Chicago Cubs (84-66) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (73-78) September 20, 2017 … Tropicana Field … Game No. 151 … Road Game No. 73 LHP Jon Lester (11-7, 4.30) vs. LHP Blake Snell (3-6, 4.25) ONE-HIT WONDER-FUL: The Chicago Cubs, winners of a season-high seven-straight CUBS VS. RAYS games and now a season-high 18-games over .500, tonight play the final game of a CUBS RECORD The Cubs and Rays play four games this brief two-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays … Chicago last night won the series 2017 Overall: .......................................... 84-66 season, spanning two series … the teams split opener, 2-1, as Mike Montgomery allowed one hit (a Brad Miller solo homer in the At Wrigley Field: .................................. 46-32 two games at Wrigley Field, July 4-5 … this is sixth) and Pedro Strop, Carl Edwards Jr. and Wade Davis combined for three hitless On the Road: ........................................ 38-34 the first time Cubs manager Joe Maddon has innings to give Chicago its first combined one-hitter since Sept. 12 of last season at April: ................................................. 13-11 been to Tropicana Field since joining the Cubs the Cardinals in a 4-1 win. May:.................................................. 12-16 in 2015 … he managed the Rays from 2006- © In that game last season, Chicago’s lone hit allowed was also a home run as Kyle June: ................................................. 15-13 14, guiding them to the A.L. Pennant in 2008. Hendricks had his no-hit bid broken up by a Jeremy Hazelbaker homer to start July ...................................................... 16-8 the ninth … Aroldis Chapman got the final three outs. August: ............................................. 17-12 2017 Overall: ......................................... 2-1 © Last night marked Chicago’s first one-hit game in interleague play since August September: ......................................... 11-6 At Wrigley Field: ................................... 1-1 24, 2014 vs. the Orioles when Tsuyoshi Wada, Neil Ramirez, Strop and Hector At Tropicana Field: ................................ 1-0 Rondon turned the trick in a 2-1 win. All-Time Since 1876: ................. 10,795-10,254 © Chicago last evening got on the board thanks to Kyle Schwarber’s 28th homer of At Wrigley Field (since 1916): ......4,264-3,741 2016 Overall: ......................................... 0-0 the season in the second inning … he has four homers as a DH this season, tying At Wrigley Field: ................................... 0-0 Alfonso Soriano (2012) for the single-season club mark. Leading Entering 6th: ............................ 61-10 At Tropicana Field: ................................ 0-0 CURRENT EVENTS: Tonight is the second contest of a 10-game swing, the team’s Tied Entering 6th: .................................. 10-11 Trailing Entering 6th: ............................. 13-45 All-Time Since 2003: ............................... 5-7 final regular season trip, at the Rays (1-0), the Brewers (four games starting tomorrow) and the Cardinals (four games beginning Monday). At Wrigley Field: ................................... 4-4 © Chicago’s seven-game winning streak is its longest since an 11-game run, July Leading Entering 7th: .............................. 65-6 At Tropicana Field: ................................ 1-3 31-August 12 of last season. Tied Entering 7th: .................................... 10-9 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (0) © The Cubs have secured their third-straight winning campaign dating to 2015 … Trailing Entering 7th: ............................... 9-51 this is just the third stretch of at least three-straight winning campaigns for Player Date Date Games Chicago in the last 78 seasons starting in 1940 … that includes a six-year run Leading Entering 8th: .............................. 74-7 (Injury) On Elig. Missed from 1967-72 and 2007-09. Tied Entering 8th: ...................................... 6-6 N/A Trailing Entering 8th: ............................... 4-53 WINNING WAYS: The Cubs have 284 regular season victories since the start of the N.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS 2015 season, marking the winningest three-season span for the franchise in over Leading Entering 9th: .............................. 73-1 100 years … Chicago won 287 regular season contests from 1910-12. 1. Chicago Cubs 84-66 ---- Tied Entering 9th: ...................................... 7-2 2. Milwaukee Brewers 81-70 -3.5 MANY HAPPY RETURNS: Cubs manager Joe Maddon returns to Tampa Bay for the Trailing Entering 9th: ............................... 4-63 3. St. Louis Cardinals 78-72 -6.0 first time since managing the Rays from 2006-14, leading the club to its only World 4. Pittsburgh Pirates 68-84 -17.0 Series appearance in 2008 … Cubs bench coach Dave Martinez served the same role Scoring First: .......................................... 