name Pos Bats Throws Height Weight Age Birth Date Birth Place 37 Brett Anderson P L L 6-4 230 29 2/1/1988 Midland, TX 49 P R R 6-4 225 31 3/6/1986 Farmington, MO 71 Wade Davis P R R 6-5 225 31 9/7/1985 Lake Wales, FL 32 Brian Duensing P L L 6-0 200 34 2/22/1983 Marysville, KS 6 Carl Edwards Jr. P R R 6-3 170 25 9/3/1991 Prosperity, SC 52 Justin Grimm P R R 6-3 210 28 8/16/1988 Bristol, TN 28 Kyle Hendricks P R R 6-3 190 27 12/7/1989 Newport Beach, CA 41 John Lackey P R R 6-6 235 38 10/23/1978 Abilene, TX 34 Jon Lester P L L 6-4 240 33 1/7/1984 Tacoma, WA 38 Mike Montgomery P L L 6-5 215 27 7/1/1989 Mission Hills, CA 56 Hector Rondon P R R 6-3 230 29 2/26/1988 Guatire, Venezuela 46 Pedro Strop P R R 6-1 220 31 6/13/1985 San Cristobal, Dominican Republic 19 Koji Uehara P R R 6-2 195 42 4/3/1975 Osaka, Japan Catchers Num Name Pos Bats Throws Height Weight Age Birth Date Birth Place 40 Willson Contreras C R R 6-1 212 24 5/13/1992 Puerto Cabello, Venezuela 47 Miguel Montero C L R 5-11 210 33 7/9/1983 Caracas, Venezuela Infielders Num Name Pos Bats Throws Height Weight Age Birth Date Birth Place 9 Javier Baez 3B R R 6-0 190 24 12/1/1992 Bayamon, Puerto Rico 17 Kris Bryant 3B R R 6-5 230 25 1/4/1992 Las Vegas, NV 44 Anthony Rizzo 1B L L 6-3 240 27 8/8/1989 Parkland, FL 27 Addison Russell SS R R 6-0 200 23 1/23/1994 Pensacola, FL 18 Ben Zobrist 2B S R 6-3 210 35 5/26/1981 Eureka, IL Outfielders Num Name Pos Bats Throws Height Weight Age Birth Date Birth Place 5 Albert Almora Jr. CF R R 6-2 190 23 4/16/1994 Hialeah, FL 22 Jason Heyward RF L L 6-5 240 27 8/9/1989 Ridgewood, NJ 30 Jon Jay CF L L 5-11 195 32 3/15/1985 Miami, FL 12 Kyle Schwarber LF L R 6-0 235 24 3/5/1993 Middletown, OH 20 Matt Szczur LF R R 6-0 200 27 7/20/1989 Cape May, NJ Others on 40-man roster Pitchers Num Name Bats Throws Height Weight Age Birth Date Birth Place 36 Aaron Brooks R R 6-4 220 26 4/27/1990 Montclair, CA 43 Jake Buchanan R R 6-0 237 27 9/24/1989 Charlotte, NC 53 Eddie Butler S R 6-2 180 26 3/13/1991 Chesapeake, VA 80 Pierce Johnson R R 6-3 175 25 5/10/1991 Denver, CO 51 Jack Leathersich R L 5-11 202 26 7/14/1990 Beverly, MA 24 Alec Mills R R 6-4 190 25 11/30/1991 Clarksville, TN 60 Felix Pena R R 6-2 186 27 2/25/1990 San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic 74 Duane Underwood Jr. R R 6-2 205 22 7/20/1994 Raleigh, NC 29 Rob Zastryzny R L 6-3 205 25 3/26/1992 Edmonton, AB Infielders Num Name Bats Throws Height Weight Age Birth Date Birth Place 7 Jeimer Candelario S R 6-1 180 23 11/24/1993 New York, NY 2 Tommy La Stella L R 5-10 190 28 1/31/1989 Westwood, NJ

Stats Thru: Apr 19 2017 Cubs Batting Stats I

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS

Albert Almora Jr. 11 23 3 9 2 0 1 7 2 4 0 0 .391 .440 .609 1.049

Brett Anderson 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Jake Arrieta 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250

Javier Baez 13 39 5 8 3 0 0 3 3 13 0 1 .205 .262 .282 .544

Kris Bryant 15 61 8 14 5 0 2 9 9 15 3 1 .230 .338 .410 .748

Willson Contreras 13 42 4 11 3 0 1 6 3 15 0 0 .262 .311 .405 .716

Brian Duensing 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Carl Edwards Jr. 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Kyle Hendricks 3 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667

Jason Heyward 14 51 5 15 0 1 0 5 3 7 1 1 .294 .345 .333 .679

Jon Jay 11 21 6 7 0 1 0 2 3 6 1 0 .333 .440 .429 .869

Tommy La Stella 6 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .500 1.000

John Lackey 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800

Jon Lester 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000

Miguel Montero 7 19 3 6 0 0 1 2 1 7 1 0 .316 .350 .474 .824

Anthony Rizzo 15 58 5 17 4 0 1 3 8 9 3 0 .293 .414 .414 .828

Addison Russell 15 59 9 15 5 1 2 12 3 9 2 0 .254 .290 .475 .765

Kyle Schwarber 15 56 8 13 3 0 3 8 11 23 0 0 .232 .368 .446 .814

Matt Szczur 6 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286

Ben Zobrist 14 48 7 9 0 0 2 5 9 12 0 0 .188 .328 .313 .640 Team Totals 15 519 66 131 26 3 13 65 57 137 11 3 .252 .337 .389 .726

