(2-4) vs. (4-1-1) March 1, 2018 … Sloan Park … Spring Game No. 7 RHP German Marquez (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP (0-0, 0.00)

2018 CACTUS LEAGUE SEASON: The Chicago Cubs, unbeaten in their last five games, today continue the 2018 Cactus League schedule as they host the Cubs 2018 Spring Record

Colorado Rockies at Sloan Park … the Cubs will play 36 games this spring, Overall: 4-1-1 ...... Home: 3-0-1 ...... Road: 1-1-0 including a pair of exhibition contests against Boston in Fort Myers, Fla. to conclude the spring slate. Upcoming Probable Starters  The Cubs this year are celebrating their 40th-consecutive spring in Mesa, Ariz., the longest active streak in the Cactus League. Friday at Angels  San Francisco is second, as this marks the club’s 38th consecutive spring RHP José Quintana (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Garrett Richards (0-0, 4.50) in Scottsdale, Ariz. Saturday vs. Rob Butcher’s Reds LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN: The Cubs yesterday defeated the Athletics at Sloan RHP Luis Castillo (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP (0-0, 0.00) Park, 7-5, as catcher Chris Gimenez was 2-for-2 with four RBI and a run scored to pace the offense … Efren Navarro was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI Cubs Game-By-Game Schedule/Results while Ryan Court belted a solo homer.  Seven Cubs combined to strike out 12 batters and walk none … DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. got the start and allowed two unearned runs in 2.0 Fri, 2/23 Milwaukee L, 1-2 4,489 innings … Justin Wilson followed and struck out one in a scoreless inning … Justin Grimm (1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 SO), Mike Montgomery (1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 Sat, 2/24 Texas W, 6-1 14,821 SO), Carl Edwards Jr. (1.0 IP, 2 SO), Eddie Butler (2.0 IP, 2 SO) and Luke Sun, 2/25 San Francisco W, 12-10 10,186 Farrell (1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 SO) followed. Mon, 2/26 Seattle T, 9-9 10,021

Tue, 2/27 Chicago (A.L.) W, 6-5 10,769 EARLY RETURNS: Chicago’s .365 on-base percentage ranks fifth among Cactus League teams … Chris Gimenez’ seven RBI are tied for second-most in the Wed, 2/28 Oakland W, 7-5 8,313 Cactus League while Mike Freeman’s six hits are tied for fourth. Thu, 3/1 Colorado*  ’s 11 total bases are tied for ninth in the Cactus League. Fri, 3/2 Los Angeles (A.L.) – Tempe (1:10 PM)*

Sat, 3/3 Cincinnati+ CAMP BREAKDOWN: The Cubs open with 63 players in major league camp, including 36 pitchers (nine non-roster), six catchers (four non- Sun, 3/4 Arizona – Scottsdale (1:10 PM)+ roster), 13 infielders (five non-roster) and eight outfielders (four non-roster) … Mon, 3/5 Colorado – Scottsdale (1:10 PM)* there are 40 players on the 40-man roster, 22 non-roster invitees and one Tue, 3/6 Los Angeles (N.L.)* player on the 60-day disabled list (LHP Drew Smyly).  This year’s camp has players from 10 countries or commonwealths Wed, 3/7 Cleveland – Goodyear (6:05 PM)#* represented: the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Thu, 3/8 San Diego* Panama, Japan, Colombia, Taiwan, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Fri, 3/9 Los Angeles (A.L.) (1:10 PM)+

YEAR FIVE AT SLOAN PARK: The Cubs this season return for their fifth season at Sat, 3/10 Chicago (A.L.) (ss)+ Sloan Park … the club again last season set a Cactus League single-season Los Angeles (N.L.) – Glendale (ss, 7:05 PM)* attendance record with 226,933 fans passing through the gates. Sun, 3/11 Oakland*

