The 2015

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

season was the 144th season for the franchise, the 140th in the

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and the 100th at

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. The Cubs were managed by

Joe Maddon Joseph John Maddon (born February 8, 1954) is an American former professional baseball manager and coach. He has managed the Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. Maddon began his coaching career in ML ...

in his first year as Cubs manager and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the

National League Central Division The National League Central is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. This division was created in 1994, by moving two teams from the National League West (the Cincinnati Reds and the Houston Astros) and three teams from the National League ...

. They began the season on April 5, 2015 in a first-ever night-game home-opener against the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals hav ...

at partially renovated Wrigley Field, and finished the regular season on October 4, 2015 on the road against the

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. The Cubs finished the season with the third-best record in baseball (97–65) which was also the third-best in their division, finishing one game behind the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

(98–64) and three games behind the division winner, the rival St. Louis Cardinals (100–62). As a result, they qualified for the second wild card spot for the postseason, their first postseason appearance since

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, and defeated the Pirates in the National League Wild Card Game to advance to the

National League Division Series In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series (NLDS) determines which two teams from the National League will advance to the National League Championship Series. The Division Series consists of two best-of-five series, featuring e ...

against the Cardinals. The Cubs defeated St. Louis three games to one to advance to the

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against the

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, the Cubs' first appearance in the NLCS since

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. However, they were swept in four games. In 2015, ''

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'' valued the Cubs at $1.8 billion, ranking them 17th out of all sports franchises in the world, and the fifth highest in all MLB. The Cubs attendance for the regular season was 2,959,812, up over 300,000 from the previous year.

Previous season

The Cubs finished the 2014 season 73–89 to finish in last place in the Central Division. Following the season, the Cubs fired manager

Rick Renteria Richard Avina Renteria (born December 25, 1961) is a Mexican-American former professional baseball infielder and former manager of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Renteria played in parts of five seasons bet ...

and hired former

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. Since its inception ...

manager

Offseason

Stadium changes

On Monday, September 29, one day after the conclusion of the 2014 season, a $575 million four-year renovation project to

began. The bleachers in left and right field were expanded, the stadium was extended further onto both Waveland and Sheffield Avenues, and seven new outfield signs were installed along with a 5,700-square-foot jumbotron scoreboard in the left field

bleacher Bleachers (North American English), or stands, are raised, tiered rows of benches found at sports fields and other spectator events. Stairways provide access to the horizontal rows of seats, often with every other step gaining access to a row ...

s and a 2,400 square foot video scoreboard in the right field bleachers. The parking lots along Clark Street were excavated for underground players' locker rooms and lounges.

Coaching changes

The Cubs decided not to retain Mike Brumley as the assistant hitting coach.

Bill Mueller William Richard Mueller ( ; born March 17, 1971) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Mueller's MLB playing career was spent with the San Francisco Giants (1996–2000, 2002), Chic ...

, the hitting coach, resigned over the decision. On October 9. 2014 John Mallee, formerly the

Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division, having moved to the div ...

hitting coach, was hired as his replacement.

Eric Hinske Eric Scott Hinske (born August 5, 1977) is an American professional baseball coach and retired outfielder and first baseman who is currently the assistant hitting coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). Hinske played in the ...

was the assistant hitting coach and Doug Dascenzo was signed to replace him as first base/outfield coach. In late October 2014, quality assurance coach Jose Castro resigned to work with

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

hitting coach

Kevin Seitzer Kevin Lee Seitzer (; born March 26, 1962) is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and Cleveland Indians. He is currently the hitting coach for the Atl ...

. On October 31, the Cubs fired first year manager

. On Monday, November 3, The Cubs announced the signing of

to a five-year contract as manager of the team. Former Cub

Henry Blanco Henry Ramón Blanco (born August 29, 1971) is a Venezuelan professional baseball coach and former player. He is currently the catching and strategy coach for the Washington Nationals. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1997 to ...

was hired to be the quality assurance coach on November 22. At the start of the 2015 season,

Brandon Hyde Brandon Michael Hyde (born October 3, 1973) is an American professional baseball manager for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). Hyde had previously served as the bench coach, director of player development, and first base coach ...

went from 2014 season bench coach to first base and Doug Dascenzo was the outfield coach.

Dave Martinez David Martinez (born September 26, 1964) is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is the manager for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the bench coach for the Tampa Bay ...

was bench coach. On February 24, 2015,

Manny Ramirez Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Lo ...

was hired as a batting consultant, splitting time between Chicago and AAA Iowa. Also,

Kevin Youkilis Kevin Edmund Youkilis (; born March 15, 1979), nicknamed "Youk" , is an American former professional baseball first baseman and third baseman, who primarily played for the Boston Red Sox. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, he was drafted by the Red S ...

was given a part-time job as a scouting and player development consultant.

Broadcast changes

In June 2014, the Cubs announced an end to their radio play-by-play history on WGN (720-AM) radio which dated back to 1924. In a new partnership with

CBS Radio CBS Radio was a radio broadcasting company and radio network operator owned by CBS Corporation and founded in 1928, with consolidated radio station groups owned by CBS and Westinghouse Broadcasting/Group W since the 1920s, and Infinity Broadc ...

, the radio broadcast of their games moved to WBBM (780-AM) for the 2015 season. The Cubs finalized a new television broadcast agreement with long-time over-the-air carrier

WGN-TV WGN-TV (channel 9) is an Independent station (North America), independent television station in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, it is sister station, sister to the company's sole radio property, talk ra ...

(Channel 9), in which the station would carry a reduced slate of 45 games per season. The team also signed a new broadcast agreement with ABC-owned station

WLS-TV WLS-TV (channel 7) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, airing programming from the ABC network. Owned and operated by the network's ABC Owned Television Stations division, the station maintains studios on North State S ...

(Channel 7), in which they will show 25 games annually; this deal replaced

WCIU-TV WCIU-TV (channel 26) is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States, affiliated with The CW. It is the flagship television property of locally based Weigel Broadcasting, which has owned the station since its inception, and is siste ...

as the Cubs' secondary over-the-air television outlet. Both agreements with WLS and WGN run through the end of the 2019 season. Play-by-play announcer

Len Kasper Len Kasper is an American sportscaster. As of 2021 he is the radio play-by-play announcer for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball, teaming with color analyst Darrin Jackson on ESPN 1000 and the Chicago White Sox Radio Network. From 200 ...

and color commentator

Jim Deshaies James Joseph Deshaies (born June 23, 1960), also known as "JD", is an American former professional baseball left-handed starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six teams, over the course of 12 big league seasons. He is c ...

became employees of the Cubs rather than WGN-TV. As a result of a new programming strategy implemented by

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for

WGN America WGN America was an American subscription television network that was owned by the Nexstar Media Group, and was the company's only wholly owned, national cable-originated television channel. The channel in its final form under the WGN branding ran ...