2017 Cubs Batting Stats II GIDP

Player PA #Pit #P/PA TB SB% SF SH HBP IBB wOBA PLOB GIDP Pct GB FB G/F GB% BABIP

Albert Almora Jr. 26 114 4.38 14 - 0 1 0 0 .469 11 1 20.0 12 5 2.40 63.2 .444

Brett Anderson 4 10 2.50 0 - 0 0 0 0 .000 4 0 - 2 0 - 100.0 .000

Jake Arrieta 8 28 3.50 1 - 0 0 0 0 .113 9 0 0.0 2 1 2.00 40.0 .200

Javier Baez 43 142 3.30 11 0.0 0 1 0 3 .191 10 0 0.0 10 10 1.00 38.5 .308

Kris Bryant 71 300 4.23 25 75.0 0 0 1 0 .346 34 0 0.0 13 23 0.57 28.3 .273

Willson Contreras 45 181 4.02 17 - 0 0 0 0 .314 16 1 9.1 15 6 2.50 57.7 .385

Brian Duensing 1 4 4.00 0 - 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 - 0 0 - - -

Carl Edwards Jr. 1 3 3.00 0 - 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 - 0 0 - - -

Kyle Hendricks 6 21 3.50 2 - 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0 - 3 1 3.00 75.0 .500

Jason Heyward 55 194 3.53 17 50.0 0 0 1 0 .327 20 1 14.3 21 12 1.75 47.7 .341

Jon Jay 26 113 4.35 9 100.0 0 1 1 0 .415 8 0 0.0 6 4 1.50 42.9 .467

Tommy La Stella 6 28 4.67 2 - 0 0 0 0 .447 1 0 0.0 1 1 1.00 25.0 .250

John Lackey 6 18 3.00 2 - 0 1 0 0 .300 3 0 0.0 1 1 1.00 33.3 .667

Jon Lester 6 21 3.50 0 - 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0.0 3 0 - 100.0 .000

Miguel Montero 20 85 4.25 9 100.0 0 0 0 0 .359 12 0 0.0 6 4 1.50 50.0 .455

Anthony Rizzo 70 264 3.77 24 100.0 0 0 4 1 .368 24 3 16.7 16 13 1.23 33.3 .333

Addison Russell 62 238 3.84 28 100.0 0 0 0 0 .325 25 2 10.5 17 20 0.85 34.0 .271

Kyle Schwarber 68 306 4.50 25 - 0 0 1 1 .350 17 2 18.2 14 13 1.08 43.8 .333

Matt Szczur 7 32 4.57 1 - 0 0 0 0 .129 1 0 0.0 2 2 1.00 50.0 .250

Ben Zobrist 58 238 4.10 15 - 0 0 1 0 .316 35 4 30.8 23 6 3.83 63.9 .206 Team Totals 589 2340 3.97 202 78.6 0 4 9 5 .325 120 14 11.3 167 122 1.37 44.2 .320 2017 Cubs Batting Stats III GA GW %Swg %Pit %Swg %Swg

Player XBH RBI RBI RC RC/27 AB/HR AB/RBI PA/BB PA/K IP Sec PS 1stPit Taken InPlay Miss

Albert Almora Jr. 3 0 0 5 8.76 23.00 3.29 13.00 6.50 .217 .304 0.0 23.1 55.3 39.2 21.6

Brett Anderson 0 0 0 0 0.00 - - - 2.00 .000 .000 - 50.0 40.0 33.3 50.0

Jake Arrieta 0 0 0 0 0.00 - - - 2.67 .000 .000 - 12.5 57.1 41.7 16.7

Javier Baez 3 0 0 2 1.70 - 13.00 14.33 3.31 .077 .128 - 25.0 43.7 33.8 43.8

Kris Bryant 7 2 0 9 5.26 30.50 6.78 7.89 4.73 .180 .361 2.4 35.2 52.0 31.9 24.3

Willson Contreras 4 0 0 6 5.26 42.00 7.00 15.00 3.00 .143 .214 0.0 33.3 51.9 31.0 42.5

Brian Duensing 0 0 0 0 0.00 - - - 1.00 .000 .000 - 100.0 50.0 0.0 100.0

Carl Edwards Jr. 0 0 0 0 0.00 - - - 1.00 .000 .000 - 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0

Kyle Hendricks 0 1 1 1 7.01 - 6.00 - 3.00 .000 .000 - 33.3 57.1 44.4 22.2

Jason Heyward 1 1 1 6 4.43 - 10.20 18.33 7.86 .039 .098 0.0 43.6 51.5 46.8 10.6

Jon Jay 1 0 0 3 5.61 - 10.50 8.67 4.33 .095 .286 0.0 42.3 45.1 25.8 19.4

Tommy La Stella 1 1 0 2 18.69 - 4.00 3.00 - .250 .750 - 0.0 60.7 36.4 27.3

John Lackey 0 0 0 0 0.00 - - - 3.00 .000 .000 - 66.7 50.0 44.4 44.4

Jon Lester 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 6.00 - 2.00 .000 .000 - 33.3 57.1 33.3 44.4

