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Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 96
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<img alt="The celebration of an accomplishment that hasn't happened in almost 50 years." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GuuPYZXV3CDM0jfsG_sBUqWgcps=/0x290:3744x2786/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/46829980/GettyImages-481966434.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>The celebration of an accomplishment that hasn't happened in almost 50 years. | David Banks/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>And on this day... a Cubs Twitter icon dies.</p> <p>Rest in peace, <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak">@CubsNoHitStreak.</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">No. 7,921: <span>Cole Hamels</span> has no-hit the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a>. The Streak dies.</p>
— Cubs No-Hit Streak (@CubsNoHitStreak) <a href="https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak/status/625074147052253184">July 25, 2015</a>
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<p><b>Graphs for Game 96 </b>(courtesy of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fangraphs.com/livewins.aspx?date=2015-07-25&team=Cubs&dh=0&season=2015" style="background-color: #ffffff;">Fangraphs</a>):</p>
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<p><b>Stats for Game 96:</b></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="299">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<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="83">
<p>T Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.23</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.016</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>N Ramirez</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.02</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.001</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">1</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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.042</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<p>J Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="28">
<p align="right">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.79</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.137</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="83">
<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>11</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>5</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>4</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>8</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>0.56</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right"><b>-.163</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p> </p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="327">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p><b>Batter</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p><b>AB</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p><b>R</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="27">
<p><b>RBI</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="89">
<p>D Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.48</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">.046</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>K Schwarber</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.06</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.001</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.88</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.021</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>D Ross</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.022</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Herrera</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.96</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.024</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>A Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.45</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.032</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>S Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.51</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.036</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>C Denorfia</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.73</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.053</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>A Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.88</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.054</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>J Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.71</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.055</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p>K Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right">0.87</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right">-.084</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="89">
<p><b>Total</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>27</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>0</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="21">
<p align="right"><b>0</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>0</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="27">
<p align="right"><b>0</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="23">
<p align="right"><b>2</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="24">
<p align="right"><b>13</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="35">
<p align="right"><b>0.63</b></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="right"><b>-.337</b></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><i style="font-weight: bold;">Writer's Note: </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 THREE HEROES:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Superhero -</b> <span>Dexter Fowler</span> (.046). The only Cub on the day to reach base, other than <span>Anthony Rizzo</span> hitting into a fielder's choice.</li>
<li> <b>Hero -</b> <span>Travis Wood</span> (.016). And with the above being true, that meant that if you pitched and didn't give up a run...</li>
<li> <b>Sidekick -</b> <span>Neil Ramirez</span> (.001). ...you made the podium. Sorry, <span>James Russell</span>.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>THE THREE GOATS:</b></p>
<ul>
<li> <b>Billy Goat -</b> <span>Jake Arrieta</span> (-.137). Aside from that third inning, it was a pretty decent outing for him.</li>
<li> <b>Goat -</b> <span>Kris Bryant</span> (-.084). Takes the second spot by virtue of hitting behind the only guy to get on base.</li>
<li> <b>Kid -</b> <span>Jorge Soler</span> (-.055). The only thing that kept Rizzo from this spot as the three-hitter was his stolen base in the first.</li>
</ul>
<div><b>RANKINGS THROUGH GAME 96 ("x" indicates player not on active roster):</b></div>
<div><br></div>
<div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="319">
<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="39">
<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</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">73</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kris Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">49</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Dexter Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">38</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9.5</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="39">
