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Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 122
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<figcaption>Don't let this shot fool you; the rest of the outing was very good. | Russell Lansford/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>Mike Montgomery finds his way to the top of the Heroes for the first time thanks to his four-plus innings of one-hit ball in the Cubs' 9-2 win on Saturday night.</p> <p>Just make sure you both grabbed the right cup.</p>
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<p><b>Graphs for Game 122 </b>(courtesy of <a style="background-color: #ffffff;" target="_blank" href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2016-08-20&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2016">Fangraphs</a>):</p>
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<p><b>Stats for Game 122:</b></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="319">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="103">
<p><b>Pitcher</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p><b>IP</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p><b>H</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>HR</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>ER</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>BB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>SO</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p><b>pLI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="103">
<p>M Montgomery</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">4.1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.72</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.209</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="103">
<p>T Cahill</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">4.2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.36</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.049</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="103">
<p><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right"><b>9</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>1</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>3</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>9</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>0.51</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right"><b>.258</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="394">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p><b>Batter</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p><b>AB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p><b>R</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p><b>H</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p><b>HR</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p><b>RBI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p><b>BB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p><b>SO</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p><b>pLI</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p><b>WPA</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>D Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.71</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">.134</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>M Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.64</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">.114</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>K Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.67</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">.066</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>B Zobrist</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.51</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">.059</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>A Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.57</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">.027</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>M Montgomery</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.45</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">.013</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>J Baez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.01</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">.000</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>T Cahill</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">-.004</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>M Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.31</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">-.033</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>A Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.39</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">-.050</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p>J Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right">0.51</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right">-.082</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="96">
<p><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right"><b>40</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>9</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="29">
<p align="right"><b>15</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="32">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>9</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right"><b>3</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="31">
<p align="right"><b>8</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="41">
<p align="right"><b>0.51</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="44">
<p align="right"><b>.242</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><i><b>Writer's Note: </b></i><i>The daily selections of the three Heroes and three Goats are based solely on the top three and bottom three WPA scores for the game. <b>The selections are not based on my subjective opinion.</b></i></p>
<p><b>The Ramirez Catalyst of Game 122:</b> With runners on second and third and two out in the fourth, <span>Miguel Montero</span> <a target="_blank" href="http://m.mlb.com/video/v1074621283/chccol-montero-singles-to-center-to-drive-in-two/?game_pk=448694">hits a seeing-eyed single past</a> <span>DJ LeMahieu</span>, bringing both runners home and extending the <a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Cubs</a>' lead to 4-0. <i> </i><i style="font-weight: bold;">WPA impact: </i>+.126.</p>
<p><b>THE THREE HEROES:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Superhero -</b> <span>Mike Montgomery</span> (.209 / .222). Just what the doctor ordered on a "bullpen day": four-plus solid innings of work from your bullpen starter. Not pictured on the podium is <span>Trevor Cahill</span>, primarily because of the 7-1 score when he entered the game. But kudos to him for another strong outing nonetheless.</li>
<li> <b>Hero -</b> <span>Dexter Fowler</span> (.134). There's definitely a fruit basket heading to <span>Jeff Hoffman</span> for this podium spot as Hoffman's errant throw to first on an attempted pickoff ended up giving Fowler more than one-third of his WPA score for the evening. Still, a 2-for-4 day with a walk is great to see regardless.</li>
<li> <b>Sidekick -</b> <b>Miguel Montero</b> (.114). All of the right grounders finding all of the right holes in the infield.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>THE THREE GOATS:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Billy Goat -</b> <span>Jorge Soler</span> (-.082). A couple of missed opportunities with runners in scoring position, with a flyout to center in the fourth with runners on second and third cementing him to the top step.</li>
<li> <b><b>Goat </b>-</b> <span>Addison Russell</span> (-.050). The storyline is almost identical for Russell, who had the same chance in the fourth but grounded out to third.</li>
