Cubs Pitching Steps Up in the Split Squads – Cubs 2, Padres 0 – Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 3

Spring Game Twenty-Six – Cubs (SS) 2, Padres 0 WP – Paul Maholm (1-1 LP – Tim Stauffer (1-2 Save – Rafael Dolis (2) Spring Game Twenty-Seven – Cubs (SS) 2, Diamondbacks 3 WP – Ian Kennedy (2-2) LP – Jay Jackson (1-1) Save – J.J. Putz (1) The Cubs played their fifth and final [...]

A Good Day for the Cubs in Goodyear – Cubs 6, Indians 2

Spring Game Twenty-Five – Cubs 6, Indians 2 WP – Rodrigo Lopez (1-0) LP – Jeanmar Gomez (1-1) Save – None The Cubs got back in the spring win column on Sunday afternoon in Goodyear. Dale Sveum’s offense pounded out 13 hits and took advantage of four miscues by the Indians. Alfonso Soriano (1-for-3 with [...]

Soto’s Spring Slugging Show – Cubs 10, Rockies 8

Spring Game Twenty-Three – Cubs 10, Rockies 8 WP – Jeff Samardzija (2-1) LP – Tyler Chatwood (1-2) Save – Manny Corpas (1) The Chicago Cubs posted their second straight spring win behind a lot of offense and not much pitching from Jeff Samardzija. The Cubs put up three runs in three different innings and [...]

The Cubs Squads Get Their Work In – Cubs 5, A’s 5 – Cubs 2, Rangers 6

Spring Game Twenty – Cubs (SS) 5, A’s 5 – 10 innings WP – None LP – None Save – None Spring Game Twenty-One – Cubs (SS) 2, Rangers 6 WP – Michael Kirkman (1-1) LP – Lendy Castillo (0-1) Save – None Teams win games, teams lose games and in the Cactus League games [...]

Lots of Offense (and Bad Pitching) in Peoria – Cubs 12, Mariners 7

Spring Game Nineteen – Cubs 12, Mariners 7 WP – Jay Jackson (1-0) LP – Shawn Kelley (0-1) Save – None The Cubs and Mariners hit the ball all over Peoria Sports Complex on Monday afternoon. The two teams scored a combined 19 runs on 30 hits with 14 of those runs scoring in the [...]

Cubs Win One … and Cubs Lose One – Cubs 5, White Sox 7 – Cubs 3, Rangers 2

Spring Game Seventeen – Cubs (SS) 5, White Sox 7 – 10 innings WP – Simon Castro (1-0, BS 1) LP – Marcos Mateo (0-2) Save – Deunte Heath (1) Spring Game Eighteen – Cubs (SS) 3, Rangers (SS) 2 WP – Alberto Cabrera (1-1, BS 1) LP – Sean Green (0-1) Save – Rafael [...]

Cubs Drop Fourth Straight Spring Game – Cubs 2, Giants 3

Spring Game Fourteen – Cubs 2, Giants 3 WP – Eric Surkamp (2-1) LP – Matt Garza (1-2) Save – Danny Otero (3) The Cubs lost their fourth exhibition in three days on Friday afternoon in front of the largest crowd of the spring at HoHoKam Park. There were a lot of positives that came [...]

Cubs Played Two … and Lost Two – Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 12 – Cubs 5, Rockies 7

Spring Game Twelve – Cubs (SS) 2, Diamondbacks 12 WP – Ian Kennedy (1-2) LP – Ryan Dempster (1-1) Save – None Spring Game Thirteen – Cubs (SS) 5, Rockies 7 WP – Christian Friedrich (1-0) LP – Alberto Cabrera (0-1) Save – Rex Brothers (1) There were positives from both Cubs losses Thursday in [...]

The Youngsters Lead the Way Over the Giants – Cubs 5, Giants 4

Spring Game Ten – Cubs 5, Giants 4 WP – Chris Volstad (1-0) LP – Madison Bumgarner (0-1) Save – Alberto Cabrera (1) Darwin Barney (1-for-3 with a RBI), Starlin Castro (1-for-3 with a RBI and a stolen base), Josh Vitters (pinch-hit RBI triple) and Anthony Rizzo (1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI) [...]

A Goose Egg in Glendale – Cubs 0, Dodgers 5

Spring Game Eight – Cubs 0, Dodgers 5 WP – Ted Lilly (1-1) LP – Matt Garza (1-1) Save – None Matt Garza had a bad outing Sunday in Glendale … and the Cubs’ offense stayed behind in Mesa. After a very good first inning, Garza was knocked out of the game with one out [...]