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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2 
Seiya Suzuki, OF
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 2
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Cubs Drop One to Diamondbacks, Tie the Other

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

John Leonard belted an RBI triple, singled twice, and scored a run, and Carter Bell drilled a two-run double, as one squad of Diamondbacks defeated one squad of Cubs 5-2 on Field #3, while on Field #4, 16-year old Sergio Alcantara doubled, tripled, and scored a run and Michael Brenly singled, doubled, and scored two runs for the Diamondbacks, and Neftali Rosario singled, walked, scored a run, and knocked-in another for the Cubs, as the two squads played to a 4-4 tie, in Cactus League Extended Spring Training doubleheader action this morning at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ.



Here are the abridged box scores from the two games (Cubs players only):

FITCH PARK FIELD #3

CUBS SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1. Jeffrey Baez, CF: 0-4 (K, F-9, L-1, K)
2. Carlos Penalver, SS: 2-3 (4-3, 1B, 1B, RBI)
3. David Bote, 2B: 0-2 (BB, 6-3, 1-3)
4. Yasiel Balaguert, RF: 1-3 (K, K, 1B)
5a. Garrett Schlecht, LF: 0-2 (6-3, L-8)
5b. Roberto Caro, LF: 0-1 (K)
6. Brad Zapenas, 3B: 0-3 (5-3, E-4, 6-U FC, R)
7. Trevor Gretzky, 1B: 1-2 (BB, 1B, 6-3, RBI)
8. Alberto Mineo, DH: 0-2 (K, 1-3, BB)
9. Lance Rymel, C: 0-1 (BB, F-8, HBP, R, PO)

CUBS SQUAD "B" PITCHERS:
1. Duane Underwood: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 38 pitches (26 strikes), 5/1 GO/FO
2. Anthony Prieto: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 36 pitches (20 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
NOTE: Top of the 5th inning was stopped with two outs when Prieto reached his pre-planned max pitch limit for the day
3. Carlos Martinez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 2 GIDP, 32 pitches (17 strikes), 5/1 GO/FO 

CUBS SQUAD "B" ERRORS: 1
SS Carlos Penalver - E-6 (throwing error on FC allowed baserunner on 3rd base to score unearned run) 

CUBS SQUAD "B" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Lance Rymel: 0-1 CS

FITCH PARK FIELD #4

CUBS SQUAD "A" LINEUP:
1a. Kevin Encarnacion, CF: 0-3 (K, L-6, K)
1b. Shawon Dunston Jr, PH: 0-1 (P-5)
2. Rony Rodriguez, DH: 0-1 (BB, HBP, K)
3. Jose Dore, 3B: 0-3 (K, K, K)
4. Xavier Batista, RF: 1-3 (F-8, 1B, K, R)
5. Francisco Sanchez, SS: 1-2 (BB, 1B, K, R) 
6. Neftali Rosario, C: 1-2 (1B, 5-3, BB, R, RBI)
7. Wilfredo Petit, 1B: 0-3 (6-4-3 DP, F-8, 3-U)
8. Dong-Yub Kim, LF: 1-3 (K, L-8, 1B, R, RBI)
9. Danny Lockhart, 2B: 0-1 (BB, 4-3, F-7 SF, RBI, PO) 

CUBS SQUAD "A" PITCHERS:
1. Trey Lang: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 52 pitches (30 striikes), 6/0 GO/FO
2. James Pugliese: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 39 pitches (25 strikes), 3/3 GO/FO
3. Mike Hamann: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 26 pitches (18 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
4. Tyler Bremer: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 1 PO, 17 pitches (8 strikes), 0/2 GO/FO

CUBS SQUAD "A" ERRORS: 2
1. P Trey Lang - E-1 (overthrow on attempted FC at 2nd base allowed baserunner to reach basse safely)
2. SS Francisco Sanchez - E-6 (throwing error at 1st base on infield single allowed runner at 3rd base to score unearned run)

CUBS SQUAD "A" CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Neftali Rosario; 1-1 CS

ATTENDANCE: 15

WEATHER: Sunny and a bit breezy with temperatures in the 90's

 

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Comments

Submitted by John Beasley on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 05:39 pm

Fun Rizzo fact: His BABIP is .222. If his BABIP was .280, his batting average would be .296. His BABIP last year was .311, and about .300 is league average.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 05:13 pm

i.stewart 0-4 tonight...4/44 (.091) with 1 double, 0bb vitters got his 1st start, played LF, 0-3 1bb

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 05/01/2013 - 05:41 pm

feldman complete game win...114 pitches 9ip 3h 1bb 12k - 2er (both solo HR) first CG, career high Ks

Submitted by Tito on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 05:54 am

Paul Sullivan blocked me on Twitter (because I suggested he was miserable doing a job others would love). Not sure if I should be insulted or pleased.

