San Francisco Giants Vs. Chicago Cubs
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www.CubsPressbox.com * [email protected] * 773-404-4191 * @Cubs * 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL 60613 San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs Information © 2016 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office October 6, 2016 … National League Division Series … Wrigley Field *** Workout Day Notes *** LONG DIVISION: The Chicago Cubs, who at 103-58 compiled the best regular CUBS VS. GIANTS season in the majors, tomorrow play game one of the National League Division CUBS RECORD IN 2016 REGULAR SEASON Series against the San Francisco Giants … Chicago’s 103 regular season victories The Cubs and Giants meet in the postseason were its most since going 104-50 in 1910. 2016 Overall: ....................................... 103-58 after Chicago went 4-3 against them this © Chicago, who last season advanced to the NLCS, will make consecutive post- At Wrigley Field: .................................. 57-24 regular season … the final five games were season appearances for just the second time since 1909 … the Cubs made On the Road: ........................................ 46-34 each decided by one run, including each of a consecutive NLDS appearances in 2007-08. April: ................................................... 17-5 four-game set at Wrigley, Sept. 1-4, in which © This is the second time the Cubs and Giants have met in the postseason … May:.................................................. 18-10 the Cubs took three of four … Chicago had Chicago fell to San Francisco in the 1989 NLCS, four-games-to-one … in 1998, June .................................................. 16-12 dropped two of three in San Francisco, May both teams finished 89-73 and played a game No. 163 to determine who would July .................................................... 12-14 20-22. August ................................................ 22-6 advance to the postseason … the Cubs won the game at Wrigley Field, 5-3. September/October.......................... 18-11 2016 Overall: ......................................... 4-3 FLY THE W: With 103 wins, the 2016 Cubs are one of just three major league teams At Wrigley Field: ............................ 3-1 to win 100 regular season games within four seasons of losing 100 contests … the All-Time Since 1876: ................. 10,711-10,189 At AT&T Park: ................................ 1-2 Cubs, who went 61-101 in 2012, join only the 1969 Mets (100-62 after going 50-112 At Wrigley Field (since 1916): ......4,218-3,710 in 1965 and 61-101 in 1967) and the 1995 Indians (100-44 after going 57-105 in 2015 Overall: ......................................... 5-2 1991) … thanks to STATS, Inc. Leading Entering 6th: ............................ 79-11 At Wrigley Field: ............................ 4-0 © The Cubs have now reached 100 regular season wins six times in their 141 Tied Entering 6th: .................................... 9-10 At AT&T Park: ............................... 1-2 seasons dating to 1876 … they’ve done so in 1906 (116-36), 1907 (107-45), 1909 Trailing Entering 6th: ............................. 15-37 All-Time Since 1883: ................. 1,068-1,139 (104-49), 1910 (104-50), 1935 (100-54) and now in 2016. Leading Entering 7th: .............................. 86-8 At Wrigley Field: .................... 419-394 © Chicago has increased its win total every season since going 61-101 in 2012 … the team’s records following that 2012 campaign: 66-96 in 2013, 73-89 in 2014, Tied Entering 7th: ...................................... 6-9 At AT&T Park (since 2000): ........ 28-31 97-65 in 2015 and now 103-58. Trailing Entering 7th: ............................. 11-41 LOWEST ERA, MLB © The Northsiders have won 200 games over the last two seasons, the most wins in a two-year stretch since the 2004-05 St. Louis Cardinals won 205. Leading Entering 8th: .............................. 90-4 1. Kyle Hendricks, CHI ....................... 2.13 Tied Entering 8th: ...................................... 4-7 O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: Manager Joe Maddon is only the second skipper in club Trailing Entering 8th: ............................... 9-47 2. Jon Lester, CHI .............................. 2.44 history to reach the postseason in his first two seasons ... he joins Lou Piniella, who 3. Noah Syndergaard, NYM .................2.60 led the 2007-08 Cubs to the playoffs … this is his sixth postseason appearance as a Leading Entering 9th: .............................. 92-1 4. Madison Bumgarner, SF ..................2.74 manager, having taken Tampa Bay to the playoffs in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013. Tied Entering 9th: ...................................... 3-4 5. Johnny Cueto, SF .............................2.79 START ME UP: Jon Lester, the Cubs game one starter, is making his fourth-straight Trailing Entering 9th: ............................... 