Athletics at Cubs March 9, 2021

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Frankie Montas

Sim game slated for this week

POakland Athletics

March 9, 2021

Montas, who is still ramping up to his Cactus League debut after returning from COVID-19, is scheduled to pitch in a simulated game sometime this week, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

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Francisco Pena

Slugs two-run blast

COakland Athletics

March 9, 2021

Pena belted a two-run homer in his lone at-bat during Monday's Cactus League loss to the Royals.

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Jed Lowrie

Batting second in spring debut

2BOakland Athletics

March 9, 2021

Lowrie will man second base and bat second Tuesday in the Athletics' Cactus League game against the Cubs, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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A.J. Puk

Sim games scheduled

POakland Athletics

March 9, 2021

Puk will throw in simulated games Tuesday and Saturday and should get into Cactus League action soon after that, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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Trevor Rosenthal

Resumes throwing

POakland Athletics

March 9, 2021

Rosenthal (groin) will resume throwing Tuesday and could be back on a mound by the end of the week, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

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Joc Pederson

Goes deep again

OFChicago Cubs

March 9, 2021

Pederson went 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Athletics.

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Trevor Williams

Role still unclear

PChicago Cubs

March 9, 2021

Manager David Ross said Williams and a handful of other pitchers could shift between the rotation and the bullpen in an effort to manage workloads this season, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

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