Miguel Montero 1 0 0 3 6.47 19.00 9.50 20.00 2.86 .158 .263 1.0 40.0 43.5 25.0 37.5

Anthony Rizzo 5 2 2 9 5.73 58.00 19.33 8.75 7.78 .121 .310 1.5 30.4 52.3 38.9 19.0

Addison Russell 8 2 2 8 4.87 29.50 4.92 20.67 6.89 .220 .305 2.0 37.1 53.8 45.5 22.7

Kyle Schwarber 6 2 1 10 6.23 18.67 7.00 6.18 2.96 .214 .411 0.0 26.5 59.2 26.4 25.6

Matt Szczur 0 0 0 0 0.00 - - - 2.33 .000 .000 - 42.9 34.4 19.0 19.0

Ben Zobrist 2 2 0 1 0.65 24.00 9.60 6.44 4.83 .125 .313 0.0 17.2 63.9 41.9 20.9 Team Totals 42 13 7 66 4.40 39.92 7.98 10.33 4.30 .137 .262 11.9 32.0 53.2 35.3 25.9

Stats Thru: Apr 19 2017 Cubs Pitching Stats I

Player W L Sv SvOP G GS CG IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA

Brett Anderson 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 14.1 16 7 7 1 5 11 4.40

Jake Arrieta 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 18.2 12 7 6 3 5 21 2.89

Wade Davis 2 0 3 3 8 0 0 7.1 3 0 0 0 2 7 0.00

Brian Duensing 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.1 5 4 4 2 0 4 10.80

Carl Edwards Jr. 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 5.2 1 0 0 0 3 4 0.00

Justin Grimm 1 0 0 1 7 0 0 6.2 6 6 6 2 3 8 8.10

Kyle Hendricks 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 16.0 15 11 11 4 7 13 6.19

John Lackey 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 18.0 17 9 8 4 6 19 4.00

Jon Lester 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 18.0 14 2 2 0 5 17 1.00

Mike Montgomery 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 9.2 10 4 3 0 7 10 2.79

Hector Rondon 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 6.1 2 2 1 1 3 9 1.42

Pedro Strop 0 1 0 1 8 0 0 5.1 3 5 4 2 5 7 6.75

Koji Uehara 0 1 0 2 8 0 0 6.2 5 3 2 0 3 7 2.70 Team Totals 8 7 3 7 15 15 0 136.0 109 60 54 19 54 137 3.57

2017 Cubs Pitching Stats II

Player Pct BFP QS ShO WP HB BK SH SF IBB AVG OBP SLG OPS

Brett Anderson 1.000 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .328 .448 .776

Jake Arrieta 1.000 73 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .179 .247 .373 .620

Wade Davis 1.000 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 .185 .200 .385

Brian Duensing - 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .733 1.067

Carl Edwards Jr. - 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .211 .063 .273

Justin Grimm 1.000 27 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .370 .565 .936

Kyle Hendricks .500 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .319 .484 .803

John Lackey .333 76 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .303 .464 .766

Jon Lester - 70 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 .286 .286 .571

Mike Montgomery .000 45 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 .270 .400 .351 .751

Hector Rondon - 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087 .192 .261 .453

Pedro Strop .000 26 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .150 .346 .450 .796

Koji Uehara .000 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .286 .240 .526 Team Totals .533 566 6 1 10 5 0 0 3 2 .217 .297 .388 .685

2017 Cubs Pitching Stats III

Player 2B 3B SB CS PCS PKO GIDP XBH IR ISc IRS% Hld GF SV% BS GB FB GB%

Brett Anderson 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 23 9 47.9

Jake Arrieta 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 20 19 43.5

Wade Davis 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 0 8 100.0 0 6 8 33.3

Brian Duensing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 4 3 36.4

Carl Edwards Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.0 2 0 - 0 7 2 58.3

Justin Grimm 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 28.6 1 3 0.0 1 5 7 33.3

Kyle Hendricks 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 26 11 54.2

John Lackey 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 25 15 49.0

Jon Lester 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 22 13 47.8

Mike Montgomery 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 - 0 4 - 0 14 6 51.9

Hector Rondon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 66.7 2 0 - 0 6 5 42.9

Pedro Strop 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 50.0 4 0 0.0 1 7 5 53.8

Koji Uehara 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 50.0 1 0 0.0 2 4 9 23.5 Team Totals 25 2 11 3 0 1 11 46 18 6 33.3 11 15 42.9 4 169 112 46.2

