Cubs Fit to Be Tied

An early morning first pitch for the Cubs began with donuts and Mimosas (only the parents partook of the latter), and ended with a 9-all tie against the Diamondbacks.
The Cubs forged ahead 9-5 on the strength of a 4-run bottom of the 4th inning, but the D’backs scored 4 in the top of the 5th to force the stalemate.
Once again the Cubs had sensational efforts along the way. Jordan Bass notched Gameball honors by walking twice and scoring,at the time, the go-ahead run in the 4th inning.

Parker Garrett, Trevor Meyer, Mick Madden and Alex Tate all pitched well, combining to strike out 12 D’backs.
The defensive play of the game came when the D'backs speedy Dylan Kovitch ripped a sharp grounder to Alex at shortstop. His throw to first was a low bullet that Parker made a great scoop to get Kovitch by an eyelash.
Charley Casey banged out a hit and was a workhorse behind the plate; Trevor was on base all 3 times with 2 perfect bunt singles and a walk. He also had an RBI and scored twice. Parker drove in 2 runs with a key hit in the 4th; he also had a hit and scored a run in the 1st.
Alex had a double in the 4th inning; he walked and scored 2 runs. Mick walked twice and scored a run; Blake Byrd drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk, he also ripped a ball to the left side of the infield but was robbed of a base hit by the shortstop. Brandon Shockley did an exceptional job in the field and Jack Fiscella walked and scored a run.