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Chicago Cubs

NL Central · 2021

71-91.43824.0 GB

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Division

NL Central

Team	W-L	GB	RF	RA	DIFF
MIL	95-67	—	738	623	+115
STL	90-72	5.0	706	672	+34
CIN	83-79	12.0	786	760	+26
CHC	71-91	24.0	705	839	-134
PIT	61-101	34.0	609	833	-224

2021 Outlook

Final record

71-91.438 · 162 games

Pythagorean review

Pythag win%	.421
Deserved record	68-94
Luck (W vs Pythag)	+3
MLB Pythag rank	26th of 30

Schedule

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Date	Opp	Res	Score
9/29	@PIT	W	3-2
9/30	@PIT	W	9-0
10/1	@STL	L	3-4
10/2	@STL	W	6-5
10/3	@STL	W	3-2

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
HR	Patrick Wisdom	28
RBI	Ian Happ	66
SB	Rafael Ortega	12
AVG	Frank Schwindel	.326
OPS	Frank Schwindel	.962

2021 · by PA

Player	Pos	G	PA	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Ian Happ	LF	148	535	25	66	9	.226	.323	.757
Willson Contreras	1B	128	483	21	57	5	.237	.340	.778
Patrick Wisdom	3B	106	375	28	61	4	.231	.305	.823
Jason Heyward	RF	104	353	8	30	5	.214	.280	.627
Rafael Ortega	CF	103	330	11	33	12	.291	.360	.823
David Bote	3B	97	327	8	35	0	.199	.276	.606
Matt Duffy	3B	97	322	5	30	8	.287	.357	.738
Frank Schwindel	1B	64	259	14	43	2	.326	.371	.962
Sergio Alcántara	SS	89	255	5	17	3	.205	.303	.630
Eric Sogard	2B	78	180	1	12	3	.249	.283	.597
Nico Hoerner	2B	44	170	0	16	5	.302	.382	.751
Robinson Chirinos	C	45	112	5	15	0	.227	.324	.778
Andrew Romine	SS	26	64	1	5	0	.183	.234	.501
Austin Romine	C	28	62	1	5	0	.217	.242	.542
Kyle Hendricks	P	32	61	0	1	0	.115	.148	.283

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
W	Kyle Hendricks	14
SV	Codi Heuer	2
SO	Kyle Hendricks	131
IP	Kyle Hendricks	181.0
ERA	Dillon Maples	2.59
WHIP	Adrian Sampson	1.08

2021 · by IP

Player	W	L	ERA	WHIP	GS	SV	IP	SO
Kyle Hendricks	14	7	4.77	1.35	32	0	181.0	131
Zach Davies	6	12	5.78	1.60	32	0	148.0	114
Adbert Alzolay	5	13	4.58	1.16	21	1	125.2	128
Alec Mills	6	7	5.07	1.44	20	1	119.0	87
Codi Heuer	7	4	4.28	1.31	0	2	67.1	56
Justin Steele	4	4	4.26	1.35	9	0	57.0	59
Keegan Thompson	3	3	3.38	1.48	6	1	53.1	55
Rex Brothers	3	2	5.26	1.43	0	1	53.0	75
Dan Winkler	1	3	5.22	1.56	0	0	39.2	40
Adrian Sampson	1	2	2.80	1.08	5	0	35.1	28
Dillon Maples	1	0	2.59	1.28	0	0	31.1	40
Tommy Nance	1	1	7.22	1.33	0	0	28.2	30

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
OAA	Nico Hoerner	+11
FLD%	Jason Heyward	1.000
RF/9	Frank Schwindel	9.12
DP	Frank Schwindel	51

