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www.CubsPressbox.com * [email protected] * 773-404-4191 * @Cubs * 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL 60613 Chicago Cubs (58-37) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (40-54) Information © 2016 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office July 23, 2016 … Miller Park … Game No. 96 … Road Game No. 50 RHP John Lackey (7-6, 3.75) vs. RHP Zach Davies (6-4, 3.79) MANY HAPPY RETURNS: The Chicago Cubs, who own the top record in baseball, CUBS VS. BREWERS tonight play the second of three games against the Milwaukee Brewers after Dexter CUBS RECORD Fowler last night made his return from the 15-day D.L. with a leadoff home run, The Cubs and Brewers play 19 games, three hits, three RBI, two runs scored and a walk in a 5-2 victory … Addison Russell 2016 Overall: ......................................... 58-37 spanning six series … this is the teams’ first chipped in with two hits, including a triple, while Jason Hammel allowed two runs in At Wrigley Field: .................................. 30-16 meeting since three games here in 5.0 innings to improve to 9-5 this season. On the Road: ........................................ 28-21 Milwaukee, May 17-19 (Cubs went 1-2) … © Fowler is the first Cub ever to come off an in-season disabled list with a game of April: ................................................... 17-5 Chicago last season won 14 games against at least three hits and three RBI … he’s the first Cub to homer in his first at-bat May:.................................................. 18-10 the Brewers, its most in a single season following a D.L. stint of at least 30 days since Sammy Sosa did so during the June .................................................. 16-12 against Milwaukee since the teams first met 1992 campaign … thanks to Ed Hartig for his research assistance. July ...................................................... 7-10 in 1997 … seven of Chicago’s final 26 games © Elias notes that the Cubs are now unbeaten in their last 18 games in which their will be against the Brewers, thanks to a leadoff hitter has driven in at least three runs … Chicago’s last such loss was in All-Time Since 1876: ................. 10,666-10,167 three-game set at Miller Park, Sept. 5-7, and June 2010 against the Angels. At Wrigley Field (since 1916): ......4,191-3,702 a four-game series at Wrigley Field, Sept. 15- 18. REJUVENATED: The Cubs are 6-2 in their last eight games, including a 5-2 mark Leading Entering 6th: .............................. 47-7 since the All-Star break, after going 1-9 in 10 contests, June 30-July 9. Tied Entering 6th: ...................................... 7-6 2016 Overall: ......................................... 4-2 © Cubs pitching owns a 1.71 ERA (12 ER/63.0 IP) in seven games since the break, Trailing Entering 6th: ............................... 4-24 At Wrigley Field: ............................ 2-0 by far the best mark in the majors … the Yankees are second (2.25) while the At Miller Park: .............................. 2-2 Mets are the closest N.L. team (2.55). Leading Entering 7th: .............................. 53-5 © Cubs starting pitchers have emerged from the All-Star break with a 1.76 ERA (9 Tied Entering 7th: ...................................... 2-5 2015 Overall: ....................................... 14-5 ER/46.0 IP) in the team’s first seven games, holding the opponent to a .201 Trailing Entering 7th: ............................... 3-27 At Wrigley Field: ............................ 6-3 average, after the rotation posted an 8.81 ERA (46 ER/47.0 IP) in Chicago’s first At Miller Park: .............................. 8-2 10 July games. Leading Entering 8th: .............................. 53-1 © Overall this season, the Cubs starting rotation leads the majors with a 2.98 ERA All-Time Since 1997: ....................... 152-146 Tied Entering 8th: ...................................... 3-4 (194 ER/585.2 IP) and a .215 opposing batting average while the Washington Trailing Entering 8th: ............................... 2-32 At Wrigley Field: ........................ 78-69 Nationals are second with a 3.43 ERA and a .233 opponent batting average. At Miller Park (since 2001): ........ 67-66 Leading Entering 9th: .............................. 55-1 CURRENT EVENTS: Tonight is the second of a five-game trip in which the team will CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (9) Tied Entering 9th: ...................................... 2-3 have no need for a plane, as following three games here in Milwaukee the club will Trailing Entering 9th: ............................... 1-33 play two games against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field … with an eight-game Player Date Date Games homestand following this trip, the Cubs will not need to head to an airport until (Injury) On Elig. Missed Scoring First: .......................................... 41-10 their trip at Oakland on August 3. RHP Dallas Beeler 3/25 4/9 95 One-Run Games: ................................... 