NEWCOMERS: Chicago enters the season with 13 new players on the 40-man Mon, 3/12 OFF DAY roster since the conclusion of the 2017 regular season … the Cubs also had 13 Tue, 3/13 San Diego – Peoria (ss, 1:10 PM)* new players on the 40-man roster entering the 2017 Spring Training campaign. San Francisco (ss, 7:05 PM)*  Pitchers Dario Alvarez, Tyler Chatwood, Steve Cishek, Yu Darvish, Brandon Morrow, Shae Simmons and Drew Smyly were signed as free Wed, 3/14 Kansas City – Surprise* agents. Thu, 3/15 Arizona*  Pitchers and Oscar De La Cruz, and infielder , Fri, 3/16 Chicago (A.L.) – Glendale* were promoted from within. Sat, 3/17 Cleveland (ss)*  Pitchers Luke Farrell (via Reds), Cory Mazzoni (via Padres) and Randy Rosario (via Twins) were acquired via waiver claim. Cleveland – Las Vegas (ss, 4:05 PM Vegas Time)# Sun, 3/18 Kansas City (ss) NEW COACHES: The Cubs major league coaching staff features five new faces in Cleveland – Las Vegas (ss, 1:05 PM Vegas Time)^+ 2018: Jim Hickey (Pitching), Chili Davis (Hitting), Brian Butterfield (Third Base), Will Venable (First Base) and Andy Haines (Assistant Hitting Coach) … Davis and Mon, 3/19 Cincinnati – Goodyear (6:05 PM)* Butterfield held the same positions with Boston last season, while Hickey joins Tue, 3/20 OFF DAY from Tampa Bay … Venable joined the organization in 2017 as a special Wed, 3/21 Texas - Surprise* assistant in operations, while Haines served as the club’s minor league Thu, 3/22 San Francisco - Scottsdale (7:05 PM)+ hitting coordinator.  moves to Bench Coach, a position he previously held in Fri, 3/23 Milwaukee+ 2014, before serving as first base coach the past three seasons … Lester Sat, 3/24 Colorado (ss, 7:05 PM)^+ Strode (Bullpen) enters his team-high 12th season on the staff, while Seattle - Peoria (ss, 6:40 PM) (Catching and Strategy) enters his seventh season … Franklin Font (seventh season) and Juan Cabreja (second season) Sun, 3/25 Kansas City - Surprise (12:05 PM)#+ returns as Staff Assistants … Bullpen Catcher Chad Noble returns for his Mon, 3/26 Boston – Fort Myers, Fla. (6:05 PM ET)* fifth season. Tue, 3/27 Boston – Fort Myers, Fla. (1:05 PM ET)*

JOE MADDON AT THE HELM: begins his fourth season as manager +670 The Score … #WGN … ^NBC Sports Chicago … *Cubs.com of the Cubs … has compiled 292 regular season wins and a All Games 1:05 p.m. Arizona time unless otherwise noted championship in his first three seasons … in his first season with the Cubs, he was named the 2015 N.L. Manager of the Year by the BBWAA. 2018 SLOAN PARK CACTUS LEAGUE ATTENDANCE FIGURES  The 2018 campaign marks Maddon’s 44th season in pro baseball, his No. of Games at Sloan Park/Total Attendance ...... 4/43,924 25th at the major league level and 13th as a major league manager. Average Attendance ...... 10,981  Maddon previously managed the Rays for nine years from 2006-14, leading Tampa Bay to four post-season appearances (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013) and winning the American League pennant in 2008. BUSY BODIES: Since the start of the 2015 campaign, the Cubs have played 522 games between the regular season (486) and postseason (36), the most of any AGAINST THE ROCKIES: The Cubs and Rockies play twice in the next five days … big league club (Dodgers are second with 517 combined games and the Astros following today’s tilt at Sloan Park, the teams on Monday will meet at Salt River are third with 510). Fields in Scottsdale … the clubs will play a final time at Sloan Park, March 24. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!: Cubs right-handed Adbert Alzolay turns 23 today …  The teams play six games spanning two series this regular season, with happy birthday, Adbert! those series coming early in the season … Chicago heads to Coors Field for three games, April 20-22, and the Rockies visit for three ROAD WARRIORS: The Cubs will open the 2018 campaign with 10-straight road games, April 30-May 2. games (four in Miami, two in Cincinnati, four in Milwaukee) prior to their home opener, April 9 vs. Pittsburgh … this is the first time in 119 years in which 2017 REVIEW: The Cubs reached the National League Championship Series for Chicago opens a season with at least 10-straight road games … the 1899 Cubs the third-straight season, falling to the , four-games-to-one played 12-straight road games to begin the season, a trip in which they went … became the first team to reach the NLCS three-straight seasons since the St. 7-5 at Louisville, Cincinnati and St. Louis. Louis Cardinals did so from 2011-14.

