Cubs Offense Explodes

[rockin500]

PHOENIX -- Mark Prior threw four scoreless innings in his third spring start Sunday as the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics, 8-6, in a split-squad game before 6,107 sunburned fans at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
Prior, the Cubs' 2001 No. 1 draft pick, gave up five hits and walked one. He struck out three, including American League MVP Miguel Tejada twice.

Hee Seop Choi had two hits and drove in two runs, while shortstop Alex Gonzalez, making his first start after being slowed by a sore right hamstring, went 2-for-3, including an RBI double.

Sammy Sosa, the Cubs' designated hitter, went 2-for-3 with an infield single and a double.

In his first at-bat, Gonzalez hit an RBI double off Oakland's Mark Mulder in the first to score Tom Goodwin, who had walked. Sosa reached on an infield single and Gonzalez scored on Moises Alou's groundout. Choi hit a broken bat single to score Sosa and make it 3-0 and David Kelton added an RBI single.

In the A's fifth, Tejada hit a sacrifice fly and Ron Gant added an RBI single off Alan Benes.

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[rockin500]

this is what we're talking about folks! offense!! whoo hoo!!

and Mark Prior lookin awesome. 4 shutout innings. good stuff!

[Steffo]

Good job. Mark Prior is always good when he's good.

Hey, I got an Oxymoron for you.

The Brewers are the Cubs <b> local visitors</b>


Good job Sosa, you rock.

[awefullspellare]

Originally posted by rockin500
this is what we're talking about folks! offense!! whoo hoo!!

and Mark Prior lookin awesome. 4 shutout innings. good stuff!
and they needed it today!!!!

[rockin500]

yes they did need them. im just glad Prior is lookin good.

and Sosa going 2-3 is big too. :)

[Nanner]

Wow. Very cool, Ray.

:cool:

This is definitely a good sign. :cooldude:

[USMC-cubbiesfn]

Cubs Offense Explodes

Havnt heard that much in my lifetime.