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Cubs Open Season with Patience, Power

The Cubs pick up their first win of the year on opening day against the Brewers; Sandberg credits the win to 5 walks and 3 homeruns, noting "if we can have this kind of approach every time we go out, we will be successful."

Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
Mar 31, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee (0-1)	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
Chicago (1-0)	0	0	0	0	3	6	1	0	X	10	11	0
W: J. Zimmermann (1-0) L: M. Pineda (0-1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			MIL	CHC

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Segura	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	.750
Murphy	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000
Braun	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333
Davis	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Lucroy	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Reynolds	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Soltare	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	.666
Almonte	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Pineda (+PH)	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
BATTING: 2B: Braun HR: Segura RBI: Segura, Solarte GIDP: Braun

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
S. Castro	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	.500
N. Schierholtz	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.666
J. Ruggiano	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
K. Bryant	3	2	1	2	2	0	0	.333
A. Rizzo	4	2	2	3	1	1	1	.500
J. Baez	5	1	1	4	0	0	1	.200
J. Gallo	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
M. Harnandez	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
W. Castillo	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250
J. Zimmermann	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Woodson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. Mora	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
BATTING: 2B: Castro, Hernandez, Castillo HR: Rizzo, Baez (GS), Mora RBI: Bryant 2, Rizzo 3, Baez 4, Mora HBP: Ruggiano

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Pineda (L, 0-1)	5.0	7	3	3	1	3	1	5.40
Kintzler	1.0	3	6	6	3	0	1	54.00
Webb	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	9.00
Wang	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Zimmerman (W, 1-0)	6.0	6	2	2	3	7	1	3.00
Ramirez (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Billingsly	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

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Cubs with another offensive outburst, Gausman dominant

Having face the minimum through 6, Gausman was on an absolute tear through the Brewers lineup, eventually giving up 1 run in the 8th while striking out 9, backed by an 11-run outburst by the Cubbies.

Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs
Apr 2, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Milwaukee (0-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	2
Chicago (2-0)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	6	X	11	11	0
W: Gausman (1-0) L: U. Jimenez (0-1)

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Segura	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.375
Murphy	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Braun	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.142
Davis	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.142
Lucroy	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.285
Reynolds	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Soltare	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.500
Almonte	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Jimenez (+PH)	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
BATTING: 2B: Solarte RBI: Solarte GIDP: Reynolds

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
S. Castro	5	0	1	0	0	2	0	.333
N. Schierholtz	3	3	1	1	2	0	0	.500
K. Bryant	5	2	4	4	0	0	1	.625
A. Rizzo	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250
J. Baez	4	1	2	4	1	0	1	.333
J. Gallo	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	.111
M. Harnandez	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.285
W. Castillo	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.285
K. Gausman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Woodson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
BATTING: 2B: Bryant 2 HR: Bryant, Baez RBI: Schierholtz, Bryant 4, Baez 4 HBP: Gallo, Woodson GIDP: Gallo, Gausman

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jimenez (L, 0-1)	4.0	6	5	4	1	0	1	9.00
Burgos	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Kintzler	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	18.00
Henderson	0.1	1	4	4	2	1	1	108.00
Wang	0.2	2	2	2	0	2	0	10.80

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
K. Gausman (W, 1-0)	8.0	3	1	1	0	9	0	1.12
Ortiz	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

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Cubs walk-off a winner thanks to Bryant, finish sweep of Brewers

Kris Bryant might as well be given the MVP right now. Through his first 3 games, he is sitting at .615/.667/1.462, and just gave the Cubs 3 runs to complete the sweep of Milwaukee on a solo shot and a walk-off in extras.

Brewers at Cubs |
Apr 3, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extras	R	H	E
Milwaukee (0-3)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Chicago (3-0)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2 (10th)	3	10	1
W: Gagnon (1-0) L: Madson (0-1)

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Segura	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Murphy	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.300
Braun	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.090
Davis	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.090
Lucroy	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.181
Reynolds	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000
Soltare	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.444
Almonte	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Peralta (+PH)	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
BATTING: HR: Murphy RBI: Murphy GIDP: Braun
FIELDING: E: Segura

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
S. Castro	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.307
N. Schierholtz	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.300
K. Bryant	5	2	3	3	0	0	2	.615
A. Rizzo	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.333
J. Baez	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.230
J. Gallo	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.090
M. Harnandez	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.272
W. Castillo	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.300
Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
J. Woodson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mora	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
BATTING: HR: Bryant 2 RBI: Bryant 3 SAC: Castro, Gonzalez GIDP: Castro, Rizzo, Baez
FIELDING: E: Schierholtz

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
W. Peralta	6.1	7	1	1	2	6	1	1.42
Webb	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.37
Madson (L, 0-1)	1.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	10.80

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gonzalez	7.0	3	1	1	0	8	1	1.28
Ramirez	1.2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.00
Ortiz	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gagnon (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

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Series preview: Cincinnati Reds.

