# 2013 Chicago Cubs season

The 2013 Chicago Cubs season was the 142nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 138th in the National League and the 98th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth and last in the National League Central with a record of 66–96. The Cubs began the season on April 1 at the Pittsburgh Pirates and finished the season on September 29 at the St. Louis Cardinals.
The season marked the second year of the Cubs rebuild under President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein and General Manager Jed Hoyer which would result in the Cubs breaking their 108-year World Series drought and lead the Cubs to the 2016 World Series championship.
The season was the last season with the Cubs for manager Dale Sveum as he was fired following the season. The season was also the last season with the Cubs for slugger Alfonso Soriano who would be traded at the trade deadline.
During the season, the Cubs drafted future Rookie of the Year, MVP, and All Star Kris Bryant with the second overall pick of the 2013 Draft. The Cubs would also acquire other players that would play important roles during their 2016 World Series season: Héctor Rondón was selected from the 2012 rule 5 draft from the Cleveland Indians on December 6, 2011, Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop were acquired via trade with the Baltimore Orioles on July 2, and Carl Edwards Jr. and Justin Grimm were acquired via trade with the Texas Rangers on July 22.

## Offseason transactions
### November 2012

* November 2, selected Zach Putnam off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
* November 3, Jim Adduci, Justin Berg, Adrian Cardenas, Brian Esposito, Jeff Frazier, Diory Hernandez, Rodrigo Lopez, Seth McClung, Blake Parker, Horacio Ramirez, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Miguel Socolovich, Matt Tolbert, and Jairo Asencio granted free agency.
* November 7, signed Blake Parker as a free agent.
* November 13, signed Scott Baker and Alberto Gonzalez as free agents.
* November 14, signed Brian Bogusevic and J.C. Boscan as free agents.
* November 16, signed Dioner Navarro as a free agent.
* November 19, signed Shawn Camp as a free agent.
* November 20, traded Jake Brigham to the Texas Rangers. Received Barret Loux (minors).
* November 21, released Bryan LaHair.
* November 27, signed Scott Feldman as a free agent.
* November 30, Jaye Chapman, Zach Putnam, and Ian Stewart granted free agency.

### December

* December 6, drafted Hector Rondon from the Cleveland Indians in the 2012 rule 5 draft.
* December 7, signed Jensen Lewis and Kyuji Fujikawa as a free agent.
* December 12, signed Ian Stewart as a free agent. Selected Sandy Rosario off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
* December 13, signed Cory Wade as a free agent.
* December 15, signed Chang-Yong Lim as a free agent.
* December 17, signed Drew Carpenter as a free agent.
* December 21, signed Brad Nelson and Nate Schierholtz as a free agent. Jeff Beliveau selected by the Texas Rangers off waivers. Sandy Rosario selected by the San Francisco Giants off waivers.
* December 25, signed Jaye Chapman and Zach Putnam as a free agent.
* December 27, signed Hisanori Takahashi as a free agent.
* December 31, signed Dayan Diaz as a free agent.

### January 2013

* January 2, signed Edwin Jackson as a free agent.
* January 3, signed Dontrelle Willis as a free agent.
* January 10, signed Brent Lillibridge and Darnell McDonald as a free agent.
* January 26, signed Carlos Villanueva as a free agent.

### February

* February 10, signed Scott Hairston as a free agent.
* February 18, traded Tony Campana to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Jesus Castillo (minors) and Erick Leal (minors).

### March

* March 22, released Jason Berken.
* March 27, selected Guillermo Moscoso off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
* March 30, released Dontrelle Willis.
Source

## Regular season transactions
### April

* April 2, signed Ryan Sweeney as a free agent.
* April 3, signed Donnie Murphy as a free agent.
* April 4, released Jay Jackson.
* April 14, signed Kevin Gregg as a free agent. Selected Kameron Loe off waivers from the Seattle Mariners.
* April 16, selected Cody Ransom off waivers from the San Diego Padres.
* April 19, released Jensen Lewis. Selected Julio Borbon off waivers from the Texas Rangers.