2017 Cubs Pitching Stats IV %Swg %Strike %Swg %Pitch In

Player RS RSA BABIP WHIP H/9 SO/9 BB/9 SO/BB #Pit P/IP 1st Pit 1st Pit Miss Play

Brett Anderson 7 4.40 .319 1.47 10.0 6.9 3.1 2.20 240 16.7 28.1 48.4 23.3 20.0

Jake Arrieta 15 7.23 .209 0.91 5.8 10.1 2.4 4.20 286 15.3 23.3 53.4 21.3 16.1

Wade Davis 6 7.36 .167 0.68 3.7 8.6 2.5 3.50 102 13.9 29.6 55.6 28.3 17.6

Brian Duensing 2 5.40 .333 1.50 13.5 10.8 0.0 - 63 18.9 33.3 60.0 32.3 17.5

Carl Edwards Jr. 0 0.00 .083 0.71 1.6 6.4 4.8 1.33 86 15.2 20.0 50.0 21.6 14.0

Justin Grimm 4 5.40 .308 1.35 8.1 10.8 4.1 2.67 112 16.8 25.9 63.0 27.5 13.4

Kyle Hendricks 10 5.63 .244 1.38 8.4 7.3 3.9 1.86 275 17.2 21.7 69.6 17.7 17.8

John Lackey 9 4.50 .277 1.28 8.5 9.5 3.0 3.17 297 16.5 25.0 72.4 22.6 17.2

Jon Lester 3 1.50 .298 1.06 7.0 8.5 2.5 3.40 305 16.9 25.4 59.2 23.3 15.4

Mike Montgomery 1 0.93 .370 1.76 9.3 9.3 6.5 1.43 189 19.6 24.4 51.1 26.3 14.3

Hector Rondon 1 1.42 .077 0.79 2.8 12.8 4.3 3.00 115 18.2 26.9 57.7 25.0 12.2

Pedro Strop 7 11.81 .091 1.50 5.1 11.8 8.4 1.40 118 22.1 23.1 34.6 38.0 11.0

Koji Uehara 1 1.35 .278 1.20 6.8 9.5 4.1 2.33 118 17.7 32.1 67.9 31.6 15.3 Team Totals 66 4.40 .257 1.20 7.2 9.1 3.6 2.54 2306 17.0 25.4 58.6 24.5 16.0

