Cubs Use Their Cabezas to Beat Kazmir

Yaniel Cabezas singled twice, doubled, scored two runs, and threw out two opposing base-stealers, and four Cubs pitchers combined to throw a four-hitter, as a split squad of EXST Cubs edged the EXST Angels 2-1 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training action at Fitch Park Field #2 in Mesa this morning.


The game was extended an extra inning to allow Cubs and Angels pitchers to get their scheduled work.



Cubs pitchers Austin Reed and Luis Liria combined to throw six no-run, no hit innings to get things started, retiring 18 of the first 19 men they faced. When Reed is good (that is, when he throws strikes), he is VERY good, and Liria should probably be at Peoria.


It seems to help the younger pitchers when experienced catchers like Chad Noble (played four years of Big Ten baseball at Northwestern) and Yaniel Cabezas (catcher for Cuban Junior National Team) are behind the plate.


Meanwhile, the Cubs were facing MLB LHP Scott Kazmir (15-day DL – back) for the second time in a week, in what was probably his final Extended Spring Training rehab outing. Kazmir threw 5.1 IP (75 pitches), allowing one run (earned) on three hits, a walk, and two HBP, with two strikeouts and a 7/6 GO/FO.


The Cubs scored their only run off Kazmir in the bottom of the second. Yaniel Cabezas led-off with a single, Jose Valdez was hit by a pitch, and Dustin Harrington singled sharply to CF to load the bases with no outs. Pin-Chieh Chen then grounded into a 4-6 FC that scored Cabezas from 3rd.


The Cubs scored what proved to be the winning run in the bottom of the 6th (after Kazmir had left the game). Cabezas doubled to RF with one out, moved-up to 3rd base on a ground out, and scored on a Dustin Harrington RBI single.


While one squad of EXST Cubs played the Angels at Fitch Park, the other squad traveled to Salt River Fields at Talking Stick Resort to play the EXST Rockies. Unfortunately, I am unable to provide a report on the EXST Cubs road game, since the two games were played simultaneously ten miles apart. (To get enough innings for all of the pitchers at Extended Spring Training, the Cubs are scheduling EXST split squad road game/home game dates several times this Spring).


Here is today’s abridged box score for the game at Fitch Park (Cubs players only):


LINEUP:
1. Kyung-Min Na, CF: 0-5 (1-U, 6-3, 6-3, 3-U, E-4)
2. Wes Darvill, SS: 1-4 (E-1, BB, 4-3, L-7, 1B)
3a. Chad Noble, C: 0-3 (F-9, F-9, K)
3b. Reggie Golden, PH: 0-0 (HBP)
3c. SLOT WAS SKIPPED 5th TIME THROUGH ORDER
4a. Jesus Morelli, RF: 1-4 (L-8, 1B, K, 6-4 FC)
4b. SLOT WAS SKIPPED 5th TIME THROUGH ORDER
5. Yaniel Cabezas, DH-C: 3-5 (1B, L-9, 2B, 1B, 6-4-3 DP, 2 R)
6. Jose Valdez, LF: 0-3 (HBP, F-9, 4-3, K)
7. Dustin Harrington, 3B: 2-3 (1B, HBP, 1B, F-9, RBI)
8. Pin-Chieh Chen, 2B: 0-4 (4-6 FC, 6-4 FC, 4-3, K, RBI, CS)
9. Dustin Geiger, 1B: 0-4 (P-5, 6-3, 3-1, 6-3)


PITCHERS:
1. Austin Reed: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 35 pitches (22 strikes), 5/2 GO/FO
2. Luis Liria: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 37 pitches (23 strikes), 0/5 GO/FO
3. Amaury Paulino: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 29 pitches (17 strikes), 2/1 GO/FO
4. Willengton Cruz: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 32 pitches (19 strikes), 2/0 GO/FO


ERRORS: NONE


CATCHERS DEFENSE
Yaniel Cabezas: 2-2 CS


OUTFIELD DEFENSE:
RF Jesus Morelli threw out runner 9-5 trying to advance from 1st to 3rd on single to RF


ATTENDANCE: 6


WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 80’s


 

Tags: 
Extended Spring Training
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Yaniel Cabezas
Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 3:02pm
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Comments

Submitted by TJ
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 3:13pm

Thanks for these daily reports. I always enjoy reading them.

Submitted by Mike Wellman
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 3:20pm

why the plummet in attendance from 17 to 6? from your description, couldn't be the weather...

