Diamondbacks 7, Cubs 8: Upton hits a bomb, Heilman...just bombs
A better performance from the D-backs today, but they still lost. They went down 8-7 to the Cubs, despite a grand slam from Justin Upton.
| Final - 3.5.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Stories
Who Are These Guys? Cubs Come From Behind To Beat Diamondbacks 8-7
The Cubs run their spring record to 2-0.
Gameday Thread: Cactus League Opener Reloaded
It's fortunate that yesterday's game was just an inter-squad scrimmage and wasn't, like, y'know, a game to which Diamondbacks fans were charged attendance or anything like that. That would have...
A Hard Act To Follow: Cubs vs. Diamondbacks Preview, Friday 3/5, 2:05 CT
The Cubs try to move their spring record to 2-0.
GameThreads
Cubs Fans GameThread on Bleed Cubbie Blue
Diamondbacks Fans GameThread on AZ Snake Pit
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Abreu, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Collin Cowgill, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Gerardo Parra, CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Bryan Shaw, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clay Zavada, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brandon Allen, 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Justin Upton, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jordan Norberto, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Evan Frey, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adam LaRoche, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Ed Rogers, 5,6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Mark Reynolds, 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Aaron Heilman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Augie Ojeda, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Snyder, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Carlos Corporan, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Roberts, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Mark Hallberg, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Esmerling Vasquez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Drew Macias, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Cole Gillespie, 7,8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| Dan Haren, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Young, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Wes Roemer, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rusty Ryal, 3,5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Upton, Roberts, Gillespie
Doubles - Macias, Young
Hit by pitch - Corporan
Stolen Bases - Gillespie
Team LOB - 4
Home runs - Upton, Roberts, Gillespie
Doubles - Macias, Young
Hit by pitch - Corporan
Stolen Bases - Gillespie
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Haren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Wes Roemer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Aaron Heilman | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36.00 | 0 | |
| Jordan Norberto (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Bryan Shaw (, 0-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Clay Zavada | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 | |
| Esmerling Vasquez (L, 0-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54.00 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .455 |
| Darwin Barney, SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Baker, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Camp, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Tyler Colvin, LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .778 |
| John Gaub, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chad Tracy, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Marcos Mateo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Justin Berg, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bobby Scales, PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kevin Millar, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Micah Hoffpauir, 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Sam Fuld, PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Brad Snyder, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .417 |
| Josh Vitters, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Brett Jackson, CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Koyie Hill, C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Chris Robinson, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Carlos Zambrano, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Casey Coleman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Stevens, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| James Adduci, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
Batting
Triples - Jackson
Doubles - Castro, Colvin, Snyder
Hit by pitch - Scales, Jackson
Sacrifices - Coleman
Caught Stealing - Millar
Team LOB - 9
Triples - Jackson
Doubles - Castro, Colvin, Snyder
Hit by pitch - Scales, Jackson
Sacrifices - Coleman
Caught Stealing - Millar
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Zambrano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Casey Coleman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Jeff Stevens | 1.2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21.60 | 0 | |
| John Gaub | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 0 | |
| Marcos Mateo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Justin Berg (W, 1-0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: Vasquez pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce, First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett, Second Base Umpire - Brian Runge, Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Duration: 2:50
Pitching notes: Vasquez pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce, First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett, Second Base Umpire - Brian Runge, Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Duration: 2:50
