Wacha was 8-2 by last June 20 when he went down with an oblique injury which proved far more nettling than anyone thought as he missed the rest of the big-league season, getting in only a couple of minor league appearances late in the season.
Dexter Fowler had his first hit since last August, when he suffered a fractured left foot. Fowler hit a liner to right off a changeup and scored in the first inning, ending a seven at-bat hitless streak in spring training. He also reached on a dropped fly ball and struck out and made a good catch in deep right center field on a ball he thought might be headed for a home run, at first.