New York Yankees (18-9) vs. Chicago Cubs (16-13) May 6, 2017 … Wrigley Field … Game No. 30 … Home Game No. 15 LHP Jordan Montgomery (1-1, 4.15) vs. LHP Brett Anderson (2-1, 6.23) SATURDAY AT THE PARK: The Chicago Cubs tonight play the second of three games CUBS VS. YANKEES against the New York Yankees after yesterday falling to New York, 3-2 … the Cubs CUBS RECORD entered the ninth with a 2-0 lead thanks to solo home runs by Kris Bryant and Kyle The Cubs and Yankees meet for their sixth 2017 Overall: ......................................... 16-13 Schwarber … with the Yankees down to their last strike and with two on, Brett series since the start of interleague play … At Wrigley Field: ...................................... 7-7 Gardner hit a three-run homer off Hector Rondon to snap a stretch of 152 games the teams last met in 2014 with the Cubs On the Road: ............................................ 9-6 over the last three seasons in which Chicago secured a victory when entering the dropping a split doubleheader at Yankee April: ................................................. 13-11 ninth leading by two or more runs (ESPN Stats & Info). Stadium and the teams splitting a two-game May:...................................................... 3-2 © The Cubs are 10-6 in their last 16 games since April 18, including a 3-2 mark in set at Wrigley Field … besides this season the first five games of this seven-game homestand against the Phillies (3-1) and and 2014, the Yankees have ventured to All-Time Since 1876: ................. 10,727-10,201 Yankees (0-1). Wrigley Field for regular season interleague At Wrigley Field (since 1916): ......4,225-3,717 © Following this series, the Cubs depart on a six-game, seven-day trip to Colorado series in 2003 and 2011 … the teams met in (3 games starting Monday) and St. Louis (3 games beginning Friday). the 1932 and 1938 World Series, with the Leading Entering 6th: ................................ 9-4 © Chicago is 7-2 in nine series thus far … the team won six of their first seven Yankees winning both. Tied Entering 6th: ...................................... 1-1 series to begin a season for just the fifth time since 1916 … the team also turned Trailing Entering 6th: ................................. 6-8 2017 Overall: ......................................... 0-1 the trick in 1932, 1938, 1995 and 2016. At Wrigley Field: ............................ 0-1 © This is the 15th game in a stretch in which the Cubs play games in 19 of 20 days Leading Entering 7th: .............................. 11-2 At Yankee Stadium: ...................... 0-0 through May 10 … Chicago plays 15 of 22 games on the road through May 14. Tied Entering 7th: ...................................... 1-2 2016 Overall: ......................................... 0-0 AGAINST THE A.L.: This is the second of eight interleague series, totaling 20 games, Trailing Entering 7th: ................................. 4-9 At Wrigley Field: ............................ 0-0 the Cubs will play this season … the Cubs last weekend dropped two of three to the Red Sox at Fenway Park … Chicago’s next interleague series isn’t until July 4-5, a Leading Entering 8th: .............................. 13-2 At Yankee Stadium: ...................... 0-0 two-game set at Wrigley Field against manager Joe Maddon’s former club, the Tied Entering 8th: ...................................... 1-2 All-Time Since 2003: ............................. 4-10 Tampa Bay Rays. Trailing Entering 8th: ................................. 2-9 At Wrigley Field: ............................ 4-5 © Chicago last season was 15-5 (.750) in interleague play, setting single-season At Yankee Stadium (since 2009): ... 0-2 franchise marks for interleague victories and winning percentage … all told, the Leading Entering 9th: .............................. 12-1 Cubs are 156-163 (.489) against the A.L. since interleague play started in 1997. Tied Entering 9th: ...................................... 2-1 CUBS ON DISABLED LIST (0) Trailing Entering 9th: ............................... 2-11 WEARING OUT THE BASEPATHS: Kris Bryant has reached safely in his last 16 Player Date Date Games games, the second-longest streak of his career … he’s batted .413 (26-for-63) with Scoring First: .............................................. 9-5 (Injury) On Elig. Missed six doubles, a triple, four homers, nine RBI, 11 walks and a .493 on-base percentage One-Run Games: ....................................... 6-6 Currently, no Cubs are on the D.L. … he reached safely in a career-best 21-straight games, August 14-Sept. 4 of last Two-Run Games: ....................................... 2-3 year. Extra-Inning Games: .................................. 2-1 UPCOMING MILESTONES © After starting the campaign 0-for-14 in his first three games, Bryant has batted Scoring Four or More: ............................. 13-4 .363 (37-for-102) with 21 runs, 10 doubles, a triple, six homers, 16 RBI, 18 walks Milestone: .................. Player (No. Needed) Scoring Fewer Than Four: ........................... 3-9 and a 1.116 OPS in 26 games since. 