### May

* May 6, released Cory Wade.
* May 9, sold Alberto Gonzalez to the New York Yankees.
* May 10, sent Drew Carpenter to the Colorado Rockies as part of a conditional deal. Kameron Loe granted free agency.
* May 21, selected Eduardo Sanchez off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals.
* May 27, selected Alex Burnett off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.

### June

* June 6, drafted Kris Bryant in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 2013. Drafted Rob Zastryzny in the 2nd round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 2013.
* June 7, drafted Zack Godley in the 10th round of the 2013 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2013.
* June 11, traded Ian Dickson (minors) to the Washington Nationals. Received Henry Rodriguez.
* June 21, sold Brent Lillibridge to the New York Yankees.
* June 22, sold Hisanori Takahashi to the Colorado Rockies.
* June 25, released Ian Stewart.

### July

* July 2, sold Ronald Torreyes to the Houston Astros. Traded Steve Clevenger and Scott Feldman to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Jake Arrieta, Pedro Strop and cash. Traded Carlos Marmol and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Matt Guerrier.
* July 7, released Shawn Camp.
* July 8, traded Scott Hairston, cash and player to be named to the Washington Nationals. Received Ivan Pineyro (minors) and player to be named.
* July 10, signed Edgar Gonzalez as a free agent.
* July 13, selected Cole Gillespie off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
* July 18, released Esmailin Caridad.
* July 22, traded Matt Garza to the Texas Rangers. Received a player to be named later, Carl Edwards Jr., Justin Grimm, and Mike Olt. The Texas Rangers sent Neil Ramirez (August 23, 2013) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
* July 26, sold Guillermo Moscoso to the San Francisco Giants. Traded Alfonso Soriano and cash to the New York Yankees. Received Corey Black (minors).

### August

* August 5, selected Thomas Neal off waivers from the New York Yankees.
* August 19, sold David DeJesus to the Washington Nationals.
* August 23, released Dayan Diaz.

### September

* September 4, selected Daniel Bard off waivers from the Boston Red Sox.
* September 16, released Cody Ransom.

### October

* October 1, Michael Bowden and Eduardo Sanchez granted free agency.
* October 3, selected Mat Gamel off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
* October 10, J.C. Boscan granted free agency.
* October 11, Thomas Neal granted free agency.
* October 15, Darnell McDonald granted free agency.
* October 31, Scott Baker, Kevin Gregg, Matt Guerrier, and Dioner Navarro granted free agency.
Source.

## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

Monday, April 1, 2013 at Pittsburgh Pirates
| Name | Pos. |
| David DeJesus | CF |
| Starlin Castro | SS |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B |
| Alfonso Soriano | LF |
| Nate Schierholtz | RF |
| Welington Castillo | C |
| Luis Valbuena | 3B |
| Brent Lillibridge | 2B |
| Jeff Samardzija | SP |

### Season standings
#### NL Central standings

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 54‍–‍27 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 68 | .580 | 3 | 50‍–‍31 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7 | 49‍–‍31 | 41‍–‍41 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23 | 37‍–‍44 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Chicago Cubs | 66 | 96 | .407 | 31 | 31‍–‍50 | 35‍–‍46 |

#### NL Wild Card

vteDivision Winners :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 97 | 65 | .599 |
| Atlanta Braves | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 70 | .568 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 68 | .580 | +4 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | .556 | — |
| Washington Nationals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 4 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 |
| San Francisco Giants | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 |
| San Diego Padres | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 |
| Colorado Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 16 |
| New York Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 16 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 16 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 |
| Chicago Cubs | 66 | 96 | .407 | 24 |
| Miami Marlins | 62 | 100 | .383 | 28 |

