Team Italy vs. (4-5-3) March 7, 2017 … Sloan Park … Exhibition Game LHP Luis Lugo vs. RHP (0-0, 0.00)

2017 CACTUS LEAGUE SEASON: The Chicago Cubs take a break from Cactus League play and host the World Classic’s Team Italy in an exhibition Cubs 2017 Spring Record

game at Sloan Park … today’s stats will not count towards Cactus League Overall: 4-5-3 ...... Home: 2-2-2 ...... Road: 2-3-1 numbers.  This marks the Cubs’ 39th-consecutive spring in Mesa, Ariz., the longest Upcoming Probable Starters active streak in the Cactus League.  San Francisco is second, as this marks the club’s 37th consecutive Wednesday: spring in Scottsdale, Ariz. OFF DAY TEMPE TREATED US WELL: The Cubs yesterday defeated the Angels, 13-10, at Thursday vs. Mariners: Tempe Diablo Stadium … doubled, homered, drove in three runs TBD vs. LHP Mike Montgomery (0-1, 0.00) and scored twice while Munenori Kawasaki drove in four runs and went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored … was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk Cubs Game-By-Game Schedule/Results and three RBI.  made his Cactus League debut and allowed three runs (two DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. earned) in 2.0 innings … righty Ryan Williams spun 2.0 scoreless innings, Sat, 2/25 Oakland W, 4-3 14,929 allowing two hits while striking out one. San Francisco – Scottsdale L, 6-8 11,515 GIMME Ap “B!”: The Cubs and Angels will play a “B” Game this Thursday at 10 Sun, 2/26 Cleveland T, 1-1 15,388 a.m. Arizona time … the game will take place at field one by Chicago’s Under Mon, 2/27 Chicago (A.L.) T, 4-4 14,621 Armour Performance Center. Tue, 2/28 Los Angeles (A.L.) L, 5-7 12,688 HEY, WE KNOW HIM!: Cubs non-roster outfielder will be on Wed, 3/1 Kansas City – Surprise W, 7-3 7,593 Team Italy’s roster this afternoon. Thu, 3/2 Cincinnati – Goodyear L, 2-6 6,722 SIMPLY OFFENSIVE: Cubs hitters have plated 31 runs in the team’s last three Arizona – Scottsdale L, 1-3 13,309 games after scoring 34 runs in their first nine games of the Cactus League season … Chicago’s team batting average has risen 22 points in the last three Fri, 3/3 Cincinnati L, 4-8 15,037 games, from .224 to .246, while the team OPS has increased from .644 to .728 Sat, 3/4 Los Angeles (N.L.) W, 9-3 15,438 (an 84-point increase). Sun, 3/5 Texas – Surprise T, 9-9 11,048

