MESA, Arizona — The Cubs started quite a few of their regular players Tuesday at Sloan Park, and they got no-hit for six innings, and the Reds put together two rallies in the seventh and eighth to take a 6-0 lead.
Instead of guys from the minor league camp replacing the regulars, though, other non-roster players who might play important roles on the Next Great Cubs Team played the last three innings, and key hits from Pete Crow-Armstrong, Matt Shaw and James Triantos helped the Cubs salvage a 6-6 tie with the visitors from Cincinnati on a gorgeous late February afternoon.