### Record vs. opponents

2013 National League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2013vte :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 11–9 |
| Atlanta | 4–2 | — | 5–1 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 1–5 | — | 5–14 | 3–3 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 13–7 |
| Cincinnati | 4–3 | 3–4 | 14–5 | — | 2–4 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 11–9 |
| Colorado | 7–12 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 10–9 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–15 |
| Los Angeles | 9–10 | 2–5 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 9–10 | — | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 12–8 |
| Miami | 2–4 | 6–13 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 2–5 | — | 1–5 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–14 | 9–11 |
| Milwaukee | 1–6 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | — | 4–3 | 5–2 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 6–14 |
| New York | 4–3 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | — | 10–9 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 11–9 |
| Philadelphia | 4–3 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 9–10 | — | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 8–11 | 7–13 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–3 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 4–3 | — | 3–4 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
| San Diego | 12–7 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 8–12 |
| San Francisco | 12–7 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 6–14 |
| St. Louis | 3–4 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 6–0 | 10–10 |
| Washington | 4–2 | 6–13 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 14–5 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 0–6 | — | 11–9 |

### Game log

2013 regular season game log: 66–96 (Home: 31–50; Away: 35–46) :
April: 10–16 (Home: 4–6; Away: 6–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 1@ Pirates3–1Samardzija (1–0)Burnett (0–1)Fujikawa (1)39,0781–0W1
2April 3@ Pirates0–3Rodríguez (1–0)Jackson (0–1)Grilli (1)27,6671–1L1
3April 4@ Pirates3–2Wood (1–0)McDonald (0–1)Mármol (1)11,6342–1W1
4April 5@ Braves1–4Minor (1–0)Feldman (0–1)Kimbrel (2)33,4432–2L1
5April 6@ Braves5–6O'Flaherty (1–0)Mármol (0–1)—
38,4982–3L2
6April 7@ Braves1–5Hudson (1–0)Samardzija (1–1)—
45,8002–4L3
7April 8Brewers4–7Estrada (1–0)Jackson (0–2)Jim Henderson (1)40,0832–5L4
8April 9Brewers6–3Mármol (1–1)Axford (0–2)Fujikawa (2)30,0653–5W1
–April 10BrewersPostponed (rain). Makeup Date July 30.
9April 11Giants6–7Vogelsong (1–1)Feldman (0–2)Romo (6)25,4603–6L1
10April 12Giants4–3Fujikawa (1–0)Romo (0–1)—
30,9964–6W1
11April 13Giants2–3Bumgarner (3–0)Samardzija (1–2)Casilla (1)34,7784–7L1
12April 14Giants7–10 (10)Kontos (1–1)Camp (0–1)Romo (7)33,3264–8L2
13April 16Rangers2–4Holland (1–1)Wood (1–1)Nathan (5)29,3444–9L3
–April 17RangersPostponed (rain). Makeup Date May 6.
14April 18Rangers6–2Villanueva (1–0)Ogando (2–1)—
26,0835–9W1
15April 19@ Brewers4–5Estrada (2–0)Samardzija (1–3)Henderson (3)28,3465–10L1
16April 20@ Brewers1–5Burgos (1–0)Jackson (0–3)—
42,2305–11L2
17April 21@ Brewers2–4Peralta (1–1)Feldman (0–3)Henderson (4)37,1235–12L3
18April 22@ Reds4–5 (13)Simón (2–1)Bowden (0–1)—
18,0905–13L4
19April 23@ Reds4–2 (10)Mármol (2–1)Parra (0–1)Gregg (1)24,0216–13W1
