Roederer Unloads Again at Sloan Park

Cole Roederer clobbered a solo HR, Jake Slaughter laced a double and a single, drew a walk, stole a base, and scored a run, and SP Marino Santy hurled three innings of one-run ball and combined with six relievers on a one-hitter, as the Cubs defeated the Athletics 4-1 in Cactus League Extended Spring Training game action Friday morning at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ. 

Roederer's bomb was his second in two days, and this one landed half-way up the right-centerfield berm.    

Three more Cubs pitchers who spent the 2021 season in the DSL made their stateside game debut in the game. 

The A's lone hit was an Jose Escorche double that led-off the game. Escorche then took third on an F-8 and scored on a 5-3 GO. The only other baserunner reached via a walk with one out in the 7th inning, and that runner was erased on a spectacular inning ending 6-4-3 DP started by SS Josue Huma, who made a no look / back-flip to 2nd basseman Carlos Sepuveda, who then completed the turn with a solid throw to 1st base.   

Although they only fanned four, Cubs pitchers collectively recorded 16 ground ball outs in the game. 

Marino Santy was dominiant in his three innings, allowing just the one hit and the one run, while issuing no walks and striking out three. The little lefty has a true starting pitcher's repertoire, featuring a 93-96 MPH FB, an 84-85 MPH CH, and a 78-81 MPH CV that he mixes with good effect.

Not counting pitchers at EXST for rehab & conditioning, Santy is the Cubs top LHSP prospect at EXST. He and RHSP Michael Arias should provide the ACL Cubs with a formidable 1-2 SP punch once the ACL season starts in June. Santy and Arias were two of the four DSL Cubs pitchers who were brought up to Minor League Camp in March and made their stateside debuts in Minor League Spring Training games prior to the start of EXST (the other two were RHPs Kenyi Perez and Joel Sierra, and like Santy and Arias, K. Perez is being primed to be a SP).     

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

CUBS LINEUP: 
1a. Cole Roederer, LF: 1-3 (K, HR, K, R, RBI) 
1b. Anderson Suriel, RF: 0-1 (4-3)
2a. Joanfran Rojas, DH #1: 0-2 (BB, 5-3, F-8)
2b. Raino Coran, PH: 0-1 (F-7) 
3a. Dilan Granadillo, C: 0-3 (K, 3-U, F-9) 
3b. Wally Soto, C: 0-1 (4-3) 
4. Jake Slaughter, 3B: 2-3 (K, BB, 2B, 1B, R, SB, CS) 
5. Josue Huma, SS: 0-3 (4-3, BB, 4-3, 4-6 FC, R, SB) 
6. Carlos Sepulveda, 2B: 1-2 (2B, BB, 4-3)
7a. Frank Hernandez, RF: 0-2 (1-3, 4-U FC, RBI)
7b. Carlos Morfa, LF: 0-1 (K) 
8. Alejandro Rivero, 1B: 0-3 (5-3, K, F-7)
9. Christian Olivo, CF: 0-2 (K, BB, E-6, R, SB)
10. Cristian More, DH #2: 0-2 (P-5, BB, E-3, RBI, PO)

CUBS PITCHERS: 
1. Marino Santy: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 4/2 GO/AO, 41 pitches (27 strikes) 
2. Yovanny Cabrera: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/0 GO/AO, 11 pitches (7 strikes) 
3. Alfredo Zarraga: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 9 pitches (5 strikes) 
4. Starlyn Pichardo: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 17 pitches (8 strikes) 
5. Yohan Crispin: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 2/0 GO/AO, 10 pitches (4 strikes) 
6. Rony Baez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 3/0 GO/AO, 9 pitches (7 strikes)
7. Angel Hernandez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 15 pitches (9 strikes) 

CUBS ERRORS: NONE 

WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 90's 

ATTENDANCE: 24 

Arizona 
Scoring
Service 

"Just because it isn't official doesn't mean it didn't happen"