In their second game of the Spring the Cubs bats came to life against the Giants and after things were all said and done they moved to 2-0 this Spring Training.
The Cubs got the majority of their offense in the 2nd inning when they scored 8 runs, including 6 against Giants star pitcher Madison Bumgarner. The first six Cubs hitters in the inning reached and would all eventually score.
There was a scary moment in the second inning as reserve candidate David Bote was hit in the helmet by a Bumgarner pitch and would leave the game, but early reports suggest that he will be fine.
Victor Caratini went 2-3, Kyle Schwarber went 1-1 with a double and two walks, Addison Russell went 1-1 with a sac fly, and Johnny Field went 1-2 with a home run.
The pitching side was bit more notable as Tyler Chatwood got roughed up a bit in his Spring debut, he went two innings allowing two hits, two earned runs, a walk, and a strikeout.
The other damage was done to Duncan Robinson as he pitched an inning and a third giving up five hits and three earned runs. He's likely to begin the year at AAA and could be a useful depth piece.
Dillon Maples pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts, as well as Dakota Mekkes. Allen Webster pitched the final two innings of the game allowing just a walk.
The Cubs play a split squad game against the Dodgers and Padres tomorrow. Christian Bergman will face Ross Stripling and the Dodgers, while Jon Lester will go against Nick Margevicius for the Padres.
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