, the cable superstation ceased televising Cubs games (as well as that of the

Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

and Bulls) to a national audience as of January 2015. This marked the end of a 36-season run of Cubs games televised on the national version of WGN-TV. The Cubs created affiliate stations to complement the 2015 television and radio schedule.

Transactions

*RHP

Donn Roach Donn Mitchell Roach (born December 14, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2014 with the San Diego Padres, and he has played for the Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners. Roac ...

was claimed off the waiver list from the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

. *The

traded second baseman

Tommy La Stella Thomas Frank La Stella (born January 31, 1989), nicknamed TL and 3 AM, is an American Infielder, professional baseball infielder in the San Francisco Giants organization. He previously played for the Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Ang ...

to the Cubs for relief pitcher

Arodys Vizcaíno Arodys Vizcaíno (born November 13, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization. He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs. Originally signed by the New York Yankees as ...

and international signing bonus slots. *RHP

Jason Hammel Jason Aaron Hammel (born September 2, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, ...

signed with Chicago Cubs for a 2-year, $18 million contract after being previously traded in July 2014 to the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

in exchange for top prospect

Addison Russell Addison Wayne Russell (born January 23, 1994) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Russell was drafted 11th overall by the Oakland Athletics in the 2012 Major League Baseb ...

, among other players. *C

Miguel Montero Miguel Angel Montero Fernandez (born July 9, 1983) is a Venezuelan-American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Washington Nationals ...

was traded by the

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor league RHP Jefferson Mejia and RHP Zack Godley. Mejia pitched for the

Arizona League Cubs The Arizona Complex League Cubs are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays it home games at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona. The team is composed mainly of player ...

in 2014 and Godley pitched for the

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and the

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in 2014. *LHP

Jon Lester Jonathan Tyler Lester (born January 7, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals. ...

signed with the Chicago Cubs for six years for $155 million, with a vested option for a seventh. He was officially introduced on December 15, 2014. * Jonathan Herrera signed as a free agent with the

in December 2014. *Infielder Logan Watkins and relief pitcher

were designated for assignment on December 19 to make space for recently claimed

Ryan Lavarnway Ryan Cole Lavarnway ( ריאן לווארנוויי; born August 7, 1987) is an American-Israeli professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Oriole ...

and

Shane Peterson Shane Aaron Peterson (born February 11, 1988) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers, and Tampa Bay Rays. Career Amateur Peterson attended ...

. *On December 23, 2014, The Cubs announced that they had signed catcher David Ross to a two-year, $5 million contract. *

Chris Denorfia Christopher Anthony Denorfia (born July 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach. He currently serves as the manager for the Hartford Yard Goats, who are the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies of Major L ...

signed a one-year contract worth a guaranteed $2.6 million with $400k in incentives with the

on January 9, 2015. *On January 19, 2015, outfielder

Dexter Fowler William Dexter Fowler (born March 22, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinal ...

was traded to the Cubs from the

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for

Luis Valbuena Luis Adan Valbuena (November 30, 1985 – December 6, 2018) was a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 2008 through 2018, for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, Chicago ...

and

Dan Straily Daniel Steven Straily (born December 1, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). The Oakland Athletics selected Straily in the 24th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball ...

. *

Gonzalez Germen Gonzalez Germán Germen Figao (born September 23, 1987) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and ...

was claimed off waivers by the

on January 23, 2015. *On March 5, Cubs signed RHP

Phil Coke Phillip Douglas Coke (born July 19, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Baseball c ...

Regular season

Game log

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 1 , April 5 ,

Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

, 0–3 , Wainwright (1–0) ,

Lester Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. Notable people and characters with the name include: People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American artist from Wisc ...

(0–1) , Rosenthal (1) , 35,055 , 0–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" , – , April 7 ,

, colspan="6" , Postponed (inclement weather) ''(Makeup date: July 7)'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 2 , April 8 ,

, 2–0 ,

Arrieta Arrieta (both in Basque and Spanish) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, Spain. Arrieta is part of the ''comarca'' of Mungialdea. It had a population of 552 inhabitants as of 2007, and a populatio ...

(1–0) , Lynn (0–1) , Rondón (1) , 26,814 , 1–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 3 , April 10 , @

Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in great-circle distance, straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Can ...

, 1–5 , Bergman (1–0) ,

Wood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin th ...

(0–1) , — , 49,303 , 1–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 4 , April 11 , @

, 9–5 , Hammel (1–0) , Kendrick (1–1) , — , 43,812 , 2–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 5 , April 12 , @

, 6–5 , Ramirez (1–0) , Hawkins (1–1) , Rondon (2) , 41,363 , 3–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 6 , April 13 ,

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

, 7–6 (10) , Rondon (1–0) ,

Parra Parra (Hebrew language, Hebrew: ''גפן'') is a Spanish, Portuguese, and also Jewish surname, meaning grapevine or Trellis (architecture), trellis, for example, a pergola. It is taken from the word meaning latticework and the vines raised on it ...

(0–1) , — , 26,390 , 4–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 7 , April 14 ,

, 0–3 , DeSclafani (1–0) ,

(1–1) , Chapman (3) , 27.525 , 4–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 8 , April 15 ,

, 5–0 ,

(1–1) ,

Marquis A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...

(0–1) , — , 29,205 , 5–3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 9 , April 17 ,

Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

, 4–5 ,

Shields A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of a ...

(2–0) , Schlitter (0–1) , Kimbrel (4) , 32,138 , 5–4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 10 , April 18 ,

, 7–6 (11) , Rosscup (1–0) , Kimbrel (0–1) , — , 33,958 , 6–4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 11 , April 19 ,

, 2–5 , Cashner (1–2) ,

(0–2) , Benoit (1) , 29,113 , 6–5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 12 , April 20 , @

Pirates Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship or boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area, typically with the goal of stealing cargo and other valuable goods. Those who conduct acts of piracy are called pirates, v ...

, 5–2 ,

(2–1) , Caminero (0–1) , — , 11,777 , 7–5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 13 , April 21 , @

, 9–8 ,

Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

(1–0) , Melancon (0–1) , Rondon (3) , 13,680 , 8–5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 14 , April 22 , @

, 3–4 ,

Worley Worley may refer to: Places * Worley, Idaho, United States * Worley, Kentucky, United States * Worley, West Virginia, United States * Worley Point, Antarctica People * Worley (surname), people with the surname ''Worley'' * Worley baronets * ...

