CUBS 4, BREWERS 1
ALL BUSINESS: Fifth starter Carlos Villanueva said he was furious at himself for his oneout walk to Rickie Weeks in the sixth, but that was about the extent of the unhappiness over a six-inning scoreless start against his old teammates. “I had a couple of text messages already at 7 a.m. [from Brewers pitcher Yovani
Gallardo],” Villanueva said. “We were pretty much airtight when I was there. There was a lot of trash-talking back and forth the last couple of days. I have a lot of friends on that team, but when it comes down to business, it’s business.”
POWER HOUR: Gold Glove second baseman Darwin
Barney yanked a two-run homer over the left-field wall with two out in the ninth inning for the go-ahead runs. And Dioner Navarro came off the bench to follow up with another blast. SPRING CLEANING: The Cubs delivered their biggest cuts to get the roster down to 31 healthy players with only one bench spot and one bullpen spot left to decide. Pitchers sent out: right-handers Casey Coleman, Blake Parker, Jaye
Chapman, Jensen Lewis and Drew Carpenter and lefthander Chris Rusin (who was optioned to Class AAA Iowa).
Infielders: Edwin Maysonet and Brad Nelson. Outfielders: Brian Bogusevic, Darnell McDonald and Johermyn Chavez. BATTLEGROUNDS: With Dave Sappelt in as the fifth outfielder, infielder Alberto Gonzalez and catcher/infielder Steve Clevenger are battling for the final bench job. The final bullpen spot is down to left-hander Hisanori Takahashi and right-handers Cory Wade, Zach Putnam and Rafael Dolis. ON DECK: Angels at Cubs, HoHoKam Stadium, 3:05 p.m. Saturday, Ch. 9, 720-AM. Edwin Jackson vs. Joe Blanton.