Probables:
Game 1, April 4, Travis Wood v. Alexander Reyes
Game 2, April 5, Jake Arrieta v. Mitch Brown
Game 3, April 6, Jordan Zimmermann v. Mat Latos

Roster Preview:
The Reds come into the 2017 season with some familiar names, some new. Constants include Votto, Bruce, and Hamilton, while newer guys are names such as Martin Prado, David Freese, and Jayson Werth. The two starters you may be unfamiliar with (Reyes and Brown) are 23 and 22 respectively. Reyes is a fireballer, coming off of a strong rookie season of 9-13, 218 strikeouts, and a 3.51 ERA. Brown is a Rule 5 selection, and will be making his debut against the Cubs.

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Cubs drop series opener, Reyes dominant

Said the Cubs manager of Alexander Reyes: "He was unbelievable, one of the best performances I've seen in my career - playing or managing.

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
Apr 4, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (5-3)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	1
Chicago (3-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
W: Wood (0-1) L: Reyes (1-0) S: Chapman (2)

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Hamilton	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.187
Prado	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.294
Votto	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.125
Bruce	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.277
Freese	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294
Mesoraco	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Werth	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	.357
Cozart	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	.153
Reyes (+PH)	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.250
BATTING: 2B: Prado, Werth RBI: Prado, Cozart, Reyes SF: Prado, Cozart
FIELDING: E: Prado

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
S. Castro	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.235
N. Schierholtz	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230
Ruggiano	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
K. Bryant	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.529
A. Rizzo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
J. Baez	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	.200
J. Gallo	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.071
M. Harnandez	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.214
W. Castillo	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.230
Wood	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Mora	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750
FIELDING: E: Schierholtz

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Reyes (W, 1-0)	8.0	1	0	0	1	10	0	0.00
Chapman (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.00

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wood	6.2	3	2	2	3	3	0	2.70
Jackson	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Billingsly	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Wright	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Hammel	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	9.00

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Cubs take 2nd game of series behind pitching, Arrieta
Arrieta was brilliant in his season debut, pitching to 7 shutout innings, letting the bullpen finish out the game. The 8th inning outburst didn't hurt either.

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
Apr 5, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (5-4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Chicago (4-1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	X	7	8	0
W: Arrieta (1-0) L: Brown (0-1)

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: Votto GIDP: Freese

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: Rizzo HR: Schierholtz, Baez, Gallo RBI: Schierholtz 2, Rizzo, Baez 3, Gallo SAC: Arrieta

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA

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Cubs drop 3rd game, series
The Cubs lost their first series of the year to the Reds, as the offense was stymied by the Reds hurlers. "The pitching was there, but we need more consistency from our offense if we want to go places" said Sandberg after the game.

Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs
Apr 5, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (6-4)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	7	0
Chicago (4-2)	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	11	0
W: Latos (1-0) L: Zimmermann (1-1) S: Chapman (3)

Cincinnati Reds
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: Bruce, Freese HR: Votto, Werth RBI: Votto, Werth 2, Cozart

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: Soler HR: Hernandez RBI: Bryant, Hernandez SF: Bryant SAC: Zimmermann GIDP: Castillo

Cincinnati Reds
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA

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Cubs take first from Brewers, first on road
The Cubs opened up the first road trip of the year on a good note, jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first, never relinquishing it (nor adding on). "It always feels good to go out on the road and win, but the first road game of the year is very important" said Cubs manager [Ryne] Sandberg after the game.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers
Apr 7, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (5-2)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
Milwaukee (1-6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0
W: Gausman (3-0) L: Jimenez (0-2) S: Gagnon (1)

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: HR: Bryant, Baez RBI: Bryant 2, Baez GIDP: Rizzo, Baez, Castillo
BASERUNNING: SB: Castro

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
BATTING: 2B: Murphy HR: Murphy RBI: Murphy

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA