Chicago Cubs (86-67) Vs. Milwaukee Brewers (81-73) September 23, 2017 … Miller Park … Game No
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Chicago Cubs (86-67) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (81-73) September 23, 2017 … Miller Park … Game No. 154 … Road Game No. 76 RHP Kyle Hendricks (7-5, 3.22) vs. LHP Brent Suter (3-2, 3.41) EXTRA, EXTRA!: The Chicago Cubs last night won their second-straight, come-from- CUBS VS. BREWERS behind extra-inning contest in Milwaukee, this time erasing a 3-0 deficit to take a 4-3 CUBS RECORD The Cubs and Brewers will play 19 times this lead in the fifth, only to see the Brewers tie the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the 2017 Overall: .......................................... 86-67 regular season, spanning eight series, with this frame … it remained that way until the 10th when Tommy La Stella drew a bases- At Wrigley Field: .................................. 46-32 four-game set marking the final series … the loaded walk and Carl Edwards Jr., who had entered in the ninth, locked down the 5-4 On the Road: ........................................ 40-35 Cubs have won two three-game sets at Miller victory, tossing a total of 1.2 scoreless innings to earn the win. April: ................................................. 13-11 Park this season, taking two of three here April © Chicago has won consecutive extra-inning games against the same club in which May:.................................................. 12-16 7-9 and July 28-30 … Chicago has won three- it had to come-from-behind in both contests for the first time since June 19-20, June: ................................................. 15-13 straight season series against Milwaukee 2009 vs. the Indians …. It’s the first time the Cubs have turned the trick against July ...................................................... 16-8 dating to 2014. the same team on the road in 41 years since doing so May 2, 1976, in both ends August: ............................................. 17-12 of a doubleheader at San Francisco … thanks to STATS Inc. September: ......................................... 13-7 © The comeback victory was Chicago’s 43rd of the season, second-most in the N.L. 2017 Overall: .........................................9-8 At Wrigley Field: ...................................3-6 (Dodgers, 45) and third-most in the majors (Angels are second with 44). All-Time Since 1876: ................. 10,797-10,255 At Miller Park: ........................................6-2 IN GOOD STANDING: Last evening’s win extended the Cubs lead in the N.L.Central to At Wrigley Field (since 1916): ..... 4,264-3,741 a season-high tying 5.0 games, as the Cardinals moved into second place in the 2016 Overall: ....................................... 11-8 division thanks to their win in Pittsburgh coupled with the Cubs win over Milwaukee Leading Entering 6th: ............................ 62-10 At Wrigley Field: ...................................7-3 … the Brewers sit in third place, 5.5 games back. Tied Entering 6th: .................................. 11-11 At Miller Park: ......................................4-5 © Chicago entered the All-Star Break with a 5.5-game deficit to the Brewers, but Trailing Entering 6th: ............................. 13-46 has gained 11.0 games over Milwaukee since then. All-Time Since 1997: ........................ 168-160 Leading Entering 7th: .............................. 66-6 At Wrigley Field: ............................... 86-78 WHAT LIES AHEAD: The Cubs, who sit a season-high 19-games over .500 and are 9-1 Tied Entering 7th: .................................... 11-9 At Miller Park (since 2001): ............... 75-71 in their last 10 and 17-7 in their last 24, have just nine regular season games Trailing Entering 7th: ............................... 9-52 remaining, all against N.L. Central division opponents … following this four-game CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (0) series in Milwaukee, the Cubs head to St. Louis for four games to complete this 10- Leading Entering 8th: .............................. 74-7 Player Date Date Games game road trip that started in Tampa Bay (1-1) … Chicago closes out the regular Tied Entering 8th: ...................................... 8-6 season with three home games against Cincinnati, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. (Injury) On Elig. Missed Trailing Entering 8th: ............................... 4-54 © The Cubs are 40-27 vs. the N.L. Central, a .597 winning pct., by far the best intra- N/A divisional record of any N.L. Central team (the Brewers are second at 35-33). Leading Entering 9th: .............................. 73-1 N.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS SOLID STRETCH: The Cubs have 286 regular season victories since the start of the Tied Entering 9th: ...................................... 