Cubs end up getting pounded by Guardians in split-squad Cactus League game
Ian Happ got a go-ahead two-run double, making the score 3-2. But that was about it for the Cubs.
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Ian Happ got a go-ahead two-run double, making the score 3-2. But that was about it for the Cubs.
"I think everybody's very excited, especially pitchers, to just go attack these hitters, let them put it in play, and watch all those fielders run it down," Smyly said.
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Wisdom blasted 53 home runs for the Chicago Cubs the last two seasons, mostly playing at third base.
Known for making steady contact, Hoerner also avoided strikeouts at the fifth-best rate in the majors last season.
Both the Cubs and White Sox are less than a week away from their first Cactus League games.
The 28-year-old left fielder is coming off his first All-Star nod and Gold Glove.
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Mancini watched as the Cubs supercharged their roster with new faces before finally joining the North Siders himself.