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 4:11pm

The ice cream man probably drew away half the crowd :)

Submitted by Newport
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 6:54pm

It's the economy.

Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 3:34am

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 2:20pm.
why the plummet in attendance from 17 to 6? from your description, couldn't be the weather

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MIKE W: It was an early start time (9 AM local).

Submitted by Mike Wellman
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 3:23pm

was wellemeyer that big a draw the other day? speaking of whom, your estimate of the chances that he [or jackson] supplants russell as soon as next monday...

Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 3:36am

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 2:23pm.
was wellemeyer that big a draw the other day? speaking of whom, your estimate of the chances that he [or jackson] supplants russell as soon as next monday...

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MIKE W: I don't think Wellemeyer is stretched-out enough yet to be a starter, although he could probably work out of the bullpen today (the Cubs being in town and all) if the Cubs wanted him to do that.

Submitted by Mike Wellman
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 3:33pm

or davis?

Submitted by Newport
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 6:57pm

Or Ortiz.

Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 3:39am

Submitted by Mike Wellman on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 2:33pm.
or davis?

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MIKEV W: Doug Davis will probably be making his final EXST start on Saturday and will try and throw five innings or 75 pitches (whichever comes first). Then I would expect him to go to Iowa for two or three starts to see how his stuff plays in the PCL.

Just remember that Davis really sucked with Milwaukee last year, although he wasn't 100% physically, either.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 4:07pm

http://pictures.replayphotos.com/images/NCAA/...

that's a picture of Matt Purke, apparently he likes to wear his hat like that all the time. it's a trivial thing in the grand scheme of life, but it does make me root for him to undergo shoulder surgery.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 4:28pm

i know the guy gets results, but he has a busy upper body pitching motion to match, imo.

deception is one thing, but he's got a lot of motion up top delivering the ball...long behind his back and flings it. the ball "explodes" out of his arm, but how long will his body let him do it? he also pitches almost exclusively from the far right side of the pitching rubber, too. weird guy, imo.

Submitted by Mike Wellman
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 9:45am

don't like it either but compared to wilson's beard thing i'll take it...

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 11:58am

brian wilson and his beard need to take a break from being on 3/4 of every MLB-related commercial. i'm a bit burnt out on the dude.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 4:10pm

Rock the Kazmir.

Submitted by tim815
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 4:35pm

Dallas Beeler has a strained oblique. My guess: Liria or Loosen to Peoria until Beeler is ready to return.

Submitted by Hagsag
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 4:41pm

Phil,
Do you think Cabeza is any kind of prospect?

Submitted by Arizona Phil
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 3:41am

Submitted by Hagsag on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 3:41pm.
Phil,
Do you think Cabeza is any kind of prospect?

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HAGSAG: I would say he has some upside and it will be interesting to see how he develops, but I wouldn't put him in a Top 15 (or even Top 30) prospects list at this point.

Submitted by jacos
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 6:00pm

How come nobody told me Korey Patterson is on Toronto? And wearing a beard.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 6:08pm

I did. Didn't notice the beard though.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 7:11pm

Fukudome RF, Castro SS, Baker 2B, Ramirez 3B, Pena 1B, Byrd CF, Colvin LF, Hill C, Dempster P

vs.

CY CF, Johnson 2B, Upton RF, Drew SS, Montero C, Mora 3B, Branyan 1B, Parra LF, Enright P

Submitted by Rob G.
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 7:12pm

something like 16 RBI's over 4 games that Sosa did back in 2002.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 7:34pm

The juice is loose!

Submitted by Rob G.
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 7:36pm

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/sports/c...

The Cubs have yet to make a decision on the fifth starter. Casey Coleman is available in the bullpen tonight but is tentatively scheduled to pitch Sunday, so Quade said he's hesitant to use him. There's also a chance Coleman could start Monday in Los Angeles, in which case the Cubs would have to call up a minor leaguer for Sunday or go with another reliever that isn't stretched out yet.

Jeff Samardzija is not an option, Quade said, though Justin Berg and Marcos Mateo are longshots. Triple-A Iowa pitcher Jay Jackson would be on his normal five-day schedule if he was called up to pitch Sunday.

since I'm going to the game Monday, I place my vote for Jay Jackson's first major league start.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:00pm

That report sounds like Quade doesn't have a clue what the hell he's doing.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:12pm

Tonight was all the proof we needed to know without question that Quade is completely lost. He needs to be fired immediately. I don't care who is the manager the rest of the year, but he needs to leave right now.