20April 24@ Reds0–1Latos (1–0)Samardzija (1–4)Chapman (4)16,4266–14L1
21April 25@ Marlins4–3Camp (1–1)Cishek (1–3)Mármol (2)19,8177–14W1
22April 26@ Marlins4–2Feldman (1–3)LeBlanc (0–4)Gregg (2)16,0178–14W2
23April 27@ Marlins3–2Wood (2–1)Sanabia (2–3)Gregg (3)27,5199–14W3
24April 28@ Marlins4–6Nolasco (2-2)Villanueva (1–1)Cishek (3)19,8179-15L1
25April 29Padres5–3Bowden (1–1)Richard (0–3)Gregg (4)32,16910–15W1
26April 30Padres7–13Volquez (2–3)Jackson (0–4)—
31,30310–16L1 :
May: 13–14 (Home: 9–8; Away: 4–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
27May 1Padres6–2Feldman (2–3)Cashner (1–2)—
34,83211–16W1
28May 2Padres2–4Thatcher (2–0)Wood (2–2)Street (6)32,86511–17L1
29May 3Reds5–6Leake (2–1)Villanueva (1–2)Hoover (1)32,57911–18L2
30May 4Reds4–6Ondrusek (2–0)Mármol (2–2)Chapman (7)36,45511–19L3
31May 5Reds4–7Latos (3–0)Jackson (0–5)Hoover (2)33,44911–20L4
32May 6Rangers9–2Feldman (3–3)Tepesch (2–3)—
32,61812–20W1
33May 7Cardinals2–1Wood (3–2)Lynn (5–1)Gregg (5)30,16113–20W2
34May 8Cardinals4–5Maness (2–0)Bowden (1–2)Mujica (9)26,35413–21L1
35May 10@ Nationals3–7Detwiler (2–3)Samardjiza (1–5)—
37,19113–22L2
36May 11@ Nationals8–2Jackson (1–5)Strasburg (1–5)—
37,11614–22W1
37May 12@ Nationals2–1Russell (1–0)Soriano (0–1)Gregg (6)38,78815–22W2
38May 13Rockies9–1Wood (4–2)Nicasio (3–1)—
35,08016–22W3
39May 14Rockies4–9Francis (2–3)Villanueva (1–3)—
38,12316–23L1
40May 15Rockies6–3Samardjiza (2–5)Garland (3–4)—
38,08317–23W1
41May 17Mets2–3Harvey (5–0)Jackson (1–6)Parnell (5)34,89017–24L1
42May 18Mets8–2Feldman (4–3)Hefner (0–5)—
38,76618–24W1
43May 19Mets3–4Rice (2–3)Fujikawa (1–1)Parnell (6)34,25818–25L1
44May 21@ Pirates4–5Rodríguez (5–2)Russell (1–1)Grilli (18)16,09218–26L2
45May 22@ Pirates0–1Liriano (3–0)Samardjiza (2–6)Melancon (1)12,67518–27L3
46May 23@ Pirates2–4Mazzaro (3–0)Jackson (1–7)Grilli (19)24,55218–28L4
47May 24@ Reds4–7Arroyo (5–4)Feldman (4–4)Chapman (11)40,71618–29L5
48May 25@ Reds2–5Bailey (3–3)Wood (4–3)Chapman (12)40,90918–30L6
49May 26@ Reds5–4Gregg (1–0)Hoover (0–4)—
41,32119–30W1
50May 27@ White Sox7–0Samardjiza (3–6)Quintana (3–2)—
30,63120-30W2
-May 28@ White SoxPostponed (rain). Makeup Date July 8.
51May 29White Sox9–3Feldman (5–4)Danks (0–1)—
31,27921–30W3
52May 30White Sox8–3Wood (5–3)Peavy (6–3)—
31,96822–30W4
53May 31D-backs7–2Garza (1–0)Miley (3–5)—
24,64523–30W5 :
June: 12–15 (Home: 4–8; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
54June 1D-backs4–12Kennedy (3–3)Mármol (2–3)—
31,46523–31L1
55June 2D-backs4–8Corbin (9–0)Jackson (1–8)—
29,66723–32L2
56June 4@ Angels3–4Coello (2–1)Villanueva (1–4)Frieri (13)32,22323–33L3
57June 5@ Angels8–6Gregg (2–0)Coello (2–2)—
30,17124–33W1
58June 7Pirates0–2Liriano (4–2)Wood (5–4)Grilli (23)31,61424–34L1
59June 8Pirates2–6Burnett (4–6)Samardzija (3–7)—
38,40524–35L2
60June 9Pirates4–1Jackson (2–8)Wilson (5–1)Gregg (7)31,85825–35W1
61June 10Reds2–6Bailey (4–4)Feldman (5–5)—
28,05225–36L1
62June 11Reds2–12Cingrani (3–0)Garza (1–1)—
30,93725–37L2
63June 12Reds1–2Leake (6–3)Wood (5–5)Chapman (17)24,74925–38L3
64June 13Reds6–5 (14)Rondon (1–0)Broxton (2–2)—
28,98626–38W1
65June 14@ Mets6–3Jackson (3–8)Marcum (0–8)Gregg (8)32,20827–38W2
66June 15@ Mets5–2Feldman (6–5)Niese (3–6)Gregg (9)27,00428–38W3
67June 16@ Mets3–4Parnell (5–3)Mármol (2–4)—
30,25628–39L1
68June 17@ Cardinals2–5Miller (8–4)Wood (5–6)Mujica (20)44,17228–40L2
69June 18@ Cardinals4–2Samardzija (4–7)Wainwright (10–4)Gregg (10)44,13929–40W1
