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Cubs' Soler hits first spring longball

MLB.com's No. 42 prospect goes deep in Cactus League win
March 10, 2013

Late-Afternoon Games

Cubs 9, Padres 3 Box »

Jorge Soler (CHC No. 3): MLB.com's No. 42 prospect slugged his first Cactus League home in Sunday's win over San Diego. The outfielder took right-hander Dale Thayer deep in the eighth inning, raising his batting average to .300 and doubling his RBI tally to two. Soler hit .299 with five homers and 25 RBIs in 34 games across two levels in 2012.
Brett Jackson (CHC No. 4): 0-for-1, K
Christian Villanueva (CHC No. 8): 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 K
Jedd Gyorko (SD No. 1): 2-for-3
Jace Peterson (SD No. 12): 0-for-1

White Sox (ss) 11, Mariners 7 Box »

Jared Mitchell (CWS No. 5): 2-for-6, 2B, RBI, R, K
Scott Snodgress (CWS No. 6): 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, K
Josh Phegley (CWS No. 17): 2-for-3, BB
Marcus Semien (CWS No. 18): 1-for-2, R
Santos Rodriguez (CWS No. 20): 1/3 IP, 4 R, 2 H, 4 BB, K
Taijuan Walker (SEA No. 1): 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, BB, K
Nick Franklin (SEA No. 4): 0-for-1, BB, R
Stephen Pryor (SEA No. 6): 1 IP, 0 R, H
Carter Capps (SEA No. 7): 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, K
Brad Miller (SEA No. 8): 0-for-4
Julio Morban (SEA No. 14): 1-for-3, RBI, R, BB, K
Vinnie Catricala (SEA No. 15): 0-for-0, RBI, SF

Rangers 7, Indians 6 Box »

Jurickson Profar (TEX No. 1): 2-for-4, 2 RBIs, 2 K
Justin Grimm (TEX No. 10): 3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K, SV
Rougned Odor (TEX No. 11): 0-for-1, BB, RBI
Ronny Rodriguez (CLE No. 4): 1-for-1
Tony Wolters (CLE No. 7): 0-for-2, K
Chris McGuiness (CLE No. 14): 0-for-3, R, BB, K

Dodgers 6, Rockies 1 Box »

Yasiel Puig (LAD No. 1): 0-for-1
Corey Seager (LAD No. 4): 0-for-1
Alex Castellanos (LAD No. 18): 1-for-3, R
Kyle Parker (COL No. 5): 0-for-2, BB, K
Tim Wheeler (COL No. 7): 0-for-1
Charlie Culberson (COL No. 14): 0-for-1
Corey Dickerson (COL No. 16): 1-for-1
Joe Gardner (COL No. 18): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R

Giants 6, Brewers 1 Box »

Gary Brown (SF No. 2): 0-for-1, K
Francisco Peguero (SF No. 6): 0-for-1
Jed Bradley (MIL No. 6): 2 IP, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 H, BB, 3 K
Scooter Gennett (MIL No. 7): 1-for-4, K
Caleb Gindl (MIL No. 18): 1-for-1

Reds 7, White Sox (ss) 3 Box »

Ryan LaMarre (CIN No. 13): 0-for-1, K
Neftali Soto (CIN No. 14): 0-for-2, K
Trayce Thompson (CWS No. 2): 0-for-3, RBI, K
Carlos Sanchez (CWS No. 4): 0-for-3, BB, K
Conor Gillaspie (CWS No. 15): 2-for-4, 3B, R

A's 7, D-backs 5 Box »

Michael Choice (OAK No. 3): 1-for-4, RBI, K
Tyler Skaggs (ARI No. 1): 4 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 2 BB
Didi Gregorius (ARI No. 3): 1-for-1
Matt Davidson (ARI No. 4): 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, K
Adam Eaton (ARI No. 5): 1-for-3, R, K
Chris Owings (ARI No. 6): 1-for-2, HR, 2 RBIs
Nick Ahmed (ARI No. 7): 0-for-2, K
A.J. Pollock (ARI No. 8): 1-for-3, RBI, K, SB

Royals 17, Angels 11 Box »

