Cubs Barely Show Up In 5-0 Loss To Dodgers
The Cubs looked pretty meek on Sunday afternoon at Camelback Ranch.
| Final - 3.11.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Stories
Ted Lilly Sharper In Second Spring Start
The Dodgers rallied for four runs in the second inning, and Dodgers pitchers allowed 10 baserunners but no runs in defeating the Chicago Cubs 5-0 in front of a season-high crowd of 10,380 at Camelback Ranch on Sunday.
Sands Of Doubt
On Sunday Don Mattingly talked again about how he doesn't like a straight platoon for either Andre Ethier and James Loney. For the first time all spring, Mattingly cast some doubt on whether or not Sands will capture an opening day roster spot.
Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Glendale, Arizona, Sunday 3/11, 2:05 CT
The Cubs go for their third win in a row Sunday afternoon.
GameThreads
Dodgers Fans GameThread on True Blue LA
Cubs Fans GameThread on Bleed Cubbie Blue
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| Josh Vitters, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Jeff Baker, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 |
| Matthew Szczur, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Brett Jackson, LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Blake DeWitt, 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 |
| Bobby Scales, SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Adrian Cardenas, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| Reed Johnson, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| James Adduci, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 |
| Steve Clevenger, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Blake Lalli, ph,3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Matt Garza, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Rusin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Sappelt, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Andy Sonnanstine, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Searle, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Campana, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Beliveau, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Edgar Gonzalez, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Trever Miller, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andrew McKirahan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alfredo Amezaga, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
Batting
Doubles - Gonzalez
Hit by pitch - DeJesus
Team LOB - 9
Doubles - Gonzalez
Hit by pitch - DeJesus
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Garza (L, 1-1) | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16.20 | 0 | |
| Chris Rusin | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | |
| Andy Sonnanstine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Ryan Searle | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | |
| Jeff Beliveau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18.00 | 0 | |
| Trever Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Andrew McKirahan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gwynn Jr., DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Ivan De Jesus, ph,dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Mark Ellis, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Alex Castellanos, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| James Loney, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Jeff Baisley, 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Jerry Sands, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Cory Sullivan, LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Juan Uribe, 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Josh Fields, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .583 |
| Trent Oeltjen, RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| Scott Van Slyke, RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Tim Federowicz, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Gorman Erickson, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Justin Sellers, SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .364 |
| Luis Cruz, SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Matt Angle, CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - Oeltjen
Grounded into DP - Gwynn Jr., Sands, Fields
Hit by pitch - Uribe
Caught Stealing - Angle
Team LOB - 3
Doubles - Oeltjen
Grounded into DP - Gwynn Jr., Sands, Fields
Hit by pitch - Uribe
Caught Stealing - Angle
Team LOB - 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Lilly (W, 1-1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | |
| Matt Guerrier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Todd Coffey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Mike MacDougal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| John Grabow | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Alberto Castillo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Will Savage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Clint Fagan, First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Second Base Umpire - Barry Larson, Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Duration: 2:58
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Clint Fagan, First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Second Base Umpire - Barry Larson, Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino
Duration: 2:58
