Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Score:
Rangers 6, Cubs 2 in Mesa; Cubs 5, A’s 5, 10 innings, in Phoenix.
Spring record:
8-12-1.
At the plate:
Starlin Castro raised his average to .318 with two hits against the Rangers. Tony Campana went 4-for-5 vs. the A’s to raise his average to .240.
On the mound:
Rodrigo Lopez pitched five innings against the A’s, allowing one run on three hits. Ryan Dempster allowed two runs to the Rangers over six innings.
In the field:
In his first game back after missing almost a week, third baseman Ian Stewart was charged with an error.
Rundown feeling:
Geovany Sota ended two innings in Mesa by throwing out runners trying to steal.
Next up:
Off Wednesday, the only idle date of spring.