70June 19@ Cardinals1–4Westbrook (3–2)Jackson (3–9)Mujica (21)43,87829–41L1
71June 20@ Cardinals1–6Lynn (10–1)Feldman (6–6)—
43,65129–42L2
72June 21Astros3–1Garza (2–1)Keuchel (4–4)Gregg (11)33,11930–42W1
73June 22Astros3–4Cisnero (2–0)Gregg (2–1)Veras (15)38,87030–43L1
74June 23Astros14–6Samardzija (5–7)Lyles (4–2)—
35,12131–43W1
75June 25@ Brewers3–9Lohse (3–6)Jackson (3–10)—
30,17231–44L1
76June 26@ Brewers5–4Feldman (7–6)Gallardo (6–7)Gregg (12)28,06132–44W1
77June 27@ Brewers7–2Garza (3–1)Peralta (5–9)—
31,79233–44W2
78June 28@ Mariners4–5 (10)Medina (3–2)Parker (0–1)—
31,47133–45L1
79June 29@ Mariners5–3 (11)Villanueva (2–4)Pérez (2–2)Parker (1)34,63034–45W1
80June 30@ Mariners7–6Jackson (4–10)Bonderman (1–2)Gregg (13)24,70135–45W2 :
July: 14–13 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
81July 2@ Athletics7–8Otero (1–0)Russell (1–2)Balfour (20)17,27335–46L1
82July 3@ Athletics3–1Garza (4–1)Colón (11–3)Gregg (14)35,06736–46W1
83July 4@ Athletics0–1Straily (5–1)Guerrier (2–4)Balfour (21)26,96736–47L1
84July 5Pirates2–6Liriano (8–3)Samardzija (5–8)—
38,61536–48L2
85July 6Pirates4–1Jackson (5–10)Morton (1–2)Gregg (15)36,59037–48W1
86July 7Pirates4–3Guerrier (3–4)Morris (4–3)—
33,14638–48W2
87July 8@ White Sox8–2Garza (5–1)Thornton (0–3)—
31,55239–48W3
88July 9Angels7–2Wood (6–6)Blanton (2–11)—
31,57940–48W4
89July 10Angels2–13Wilson (9–6)Samardzija (5–9)—
31,11140–49L1
90July 11Cardinals3–0Jackson (6–10)Westbrook (5–4)Gregg (16)35,37941–49W1
91July 12Cardinals2–3Kelly (1–3)Villanueva (2–5)Mujica (26)37,32241–50L2
92July 13Cardinals6–4Garza (6–1)Lynn (11–4)Gregg (17)42,24042–50W1
93July 14Cardinals6–10Mujica (2–1)Gregg (2–2)—
35,17842–51L1
94July 19@ Rockies3–1Samardzija (6–9)Escalona (1–3)Gregg (18)42,97643–51W1
95July 20@ Rockies3–9Nicasio (6–4)Villanueva (2–6)—
45,61643–52L1
96July 21@ Rockies3–4Chatwood (6–3)Jackson (6–11)Brothers (5)43,10843–53L2
97July 22@ D-backs4–2Rusin (1–0)Skaggs (2–2)Gregg (19)21,28844–53W1
98July 23@ D-backs4–10Corbin (12–1)Wood (6–7)—
21,27844–54L1
99July 24@ D-backs7–6 (12)Rondon (2–0)Hernandez (4–6)—
21,14145–54W1
100July 25@ D-backs1–3Miley (7–8)Villanueva (2–7)Ziegler (5)23,34145–55L1
101July 26@ Giants3–2Guerrier (4–4)Romo (3–5)Gregg (20)41,79746–55W1
102July 27@ Giants1–0Strop (1–3)Romo (3–6)Gregg (21)30,03347–55W2
103July 28@ Giants2–1Wood (7–7)Lincecum (5–11)Gregg (22)41,60848–55W3
104July 29Brewers0–5Kintzler (3–0)Strop (1–4)—
32,84848–56L1
105July 30Brewers5–6Wooten (1–0)Russell (1–3)Henderson (13)34,99648–57L2
106July 30Brewers2–3Badenhop (2–3)Gregg (2–3)Henderson (14)31,63848–58L3
107July 31Brewers6–1Jackson (7–11)Peralta (7–11)29,81749–58W1 :
August: 8–20 (Home: 3–13; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
108August 1Dodgers4–6Nolasco (7–9)Rusin (1–1)Jansen (15)34,00549–59L1
109August 2Dodgers2–6Ryu (10–3)Wood (7–8)—
32,52049–60L2
110August 3Dodgers0–3Capuano (4–6)Samardzija (6–10)Jansen (16)40,49049–61L3
111August 4Dodgers0–1Fife (4–3)Villanueva (2–8)Jansen (17)38,40949–62L4
112August 6@ Phillies8–9Kendrick (10–8)Jackson (7–12)36,84149–63L5
113August 7@ Phillies5–2Strop (2–4)García (0–1)Gregg (23)36,17150–63W1
114August 8@ Phillies1–12Martin (1–1)Samardzija (6–11)—
42,51050–64L1
115August 9@ Cardinals3–0Rusin (2–1)Lynn (13–6)Gregg (24)42,66451–64W1
116August 10@ Cardinals6–5Parker (1–1)Rosenthal (1–3)Gregg (25)43,90852–64W2
117August 11@ Cardinals4–8Choate (2–1)Parker (1–2)Mujica (31)43,24052–65L1
