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Chicago Cubs (3-5-2) vs. Texas Rangers (2-7) March 5, 2017 … Surprise Stadium … Spring Game No. 11 LHP Jon Lester (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Nick Martinez (0-0, 0.00) 2017 CACTUS LEAGUE SEASON: The Chicago Cubs continue their Spring Training schedule when they travel to Surprise to take on the Texas Rangers. Cubs 2017 Spring Record This marks the Cubs’ 39th-consecutive spring in Mesa, Ariz., the longest Overall: 3-5-2 ......................... Home: 2-2-2 ......................... Road: 1-3 active streak in the Cactus League. San Francisco is second, as this marks the club’s 37th consecutive Upcoming Probable Starters spring in Scottsdale, Ariz. The longest streak in the majors is held by Detroit, who has called Monday at Angels: Lakeland, Fla., their home for the last 72 years. RHP Jake Arrieta (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jesse Chavez (0-0, 0.00) BATS BREAK OUT: Chicago yesterday dispatched of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tuesday vs. WBC Team Italy: 9-3, at Sloan Park as Kris Bryant belted a fourth-inning grand slam and Jeimer TBD vs. RHP John Lackey (0-0, 0.00) Candelario was 3-for-3 with a double, triple, RBI and three runs scored. Kyle Hendricks made his Cactus League debut, allowing one hit and Cubs Game-By-Game Schedule/Results striking out one in 2.0 innings. DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. ON THE BUMP: Jon Lester today makes his Cactus League debut … manager Joe Maddon has named Lester Chicago’s Opening Day starter … a four-time All-Star Sat, 2/25 Oakland W, 4-3 14,929 and three-time World Series Champion, Lester is 30-17 with a 2.89 ERA (131 San Francisco – Scottsdale L, 6-8 11,515 ER/406.2 IP) in 64 starts for Chicago since signing prior to the 2015 season. Sun, 2/26 Cleveland T, 1-1 15,388 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KYLE!: Cubs catcher/outfielder Kyle Schwarber turns 24 Mon, 2/27 Chicago (A.L.) T, 4-4 14,621 today … happy birthday! Tue, 2/28 Los Angeles (A.L.) L, 5-7 12,688 CAMP BREAKDOWN: The Cubs have 66 players in camp, including 26 non- Wed, 3/1 Kansas City – Surprise W, 7-3 7,593 roster invitees … the breakdown by position: 40 pitchers (16 non-roster), six Thu, 3/2 Cincinnati – Goodyear L, 2-6 6,722 catchers (two non-roster), 12 infielders (five non-roster) and eight outfielders Arizona – Scottsdale L, 1-3 13,309 (three non-roster). Fri, 3/3 Cincinnati L, 4-8 15,037 Chicago has its top selections in the 2011 (Javier Baez), 2012 (Albert Almora Jr.), 2013 (Kris Bryant), 2014 (Kyle Schwarber) and 2015 (Ian Sat, 3/4 Los Angeles (N.L.) W, 9-3 15,438 Happ) drafts in camp. Sun, 3/5 Texas – Surprise+ This year’s camp has players from seven countries or commonwealths Mon, 3/6 Los Angeles (A.L.) – Tempe (1:10 p.m.)* represented: the United States, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Japan, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Tue, 3/7 WBC Team Italy* Wed, 3/8 OFF DAY CUBS MEDIA GUIDE: The 2017 Cubs Media Guide is available online at Thu, 3/9 Seattle* www.cubspressbox.com and mlbpressbox.com. Fri, 3/10 Seattle – Peoria (1:10 p.m.)* JOE MADDON AT THE HELM: Joe Maddon begins his third season as manager Sat, 3/11 Colorado+ of the Cubs after last season leading Chicago to its first World Series title in 108 years … in his first season with the Cubs, he was named the 2015 N.L. Manager Sun, 3/12 Oakland – Mesa+ of the Year by the BBWAA. Mon, 3/13 San Diego – Peoria (1:10 p.m.)* The 2017 campaign marks Maddon’s 43rd season in professional Tue, 3/14 Milwaukee* baseball, his 24th at the major league level and 12th as a major league Wed, 3/15 Arizona (7:05 p.m.)^* manager. Thu, 3/16 Los Angeles (N.L.) – Glendale* Maddon previously managed the Rays for nine years from 2006-14, leading Tampa Bay to four post-season appearances (2008, 2010, 2011, Fri, 3/17 Chicago (A.L.) – Glendale (12:05 p.m.)* 2013) and winning the American League pennant in 2008. Sat, 3/18 WBC Asia Team* ABOUT THE COACHING STAFF: The Cubs return the same coaching staff from Milwaukee – Maryvale+ the last two seasons, with bench coach Dave Martinez and hitting coach John Sun, 3/19 Kansas City (7:05 p.m.)^+ Mallee beginning their third seasons with the Cubs … pitching coach Chris Bosio Mon, 3/20 Colorado – Scottsdale (1:10 p.m.)