CAMP BREAKDOWN: The Cubs have 66 players in camp, including 26 non- Mon, 3/6 Los Angeles (A.L.) – Tempe W,13-10 7,384 roster invitees … the breakdown by position: 40 pitchers (16 non-roster), six Tue, 3/7 WBC Team Italy* catchers (two non-roster), 12 infielders (five non-roster) and eight outfielders Wed, 3/8 OFF DAY (three non-roster). Thu, 3/9 Seattle*  Chicago has its top selections in the 2011 (Javier Baez), 2012 ( Jr.), 2013 (), 2014 () and 2015 (Ian Fri, 3/10 Seattle – Peoria (1:10 p.m.)* Happ) drafts in camp. Sat, 3/11 Colorado+  This year’s camp has players from seven countries or commonwealths Sun, 3/12 Oakland – Mesa+ represented: the United States, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Mon, 3/13 San Diego – Peoria (1:10 p.m.)* Tue, 3/14 Milwaukee* 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 Wed, 3/15 Arizona (7:05 p.m.)^* years … in his first season with the Cubs, he was named the 2015 N.L. Manager Thu, 3/16 Los Angeles (N.L.) – Glendale* of the Year by the BBWAA. Fri, 3/17 Chicago (A.L.) – Glendale (12:05 p.m.)*  The 2017 campaign marks Maddon’s 43rd season in professional Sat, 3/18 WBC Asia Team* baseball, his 24th at the major league level and 12th as a major league manager. Milwaukee – Maryvale+  Maddon previously managed the Rays for nine years from 2006-14, Sun, 3/19 Kansas City (7:05 p.m.)^+ leading Tampa Bay to four post-season appearances (2008, 2010, 2011, Mon, 3/20 Colorado – Scottsdale (1:10 p.m.)* 2013) and winning the American League pennant in 2008. Tue, 3/21 OFF DAY ABOUT THE COACHING STAFF: The Cubs return the same coaching staff from Wed, 3/22 Cincinnati – Goodyear (6:05 p.m.)^+ the last two seasons, with bench coach and hitting coach John Thu, 3/23 Arizona – Scottsdale* (1:10 p.m.) Mallee beginning their third seasons with the Cubs … pitching coach starts his sixth year with the club. Fri, 3/24 Cleveland*  handles first base coaching duties for a third-straight Sat, 3/25 Cincinnati (Cashman Field, Las Vegas, 1:05 PT)^+ season while third-base coach returns for his fourth season Colorado – Scottsdale (1:10 p.m.)* … Lester Strode enters his 11th season as the team’s bullpen coach … Sun, 3/26 San Diego* is in his sixth year with the team as the catching and strategy coach. Cincinnati (Cashman Field, Las Vegas, 1:05 PT)#+  is in his fourth year on the Cubs coaching staff, his third as Mon, 3/27 Cleveland – Goodyear (6:05 p.m.)+ assistant hitting coach … is in his third year as a quality Tue, 3/28 San Francisco^* 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. Wed, 3/29 Oakland* Thu, 3/30 Houston (Minute Maid Park, 7:10 p.m. CT)#* NEWCOMERS: Chicago enters the season with 13 new players on the 40-man roster since the conclusion of the 2016 season … the Cubs also had 13 new Fri, 3/31 Houston (Minute Maid Park, 1:10 p.m. CT)^* players on the 40-man entering the 2016 Spring Training campaign. +670 The Score … #WGN … ^CSN … *Cubs.com  Pitchers Brett Anderson, Brian Duensing and Koji Uehara, as well as All Games 1:05 p.m. Arizona time unless otherwise noted outfielder Jon Jay, were signed as free agents.  Pitchers Eddie Butler, Wade Davis, Alec Mills and Caleb Smith were 2017 SLOAN PARK ATTENDANCE FIGURES acquired via trades.  Pitchers Jack Leathersich, José Rosario and Duane Underwood, catcher No. of Games at Sloan Park/Total Attendance ...... 6/88,101 Victor Caratini and outfielder Jacob Hannemann were promoted from Average Attendance ...... 14,684 within.

WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: The Cubs have eight players in their organization 2016 REVIEW: The Cubs in 2016 won their third World Series in franchise on World Baseball Classic rosters, including five in major league camp: John history, and their first since winning consecutive titles in 1907 and 1908, when Andreoli (Italy), Javier Baez (Puerto Rico), Jim Henderson (Canada), Jhondaniel they defeated the in the Fall Classic, four-games-to-three … Medina (Venezuela) and Hector Rondon (Venezuela). the N.L. Pennant was Chicago’s first since 1945 … Chicago dispatched of the San Francisco Giants in the NLDS, 3-1, before they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-  Also on WBC rosters from the Cubs organization: RHP Miguel Mejia 2, in the NLCS. (Puerto Rico), RHP Mario Meza (Mexico) and RHP Erling Moreno (Colombia). SLOAN PARK: The Cubs return for their fourth season at Sloan Park following 17

FIVE ON THE LIST: Five Cubs made MLB.com’s Top-100 Prospects List that came years at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa (1997-2013) … the club set numerous out last month: outfielder Eloy Jimenez is 13th, infielder Ian Happ is 28th, Spring Training attendance marks last season, averaging 15,078 fans per game. outfielder Albert Almora Jr. is 75th, pitcher Dylan Cease is 77th and infielder  Sloan Park owns the top-10 single-game Cactus League attendance Jeimer Candelario is 96th. marks, including the record of 15,523 set March 20, 2016 vs. the Royals.

