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NL Central · 2023

83-79.5129.0 GB

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Division

NL Central

Team	W-L	GB	RF	RA	DIFF
MIL	92-70	—	728	647	+81
CHC	83-79	9.0	819	723	+96
CIN	82-80	10.0	783	821	-38
PIT	76-86	16.0	692	790	-98
STL	71-91	21.0	719	829	-110

2023 Outlook

Final record

83-79.512 · 162 games

Pythagorean review

Pythag win%	.557
Deserved record	90-72
Luck (W vs Pythag)	-7
MLB Pythag rank	10th of 30

Schedule

Full schedule →

Date	Opp	Res	Score
9/27	@ATL	L	5-6
9/28	@ATL	L	3-5
9/29	@MIL	L	3-4
9/30	@MIL	W	10-6
10/1	@MIL	L	0-4

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
HR	Cody Bellinger	26
RBI	Cody Bellinger	97
SB	Nico Hoerner	43
AVG	Cody Bellinger	.307
OPS	Cody Bellinger	.881

2023 · by PA

Player	Pos	G	PA	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Ian Happ	LF	158	691	21	84	14	.248	.360	.791
Nico Hoerner	2B	150	688	9	68	43	.283	.346	.729
Dansby Swanson	SS	147	638	22	80	9	.244	.328	.744
Seiya Suzuki	RF	138	583	20	74	6	.285	.357	.842
Jeimer Candelario	3B	140	576	22	70	8	.251	.336	.807
Cody Bellinger	LF	130	556	26	97	20	.307	.356	.881
Christopher Morel	1B	107	429	26	70	6	.247	.313	.821
Yan Gomes	C	116	419	10	63	1	.267	.315	.723
Mike Tauchman	RF	108	401	8	48	7	.252	.363	.740
Patrick Wisdom	3B	97	302	23	46	4	.205	.289	.789
Nick Madrigal	3B	92	294	2	28	10	.263	.311	.663
Trey Mancini	1B	79	263	4	28	0	.234	.299	.635
Miguel Amaya	C	53	156	5	18	0	.214	.329	.688
Miles Mastrobuoni	3B	61	149	1	5	13	.241	.308	.609
Tucker Barnhart	C	47	123	1	9	1	.202	.285	.542

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
W	Justin Steele	16
SV	Adbert Alzolay	22
SO	Justin Steele	176
IP	Justin Steele	173.1
ERA	Adbert Alzolay	2.67
WHIP	Adbert Alzolay	1.02

2023 · by IP

Player	W	L	ERA	WHIP	GS	SV	IP	SO
Justin Steele	16	5	3.06	1.17	30	0	173.1	176
Jameson Taillon	8	10	4.84	1.28	29	1	154.1	140
Drew Smyly	11	11	5.00	1.43	23	0	142.1	141
Kyle Hendricks	6	8	3.74	1.20	24	0	137.0	93
Marcus Stroman	10	9	3.95	1.26	25	0	136.2	119
Javier Assad	5	3	3.05	1.23	10	0	109.1	94
Hayden Wesneski	3	5	4.63	1.28	11	0	89.1	83
Julian Merryweather	5	1	3.38	1.31	0	2	72.0	98
José Cuas	3	2	3.99	1.50	2	1	65.1	71
Mark Leiter	1	3	3.50	1.12	0	4	64.1	77
Adbert Alzolay	2	5	2.67	1.02	0	22	64.0	67
Michael Fulmer	3	5	4.42	1.33	1	2	57.0	65

Leaders

Stat	Player	Value
OAA	Dansby Swanson	+20
FLD%	Trey Mancini	.994
RF/9	Yan Gomes	9.23
DP	Nico Hoerner	78

2023 · by Inn · OAA 2016+

Player	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
Ian Happ	LF	154	1338.1	253	12	3	4	.989	1.78	-7
Dansby Swanson	SS	147	1279.1	187	382	11	72	.981	4.00	+20
Nico Hoerner	2B	135	1167.0	226	363	7	78	.988	4.54	+13
Seiya Suzuki	RF	132	1146.2	221	2	3	1	.987	1.75	+1
Jeimer Candelario	3B	115	994.0	67	205	8	22	.971	2.46	+1
Yan Gomes	C	103	821.2	789	54	6	7	.993	9.23	—
Cody Bellinger	CF	84	686.0	192	4	2	1	.990	2.57	+3
Mike Tauchman	CF	81	584.0	142	3	3	1	.980	2.23	0
Nick Madrigal	3B	72	560.1	45	123	4	9	.977	2.70	+10
Patrick Wisdom	3B	61	460.2	53	87	11	15	.927	2.74	-7
Trey Mancini	1B	51	348.2	305	24	2	33	.994	8.49	—
Tucker Barnhart	C	42	312.2	301	6	2	2	.994	8.84	—
Miguel Amaya	C	41	295.0	282	14	4	3	.987	9.03	—
Matt Mervis	1B	27	226.1	210	10	2	22	.991	8.75	—
Miles Mastrobuoni	3B	29	207.1	13	45	2	3	.967	2.52	—

2023 · vs league

xwOBA

.32563

AVG

.25570

SLG

.42470

Barrel%

8.0%40

Hard%

38.8%30

88.940

BB%

9.1%77

22.2%63

Speed

27.250

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Scoring Trend

rolling 12-game R/G

5.06

R/G

4.46

RA/G

+0.59

Diff

Runs scoredRuns allowed162 games

Run Profile

Pythagorean

Runs / G	5.06
Runs allowed / G	4.46
Run diff / G	+0.59
Expected record	90-72
Expected win %	.557
Actual vs Pythag	-7

Situational Splits

record · run diff

Split	W-L	RF	RA	DIFF
Home	45-36	432	359	+73
Away	38-43	387	364	+23
vs Division	30-22	318	229	+89
1-run games	21-24	154	157	-3
Last 10	4-6	49	46	+3

Roster Profile

46 players · 21 pos / 25 P

Average age31.5

Age distribution

U25 125-29 1330-33 1734+ 15

Bats

Left 14Right 28Switch 4

Throws

Left 10Right 36

Recent Form

last 12 · 5-7

WinLossStreak W1

Recent results

last 12

Date		Opp	Result	Score
2023-10-01	@	MIL	L	0–4
2023-09-30	@	MIL	W	10–6
2023-09-29	@	MIL	L	3–4
2023-09-28	@	ATL	L	3–5
2023-09-27	@	ATL	L	5–6
2023-09-26	@	ATL	L	6–7
2023-09-24	vs	COL	W	4–3
2023-09-23	vs	COL	W	6–3
2023-09-22	vs	COL	W	6–0
2023-09-21	vs	PIT	L	6–8
2023-09-20	vs	PIT	L	7–13
2023-09-19	vs	PIT	W	14–1

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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