1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Matchup Report Page:0001 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Adleman, Timothy Career (2016 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Baez, Javier .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - - - - K K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contreras, Willson .500 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 P - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .200 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 K - - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .667 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 K 2 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .250 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 W - 4 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben .167 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0002 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Arroyo, Bronson Career (2000 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Heyward, Jason .143 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 - - - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay, Jonathan .375 40 15 3 1 1 1 6 4 - K 2 - - K K 1 1 1 - W - 1 - - K - - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel .471 17 8 1 0 3 1 4 7 D K 4 2 K W - 1 - K K 4 - 1 - 4 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .158 19 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 K W ------K - - - 1 1 - - - - - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0003 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Bailey, Homer Career (2007 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Heyward, Jason .267 15 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 - 4 D - 1 - - - K - - 1 - - 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay, Jonathan .300 30 9 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 - - 2 - - - P 1 K - - - - 4 - - - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel .500 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 W 1 - 2 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .333 18 6 1 0 1 6 1 2 - - P 1 4 - K W 1 W - D - - - W 1 2 W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0004 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Bonilla, Lisalverto Career (2014 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Heyward, Jason .000 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 La Stella, Tommy .000 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0005 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Cingrani, Anthony Career (2012 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Almora, Albert .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baez, Javier .500 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - K 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris .250 8 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 - - - W - 1 2 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contreras, Willson .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .250 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 - - W W 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay, Jonathan .333 6 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 - 1 K 1 K - W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 K - K K P - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .211 19 4 1 0 1 3 5 2 K - - - P - K - 1 W 4 W W K D K 1 - - 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .375 8 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 K - 1 K 1 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Szczur, Matthew .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben .333 6 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 - - W - 4 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0006 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Davis, William Career (2017 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0007 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: DeSclafani, Anthony Career (2014 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Baez, Javier .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris .333 15 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 - - - - K 1 1 1 K - 2 K - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contreras, Willson .333 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 K 1 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .364 11 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 - 1 - K K 1 K - 1 - 1 W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 La Stella, Tommy .250 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 K - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel .375 8 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 D 1 K - 1 4 - W D .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .100 20 2 1 0 0 1 6 0 K K 1 K 2 K ------W D - - - - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .364 11 4 2 0 0 1 5 5 - K 2 1 K K K W 1 - 2 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schwarber, Kyle .400 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 1 K 1 W K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Szczur, Matthew .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben .333 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0008 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Feldman, Scott Career (2005 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Heyward, Jason .200 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - - 3 W - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay, Jonathan .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 La Stella, Tommy .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel .111 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 K K - 2 - - - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben .188 16 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 - 2 W W ------K - - - - - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0009 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Finnegan, Brandon Career (2014 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Baez, Javier 1.000 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 W 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris .222 9 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 - 4 K K - 4 - K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contreras, Willson .333 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .125 8 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 - W - W 1 K K - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay, Jonathan .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .000 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - W K - - - W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .286 7 2 0 0 2 1 2 3 4 4 K - - K W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Szczur, Matthew .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben .125 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 4 - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0010 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Garrett, Amir Career (2017 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0011 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Iglesias, Raisel Career (2015 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Almora, Albert .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baez, Javier .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 K - K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris .222 9 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 K W 1 4 D K - K - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contreras, Willson .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 K K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .077 13 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 W ------2 - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay, Jonathan .250 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 La Stella, Tommy .200 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel .167 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 4 - - K K W K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .182 11 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 - - K - K 4 K - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .167 6 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 - 1 - K W K W W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schwarber, Kyle .667 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Szczur, Matthew .333 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben .000 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 - - K F W - - - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0012 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Lorenzen, Michael Career (2015 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Baez, Javier .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris .364 11 4 3 0 0 1 3 2 K - K 2 1 - 2 - - 2 K W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contreras, Willson .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 K K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .375 8 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 K W - - 1 1 - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay, Jonathan .500 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 La Stella, Tommy .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel .500 6 3 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 1 - - I K 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .125 8 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 - - W - P K K K - F P W 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .556 9 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 K - 1 2 K 1 1 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schwarber, Kyle .333 6 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 K 1 K - W - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben 1.000 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 W 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0013 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Ogando, Nefi Career (2015 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Baez, Javier .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Szczur, Matthew .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0014 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Peralta, Wandy Career (2016 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Baez, Javier .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris 1.000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 La Stella, Tommy .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0015 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Reed, Cody Career (2016 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Almora, Albert .250 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 - - 4 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baez, Javier .400 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris .750 4 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 W 4 W 1 K 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contreras, Willson .500 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 P 2 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .333 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 - - 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .200 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 P - K - K 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .400 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 - - 1 4 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Szczur, Matthew .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben .667 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0016 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Stephenson, Robert Career (2016 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Baez, Javier 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris .200 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 K 1 W - - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contreras, Willson .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .333 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 W 2 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .200 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - - - - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K D .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben .667 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 K W 1 W 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0017 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Storen, Drew Career (2010 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Contreras, Willson .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .111 9 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 K - K K - W 1 - - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay, Jonathan .250 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 F - K K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 La Stella, Tommy .500 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 K 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel .000 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 - K I K - K W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .200 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 - - - W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Szczur, Matthew .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0018 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Travieso, Nick Career (2017 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0019 Time: 11:54:08 CIN Pitchers versus CHI Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Wood, Blake Career (2010 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Almora, Albert .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baez, Javier .200 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 D K - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bryant, Kris .250 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - K 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Contreras, Willson .667 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heyward, Jason .400 5 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 W 4 - 1 D - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jay, Jonathan .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 La Stella, Tommy .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montero, Miguel .333 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rizzo, Anthony .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 K K - - K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russell, Addison .286 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 K 2 - - I - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Szczur, Matthew .250 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 W - - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zobrist, Ben .400 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 - - W 2 2 P - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0001 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Anderson, Brett Career (2009 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Alcantara, Arismendy .200 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - K K D 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, Adam .500 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 K 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton, Billy .500 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peraza, Jose 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schebler, Scott .