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Italy at Chicago Cubs

Sloan Park, Mesa Exhibition Final

Final score

The Italy beat the Chicago Cubs 9–4 on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Italy 9
at Chicago Cubs 4 89-73

Line score

Team
Italy 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 9 8 1
Chicago Cubs 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 3
  • W: Ron Marinaccio (1-0)
  • L: Jeff Brigham (0-1)

Home runs

  • Italy: Owen Ayers (1), Kyle Teel (1), Thomas Saggese (1)
  • Chicago Cubs: Dansby Swanson (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd Chicago Cubs Dansby Swanson homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 0–1
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Nico Hoerner singles on a ground ball to shortstop Thomas Saggese. Matt Shaw scores. Pedro Ramírez scores. Nico Hoerner to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Thomas Saggese. 0–3
Bottom 4th Chicago Cubs Ian Happ singles on a line drive to center fielder Jakob Marsee. Nico Hoerner scores. 0–4
Top 6th Italy Owen Ayers homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Zach Dezenzo scores. 2–4
Top 6th Italy Kyle Teel homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Jac Caglianone scores. 4–4
Top 7th Italy Thomas Saggese homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. 5–4
Top 8th Italy Parker Chavers hit by pitch. Nick Morabito scores. Owen Ayers to 3rd. J.J. D'Orazio to 2nd. 6–4
Top 8th Italy Sam Antonacci out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Justin Dean. Owen Ayers scores. J.J. D'Orazio to 3rd. 7–4
Top 8th Italy Miles Mastrobuoni grounds out to first baseman Edgar Alvarez. Parker Chavers to 3rd. 8–4
Top 8th Italy Dante Nori doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Chas McCormick. Parker Chavers scores. 9–4

Box score

Italy

Batter
Jakob Marsee CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Dante Nori CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .500
Zach Dezenzo 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Andrew Fischer 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Renzo Martini 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dominic Canzone LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Nick Morabito LF 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.000
Giaconino Lasaracina DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Owen Ayers DH 2 2 2 2 0 0 1.000
Christopher Paciolla DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Jac Caglianone RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 .500
J.J. D'Orazio C 1 1 0 0 1 1 .000
Kyle Teel C 3 1 1 2 0 1 .333
Parker Chavers RF 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000
Jon Berti 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Sam Antonacci 2B 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Thomas Saggese SS 3 1 2 1 0 1 .667
Miles Mastrobuoni SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 9 8 8 5 9
Pitcher
Dylan DeLucia 1.2 1 1 1 2 2 1 39 5.40
Mattia Sireus 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00
Dan Altavilla 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 0.00
Javier Fandiño 0.2 2 3 2 1 0 0 25 27.00
Kenten Egbert 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.00
Greg Weissert 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00
Ron Marinaccio (W, 1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.00
Joe La Sorsa (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.00
Claudio Scotti 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 0.00

Chicago Cubs

Batter
Michael Busch 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chas McCormick LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Nico Hoerner 2B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .500
James Triantos 2B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000
Ian Happ LF 2 0 1 1 1 1 .500
Ben Cowles SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Dansby Swanson SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 .333
Justin Dean CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Carson Kelly C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Brett Bateman RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Michael Conforto RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Edgar Alvarez 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Matt Shaw CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .667
Reginald Preciado 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pedro Ramírez 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000
Ariel Armas C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jefferson Rojas DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 34 4 8 3 6 5
Pitcher
Cade Horton 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 42 0.00
Jacob Webb (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 0.00
Ethan Roberts 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0.00
Jack Neely 1.0 3 4 0 0 1 2 27 0.00
Jeff Brigham (L, 0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 13 9.00
Ben Heller 0.2 2 4 4 1 0 0 23 54.00
Tyler Santana 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00
Luis Martinez-Gomez 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 0.00

Game info

Weather
82 degrees, Sunny
Wind
3 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
1:05 PM
Time of game
2:49
Attendance
8,068
Umpires
Home Plate: Nick Mahrley, First Base: Dan Bellino, Second Base: Alex MacKay, Third Base: Jonathan Parra

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