52-26 5. Cincinnati Reds 66-85 -18.5 for Maddon in Tampa Bay from 2008-14 (and also played for both franchises), while One-Run Games: ................................... 23-15 pitching coach Chris Bosio held the same role here in 2003 … assistant hitting coach CONSECUTIVE SAVE CHANCES CONVERTED, Two-Run Games: ................................... 12-17 Eric Hinske was a member of the Rays 2008 A.L. Championship squad. CUBS FRANCHISE HISTORY Extra-Inning Games: .................................. 4-2 © Wade Davis pitched for the Rays from 2009-12, René Rivera played for Tampa Scoring Four or More: ........................... 72-17 1. Wade Davis 32 4/4/17-current Bay in 2015 and Ben Zobrist spent nine seasons here from 2006-14. Scoring Fewer Than Four: ....................... 12-49 2. Ryan Dempster 26 8/2/05-5/1/06 A FINE PAIR OF LEFTIES: Kyle Schwarber last night belted his 28th homer of the Out-Hitting Opponents: ......................... 63-14 3. Hector Rondon 22 8/14/15-6/6/16 season, his second in as many games and his fourth in his last seven contests … he Hit Totals Equal: ...................................... 10-6 Joe Borowski 22 8/5/03-5/23/04 Out-Hit by Opponents: .......................... 11-46 joins Anthony Rizzo in 2014 (32 HR) as the only Cubs lefty hitters to reach 28 Hit at Least One HR: .............................. 70-35 RUNS SCORED SINCE ASB homers in their age 24 or younger season. Hit Two or More HR: ............................. 46-14 INTERLEAGUE INTERLUDE: Chicago is 12-7 against the A.L. this season, having won 1. Chicago Cubs ................................. 365 Playing Errorless Ball: ............................ 51-27 its last seven interleague games and 11 of its last 12, after starting the season 1-6 … 2. Minnesota Twins ..............................345 Committing at Least One Error: ............ 33-39 including a 15-5 mark last season, the Cubs have recorded consecutive winning 3. Cleveland Indians .............................342 campaigns against the A.L. for the first time since 2000 (8-7) and 2001 (9-6). MOST HOME RUNS SINCE ASB © The seven-game interleague winning streak is tied for the franchise’s longest, set last season from July 31-September 9. © Cubs DHs have batted .271 (178-for-658) with 32 homers and 116 RBI all-time at American League ballparks. 1. Baltimore Orioles .............................104 2. Oakland Athletics ...............................96 BREAKING UP: The Cubs have a 41-21 (.661) record since the All-Star Break, the second-best mark in baseball and trailing only the 3. Cleveland Indians ...............................94 Indians (47-17, .734) … Chicago leads the N.L. and ranks second in the majors with a +107 run differential since the Break, trailing only Minnesota Twins ................................94 Cleveland (+156). 5. Chicago Cubs ................................... 93 © Chicago entered the All-Star Break with a 5.5-game deficit to the Brewers, but have gained 9.0 games over Milwaukee since then … the Cubs currently hold a 3.5-game lead on the Brewers and a 6.0-game lead on the Cardinals. MOST HOME RUNS, N.L. STARTING IN 2013 WHAT LIES AHEAD: Of the 12 games remaining for the Cubs, eight are against teams with a record above .500 and four are against sub- 1. Giancarlo Stanton ............................170 .500 clubs … the Cubs play 11 of their final 12 games against N.L. Central division foes … the Cubs are 38-27 vs. the N.L. Central, a .585 2. Anthony Rizzo ............................... 150 winning percentage, by far the best intra-divisional record of any N.L. Central team (the Brewers are second at 35-30). 3. Paul Goldschmidt .............................147 CROSSING THE PLATE AT A RAPID RATE: Kris Bryant’s 104 runs scored rank fourth in the N.L. … he’s just the 12th Cub since 1913 to MOST WALKS BY BATTERS, 2017 record multiple 100-run seasons, and the first since Sammy Sosa did so five times from 1998-2002. © Bryant leads the team with 89 walks, third-most in the N.L. (teammate Anthony Rizzo is fifth with 86), while his .404 on-base 1. Los Angeles Dodgers ........................602 percentage ranks seventh … Bryant is the first Cub ever to reach 25 home runs in each of his first three major league campaigns. 2. New York Yankees ............................574 3. Chicago Cubs ................................. 572 HOMER HAPPY: Chicago has hit 210 home runs this season, the third-highest single-season total in franchise history… Chicago hit a franchise record 235 homers in 2004 and belted 212 in 1998. 4. Cleveland Indians .............................571 STARTING STUFF: Cubs starting pitchers have a 3.40 ERA (134 ER/354.1 IP) and have gone 31-12 in 62 games
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