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Information © 2016 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office March 29, 2016 … Sloan Park … Spring Game No. 28 RHP Sonny Gray (2-0, 5.68) vs. RHP (0-0, 8.53)

CUBS ENTERTAIN THE A’S: The Chicago Cubs today host the at Sloan Park … Chicago has just two Cactus League games remaining, followed Cubs 2016 Spring Record by two exhibition games in Las Vegas against the Mets (Thursday and Friday) Overall: 8-17-2 ...... Home: 5-8 ...... Road: 3-9-2 and an exhibition game at the Angels (this Sunday) before opening the season against the Halos on Monday, April 4. Upcoming Probable Starters  This marks the Cubs’ 38th-consecutive spring in Mesa, Ariz., the longest active streak in the Cactus League. Wednesday vs. Rockies:  San Francisco is second, as this marks the club’s 36th consecutive RHP David Hale (0-0, 5.40) vs. LHP (1-0, 3.00) spring in Scottsdale, Ariz.  The longest streak in the majors is held by Detroit, who has called Thursday at Mets (5:05 p.m. PT, Cashman Field, Las Vegas): Lakeland, Fla., their home for the last 71 years. RHP Ryan Williams (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (1-0, 1.62) Friday vs. Mets (1:05 p.m. PT, Cashman Field, Las Vegas): IT ENDED IN A TIE: The Cubs yesterday tied the Angels in Tempe, 8-8, as homered for the second-straight day and drove in three runs … LHP Steven Matz (0-2, 6.27) vs. RHP (2-1, 5.12)

Anthony Rizzo and Matt Murton also went deep, both solo shots, and Tommy La Stella was 3-for-4 with a double, run and a RBI. Cubs Game-By-Game Schedule/Results

got the start and allowed six runs (four earned) in 5.2 … (1 BB, 2 SO) and Neil Ramirez (1 SO) both tossed DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. a scoreless in relief. Thu, 3/3 Milwaukee L, 1-2 4,279

TEAM LEADERS: Munenori Kawasaki leads the team with 15 hits and six Fri, 3/4 Los Angeles (A.L.) W, 3-0 15,446 doubles … leads the club with eight walks while Jason Heyward Sat, 3/5 Cincinnati L, 2-4 15,443 paces the team with 14 RBI … John Andreoli and share the team Sun, 3/6 Arizona L, 3-8 13,151 lead with four homers apiece. Mon, 3/7 Kansas City L, 2-3 11,937  Kyle Hendricks leads all Cubs with 23 in 24.2 . Colorado L, 2-4 7,913 Tue, 3/8 Los Angeles (N.L.) L, 3-7 15,313 OPENING NIGHT SIX DAYS AWAY: The Cubs will open their 2016 regular Wed, 3/9 Cleveland L, 3-5 14,254 season, April 4 at the Angels in a 9:05 p.m. CT tilt … Chicago owns a 75-63-2 Opening Day record since 1876 … Chicago is 78-62 in its opening road games. Thu, 3/10 Seattle – Peoria L, 8-10 9,226  This will mark the first time the Cubs have opened a season against an Fri, 3/11 Cincinnati W, 7-4 15,256 American League opponent … it will be the first time Chicago opens a Sat, 3/12 Chicago (A.L.) W, 9-2 15,417 season out west since 2005 at the Diamondbacks (a 16-6 win). Los Angeles (N.L.) L, 5-6 13,120 ABOUT THE LONG BALL: Chicago’s 39 home runs are tied for third-most among Sun, 3/13 Oakland T, 3-3 10,040 Cactus League teams, trailing the White Sox (46 homers) and Indians (41) … the Mon, 3/14 San Diego L, 2-10 15,318 Cubs have hit 33 home runs in their last 21 games … 19 players have gone deep for Chicago. Tue, 3/15 San Diego W, 11-1 7,709 Wed, 3/16 Kansas City L, 0-10 11,076 CAMP BREAKDOWN: The Cubs have 35 players in camp, including five non- Thu, 3/17 Arizona W, 15-4 15,329 roster invitees and one player (Zac Rosscup) on the 60-day D.L. … the breakdown: 18 pitchers, four catchers, eight infielders and five outfielders … Fri, 3/18 Chicago (A.L.) L, 2-3 13,130 Chicago began camp with 64 players. Sat, 3/19 Cleveland L, 5-10 11,616 Sun, 3/20 Kansas City W, 5-2 ^^15,523 STRONG PERFORMANCES: has reached base safely in each of his last eight games since March 17 … he has recorded an extra-base hit in each of Mon, 3/21 Off Day his last four contests, including a triple yesterday at the Angels. Tue, 3/22 Cincinnati W, 9-6 8,144  Ben Zobrist is hitting .306 (11-for-36) with a .432 on-base percentage in Wed, 3/23 Texas L, 0-5 8,915 14 Cactus League games … he has eight walks compared to four strikeouts, has hit safely in his last seven games and has reached safely Thu, 3/24 San Francisco W, 16-14 12,114 in his last 10 games since March 11. Fri, 3/25 Milwaukee L, 4-5 15,509  Jason Heyward has homered in his last two games and has an extra-base Sat, 3/26 San Francisco L, 2-5 15,403 hit in three of his last four contests. Sun, 3/27 Seattle L, 9-12 15,438  is hitting .345 (10-for-29) with a .441 OBP in 12 games … Munenori Kawasaki is hitting .375 (15-for-40) with a .468 OBP. Mon, 3/28 Los Angeles (A.L.) T, 8-8 9,059  ’s 12 runs scored rank tied for ninth-most in the Cactus Tue, 3/29 Oakland ^* League. Wed, 3/30 Colorado *

