March 12--The Cubs snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Reds in John Lackey's Cubs spring debut. Miguel Montero's home run was the big blow as the Cubs improved to 2-8 this spring.
At the plate
Dan Vogelbach and Tim Federowicz also homered, and Anthony Rizzo added a pair of doubles. The Cubs, hitting .193 coming in, wound up with nine hits.
On the mound
Lackey gave up a home run in the first and three runs total on five hits in three innings, striking out four.
Victorino watch
Shane Victorino was a late scratch with left calf soreness.
The quote
"I understand the times we're living in. I've always prided myself in staying contemporary. So I'm not going to battle it, just going to say I prefer we do something else." -- manager Joe Maddon on bat flipping.
Up next
Split squad: Vs. White Sox, 2:05 p.m. Saturday. RH Erik Johnson vs. RH Jason Hammel; At Dodgers, 8:05 p.m. RH Trevor Cahill vs. RH Brandon Beachy.
