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Adbert Alzolay 
Michael Arias
Javier Assad
Ben Brown
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
Porter Hodge
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Caleb Kilian
Mark Leiter Jr
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Julian Merryweather
Daniel Palencia
Michael Rucker
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Jameson Taillon
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
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Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
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* Matt Mervis
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Luis Vazquez
Patrick Wisdom

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Alexander Canario
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Brennen Davis
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Cubs Score Four in 1st & Make It Stand at Riverview

Submitted by Arizona Phil on

Jemile Weeks (RBI double), Miguel Amaya (RBI single), Kwangmin Kwon (RBI triple), and Jose Gutierrez (RBI single) stroked run-scoring hits to highlight a four-run 1st inning and Aramis Ademan singled, walked twice, and scored two runs, leading the Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the Angels in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Wednesday morning on Field #1 at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.  

Jemile Weeks played LF in the game, the fourth different position he has played during the course of his EXST rehab assignment (he has also played 2B-SS-CF). 

In EXST Cubs roster news, 1B-3B-LF Kevin Cornelius (March 2017 broken hand) has completed his EXST rehab assignment, has been reinstated from the AA Tennessee 7-day DL, and has rejoined the Smokies.

Kevin Cornelius 2017 Cactus League EXST game stats:
7 GAMES (25 PA)
350/444/800
3 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 7 RUNS, 0 SB (2 CS), 3 BB, 1 HBP, 9 K
ASS scouting report: Plus-power, slow runner, below-average defensively no matter where he plays, and he strikes out a LOT 
NOTE: Cornelius was selected from the New York Yankees AA Trenton affiliate in the AAA Phase of the December 2016 Rule 5 Draft.
 
Here is the abridged box score from the game (Cubs players only):

 

CUBS LINEUP:
1. Aramis Ademan, SS: 1-2 (BB, 1B, 6-3, BB, 2 R)
2. Jemile Weeks, LF: 1-3 (2B, 1-3 SH, P-4, K, R, RBI)
3. Miguel Amaya, C-DH: 1-4 (1B, 6-3, 6-3, 5-3, R, RBI)
4. Rafael Mejia, 1B: 0-4 (K, P-4, P-2, 5-3)
5. Kwangmin Kwon, RF: 2-3 (3B, HBP, 2B, E-1, 2 R, RBI)
6a. Jose Gutierrez, CF: 1-3 (1B, F-9, L-7, RBI)
6b. Fernando Kelli, CF: 0-1 (4-6-3 DP)
7. Yonathan Perlaza, 2B; 1-2 (1B, K, BB, PO)
8. Christopher Morel, 3B-DH: 0-2 (BB, 5-3, 5-3, RBI)
9. Rafael Narea, DH-3B: 0-2 (BB, P-4, 5-3)
10. Franklin Tineo, DH-C: 0-3 (6-4-3 DP, K, K)

CUBS PITCHERS:
1. Tyler Peyton: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 GIDP, 2/2 GO/AO, 19 pitches (10 strikes)
2. Conor Mullee: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 0/2 GO/AO, 35 pitches (24 strikes)
3. Eury Ramos: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1/1 GO/AO, 31 pitches (18 strikes)
4. Jed Carter: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HBP, 1 WP, 0/2 GO/AO, 21 pitches (11 strikes)
5. Yapson Gomez: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 19 pitches (12 strikes)
6. John Michael Knighton: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 19 pitches (15 strikes)

CUBS ERRORS: NONE

CUBS CATCHERS DEFENSE:
Miguel Amaya: 0-1 CS

ATTENDANCE: 11
WEATHER: Partly cloudy with temperatures in the 70's

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Comments

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 05/10/2017 - 05:42 pm

is eddie butler being called up or what? supposedly they're going with him over m.montgomery.

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Wed, 05/10/2017 - 05:58 pm

John Arguello at Cubs Den with a cool sequence of pics of Kwangmin Kwon dropping the hammer on his first-inning triple at Riverview Park this morning.  

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Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 05/11/2017 - 05:36 pm

Hatch got rocked again tonight. Hopefully, he's just in an adjustment phase.

Submitted by JoePepitone on Fri, 05/12/2017 - 05:41 pm

"ASS scouting report" -- from the Not Taking Ourselves Too Seriously department.

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    ...and back to 3rd for another game.  at this point i'm gonna hang back and when/if he actually plays 1st then i'll find it notable.  i am glad he's playing a good amount of 3rd, though...give the club one more good look at him there.  shrug

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    Ronald Acuna's cousin. 

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