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .167 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 W 2 - W - K K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .500 8 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 - K K - 2 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0002 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Arrieta, Jake Career (2010 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Barnhart, Tucker .000 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 W - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cozart, Zack .222 18 4 1 0 0 1 4 1 - W - - D - - K 1 - 2 - - K K 1 1 K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, Adam .167 6 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 - K 2 K - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gennett, Scooter .276 29 8 4 0 0 0 4 2 2 - K 2 - - - - 1 - - - 2 - K 1 - 1 K 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton, Billy .250 12 3 1 0 0 5 3 2 W H W - - - - 1 K - W K W 2 W 1 K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kivlehan, Pat .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 K K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mesoraco, Devin .125 8 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 - - K W K - W 1 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peraza, Jose .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schebler, Scott .000 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 W W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .167 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 - - - W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .231 13 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 - W - - - W K - 2 1 - - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0003 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Davis, Wade Career (2009 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Gennett, Scooter .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mesoraco, Devin .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .000 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 W - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0004 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Duensing, Brian Career (2009 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Cozart, Zack .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gennett, Scooter .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - D .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 W W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0005 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Edwards, Carl Career (2015 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Barnhart, Tucker .000 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 K W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, Adam .000 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 K W W F K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gennett, Scooter 1.000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kivlehan, Pat .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peraza, Jose .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schebler, Scott .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .200 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 K - - - W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0006 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Grimm, Justin Career (2012 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Barnhart, Tucker .250 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - - 1 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cozart, Zack .167 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, Adam .667 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 W 2 4 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gennett, Scooter .600 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 4 2 - K 1 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton, Billy .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kivlehan, Pat .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mesoraco, Devin .200 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - K 1 K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peraza, Jose .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schebler, Scott .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .200 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 - - 4 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 W P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0007 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Hendricks, Kyle Career (2014 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Barnhart, Tucker .278 18 5 1 0 0 2 4 2 - 1 - - K 2 - - - K 1 W - K 1 - 1 K - I .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cozart, Zack .167 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 - - P - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, Adam .500 8 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 - K 1 1 K 1 4 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gennett, Scooter .222 27 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 - K 1 - - 1 K - - - - K - - - - 1 D - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton, Billy .000 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - - K - K - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kivlehan, Pat .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peraza, Jose .167 6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - - K - K 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schebler, Scott .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .214 14 3 2 0 0 1 4 3 2 W - - - K 1 K - - K - 2 K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .636 11 7 0 0 2 6 2 2 1 - - 1 1 W W W 1 I 1 W 4 K W 4 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0008 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Lackey, John Career (2002 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Alcantara, Arismendy .000 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - - - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barnhart, Tucker .200 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 K - W 1 - W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cozart, Zack .400 15 6 2 0 1 0 1 3 - 2 4 - 1 2 - - - - 1 1 - K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, Adam .143 14 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 - - - - - K K - K 1 1 - - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gennett, Scooter .381 21 8 1 0 1 1 0 5 4 1 - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 W - - - - 1 - 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton, Billy .364 22 8 2 0 0 2 4 0 H 1 W - K 2 1 2 - 1 - - - - 1 K - W 1 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mesoraco, Devin .083 12 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - - - - - K - 1 D - - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peraza, Jose .667 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schebler, Scott .250 8 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 - - 1 - K 3 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .333 24 8 0 0 1 2 3 6 - - - - W 1 4 1 K K W 1 H D 1 K - - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .300 20 6 1 0 2 7 6 5 - 2 - F W W 1 - - K 1 W - K K I I K W - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0009 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Lester, Jonathan Career (2006 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Cozart, Zack .273 11 3 0 0 1 1 4 3 K W K 4 K - - 1 F K - - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, Adam .133 15 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 - W K K 1 - - - - K 1 - W - - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gennett, Scooter .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - - K K K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton, Billy .600 10 6 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 - D - 4 2 1 - 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kivlehan, Pat .000 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - K K - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mesoraco, Devin .000 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - - K W - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peraza, Jose .400 10 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 - - P K 3 - - 1 2 - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schebler, Scott .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K D - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .176 17 3 0 0 2 1 3 4 W F 4 - - P 1 - - K - - - K - - - K 4 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .292 24 7 2 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 - 1 - - - - - D - 1 K - 1 2 - - K K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0010 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Montgomery, Mike Career (2015 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Barnhart, Tucker .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cozart, Zack .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, Adam 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gennett, Scooter .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton, Billy .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schebler, Scott .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .000 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - K D .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0011 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Rondon, Hector Career (2013 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Barnhart, Tucker .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cozart, Zack .167 12 2 1 0 0 0 3 1 D - - K K - 2 - - 1 K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, Adam .000 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 K - K - K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gennett, Scooter .000 11 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - - K - K - - K - - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton, Billy .455 11 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 - K 2 1 - - - - 1 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mesoraco, Devin .500 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 W 1 4 - - F .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peraza, Jose .333 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schebler, Scott .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .500 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 - - 1 K 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .667 12 8 2 0 1 2 1 4 2 1 - 1 4 I - 2 W 1 K - 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0012 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Strop, Pedro Career (2009 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Barnhart, Tucker .667 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cozart, Zack .111 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - - - K - - - 1 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duvall, Adam .000 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 W K K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gennett, Scooter .167 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 - - K D - 4 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton, Billy .000 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - - K W W - K .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mesoraco, Devin .000 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 I W .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peraza, Jose .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schebler, Scott .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suarez, Eugenio .000 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - - - K K K - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .000 8 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 W - - W K - - W D - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Date: 4/20/17 Batter vs. Pitcher Matchup Report Page:0013 Time: 11:55:21 CHI Pitchers versus CIN Batters BATPITR Pitcher: Uehara, Koji Career (2009 to 2017) Last 20 PAs (1 is the most recent) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO RBI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------Barnhart, Tucker .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cozart, Zack .500 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Votto, Joey .000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1062733 Chicago Cubs Cubs headed toward another decision on Tommy La Stella and Matt Szczur Mark Gonzales Less than one month after finalizing their opening day roster, the Chicago Cubs face a familiar decision Friday as left-handed hitting infielder Tommy La Stella is expected to return from the bereavement list. The Cubs must decide whether to activate La Stella, who has had only four pinch-hitting appearances, or option him to Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs don't have the latter luxury with outfielder Matt Szczur, who would be placed on waivers if they decide to keep La Stella. Szczur also has been limited to four at-bats. The only scenario that would keep La Stella and Szczur on the 25-man roster is if the Cubs decide to option one of their pitchers, but there doesn't seem to be much flexibility. After Thursday's day off, the Cubs will begin a stretch of 19 games in 20 days and likely would need to keep 13 pitchers. "It is a tough decision, a really tough decision," manager Joe Maddon said. "You’re trying to weigh the potentialities of losing a player that you like to keep (Szczur), or exercising the rules that are in place and optioning a guy out (La Stella) and keeping the other guy. What do you think is necessary right now and why? "It's back to what is your organization concepts and philosophies and how you want to treat this moment? We’ve had a lot of internal discussions about this, very candidly among like (President) Theo Epstein and myself and (general manager) Jed Hoyer." Maddon admitted he has been influenced by the recent discussions. "During the course of that discussion things were said that probably altered my thinking, as of right now," Maddon said. "We’ll see how it all plays out, but we still haven’t concluded yet." That still includes the possibility of reverting back to 12 pitchers, but that seems unlikely. "You want the extra pitcher?" Maddon said. "Look what’s been going on with our bullpen. You got a guy out of options that you love. There’s another guy with options you think is very useful to your team right now. How do you conclude all this? How do you piece this together?" Chicago Tribune LOADED: 04.20.2017