2021 · by Inn · OAA 2016+

Player	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
Willson Contreras	C	116	935.2	885	57	7	6	.993	9.06	—
Jason Heyward	RF	97	784.0	157	3	0	1	1.000	1.84	+4
Patrick Wisdom	3B	77	572.2	47	128	7	17	.962	2.75	+3
Rafael Ortega	CF	73	534.2	127	0	1	0	.992	2.14	-2
Joc Pederson	LF	66	518.1	87	1	1	0	.989	1.53	-5
David Bote	2B	61	468.2	103	130	2	40	.991	4.47	0
Ian Happ	LF	65	459.1	91	3	0	0	1.000	1.84	—
Frank Schwindel	1B	52	429.1	413	22	1	51	.998	9.12	—
Matt Duffy	3B	56	416.0	33	109	4	15	.973	3.07	-4
Sergio Alcántara	SS	55	388.1	57	134	6	31	.970	4.43	+8
Eric Sogard	2B	43	284.2	51	75	1	17	.992	3.98	—
Nico Hoerner	2B	30	251.1	39	84	1	16	.992	4.40	+11
Robinson Chirinos	C	27	190.2	188	7	1	2	.995	9.20	—
Kyle Hendricks	P	32	181.0	17	20	0	0	1.000	1.84	—
Zach Davies	P	32	148.0	13	22	0	2	1.000	2.13	—

2021 · vs league

xwOBA

.29517

AVG

.23417

SLG

.39223

Barrel%

7.4%30

Hard%

37.6%33

88.333

BB%

8.5%43

26.8%0

Speed

26.923

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Scoring Trend

rolling 12-game R/G

4.35

R/G

5.18

RA/G

-0.83

Diff

Runs scoredRuns allowed162 games

Run Profile

Pythagorean

Runs / G	4.35
Runs allowed / G	5.18
Run diff / G	-0.83
Expected record	68-94
Expected win %	.421
Actual vs Pythag	+3

Situational Splits

record · run diff

Split	W-L	RF	RA	DIFF
Home	39-42	369	428	-59
Away	32-49	336	411	-75
vs Division	35-41	321	377	-56
1-run games	24-27	194	197	-3
Last 10	4-6	46	53	-7

Roster Profile

56 players · 29 pos / 27 P

Average age33.9

Age distribution

U25 025-29 330-33 2434+ 29

Bats

Left 15Right 36Switch 5

Throws

Left 9Right 47

Recent Form

last 12 · 4-8

WinLossStreak L7

Recent results

last 12

Date		Opp	Result	Score
2021-10-03	@	STL	W	3–2
2021-10-02	@	STL	W	6–5
2021-10-01	@	STL	L	3–4
2021-09-30	@	PIT	W	9–0
2021-09-29	@	PIT	W	3–2
2021-09-28	@	PIT	L	6–8
2021-09-26	vs	STL	L	2–4
2021-09-25	vs	STL	L	5–8
2021-09-24	vs	STL	L	5–8
2021-09-24	vs	STL	L	4–12
2021-09-22	vs	MIN	L	4–5
2021-09-21	vs	MIN	L	5–9

Injured List

14 on IL

Player	Pos	Status	Detail
Matt Shaw	RF	10-Day IL	Shaw is still feeling discomfort related to his left hand sprain and has yet to resume swinging a bat, Vinnie Duber of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Ben Brown	P	15-Day IL	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Thursday that Brown has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his neck and will have limited activity for the next month, 104.3 The Score reports.
Daniel Palencia	P	15-Day IL· elbow	Manager Craig Counsell said Friday that Palencia (elbow) is hopeful to return to the Cubs' bullpen in mid-August, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
Edward Cabrera	P	15-Day IL· hamstring	Manager Craig Counsell said Friday that the Cubs expect Cabrera (hamstring) to return from the injured list in the second week of August, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
Ethan Roberts	P	15-Day IL· forearm	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said July 8 that Roberts (forearm) completed a bullpen session, MLB.com reports.
Hoby Milner	P	15-Day IL· abdomen	Manager Craig Counsell said Friday that Milner (abdomen) will likely return from the injured list sometime around Aug. 1, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
Jameson Taillon	P	15-Day IL· hamstring	Manager Craig Counsell said Friday that Taillon (hamstring) will return from the injured list during the Cubs' upcoming series against the Tigers, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
Cade Horton	P	60-Day IL· elbow	The Cubs transferred Horton (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Saturday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Hunter Harvey	P	60-Day IL· triceps	The Cubs moved Harvey (triceps) from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL on Sunday.
Justin Steele	P	60-Day IL· elbow	Steele (elbow) was cleared to begin ramping up his throwing program Tuesday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Porter Hodge	P	60-Day IL· elbow	The Cubs transferred Hodge (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Riley Martin	P	60-Day IL· elbow	The Cubs announced June 10 that Martin (elbow) has resumed playing catch, MLB.com reports.
Shelby Miller	P	60-Day IL· elbow	The Cubs placed Miller (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday.
Tyler Austin	1B	60-Day IL· knee	The Cubs placed Austin (knee) on the 60-day injured list Tuesday.

