THE GAME: The Dodgers lost to the Chicago Cubs for the second consecutive day, falling 7-3 on Friday afternoon at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona.
HITTING REPORT: Mookie Betts and Austin Barnes were each 2 for 3. Barnes drove Betts in with the Dodgers’ first run of the game in the third inning. … Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor also had a pair of singles each. … The Dodgers loaded the bases with one out in the second inning then had a walk and two hits consecutively in the fifth but didn’t score either time. … Catcher Chris Okey hit a two-run home run.
PITCHING REPORT: Tony Gonsolin pitched one inning in his first start of the spring and threw 18 pitches. He faced four batters, gave up a single and struck out two. “He looks sharp right now,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “I think he’s in a really good spot given what he’s been through the last calendar year.” Gonsolin is returning from Tommy John surgery in September 2023. … Non-roster pitcher Luis Garcia gave up three runs in the third inning on two doubles (Ian Happ and Pete Crow-Armstrong) and a home run (Miguel Amaya). … Dodgers pitchers gave up 19 runs on 26 hits in the first two games of the Cactus League schedule.
DEFENSE REPORT: Center fielder Andy Pages got a bad jump on a fly ball by Vidal Brujan. It went over his head for a triple. Asked after the game if the bright sun had affected his break on the ball, Pages said, “No. That was me” and tapped his chest.
UP NEXT: Dodgers (RHP Nick Frasso) vs. Kansas City Royals (RHP Chandler Champlain), Saturday, 12:05 p.m. PT, at Camelback Ranch, SportsNet LA, 570 AM