SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Jacob Arrieta's 465-foot homer off Zack Greinke may have stolen the show, but the pair of pitchers also put on a pretty good display on the mound in a game that ended in a 5-5 tie in front of a record crowd of 14,002 at Salt River Fields.
The D-backs jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first when Brandon Drury singled with two outs and Jake Lamb followed with a home run to left-center.
Arrieta cut that deficit in half with a homer of his own to left-center in the third in what was his first at-bat of the spring.
Arrieta came up again in the sixth with the bases loaded and admitted he was thinking grand slam.
"When you hit a homer in your first at-bat, you're like, 'It'd be cool to do it again, especially with the bases loaded,'" Arrieta said. "I got a little overzealous with a changeup and tried to leg it out. It was a decent day at the plate."
The Cubs tied things up at 2 in the fifth when Kristopher Bryant doubled home Munenori Kawasaki.
Arrieta allowed three runs on eight hits over five innings. The right-hander struck out four and walked one in his second-to-last start before the regular season.
Greinke, who will make one more spring start before pitching on Opening Day for the D-backs, gave up three runs on six hits over five innings.
"I felt pretty strong out there today," Greinke said. "I made a couple of mistakes, but that was definitely the highest percentage of executed pitches so far. I felt pretty good, for the most part. The last inning got a little sloppy. Besides that, it was solid."
With the two teams out of pitching options, the game was called after the D-backs tied things up in the bottom of the ninth.
Cubs Up Next:John Lackey will make his second Cactus League start on Friday when the Cubs play host to the Indians at Sloan Park in Mesa. Lackey has started two other spring games, but those have been exhibition games against World Baseball Classic teams The game is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. CT and can be heard via an exclusive webcast.
D-backs Up Next: In an effort to keep the Dodgers from getting another look at Patrick Corbin this spring, the D-backs will start him in a Minor League game. Reliever Andrew Chafin will start against the Dodgers at Camelback Ranch in what will be a "bullpen game." First pitch is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. CT and can be heard on Gameday audio.
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