(2–1) , Hammel(1–1) , Watson (1) , 15,101 , 8–6 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 15 , April 23 , @

, 4–5 ,

Liz Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza. People * Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Pu ...

(1–1) , Schlitter (0–2) , Melancon (3) , 22,224 , 8–7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 16 , April 24 , @

, 7–3 (11) ,

Motte A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to ...

(1–0) , Badenhop (0–1) , — , 39,891 , 9–7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" , – , April 25 , @

, colspan="6" , Postponed (inclement weather) ''(Makeup date: July 22)'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 17 , April 26 , @

, 5–2 ,

(3–1) , DeSclafani (2–1) , Rondon (4) , 38,954 , 10–7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 18 , April 27 ,

, 4–0 , Hammel (2–1) ,

(2–2) , — , 29,159 , 11–7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 19 , April 28 ,

, 6–2 ,

(2–1) , Locke (2–1) , — , 29,915 , 12–7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 20 , April 29 ,

, 1–8 ,

Cole Cole may refer to: Plants * Cole crops of the genus ''Brassica'', especially cabbage, kale, or rape (rapeseed). People * Cole (given name), people with the given name Cole * Cole (surname), people with the surname Cole Companies *Cole Motor C ...

(4–0) , Hendricks (0–1) , — , 30,634 , 12–8 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 21 , May 1 , Brewers , 1–0 ,

(1–2) , Peralta (0–4) , Rondon (5) , 31,128 , 13–8 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 22 , May 2 , Brewers , 1–6 , Fiers (1–3) ,

(3–2) , — , 34,878 , 13–9 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 23 , May 3 , Brewers , 3–5 ,

Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

(1–0) , Strop (0–1) , Rodríguez (4) , 33,398 , 13–10 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 24 , May 4 , @

, 9–10 , Socalovich (2–0) , Strop (0–2) , Maness (2) , 41,981 , 13–11 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 25 , May 5 , @

, 4–7 ,

Harris Harris may refer to: Places Canada * Harris, Ontario * Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine) * Harris, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan Scotland * Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle o ...

(1–0) ,

(1–1) , Rosenthal (9) , 41,613 , 13–12 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 26 , May 6 , @

, 6–5 ,

(2–2) , Lynn (1–3) , Rondon (6) , 42,207 , 14–12 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 27 , May 7 , @

, 1–5 , Lackey (1–2) ,

(3–3) , Rosenthal (10) , 44,472 , 14–13 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 28 , May 8 , @ Brewers , 7–6 , Hammel (3–1) ,

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

(1–3) , — , 38,283 , 15–13 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 29 , May 9 , @ Brewers , 4–12 , Lohse (2–4) ,

(2–2) , — , 39,600 , 15–14 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 30 , May 10 , @ Brewers , 2–3 (10) , Blazek (3–0) ,

(1–1) , — , 41,467 , 15–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 31 , May 11 ,

Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

, 4–3 ,

(3–2) , deGrom (3–4) , Rondon (7) , 32,980 , 16–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 32 , May 12 ,

, 6–1 ,

(4–3) , Syndergaard (0–1) , — , 31,542 , 17–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 33 , May 13 ,

, 2–1 , Rondon (2–0) , Torres (1–2) , — , 33,709 , 18–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 34 , May 14 ,

, 6–5 , Strop (1–2) , Niese (3–3) , Rondon (8) , 31,497 , 19–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 35 , May 15 ,

, 11–10 (12) ,

(2–1) ,

(1–3) , — , 33,617 , 20–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 36 , May 16 ,

, 4–1 ,

(4–2) ,

(5–2) ,

(1) , 38,883 , 21–15 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 37 , May 17 ,

, 0–3 , Burnett (3–1) ,

(4–4) , Melancon (9) , 36,289 , 21–16 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 38 , May 19 , @

, 3–4 , Benoit (4–1) , Russell (0–1) , Kimbrel (11) , 25,917 , 21–17 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 39 , May 20 , @

, 3–2 ,

Grimm Grimm may refer to: People * Grimm (surname) * Brothers Grimm, German linguists ** Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, jurist and mythologist ** Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm * Christian ...

(1–0) , T. Ross (2–4) , Rondon (9) , 25.028 , 22–17 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 40 , May 21 , @

, 3–0 , Hendricks (1–1) , Despaigne (2–3) , — , 30.021 , 23–17 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 41 , May 22 , @

Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

, 4–5 (13) , Delgado (2–2) , Rosscup (1–1) , — , 34,498 , 23–18 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 42 , May 23 , @

, 9–6 ,

(2–1) , Burgos (0–2) , Strop (1) , 30,502 , 24–18 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 43 , May 24 , @

, 3–4 , Hellickson (2–3) , Hammel (3–2) , Ziegler (2) , 39,660 , 24–19 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 44 , May 25 , Nationals , 1–2 , Roark (1–2) ,

(1–1) , Storen (15) , 38,463 , 24–20 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 45 , May 26 , Nationals , 3–2 , Rondon (3–0) , Grace (2–1) , — , 30,440 , 25–20 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 46 , May 27 , Nationals , 0–3 , Scherzer (6–3) ,

(4–3) , Storen (16) , 34,215 , 25–21 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 47 , May 29 , Royals , 4–8 , Herrera (1–1) , Strop (1–3) , — , 34,273 , 25–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" , – , May 30 , Royals , colspan="6" , Postponed (inclement weather) ''(Makeup date: September 28)'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#cfc" , 48 , May 31 , Royals , 2–1 (11) , Rosscup (2–1) , Madson (0–1) , — , 37,766 , 26–22 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 49 , June 1 , @

Marlins The marlin is a large billfish sometimes also known as the ''spearfish.'' Marlin may also refer to: Places *Marlín, Castile-Leon, a village in Spain *Marlin, Texas, city in Falls County, Texas, United States Sports *Cincinnati Marlins, a swim t ...

, 5–1 , Hammel (4–2) ,

Urena ''Urena'' is the genus of plants, which grow in various tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. Some view the plant as a weed, but others make use of its fiber for various purposes. The leaves and flowers are also a famine food in Africa. It ...