1062734 Chicago Cubs Cubs adjust rotation; Jon Lester not lined up to face Red Sox Mark Gonzales The Chicago Cubs adjusted their rotation to its original format. Jon Lester will open the series against the on Friday, followed by Jake Arrieta and John Lackey. The change assures that two left-handers — Brett Anderson and Lester — will face the Pittsburgh Pirates next week. Arrieta will face the during a three-game series at Fenway Park starting April 28. Lester currently isn't lined up to face his former team. "If you don’t have the off-days, you cannot do it," manager Joe Maddon said as the Cubs have scheduled days off on Thursday and April 27. "Things can be changed once again. We don’t know that. For now, you just make your best guesses." Chicago Tribune LOADED: 04.20.2017

1062735 Chicago Cubs Cubs beat Brewers 7-4 on Addison Russell's three-run homer in the ninth Staff The Cubs rallied from a 3-0 deficit Wednesday and scored four runs in the ninth inning to pull out a 7-4 victory over the Brewers at Wrigley Field. Kris Bryant hit a game-tying single and Addison Russell hit a three-run homer with two out to win it. Travis Shaw and Jett Bandy each hit home runs in the first two innings off Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks. The start of Wednesday’s game was delayed 55 minutes because of rain. At the plate: The Cubs put the tying and go-ahead runs on base in the eighth, but Willson Contreras, Albert Almora Jr. and Javier Baez struck out. In the ninth, Jon Jay drew a walk and pinch-hitter Miguel Montero followed with a single for his sixth hit in three games to set up the winning rally. On the mound: The Cubs’ bullpen continues to make strides as Mike Montgomery, Pedro Strop, Koji Uehara and Wade Davis combined for four scoreless innings. In the field: Bryant made an impressive back-handed stop and fired a one-hop throw that first baseman Anthony Rizzo picked to retire Orlando Arcia in the second. Key number: 11 — Consecutive games the Brewers have hit at least one home run. The quote: “It was the perfect day for (lineup changes).” – Joe Maddon Up next: Vs. Reds at Great American Ballpark, 6:10 p.m. Friday. LH Jon Lester vs. RH Tim Adleman. Chicago Tribune LOADED: 04.20.2017

1062736 Chicago Cubs 'They’re both going to play:' Joe Maddon OK with both Albert Almora, Jon Jay in center Mark Gonzales Based on Albert Almora Jr.’s defense and productive hitting, there have been understandable pleas from Chicago Cubs fans for him to take over the starting center field duties on a full time. But veteran Jon Jay has made a strong impression, as evidenced by his game-tying triple in the sixth inning of a 9-7 comeback win over the “Beautiful player,” Maddon said of Jay, who is 2-for-4 as a pinch-hitter. “He’s the consummate pro, Jon Jay is. They’re both going to play. There should be a groundswell for both of them, actually. “They’re both going to get plenty of at-bats. Both are really important to us this season. You’re going to see both of them (Wednesday).” That could mean that Kyle Schwarber could get a break in Wednesday’s series finale against left-hander Tommy Milone. Jay, 30, who is 7-for-18 this season, has been careful about when to give advice to his fellow Miami native Almora, 23, who delivered a pinch-hit two-run single during a four-run sixth and is batting .421. “We talked about this situation,” Jay said. “He knows what he’s doing. He’s doing a great job. I didn’t say anything, but that was a big clutch hit for us.” Chicago Tribune LOADED: 04.20.2017

1062737 Chicago Cubs Drop in velocity of little concern to Kyle Hendricks and Cubs — for now Paul Sullivan The Cubs' first homestand as World Series champions featured something old, something new, something borrowed and a whole lot of blue. There was that old familiar feeling of 2016 with comeback victories over the Brewers the last two games, a championship banner hoisted in center field and a "winning ugly" mantra borrowed from the 1983 White Sox. "Really one of those ugly wins," manager Joe Maddon mused after Addison Russell's walk-off homer ended a blustery day at Wrigley. "But you'll take them any day of the week." A lot of the Cubs' early-season play has been ugly, including Wednesday's 7-4 victory, and several players have yet to perform the way we're accustomed to. It's easy to forget that many of them are still young players, including starter Kyle Hendricks. Last year Hendricks, 27, posted a 3.91 ERA in four starts in April, but wound up leading all major-league starters with a 2.13 ERA. His ERA stood at 6.19 Wednesday after he allowed four runs on four hits and four walks over five innings. "That kind of has been my M.O., I've always been a slow starter," he said. "You don't like to be that way and I'm always trying to combat that. But I felt good in spring and it just hasn't transitioned yet. Staying with the process. I know what I have to do. I can feel a little better today. Just getting my velocity back up a little bit and trust it and hopefully it comes." Hendricks' fastball averaged 87.8 last year, but was at 85.7 going into Wednesday's start, the sixth slowest in the majors, or fourth slowest if you toss out knuckleballers R.A. Dickey and Steven Wright, who throw fastballs only sparingly. On Wednesday it was in the 84-85 mph range, and both of the home runs hit off Hendricks came on . "When he gets back to 87-88 (mph) then you're going to see that greater separation between the fastball and the ," Maddon said. "There's not a dramatic separation between the two pitches, and that's where the disconnect for him is now." After a brilliant 2016, more is expected from Hendricks, and he knows it. Because he's not a power arm, changing speeds and location are essential for him to succeed. Hendricks was unaware that Advanced Media last week changed the way it records and reports pitch velocity this year, switching from PITCHf/X to its Statscast system. Instead of using a set point from behind home plate to provide the readings, the new technology measures it directly out of the pitcher's hand. MLBAM senior data architect Tom Tango told the Associated Press the increase in measured velocity with the new technology will be about 0.6 mph. Going into Wednesday's game, the average fastball velocity was 92.3 mph, a 0.4 increase from 91.9 last year. Thus you would expect Hendricks' velocity to be up rather than down since the switch, but he said he was "getting stuck" throwing across his body. "It's kind of like that essence when you're trying to throw hard or trying to hit, you get jammed up and it's almost too muscled up," he said. "My mechanics were off, so I wasn't getting the free, loose and easy arm swing. I was landing too far across my body. My 'velo' was like 87, 86. It usually takes me a little to get into it, but hopefully by next month I'll be at 88. As long as I have about 88 with the sinker I'm OK." A loss of 1 mph doesn't sound like much, but for the pitcher it's noticeable. "You can't feel it, but you can tell," he said. "The hitters can let you know. It's that small of a difference, but it's how your stuff plays. It's not that velocity isn't important to me, but I know that at a certain velocity my sinker will move a little more, will have a little more power to it, get on guys a little quicker than normal." With the new radar readings and a looser arm, perhaps Hendricks can get it up to 90 mph? "I'll take it if it is doing that," he said with a laugh. Then again, because he's an anomaly in the era of power pitchers, perhaps Hendricks doesn't want to be just another pitcher throwing in the 90s like most of his peers. "Yeah, just go the other way," he quipped. "Keep going down. It's part of my image." Well, image is everything. Chicago Tribune LOADED: 04.20.2017

