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Information © 2016 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office April 1, 2016 … Cashman Field, Las Vegas … Spring Game No. 31 LHP Steven Matz (0-2, 6.27) vs. RHP (2-1, 5.12)

VEGAS, PART 2: The Chicago Cubs today play the second of two exhibition games against the at Cashman Field in Las Vegas, home of the Cubs 2016 Spring Record

Mets Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s. Overall: 11-17-2 ...... Home: 7-8 ...... Road: 4-9-2  Following today’s game, the Cubs will enjoy Saturday off in Anaheim before an exhibition game at the Angels on Sunday … the Cubs open the Upcoming Probable Starters

season against the Halos on Monday, April 4.  The Cubs just completed their 38th-consecutive spring in Mesa, Ariz., Saturday: the longest active streak in the Cactus League. Off Day in Anaheim CUBS IN LAS VEGAS: The Cubs are 14-12 in 26 exhibition games at Cashman Sunday at Angels (12:05 p.m. PT): Field since first playing here in 1993 … Chicago has played in Las Vegas every RHP (0-2, 2.92) vs. RHP Matt Shoemaker (2-2, 7.65) year since 2005 … last season, the Cubs swept the Oakland A’s in two games at Cashman Field, March 13-14. Cubs Game-By-Game Schedule/Results

LAST NIGHT’S ACTION: The Cubs last night defeated the Mets, 5-1, at Cashman Field in Las Vegas … was 2-for-4 with a run and a RBI while Kris DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT. Bryant was 1-for-2 with a RBI and a walk … Tommy La Stella added two hits. Thu, 3/3 Milwaukee L, 1-2 4,279  Ryan Williams got the start and tossed 3.0 shutout innings (2 H, 1 SO) … Fri, 3/4 Los Angeles (A.L.) W, 3-0 15,446 Trevor Cahill allowed a run in 2.0 innings (and brought home a run with a bunt) … tossed a scoreless eighth inning after Pedro Sat, 3/5 Cincinnati L, 2-4 15,443 Strop (0.2 IP) and Hector Rondon (0.1 IP) had combined for a scoreless Sun, 3/6 L, 3-8 13,151 sixth … Carl Edwards Jr. spun a scoreless ninth inning. Mon, 3/7 Kansas City L, 2-3 11,937

SLOAN PARK: The Cubs on Wednesday completed their third Cactus League Colorado L, 2-4 7,913 season at Sloan Park, and once again set a single-season MLB Tue, 3/8 Los Angeles (N.L.) L, 3-7 15,313 attendance record with 226,163 fans going through the gates … that eclipsed Wed, 3/9 Cleveland L, 3-5 14,254 the previous mark of 222,415 set at Sloan Park in 2015.  The Cubs average attendance at Sloan Park this spring was 15,078, also Thu, 3/10 Seattle – Peoria L, 8-10 9,226 a single-season MLB Spring Training mark, surpassing 14,828 fans per Fri, 3/11 Cincinnati W, 7-4 15,256 game at Sloan Park in 2015. Sat, 3/12 Chicago (A.L.) W, 9-2 15,417

CACTUS LEAGUE TEAM LEADERS: and Munenori Kawasaki led the Los Angeles (N.L.) L, 5-6 13,120 team with 16 hits and six doubles apiece … Ben Zobrist led the club with eight Sun, 3/13 Oakland T, 3-3 10,040 walks while paced the team with 14 RBI … Addison Russell led Mon, 3/14 San Diego L, 2-10 15,318 the Cubs with five homers. Tue, 3/15 San Diego W, 11-1 7,709 OPENING NIGHT THREE DAYS AWAY: The Cubs will open their 2016 regular Wed, 3/16 Kansas City L, 0-10 11,076 season, April 4 at the Angels in a 9:05 p.m. CT tilt … Chicago owns a 75-63-2 Thu, 3/17 Arizona W, 15-4 15,329 Opening Day record since 1876 … Chicago is 78-62 in its opening road games.  This will mark the first time the Cubs have opened a season against an Fri, 3/18 Chicago (A.L.) L, 2-3 13,130 American League opponent … it will be the first time Chicago opens a Sat, 3/19 Cleveland L, 5-10 11,616 season in California since 1984 at the Giants (a 5-3 win). Sun, 3/20 Kansas City W, 5-2 ^^15,523  is slated to make his second career Opening Day start when Mon, 3/21 Off Day he toes the rubber for Chicago … he made the Opening Day start for Baltimore vs. the Twins, April 6, 2012 … he became the first Orioles Tue, 3/22 Cincinnati W, 9-6 8,144 to throw at least 7.0 shutout innings while allowing two or fewer Wed, 3/23 Texas L, 0-5 8,915 hits on Opening Day. Thu, 3/24 San Francisco W, 16-14 12,114