(0–2) , — , 20,964 , 27–22 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 50 , June 2 , @

, 2–5 , Hand (1–1) , Hendricks (1–2) , Ramos (5) , 23,789 , 27–23 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 51 , June 3 , @

, 3–7 , Haren (6–2) ,

(4–4) , — , 22,962 , 27–24 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 52 , June 4 , @ Nationals , 2–1 ,

(5–4) , Gonzalez (4–3) , Rondón (10) , 35,465 , 28–24 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 53 , June 5 , @ Nationals , 5–7 , Roark (2–2) , Wada (0–1) , – , 36,124 , 28–25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 54 , June 6 , @ Nationals , 4–2 , Hammel (5–2) ,

Ross Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sou ...

(0–1) , Strop (2) , 38,214 , 29–25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 55 , June 7 , @ Nationals , 6–3 , Hendricks (2–2) , Zimmermann (5–3) ,

(1) , 40,939 , 30–25 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 56 , June 9 , @

Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

, 0–6 , Sanchez (4–7) ,

(4–5) , — , 33,301 , 30–26 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 57 , June 10 , @

, 12–3 ,

(6–4) , Greene (4–6) , — , 33,397 , 31–26 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 58 , June 11 ,

, 6–3 ,

(3–2) , Lorenzen (1–2) , Rondón (11) , 35,031 , 32–26 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 59 , June 12 ,

, 4–5 (10) , Hoover (5–0) , Rondón (3–1) , Chapman (13) , 40,016 , 32–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 60 , June 13 ,

, 4–3 ,

(3–1) , Cingrani (0–3) , — , 40,693 , 33–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 61 , June 14 ,

, 2–1 (11) , Schlitter (1–2) , Badenhop (0–2) , — , 33,201 , 34–27 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" , – , June 15 , Indians , colspan="6" , Postponed (inclement weather) ''(Makeup date: August 24)'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 62 , June 16 , Indians , 0–6 , Bauer (6–3) ,

(6–5) , — , 35,914 , 34–28 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 63 , June 17 , @ Indians , 17–0 , Wada (1–1) , Marcum (3–2) , — , 15,572 , 35–28 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 64 , June 18 , @ Indians , 3–4 , McAllister (2–2) ,

(3–3) , Shaw (1) , 15,891 , 35–29 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 65 , June 19 , @

Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

, 2–7 , Hughes (5–6) , Hendricks (2–3) , — , 36,817 , 35–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 66 , June 20 , @

, 4–1 (10) ,

(4–1) , Boyer (2–3) , Rondon (12) , 40,066 , 36–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 67 , June 21 , @

, 8–0 ,

(7–5) , Gibson (4–6) , — , 40,273 , 37–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 68 , June 22 ,

Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

, 4–2 ,

(4–3) , Kershaw (5–5) ,

(2) , 35,147 , 38–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 69 , June 23 ,

, 1–0 (10) ,

(5–1) , Peralta (1–1) , — , 36,799 , 39–30 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 70 , June 24 ,

, 2–5 , Howell (3–1) , Hendricks (2–4) , Jansen (10) , 36.653 , 39–31 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 71 , June 25 ,

, 0–4 , Frias (5–5) ,

(4–6) , — , 41,498 , 39–32 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 72 , June 26 , @

, 2–3 , Maness (2–0) ,

(1–2) , — , 45,558 , 39–33 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 73 , June 27 , @

, 1–8 , Wacha (10–3) ,

Roach Roach may refer to: Animals * Cockroach, various insect species of the order Blattodea * Common roach (''Rutilus rutilus''), a fresh and brackish water fish of the family Cyprinidae ** ''Rutilus'' or roaches, a genus of fishes * California roach ...

(0–1) , Villanueva (1) , 46,407 , 39–34 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 74 , June 28 , @

, 1–4 , Martinez (9–3) , Hammel (5–3) , Rosenthal (23) , 45,384 , 39–35 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 75 , June 30 , @

, 1–0 , Hendricks (3–4) , Niese (3–8) ,

(3) , 27,084 , 40–35 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 76 , July 1 , @

, 2–0 (11) ,

(6–1) , Torres (2–4) ,

(1) , 23,906 , 41–35 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 77 , July 2 , @

, 6–1 ,

(8–5) , deGrom (8–6) , — , 27,207 , 42–35 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 78 , July 3 ,

, 1–2 , Koehler (7–4) , Hammel (5–4) , Ramos (13) , 41,212 , 42–36 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 79 , July 4 ,

, 7–2 ,

Richard Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...

(1–0) , Cosart (1–4) , — , 37,898 , 43–36 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 80 , July 5 ,

, 2–0 , Hendricks (4–4) , Latos (3–6) ,

(4) , 37,766 , 44–36 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 81 , July 6 ,

, 0–6 , Lackey (7–5) ,

(4–7) , — , 37,609 , 44–37 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 82 , July 7 ,

, 7–4 ,

(9–5) , Lyons (2–1) , — , 34,368 , 45–37 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 83 , July 7 ,

, 5–3 ,

(5–3) , Maness (3–1) ,

(5) , 35,703 , 46–37 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 84 , July 8 ,

, 5–6 , Socolovich (3–1) , Strop (1–4) , Rosenthal (25) , 37,993 , 46–38 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 85 , July 10 ,

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and ...

, 0–1 , Petricka (3–2) , Rondon (3–2) , Robertson (19) , 41,580 , 46–39 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 86 , July 11 ,

, 1–5 , Sale (8–4) ,

(4–8) , — , 41,596 , 46–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 87 , July 12 ,

, 3–1 ,

(10–5) , Quintana (4–9) , — , 41,688 , 47–40 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" , colspan="9" , 86th All-Star Game in Cincinnati, Ohio , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 88 , July 17 , @

Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

, 2–4 , Vizciano (1–0) , Strop (1–5) , Johnson (6) , 42,532 , 47–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 89 , July 18 , @

, 4–0 ,

(5–8) , Banuelos (1–1) , — , 45,758 , 48–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 90 , July 19 , @

, 4–1 ,

(11–5) , Miller (5–6) , — , 31,690 , 49–41 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 91 , July 20 , @

, 4–5 , Matthews (1–1) ,

(1–3) , Chapman (19) , 34,900 , 49–42 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 92 , July 21 , @

, 5–4 (13) ,

(7–1) , Adcock (1–2) ,

(2) , 36,845 , 50–42 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 93 , July 22 , @

, 1–9 , Leake (8–5) , Hendricks (4–5) , — , 35,093 , 50–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 94 , July 22 , @

, 6–5 , Rondon (4–2) , Chapman (3–4) ,

(6) , 39,183 , 51–43 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 95 , July 24 ,

Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

, 3–5 (10) , Giles (5–2) , Russell (0–2) , Papelbon (17) , 41,230 , 51–44 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 96 , July 25 ,

, 0–5 , Hamels (6–7) ,

(11–6) , — , 41,683 , 51–45 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 97 , July 26 ,

, 5–11 , Nola (1–1) , Hammel (5–5) , — , 41,123 , 51–46 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 98 , July 27 ,

, 9–8 , Soriano (1–0) , Axford (3–4) , — , 35,070 , 52–46 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 99 , July 28 ,

, 2–7 , Flande (1–1) ,

Beeler Beeler is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Jodie Beeler, American baseball player * Joe Beeler, American illustrator, artist and sculptor * Kathleen Beeler, American cinematographer * Rolf Beeler, Swiss affineur * Selby Beeler, ...