8-2 1. Chicago Cubs 86-67 ---- 2015 season, marking the winningest three-season span for the franchise in over 100 Trailing Entering 9th: ............................... 5-64 2. St. Louis Cardinals 81-72 -5.0 years … Chicago won 287 regular season contests from 1910-12. 3. Milwaukee Brewers 81-73 -5.5 © The Cubs have secured their third-straight winning campaign dating to 2015 … Scoring First: .......................................... 53-26 4. Pittsburgh Pirates 69-85 -17.5 this is just the third stretch of at least three-straight winning campaigns for One-Run Games: ................................... 24-15 5. Cincinnati Reds 66-88 -20.5 Chicago in the last 78 seasons starting in 1940 … that includes a six-year run from Two-Run Games: ................................... 13-17 1967-72 and 2007-09. Extra-Inning Games: .................................. 6-2 CONSECUTIVE SAVE CHANCES CONVERTED, Scoring Four or More: ........................... 74-17 CUBS FRANCHISE HISTORY © Chicago is 112-54 (.675) in August, September and October regular season games since the start of 2015, the top mark in baseball. Scoring Fewer Than Four: ....................... 12-50 1. Wade Davis 32 4/4/17-current Out-Hitting Opponents: ......................... 64-14 HELLO, PROFESSOR: Today’s Cubs starter, Kyle Hendricks, has posted a 2.42 ERA (18 2. Ryan Dempster 26 8/2/05-5/1/06 Hit Totals Equal: ...................................... 11-6 ER/67.0 IP) in 11 starts since July 24 when he returned from the 10-day D.L. (right 3. Hector Rondon 22 8/14/15-6/6/16 Out-Hit by Opponents: .......................... 11-47 hand tendinitis) … he’s garnered just five decisions in those 11 outings, going 3-2, Joe Borowski 22 8/5/03-5/23/04 Hit at Least One HR: .............................. 71-35 while holding the opponent to a .292 OBP and .376 slugging percentage. Hit Two or More HR: ............................. 47-14 RUNS SCORED SINCE ASB KB AT THE DISH: Kris Bryant has a 6.8 WAR this season, second-highest in the N.L. Playing Errorless Ball: ............................ 53-28 1. Chicago Cubs .................................. 376 behind Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton (6.9) and fourth-highest in the majors … Houston’s Committing at Least One Error: ............ 33-39 2. Minnesota Twins .............................. 367 Jose Altuve leads at 7.6 … including a RBI last night, Bryant has driven in 11 runs in his last nine games dating to September 12. 3. Cleveland Indians ............................. 353 © Bryant’s 107 runs scored rank fourth in the N.L. … he’s just the 12th Cub since 1913 to record multiple 100-run seasons, and the first 4. New York Yankees ........................... 335 since Sammy Sosa did so five times from 1998-2002. © Bryant leads the team with 92 walks, third-most in the N.L. (teammate Anthony Rizzo is fifth with 87), while his .408 on-base MOST HOME RUNS SINCE ASB percentage ranks sixth … Bryant is the first Cub ever to reach 25 home runs in each of his first three major league campaigns. 1. Baltimore Orioles ............................. 106 ROAD WARRIORS: The Cubs have won 22 of their last 32 road games dating to July 2 after starting the campaign 18-25 in their first 43 2. Cleveland Indians ............................... 98 road contests … overall, the team’s 40-35 road record is the best among N.L. Central division clubs (Milwaukee is second at 38-37). Oakland Athletics ............................... 98 4. Minnesota Twins ................................ 96 CATCH AS CATCH CAN: Cubs catchers lead MLB with a combined .292 batting average (163-for-558), .366 on-base percentage, .509 5. Chicago Cubs .................................... 95 slugging mark and .875 OPS … Giants catchers are second in average (.291) and OBP (.358) while Atlanta backstops are second in OPS (.836) … Baltimore’s catchers are second in slugging (.481). Arizona Diamondbacks ...................... 95 A FINE PAIR OF LEFTIES: Kyle Schwarber on Thursday belted his 29th homer of the season, his third in as many starts and his fifth in his MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 last nine contests … he joins Anthony Rizzo in 2014 (32 HR) as the only Cubs lefty hitters to reach 29 homers in their age 24 or younger 1. Giancarlo Stanton ............................ 171 season. 2. Anthony Rizzo ................................ 150 © Since returning to the Cubs on July 6 after a stint with Triple-A Iowa, Schwarber is batting .251 (46-for-183) with six doubles, a triple, 17 homers, 26 RBI and a .912 OPS … his 17 home runs since July 6 rank tied for sixth-most in the N.L. 3. Paul Goldschmidt ............................. 147 BREAKING UP: The Cubs have a 43-22 (.662) record since the All-Star Break, the second-best mark in baseball and trailing only the Indians MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, 2017 (49-18, .731) … Chicago ranks second in the majors with a +103 run differential since the Break, trailing only Cleveland (+158). 1. Los Angeles Dodgers .......................