* starts his sixth year with the club. Tue, 3/21 OFF DAY Brandon Hyde handles first base coaching duties for a third-straight season while third-base coach Gary Jones returns for his fourth season Wed, 3/22 Cincinnati – Goodyear (6:05 p.m.)^+ th … Lester Strode enters his 11 season as the team’s bullpen coach … Thu, 3/23 Arizona – Scottsdale* (1:10 p.m.) Mike Borzello is in his sixth year with the team as the catching and Fri, 3/24 Cleveland* strategy coach. Eric Hinske is in his fourth year on the Cubs coaching staff, his third as Sat, 3/25 Cincinnati (Cashman Field, Las Vegas, 1:05 PT)^+ assistant hitting coach … Henry Blanco is in his third year as a quality Colorado – Scottsdale (1:10 p.m.)* assurance coach, Franklin Font is in his sixth season as a staff assistant Sun, 3/26 San Diego* and Chad Noble is in his fourth season as the bullpen catcher. Cincinnati (Cashman Field, Las Vegas, 1:05 PT)#+ NEWCOMERS: Chicago enters the season with 13 new players on the 40-man Mon, 3/27 Cleveland – Goodyear (6:05 p.m.)+ roster since the conclusion of the 2016 season … the Cubs also had 13 new players on the 40-man entering the 2016 Spring Training campaign. Tue, 3/28 San Francisco^* Pitchers Brett Anderson, Brian Duensing and Koji Uehara, as well as Wed, 3/29 Oakland* outfielder Jon Jay, were signed as free agents. Thu, 3/30 Houston (Minute Maid Park, 7:10 p.m. CT)#* Pitchers Eddie Butler, Wade Davis, Alec Mills and Caleb Smith were Fri, 3/31 Houston (Minute Maid Park, 1:10 p.m. CT)^* acquired via trades. Pitchers Jack Leathersich, José Rosario and Duane Underwood, catcher +670 The Score … #WGN … ^CSN … *Cubs.com Victor Caratini and outfielder Jacob Hannemann were promoted from All Games 1:05 p.m. Arizona time unless otherwise noted within. 2017 SLOAN PARK ATTENDANCE FIGURES WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC: The Cubs have eight players in their organization on World Baseball Classic rosters, including five in major league camp: John No. of Games at Sloan Park/Total Attendance ......................... 6/88,101 Andreoli (Italy), Javier Baez (Puerto Rico), Jim Henderson (Canada), Jhondaniel Average Attendance ..................................................................... 14,684 Medina (Venezuela) and Hector Rondon (Venezuela). Also on WBC rosters from the Cubs organization: RHP Miguel Mejia 2016 REVIEW: The Cubs in 2016 won their third World Series in franchise (Puerto Rico), RHP Mario Meza (Mexico) and RHP Erling Moreno history, and their first since winning consecutive titles in 1907 and 1908, when (Colombia). they defeated the Cleveland Indians in the Fall Classic, four-games-to-three … FIVE ON THE LIST: Five Cubs made MLB.com’s Top-100 Prospects List that came the N.L. Pennant was Chicago’s first since 1945 … Chicago dispatched of the San out last month: outfielder Eloy Jimenez is 13th, infielder Ian Happ is 28th, Francisco Giants in the NLDS, 3-1, before they beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4- outfielder Albert Almora Jr. is 75th, pitcher Dylan Cease is 77th and infielder 2, in the NLCS. Jeimer Candelario is 96th. SLOAN PARK: The Cubs return for their fourth season at Sloan Park following 17 AGAINST THE RANGERS: Today’s contest is the lone Cactus League meeting years at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa (1997-2013) … the club set numerous between the Cubs and Rangers … Chicago owns an 8-7 all-time regular season Spring Training attendance marks last season, averaging 15,078 fans per game. record against Texas, including a 5-4 record at Wrigley Field. Sloan Park owns the top-10 single-game Cactus League attendance 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 3.24 16.2 14 7 6 2 4 13 Cubs Relievers 2-2 4.73 70.1 67 39 37 7 31 48 Totals 3-5 4.45 87.0 81 46 43 9 35 61 Today’s Cubs Starter — #34 LHP Jon Lester W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2015 — CUBS 11-12 3.34 32 32 1 0 205.0 183 83 76 16 47 207 2016 — CUBS 19-5 2.44 32 32 2 0 202.2 154 57 55 21 52 197 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 146-84 3.44 317 316 14 4 2003.2 1829 819 766 182 644 1861 A four-time All-Star and three-time World Series Champion, Jon is in his third season with Chicago after he signed with the Cubs on December 15, 2014 ... owns a 146-84 record with a 3.44 ERA (766 ER/2,003.2 IP) in 317 games, all but one as a starter, with Boston (2006-14), Oakland (2014) and the Cubs (2015-16). Ranks third in Cubs postseason history with 49.2 innings pitched and is tied for the most starts in Chicago playoff history with seven ..