(0–1) , — , 36.747 , 52–47 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 100 , July 29 ,

, 3–2 ,

(6–8) , Butler (3–7) , Rondon (13) , 38,874 , 53–47 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 101 , July 30 , @ Brewers , 5–2 , Soriano (2–0) ,

(4–2) , Rondon (14) , 36,206 , 54–47 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 102 , July 31 , @ Brewers , 4–1 , Hammel (6–5) , Jungmann (5–3) , Rondon (15) , 35,669 , 55–47 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 103 , August 1 , @ Brewers , 4–2 , Hendricks (5–5) , Garza (5–12) ,

Hunter Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

(1) , 41,720 , 56–47 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 104 , August 2 , @ Brewers , 4–3 ,

(2–0) , Lohse (5–13) , Rondon (16) , 38,536 , 57–47 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" , — , August 3 , @

, colspan="6" , Postponed (inclement weather) ''(Makeup date: September 15)'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 105 , August 4 , @

, 5–0 ,

(12–6) , Happ (4–7) , — , 34,993 , 58–47 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 106 , August 5 , @

, 5–7 , Bastardo (3–1) ,

(5–4) , Melancon (34) , 35,759 , 58–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 107 , August 6 ,

Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

, 5–4 ,

(2–3) , Heston (11–6) , Rondon (17) , 41,242 , 59–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 108 , August 7 ,

, 7–3 ,

(7–8) , Vogelsong (7–8) , Rondon (18) , 41,311 , 60–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 109 , August 8 ,

, 8–6 , Hendricks (6–5) , Cain (2–3) ,

(3) , 41,305 , 61–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 110 , August 9 ,

, 2–0 ,

(13–6) , Peavy (2–5) , Rondon (19) , 39,939 , 62–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 111 , August 11 , Brewers , 6–3 , Haren (8–7) , Jungmann (6–4) , Russell (1) , 37,109 , 63–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 112 , August 12 , Brewers , 3–2 (10) ,

(3–2) , Blazek (5–3) , — , 36,438 , 64–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 113 , August 13 , Brewers , 9–2 ,

(8–8) , Cravy (0–4) , — , 40,799 , 65–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 114 , August 14 , @

, 6–5 ,

(3–0) , Samardzija (8–8) , Rondon (20) , 36,386 , 66–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 115 , August 15 , @

, 6–3 ,

(14–6) , Quintana (6–10) , Rondon (21) , 39,579 , 67–48 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 116 , August 16 , @

, 1–3 , Sale (11–7) , Haren (8–8) ,

Robertson Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertson (given name) * Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan * Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837) Places ...

(24) , 39,475 , 67–49 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 117 , August 18 ,

, 8–10 , Alburquerque (3–0) , Strop (1–6) , — , 39,684 , 67–50 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 118 , August 19 ,

, 8–15 ,

Feliz Feliz is a municipality ''( município)'' in the Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil ( pt, unidades federativas do Brasil) are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation and self-colle ...

(3–3) ,

(8–9) , — , 40,310 , 67–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 119 , August 20 ,

, 7–1 ,

(15–6) , Foltynewicz (4–5) , — , 34,633 , 68–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 120 , August 21 ,

, 5–3 ,

(8–1) , Miller (5–10) , Rondon (22) , 39,211 , 69–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 121 , August 22 ,

, 9–7 , Strop (2–6) , Jackson (2–2) , Rondon (23) , 41,196 , 70–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 122 , August 23 ,

, 9–3 , Hammel (7–5) , Wisler (5–4) , — , 39,581 , 71–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 123 , August 24 , Indians , 2–1 , Rondon (5–2) , McAllister (3–4) , — , 36,283 , 72–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 124 , August 25 , @

, 8–5 ,

(16–6) , Cain (2–4) , Rondon (24) , 41,595 , 73–51 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 125 , August 26 , @

, 2–4 , Peavy (4–2) , Hendricks (6–6) , Casilla (31) , 41,640 , 73–52 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 126 , August 27 , @

, 1–9 , Bumgarner (16−6) , Haren (8–9) , — , 41,847 , 73–53 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 127 , August 28 , @

, 1–4 , Kershaw (11−6) , Hammel (7−6) , Jansen (26) , 44,874 , 73–54 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 128 , August 29 , @

, 2–5 , Howell (5−1) ,

(8−10) , Jansen (27) , 51,697 , 73–55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 129 , August 30 , @

, 2–0 ,

(17–6) , Wood (9–9) , — , 46,679 , 74–55 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 130 , August 31 ,

, 5–13 , Mattheus (2−4) ,

(2−4) , Chapman (26) , 34,017 , 74–56 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 131 , September 1 ,

, 5–4 , Rodney (6−5) , Badenhop (1−4) , Rondon (25) , 33,756 , 75–56 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 132 , September 2 ,

, 4–7 , Hoover (7−0) , Rondon (5−3) , Chapman (27) , 31,165 , 75–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 133 , September 4 ,

, 14–5 ,

(9−10) , Godley (4−1) , — , 36,132 , 76–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 134 , September 5 ,

, 2–0 ,

(18–6) , Ray (3–11) , Rondon (26) , 40,690 , 77–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 135 , September 6 ,

, 6–4 ,

(3−4) , De La Rosa (12−7) , — , 41,183 , 78–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 136 , September 7 , @

, 9–0 , Haren (9–9) , Lynn (11–9) , — , 45,986 , 79–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 137 , September 8 , @

, 8–5 , Hammel (8–6) , Wacha (15–5) , Rondón (27) , 42,206 , 80–57 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 138 , September 9 , @

, 3–4 , Broxton (2−1) ,

(3−1) , Rosenthal (43) , 43,557 , 80–58 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 139 , September 11 , @

