Bottom 4 Crosby singles to center Sweeney grounds 643 DP as Theriot fields the ball up the middle and makes a backhand flip to Fontenot to start the DP Denorfia grounds out 5-3.
So you're saying that not only is Fukudome pretty fast, but he also has an aptitude for running the bases? I'd say both. He looks to be extremely well schooled in the game.
Top 4 Fukudome walks after working count to 3-2 and showing a good eye on ball four Lee strikes out Ward lines a double to left-center. Fukudome scores even though the ball was cut off before it could get even near to the wall. Murton pops out Fontenot grounds to first 1-0 Cubs Howry in to pitch.
Bottom 3 Murphy grounds 6-3 Buck singles to right just past Lee Ellis hits a broken-bat single just past Marquis and into CF, Buck to third Sweeney walks. Johnson grounds 361 DP Marquis: 17 pitches, 9 strikes Total: 50/29
Top 3 Soto reaches on an infield single to pitcher, getting hit with the throw to first. Cintron walks. Cedeno strikes out Soto gets picked off second by the pitcher Theriot grounds 4-3
Bottom 1 Buck grounds out4-3 Ellis grounds a single up the middle Sweeney lines a single to center Johnson pops out on an offspeed pitch Crosby strikes out Marquis: 18 pitches, 12 strikes
Samardzija looked as good as I've seen him look. He worked on all his pitches and had pretty good command. The Cubs absolutely will not rush him up. If there are no injuries or severe poor performance, he'll likely spend all year in the minors with maybe a September call-up.
Getting caught up after visiting Z: Bottom 4 Ojeda flies out Hudson, Young and Salazar each walk to load the bases Upton grounds 3-6 force, RBI Hammock called out Top 5 Figueroa leads off with a homer to RF Pie flies out Cedeno grounds 6-3 Hoffpauir singles Murton grounds 6-4 Bottom 5 Brito grounds out No. 9 hitter (whoever it was) flies out Burke flies out
Top 4 Cedeno strikes out swinging Hoffpauir homers to right-center Murton grounds 1-3 Colvin reaches first on dropped third strike on ball in dirt (wild pitch) Fontenot lines single to left, Colvin to second Cintron singles, scoring Colvin Blanco flies out. Cubs 3-0 Rich Hill in to pitch
Bottom 2 Young lines a single to right Salazar walks Upton lines into an 8-4 double play as Pie makes a nice sliding catch and doubles Young off second. Hammock flies to right Z: 17 pitches, 9 strikes Total: 29/16