Cubs, D'backs, and Giants Play Three-Way in Mesa

Kevin Zamudio slugged a solo hone run to put the Cubs on the board in the bottom of the 2nd, Luis Ayala belted a two-out two-run triple in the bottom of the 7th to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 lead, and Dylan Cease fired 4.2 IP (71 pitches) of one-hit ball with six strikeouts, as the Cubs rallied to edge the Diamondbacks 4-3 on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex, and Zach Bowers blasted a solo HR, singled twice, reached base on an HBP, scored two runs, and drove-in two more, and SP Jeff Burke and five relievers combined to toss a five-hitter, leading the Giants to a 7-2 victory over the Cubs at Sloan Park, in Cactus League Extended Spring Training Memorial Day split squad doubleheader action this morning in Mesa, AZ.  

Cease was cruising along about to complete five innings of shutout ball, but he hit a batter and walked the next two hitters on nine pitches with two outs in the top of the 5th, and then reliever Tommy Nance immediately gave up a two-run double that scored two inherited runners (both runs charged to Cease).  

Pedro Marquez drilled a two-run double, singled, and walked for the Diamondbacks in a losing cause in the game on Field #1. Ex-Cub RHP Jeferson Mejia (one of two pitchers sent to the Diamondbacks in the Miguel Montero trade in December 2014) was the starting pitcher for the D'backs and worked five innings, allowing two runs on three hits (including the Zamudio HR) and four walks, with two strikeouts, 1 GIDP, and 4/6 GO/AO,  

RHSP Jen-Ho Tseng (on AA Tennessee 7-day DL since May 9th with right shoulder inflammation) and RHSP Dallas Beeler (on Cubs MLB 15-day DL since Spring Training with right shoulder inflammation) worked in the game versus the Giants at Sloan Park. Both were hit fairly hard (Tseng surrendered four well-struck hits in 2.2 IP including three singles and a double plus a HBP, and Beeler gave-up four hits including the Bowers HR in just two innings of work). 

The game with Diamondbacks on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex was called by mutual-consent after 7-1/2 innings of play. This was supposed to have been a split-squad doubleheader versus the Giants (only), but the D'backs and Giants play each other in a split-squad doubleheader tomorrow, and while the Giants don't have enough pitchers available to play two doubleheaders in a row, the Diamondbacks do (sort of). So the D'backs sent a squad of players to Mesa to play the Cubs "B" squad, and left a second squad back home at Salt River Fields to play their regularly scheduled Cactus League EXST game against the A's, but they only brought enough pitchers to Mesa to play seven innings.  

The following position-players have been sent from Extended Spring Training to the Cubs Dominican Academy and will be assigned to either DSL Cubs #1 or DSL Cubs #2: SS Aramis Ademan, C Miguel Amaya, SS Christopher Morel, INF Rafael Narea, 2B Yonathan Perlaza, OF Abraham Rodriguez, and OF Jonathan Sierra. Three or four pitchers who have been at EXST will also be assigned to the DSL, presumably including some combination of RHP (ex-INF) Francisco Garay, RHP (ex-OF) Wander Feliz, and LHP Eugenio Palma. It is possible that there will be some additional roster adjustments made prior to the start of the DSL season on Saturday, so all assignments are subject to change depending on the needs of the organization. I can't even absolutely, positively confirm that the players named above have actually physically left Arizona yet, but I would say there is a good chance that they have.    

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

SLOAN PARK 

CUBS SQUAD "A" LINEUP: 
1. Ruben Reyes, DH #1: 2-4 (P-6, 1B, 5-3, 1B, R)
2. Michael Foster, LF: 1-4 (F-7, 1B, L-8, K)
3. Kevonte Mitchell, CF: 0-4 (K, 5-4 FC, F-9, F-9)
4. Jose Paniagua, 1B: 0-3 (K, 6-3, P-6)
5. Isaac Paredes, SS: 1-3 (3B, K, F-7, R)
6. Kwang-Min Kwon, RF: 0-2 (F-8 SF, 5-3, E-5, RBI)
7a. Alberto Mineo, C: 0-2 (F-7, K)
7b. Eric Gonzalez, C: 0-1 (K)
8. Robert Garcia, DH #2: 0-3 (F-8, 4-3, 3-6 FC)
9. Yeiler Peguero, 2B: 0-3 (P-5, K, 5-3)
10. Rafael Mejia, 3B: 1-3 (K, 2B, 5-3)

CUBS SQUAD "A" PITCHERS: 
1. Jen-Ho Tseng: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 PO, 1 GIDP, 2/2 GO/AO, 37 pitches (25 strikes) 
2. Dallas Beeler: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 2/1 GO/AO, 25 pitches (20 strikes) 
3. Alexander Santana: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1/2 GO/AO, 33 pitches (18 strikes) 
4. Yapson Gomez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 0/3 GO/AO, 8 pitches (5 strikes) 
5. Luis Aquino: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 25 pitches (17 strikes) 
6. Tyler Peitzmeier: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 2/1 GO/AO, 10 pitches (7 strikes)

CUBS SQUAD "A" ERRORS: NONE 

CUBS SQUAD "A" CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Alberto Mineo: 0-1 CS 

CUBS SQUAD "A" OUTFIELD ASSISTS: 
LF Michael Foster - batter thrown out 7-6-5 attempting to stretch double into triple 

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RIVERVIEW BASEBALL COMPLEX - FIELD #1

CUBS SQUAD "B" LINEUP:
1. D. J. Wilson, CF: 2-3 (BB, 1B, 2B, 6-3, R, CS)
2. Andruw Monasterio, SS: 1-3 (2B, K, L-9, RBI)
3. Chris Pieters, 1B: 0-2 (1-3, BB, K)
4. Wladimir Galindo, 3B: 1-3 (F-8, F-7, 1B)
5. Alex Bautista, RF: 0-2 (L-9, BB, 6-4 FC, SB, PO) 
6. Kevin Zamudio, DH #1: 1-3 (HR, F-8, F-9, R, RBI)
7. Edgar Rondon, 2B: 1-3 (E-1, 6-3, 1B, R, SB)
8. Yohan Matos, DH #2: 1-3 (K, 5-3, 1B, R)
9. Tyler Pearson, C: 0-3 (6-4-3 DP, F-7, P-4)
10. Luis Ayala, LF 1-2 (BB, F-7, 3B, 2 RBI, SB)

CUBS SQUAD "B" PITCHERS: 
1. Dylan Cease: 4.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 6 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 2 PO, 4/2 GO/AO, 71 pitches (37 strikes)
2. Tommy Nance: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GO/AO, 20 pitches (12 strikes) 
3. Nick Sarianides: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 13 pitches (8 strikes)
4. Scott Frazier: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 0/2 GO/AO, 13 pitches (6 strikes) 

CUBS SQUAD "B" ERRORS: 2 
1. SS Andruw Monasterio: E-6 (throwing error allowed batter to reach base safely) 
2. C Tyler Pearson: E-2 (errant throw on stolen base attempt at 2nd base allowed runner to advance to 3rd) 

CUBS SQUAD "B" CATCHERS DEFENSE: 
Tyler Pearson: 1-3 CS, 1 E (see above) 

CUBS SQUAD "B" OUTFIELD ASSISTS: 
CF D. J. Wilson - batter thrown out 8-6-5 attempting to stretch double into triple 

ATTENDANCE: 21 (combined between the two games - some of the spectators moved back & forth between the two venues)

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90's