Zyhir Hope doubled, walked twice, and scored two runs, and five pitchers combined to hurl a two-hitter (both hits by Geuri Lubo) with nine strikeouts, as the Cubs "Red Squad" defeated the Cubs "Blue Squad" 5-1 in Arizona Instructional League intrasquad game action Tuesday morning at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ.
The game was pre-planned as a seven inning affair, and the DH was not used (each team played with an eight-man batting order).
The game provided three of the four Cubs pitchers assigned to the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League a chance to get some work before reporting to their AFL squad tomorrow, as Nick Hull, Adam Laskey, and Jose Romero were among the six hurlers who pitched for the Blue Squad.