JOE MADDON AT THE HELM: begins his second season as manager Thu, 3/31 New York (N.L.) - Las Vegas (5:05 p.m. local)^* of the Cubs after he was named the 2015 N.L. Manager of the Year by the Fri, 4/1 New York (N.L.) - Las Vegas (1:05 p.m. local)#* BBWAA … Maddon led the Cubs to 97 victories last season, the most for a Sat, 4/2 Off Day manager in his first season with Chicago, surpassing Jim Frey’s 96 wins in 1984. Sun, 4/3 Los Angeles (A.L.) - Angel Stadium (12:05 p.m. local)+  The 2016 season marks Maddon’s 42nd year in professional , his 23rd at the major league level and 11th as a major league manager. ^^Single-Game Spring Training Attendance Record  Maddon previously managed the Rays for nine years from 2006-14, +670 The Score … #WGN … ^CSN … *Cubs.com … &ESPN TV leading Tampa Bay to four post-season appearances (2008, 2010, 2011, All Games 1:05 p.m. Arizona time unless otherwise noted 2013) and winning the American League pennant in 2008.

2016 SLOAN PARK ATTENDANCE FIGURES NEWCOMERS: Chicago enters the season with 12 new players on the 40-man roster since the conclusion of the 2015 season … the Cubs had 11 new players No. of Games at Sloan Park/Total Attendance ...... 13/195,586 on the 40-man entering the 2015 Spring Training campaign. Average Attendance ...... 15,045  Infielder Ben Zobrist, outfielder Jason Heyward and pitchers Andury Acevedo and were signed as free agents. AGAINST THE ATHLETICS: This is the second game this month between the  Pitchers Aaron Brooks, Spencer Patton and Adam Warren were acquired Cubs and A’s … their first meeting, March 13 at HoHoKam Stadium, ended in a via trades … C.J. Riefenhauser was claimed off waivers. 3-3 tie.  Pitcher Pierce Johnson, catcher and infielders Jeimer  The Cubs will travel to O.co Coliseum for three games, August 5-7 … it Candelario and Dan Vogelbach were promoted from within. will mark Chicago’s second trip at Oakland against the A’s as the Cubs 2015 REVIEW: The Cubs in 2015 went 97-65 to grab a wild card spot and dropped two of three there in July of 2013. advance to the postseason for the first time since 2008 … Chicago, who finished third in the N.L. Central behind St. Louis and Pittsburgh, defeated the Pirates in SLOAN PARK: The Cubs return for their third season at Sloan Park following 17 the Wild Card game and topped the Cardinals in the NLDS, three-games-to-one, years at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa (1997-2013) … the club set many Spring before bowing out in the NLCS against the Mets. Training attendance records last season, averaging 14,828 fans per game.  The Cubs and Royals drew a single-game Spring Training record 15,523 fans to Sloan Park on March 20 this spring.

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CUBS ON Cubs Starters & Relievers in 2016 Cactus League Play

THE MOUND W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Spring Training Cubs Starters 4-6 4.24 91.1 92 50 43 6 20 81 Cubs Relievers 4-11 5.54 143.0 155 103 88 17 61 133 Totals 8-17 5.03 234.1 247 153 131 23 81 214

Today’s Cubs Starter — #49 RHP Jake Arrieta

W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 — Tennessee-AA# 1-1 1.26 4 4 0 0 14.1 8 4 2 0 5 11 Daytona-A# 0-0 4.76 1 1 0 0 5.2 5 5 3 3 2 7 CUBS 10-5 2.53 25 25 1 1 156.2 114 46 44 5 41 167 2015 — CUBS 22-6 1.77 33 33 4 3 229.0 150 52 45 10 48 236 2016 — CUBS (Spring Training) 0-0 8.53 3 3 0 0 6.1 6 6 6 0 4 9 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 56-38 3.70 136 130 5 4 795.1 666 348 327 70 272 717

