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Charlie Szykowny belted a three-run HR and an RBI single, Dario Reynoso clubbed a solo HR, Jairo Pomares and Javier Castillo laced RBI doubles, and SP Will Bednar and two relievers combined to hurl a two-hit shutout with twelve strikeouts, as the Giants blanked the Cubs 9-0 in a Cactus League Extended Spring Training game played Friday afternoon at the Giants Papago Park Complex in Phoenix, AZ. 

The game was pre-planned as a six-inning contest. 

Anderson Suriel blasted a three-run HR, singled, stole a base, and scored a run, and drew a walk, Adan Sanchez knocked in three runs with two RBI singles and a sacrifice fly, Yahil Melendez singled twice, doubled, walked, and scored two runs, Angel Cepeda laced an RBI double and a single and scored two runs, Eriandys Ramon belted a double, reached base on an HBP, and scored two runs, and Miguel Pabon ripped an RBI double and scored a run, leading the Cubs to an 11-7 victory over the Angels in a Cactus League Extended Spring Training game played Thursday afternoon on Field # 1 at the Cubs Sl

Derek Bernard ripped two doubles, drove-in a run, and scored a run, Roynier Hernandez singled twice, walked, stole two bases, and scored a run, Gabriel Terrero drilled a double and two singles and scored a run, Kelvin Hidalgo singled twice and scored a run, Cristopher Navarro belted a solo HR, and SP Peyton Battenfield (signed six days ago after getting released by the Mets at the end of Spring Training) fired four innings of one hit shutout ball with six strikeouts and combined with five relievers on a three-hitter, as the Rockies defeated the Cubs 5-3 in Cactus League Extended Spring Trai

Alfonsin Rosario singled in the 1st, belted a two-run HR onto the LF berm in the 4th, and blasted a solo HR onto the LF berm in the 6th, Adan Sanchez smacked a two-run HR onto the LF berm in the 2nd, Bradlee Beesley singled, doubled, stole two bases, and scored two runs, Anderson Suriel smoked a double and scored, stroked an RBI single, and stole a base, and Miguel Pabon drilled an RBI single and scored a run, leading the Cubs to an 8-5 victory over the Diamondbacks in a Cactus League Extended Spring Training game played Monday afternoon at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ. 

4/21 UPDATE:

RHP Gabriel Agrazal has been moved up to Lo-A Myrtle Beach. 

see UPDATED EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING ROSTER below

 

4/19 UPDATE: 

RHP Brody McCullough (post-2023 knee surgery) has completed his rehab at Extended Spring Training and has been moved-up to Hi-A South Bend. 

 

4/21 UPDATE: 

The Cubs have signed second-contract free-agent LHP Mitchell Tyranski (ex-LAD) to a minor league contract. 

 

4/18 UPDATE: 

The Cubs have signed free-agent RHP Julio Teheran to a 2024 minor league contract. 

Because he has Article XIX-A rights (meaning he has accrued at least five years of MLB Service Time), Teheran cannot be sent to the minors (optioned or outrighted) without his consent if he is added to the 40 at some point in 2024.  
 

Joseph Rodriguez walked with the bases loaded to force-in the winning run, as the Athletics took advantage of ten walks to edge the Cubs 7-6 in a Cactus League Extended Spring Training game played Friday afternoon on Field # 4 at the Lew Wolf Training Complex at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ.   

The game was pre-planned as a five-inning contest, as both teams had only a limited number of pitchers available to cover the innings.  

Here is the abridged box score from the game (Cubs players only):  

CUBS LINEUP:

German Ortiz belted a two-run double, Carlos Gonzalez drilled a two-run single, and SP Steven Echavarria (A's 2023 3rd round pick and #2 pitching prospect) tossed five innings of one-run ball while allowing three hits and no walks, striking out eight, and retiring the last eleven men he faced in a row, leading the Athletics to a 6-3 victory over the Cubs in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Thursday afternoon at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ.  

Demetrio Crisantes laced a triple and two RBI singles, reached base on an HBP, and scored two runs, Adrian Rodriguez hammered an RBI triple and a double, reached base on an HBP, and scored three runs, Jean Walters tripled, reached base on an HBP, and scored two runs, Channy Ortiz smashed a solo HR over the RF bullpen, singled, and walked, and SP Josh Green and four relievers combined on a three-hitter, leading the Diamondbacks to a 9-2 victory over the Cubs in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Tuesday afternoon at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ.   

Jose Escobar (opposite-field line-drive), Alfonsin Rosario (light-tower moonshot), and Bradlee Beesley (hard-contact blast) belted solo home runs, Anderson Suriel doubled, walked and scored two runs, and Adan Sanchez drilled an RBI single, reached base on an HBP, and walked for the Cubs, and Juan Castillo smacked a two-run double and Franklin Lopez laced a two-run triple for the Rockies, as the two teams played to a 6-6 tie in a Cactus League Extended Spring Training game played Monday afternoon on Dust Storm Field at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, east of Scottsdale, AZ. 

Alfonsin Rosario crushed a towering solo HR high onto the LF berm (his second HR this week), singled, reached base on an HBP, and stole a base, and Anderson Suriel belted an RBI triple for the Cubs, and Jairo Pomares cracked a solo HR and a single, and Charlie Szykowny singled, doubled, walked, and scored two runs for the Giants, as the two teams played to a 5-5 tie in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Friday afternoon at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ. 

The game was called after seven innings of play. 

SP Yenrri Rojas hurled three innings of perfect baseball, David Peralta doubled twice, stole a base, and drove-in a run, and Anderson Suriel drilled a game-tying RBI double with one out in the top of the 9th for the Cubs, and SP Luis Morales tossed three innings of one-run ball with five strikeouts and Reynaldo de la Paz (game-tying RBI single in the 7th) and Clark Elliott (RBI double in the 8th) stroked run-scoring hits late in the game for the Athletics, as the Cubs and A's played to a 2-2 tie in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Tuesday afternoon on Field # 4 at the Lew

Felix Stevens crushed an opposite-field grand slam over the right-centerfield fence to put the Cubs on the board in the bottom of the 1st inning, Alfonsin Rosario belted a three-run moonshot HR high onto the LF berm, Geuri Lubo lined a two-run HR into the LF bullpen, Anderson Suriel clobbered a solo oppo-HR to left-center, David Peralta doubled, walked twice, and scored two runs, Adan Sanchez doubled, singled, stole a base, and scored a run, Yahil Melendez singled twice, walked, and scored two runs, Brennen Davis singled, walked, and scored a run, SP Luis Devers fired three innings of one-h

Geuri Lubo doubled twice and drove-in a run, Albert Gutierrez stroked an RBI double and scored a run, Leonel Espinoza reached base on an HBP, walked, stole a base and scored a run, and Squad "A" SP Freilyn Silverio fired 3.1 IP of shutout ball, in Cubs Spring Training Minor League Camp intrasquad game action Tuesday morning on Field # 1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ. 

The game was pre-planned as a five-inning affair. 

4/2 UPDATE: 

ROSTER MOVES: INF Scott McKeon, 1B-OF Felix Stevens, and OF Bradlee Beesley have been moved-down to the Mesa (Extended Spring Training) group from the AA Tennessee group.

Also, LHP Dalton Stambaugh has retired. He was recently moved down from the Tennessee group to the South Bend group at Minor League Camp. 

IOWA: 28 players (AAA Opening Day was 3/29)
TENNESSEE: 29 players (must get down to 28 by AA Opening Day 4/5)
SOUTH BEND: 29 players (one under roster limit at this time for Opening Day 4/5)