2018 CACTUS LEAGUE TEAM STATS

CUBS ON THE W-L ERA SV IP H R ER HR BB SO MOUND Cubs Pitching 4-1 4.75 1 53.0 61 32 28 9 29 57

Today’s Pitchers AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Cubs Hitting .286 206 41 59 8 2 7 36 18 45

Cubs Starter — #24 RHP Alec Mills

W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2016 — Northwest Arkansas-AA 1-2 2.39 12 12 0 0 67.2 57 19 18 2 12 68 Kansas City 0-0 13.50 3 0 0 0 3.1 3 5 5 0 5 4 Omaha-AAA 4-3 4.19 12 11 0 0 58.0 62 29 27 8 19 54 2017 — Iowa-AAA 2-0 3.21 3 3 0 0 14.0 12 9 5 0 3 7 Mesa-R 0-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 6 Myrtle Beach-A 0-1 3.00 2 2 0 0 9.0 8 3 3 0 1 7 MINOR LEAGUE TOTALS 21-23 3.00 101 74 1 0 420.1 394 164 140 21 90 397

Alec is in his second season in the Cubs organization after he was acquired from Kansas City, February 8, 2017, for minor league OF ... he made his major league debut in 2016, appearing in three games out of the bullpen with the Royals.  Has gone 21-23 with a complete game and a 3.00 ERA (140 ER/420.1 IP) in 101 games, including 74 starts, in six minor league seasons ... has fanned 397 batters while walking just 90.  Posted a 13.50 ERA (5 ER/3.1 IP) in three outings in his first major league action in 2016.  Named a mid-season All-Star in the South Atlantic League (2013), (2015) and (2016).  Originally drafted by Kansas City in the 22nd round of the 2012 Draft.

In 2017, Alec missed a majority of the year on Triple-A Iowa’s disabled list ... was on the shelf, April 13-May 12, with a left ankle contusion and then made one start before he landed back on the D.L. with a right forearm strain.  Was 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA (5 ER/14.0 IP) in three starts with Iowa.  Pitched in rehab assignments with Rookie League Mesa and Single-A Myrtle Beach, producing a 1.93 ERA (3 ER/14.0 IP) in four starts from August 19-September 3 ... walked two and struck out 13.  Made four starts for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League, going 1-2 with a 4.80 ERA (8 ER/15.0 IP) ... walked three and struck out 14.