Named the 2015 N.L. Award winner, Jake has gone 36-13 with five complete games, four and a 2.26 ERA (110 ER/437.1 IP) in 67 starts for the Cubs since he was acquired from Baltimore in July of 2013 … tabbed by manager Joe Maddon as the Cubs Opening Day starter April 4 at the Angels … will be his second Opening Day start (2012 with Baltimore).  Has gone 56-38 with five complete games, four shutouts and a 3.70 ERA (327 ER/795.1 IP) in 136 career games (130 starts) in six big league seasons with Baltimore (2010-13) and the Cubs (2013-15).  Tossed the 14th no-hitter in Cubs franchise history, August 30, 2015 at the Dodgers.  Has struck out 717 hitters compared to 272 walks in 795.1 career innings, an average of 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings.  Originally selected by the Orioles in the fifth round of the 2007 Draft out of Texas Christian University.

In 2015, Jason went 22-6 with four complete games, three shutouts and a 1.77 ERA (45 ER/229.0 IP) in 33 starts as he captured his first … the 22 victories led the majors and were the most by a Cub since Fergie Jenkins was 24-13 in 1971 … was Chicago’s first 20-game winner since went 20-6 in 2001.  Logged a miniscule 0.41 ERA (4 ER/88.1 IP) and went 11-0 in 12 starts beginning August 4 through the end of the season ... that is the lowest ERA for any pitcher from August 1 through season’s end since ERA became an official stat.  Recorded a 0.75 ERA (9 ER/107.1 IP) and was 12-1 with two shutouts in 15 starts in the season’s second half ... that is the lowest second-half ERA since the All-Star Game was instituted in 1933.  Became the first major league pitcher ever to finish a season with 20-straight quality starts ... the run, which began June 21, also surpassed the previous Cubs mark of 17-consecutive quality starts by in 1933.  Named the N.L. Pitcher of the Month for August and September/October, becoming the first pitcher to win the award in consecutive months since in 2014. * * * * * Cubs Relievers

#56 HECTOR RONDON: Serving as the team’s closer for the majority of the 2015 #37 : Went 3-2 with four saves and a 2.95 ERA (19 ER/58.0 IP) in 45 season, he notched 30 saves and posted a 1.67 ERA (13 ER/70.0 IP) … became just relief appearances last season after he moved into the bullpen in mid-May … struck the second pitcher in club history to save 30 games with a 1.67 ERA or lower. out 71 and walked 27 as a reliever … had not pitched out of the bullpen since  Is 12-9 with a 2.82 ERA (59 ER/188.0 IP) and 59 saves in 181 relief September 17, 2011. appearances since making his major league debut with Chicago in 2013.  Pitched to a 0.95 ERA (2 ER/19.0 IP) in his final 15 games (including two spot  Last season posted a 1.10 ERA (4 ER/32.2 IP) in 33 games following the All- starts) beginning August 26. Star break ... had a 2.17 ERA (9 ER/37.1 IP) 39 games in the first half.  Posted a 2.97 ERA (13 ER/39.1 IP) in 30 games pitched after the All-Star Break  Recorded two saves in the NLDS vs. St. Louis, including the series-clinching compared to a 4.40 ERA (30 ER/61.1 IP) in 24 games prior to the Break. Game Four.  Overall has gone 39-52 with a 4.08 ERA (380 ER/839.0 IP) in 182 career  Held opponents in 2015 to a .212 batting average and a .263 on-base games (133 starts) since making his major league debut with the Reds in 2010 percentage.  Is 28-42 with a 4.04 ERA (283 ER/630.1 IP) in 143 games for the Cubs (98 starts). #46 : Posted a 2.91 ERA (22 ER/68.0 IP) in a career-high 76 relief appearances in 2015, his third-straight season with the Cubs with a sub-3.00 ERA.  Led all Cubs relievers in games pitched, strikeouts, opponent average (.167), holds (28) and hits per nine innings (5.16) … among N.L. relievers, ranked second in opponent average and hits per nine innings, tied for third in holds, tied for fifth in games pitched and ninth in strikeouts.  His .167 opponent average was the best by a Cubs reliever since Carlos Marmol (.147) in 2010 and his 28 holds were the most by a Cubs reliever since Sean Marshall posted 34 holds in 2011.  Pitched in six post-season games, recording a 1.80 ERA (1 ER/5.0 IP), walking one and striking out six.  Has posted a 2.63 ERA (48 ER/164.0 IP) in 178 relief appearances since joining Chicago ... has struck out 194 hitters in that stretch, good for an average of 10.65 strikeouts per 9.0 innings.