ABOUT THE LONG BALL: Chicago’s 46 home runs were second-most among Fri, 3/25 Milwaukee L, 4-5 15,509 Cactus League teams, trailing only the White Sox (49 homers) … the Cubs hit 40 Sat, 3/26 San Francisco L, 2-5 15,403 home runs in their final 23 Cactus League games … 22 players went deep for Sun, 3/27 Seattle L, 9-12 15,438 Chicago. Mon, 3/28 Los Angeles (A.L.) T, 8-8 9,059 STRONG PERFORMANCES: Kris Bryant reached base safely in each of his final Tue, 3/29 Oakland W, 9-5 15,469 nine Cactus League games since March 17 … he recorded an extra-base hit in Wed, 3/30 Colorado W, 10-0 15,108 each of his last five contests, including a double Wednesday vs. the Rockies.  Ben Zobrist batted .308 (12-for-39) with a .426 on-base percentage in 15 Thu, 3/31 New York (N.L.) - Las Vegas W, 5-1 11,025 Cactus League games … he had eight walks compared to five strikeouts, Fri, 4/1 New York (N.L.) - Las Vegas (1:05 p.m. local)#* hit safely in his last eight games and reached safely in his final 11 games Sat, 4/2 Off Day since March 11. Sun, 4/3 Los Angeles (A.L.) - Angel Stadium (12:05 p.m. local)+  Jason Heyward homered in two of his final three Cactus League games and had an extra-base hit in three of his last five contests. ^^Single-Game Spring Training Attendance Record  batted .387 (12-for-31) with a .472 OBP in 13 Cactus +670 The Score … #WGN … ^CSN … *Cubs.com … &ESPN TV League games. All Games 1:05 p.m. Arizona time unless otherwise noted  Addison Russell’s five homers were tied for fifth-most in the Cactus League. 2016 SLOAN PARK ATTENDANCE FIGURES

JOE MADDON AT THE HELM: begins his second season as manager No. of Games at Sloan Park/Total Attendance ...... 15/226,163 of the Cubs after he was named the 2015 N.L. Manager of the Year by the Average Attendance ...... 15,078 BBWAA … Maddon led the Cubs to 97 victories last season, the most for a manager in his first season with Chicago, surpassing Jim Frey’s 96 wins in 1984.  The 2016 season marks Maddon’s 42nd year in professional , his 2015 REVIEW: The Cubs in 2015 went 97-65 to grab a wild card spot and 23rd at the major league level and 11th as a major league manager. advance to the postseason for the first time since 2008 … Chicago, who finished  Maddon previously managed the Rays for nine years from 2006-14, third in the N.L. Central behind St. Louis and Pittsburgh, defeated the Pirates in leading Tampa Bay to four post-season appearances (2008, 2010, 2011, the Wild Card game and topped the Cardinals in the NLDS, three-games-to-one, 2013) and winning the American League pennant in 2008. before bowing out in the NLCS against the Mets.

AGAINST THE METS: This is the second meeting between the Cubs and Mets at NEWCOMERS: Chicago enters the season with 12 new players on the 40-man Cashman Field in Las Vegas … the teams split a two-game set here in Spring roster since the conclusion of the 2015 season … the Cubs had 11 new players Training of 2014. on the 40-man entering the 2015 Spring Training campaign.  The Cubs and Mets, who met in last year’s NLCS, will play two series  Infielder Ben Zobrist, Jason Heyward and Andury totaling seven games this regular season … the teams meet at Citi Field Acevedo and were signed as free agents. for four games, June 30-July 3, before three games at , July  Pitchers Aaron Brooks, Spencer Patton and Adam Warren were acquired 18-20. via trades … pitcher C.J. Riefenhauser was claimed off waivers.  Pitcher , catcher and infielders Jeimer Candelario and Dan Vogelbach were promoted from within.