11-15 © Overall, the Cubs play 24 of their first 32 games after the break at home after (right shoulder inflammation) 15-Day Two-Run Games: ....................................... 7-7 heading into the break playing only four of their final 18 games at home. RHP Aaron Brooks 3/25 4/9 95 Extra-Inning Games: .................................. 3-3 © The Cubs enter tonight with the best record in all of baseball despite playing the (hip contusion) 15-Day Scoring Four or More: ............................. 53-7 RHP Trevor Cahill 7/9 7/24 7 second-fewest number of home games (40) in the “first half” of the season. Scoring Fewer Than Four: ......................... 5-30 (patellar tendinitis rt. knee) 15-Day JUST RUN WITH IT: Chicago has stolen a base in a season-high six-straight games (7 Out-Hitting Opponents: ......................... 49-11 OF Chris Coghlan 7/3 7/18 15 steals total) for the first time since April 14-20 of last season … Chicago last swiped Hit Totals Equal: ........................................ 4-3 (right ribcage strain) 15-Day a base in at least seven-straight games back in 1989 during an 11-game streak, April Out-Hit by Opponents: ............................ 5-23 RHP Joe Nathan 5/17 7/16 59 8-21. Hit at Least One HR: .............................. 46-19 (recovering from Tommy John) 60-Day Hit Two or More HR: ............................... 25-8 HOMERS ABOUND: The Cubs rank fourth in the N.L. with 124 homers, trailing only LHP Zac Rosscup 2/26 6/2 95 Playing Errorless Ball: ............................ 38-18 St. Louis (134), Washington (134) and New York (129) … Chicago has homered in (left shoulder inflammation) 60-Day Committing at Least One Error: ............ 20-19 C Kyle Schwarber Out for season 92 each of its last 11 road games dating to June 27 in Cincinnati (21 homers total), (torn ACL, LCL in left knee; left ankle sprain) something the club hadn’t done since another 11-game stretch, September 8-26, OF Jorge Soler 6/7 6/22 39 2007. (left hamstring strain) 15-Day © Chicago tonight aims to homer in 12-straight road games for the first time since May 8-June 3, 2001, a feat done just three other IF Christian Villanueva 3/25 5/24 95 times in franchise history: the team had two other 12-game runs in 1963 and 1987 while homering in a team-record 14-straight (right fibular fracture) 60-Day road contests in 1955. BEST OPS, NATIONAL LEAGUE THAT’S A DYNAMIC DUO: Kris Bryant leads the N.L. with 25 home runs while teammate Anthony Rizzo is tied for second with 24 homers … they join Colorado’s Nolan Arenado (24) and Trevor Story (24) as the only N.L. teammates with more than 20 homers apiece. 1. Daniel Murphy, WAS ...................... .999 © Rizzo ranks third in the N.L. with a .987 OPS while Bryant is sixth with a .935 mark … the two have combined for 99 extra-base hits 2. Matt Carpenter, STL ....................... .988 as Rizzo is tied for the N.L. lead with 51 extra-base hits and Bryant is tied for fifth with 48. 3. Anthony Rizzo, CHI ...................... .987 © According to STATS, Inc., Bryant’s 5.0 WAR leads all N.L. players on offense while Rizzo’s 3.4 WAR is seventh. 4. Jake Lamb, ARI ............................... .982 PUTTING TOGETHER A CAMPAIGN: Kris Bryant, with 25 homers, is already one shy of the 26 he hit during his 2015 N.L. Rookie of the 5. Yoenis Cespedes, NYM ................... .938 Year campaign … his 77 runs scored, which pace the N.L., are just 10 shy of the 87 he scored last year. © Kyle Hendricks on Wednesday won his career-high ninth game, as he’s increased his win total in each of his three seasons from 7-2 AT BATS PER RBI, NL in 2014, 8-7 last season and 9-6 this year. 1. Anthony Rizzo, CHI ....................... 4.67 © Jason Hammel last night won his ninth game, one shy of his career high 10 wins done four times (2009, 2010, 2014, 2015). 2. Jake Lamb, ARI ................................4.80 WHAT A RELIEF: After allowing seven runs in 5.0 innings, July 9 in Pittsburgh, the Cubs bullpen has posted a 1.35 ERA (3 ER/20.0 IP) in 3. Adam Duvall, CIN ............................5.02 its last eight games … the ‘pen has held the opposition to a .134 average while walking four and striking out 18. 4. Nolan Arenado, COL ........................5.03 © Cubs reliever Travis Wood has stranded 23 of 25 inherited runners, good for a 92.0 percent success rate, fifth-best in the majors … San Francisco’s Josh Osich leads with a 95.0 percent success rate (38/40) … Wood is tied for fourth in the majors with 48 BEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL, 2016 appearances this season, one behind the leaders. 1. Chicago Cubs ............................... +154 © Hector Rondon is second among N.L. relievers with a .203 opponent on-base percentage and is third with 14.1 pitches per inning. 2. Washington Nationals .................... +112 IT WOULD BE ACCURATE TO SAY HE’S RAKING: Anthony Rizzo has hit safely in 37 of his last 45 contests since May 29 … he’s batted 3.