Spring Training Miscellany: Cubs 6, Rangers 1, Darvish Faces Cubs, More
With apologies I went to the Blackhawks game here in Columbus tonight, the travel for which overlapped with the Cubs’ game, so I was able to catch only the very start of this one on audio.
More from the day …
- The Cubs beat the Rangers in their home debut, getting dingers from Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras. Eddie Butler gave up that first run for the Cubs, and then no one let up anything, including a scoreless frame from each of Duane Underwood and Oscar De La Cruz.
- Other visuals:
Rangers, Cubs observe moment of silence in wake of Parkland, Fla., shootings: pic.twitter.com/2wbLNuN1Oj
— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) February 24, 2018
Play ball! #SpringTraining
⚾️ https://t.co/LPcDs0JrgL ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/SvCbbnwDxZ
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 24, 2018
- The description of the play will have to suffice for our imagination:
Javy with incredible range, makes a sliding stop of a high-hopper behind first and makes a quick throw to get Mazara to end the Rangers half of the first
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) February 24, 2018
- I believe this was a different play (always tougher to tell with audio), but it’s still a great picture:
https://twitter.com/realcubsinsider/status/967499131118694400
- A Ben Zobrist update:
Ben Zobrist (back) says he's a few days from full activity. He hasn't participated in any drills yet after his back tightened up about a week before camp opened. He says he's not worried and believes he'll get plenty of spring AB's before the reg… https://t.co/qjBI9fXO3y
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) February 24, 2018
#Cubs Zobrist feeling better. Has been hitting in cages. Said back tightened up just before traveled to AZ
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) February 24, 2018
- A little Darvish-on-Cubs-hitters action:
Yu Darvish faces Cubs hitters https://t.co/ZkozRSDMqR
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) February 24, 2018
#Cubs Darvish live BP pic.twitter.com/3YlFeDq8Qz
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) February 24, 2018