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:27pm

Tonight was all the proof we needed to know without question that Quade is completely lost.

Huh? How was it Quade's fault that Dempster sucked?

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:58pm

Where the fuck was Quade in the first inning? Having tea? He waits until, oh, I don't know, after the game is over to make a pitching move.

Back in the old days, when managers actually watched the games they were managing, when a starter loads the bases with zero outs, and then gives up a grand slam, the bullpen gets to work. And when the starter then walks two more, he yanks the motherfucker. Instead, Quade watches while Dempster walks another guy, then watches while he gives up another hit, then watches while he gives up another hit, gives up another 3 runs after the grand slam, and takes him out with 2 more guys on base.

We've seen this every start Dempster has made. Quade leaves him out there too long. And we've seen it with other pitchers. How about having Jeff Stevens throw 90 pitches in relief?

Quade doesn't know what the fuck he's doing.

Submitted by Cubster
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 8:42pm

i think i saw Carlos Silva in a Turkish bath in Ankara...where all soft tossing 280 lb pitchers work out to prepare for intense towel drill work, the next step in Rothschild rehab...

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post...

Nice soft towels though in Turkey!

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 8:56pm

bases loaded ARZ, 0 out, bottom 1st...what a great way to start a late game. go dumpster.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 8:57pm

grand slam s.drew...awesome...still 0 outs. go dumpster.

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 8:58pm

go dumpster... my fantasy team appreciates you!

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 8:59pm

And he's our ace? Long season from hell.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:00pm

he went 0-2 on upton and ended up hbp him...he went 0-2 on drew and gives up a HR. neat stuff...

9 HR in 31 ip. wow.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:07pm

bases loaded, 1 out...this game is mega-dildos.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:08pm

pitcher gets an RBI single...still 1 out...mega-mega-dildos.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:11pm

2rbi single...still 1 out...7 runs given up, men on 1st/2nd...night is over for dumpster

0.1 ip

Submitted by Ryno
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:21pm

Yayyy me

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:22pm

wait til the earned runs and the loss kicks in...tough one.

Submitted by Ryno
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:28pm

Catharsis

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:30pm

cold...

Submitted by WISCGRAD
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:20pm

My fantasy team does as well. ERA of 189.00 for the day. Awesome!

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:29pm

Heh... I was serious. I don't have Dempster. I have Stephen Drew! :)

Submitted by Rob G.
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:04pm

Dempster's solution to his 5th inning problems...don't pitch well enough to get there.

Submitted by Cubster
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:14pm

Rob's luck, he'll get to see dumpster pitch on monday. tonight was dumps side session...

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:16pm

lol. Dempster to the DL is my guess, his vagina is enlarged.

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:30pm

HAHAHA! You get it? He sucked today, so he must be a woman! Hilarious.

Oh wait...

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 10:00pm

You love Dempster, Hilarious!

Submitted by big_lowitzki
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 10:09pm

Huh? Where did I say anything about loving Dempster? Actually, a few comments up I am pretty sure that I said he sucked today.

But referring to his "vagina" is just obnoxious.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:16pm

this game is mad ass dildos.

now the replacement (berg) is hurt...took a comebacker off the hip.

coleman might have to pitch tonight...imo...at least dumpster can go monday.

berg is staying in...damn.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:19pm

That's funny, there used to be a store here called Mad Ass Dildos.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:21pm

so much fear.

Submitted by Paul Noce
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:24pm

Quade is completely overmatched by the requirements to be a big league manager. It's a shame, I like him, but he sucks. He's not prepared, has no plan, very slow to react to what's actually happening in the game, and he's just not a big league manager. Ricketts needs to fire him if Hendry won't, and fire Hendry while he's at it. This team is a laughingstock.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:42pm

Dude, I don't know about "totally overmatched".

His and Hendry's most reliable pitcher, and someone who has generally been pretty solid over the last several years, suddenly forgot to pitch in every start in 2011.

The "strength" of the team, starting pitching supposedly, is now not.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:31pm

WHY AM I STILL WATCHING THIS? WTF?

...0-8. neat.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:41pm

k.hill HR...lulz.

Submitted by WISCGRAD
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:42pm

You just answered your own question.

