Cubs drop 1st exhibition game in Tokyo 3-0

Cubs get a taste of NPB atmosphere in exhibition game against Hanshin Tigers: 'I was feeding off it'
With the team going with a bullpen day for their first exhibition game in Japan, Merryweather opened for the Cubs against the NPB’s Hanshin Tigers. And after a relatively subdued first half inning, the chants began soon after Merryweather took the mound for warmup pitches.
Cubs drop first exhibition game in Tokyo 3-0
The Cubs dropped their first exhibition game in Tokyo 3-0 to the Hanshin Tigers. In the first of two contests, the Cubs looked sluggish and jetlagged from the flight.
Photos: Chicago Cubs lose 3-0 to Hanshin Tigers in exhibition game at Tokyo Dome
Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers at the Tokyo Dome on . The Cubs lost 3-0.
‘I was feeding off it’: Chicago Cubs experience electric atmosphere in 3-0 exhibition loss to Hanshin Tigers
A cacophony of chants, horns, drums and cheers greeted Chicago Cubs right-hander Julian Merryweather as he faced the Hanshin Tigers leadoff hitter on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers support section in right field kept the Tokyo Dome buzzing every bottom half of the inning,
Baseball: NPB's Tigers shut out Cubs in exhibition opener
Hanshin Tigers prospect Keito Mombetsu threw five perfect innings to lead his team to a 3-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in the first of four exhibition games between MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball teams.
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Tigers shut out the Cubs as Seiya Suzuki receives warm welcome in Tokyo
Suzuki was showered with applause in his return to Japan as a member of the Chicago Cubs, but it was the Hanshin Tigers who ...