100 Stolen Bases ............. Jason Heyward (2) Out-Hitting Opponents: ........................... 10-3 © Bryant has 10 doubles this season, tied for fourth-most in the N.L. (three players 800 Hits ........................................ Jon Jay (6) Hit Totals Equal: ........................................ 3-1 1,900 Strikeouts ...................... Jon Lester (8) have 11) and tied for fifth in the majors. Out-Hit by Opponents: .............................. 3-9 MANY HAPPY RETURNS: The Yankees have three former Cubs on their active 25- Hit at Least One HR: ................................ 11-9 A STRIKING ANNIVERSARY man roster: Starlin Castro, Aroldis Chapman and Adam Warren … Castro was a Hit Two or More HR: ................................. 8-3 On this date 19 years ago, May 6, 1998, three-time N.L. All-Star (2011-12, 2014) for the Cubs, having made his major league Playing Errorless Ball: ................................ 9-6 Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood struck out 20 debut in 2010 … in six seasons on the North Side (2010-15), he batted .281 with 62 Committing at Least One Error: ................ 7-7 Houston Astros in a 2-0, one-hit shutout at home runs and 363 RBI in 891 games … in 2011 at age 21, he became the Cubs Wrigley Field … Wood struck out 20 of 29 youngest All-Star in franchise history and led the National League with 207 hits. batters faced in just his fifth career start. © Closer Aroldis Chapman was acquired by Chicago July 25 of last season from the Yankees, and went 2-0 with four saves and a 3.45 ERA (6 ER/15.2 IP) in 13 post-season games … with the Cubs facing elimination in Game Five of the World Series, he tossed a career- MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS high 2.2 innings to earn the save. SINCE START OF 2015 © Warren was acquired by Chicago for Castro in December of 2015 … he made 29 appearances for the Cubs, all but one in relief, and posted a 3-2 record before he returned to New York as part of the trade for Chicago to acquire Chapman. 1. Chicago Cubs ................................. 216 2. St. Louis Cardinals ............................200 FIRST THING FIRST: Cubs hitters are batting .276 (32-for-116) with seven homers and 21 runs scored in the first inning this season … 3. Los Angeles Dodgers ........................199 that run total is their best for any inning thus far … the seven first-inning homers are tied for second-most in baseball, one behind the 4. Washington Nationals ......................198 Diamondbacks (8). 5. Texas Rangers ..................................196 © Cubs starters have allowed 33 earned runs in the first inning this season, translating to a 10.24 ERA in the opening frame … the starting rotation has a 3.25 ERA (47 ER/130.1 IP) in the second inning and later. LOWEST OPP. BATTING AVG., NL, 2017 SIMPLY STRIKING: Cubs pitchers have 263 strikeouts, fourth-most in the N.L. behind Arizona (289), Los Angeles (287) and New York 1. Cincinnati Reds ............................... .230 (265) … the staff struck out 10 Yankees yesterday and 11 Phillies in each of the last two games of the series … Cubs pitching has 13 2. Los Angeles Dodgers ...................... .236 double-digit strikeout games this season. 3. Miami Marlins ................................ .241 REGARDING THE LONG BALL: The Cubs have homered in 14 of their last 16 games since April 18 (26 total), and in eight of their last 4. Chicago Cubs ............................... .241 nine (14 total) … 11 of Chicago’s last 13 homers have been of the solo variety after the team blasted seven-consecutive homers with MOST DOUBLES, NL, 2017 runners on base to begin the recent trip. 1. Justin Turner, LAD ..............................11 FEAST OR FAMINE: In Chicago’s 16 victories, the team is hitting .279 (161-for-578) with an .845 OPS while averaging 6.7 runs per game A.J. Pollock, ARI ..................................11 (107 runs total) … the pitchers have posted a 3.12 ERA (52 ER/150.0 IP) in the team’s wins. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH .....................11 © Chicago has hit .217 (96-for-442) with a .633 OPS in the team’s losses, averaging 2.8 runs per game (37 runs total) … the pitchers have a 4.82 ERA (61 ER/114.0 IP) in the Cubs losses. 4. Kris Bryant, CHI ............................... 10 Nolan Arenado, COL ...........................10 AS OF LATE…: Chicago’s bullpen recorded a 1.67 ERA (8 ER/43.0 IP) in 12 games from April 19-May 2, holding opponents to a .170 average while walking 16 and striking out 48 (good for an average of 10.0 strikeouts per 9.0 innings) … in the team’s last three games, HIGHEST OBP, NL, 2017 the ‘pen has pitched to a 3.07 ERA, allowing five earned runs in 14.2 innings (nearly an average of 5.0 innings a contest, thanks in part 1. Washington Nationals ......................366 to a 13-inning win vs. Philadelphia on Thursday). 2. Chicago Cubs ................................ .337 BULLPEN BITS: Chicago’s bullpen has a 2.84 ERA (33 ER/104.2 IP), the best mark in the N.L. and fifth in the majors (Yankees are fourth, 3.