SP Bryan Perez hurled four innings of one hit / shutout ball and combined with three relievers on a four-hitter and Skyler Messinger drilled a two-run single to provide the runs, as the Rockies edged the Cubs 2-1 in Arizona Instructional League game action Friday morning on Dust Storm Field at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, east of Scottsdale, AZ.
Reggie Preciado stroked a double and an RBI single for the Cubs. In twelve AZIL games since giving up switch-hitting and reinventing himself as a RH-hitter (only) with top-hand hard contact / pull-elevation, Preciado is hitting a robust 357/438/714 (1.