<p align="center">35</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Addison Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">33.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">31</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Miguel Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">30.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">30</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">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">28</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</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">22</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jon Lester</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</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">22</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">21</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</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">17</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Travis Wood</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">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">16.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kyle Schwarber</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</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">15</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jonathan Herrera</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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jason Motte</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">10.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Matt Szczur</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>x-Zac Rosscup</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">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Chris Denorfia</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">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>James Russell</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">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7.5</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</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Junior Lake</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>x-Tsuyoshi Wada</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="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Taylor Teagarden</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="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Brian Schlitter</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="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Phil Coke</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">0.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Edwin Jackson</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="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Welington Castillo</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>x-Arismendy Alcantara</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>x-Mike Baxter</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="39">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Clayton Richard</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>David Ross</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>Yoervis Medina</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>
<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>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">51</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">42</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Addison Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">38</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Dexter Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">36.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kris Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">36</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</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="39">
<p align="center">35</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">32</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Miguel Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">27</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</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">25</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">6</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">20</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jon Lester</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">18</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">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">17</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</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">16</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Hector Rondon</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>Jason Hammel</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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>David Ross</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">4.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">14.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Tsuyoshi Wada</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">4</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">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Zac Rosscup</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>Travis Wood</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">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Brian Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</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">10</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Chris Denorfia</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>Jason Motte</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</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jonathan Herrera</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">4</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Edwin Jackson</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="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Mike Baxter</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="39">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Welington Castillo</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">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>James Russell</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="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Junior Lake</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>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Matt Szczur</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">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Mike Olt</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>Dallas Beeler</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>Rafael Soriano</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>x-Donn Roach</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>x-Gonzalez Germen</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>x-Phil Coke</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="39">
<p align="center">3</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">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-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">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="39">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Arismendy Alcantara</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>
<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>Anthony Rizzo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">73</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">35</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">38</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jake Arrieta</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">35</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">19</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kris Bryant</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">49</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">36</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">13</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kyle Schwarber</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jason Hammel</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jonathan Herrera</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">15</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Travis Wood</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">16.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">11</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Hector Rondon</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">21</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">16</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Taylor Teagarden</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jon Lester</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">22</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">18</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Matt Szczur</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">4</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Miguel Montero</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">30.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">27</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>James Russell</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Dexter Fowler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">38</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">36.