www.CubsPressbox.com * [email protected] * 773-404-4191 * @Cubs * 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL 60613 Pittsburgh Pirates (67-61) vs. Chicago Cubs (82-47) Information © 2016 Chicago Cubs Media Relations Office August 29, 2016 … Wrigley Field … Game No. 130 … Home Game No. 65 LHP Steven Brault (0-1, 3.60) vs. RHP Jake Arrieta (16-5, 2.62) HOME, SWEET HOME: The Chicago Cubs tonight begin a seven-game homestand CUBS VS. PIRATES with the first of three games against the Pittsburgh Pirates following a 5-4, 10-day CUBS RECORD West Coast trip at Colorado (1-2), San Diego (3-0) and Los Angeles (1-2) … following The Cubs and Pirates this regular season this Pirates series, the Cubs will host the Giants for four games. 2016 Overall: ......................................... 82-47 play 19 games spanning six series … Chicago © At 82-47, the Cubs own the best record in all of baseball, 6.0 games better than At Wrigley Field: .................................. 45-19 is 13-5 in its last 18 games against the the next closest club (Texas Rangers, 77-54) … the Cubs have won 23 of their On the Road: ........................................ 37-28 Pirates … this is Chicago’s first meeting last 30 games. April: ................................................... 17-5 against the Pirates since closing out the first © The Cubs have gone 30-12 (.714) in their last 42 games starting July 10, also the May:.................................................. 18-10 half with three games in Pittsburgh (1-2) … best record in all of baseball in that span … the Cubs have more than doubled June .................................................. 16-12 the teams previously played at Wrigley their lead in the N.L. Central during this time from 6.5 games to 14.0 games. July .................................................... 12-14 Field, June 17-19, with the Cubs sweeping August ................................................ 19-6 © With 129 games down, the Cubs are more than three-quarters of the way the three-game set. through the season on pace for 103 wins. All-Time Since 1876: ................. 10,690-10,178 2016 Overall: ......................................... 9-3 © The Cubs have gone 10-3-1 in 14 series since the All-Star Break, including six At Wrigley Field (since 1916): ......4,206-3,705 At Wrigley Field: ............................ 5-1 series sweeps … the Cubs have 13 sweeps already this season after posting a At PNC Park: ................................. 4-2 total of nine sweeps a season ago. Leading Entering 6th: ............................ 64-10 2015 Overall: ....................................... 11-8 THIS IS STRIKING: Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta has gone 27-5 with a 1.84 ERA Tied Entering 6th: ...................................... 8-8 At Wrigley Field: ............................ 5-4 (51 ER/250.0 IP) in 37 starts since the beginning of last August … he leads the Trailing Entering 6th: ............................. 10-29 majors in wins, is second in ERA (Clayton Kershaw, 1.68) and has allowed the lowest At PNC Park: ................................. 6-4 slugging percentage against of any pitcher in this span at .245 (Kershaw is next Leading Entering 7th: .............................. 72-8 All-Time Since 1887: ................. 1,193-1,260 closest with a .257 slugging percentage against). Tied Entering 7th: ...................................... 4-7 At Wrigley Field: .................... 500-453 © In the last calendar year, Arrieta has won three N.L. Pitcher of the Month Trailing Entering 7th: ............................... 6-32 At PNC Park (since 2001): .......... 72-60 Awards (August 2015, September 2015, April 2016), thrown two no-hitters and CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (10) won one Cy Young Award. Leading Entering 8th: .............................. 73-4 © Arrieta leads the N.L. with 16 wins this season, and tonight aims to join Tied Entering 8th: ...................................... 4-6 Player Date Date Games Toronto’s J.A. Happ and Boston’s Rick Porcello atop MLB with 17 victories. Trailing Entering 8th: ............................... 5-37 (Injury) On Elig. Missed © Arrieta has recorded 38 victories in the last two seasons … the last Cub with RHP Dallas Beeler 3/25 4/9 129 more wins in a two-season stretch is Fergie Jenkins, who had 44 victories in the Leading Entering 9th: .............................. 75-1 (right shoulder inflammation) 60-Day 1971-72 campaigns … thanks to STATS, Inc. Tied Entering 9th: ...................................... 3-4 RHP Aaron Brooks 3/25 4/9 129 HOME COOKING: At 45-19 (.703), the Cubs have the best home record in the Trailing Entering 9th: ............................... 4-42 (hip contusion) 60-Day majors (Texas is second, .667) … Chicago is 19-5 in its last 24 home games, including OF Chris Coghlan 8/17 9/1 11 a 12-2 mark since July 31 … the Cubs own a 2.63 ERA (172 ER/588.0 IP) in 64 home Scoring First: .......................................... 58-15 (right rib contusion) 15-Day games … that’s the lowest home ERA in the majors, ahead of the second-place One-Run Games: ................................... 