CHC News

20 items

Cubs Designate Drew Pomeranz For Assignment
The Cubs announced that right-hander Jameson Taillon has been reinstated from the 15-day injured list. The club also activated righty Aaron Civale, who was recently acquired from the Athletics. In corresponding moves, they have placed righty Phil Maton on the 15-day injured list due to right knee tendinitis and designated left-hander Drew Pomeranz for assignment. […]
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Alex Bregman: Reaches 10-homer mark
Bregman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Sunday's 10-1 win over the Twins. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Shota Imanaga: Tosses seven scoreless innings
Imanaga (6-8) earned the win Sunday against the Twins, allowing six hits and one walk while striking out four over seven scoreless innings. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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The Cubs beat the Twins 6-2 as Nico Hoerner ties a career high with 4 hits
— Nico Hoerner had four hits to tie a career high, Matthew Boyd gave up three hits and one run in six sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Saturday.
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Chicago Cubs unveil 'Champions Gate' in front of Wrigley Field
Members of the 2016 team, including World Series MVP Ben Zobrist, Anthony Rizzo and Jake Arrieta, helped cut the ribbon.
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Ex-Cubs 1B Rizzo snares Busch's HR from Wrigley bleachers
Former Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo, in the bleachers after a ceremony honoring the 2016 team, recovered current Chicago 1B Michael Busch's solo HR.
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WATCH: Anthony Rizzo snags homer from Cubs' Michael Busch in right field bleachers at Wrigley Field
Rizzo was in Chicago to celebrate the Cubs' 2016 World Series victory
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Michael Busch: Launches 12th home run Saturday
Busch went 1-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Twins. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Nico Hoerner: Tallies four hits in win
Hoerner went 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Twins. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong pinpointed a problem and then turned into one of the best players in baseball
Crow-Armstrong is walking more, chasing less and has become Shohei Ohtani's biggest MVP challenger
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Daniel Palencia: Could return in mid-August
Manager Craig Counsell said Friday that Palencia (elbow) is hopeful to return to the Cubs' bullpen in mid-August, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Trade Deadline Outlook: Chicago Cubs
Two 10-game winning streaks helped fuel the Cubs' 27-12 start to the season, but a 7-22 mark over their next 29 games left Chicago with an even .500 record on June 10. Just when things were getting dire, the Cubs went 20-8 in the month before the All-Star break, leaving the team with a solid […]
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Eugenio Suarez: Homers in back-to-back games
Suarez went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Cubs. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Bregman's season-high 4 RBIs lead Cubs over Reds 8-4 heading into break
— Alex Bregman had a season-high four RBI, including a three-run homer in a four-run seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4 Sunday.
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Reds and Cubs play, winner claims 3-game series
Chicago Cubs (53-42, second in the NL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (43-51, fifth in the NL Central)
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Michael Busch: Doubles twice in win
Busch went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Reds. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Alex Bregman: Homers again Sunday
Bregman went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, an additional run scored and four total RBI in Sunday's 8-4 win over the Reds. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.
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Bregman's 2-run homer in the 7th propels the Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Reds
— Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
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Roch Cholowsky selected No. 1 in 2026 MLB Draft: Why White Sox chose UCLA shortstop with first pick
Cholowsky, 21, is the first college shortstop drafted first overall since Dansby Swanson in 2015
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MLB betting tips for Saturday: Edge goes to offenses in Cubs-Reds
All of the odds, recommended prop bets and trends in baseball for Saturday, July 11.
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