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Jake Arrieta, Five Longballs Take Care of the Athletics – Cubs 9, Athletics 5

Spring Training Game Twenty-Eight – Cubs 9, Athletics 5

WP – Jake Arrieta (1-0) LP – Sonny Gray (2-1) Save – None

Jake Arrieta completed five innings without any problems. Kyle Schwarber, Addison Russell, Matt Szczur, David Ross and Munenori Kawasaki homered and the five big flies accounted for all nine runs as the Cubs picked up a spring win against the Athletics on Tuesday at Sloan Park.

Jake Arrieta settled in after a shaky first inning. Arrieta appeared to struggle with his mechanics and gave up a run on one hit in the opening inning.