Micah Hoffpauir hit a three-run homer and reached base three times, Mike Fontenot drove in four runs with a two-run homer and a two-run triple, and Sam?Fuld smacked a solo home run, scored two runs, and threw a runner out at the plate, as the Cubs thrashed the Texas Rangers 10-4 at Surprise Stadium today.
box score
Ted Lilly got the start, and worked two shutout innings, leaving unscathed thanks to a runner (Frank Catalanotto) being thrown out at the plate after a two out double by Jarrod Saltalamacchia?in the bottom of the second.
The Cubs had taken the lead in the top of the frame, throwing up a seven spot on?Rangers starter?Scott Feldman.
Doug Deeds led off the Cubs?second with a triple, and scored on an RBI single by Luis Rivas. So Taguchi then reached base on an error and Ryan Theriot singled to load the bases. After the runners advanced on an RBI ground out by Reed Johnson,?Hoffpauir?slammed a three-run blast, his second homer in three days. Geov...
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Cub Reporter:
PLAYERS:
Micah Hoffpauir,
Mike Fontenot,
Ted Lilly,
Frank Catalanotto,
Doug Deeds,
Luis Rivas,
So Taguchi,
Ryan Theriot,
Reed Johnson,
Geovany Soto,
Rocky Roquet,
Adam Melhuse,
Jake Fox,
Bobby Scales,
Andruw Jones,
Jarrod Saltalamacchia,
Scott Feldman,
Mark Johnson,
Jason DuBois
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs
TEAMS: Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs
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