Extra bases

• Kyuji Fujikawa, on the disabled list since April 13 with a strained right forearm, played catch in Chicago on Friday. He threw from about 75 feet and had no pain. It's the first time he has thrown since going on the DL.

• Infielder Brent Lillibridge, designated for assignment on Tuesday to make room on the roster for Ransom, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Iowa. Lillibridge was 1-for-24 in nine games with the Cubs.

• Jorge Soler rejoined Class A Daytona on Thursday after serving a five-game suspension and went 1-for-3 with a single in his first at-bat. He was penalized for charging the opposing dugout with a bat in his hand on April 10. Soler had gone to Mesa, Ariz., to workout at the Cubs' facility there during the suspension.

"He was really anxious to come back, he was excited to play," Daytona manager Dave Keller told the Daytona Beach News Journal. "I just told him, 'Hey, let's go play baseball. Let's go after it. Get into your routine and get prepared for the game.'"