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#45 RHP ANTHONY BASS: Anthony signed a minor league contract with an #32 LHP BRIAN DUENSING: Brian signed a two-year contract in January, returning invitation to major league Spring Training in December of last year ... has gone 5-9 to the Cubs after a strong 2017 season ... has gone 43-38 with two saves, 58 holds with three saves and a 4.60 ERA (145 ER/284.0 IP) in 131 major league games (18 and a 4.01 ERA (323 ER/725.0 IP) in 436 major league appearances (375 in relief, 61 starts) across six seasons with San Diego (2011-13), Houston (2014) and Texas as a starter) covering nine major league seasons with the Twins (2009-15), Orioles (2015, 2017). (2016) and Cubs (2017).  In 2017, he spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Round Rock ...  Has pitched exclusively as a reliever the last five seasons, going 15-7 with two made two appearances with Texas (April 25 and May 3), posting a 14.29 ERA saves and a 3.57 ERA (95 ER/239.2 IP) in 272 outings in that span. (9 ER/5.2 IP).  In 2017, he had a career year in his first season with the Cubs, posting a 2.74  Spent the 2016 season in Japan with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham-Fighters of ERA (19 ER/62.1 IP), his lowest since the 2010 season, in 68 appearances … Nippon (was a teammate of Shohei Otani). allowed only five of 33 inherited runners to score (15.2%), the third-best  Named a mid-season All-Star in 2009 (), 2010 ( percentage among N.L. relievers. League) and 2011 (Texas League).  Appeared in five postseason games last season, going 1-1 with one hold and a  Originally selected by San Diego in the fifth round of the 2008 draft out of 1.69 ERA (1 ER/5.1 IP). Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich.  Originally drafted in the third round of the 2005 Draft by the out of the University of Nebraska. #72 RHP CRAIG BROOKS: Craig is a non-roster invitee to major league Spring Training for the first time in 2018 ... in three minor league seasons, he has gone 7-2 #56 LHP : Kyle signed a minor league contract with the Cubs with an with 17 saves and a 3.85 ERA (56 ER/131.0 IP) in 99 appearances, all out of the invitation to Spring Training, December 29, 2017 ... has pitched in each of the last bullpen. four seasons with Detroit, going 8-6 with a 3.87 ERA (55 ER/128.0 IP) in 86 games  Selected by the Cubs in the seventh round of the 2015 draft and reached the (seven starts). Double-A level for the first time last season.  Made his major league debut in 2014 ... had his best season in 2016, going 4-  In 2017, he established career-best marks with 45 appearances, 60.2 innings 2 with a 3.07 ERA (19 ER/55.2 IP) in 56 relief appearances. pitched, 88 , 10 saves and a 3.12 ERA (21 ER/60.2 IP) ... split the  In 2017, he spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Toledo after campaign between Single-A Myrtle Beach and Double-A Tennessee. beginning the season with the Tigers ... allowed five earned runs in 5.2  Graduated from Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C. where he was named the innings pitched with Detroit … went 3-1 with a 4.96 ERA (25 ER/45.1 IP) and American Baseball Coaches Association National Player and Pitcher of the 39 strikeouts in 48 appearances with Toledo. Year in 2015.  Was drafted by the Tigers in the 12th round of the 2010 draft out of Auburndale (Fla.) High School. #78 LHP DANIEL CAMARENA: Daniel joined the Cubs on a minor league contract in January following six years in the Yankees farm system ... has compiled a 3.67 ERA #57 RHP SHAE SIMMONS : Shae signed a major league split contract with the Cubs (217 ER/532.2 IP) and gone 27-30 with two complete games and one save in 107 in February ... is in his seventh pro season since being selected in the 22nd round of minor league contests, including 94 starts. the 2012 draft by the Braves.  Missed the 2015 campaign after undergoing a procedure to remove bone  Has appeared in parts of three major league seasons with the Braves (2014, spurs in his left elbow ... since returning to action in 2016, is 16-13 with a 2016) and Mariners (2017), going 1-4 with one save and a 3.50 ERA (14 3.67 ERA (106 ER/260.0 IP) in 51 minor league games, including 44 starts. ER/36.0 IP) in 42 outings, all in relief.  Was selected by the Yankees in the 20th round of the 2011 draft ... had  Missed the entire 2015 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in committed to play at the University of San Diego before signing with New February of that year. York.  In 2017, he was placed on the 10-day minor league disabled list, March 30,  In 2017, he went 6-6 with a 3.65 ERA (48 ER/118.1 IP) between Double-A with a right elbow strain … made season debut July 6 … posted no record and Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in his final season in the Yankees a 4.91 ERA (6 ER/11.0 IP) in 13 games in the minors. system ... combined to walk just 31 in 118.1 innings while striking out 78 ... was on the disabled list, May 14-June 18, with a left shoulder strain.