PITCHERS: NINE TO KNOW AT THE BREAK
1 Twenty- three starters had ERAs of 3.00 or lower, including Chris Sale at 2.08 and Jeff Samardzija at 2.78 (2.83 with the Cubs).
2 Thirty- three starters had a WHIP of 1.200 or lower, including Sale at 0.842, Jason Hammel at 1.056 (1.021 with the Cubs), Samardzija at 1.138 (1.204 with the Cubs) and Jose Quintana at 1.198.
3 Forty- one pitchers had 100 or more strikeouts, including Samardzija with 113 (103 with the Cubs), Hammel with 107 (104 with the Cubs), Quintana with 107 and Sale with 102.
4 Forty- two pitchers allowed 12 or more home runs, including John Danks with 14 and Edwin Jackson with 12.
5 Twenty- nine pitchers had allowed 40 or more walks, including Jackson with 49, Travis Wood with 48 and Danks with 46.
6 Sixteen teams’ pitchers had allowed 55 or more stolen bases, including the Cubs at 74. Sox pitchers allowed only 52 steals.
7 Fifteen teams had earned 25 or more saves. The Sox had 19 and the Cubs 18.
8 Forty- nine relievers had blown three or more saves, including Ronald Belisario with four and Javy Guerra, Matt Lindstrom and Hector Rondon with three each.
9 Fourteen teams’ relievers had allowed 36 or more inherited runners to score, including the Sox with 46. Cubs relievers allowed only 32 inherited runners to score.