Brett Anderson Shines under the Lights as AZL Cubs Unload on AZL Giants

Kevin Zamudio collected four RBI (a three-run HR and a bases-loaded walk), Marcus Mastrobuoni singled, doubled, tripled, scored a run, and drove-in another, Jemile Weeks (on AAA Iowa 7-day DL - sprained knee) singled and doubled and scored two runs, and LHSP Brett Anderson (on Cubs MLB 60-day DL - lower back strain) hurled four innings of shutout ball (83% strikes, 7/2 GO/AO, three hits, three strikeouts, and no walks), as the AZL Cubs demolished the AZL Giants 10-4 in AZL pre-season mini-camp game action Tuesday evening on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.  

The AZL Cubs drew ten walks in the game, including three by Jose Gutierrez.  

Brett Anderson was so efficient with his pitches that he went to the bullpen and threw an additional 15 pitches after he completed his four innings of work (he needed only 46 pitches to get through his four innings). 

RHP Jose Albertos followed Anderson to the hill and inadvertently got in the way of a throw from catcher Marcus Mastrobuoni after a WP. (Mastrobuoni pounced on the bounding ball and made a "no look" throw to 2nd base). Albertos was struck on the right elbow or forearm while standing on the mound after delivering the pitch (a fastball "spiked" into the dirt in front of home plate), and while he was initially able to continue, his outing was ultimately cut-short. 

The AZL Cubs will begin "official" AZL league play this coming Saturday.  

The game was extended an extra half-inning so that all of the Cubs pitchers who were scheduled to throw in the game could get their work. 

About a dozen Cub "recruits" from the recent MLB First-Year Player Draft watched the game from the third-base side bleachers.  

LHSP Brailyn Marquez (45 pitches) and RHRP Jose Leidenz (30 pitches) threw "live" BP on Field #1 prior to the game. 

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

AZL CUBS LINEUP:
1. Jemile Weeks, SS: 2-4 (1B, K, 2B, F-7 DP, 2 R)
2. Jose Gutierrez, CF: 0-1 (K, BB, BB, BB, 2 R) 
3. Yonathan Perlaza, 2B: 1-2 (BB, 6-3 DP, BB, 2B, 2 R)
4. Kevin Zamudio, C-DH: 1-2 (HR, P-5, BB, R, 4 RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
5. Jonathan Sierra, RF: 1-3 (K, K, BB, 1B, R, 2 RBI)
6. Marcus Mastrobuoni, 1B-C: 3-4 (3B, 1B, K, 2B, R, RBI)
7a. Rafael Mejia, LF: 1-2 (K, 3B, R, RBI)
7b. Ruben Reyes, LF: 0-2 (5-3 DP, K)
8. Yovanny Cuevas, DH #1: 1-2 (6-3, 1B, BB, RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
9. Carlos Diaz, DH-1B: 1-2 (1B, BB, K, HBP)
10. Richard Nunez, DH #3: 1-1 (1B, HBP) 
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER 
11a. Delvin Zinn, 3B: 0-2 (5-4-3 DP, K)
11b. Fidel Mejia, 3B: 0-1 (BB, K) 

AZL CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Brett Anderson: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 7/2 GO/AO, 46 pitches (38 strikes) 
2. Jose Albertos: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, 3/0 GO/AO, 2 WP, 42 pitches (24 strikes) 
3. Fauris Guerrero: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 2/2 GO/AO, 22 pitches (13 strikes)
4  Jose MacDonna: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 13 pitches (10 strikes) 

AZL CUBS ERRORS: 3 
1. SS Jemile Weeks: E-6 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
2. 2B Yonathan Perlaza: E-4 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely) 
3. 2B Yonathan Perlaza: E-4 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely) 

AZL CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Kevin Zamudio: 0-1 CS 

ATTENDANCE: 6 
WEATHER: Clear with temperatures 115+ 

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