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jason Motte</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Junior Lake</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">6</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Arismendy Alcantara</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</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>Yoervis Medina</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Phil Coke</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">0.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Chris Coghlan</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">31</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">32</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Clayton Richard</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>Neil Ramirez</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 Denorfia</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">8.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-1.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Kyle Hendricks</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">17</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">20</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Zac Rosscup</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">9</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-3</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Dallas Beeler</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>Rafael Soriano</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>x-Donn Roach</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>x-Gonzalez Germen</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>x-Mike Olt</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">33.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">38</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-4.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Brian Schlitter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">10</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Edwin Jackson</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">3</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Welington Castillo</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">2</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">7</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Mike Baxter</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">8</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-6.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>x-Tsuyoshi Wada</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">12</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-7</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">17</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-10.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Pedro Strop</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">11.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">25</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-13.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>David Ross</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">1</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">14.5</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-13.5</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Jorge Soler</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">28</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">42</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-14</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="bottom" width="164">
<p>Starlin Castro</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">30</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">51</p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom" width="51">
<p align="center">-21</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
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Russ La Croix
2015-07-25T18:55:30-05:00
2015-07-25T18:55:30-05:00
Phillies 5, Cubs 0: A No-Hit Streak Ends
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<p>As the saying goes: All good things must come to an end, eventually.</p> <p>And thus, it's over.</p>
<p>46 days short of 50 years and 80 games shy of 8,000, the longest streak without being no-hit in major-league history ended on a sunny Saturday at Wrigley Field when <span>Cole Hamels</span> of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Phillies</a> <a href="http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2015_07_25_phimlb_chnmlb_1" target="_blank">no-hit the Cubs 5-0</a>.</p>
<p>Give the man credit. Cole Hamels is a very, very good pitcher and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/">Cubs</a> have been having a rough time hitting lately. The irony is: the mediocre-to-bad teams the Cubs put on the field the last three years managed to keep the streak going. This team, which is supposed to be better, was the one that couldn't get a hit for one nine-inning game.</p>
<p>It almost got broken up on the very last play, a fly ball to center field by Kris Bryant. Odubel Herrera went back on it, turned the wrong way, then made a diving catch to preserve the no-no. Even though it went against the Cubs, it's worth watching:</p>
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<p>Hamels became just the third visiting pitcher in Wrigley Field history to throw a no-hitter, and the first to not be a <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.redreporter.com/">Cincinnati Reds</a> hurler. The first was Fred Toney, <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN191705020.shtml" target="_blank">May 2, 1917</a>, a game once famed as a "double no-hitter," where the Cubs' Hippo Vaughn took a no-hitter into extra innings, but then gave it up. Vaughn was once considered to have thrown a no-hitter, but that was taken away a number of years ago when MLB ruled a pitcher had to actually have given up no hits and finished the game (and have it go at least nine innings, too) to get credit.</p>
<p>The other was Jim Maloney, who threw a 10-inning no-hitter against the Cubs in the first game of a doubleheader <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN196508191.shtml" target="_blank">August 19, 1965</a>, oddly, just three weeks before Sandy Koufax' perfect game September 9 of that year became the last time before Saturday that the Cubs had been no-hit. Maloney issued 10 walks in that 1-0 win; that's the last complete-game, 10-inning no-hitter in baseball history.</p>
<p>This game was the seventh time the Cubs have been no-hit; I will have a complete listing of those tomorrow morning. The Cubs had been tied with the Yankees for the fewest times being no-hit for any of the "Original 16" teams. Here's the complete list, including today's gem by Hamels:</p>
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<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/">Yankees</a>: 6<br>Cubs: 7<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/">Cardinals</a>: 8<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bucsdugout.com/">Pirates</a>: 9<br>Reds: 9<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.letsgotribe.com/">Indians</a>: 9<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.overthemonster.com/">Red Sox</a>: 11<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.twinkietown.com/">Twins</a>: 11 (includes original Washington Senators)<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.southsidesox.com/">White Sox</a>: 13<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/">Tigers</a>: 14<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Athletics</a>: 14<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a>: 15<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">Giants</a>: 16<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.talkingchop.com/">Braves</a>: 17<br><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.camdenchat.com/">Orioles</a>: 17 (includes St. Louis Browns)<br> Phillies: 19</blockquote>
<p>For those of us who took pride in the Cubs getting this far without being no-hit, we at least had the consolation of seeing baseball history. Hamels' no-hitter is the 290th in major-league history (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_no-hitters" target="_blank">and had already been added to the no-hitter Wikipedia page</a> by the time I started writing this recap) and he was absolutely outstanding. It is just the 18th no-hitter where a pitcher registered 13 or more strikeouts. Now, what do the Phillies do? Hamels has been the subject of many trade rumors -- including being sent to the Cubs -- but what kind of message do they send to their fanbase if they trade him right after he throws a no-hitter?</p>
<p>The Cubs came close to a hit only a couple of times, including that last out. Bryant also hit a ball in the first inning that would have been a home run with the wind blowing out Friday, but with breezes off the lake Saturday, it was an out at the warning track. Herrera also made a great diving catch off a <span>David Ross</span> drive in the eighth inning to preserve things for Hamels.</p>
