Chicago Cubs (37-25) Vs. Milwaukee Brewers (39-26) June 11, 2018 … Miller Park … Game No
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Chicago Cubs (37-25) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (39-26) June 11, 2018 … Miller Park … Game No. 63 … Road Game No. 31 LHP José Quintana (6-4, 4.20) vs. RHP Junior Guerra (3-4, 2.83) ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Chicago Cubs tonight play the first of three games against CUBS VS. BREWERS the Milwaukee Brewers to start a seven-day six-game trip to Milwaukee and St. Louis CUBS RECORD (three games starting Friday) … Chicago on Sunday completed a 4-2 homestand vs. 2018 Overall: ......................................... 37-25 The Cubs and Brewers play 19 games spanning Philadelphia (2-1) and Pittsburgh (2-1) with a 7-1 setback that snapped a four-game At Wrigley Field: .................................. 19-13 six series … Chicago took three-of-four in winning streak. On the Road: ........................................ 18-12 Milwaukee, April 5-8, then swept a four-game © Chicago is 8-2 in its last 10 games, 11-3 in its last 14 contests and 12-4 in its last March/April: ..................................... 16-10 set at Wrigley Field, April 26-29 … the Cubs 16 games since May 25 … the Cubs have won five-straight series and are 11-4-5 May: ................................................. 14-13 have won the season series against in series of two or more games this season, including a 5-1-3 mark on the road. June: ..................................................... 7-2 Milwaukee for each of the past four seasons © Chicago’s .597 winning percentage is second-best in the N.L. (Milwaukee, .600) beginning in 2014 … Chicago has gone 10-4 at while its 25 setbacks are the fewest in the N.L. (full disclosure, yes, the Cubs are All-Time Since 1876: ................. 10,839-10,283 Miller Park since the start of 2017, winning tied for the fewest games played in the N.L. with the Mets, but still…). each of its four series. At Wrigley Field (since 1916): ...... 4,284-3,756 © The Cubs, 19-13 at home and 18-12 on the road, join Milwaukee as the only two N.L. clubs with at least 18 wins both at home and on the road this season. 2018 Overall: .........................................7-1 Leading Entering 6th: .............................. 24-2 © The Cubs have not dropped consecutive games since losing two-straight contests At Wrigley Field: ...................................4-0 Tied Entering 6th: ...................................... 8-4 vs. Cleveland, May 22-23. At Miller Park: .......................................3-1 Trailing Entering 6th: ............................... 5-19 EXTRA, EXTRA!: The Cubs have recorded at least one extra-base hit in 95-straight 2017 Overall: ........................................ 10-9 games dating to August 28, 2017 … that’s the franchise’s longest streak since at least Leading Entering 7th: .............................. 27-1 At Wrigley Field: ...................................3-6 1908, eclipsing a 94-game run from May 5-August 15, 1995. Tied Entering 7th: ...................................... 7-4 At Miller Park: ......................................7-3 © Chicago’s 203 extra-base hits this season rank tied for third in the N.L. (with San Trailing Entering 7th: ............................... 3-20 All-Time Since 1997: ........................ 176-162 Francisco), trailing only the Dodgers (218) and Braves (217). Leading Entering 8th: .............................. 31-1 At Wrigley Field: ............................... 90-78 Q QUOTIENT: Tonight’s Cubs starter, José Quintana, has thrown 24.0 consecutive Tied Entering 8th: ...................................... 5-4 At Miller Park (since 2001): ............... 79-73 scoreless innings against the Brewers dating to July 28 of last season … is the longest Trailing Entering 8th: ............................... 1-20 ever scoreless streak by a Cubs pitcher against Milwaukee ... is the longest streak by CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (4) a Cubs pitcher vs. any single opponent since Travis Wood spun 24.0-straight scoreless Leading Entering 9th: .............................. 32-1 Player Date Date Games frames against the Reds from 2014-15. Tied Entering 9th: ...................................... 3-4 (Injury) On Elig. Missed © Among all pitchers in major league history with at least five starts against the Trailing Entering 9th: ............................... 2-20 RHP Eddie Butler 4/20 4/30 46 Brewers, he ranks first in career ERA, opponent batting average (.148), opponent (Right groin strain) 10-Day OBP (.191) and H/9 IP (4.60). Scoring First: ........................................... 25-10 RHP Yu Darvish 5/23 6/2 17 SOMETHING IS BREWING: The Cubs have won their last six games against the Brewers One-Run Games: ..................................... 