Who said there can't be dramatics in Spring Training?
The Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first televised game of the spring on a 2-Run, Walk-Off Home Run in the bottom of the 10th inning off the bat of second baseman DJ LaMahieu. After blowing three-one run leads, the Cubs edged out the Dodgers in a game that probably would have ended in a tie had runs not been scored in the bottom of the 10th.
Cubs starter Ryan Dempster pitched a solid four innings, allowing three hits and one earned run. Dempster struck out three batters, walked none, and faced just 15 batters. Esmailin Caridad, who was expected to be a key member of the Cubs bullpen last year before spending the season on the Disabled List picked up the win. He pitched a perfect top of the 10th.
The Cubs offense scratched out nine hits in total, four of which went for extra bases. Marlon Byrd, who was 3-3, added two doubles and Steve Clevenger added a double to go with LaMahieu's home run.
Most importantly, this game marks the second in a row where the Cubs did not make an error.
The other half of the Cubs squad was wiped out by the Cincinnati Reds today by the score of 10-0. Players in this game included many starters such as Blake DeWitt, Starlin Castro, Tyler Colvin, Alfonso Soriano, and Carlos Pena. They managed just two hits against the defending NL Central champs, and also made no errors.
Todd Wellemyer started and gave up one run in two innings of work. Casey Coleman gave up three runs, Trey McNutt gave up four runs, and Scott Rice and Kyle Smit each gave up one run apiece.
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