, 5–1 ,

(19–6) , Morgan (5–6) , — , , 81–58 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 140 , September 11 , @

, 7–3 , Hendricks (7–6) , Asher (0–3) , Rondón (28) , 22,538 , 82–58 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 141 , September 12 , @

, 5–7 , Giles (6–2) , Rondón (5–4) , — , 20,813 , 82–59 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 142 , September 13 , @

, 4–7 , Hinojosa (1–0) ,

(3–2) , Giles (13) , 23,450 , 82–60 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 143 , September 15 , @

, 4–5 , Watson (4–1) ,

(3–5) , Melancon (46) , 31,488 , 82–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 144 , September 15 , @

, 2–1 ,

(10–10) , Happ (9–8) , — , 25,914 , 83–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 145 , September 16 , @

, 3–2 (12) , Rondón (6–4) , Worley (4–6) , — , 31,945 , 84–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 146 , September 17 , @

, 9–6 ,

(4–2) , Morton (9–8) ,

(2) , 28,228 , 85–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 147 , September 18 ,

, 8–3 ,

(4−2) , Maness (4−2) , — , 40,846 , 86–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 148 , September 19 ,

, 5–4 ,

Cahill Cahill (, or ) is a name of Irish origin. It is the anglicised version of the Gaelic "Ó Cathail" meaning "descendant of Cathal". "Cathal" consists of two parts: "cath" means battle; the second could be "val" (rule), so that the name as a who ...

(1–3) , Wacha (16–6) , Strop (3) , 40,994 , 87–61 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 149 , September 20 ,

, 3–4 , Martinez (14–7) ,

(10–11) , Rosenthal (46) , 40,962 , 87–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 150 , September 21 , Brewers , 9–5 , Hammel (9–6) , Peralta (5–10) , — , 34,373 , 88–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 151 , September 22 , Brewers , 4–0 ,

(20–6) , Cravy (0–8) , — , 36,270 , 89–62 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 152 , September 23 , Brewers , 1–4 , Davies (2–2) , Hendricks (7–7) , Rodrigues (35) , 37,559 , 89–63 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 153 , September 25 ,

, 2–3 , Cole (18–8) , Lester (10−12) , Melancon (51) , 40,432 , 89–64 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 154 , September 26 ,

, 0–4 , Liriano (12−7) , Hammel (9−7) , — , 41,150 , 89–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 155 , September 27 ,

, 4–0 ,

(21−6) , Burnett (9-6) , — , 40,617 , 90–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 156 , September 28 , Royals , 1–0 (11) , Rodney (7−5) , Almonte (0−2) , – , 40,552 , 91–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 157 , September 29 , @

, 4–1 , Haren (10–9) , Smith (0–3) ,

(3) , 18,168 , 92–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 158 , September 30 , @

, 10–3 ,

(11–12) , DeScalfani (9–13) , — , 21,397 , 93–65 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 159 , October 1 , @

, 5–3 , Hammel (10–7) , Lamb (1–5) , Rondon (29) , 26,352 , 94–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 160 , October 2 , @ Brewers , 6–1 ,

(22–6) , Pena (2–1) , — , 30,044 , 95–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 161 , October 3 , @ Brewers , 1–0 , Hendricks (8–7) , Wagner (0–2) , Rondon (30) , 35,291 , 96–65 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 162 , October 4 , @ Brewers , 3–1 , Haren (11–9) , Lopez (1–1) ,

(4) , 32,959 , 97–65 , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Cubs team member

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters

Season summary

April

At the conclusion of the first month of the season the Cubs had a record of 12–8. It was their first winning April since the 2008 season. They led the National League in

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with 25, were third in

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with .329, and sixth in acquiring walks with 71. The pitching staff allowed the fewest walks in the National League with 41, they were third in

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with 1.15, fifth in striking out opposing batters with 181, sixth in opposing players

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with .240, sixth in

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with 3.71 and allowed only 14

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against them. During the month, the Cubs played in three extra-inning ballgames, winning all three. *April 5 – The Cubs pay tribute to the late

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before the first opening night game in Cubs history. *April 17 – Heralded rookie

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plays in his first Major League game. *April 5–30 – Due to delays in the 1060 Project, the entire outfield section was unavailable for use by fans attending Cubs games. Attendance figures for the month of April were affected by approximately 5,000 fans per home game.

May

At the end of the first two months of the season the Cubs had a record of 26–22. It was the first winning two-month period since the end of the 2008 season. They were third in the National League in

with 46 and second at receiving walks at 192. They did, however, lead the league in striking out at 541. The pitching staff allowed the second fewest walks in the National League with 140, they were third in

, third in striking out opposing batters, sixth in opposing players

with .246, fifth in

with 3.72, and allowed 56

against them. *May 11 – Left and center field bleacher seats were available for occupancy for the first time during the season during a night game with the

. *May 14 – The Cubs four-game sweep of the

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was their first over the Mets at Wrigley Field since Aug. 6–9, 1992. The May 14 victory was Joe Maddon's 800th career win. *May 31 – For the first time in nearly a half-decade the Cubs finished at or above .500 for two months in a row with a May 31 victory against the

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. *Kris Bryant received the

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for May.

June

*June 11 – The right field bleacher seats were available for occupancy for the first time during the season during a night game with the

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hit the first home run to land into the newly renovated right-field seats at Wrigley Field when fans were present. *June 17 – The Cubs 17–0 victory at Progressive Field against the

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was the largest shutout win by the Cubs since May 13, 1969, a 19–0 win over the Padres at Wrigley Field. *June 30 – The Cubs finished 14–13 for the month; the third month in a row with a winning record.

July

*July 6 –

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(1B) and Kris Bryant (3B) were named to the National League All-Star Team. *July 13 – At the All-Star break the Cubs had a record of 47–40. They were seventh in Major League baseball in

with 57 and fourth at receiving walks at 293. They were second in the league in striking out at 799. The pitching staff allowed the fewest hits against in baseball with 140, they were first in

at 1.16, third in striking out opposing batters with 754, first in opposing players

with .234, fifth in

with 3.72, and allowed 56

. *July 25 – Future Cubs pitcher

Cole Hamels Colbert Michael Hamels (born December 27, 1983), nicknamed "Hollywood", is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies (2006–2015), Texas Rangers ( ...

then of the

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pitched a

no-hitter In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...

against the Cubs, marking the first time the Cubs have been no-hit in 7,921 games, which was the longest streak in the Major Leagues. It was Hamels last start in a Phillies uniform before he was traded to the Texas Rangers. *The Cubs finished a fourth month in a row over .500 for the first time since the 2008 season. With a record of 55–47, they were two games out of the second position to qualify for a wild card post-season playoff game.

