SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Marcus Stroman’s Cubs spring training debut came under the lights of a packed Scottsdale Stadium.
“It just feels good to get back out there,” Stroman said after throwing two hitless innings Friday against the Giants. “I feel like it’s been a while. It felt almost new. Just to be out there, throw strikes, compete, it definitely felt great.”
It wasn’t the Cubs’ first game of spring training. They played a pair of seven-inning split squad games against the White Sox on Thursday. But after playing a high percentage of minor leaguers Thursday, the Cubs’ starting lineup Friday was closer to one the Cubs could roll out at Wrigley Field this season.