The Cubs played their first home spring training game against the Dodgers at Sloan Park on Friday afternoon. Chicago got big contributions from several regulars and managed to win fairly comfortably.
The Cubs broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning as Miguel Amaya cracked a two-run homer that brought the score to 4-1. Three more tallies came home for Chicago after that, including on an RBI double by Kevin Alcántara in the 6th, to increase the lead to 7-1.
The Dodgers homered in the top of the 7th to cut the margin down to 7-3, but that was as close as it got.