118August 12Reds0–2Latos (12–3)Wood (7–9)Chapman (28)33,27752–66L2
119August 13Reds4–6 (11)Hoover (3–5)Sanchez (0–1)Chapman (29)33,28652–67L3
120August 14Reds0–5Arroyo (11–9)Rusin (2–2)—
33,64252–68L4
121August 16Cardinals7–0Arrieta (2–2)Westbrook (7–8)—
35,25853–68W1
122August 17Cardinals0–4Kelly (4–3)Wood (7–10)—
41,98153–69L1
123August 18Cardinals1–6Wainwright (14–7)Jackson (7–13)—
33,83053–70L2
124August 19Nationals11–1Samardzija (7–11)Zimmermann (14–7)—
31,29054–70W1
125August 20Nationals2–4Haren (8–11)Rusin (2–3)Soriano (32)30,97554–71L1
126August 21Nationals6–11Roark (3–0)Russell (1–4)—
31,93654–72L2
127August 22Nationals4–5 (13)Stammen (7–5)Bowden (1–3)Storen (3)29,39354–73L3
128August 23@ Padres6–8Vincent (3–1)Russell (1–5)Street (25)23,56154–74L4
129August 24@ Padres3–2Samardzija (8–11)Stults (8–11)Gregg (26)30,87055–74W1
130August 25@ Padres2–3 (15)Thayer (2–3)Rondon (2–1)—
22,76255–75L1
131August 26@ Dodgers2–6Greinke (13–3)Arrieta (2–3)—
40,96555–76L2
132August 27@ Dodgers3–2Wood (8–10)Kershaw (13–8)Gregg (27)52,32656–76W1
133August 28@ Dodgers0–4Nolasco (11–9)Jackson (7–14)—
38,85156–77L1
134August 30Phillies5–6Rosenberg (1–0)Gregg (2–4)Papelbon (23)27,76356–78L2
135August 31Phillies4–3Villanueva (3–8)Miner (0–1)Gregg (28)36,41057–78W1 :
September: 9–18 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–10)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
136September 1Phillies7–1Arrieta (3–3)Kendrick (10–12)—
31,85958–78W1
137September 2Marlins3–4Álvarez (3–3)Wood (8–11)Cishek (29)26,97858–79L1
138September 3Marlins2–6Webb (2–5)Jackson (7–15)—
30,02458–80L2
139September 4Marlins9–7Villanueva (4–8)Webb (2–6)Gregg (29)20,69659–80W1
140September 6Brewers8–5Villanueva (5–8)Lohse (9–9)Gregg (30)35,35160–80W2
141September 7Brewers3–5Hellweg (1–3)Arrieta (3–4)Henderson (23)34,92960–81L1
142September 8Brewers1–3Gallardo (11–9)Grimm (7–8)Henderson (24)27,80260–82L2
143September 9@ Reds2–0Wood (9–11)Arroyo (13–11)Gregg (31)22,92061–82W1
144September 10@ Reds9–1Jackson (8–15)Cingrani (7–4)—
21,39662–82W2
145September 11@ Reds0–6Leake (13–6)Samardzija (8–12)—
22,08862–83L1
146September 12@ Pirates1–3Locke (10–5)Rusin (2–4)Melancon (14)23,54162–84L2
147September 13@ Pirates5–4Villanueva (6–8)Grilli (0–2)Gregg (32)35,96263–84W1
148September 14@ Pirates1–2Cole (8–7)Russell (1–6)Melancon (15)37,53463–85L1
149September 15@ Pirates2–3Farnsworth (3–0)Strop (2–5)Melancon (16)36,55963–86L2
150September 16@ Brewers1–6Peralta (10–15)Jackson (8–16)—
24,46463–87L3
151September 17@ Brewers3–4Henderson (5–5)Grimm (7–9)—
22,50663–88L4
152September 18@ Brewers0–7Thornburg (3–1)Rusin (2–5)—
24,63263–89L5
153September 19@ Brewers5–1Arrieta (4–4)Lohse (10–10)—
21,62564–89W1
154September 20Braves5–9Carpenter (4–1)Gregg (2–5)—
29,53964–90L1
155September 21Braves3–1Villanueva (7–8)Downs (4–4)Strop (1)34,61265–90W1
156September 22Braves2–5Teherán (13–8)Jackson (8–17)Kimbrel (49)30,51565–91L1
157September 23Pirates1–2Melancon (3–2)Gregg (2–6)Grilli (32)32,28965–92L2
158September 24Pirates2–8Cole (10–7)Rusin (2–6)—
34,13865–93L3
159September 25Pirates4–2Arrieta (5–4)Liriano (16–8)Gregg (33)26,17166–93W1
160September 27@ Cardinals0–7Lynn (15–10)Wood (9–12)—
44,03066–94L1
161September 28@ Cardinals2–6Wainwright (19–9)Jackson (8–18)Maness (1)42,52066–95L2
162September 29@ Cardinals0–4Kelly (10–5)Samardzija (8–13)—
44,80866–96L3 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Cubs team member :

