Zaz didn’t appear in the NLCS, and his presence on the roster for that series was really only as insurance, to have an extra lefthander for the lefty-heavy Dodgers offense. Their home record of 48–19 was also the best in baseball.
The Cubs will go with 11 pitchers and dropped rookie Rob Zastryzny off their 25-man roster roster. 2016 World Series Chicago Cubs (4) vs Cleveland Indians (3) The 2016 World Series was the 112th edition of Major League Baseball's World Series, a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history. 2016 World Series - Chicago Cubs over Cleveland Indians (4-3) series statistics and schedule. Kyle Hendricks entered September with an earned run average of 2.09 in 159 innings pitched which led all major league starting pitchers.
Here are the 25 men who will go into battle against the Cleveland Indians beginning tonight. Cueto also blanked the Cubs allowing only two hits prior to the eighth inning. Kris Bryant hit eight home runs and drove in 18 runs with a batting average of .456 and an on base percentage of .549 in the last 15 games. 2016 Chicago Cubs postseason; Cubs Set World Series Roster . Measurements: All approximate as close as possible. The Cubs offense was among the leaders in on-base percentage, base runners who eventually score, RBI's, and walks. New, 220 comments. The Cubs had two serious MVP candidates in Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo and three possible Gold Glove winners.The Cubs finished July with a record of 12–14 for the month marking the first time in manager Joe Maddon's tenure that the Cubs had a record under .500 in a single month.The Cubs began August with the best MLB record of 63–41. The 2016 Chicago Cubs team roster seen on this page includes …
The pitching staff once again led the league with the lowest earned run average of 3.13, fewest hits allowed at 926, fewest runs allowed at 450, fewest earned runs allowed at 415, the lowest batting average by opponents at .213, and were among the leaders in fewest home runs allowed and in striking out opponent batters.
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He had a post All-Star break batting average of .346. In the pitching duel, Lester scattered five hits in eight innings of work, shutting out the Giants. The pitching staff once again had the lowest ERA, the fewest hits allowed, fewest runs allowed, fewest earned runs allowed, the lowest batting average by opponents in MLB, and were among the leaders in fewest home runs allowed and in striking out opponent batters. In the eighth, Javier Báez hit a solo home run into the left field basket to put the Cubs up 1–0. Twitter Share . The rest of the roster is the same as the one that faced the Dodgers in the NLCS, with the exception of Rob Zastryzny, who was removed to make room for Schwarber.