<li> <b>Kid -</b> <span>Matt Szczur</span> (-.033). Nothing major on his day; he was on the final step by the time that the Cubs had a 7-1 lead, making his single in the sixth rather unnoticed by the WPA overlords.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 122: </b>The top of the chart remains unchanged while Fowler and Soler come close to passing each other on the opposite side.</p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="327">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p><b>Heroes</b><b></b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>1st</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>2nd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>3rd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center"><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">18.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">80</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Addison Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">65</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kris Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">52.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jon Lester</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">45.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Ben Zobrist</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">43.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">39.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">39</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Dexter Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">35.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">33</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Javier Baez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">28</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>John Lackey</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">26</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jason Heyward</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">26</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Miguel Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">25</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">19.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">19</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Tommy La Stella</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">17.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>David Ross</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">14.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Willson Contreras</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">14</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Adam Warren</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">11.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Trevor Cahill</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">9.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Matt Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Albert Almora Jr.</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Justin Grimm</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Mike Montgomery</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Carl Edwards Jr.</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Aroldis Chapman</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Clayton Richard</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jeimer Candelario</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Joel Peralta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Ryan Kalish</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Tim Federowicz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Spencer Patton</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Gerardo Concepcion</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Neil Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Felix Pena</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Rob Zastryzny</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="47">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="319">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p><b>Goats</b><b></b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>1st</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>2nd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>3rd</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center"><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Addison Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">69.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jason Heyward</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">14</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">65.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kris Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">61.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Ben Zobrist</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">53.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Dexter Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">49</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">48.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Javier Baez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">43.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">34</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Willson Contreras</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">24.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Miguel Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">21</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>John Lackey</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">19</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">19</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Matt Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">17.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>David Ross</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">16.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Adam Warren</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">14</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jon Lester</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Albert Almora Jr.</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Justin Grimm</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Tommy La Stella</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Trevor Cahill</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Aroldis Chapman</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Carl Edwards Jr.</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Clayton Richard</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Mike Montgomery</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Tim Federowicz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jeimer Candelario</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Joe Smith</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Brian Matusz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Joel Peralta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Gerardo Concepcion</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Spencer Patton</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kyle Schwarber</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Neil Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="316">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p><b>Overall</b><b></b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>Hero</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>Goat</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center"><b>+/-</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jon Lester</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">45.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">33.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">80</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">48.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">31.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">39</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">28</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">39.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">27.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">33</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">24</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Tommy La Stella</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">17.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>John Lackey</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">26</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">19</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">19.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">14</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Miguel Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">25</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Ryan Kalish</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Mike Montgomery</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Trevor Cahill</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Felix Pena</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Rob Zastryzny</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">19</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">19</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Neil Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Spencer Patton</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Carl Edwards Jr.</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Joel Peralta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Gerardo Concepcion</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kyle Schwarber</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>David Ross</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">14.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">16.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jeimer Candelario</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Tim Federowicz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Aroldis Chapman</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Clayton Richard</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Brian Matusz</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Justin Grimm</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Albert Almora Jr.</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Joe Smith</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Addison Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">65</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">69.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Adam Warren</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">11.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Matt Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">17.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-8.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kris Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">52.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">61.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Ben Zobrist</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">43.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">53.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Willson Contreras</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">14</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">24.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-10.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">34</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">21</p>
</td>
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<p align="center">-12</p>
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<p>Dexter Fowler</p>
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<p align="center">35.5</p>
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<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">49</p>
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<p align="center">-13.5</p>
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<p>Javier Baez</p>
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<p align="center">28</p>
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<p align="center">43.5</p>
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<p align="center">-15.5</p>
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<p>Jason Heyward</p>
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<p align="center">26</p>
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<p align="center">65.5</p>
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<p align="center">-39.5</p>
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/8/21/12574178/cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-122
Russ La Croix
2016-08-21T08:00:06-05:00
2016-08-21T08:00:06-05:00
Cubs 9, Rockies 2: Twenty-Eight
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<p>On a "bullpen day," the Cubs got two solid pitching efforts, as well as a potent offense, to defeat the Rockies and knock two more off their magic number.</p> <p>Saturday night, we all saw why <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> scouts were excited for the team to trade for <span>Mike Montgomery</span>. A former No. 1 draft pick (by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.royalsreview.com/">Royals</a>), Montgomery had been shaky in his first few relief outings for the Cubs following his acquisition from the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/">Mariners</a>.</p>
<p>Montgomery took a no-hitter into the fifth inning, which was broken up by a home run off the bat of <span>Nick Hundley</span>, the only hit Montgomery allowed, as he was promptly lifted on a pitch limit (60). <span>Trevor Cahill</span> finished up with a similar outing -- one run in 4⅔ innings -- and the Cubs rode a 15-hit attack to <a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2016_08_20_chnmlb_colmlb_1" target="_blank">a 9-2 win over the Rockies</a>, evening up their series.</p>
<p>Montgomery will get at least one more start, Friday in Los Angeles against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a>, before <span>John Lackey</span> returns to the rotation. With Lackey likely leaving the team via free agency after 2017, Montgomery becomes an important potential rotation piece going forward. Bonus points, too, for being lefthanded -- good lefthanded starters aren't easy to find.</p>
<p>While the pitching duo of Montgomery & Cahill (law firm? upscale grocery store chain?) was holding the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Rockies</a> to just five hits, the Cubs offense was putting the game out of reach. After failing to score off Rox rookie <span>Jeff Hoffman</span> in the first three innings, they got things going in the fourth. <span>Dexter Fowler</span> led off with a single and went all the way to third on a missed pickoff attempt by Hoffman, and scored on a single by <span>Kris Bryant</span>. After a single by <span>Anthony Rizzo</span>, Ben Zobrist doubled in Bryant, and eventually <span>Miguel Montero</span> drove them both in with a hit. Montero had an outstanding evening. He had three hits and drove in three runs and made <a href="http://m.mlb.com/video/v1075246983/?c_id=mlb" target="_blank">this ridiculous throw [VIDEO]</a> to get <span>Ryan Raburn</span> on a dropped third strike. "Like a shortstop," said Jim Deshaies, and he was right. That ball bounced far away from Montero, but he grabbed it on one bounce and one-hopped it to Rizzo for the out.</p>
<p>The biggest offensive play of the evening for the Cubs happened in the fifth inning, when they were up 4-0 after the fourth-inning rally. Montgomery reached on a fielding error (they probably could have given him a hit), Fowler walked, and Bryant... well, watch for yourself:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kris Bryant just hit a baseball 469ft... 108 MPH off the bat. Wow.</p>
— Daren Willman (@darenw) <a href="https://twitter.com/darenw/status/767171278910451712">August 21, 2016</a>
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<p>That's the longest home run hit by any Cubs player this year and <a href="http://m.mlb.com/statcast/leaderboard#hr-distance" target="_blank">eighth-longest by anyone</a>. It was Bryant's 31st of the season, giving him the National League home run lead by one over the Rockies' <span>Nolan Arenado</span>, who's been quiet in this series (0-for-7).</p>
<p>The Cubs added single runs in the seventh (Montero's third RBI) and ninth (<span>Ben Zobrist's</span> 14th homer of the season), while Cahill was quietly mowing down Rockies hitters.</p>
<p>As an example of how antiquated the pitcher-win rule is, Montgomery and Cahill had pretty much equivalent outings. Montgomery: 4⅓ innings, 60 pitches, one hit, one run, two walks, five strikeouts. Cahill: 4⅔ innings, 69 pitches, four hits, one run, one walk, four strikeouts. And yet, because a rule's in place that a starter has to go five innings for a "win," Cahill gets the "win," and Montgomery gets a hearty handshake.</p>
<p>If pitcher wins are still going to be tallied in this era of "bullpen games" and multiple pitching changes per game, perhaps the five-inning rule should be revisited.</p>
<p>About the only thing that went wrong in this game was <span>Jorge Soler</span> fouling a ball off his knee in the seventh. He completed the at-bat, but then was lifted for <span>Javier Baez</span>. Hopefully, that was just a precaution and Soler will be fine for Sunday's game.</p>
<p>The seven-run victory made the Cubs' record in blowouts (wins by five or more) 36-9. It also increased the run differential to +215, which is 1.76 runs per game. That's a pace for +285. The team record is +323, set in 1906.</p>
<p>With the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a>' loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Phillies</a>, the Cubs' magic number to clinch the N.L. Central title dropped to 28. There are two more elimination numbers to note: the Cubs' magic number to clinch a playoff spot is 27, and the number to clinch the best record in the National League (currently over the East-leading <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Nationals</a>) is 36.</p>
<p>The Cubs go for the series win, and to again try to get to the highest-water mark since 1945 (35 games over .500), Sunday afternoon. <span>Jason Hammel</span> goes for the Cubs and <span>Jorge De La Rosa</span> for the Rockies. Game time is 3:10 p.m. CT; the game preview will post at 1 p.m. CT.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/8/21/12573356/cubs-rockies-recap-mike-montgomery-kris-bryant-mlb-scores
Al Yellon
2016-08-20T21:55:03-05:00
2016-08-20T21:55:03-05:00
Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Rockies, Saturday 8/20
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/8/20/12522154/overflow-thread-3-cubs-vs-rockies-saturday-8-20-7-10-ct
Al Yellon
2016-08-20T21:10:02-05:00
2016-08-20T21:10:02-05:00
Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Rockies, Saturday 8/20
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https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/8/20/12522160/overflow-thread-2-cubs-vs-rockies-saturday-8-20-7-10-ct
Al Yellon
2016-08-20T20:10:02-05:00
2016-08-20T20:10:02-05:00
Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Rockies, Saturday 8/20
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Al Yellon
2016-08-20T17:00:03-05:00
2016-08-20T17:00:03-05:00
Cubs vs. Rockies Preview, Saturday 8/20, 7:10 CT
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<p>The Cubs look to even up their series with the Rockies.</p> <p>At this moment, the Rockies stand as the only team the Cubs have faced this year where they are more than one game under .500. The Cubs are 1-3 vs. Colorado in 2016. They have losing records against only three other teams, no more than one game under against each: 1-2 vs. the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">Giants</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.gaslampball.com/">Padres</a> and 6-7 vs. the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a>.</p>
<p>Time to change all that, starting tonight.</p>
<p>Here are today's particulars.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> lineup:</p>
<blockquote>Fowler CF, Bryant 3B, Rizzo 1B, Zobrist 2B, Russell SS, Soler RF, Montero C, Szczur LF, Montgomery P</blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/MikeMontgum22">@MikeMontgum22</a> makes his first <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash">#Cubs</a> start tonight vs. the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rockies?src=hash">#Rockies</a>.<br><br>Game preview: <a href="https://t.co/lBy9bumaFW">https://t.co/lBy9bumaFW</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGo?src=hash">#LetsGo</a> <a href="https://t.co/cpGbMcy7ft">pic.twitter.com/cpGbMcy7ft</a></p>
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/767091276990730240">August 20, 2016</a>
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<p>Rockies lineup:</p>
<blockquote>Dahl CF, LeMahieu 2B, Arenado 3B, Gonzalez RF, Raburn 1B, Hundley C, Parra LF, Adames SS, Hoffman P</blockquote>
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<h2><span>Mike Montgomery</span></h2>
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<h2><a href="http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=656546#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL" target="_blank">Jeff Hoffman</a></h2>
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<p>Mike Montgomery made 16 starts for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lookoutlanding.com/">Mariners</a> in 2015. He threw back-to-back complete-game shutouts at the end of June. That was enough to give him a share of the A.L. lead in shutouts last year. This year he threw all in relief for Seattle until he made two starts just before he was traded to the Cubs. In those two starts he allowed four earned runs in 11⅓ innings, with just two walks. His first three Cubs outings weren't good, but since then he's got four consecutive scoreless appearances covering six innings, with 10 strikeouts.</p>
<p>I honestly have no idea how this will go. I assume he's limited to maybe 60-70 pitches or so. If that produces five innings, then <span>Trevor Cahill</span> can take over.</p>
<p>Jeff Hoffman was one of the centerpieces in the trade that sent <span>Troy Tulowitzki</span> to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/">Blue Jays</a> last year. He was Toronto's first-round pick (ninth overall) in 2014, taken five picks after <span>Kyle Schwarber</span>. He is making his major-league debut tonight.</p>
<p>He throws hard and has had a lot of strikeouts at Triple-A Albuquerque (124 in 118⅔ innings). He's allowed 11 homers there with a 4.02 ERA, so he can be hit. <span>Willson Contreras</span> faced him in <a href="http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&did=milb&gid=2016_05_28_albaaa_iowaaa_1" target="_blank">this game May 28 for Iowa</a> and doubled.</p>
<p>Quite the interesting pitching matchup, as neither one of these pitchers has faced the other team, nor anyone on the current rosters (in the big leagues).</p>
<p>Today's game is on CSN Chicago.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20140401#date=8/20/2016">Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_08_20_chnmlb_colmlb_1#game=2016_08_20_chnmlb_colmlb_1,game_state=Live">MLB.com Gameday</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/previews/CHC.shtml">Baseball-reference.com game preview</a></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/508093/pregame">SB Nation game preview</a></p>
<p>Please visit our SB Nation <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Rockies</a> site <a target="_blank" href="http://www.purplerow.com">Purple Row</a>. If you do go there to interact with Rockies fans, please be respectful, abide by their individual site rules and serve as a good representation of Cub fans in general and BCB in particular.</p>
<p>The 2016 Game Thread procedure will be the same as the one used at the end of 2015. Here's how it works.</p>
<p>You'll find the game preview posted separately on the front page, two hours before game time (90 minutes for some early day games following night games).</p>
<p>At the same time, a StoryStream™ containing the preview will also post on the front page. The First Pitch Thread and all the overflow threads will be published in that stream, as well as the recap. The recap will also live on the front page as a separate post, and at the time I write the recap I will rename the stream "Cubs vs. (Team) (Day of Week) Game Threads" so you can go back and find every thread related to that particular game.</p>
<p>You will also be able to find the preview, First Pitch Thread, all the overflow threads and recap in the box marked "Chicago Cubs Game Threads" at the bottom of the front page (you can also find them in <a href="http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/game-threads">this section link</a>). They will also appear in the game's StoryStream™ as noted above.</p>
<p>The First Pitch thread will post at five minutes before game time, then an overflow thread at one hour, two hours and 2:45 after the scheduled game time.</p>
<p>Discuss amongst yourselves.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/8/20/12472544/chicago-cubs-colorado-rockies-preview-lineups
Al Yellon