Dana retires all nine hitters in a lineup full of Cubs regulars, and Kyren Paris hits a two-run homer, his second ninth-inning game-tying hit of the spring.

The Cubs were that close — as noted above, one strike away — from winning Thursday afternoon’s game, when Brooks Kriske served up a two-run homer to Angels minor leaguer Kyren Paris. The Cubs loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth but could not score,