James Triantos belted an RBI triple in the bottom of the first and crushed a tape-measure three-run HR in the 5th, Cristian Hernandez tripled and scored in the first, collected an RBI on a sacrifice fly in the 2nd, and drilled an RBI double and scored in the 5th, Haydn McGeary blasted a two-run HR, and four pitchers combined to hurl a three-hitter, as the Cubs "Red Squad" battered the Cubs "Blue Squad" 9-2 in AZ Instructional League intasquad game action Tuesday afternoon at Sloan Park In Mesa, AZ.
Pedro Ramirez singled twice, stole a base, scored a run, and drove-in another, and Ismael Mena tripled and scored to account for the Blue Squad's three hits and two runs.
The game was pre-planned as a six-inning contest.
Prior to the game, Nazier Mule and Koen Moreno threw one inning each (twenty pitches) of "live" BP, with Kevin Alcantara, Parker Chavers, and Raino Coran serving as the hitters.
The AZIL Cubs have played only three games in the last ten days, instead spending most of their time working on ocular training, situational hitting, baserunning drills, fielding practice, cut-off drills, bullpen side sessions, and "live" BP, in addition to matriculating in the Pitch Lab and the Hitting Lab.
Here is the box score from the game:
Recent comments
Finwe Noldaran 05/31/2023 - 05:18 pm (view)
So, after riding great pitching and defense in taking the first 2 games, the only way we could lose against the best team in the MLB would be through mismanagement by David Ross? Oh, right; that actually totally tracks............
crunch 05/31/2023 - 05:14 pm (view)
no hero...
crunch 05/31/2023 - 05:05 pm (view)
need a hero with a bat right now...what's left at wrigley is trying to get into it. 2 on, 1 out...
crunch 05/31/2023 - 05:04 pm (view)
they removed him with 59 pitches, 2 outs, and a man on 1st. unless he was on a 60-ish pitch limit i'm not a fan of the move. wesn wasn't missing by much when he was missing and looked pretty good.
crunch 05/31/2023 - 05:57 pm (view)
4 pitch K! nice.
crunch 05/31/2023 - 05:55 pm (view)
bases loaded, it's fulmer time!
Childersb3 05/31/2023 - 05:51 pm (view)
I'm with you Crunch
I thought Wesneski deserved a chance to get out of the 7th.
But the real mistake Ross made was keeping Leiter in after giving up the 1st 2run bomb. He walks the next guy to start the 8th, and still gets to stay in. He could've come out since he finished the 7th (I believe). He didn't have it. It happens. But Ross let him stay. That's on David.
And then Dansby and Happ strikeout with men RISP. Happ going down looking was rough.
He just wasn't aggressive.
crunch 05/31/2023 - 05:57 pm (view)
FUUUUUUUUU....1 pitch, 1 homer, tie game.
crunch 05/31/2023 - 05:56 pm (view)
why the hell is wesn being removed after 3.2ip? they got him on a pitch count limit?
Eric S 05/31/2023 - 05:45 pm (view)
Steele removed from game after 3 innings due to “left forearm tightness”. Hopefully the elbow is structurally okay.