Sat Oct 1 2016 | 03:41 | 1B Anthony Rizzo has hit safely in 11 straight games against Cin... |
1B Anthony Rizzo has hit safely in 11 straight games against Cincinnati, batting .333 (15-for-45) with four homers and 13 RBIs in that span. |
Thu Sep 29 2016 | 04:57 | 1B Anthony Rizzo's 33rd home run -- solo shot in first inning We... |
1B Anthony Rizzo's 33rd home run -- a solo shot in the first inning Wednesday -- gave him 79 extra-base hits. INF Kris Bryant has 77. They are the first Cubs teammates with at least 75 extra-base hits each since Hack Wilson (93) and Kiki Cuyler (80) in 1930. |
Sat Sep 24 2016 | 04:03 | 1B Anthony RIzzo 3-5 with two doubles and extended hitting strea... |
1B Anthony RIzzo went 3-for-5 with two doubles and extended his hitting streak to seven games. His 105 RBIs are second-most in the NL behind Colorado's Nolan Arenado. Rizzo is batting .304 with 43 extra-base hits in 65 games against division opponents. |
Thu Sep 22 2016 | 04:41 | 1B Anthony Rizzo collected 40th double on Tuesday to go with 30 ... |
1B Anthony Rizzo collected his 40th double on Tuesday to go with 30 home runs, making him the first left-handed hitter in Cubs history to with both a season and just the fourth overall. Rizzo joined Rogers Hornsby (1929), Derek Lee (2005) and Alfonso Soriano (2007) to accomplish that feat. |
Wed Sep 21 2016 | 05:08 | 1B Anthony Rizzo 2-5 against Reds on Tuesday |
1B Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-5 against the Reds on Tuesday. His three RBIs gave him 104 for the season as he tied Washington's Daniel Murphy for second in the NL. The 104 RBIs are also a career high. It was also his 15th game with at least three RBIs this season. Rizzo leads the Cubs with 41 multi-hit efforts. |
Tue Sep 20 2016 | 04:58 | 1B Anthony Rizzo 2-4 with double, 40th of season and joined Mark... |
1B Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a double, his 40th of the season and joined Mark Grace as the only Cubs left-handed batter with 40 doubles twice in their respective careers. Rizzo's 75 extra-base hits this season are a career high. |
Mon Sep 19 2016 | 04:14 | 1B Anthony Rizzo 1-4 with double and walk to extend on-base stre... |
1B Anthony Rizzo went 1-for-4 with a double and a walk to extend his on-base streak to 14 games. He also improved his batting average against Milwaukee RHP Wily Peralta to .500 (17-for-34) with four doubles, seven homers and 12 RBIs. |
Sat Sep 17 2016 | 03:48 | 1B Anthony Rizzo had 31 homers and 101 RBIs as he sat out Friday... |
1B Anthony Rizzo had 31 homers and 101 RBIs as he sat out Friday's game. He's the second left-hander in Cubs history with at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs in a season (Billy Williams). He's also the fifth in Cubs history to record consecutive 30-homer, 100-RBI campaigns. The others: Sammy Sosa (nine); Ernie Banks and Hack Wilson (four apiece); and Ron Santo (two). |
Thu Sep 15 2016 | 04:31 | 1B Anthony Rizzo's homer in ninth inning put him in some select ... |
1B Anthony Rizzo's homer in the ninth inning put him in some select company. It gave him 31 homers and 101 RBIs for the year, making him just the second left-handed hitter in franchise history with multiple 30-homer, 100-RBI seasons. Billy Williams was the other one. Rizzo also became the first Cub since Sammy Sosa (1995-2003) to do it in consecutive years. |
Mon Sep 5 2016 | 03:38 | 1B Anthony Rizzo 3-6 with two runs |
1B Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-6 with two runs. It was his 11th game with three or more hits this season, tied with Kris Bryant for tops on the team. Rizzo is batting .294 with 26 home runs and 93 RBIs. |
Sat Sep 3 2016 | 05:20 | 1B Anthony Rizzo 2-4 including double |
1B Anthony Rizzo was 2-for-4 including a double. He snapped a 0-for-12 streak with a sixth inning single. Rizzo had his first multi-hit game since Aug. 27 at the Dodgers. |
Wed Aug 31 2016 | 04:15 | 1B Anthony Rizzo 1-4 with first-inning home run and two RBIs |
1B Anthony Rizzo was 1-for-4 with a first-inning home run and two RBIs. It was Rizzo's first homer since Aug. 14 against St. Louis and marked his 17th game-winning RBI of the season, tied for most in the majors with Nolan Arenado. He has driven in four runs in the past two games and has 93 RBIs on the season, most among NL first basemen. |
Sun Aug 28 2016 | 02:09 | 1B Anthony Rizzo drove in one of Cubs' runs with RBI single in f... |
1B Anthony Rizzo drove in one of the Cubs' runs with an RBI single in the first inning. Rizzo is tied with 3B Kris Bryant for the team lead in RBIs at 89. Rizzo, who went 2-for-4, recorded his 34th multi-hit game. |
Tue Aug 23 2016 | 03:51 | 1B Anthony Rizzo equaled career high with four hits Monday night |
1B Anthony Rizzo equaled his career high with four hits Monday night. He has done it eight times. He has hit safely in 49 of his past 57 games, batting .344 (77-for-224) in that span. |
Mon Aug 22 2016 | 01:54 | 1B Anthony Rizzo 2-4 on Sunday at Colorado and has now hit safel... |
1B Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-4 on Sunday at Colorado and has now hit safely in 23 of his past 27 games with nine multi-hit games. Rizzo is batting .318 (34-for-107) in that span. |
Fri Aug 19 2016 | 05:08 | 1B Anthony Rizzo 2-5 with two doubles and RBI on Thursday |
1B Anthony Rizzo was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a RBI on Thursday. He connected on his 35th and 36th two-base hits of the season, giving him sole possession of the National League lead. |
Tue Aug 16 2016 | 22:35 | 1B Anthony Rizzo had 16 game-winning RBIs through Monday's games... |
1B Anthony Rizzo had 16 game-winning RBIs through Monday's games, tied with Washington's Daniel Murphy for most in the majors. |
Mon Aug 15 2016 | 01:08 | 1B Anthony Rizzo hit 25th home run, solo shot, Sunday against Ca... |
1B Anthony Rizzo hit his 25th home run, a solo shot, Sunday against the Cardinals LHP Kevin Siegrist. It was Rizzo's first home run since he hit two July 20 against the Mets. He also had three RBIs to give him a team-high 85 this season. |
Fri Aug 12 2016 | 03:37 | 1B Anthony Rizzo 2-5 with triple and game-winning walk in 11th i... |
1B Anthony Rizzo went 2-for-5 with a triple and a game-winning walk in the 11th inning. He coaxed a bases on balls off of Cardinals LHP Zach Duke that allowed Willson Contreras to trot home with the winner in a walk-off, 4-3 victory, just the latest unusual way the Cubs have won. "We've had a walk-off walk now, a (win on a) wild pitch and a bunt by the pitcher," Rizzo said. "It's one of those things where it's going our way, and we want to keep it going our way." |
Wed Aug 10 2016 | 05:03 | 1B Anthony Rizzo 2-3 plus walk and scored twice as he extended h... |
1B Anthony Rizzo was 2-for-3 plus a walk and scored twice as he extended a hitting streak to five games. He leads the National League with 61 extra base hits. |