<p>I do wonder if things might have turned out differently if Joe Maddon had challenged the "neighborhood" play on <span>Anthony Rizzo</span> in the first inning. Generally, that play is given and not really subject to challenge, but it sure looked like <span>Freddy Galvis</span> wasn't even in the same zip code when he took a relay throw from Cesar Hernandez. Maddon came out to discuss it with the umpires, who got together to talk about it, but no review was requested. What if the reviewers had allowed <span>Dexter Fowler</span>, who had led off the bottom of the first with a walk, to be safe? Then the Cubs would have had two men on and one out and maybe they get to Hamels.</p>
<p>But they didn't. And now we have witnessed history and the <a href="https://twitter.com/cubsnohitstreak" target="_blank">Cubs No-Hit Streak Twitter account</a> sent out this sad tweet:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">No. 7,921: Cole Hamels has no-hit the Cubs. The Streak dies.</p>
— Cubs No-Hit Streak (@CubsNoHitStreak) <a href="https://twitter.com/CubsNoHitStreak/status/625074147052253184">July 25, 2015</a>
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<p>Personally, I hope he keeps the account going and starts again Sunday with No. 1 of a new streak (presumably, the Cubs will get a hit or more tomorrow!).</p>
<p>There isn't much to say about Cubs pitching. <span>Jake Arrieta</span> wasn't sharp, but he really only made one mistake, hanging a breaking ball to <span>Ryan Howard</span> with two on in the third for a home run, the only runs he allowed in six decent innings. He struck out eight. <span>James Russell</span> had a rare bad outing, helping the Phillies put the game away with a two-run eighth that featured a ridiculously bad throw from Rizzo to... well, somewhere. <span>Starlin Castro</span> appeared out of position, but Rizzo's throw went nowhere near any base. The way Hamels was dealing, it really didn't matter.</p>
<p>For me, it was my third no-hitter. I saw Jack Morris of the Tigers no-hit the White Sox on <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198404070.shtml" target="_blank">April 7, 1984</a> and, of course, Carlos Zambrano's no-no against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.crawfishboxes.com/">Astros</a> in Milwaukee <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU200809140.shtml" target="_blank">September 14, 2008</a>. I'm not happy the Cubs lost, as they need to start piling up wins, and need one Sunday to avoid getting swept in this series, but at least I can say I witnessed one of the best pitching performances in recent history.</p>
<p>Incidentally, Joe Maddon is no stranger to this sort of thing. While he was manager of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.draysbay.com/">Rays</a> -- and while they were a playoff-contending team -- they got no-hit four times. Three of them (<span>Mark Buehrle</span>, <span>Felix Hernandez</span>, <span>Dallas Braden</span>) were perfect games. The fourth was thrown by <span>Edwin Jackson</span>. (<a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA201006250.shtml" target="_blank">No, I am not making that up.</a>)</p>
<p>The longest active streak without being no-hit now belongs to the Reds, who were last no-hit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197106230.shtml">June 23, 1971</a> by Rick Wise of the Phillies (naturally!), who hit a pair of two-run homers to win that game 4-0. That streak stands at 7,035 games -- so the Cubs' record streak is more than five and a half seasons longer!</p>
<p>Thought you all would like to see my scorecard from this game, so <a href="https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/3907182/072515card.0.pdf" target="_blank">here it is</a> (link opens .pdf).</p>
<p>Now let's go back to getting hits and winning on Sunday. Jason Hammel will pitch against Aaron Nola.</p>
https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/7/25/9040237/cubs-phillies-recap-cole-hamels-mlb-scores
Al Yellon
2015-07-25T17:50:02-05:00
2015-07-25T17:50:02-05:00
Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs Phillies, Saturday 7/25
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Al Yellon
2015-07-25T17:05:02-05:00
2015-07-25T17:05:02-05:00
Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs Phillies, Saturday 7/25
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Al Yellon
2015-07-25T16:05:02-05:00
2015-07-25T16:05:02-05:00
Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs Phillies, Saturday 7/25
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Al Yellon
2015-07-25T13:00:03-05:00
2015-07-25T13:00:03-05:00
Cubs vs. Phillies Preview, Saturday 7/25, 3:05 CT
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<p>I did not think I would have to write these words today: The Cubs must win to even the series at one win each.</p> <p>ICYMI because it was late night in the midwest, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/">Giants</a> defeated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/">Athletics</a> Friday night, so for the first time in several weeks, the Cubs have fallen out of wild-card position. They trail San Francisco by half a game.</p>
<p>Fortunately, there are still 67 games remaining this season, plenty of time, and the Giants, who have won nine of their last 10, have been a streaky team all year. Another losing streak could very possibly follow by then.</p>
<p>That doesn't change the fact that the Cubs have an excellent opportunity to win some games in this homestand. So... let's get that started. Now.</p>
<p>Here are today's particulars.</p>
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<pre>Fowler CF, Bryant 3B, Rizzo 1B, Soler RF, Denorfia LF, Castro SS, Ross C, Arrieta P, Russell 2B</pre>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JArrieta34">@JArrieta34</a> vs. Cole Hamels on a Saturday afternoon in Chicago. Game preview: <a href="http://t.co/WzBSoCVBEo">http://t.co/WzBSoCVBEo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetsGo?src=hash">#LetsGo</a> <a href="http://t.co/JLgL1Q6A6h">pic.twitter.com/JLgL1Q6A6h</a></p>
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/624971343780544512">July 25, 2015</a>
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<p>I am assuming <span>Kyle Schwarber</span> is not starting because of the tough lefthander going against the Cubs today.</p>
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<pre>Hernandez 2B, Herrera CF, Franco 3B, Howard 1B, Ruiz C, Asche LF, Galvis SS, Brown RF, Hamels P</pre>
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<p>Just a reminder of how awesome <span>Jake Arrieta</span> has been lately... his last six starts. 46⅔ innings. 24 hits, five runs, seven walks, 44 strikeouts, 0.96 ERA, 0.621 WHIP. He has not faced the Phillies much; current members of the team are a small-sample-size 5-for-34 (.147) against him, but with two home runs (<span>Darin Ruf</span> and... <span>Jeff Francoeur</span>).</p>
<p><span>Cole Hamels</span>, the rumored Cubs trade target, has had two bad starts in a row, <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN201507100.shtml" target="_blank">one of which</a>, against the Giants, was the worst start of his career (nine runs and 12 hits in 3⅓ innings). We'd certainly like to see another outing like that today. Current Cubs are 22-for-85 (.259) against Hamels with three home runs (two by <span>Chris Coghlan</span>, one by <span>Chris Denorfia</span>).</p>
<p>Today's game is on ABC7 Chicago. <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/chc/downloads/y2015/chc_ota_schedule.pdf" target="_blank">For coverage info in other Midwest markets click here</a> (link opens .pdf).</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20140401#date=7/25/2015">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=2015_07_25_phimlb_chnmlb_1#game=2015_07_24_phimlb_chnmlb_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/483992/pregame">SB Nation game preview</a></p>
<p>Please visit our SB Nation <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thegoodphight.com/">Phillies</a> site <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thegoodphight.com">The Good Phight</a>. If you do go there to interact with Phillies 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 2015 Game Thread procedure has changed a bit. Here's how it will work going forward.</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/2015/7/25/9014533/chicago-cubs-philadelphia-phillies-preview-saturday
Al Yellon