8-53 LOWEST WHIP, NATIONAL LEAGUE trip to the playoffs … during the regular season, he went 19-5 with a 2.44 ERA (55 ER/202.IP), the second-best mark in baseball … he is 2-2 with a 2.06 ERA (8 ER/35.0 Scoring First: .......................................... 73-20 1. Max Scherzer, WAS .........................0.97 IP) in five Division Series starts in his career, four of which came in the series- One-Run Games: ................................... 22-23 2. Kyle Hendricks, CHI ....................... 0.98 opening contest. Two-Run Games: ................................... 15-10 3. Jon Lester, CHI .............................. 1.02 © Lester recorded a quality start in all 15 of his home appearances, setting the Extra-Inning Games: .................................. 9-4 4. Madison Bumgarner, SF ..................1.02 franchise record (since at least 1913) for the most home starts in a single season Scoring Four or More: ........................... 89-17 5. Julio Teheran, ATL ...........................1.05 without throwing a non-quality start. Scoring Fewer Than Four: ....................... 14-41 6. John Lackey, CHI ........................... 1.06 © Kyle Hendricks, the owner of an MLB-best 2.13 ERA (45 ER/190.0 IP) and Out-Hitting Opponents: ......................... 87-17 7. Jake Arrieta, CHI ........................... 1.08 Chicago’s game two starter, and Lester combined to notch baseball’s top two Hit Totals Equal: ........................................ 7-6 8. Johnny Cueto, SF .............................1.09 ERAs, becoming the first teammate pair to do so since Roger Clemens (1.87) and Out-Hit by Opponents: ............................ 9-35 Andy Pettitte (2.39) did so with the 2005 Astros. Hit at Least One HR: .............................. 75-32 BEST OPS, NATIONAL LEAGUE © The Cubs have two of the most experienced post-season hurlers in baseball … Hit Two or More HR: ............................. 47-11 John Lackey leads all active pitchers with 20 starts and Lester ranks fifth with 14. Playing Errorless Ball: ............................ 66-26 1. Daniel Murphy, WAS ..................... .985 Committing at Least One Error: ............ 37-32 2. Joey Votto, CIN ............................... .985 ROUSING ROTATION: Cubs starters combined to allow only 6.91 hits per nine 3. Freddie Freeman, ATL .................... .968 innings, the third-lowest mark all-time and the lowest mark since 1968 … the Cubs 4. Kris Bryant, CHI ........................... .939 are the first team to have four or more starters win 15 or more games in one season since the 2004 Cardinals (Chris Carpenter, Jason 5. Charlie Blackmon, COL ................... .933 Marquis, Matt Morris and Jeff Suppan) … Elias notes the Cubs have five pitchers with more than 10 wins for the first time since 1945 6. Nolan Arenado, COL ....................... .932 when Hank Wyse (22 wins), Claude Passeau (17), Paul Derringer (16), Ray Prim (13) and Hank Borowy (11) turned the trick. 7. Anthony Rizzo, CHI ...................... .928 © The Chicago rotation had a 1.07 WHIP, the second-best mark since at least 1913 and the best since the 1917 New York Giants had a 1.06 WHIP … opposing batters managed a .279 on-base percentage off Cubs starters, the lowest clip since the 1975 Dodgers (.276). BEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL, 2016 CUBS AND THE DIVISION SERIES: This is the sixth time the Cubs will appear in the National League Division Series … the team’s 1. Chicago Cubs ............................... +252 previous appearances in the NLDS: 1998 vs. Atlanta (L, 3-0), 2003 vs. Atlanta (W, 3-2), 2007 vs. Arizona (L, 3-0), 2008 vs. Los Angeles 2. Boston Red Sox .............................. +184 (L, 3-0) and 2015 vs. St. Louis (W, 3-1). 3. Washington Nationals .................... +151 THIS IS OFFENSIVE: The Cubs, with 808 runs scored in the regular season, have surpassed 800 runs for only the fourth time since 1938 4. Cleveland Indians ........................... +101 (855 runs in 2008, 831 in 1998, 806 in 1970) … overall, the Cubs have reached 800 runs only nine times in modern franchise history 5. Toronto Blue Jays ............................. +93 starting in 1900. © The Cubs finished the regular season with a +252 run differential, by far the best mark in the MLB (Boston, +184) … the Cubs have MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE 2013 finished a season with a better run differential only once in modern franchise history (since 1900): a +324 in 1906. 1. Anthony Rizzo ............................... 118 A SPECIAL CAMPAIGN: Kris Bryant became the fourth Cub in franchise history to amass at least 120 runs, 35 doubles, 39 homers and 2. Giancarlo Stanton ............................115 100 RBI in a single season, and just the second to do so in the last 85 years. 3. Paul Goldschmidt