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CUBS ON Cubs Starters & Relievers in 2016 Cactus League Play

THE MOUND W-L ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO Spring Training Cubs Starters 6-6 3.91 101.1 95 51 44 6 23 96 Cubs Relievers 4-11 5.48 151.0 166 107 92 19 62 137 Totals 10-17 4.85 252.1 261 158 136 25 85 233

Today’s Cubs Starter — #39 RHP Jason Hammel

W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO 2014 — CUBS 8-5 2.98 17 17 0 0 108.2 88 36 36 10 23 104 Oakland 2-6 4.26 13 12 0 0 67.2 66 34 32 13 21 54 2015 — CUBS 10-7 3.74 31 31 0 0 170.2 158 79 71 23 40 172 2016 — CUBS (Spring Training) 2-1 5.12 5 5 0 0 19.1 19 12 11 2 5 18 MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS 69-77 4.49 276 218 2 1 1336.1 1394 710 667 163 427 1047

Jason is in his third season with the Cubs and his 11th major league campaign … is 69-77 with four saves and a 4.49 ERA (667 ER/1,336.1 IP) in 276 career games (218 starts) in 10 big league seasons with Tampa Bay (2006-08), Colorado (2009-11), Baltimore (2012-13), Cubs (2014-15) and Oakland (2014).  Is 18-12 with a 3.45 ERA (107 ER/279.1 IP) in 48 starts for the Cubs ... has struck out 276 batters and walked just 63.  Has started 20 or more games in seven-straight major league campaigns since 2009 ... has won a career-best 10 games four times (2009, 2010, 2014 and 2015).  Signed with the Cubs in February of 2014 and started 17 games for the Northsiders before being dealt to Oakland along with right-handed pitcher on July 5 for righty , infielder Addison Russell, outfielder Billy McKinney and a cash consideration … re-signed with the Cubs in December of 2014

In 2015, Jason went 10-7 with a 3.74 ERA (71 ER/170.2 IP) in a career-high 31 starts for Chicago ... reached a career-high 10 victories for the second-straight season and fourth time overall ... struck out a career-best 172 batters compared to just 40 walks … averaged 4.3 strikeouts per walk allowed, a career best.  Went 5-4 with a 2.86 ERA (33 ER/103.2 IP) in 17 starts prior to the All-Star break ... was 5-3 with a 5.10 ERA (38 ER/67.0 IP) in 14 outings in the second half.  Recorded a 3.42 ERA (53 ER/139.2 IP) in the second inning and later ... had a 5.23 ERA (18 ER/31.0 IP) in the first inning.  Struck out a career-high 11 batters, June 1 in Miami … just the fourth Cubs hurler since 1985 to strike out at least 11 and walk none while on the road. * * * * * Cubs Relievers

#79 ANDURY ACEVEDO: Signed with the Cubs in November of 2015 after spending #60 C.J. RIEFENHAUSER: Was claimed off waivers from Baltimore in February … the last three seasons in the Yankees organization ... was optioned to Triple-A Iowa optioned to Triple-A Iowa March 18 … spent parts of the last two seasons at the big March 14 … has gone 8-8 with a 4.00 ERA (55 ER/123.2 IP) in 95 career minor league level with the Tampa Bay Rays, going 1-0 with a 6.30 ERA (14 ER/20.0 IP) in league relief appearances. 24 relief appearances.  Last season, set career-best marks in innings pitched (59.0) and ERA (2.59) as  Has gone 30-23 with 15 saves and a 2.77 ERA (138 ER/448.0 IP) in 191 minor he pitched in three levels of the Yankees organization, including his first league outings, including 42 starts, since making his pro debut in 2010. appearance at the Triple-A level with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.  Spent the majority of last season with Triple-A Durham, posting a 2.86 ERA  Earned Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star honors after going 1-0 with a (11 ER/34.2 IP) in 29 appearances out of the bullpen … did make four stints save and a 1.40 ERA (3 ER/19.1 IP) in 13 games with Single-A Tampa in 2015. with the Rays, going 1-0 with a 5.52 ERA (9 ER/14.2 IP) in 17 outings.  In 2014, led the New York-Penn League in holds with eight.  Missed over a month of the season (April 19-May 29) with left shoulder  Began his career an infielder in the Pirates organization after signing with the inflammation. club in 2007.  Originally selected by Tampa Bay in the 20th round of the 2010 Draft.

#83 FELIX PENA: Signed with the Cubs as a non-drafted free agent in 2009 … was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training for the first time before being assigned to minor league camp March 18 … has posted a 3.84 ERA (241 ER/565.1 IP) in 143 minor league games, including 78 starts.  Named a mid-season All-Star in each of the last three seasons in the Midwest League (2013), Florida State League (2014) and Southern League (2015).  Spent the entire 2015 campaign with Double-A Tennessee, going 7-8 with a 3.75 ERA (54 ER/129.2 IP) and a career-high 140 strikeouts, which ranked as the second-most punchouts in the Southern League and the most among all Cubs minor leaguers.  Led the Smokies last season with 23 starts, 129.2 innings pitched and 140 strikeouts.  Has appeared in at least 20 games each of the last four seasons.