The Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4 in Goodyear today. Matt Garza pitched four innings and gave up two runs and seven hits with three walks and six strikeouts. Second baseman Darwin Barney was 3-for-4 today and is hitting .389 for the spring.
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| Second baseman Darwin Barney had three hits vs. the Reds on Tuesday (AP photo) |
The rumor mill has been going crazy lately about the Cubs looking at trading centerfielder Marlon Byrd in order to be able to call up top prospect Brett Jackson and also in hopes of getting a relief pitcher in the trade. I personally am a big fan of Byrd's and feel that his positive attitude is a great asset to the team. I can attest to this because I've met him a couple of times and he is one of the nicest guys around and his positive energy definitely rubs off on you. But we'll see what happens.
Cubs manager Dale Sveum expects to have 95 percent of his roster set after a meeting with his coaching staff following tomorrow's game. There will be numerous cuts to the roster on Thursday, which is currently at 40 players.
Tomorrow the Cubs will play the Cleveland Indians at HoHoKam Park at 3:05pm. Jeff Samardzija is scheduled to start the game. Randy Wells is expected to pitch at least one inning in relief. Wells will get another start on April 1st. You can listen to tomorrow's game on cubs.com. Only 9 more days until Opening Day!
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