### Roster
## Statistics
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; Avg. = Batting average; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Darwin Barney | 141 | 501 | 49 | 104 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 41 | .208 | 4 |
| Brian Bogusevic | 47 | 143 | 18 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 | .273 | 2 |
| Julio Borbon | 72 | 104 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .202 | 7 |
| J. C. Boscán | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | 0 |
| Welington Castillo | 113 | 380 | 41 | 103 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 32 | .271 | 2 |
| Starlin Castro | 161 | 666 | 59 | 163 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 44 | .245 | 9 |
| Steve Clevenger | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | 84 | 284 | 39 | 71 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 27 | .250 | 3 |
| Cole Gillespie | 25 | 50 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .240 | 0 |
| Alberto González | 11 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .217 | 0 |
| Scott Hairston | 52 | 99 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | .172 | 2 |
| Junior Lake | 64 | 236 | 26 | 67 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .284 | 4 |
| Brent Lillibridge | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .042 | 0 |
| Darnell McDonald | 25 | 53 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .302 | 0 |
| Donnie Murphy | 46 | 149 | 23 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 23 | .255 | 2 |
| Dioner Navarro | 89 | 240 | 31 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 | .300 | 0 |
| Thomas Neal | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Cody Ransom | 57 | 158 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 20 | .203 | 0 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 160 | 606 | 71 | 141 | 40 | 2 | 23 | 80 | .233 | 6 |
| Dave Sappelt | 31 | 75 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .240 | 3 |
| Nate Schierholtz | 137 | 462 | 56 | 116 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 68 | .251 | 6 |
| Alfonso Soriano | 93 | 362 | 47 | 92 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 51 | .254 | 10 |
| Ryan Sweeney | 70 | 192 | 19 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 19 | .266 | 1 |
| Luis Valbuena | 108 | 331 | 34 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 37 | .218 | 1 |
| Logan Watkins | 27 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | 0 |
| Jake Arrieta | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 | 0 |
| Scott Baker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Scott Feldman | 15 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .176 | 0 |
| Matt Garza | 8 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | 0 |
| Edwin Jackson | 30 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .077 | 0 |
| Brooks Raley | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Chris Rusin | 12 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .105 | 0 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 31 | 62 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .113 | 0 |
| Carlos Villenueva | 43 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 | 0 |
| Travis Wood | 35 | 63 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .222 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5498 | 602 | 1307 | 297 | 18 | 172 | 576 | .238 | 63 |