1062738 Chicago Cubs Cubs turn to Carl Edwards Jr. as pinch-runner with bench depleted Mark Gonzales The Cubs pulled out all the stops Wednesday, including the use of reliever Carl Edwards Jr. as a pinch runner. "CJ scored the winning run," manager Joe Maddon chirped after Edwards ran for Miguel Montero and came home on Addison Russell's three-run game-winning homer in the ninth inning. Maddon had little choice but to turn to Edwards because he had used all his reserve position players. Edwards added that he would have pitched the 10th if he had not scored the winning run. Edwards, who was a pinch-runner for David Ross last year in the ninth inning of a 4-2 loss at Miami on June 23, got some tips from third-base coach Gary Jones once he reached second base but was able to trot home from third after Russell hit his homer. Safe at top: Despite incessant questions about where his hits in the batting order, Maddon once again reiterated Kyle Schwarber remains a dual threat in the leadoff spot. "To see him up at the plate more often is fun, but I don't see him being inhibited," Maddon said. "I think it enhances the type of pitches he sees hitting there, as opposed to fourth. (And his hitting fourth) would cause us to change the lineup around so you don't have two lefties (Anthony Rizzo and Schwarber) stacked in a row." Schwarber is hitting .232 and is third on the club with eight RBIs. Pitching probe: Jake Arrieta won't face the Reds on the one-year anniversary of his second no-hitter and Jon Lester won't oppose the Red Sox, his former team, when the Cubs visit Fenway Park on April 28-30. With Thursday an off day, the Cubs have the luxury of adjusting their rotation for the second time this season. Left-handers Brett Anderson and Lester will face the Pirates in a three-game series starting Monday night. Arrieta will pitch Saturday — one year and one day after throwing his no-hitter at Great American Ballpark. Arrieta, who threw 7 2/3 innings of no-hit ball at Boston on June 30, 2014, currently is scheduled to face the Red Sox on April 28 at Fenway Park. Maddon said the Cubs merely wanted to get the rotation back to its normal form, with Arrieta following Lester. Chicago Tribune LOADED: 04.20.2017

1062739 Chicago Cubs Roster decision looms as Cubs prepare for three-city road trip Gordon Wittenmyer Three weeks after the Cubs kicked the can down the road on the Tommy La Stella-or-Matt Szczur conundrum, it looks like the can’s about to kick back – probably by the time the Cubs open their upcoming road trip Friday in Cincinnati. The Cubs face a roster decision in the next few days with La Stella, the backup infielder, returning from bereavement leave (after the death of his grandmother). They expect to keep the extra pitcher they added to the bullpen when La Stella took leave Monday. So barring an injury that would mean waiving — or trading — outfielder Matt Szczur, the versatile outfielder, who’s out of minor-league options, or optioning La Stella to the minors. “It is a tough decision. It’s a really difficult decision,” manager Joe Maddon said. “You’re trying to weight the potentialities of losing a player that you’d like to keep or exercising the rules that are in place and optioning a guy out and keeping the other guy.” Matt Szczur The last time the Cubs optioned La Stella, last summer, he went AWOL for three weeks and had to be coaxed back to work by several club officials, including the team psychologist. That history is not expected to influence any decision made this time around. In the final days of spring training, the Cubs tabled the La Stella-Szczur decision by having reliever Brian Duensing open on the disabled list because of back spasms that sidelined him earlier in camp. “We’ve had a lot of internal discussions about it,” Maddon said of talks with front office bosses Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer. “We’ll see how it all plays out, but we still haven’t concluded yet.” Rotation gyration The Cubs are using Thursday’s scheduled off day to return the rotation to its original order, flip-flopping Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta for the start of the Reds series. Lester moves up to Friday’s series opener, with Arrieta moving back to Saturday. That also puts Lester into the following series against the Pirates (against whom he has a 2.35 ERA in nine career starts). Arrieta then would open the series after that, in Boston – where the last time he pitched there (2014), he took a perfect game into the fifth and no-hitter two outs deep into the eighth. Maddon said Lester missing a chance to start against the Red Sox for the first time since leaving his original team in 2014 was a non-issue. Chicago Sun Times LOADED: 04.20.2017