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PITCHERS: 20
Adbert Alzolay 
Michael Arias
Javier Assad
Ben Brown
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
Porter Hodge
* Bailey Horn
Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Daniel Palencia
Michael Rucker
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 8
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
* Matt Mervis
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Luis Vazquez
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 7
Kevin Alcantara
Alexander Canario
* Pete Crow-Armstrong
Brennen Davis
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman

 


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Bowser and Preciado Go Deep at Sloan

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Drew Bowser (solo blast) and Reggie Preciado (two-run bomb) launched home runs onto the LF berm with two outs in the bottom of the 1st inning to give the Cubs an early 3-0 lead, and SP Alfredo Romero and four relievers combined to hurl a two-hitter, as the Cubs edged the Diamondbacks 3-2 in Arizona Instructional League game action Monday morning at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ.   

The game was called after seven innings of play. 

Although the Cubs won the game and hit two home runs, Cubs batters struck out 13 times over the course of the seven innings, including three by Christian Olivo. 

The game saw the pro game debut of RHP (ex-C) Shane Marshall (Cubs 2022 14th round draft pick - U. of Georgia). Marshall was a light-hitting defense-first back-up catcher in college and threw "garbage-time" innings for the Bulldogs in a couple of blow-outs, but it was enough to impress  Cubs area scout Greg Gerard -- enough that the Cubs drafted Marshall as a pitcher, not as a catcher. 

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

AZIL CUBS LINEUP: 
1. Christian Olivo, CF-3B: 0-3 (K, K, K)
2. Ed Howard, SS: 0-3 (P-3, K, E-5, SB)
3a. Drew Bowser, 3B: 1-2 (HR, K, R, RBI)
3b. Jose Escobar, CF: 0-1 (K) 
4. Adan Sanchez, C: 1-3 (1B, 1-3, K, R)
5. Reggie Preciado, DH #1: 1-3 (HR, K, K, R, 2 RBI) 
6a. Jefferson Encarnacion, RF: 0-2 (P-4, 4-3) 
6b. Leonel Espinoza, RF: 0-1 (K) 
7a. Geuri Lubo, 2B: 0-2 (F-7, K) 
7b,. Alexis Hernandez, 2B: 0-1 (K) 
8. Alfonsin Rosario, LF: 0-3 (F-9, K, 6-3)
9. Yahil Melendez, DH #2: 0-1 (P-6, BB)
10. Wally Soto, 1B: 1-1 (1B, BB, SB) 

AZIL CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Alfredo Romero: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 40 pitches (21 strikes) 
2. Shane Marshall: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 11 pitches (5 strikes) 
3. Mason McGwire: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 3 K, 38 pitches (17 strikes) 
4. Kevin Valdez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GO/AO, 13 pitches (9 strikes) 
5. Koen Moreno: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 1 K, 2 GIDP, 2/0 GO/AO, 52 pitches (25 strikes) 

AZIL CUBS ERRORS: 2 
1. SS Ed Howard: E-6 (fielding miscue allowed batter to reach base safely) 
2. C Adan Sanchez: E-2 (errant throw to 2nd base on SB attempt allowed runner to advance to 3rd) 

AZIL CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Adan Sanchez: 0-4 CS, 1 PB, 1 E (see above) 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures 100+ 

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Mon, 09/25/2023 - 09:30 pm

Here are pitch types / velo from the game: 

Alfredo Romero: FB 88-91 and CV 77-79 
Shane Marshall: FB 92, SL/CT: 87-88, CV: 79-81 
Mason McGwire: FB 93-95, SL/CT 85-88, SPLIT 76-78    
Kevin Valdez: FB 92-93, SL 80-83, CV 74 
Koen Moreno: FB 89-92, SL/CT 84-85, CH 79-81, CV 73-74 

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