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 4.35 20.2 22 12 10 3 4 15 Cubs Relievers 2-2 5.44 84.1 89 53 51 10 37 61 Totals 4-5 5.23 105.0 111 65 61 13 41 76

Today’s Cubs Starter — #41 RHP John Lackey

W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 — St. Louis 13-10 2.77 33 33 1 0 218.0 211 71 67 21 53 175 2016 — CUBS 11-8 3.35 29 29 0 0 188.1 146 74 70 23 53 180 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 176-135 3.88 417 416 18 8 2669.2 2697 1254 1150 283 762 2145

John is in his second season with Chicago after he signed a two-year deal with the Cubs, December 8, 2015 ... holds a career record of 176-135 with a 3.88 ERA (1,150 ER/2,669.2 IP) in 417 games across 14 major league seasons with the Angels (2002-09), Red Sox (2010-11 and 13-14), Cardinals (2014-15) and Cubs.  Is one of just 17 pitchers to record at least one victory against all 30 current major league franchises.  His 2,669.2 innings pitched since the start of the 2002 campaign are third-most in the majors while his 416 starts rank third, his 176 victories rank fourth and his 2,145 strikeouts rank sixth.  A three-time World Series champion (2002 with Angels, 2013 with Red Sox and 2016 with Cubs), he owns an 8-6 record with a 3.27 ERA (51 ER/140.1 IP) in 26 career post-season games, including 23 starts ... the eight victories are tied for third-most among active pitchers, trailing only CC Sabathia and ’s nine victories ... his 23 starts and 140.1 innings pitched lead active pitchers.  Was originally selected by the Angels in the second round of the 1999 Draft out of Grayson County College in Denison, Texas ... also played one season at University of Texas-Arlington.

In 2016, John went 11-8 with a 3.35 ERA (70 ER/188.1 IP) in 29 starts in his first season with the Cubs ... recorded 20 quality starts and logged a 1.06 WHIP, his lowest single-season mark in his career and sixth-lowest in the N.L.  Held opponents to a .218 average, by far the lowest mark of his career ... previous best mark was a .246 opponent average in 2006 with the Angels.  His 3.35 ERA was second-lowest among starting pitchers above the age of 35 ... the Dodgers Rich Hill, age 36, posted a 2.12 ERA.  Went 7-4 with a 2.62 ERA (32 ER/110.0 IP) in 16 starts at Wrigley Field ... was 4-4 with a 4.37 ERA (38 ER/78.1 IP) in 13 road starts.  His 2.76 ERA (22 ER/71.2 IP) following the All-Star break was almost a full run lower than his 3.70 ERA (48 ER/116.2 IP) in the season’s first half.  Started three playoff games, going 0-1 with a 4.85 ERA (7 ER/13.0 IP) ... allowed two runs on three hits in 4.0 innings in Game Four of the NLCS.

