Spring Training Game Twenty – Cubs 5, Royals 2
WP – Jon Lester (1-0) LP – Ian Kennedy (0-1) Save – Manny Parra (1)
In front of a Spring Training record attendance of 15,523, the Cubs used a four-run fifth inning to beat the Royals on Sunday afternoon at Sloan Park.
Jon Lester got his work in with a good start, but Sunday was all about the Cubs’ offense. A majority of Joe Maddon’s every day lineup made Ian Kennedy work early and broke through with a four-run fifth inning that was the difference in the practice game.