MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Dexter Fowler hit his second spring homer and Jason Hammel pitched four scoreless innings, leading a split-squad of Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
Fowler reached three times and made a circus catch in center field. Hammel allowed two hits, struck out four and walked none.
Avisail Garcia homered for the White Sox. Erik Johnson allowed five runs and seven hits in three innings.
Fowler singled and scored on Anthony Rizzo’s two-run single in the first. He went deep in the second and made a diving catch on a sinking liner in the fourth. He was hit by a pitch in the fifth.