August

*August 10 – After a four-game sweep of the

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, the Cubs had moved into the wild card spot and held a 3.5 game lead for the second place wild card qualifier. *August 23 – The Cubs swept the

, their fourth, four-game sweep of the season; first time since 1945. The Cubs led the NL in both home runs and runs scored in the second half. *August 30 – Jake Arrieta threw a no hitter against the

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. * For the fifth month in a row, the Cubs finished a month over .500 with an August record of 19−9. They were 5.5 games ahead of San Francisco for the second wild card slot. They led the majors in striking out with 1,208 and had the lowest team batting average at .241. The pitching staff struck out 1,128 batters (second in the majors) and had a WHIP of 1.20. Kris Bryant was named the NL Rookie of the Month for August and Jake Arrieta was named the Pitcher of the Month and Player of the Week for August 24–30.

September

*September 1 – IF Javier Baez and LHP

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were recalled from Triple-A Iowa. Catcher David Ross was activated off the family medical emergency leave list. Later in the month, the Cubs also selected the contracts of OF

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, RHP

Trevor Cahill Trevor John Cahill (born March 1, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Sa ...

, RHP Carl Edwards Jr., RHP

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and RHP

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from Triple-A. *September 11 – The Cubs swept a double header against the Phillies guaranteeing them a winning record for the first time since

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. Jake Arrieta won his 19th game of the season making him the first pitcher in the 2015 season to hit the mark; it was his 16th straight quality start, allowing just one run over eight innings, and dropping his ERA to 1.99. *September 25 – The Cubs were defeated by their division rival Pittsburgh, 3-2, but still clinched their first postseason berth since 2008 when the San Francisco Giants lost to the

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October

*October 4 – At the conclusion of the season the Cubs had a record of 97–65, third best in Major League Baseball. The 97 wins were the most for a first-year Cubs manager. Their record away from Wrigley Field was 48−33, the Cubs' best road record since 1945. Cubs' hitters led the majors in strikeouts with 1,518 and were third from the bottom with runners in scoring position (.237), but they were fifth in

with .321 and first in acquiring walks with 567. The pitching staff allowed the fewest hits in baseball with 1,276, were first in

with 1.15, first in striking out opposing batters with 1,431, and third in

with 3.36. Cubs rookies (Bryant, Schwarber, Russell and Soler) hit 65 home runs, setting a franchise record. The previous high was 58 set in 1966.

November

*November 16 – Kris Bryant won the 2015 National League

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by a unanimous first place vote. San Francisco Giants third baseman

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and Pittsburgh Pirates infielder

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placed behind Bryant. Bryant became the first Cub to win the award since catcher

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in 2008. *November 17 – Manager Joe Maddon won the

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over

manager

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and NL-Champions

manager

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. Maddon set the franchise record for most wins in the first season as manager, with 97 wins. Maddon became the seventh manager in MLB history to win the award in both leagues, as Maddon previously won the award in 2008 and 2011 with Tampa Bay. He became the first Cubs manager to win the award since

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in 2008. *November 18 – Starting Pitcher Jake Arrieta won the 2015 NL

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over Dodgers pitchers

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and

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. Arrieta had a stellar 2015 campaign, going 22–6 with a 1.77 ERA. Arrieta set a major league record with the lowest second-half ERA over a minimum of 12 starts with an ERA of 0.75. He went 14–1 in the second half of the season, as well as no-hitting the Dodgers on August 30. Arrieta is the first Cub to win the award since Hall of Famer

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in 1992. The Cubs also became the first team in MLB to win three major awards since the 2001 Seattle Mariners.

Transactions

*Back-up catcher

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was traded to the

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for right-handed relief pitcher

on May 19. *On May 26, released Phil Coke. *13-year-veteran right-handed relief pitcher

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agreed to terms on June 8 and reported to a Cubs training facility in the Dominican Republic. *On July 3, 2015,

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was traded by the

to the Chicago Cubs for cash. He was designated for assignment on July 22 and relief pitcher

was added to the roster. Richard was optioned to the

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on July 23 and was again designated for assignment on August 3 but was re-signed as a free agent on August 5. *On July 19, 2015 RHP Edwin Jackson was designated for assignment to make room on the major league roster for reliever

. On August 14, Jackson signed a contract with the Atlanta Braves for the remainder of the 2015 season. *On July 31, the Cubs acquired

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from the

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for

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and acquired

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from the

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for minor leaguers Elliot Soto and Ivan Pineyro. *On August 27, RHP

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was traded by the

to the Cubs for a player to be named later or cash. *On August 31, CF Austin Jackson was traded by the

to the Cubs for a player to be named later. *The Cubs released Rafael Soriano on September 4.

Roster

Postseason

Game log

, - style = "background: #bfb" , 1 , , Oct 7 , , @

, , 4–0 , ,

(1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , — , , 40,889 , , 1–0 , - , - style = "background: #fbb" , 1 , , Oct 9 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Lackey (1–0), ,

(0–1), , — , , 47,830, , 0–1 , - style = "background: #bfb" , 2 , , Oct 10 , , @

, , 6–3 , ,

(1–0) , , García (0–1) , , Rondón (1) , , 47,859 , , 1–1 , - style = "background: #bfb" , 3 , , Oct 12 , ,

, , 8–6 , ,

(2–0) , , Wacha (0-1) , , — , , 42,411 , , 2–1 , - style = "background: #bfb" , 4 , , Oct 13 , ,

, , 6–4 , ,

(1–0) , ,

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(0–1) , , Rondón (2) , , 42,411 , , 3–1 , - , - style = "background: #fbb" , 1 , , Oct 17 , , @

, , 2–4 , ,

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(1–0) , ,

(0–1) , , Familia (1) , , 44,287 , , 0–1 , - style = "background: #fbb" , 2 , , Oct 18 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Syndergaard (1–1) , ,

(2–1) , , Familia (2) , , 44,502 , , 0–2 , - style = "background: #fbb" , 3 , , Oct 20 , ,

, , 2–5 , , deGrom (3-0) , ,

(0-1) , , Familia (3) , , 42,231 , , 0–3 , - style = "background: #fbb" , 4 , , Oct 21 , ,

, , 3–8 , , Colón (1–0) , , Hammel (0–1) , , — , , 42,227 , , 0–4 , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Cubs team member

Wild Card Game

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pitched a complete game shutout, striking out 11 batters and allowing only five hits to defeat the

4–0 in the 2015 National League Wild Card Game. The Cubs were paced offensively by

and

Kyle Schwarber Kyle Joseph Schwarber (born March 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers and was a first-round selection in the 20 ...