Submitted by johann on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 05:52 pm

Omg three incredible defensive plays in a row by Castro and Rizzo in the 7th inning. Rizzo almost brained himself on the 2nd.

Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 05:25 pm

Love the implosion! Travis Wood must be depressed with the game outcomes this year. He has turned into.a.nice asset for the club. Yet fucked over once again by the manager's decisions and a crap Ass reliever.

Submitted by Rob G. on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 05:22 pm

anyone find video of Beefy's "brain camp" that's filling up my twitter timeline? He seems to think he lost the game for the team.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 05:31 am

welly made a comment after the game "I feel like I lost the game." on the passed ball. the pitch missed it's target by a couple of feet, though...unless he was supposed to be set up high and outside rather than low and inside. he did "screw up" by jogging after the ball to retrieve it rather than hustling after it after the passed ball, though. it's not shocking he missed the passed ball based on where he was set up to receive the pitch (unless he was crossed up on the sign), but it was weird how casual he was going after it. the runner took his cue to break for home based on the lack of hustle for the ball f'sure. i just finished watching the game after a busy day/evening away from the world of baseball...it was a game of killer cubs D followed by classic cubs lack of D late-inning piling on top of itself. the borbon catch at the wall...the rizzo catch...both some of the best of the year so far.

Submitted by johann on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 05:24 pm

I don't think managerial decisions played much into this loss. Rather some horrible luck on not very well hit balls and a poor decision by Castillo. Still I do believe you loved the implosion though. You must hate the good defense Castro has been playing.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 05:23 pm

"Love the implosion" was [sarcastic]. You mean Castro's 13th of 14th players NL Fielding percentage? Is that the "good defense" you mean? Or, the 5 errors? Yeah, he has made some spectacular, highlight plays - but still a below-average fielder for the most important position on the field. I wouldn't mind some consistency finally after three years of playing full-time. It doesn't really matter this year - but it would be nice to see this. I suppose that luck did have something to do with today's loss. But it seems like this year when Shawn Camp is in - bad things happen.

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Submitted by johann on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 05:13 pm

Ugh fielding % (and errors). It's like judging a hitter by RBIs or average. Everything I read and saw last year said he did improve quite a bit last year from subpar to average and a cursory look through fielding stats seems to support that. I didn't see the first part of this season when he committed his errors but since then his defense has looked average to good and his bat is picking up too, along with Rizzo, who people also started bashing because of a couple weeks of work.

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Submitted by The E-Man on Thu, 05/02/2013 - 05:46 pm

I have no problem with his hitting. Especially for the age he is at. The kid can hit. Which covers up his defensive mediocrity. We will see in September where his defensive stats end up, but I really hope he can turn into a Gold Glove caliber fielder like Darwin Barney - who is steady as shitty weather in April. At the very least, I will take average on a consistent basis with a dramatic reduction in errors.

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Submitted by Old and Blue on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 05:14 am

I don't think he's a mediocre fielder. He's improved his defense a lot, and has had to take his lumps in front of the camera, instead of down in the minors like most guys his age. Most of his bad plays are bone head plays and they seem to have mostly happened early in the year. He works well with Barney, too. That crazy flip Barney made to him with his mitt was well timed, and a mediocre fielder would have botched his part of it.

Submitted by Rob G. on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 05:03 am

Stewart to be activated from DL and optioned to Iowa.

Garza could be back as soon as May 17th-19th for series vs. Mets (just 3 rehab starts).

so says rotoworld...

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 05:00 pm

soriano Ks with the bases loaded, 3-2 count, and 1 out on a curve ball in the dirt that wasn't even in the strike zone before it started to break into the dirt. classic.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 05:47 pm

cubs score -3- vs chapman in the 9th...and he's done. bases loaded, 2 out, down by 1...drama.

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