The summary
Kris Bryant made his debut in left field and played flawlessly defensively but struck out three times and went 0-for-4 at the plate. The Angels used a pair of four-run innings to defeat the Cubs 8-4 Thursday night at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz.
On the mound
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Cubs starter Eric Jokisch went four innings, allowing four runs on six hits.
At the plate
Mike Olt hit his third homer of the spring in the fourth inning and tripled in the sixth. Travis Wood hit a pinch-hit homer in the fifth. Anthony Rizzo had two doubles.
In the field
Bryant made a catch in left and doubled up a runner at second in the sixth as second baseman Javier Baez made a nice scoop. Shortstop Addison Russell made an acrobatic stop in the hole to start a 6-4-3 double play in the first.
The number
31. Cubs homers this spring, second-most in the majors behind the Dodgers (37).
The quote
“I’m not worried about velocity … it’s not a concern right now. It’s about repetition and getting the feel for everything and the velocity will be there.” — rehabbing Cubs starter Jon Lester, who threw pitches up to 93 mph in a minor-league game Thursday.
Up next
Vs. White Sox, 3:05 p.m. Friday at Sloan Park. RH Jeff Samardzija vs. RH Jason Hammel.