### 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
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Jake Arrieta | 4 | 2 | 3.66 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 51.2 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 37 |
| Scott Baker | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Scott Feldman | 7 | 6 | 3.46 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 91.0 | 79 | 42 | 35 | 25 | 67 |
| Matt Garza | 6 | 1 | 3.17 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 71.0 | 61 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 62 |
| Edwin Jackson | 8 | 18 | 4.98 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 175.1 | 197 | 110 | 97 | 59 | 135 |
| Chris Rusin | 2 | 6 | 3.93 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 66.1 | 66 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 36 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 8 | 13 | 4.34 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 213.2 | 210 | 109 | 103 | 78 | 214 |
| Travis Wood | 9 | 12 | 3.11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200.0 | 163 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 144 |
| Michael Bowden | 1 | 3 | 4.30 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 23 |
| Alex Burnett | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberto Cabrera | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Shawn Camp | 1 | 1 | 7.04 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 13 |
| Rafael Dolis | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | 1 | 1 | 5.25 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Kevin Gregg | 2 | 6 | 3.48 | 62 | 0 | 33 | 62.0 | 53 | 26 | 24 | 32 | 56 |
| Justin Grimm | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Matt Guerrier | 2 | 1 | 2.13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Chang-Yong Lim | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| Kameron Loe | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Carlos Mármol | 2 | 4 | 5.86 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 27.2 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 32 |
| Blake Parker | 1 | 2 | 2.72 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 46.1 | 39 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 55 |
| Zach Putnam | 0 | 0 | 18.90 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Brooks Raley | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| Henry Rodriguez | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Hector Rondon | 2 | 1 | 4.77 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 52 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 44 |
| Zach Rosscup | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| James Russell | 1 | 6 | 3.59 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 52.2 | 46 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 37 |
| Eduardo Sanchez | 0 | 1 | 5.68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Pedro Strop | 2 | 2 | 2.83 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 35.0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| Hisanori Takahashi | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos Villenueva | 7 | 8 | 4.06 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 128.2 | 117 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 103 |
| Team Totals | 66 | 96 | 4.00 | 162 | 162 | 39 | 1448.0 | 1332 | 689 | 643 | 540 | 1184 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pacific Coast League | Marty Pevey |
| AA | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | Buddy Bailey |
| A | Daytona Cubs | Florida State League | Dave Keller |
| A | Kane County Cougars | Midwest League | Mark Johnson |
| A-Short Season | Boise Hawks | Northwest League | Gary Van Tol |
| Rookie | AZL Cubs | Arizona League | Bobby Mitchell |