Submitted by jacos
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 10:07pm

fart

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on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 10:11pm

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Submitted by jacos
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 10:30pm

We need to name this moment.
The first point of the year were the game causes us to realize, "yes this is a bad team."

Our opening day starter shelled and Jeff Baker is batting third.

I suggest the Neifi Point.

Submitted by crunch
on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 10:35pm

this game is horrible...

Submitted by Ryno
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 12:13am

The Great Cubdom Enlightenment of 2011.

Submitted by Ryno
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 12:21am

I mean okay, Demp has a bad game (something we're seeing a lot of lately) (and granted, I didn't watch a bit of this stupid thing), but to only score 2 runs on a night when Barry Enright (did I even spell that correctly?) starts for the opposing team? Seriously, guys?

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 1:22am

i'm a little tired of seeing c.pena pound groundouts to the right side of the field...at least pop out at the warning track or something.

his power should come around, but it's not showing signs of showing up any time soon.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 7:45am

Adam Dunn went 0-4 .162.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 8:58am

Is that the barometer to see who made a worse signing, between Cubs or Sox?

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 9:09am

No, it's already been established the Cubs guy on a cheaper and shorter contract is worse than the White Sox guy who has batted equally as poorly and can't field. I don't really get it, either, but thought the update was amusing because crunch always thought the Cubs would win the WS if they added Adam Dunn.

Submitted by jacos
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 9:21am

JAKE FOX update-
.143 /.217 /.381
1 hr 1 rbi

Submitted by Dusty Baylor
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 9:21am

Hey he's almost up to Carlos and Adam! =P

Submitted by The E-Man
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 10:01am

Actually, would The Hoff option have been better than Pena at $10MM?

Submitted by jacos
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 10:03am

Have they started to play in Japan yet?

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 10:10am

.216 .241 .490 with 4 HR's in 54 PA's.

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 12:01pm

"thought the update was amusing because crunch always thought the Cubs would win the WS if they added Adam Dunn."

wrong. i've never been a dunn fan.

i've mentioned "who the hell is adam dunn" in the past when people brought him up...that's about the extent of it.

i'm not going to get into the reasons i don't like dunn...he's not junk...still, he's not a NL player, imo.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 12:15pm

Something else you've never been is able to pick up on sarcasm.

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 1:20pm

that's quite...interesting.

Submitted by The Real Neal
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 3:33pm

Good job!

Submitted by sbwilliams
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 3:35pm

Sarcasm is easily detectable through a comments section.

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 3:51pm

sarcasm in text form is fun stuff...lot more bad ways to do it than good ways.

Submitted by sbwilliams
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 4:40pm

Hehe yeah. Does mine qualify as a bad or good way? hmm...

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 4:42pm

from now on all sarcasm on TCR should be bold and italics with a warning that sarcasm is incoming, imo.

and the site could use a few flaming skull animated .gifs sprinkled around.

Submitted by Ryno
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 6:30pm

What?! Not its no... oh. Nevermind.

Submitted by WISCGRAD
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 9:29am

We've dipped below the Macias Line?

Submitted by Mike Wellman
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 9:52am

say what you will about this team, it is handsomely paid...

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 3:00pm

o.guillen (wsox) suspended 2 days and fined for his on-field + twitter incident.

he's not appealing it (wisely) and starting the suspension immediately.

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 3:27pm

"I will never get in trouble Twittering," Quade said prior to the opener of a four-game series for the Cubs against D-backs at Chase Field.

When told that the term was "tweeting," Quade added: "See? I can't even say it. I will not get in trouble because I will never do it. I don't have the time, energy or the know-how."

Submitted by jacos
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 6:57pm

I don't think managers can appeal.

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 6:58pm

ah.

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 3:21pm

twitter surfing...

1- wtf was paul sulivan doing up at 3-4am watching the royal wedding and actually sharing with the world he was doing so?

2- "Cubs create bleachers promo for Mon, Tue & Wed home games at Wrigley that includes t-shirts, $3 beer & hot dogs" $3 beers? the bleachers about to get a lot more interesting...and younger on whole...

Submitted by navigator
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 8:48pm

1- gay

2- Monday free T shirt
Tuesday $3 Budweiser
Wednesday $1 Vienna Hotdog

Submitted by crunch
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 4:44pm

i know the pen just had a day off on wednesday, but im a bit surprised there wasn't a fresh arm brought up tonight.

Submitted by Ryno
on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 6:31pm

Dempster is probably available out of the pen if needed. :)

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