, who combined for five hits in seven at bats, each with a home run. For the first time in 12 years, the Cubs won a postseason game after losing their previous nine postseason games in a row and advanced to play the

in the National League Division Series.

Division Series

Game 1

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allowed only three singles in seven innings and the Cardinals beat the Cubs 4–0 in the NLDS opening game. Rookies

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and

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each homered for the Cardinals. Cubs starter,

, gave up three runs in 7 1/3 innings and left the game trailing 2–0.

Game 2

In their first divisional game win since

, the Cubs got five second inning runs including a two-run home run from

Jorge Soler Jorge Carlos Soler Castillo (born February 25, 1992) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Soler has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, and Atlanta ...

en route to a 6–3 win. Cubs starter

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pitched well, but allowed a home run to the leadoff batter, third baseman Matt Carpenter in the first, and back-to-back solo shots to

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and

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in the fifth inning which led to his exit.

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and

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worked 4 1/2 innings of relief.

Game 3

The Cubs got 13 hits to support

who struck out nine Cardinals over 5-2/3 innings while giving up four runs, the most he had allowed since June 16. Four rookies started for the Cubs and three of them helped to set a Major League playoff team record with six home runs in an 8–6 victory. Six different Cubs players homered –

in the second inning,

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in the fourth,

and

back-to-back in the fifth,

in the sixth, and

in the eighth inning.

Jason Heyward Jason Alias Heyward (born August 9, 1989), nicknamed "J-Hey" is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals ...

hit a sixth inning homer off Arrieta and

hit a two-run ninth inning homer off

for the Cardinals. The eight total home runs for both teams set a Major League mark for one postseason game. Shortstop

left the game in the fourth with left hamstring tightness after sliding head first into third on a triple. Russell would not play the remainder of the postseason.

Game 4

Eight Chicago Cub pitchers allowed eight hits and combined for 15 strikeouts to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals and win a postseason series for the first time ever at Wrigley Field. The score was 2–0 in favor of the Cardinals when the second batter of the game,

, hit a two-run homer. In the bottom of the second inning, starting pitcher

drove in

with a sharp single to center and

's replacement at shortstop,

Javier Báez Ednel Javier Báez (born December 1, 1992), nicknamed "El Mago" (Spanish for "The Magician"), is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cu ...

, followed with a three-run homer to right off Cardinals starter, John Lackey. The Cards rallied and tied the score in the top of the sixth, but the rally ended with a strong throw to catcher

from right fielder

to throw out Tony Cruz (baseball), Tony Cruz at the plate as Cruz attempted to score the lead run from second.

hit a go-ahead solo homer off Cardinal reliever Kevin Siegrist in the bottom of the inning on a two out, 0-2 pitch.

added an insurance run in the seventh inning, also off Siegrist, with a home run ball that landed on top of the new right field Budweiser scoreboard. Pedro Strop in the eighth and

in the ninth struck out four of the seven batters they faced to preserve the 6–4 victory.

Championship Series

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

For the third game in the series, the Mets scored in the first with a double by Yoenis Céspedes that drove in David Wright off of Cubs starter, Kyle Hendricks. A home run by Kyle Schwarber tied the game in the bottom of the first. In the third, the Mets responded with Daniel Murphy's solo homer, his fifth consecutive postseason game with a home run, to put the Mets up 2–1.

's homer in the fourth again tied the game. The bottom fell out for the Cubs in the sixth when a wild pitch by

(the losing pitcher) on strike three allowed Yoenis Céspedes to score, putting the Mets up 3–2. A Céspedes single and a sacrifice grounder by Lucas Duda in the seventh drove in Wright and Murphy, for a final score of 5–2 and series deficit of 3–0 for the Cubs.

Game 4

As in every previous game of the series, the Mets took control of the game in the first inning when first baseman Lucas Duda hit a three-run home run to center field against Cubs starter

. The next batter, catcher Travis d'Arnaud, also hit a home run to make it 4–0. In the second inning, Cubs relief pitcher

allowed a two-run double to Duda making it a 6–0 game. Duda's five RBIs tied a Mets record for most in a postseason game. Chicago's first rally came in the fourth when they loaded the bases with no outs for second baseman Starlin Castro. Mets third baseman David Wright made a leaping grab of Castro's line drive to prevent an extra base hit and two runs. However, the Cubs got their first run on an RBI groundout by left fielder Kyle Schwarber. Shortstop Javier Báez popped out in foul territory, stranding two runners and the Cubs were down 6–1. In the fifth inning, after outfielders Dexter Fowler and Jorge Soler reached base, Mets reliever Bartolo Colón struck out third baseman Kris Bryant and the Cubs again stranded two baserunners. In the eighth inning, New York's Daniel Murphy hit a two-run homer, his fourth home run of the series, his seventh of the postseason, and his sixth consecutive game with a home run, a new MLB postseason record. Bryant hit a consolation two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth to put the Mets lead to 8–3. When closer Jeurys Familia struck out Fowler in the ninth, the Mets were back in the World Series for the first time since 2000 World Series, 2000. The Cubs never had a lead at any point in the four game series. After hitting .529 with the four home runs and a 1.294 slugging percentage for the series, New York's Daniel Murphy was named series MVP.

Postseason rosters

, style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 28

46 Pedro Strop 49

52 Justin Grimm 53

*Catchers: 3 David Ross 47

*Infielders: 9

*Outfielders: 5

8 Chris Coghlan 12

27 Austin Jackson 68

, - valign="top" , style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 28

46 Pedro Strop 49

52 Justin Grimm 53

*Catchers: 3 David Ross 47

*Infielders: 9

*Outfielders: 8 Chris Coghlan 12

27 Austin Jackson 68

, - valign="top" , style="text-align:left" , *Pitchers: 28

46 Pedro Strop 49

52 Justin Grimm 53

*Catchers: 3 David Ross 47

*Infielders: 9

*Outfielders: 5

8 Chris Coghlan 12

27 Austin Jackson 68

, - valign="top"

Regular season statistics

Batting

' ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases''

Pitching

' ''Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Myrtle Beach

In popular culture

In the 1989 film ''Back to the Future Part II'', the 2015 Chicago Cubs win the World Series.

References

External links

Chicago Cubs schedule for the 2015 season2015 Chicago Cubs season at ESPN2015 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference
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