Christian Colon (KC No. 10): 0-for-2, R, K
David Lough (KC No. 20): 0-for-2
Kole Calhoun (LAA No. 5): 2-for-2, 2B, 2 RBIs, R, BB, E
Luis Jimenez (LAA No. 6): 1-for-2, 2 R

Afternoon Games

Marlins 10, Braves 2 Box »

Two of Miami's top outfield prospects, Christian Yelich and Marcell Ozuna, went deep on Sunday afternoon as the Marlins thumped the host Braves. The pair accounted for eight of the Marlins' 10 runs, with Ozuna delivering a three-run shot off Atlanta starter Tim Hudson in the first inning and Yelich adding a two-run blast in the seventh.
Christian Yelich (MIA No. 2): 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, HBP
Marcell Ozuna (MIA No. 7): 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, HBP
J.R. Graham (ATL No. 4): 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB
Todd Cunningham (ATL No. 9): 0-1, R
Joe Terdoslavich (ATL No. 15): 0-1

Pirates (SS) 5, Orioles 2 Box »

Top Pirates prospect Gerrit Cole notched his first victory of the spring in the Bucs' split-squad victory. The first overall pick in the 2011 Draft surrendered two runs on two hits -- including a two-run homer by O's right fielder Ryan Flaherty -- while fanning two over four innings. Five Pirates relievers, including No. 9 prospect Justin Wilson, combined to hold Baltimore to one hit after the fourth inning.
Gerrit Cole (PIT No. 1): 4 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 2 K, 1 BB, W
Alen Hanson (PIT No. 3): 0-for-1
Justin Wilson (PIT No. 9): 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K, 2 BB
L.J. Hoes (BAL No. 6): 0-for-1

Red Sox 6, Rays 2 Box »

Christian Vazquez (BOS No. 16): 0-for-1, K
Wil Myers (TB No. 1): 0-for-1
Hak-Ju Lee (TB No. 5): 0-for-1

Yankees 3, Blue Jays 0 Box »

Mark Montgomery (NYY No. 8): 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K, 1 BB
Zoilo Almonte (NYY No. 10): 0-for-1
Ramon Flores (NYY No. 11): 0-for-1, K
Austin Romine (NYY No. 18): 0-for-1

Mets 3, Cardinals 0 Box »

Travis d'Arnaud (NYM No. 1): 0-for-0, BB, R
Jeurys Familia (NYM No. 5): 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB
Trevor Rosenthal (STL No. 4): 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K, 0 BB
Kolten Wong (STL No. 5): 1-for-1
Matt Adams (STL No. 8): 0-for-3
John Gast (STL No. 10): 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K, 0 BB
James Ramsey (STL No. 17): 0-for-1

Phillies 7, Astros 1 Box »

Justin De Fratus (PHI No. 14): 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB
Darin Ruf (PHI No. 16): 0-2, K, HBP
Jarred Cosart (HOU No. 4): 1 2/3 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 1 K, 1 BB, 2 HBP, WP
Brad Peacock (HOU No. 10): 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K, 1 BB
Jonathan Villar (HOU No. 12): 0-1, K, E
Robbie Grossman (HOU No. 18): 0-1
Carlos Perez (HOU No. 20): 0-1

Pirates (SS) 7, Twins 4 Box »

Gregory Polanco (PIT No. 4): 0-for-1
Tony Sanchez (PIT No. 16): 1-for-2, HR, RBI, R, K
Victor Black (PIT No. 17): 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB, SV
Oswaldo Arcia (MIN No. 5): 0-for-3, 2 K
Aaron Hicks (MIN No. 6): 1-for-2, RBI, BB, R
Joe Benson (MIN No. 13): 0-for-1, K

Tigers 2, Nationals 1 Box »

Anthony Rendon (WAS No. 1): 0-for-3, K
Matt Skole (WAS No. 11): 1-for-2, SF, RBI
Chris Marrero (WAS No. 12): 0-for-2
Zach Walters (WAS No. 14): 0-for-0, BB
Sandy Leon (WAS No. 18): 0-for-2
Avisail Garcia (DET No. 3): 0-for-1