LAS VEGAS — The Chicago Cubs’ split-squad games Friday and Saturday will give officials plenty of time to evaluate before making their first round of cuts from a 60-player spring training roster.
The Cubs are expected to make anywhere from five to 10 cuts. Manager Joe Maddon will manage the team Friday in Mesa following the expected birth of his granddaughter Carson.
It will be a homecoming for Kris Bryant when the Cubs play the Oakland Athletics at Cashman Field in a night game. Bryant has hit four home runs, including two against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday.
Here are the split-squad lineups:
vs. Cleveland at Sloan Park:
Denorfia dh
Szczur cf
Alcantara 2b
Castro ss
Olt 3b
Coghlan lf
Ross c
Sweeney rf
Baxter 1b
Wada p
vs. Oakland at Las Vegas:
Fowler CF
Rizzo 1B
Soler RF
Montero C
Baez 2B
Bryant DH
Lake LF
La Stella 3B
Russell SS
Arrieta P