16-19 RHP John Lackey 8/15 8/30 13 Dodgers and their 3.16 mark. Two-Run Games: ..................................... 12-8 (right shoulder strain) 15-day Extra-Inning Games: .................................. 6-4 RHP Hector Rondon 8/17 9/1 11 CENTRALLY LOCATED: The Cubs own a 34-16 (.680) against their own division, the Scoring Four or More: ........................... 73-12 (right triceps strain) 15-day N.L. Central … the 34 victories are tied for second-most for any team within their Scoring Fewer Than Four: ......................... 9-35 LHP Zac Rosscup 2/26 6/2 129 own division (with Kansas City) … Washington has 35 victories in N.L. East play. Out-Hitting Opponents: ......................... 69-14 (left shoulder inflammation) 60-Day © Chicago’s current .680 winning percentage is well ahead of its single-season Hit Totals Equal: ........................................ 6-5 C Kyle Schwarber Out for season 126 franchise mark against N.L. Central opponents when the team last season had a Out-Hit by Opponents: ............................ 7-28 (torn ACL, LCL in left knee; left ankle sprain) .605 winning percentage (46-30) vs. its own division. Hit at Least One HR: .............................. 61-24 RHP Joe Smith 8/17 9/1 11 IN AWE OF AUGUST: The Cubs are 19-6 in August, good for a .760 winning Hit Two or More HR: ............................. 37-10 15-Day (left hamstring strain) percentage … the Cubs best August in franchise history occurred in 1932 when the Playing Errorless Ball: ............................ 54-22 RHP Pedro Strop 8/11 8/26 17 club went 22-6 (.786). Committing at Least One Error: ............ 28-25 (left meniscus tear) 15-Day IF Christian Villanueva 3/25 5/24 129 K-BOOOOOM: Kris Bryant on Friday recorded his fourth multi-homer game of the (right fibular fracture) 60-Day season to reach 35 homers this year, tied for the most in the National League and already the most by a Cub since Derrek Lee hit 35 homers in 2009 … no Cub has surpassed 35 homers since Aramis Ramirez hit 38 homers in 2006. BEST OPS, NATIONAL LEAGUE © Bryant has totaled 61 homers in the first two seasons of his career, a franchise record and already the ninth most homers in major league history for a player’s first two seasons (Mark Teixeira is eighth with 64 homers) … Joe DiMaggio holds the record with 75 1. Daniel Murphy, WAS ..................... .994 homers over his first two seasons. 2. Kris Bryant, CHI .......................... .986 © Bryant has joined Ernie Banks as the only two players in franchise history to reach 35 homers in either their first or second big 3. Joey Votto, CIN ............................... .954 league season … Banks hit 44 homers in 1955 as a sophomore … Bryant also is just the second Cub ever to reach 35 homers in his 4. Anthony Rizzo, CHI . .................. .. .946 age-24 season, joining Banks in 1955. MOST RBI, NL © Bryant is tied with the Angels Mike Trout with a major league best 7.1 WAR … Bryant is on pace for 44 homers, 112 RBI and 134 runs scored. 1. Nolan Arenado, COL .........................111 2. Daniel Murphy, WAS ..........................98 WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?: Chicago’s +217 run differential is by far the highest in the majors … Washington is second at +135, 82 runs 3. Anthony Rizzo, CHI .......................... 89 behind the Cubs … the Cubs have allowed the fewest runs in the majors (438) while plating 655 runs, third-most in the majors behind Boston (704) and Colorado (686). Kris Bryant, CHI ............................... 89 5. Jay Bruce, NYM ..................................86 START ME UP: Cubs starting pitchers are 15-2 with a 2.02 ERA (35 ER/156.0 IP) in 25 games in August, totaling 18 quality starts … the 6. Matt Kemp, SD/ATL ............................85 next best rotation in terms of ERA this month is the Kansas City Royals at 3.08, while the next closest N.L. club is Pittsburgh, with a 3.68 7. Addison Russell, CHI ........................ 84 ERA from its starters. BEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL, 2016 30 SOMETHING: Aroldis Chapman on Friday notched his 10th save with the Cubs and his 30th overall this season, reaching 30 saves for the fifth-straight season … he is one of nine pitchers to reach 30 saves this year … since joining the Cubs on July 26, Chapman is tied for 1. Chicago Cubs ............................... +217 third in the majors with 10 saves behind only Seattle’s Edwin Diaz and Atlanta’s Jim Johnson (11) by one for most in the big leagues. 2. Washington Nationals .................... +135 LEADER OF THE PACK: Kyle Hendricks leads all of baseball with a 2.19 ERA, well ahead of San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner and his 3. Boston Red Sox .............................. +115 2.49 ERA … Hendricks has allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his last 17 starts dating to May 22 (1.67 ERA), the longest MOST HOME RUNS IN N.L. SINCE 2013 streak by any big league pitcher this season … he is the fourth Cubs starting pitcher in the last 30 years to allow three earned runs or fewer in 17-straight starts, joining Jake Arrieta (29, 2015-16), Mike Morgan (27, 1992) and Frank Castillo (23, 1994-95).