6-10 (Right triceps tendinitis) 10-Day and, dating to their final meeting of 2017, are 8-1 in their last nine games (outscoring Two-Run Games: ....................................... 8-4 RHP Carl Edwards Jr. 5/30 6/9 11 the Brewers 34-9) … Cubs pitchers have a 0.90 ERA (8 ER/80.1 IP) in that stretch, Extra-Inning Games: .................................. 2-4 (Right shoulder inflammation) 10-Day including six shutouts (five this season), and have limited the Brewers to a .147 batting Scoring Four or More: ............................. 27-6 LHP Drew Smyly 2/14 5/28 62 average (40-for-273) and a .421 OPS. Scoring Fewer Than Four: ....................... 10-19 (Recovery from Tommy John surgery) 60-Day Out-Hitting Opponents: .......................... 32-5 © Cubs hitters have batted .242 (70-for-289) with a .686 OPS in their last nine games Hit Totals Equal: ........................................ 3-2 LOWEST TEAM ERA, MLB, 2018 against Milwaukee. Out-Hit by Opponents: ............................ 2-18 RACKING UP THE RIBBIES: Anthony Rizzo has driven in a run in each of his last seven 1. Houston Astros ............................... 2.93 Hit at Least One HR: .............................. 26-12 games, a career high and a stretch not matched by a Cub since Moises Alou drove in 2. Chicago Cubs ................................. 3.21 Hit Two or More HR: ............................... 12-6 a run in 10-straight games, August 20-29, 2004. 3. Washington Nationals ..................... 3.26 Playing Errorless Ball: ............................ 23-12 © Rizzo has 22 RBI in his last 21 games with an at-bat, and his 45 RBI this season 4. Arizona Diamondbacks ................... 3.43 Committing at Least One Error: ............ 14-13 rank tied for fifth in the N.L. … Rizzo has batted .302 (39-for-129) with eight HIGHEST TEAM BATTING AVG, MLB, 2018 doubles, nine homers, 36 RBI, a .391 OBP, a .574 SLG and a .965 OPS in his last 35 games since May 1 after starting the campaign with a .149 average and a .448 OPS in his first 18 contests through April 30 … his 36 RBI since May 1 lead the majors. 1. San Francisco Giants ...................... .264 2. Boston Red Sox .............................. .264 A TEAM EFFORT: Three Cubs have teamed up to save each of Chicago’s last three wins as Brandon Morrow saved Thursday’s win vs. 3. Chicago Cubs ................................ .262 Philadelphia, Pedro Strop saved Friday’s victory over Pittsburgh and Steve Cishek saved Saturday’s win … in fact, four pitchers have logged 4. Atlanta Braves ................................ .261 the team’s last four saves, dating to Brian Duensing picking up last June 3’s save in New York. © The Cubs previously used three pitchers to record saves in three-straight games, June 3-5 of last season (Wade Davis, Koji Uehara and HIGHEST TEAM OBP, MLB, 2018 Mike Montgomery). 1. Chicago Cubs ................................ .342 HEY THERE, J-HEY: Jason Heyward is hitting .396 (19-for-48) with six runs and a .971 OPS in his last 11 games since May 29 … his 19 hits 2. New York Yankees ......................... .333 in that span are tied for second-most in the N.L. while his .396 average is seventh … Heyward’s walk-off grand slam Wedneday off Adam 3. Cincinnati Reds .............................. .330 Morgan was his first home run off a lefty since June 13 of last year when he went deep off the Mets Josh Smoker. 4. Houston Astros .............................. .330 FEAST OR FAMINE: The Cubs this season are hitting .304 (398-for-1,310) with 259 runs scored in their 37 wins (7.0 runs per game), while HIGHEST TEAM OPS, MLB, 2018 posting a 2.28 team ERA (86 ER/339.0 IP) … in the team’s 25 setbacks, the club has posted a .198 average (173-for-872) with 52 runs scored (2.1 runs per game) … Cubs pitching has a 4.57 ERA (117 ER/230.2 IP) in those setbacks. 1. New York Yankees ......................... .795 2. Boston Red Sox .............................. .790 WHAT’S THE DIFF?: Chicago leads the National League and is tied for third in the majors with a run differential of +89, trailing only 3. Chicago Cubs ................................. .766 Houston (+127) and Boston (+95) … the Cubs 311 runs scored are third in the N.L. (Atlanta, 322 and Los Angeles, 312), while their 222 4. Cleveland Indians ........................... .762 runs allowed are second-fewest in the majors (Houston, 206). © The Cubs were 16-15 with a +21 run differential through May 6 … since May 7, the Cubs have gone 21-10 with a +68 run differential, MOST RBI, N.L., 2018 outscoring opponents 164-96 during that stretch. 1. Eugenio Suarez, CIN ........................... 48 OPEN AND SHUT CASE: Saturday marked Chicago’s major league-best ninth shutout of the season … the Cubs last had more shutouts in 2. Scooter Gennett, CIN ......................... 47 2016, when they tied for the major league lead (with the Dodgers) with 15 such games. Trevor