Cubs starters fared well in both ends of a split-squad doubleheader Saturday, but it couldn’t prevent a split as a big sixth inning off reliever Rowan Wick helped send the Cubs to an 8-5 loss in Las Vegas after the other Cubs’ squad beat the Indians 8-5 in Arizona.
Mills’ Tale: Fifth-starter candidate Alec Mills pitched three scoreless innings before a leadoff single, a stolen base and two-out single produced a run in the fourth. In 3 2/3 innings, he struck out three, gave up four hits and got a painful swing and miss by Josh VanMeter on a 67-mph curveball.