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#43 RHP JAKE BUCHANAN: Jake signed a minor league contract with the Cubs in #46 RHP : Pedro is in his fifth season with the Cubs after he was April of 2016 and spent most of last season with Triple-A Iowa before joining the acquired from Baltimore in a four-player deal, July 2, 2013 … has pitched in all or Cubs in September ... he has gone 2-3 with a 3.75 ERA (21 ER/50.1 IP) in 24 games parts of eight major league seasons with Texas (2009-11), Baltimore (2011-13) and (three starts) across parts of three big league seasons with Houston (2014-15) and the Cubs, posting 116 holds, nine saves and a 3.23 ERA (122 ER/339.2 IP) in 376 the Cubs (2016). relief appearances.  Made his major league debut with Houston in 2014, pitching in 17 games  Agreed to a 2018 contract extension with a club option for 2019 on February (two starts) ... in his 15 relief outings, he posted a 3.46 ERA (10 ER/26.0 IP) 24, 2017. with 17 strikeouts.  Since joining the Cubs in July of 2013, he has posted a 2.68 ERA (63 ER/211.1  Has gone 50-50 with a 4.11 ERA (383 ER/838.0 IP) in 170 minor league games IP) with 254 strikeouts and six saves in 232 outings ... his .173 opponent across seven seasons. batting average during that span ranks second in the N.L., trailing only Aroldis  Last season, he went 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA (1 ER/6.0 IP) in two games with the Chapman (.150). Cubs, including 5.0-scoreless innings in a spot start, September 30 at  His 84 holds are the most in Cubs franchise history, surpassing Carlos Cincinnati … went 12-8 with a 4.34 ERA (68 ER/141.0 IP) in 24 appearances Marmol’s 82 holds from 2006-13. (22 starts) with Iowa ... had a strong finish, going 2-1 with a 1.35 ERA (3  Missed over a month last season with a left meniscus tear, suffered August ER/20.0 IP) in his final three starts. 10 … returned in late September … tossed 2.0 scoreless innings in three World Series appearances. #21 RHP DYLAN FLORO: Was claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay, January 17, 2017 ... made his major league debut with the Rays last season, going 0-1 with a #29 LHP ROB ZASTRYZNY: Rob made his major league debut in 2016, his fourth 4.20 ERA (7 ER/15.0 IP) in 12 relief outings. year in the Cubs organization ... was drafted in the second round of the 2013 draft  Has gone 36-30 with a 3.30 ERA (194 ER/528.1 IP) in 126 minor league and became the first Cubs pitcher drafted under Theo Epstein to make the majors. games, including 73 starts ... pitched exclusively as a reliever in 2016 after  Went 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA (2 ER/16.0 IP) in eight games (one start) in his pitching primarily as a starter the previous three seasons. debut season with the Cubs ... made his major league debut, August 19 at  Was named an International League All-Star with Durham in 2016, going 1-2 Colorado, tossing a scoreless inning of relief. with a 2.88 ERA (16 ER/50.0 IP) and seven saves in 32 games with the Bulls.  Became the 21st Canadian-born player to appear in a regular season game  Selected to Tampa Bay’s roster July 6 of last season and made his debut the for the Cubs ... became the ninth Canadian-born pitcher to start for the Cubs, next day … pitched to a 3.18 ERA (2 ER/5.2 IP) in his final five appearances and the first since Ryan Dempster. with Tampa Bay after compiling a 4.82 ERA (5 ER/9.1 IP) in his first seven  Has gone 17-16 with a 4.60 ERA (171 ER/334.1 IP) in 73 minor league outings. contests, all but five as a starter ... began his career with Single-A Boise and  Originally drafted by Tampa Bay in the 13th round of the 2012 Draft out of has appeared at every level of the Cubs organization. Cal State-Fullerton.  Drafted in second round of the 2013 Draft out of the University of Missouri.

#56 RHP HECTOR RONDON: Hector has 77 saves, 18 holds and a 2.97 ERA (79 ER/239.0 IP) in four seasons in the Cubs bullpen ... was selected by Chicago in the major league portion of the 2012 after he spent the first eight seasons of his pro career in the Cleveland Indians system.  Ranks sixth in Cubs history with 77 saves, trailing fifth-place Ryan Dempster (87 saves).  Has limited opponents to a .225 average and .280 OBP in 235 career appearances, all with Chicago.  In 2016, he began the season as the Cubs closer before transitioning to a set- up man role upon the addition of in late July ... posted a 1.72 ERA (6 ER/31.1 IP) in 32 outings in the season’s first half before posting a 6.41 ERA (14 ER/19.2 IP) in 22 appearances in the second half.  Appeared in seven playoff games, going 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA (3 ER/6.0 IP).