TEMPE, Ariz. -- Cubs sluggers Derek Lee and Aramis Ramirez each had three hits and two RBIs, leading Chicago to an 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.
Angels left-hander Joe Saunders allowed eight hits and seven runs, six earned, in six innings. With Bartolo Colon and Jered Weaver opening the season on the disabled list, Saunders will fill a vacant spot in Los Angeles' rotation.
"There were a few bleeders and a few bad pitches," Saunders said.
It was his first ineffective outing of the spring.
"He threw a lot better than his linescore," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "Some of the hits were seeing-eye hits and I think there were four broken-bat hits."
Lee had two doubles and a single, and Ramirez had two singles and a double. Cliff Floyd, Henry Blanco and Ryan Theriot had two hits each for the Cubs.
While the Cubs were getting to Saunders, the Angels were roughing up Jason Marquis, who gave up seven hits and four runs in 4 1/3 innings. Vladimir Guerrero hit a solo homer and Garret Anderson added a two-run shot off Marquis, a free-agent acquisition for Chicago.
Guerrero, Gary Matthews Jr. and Shea Hillenbrand each had two hits for the Angels.
After three strong outings to start the spring, Marquis has allowed nine earned runs in his last 9 1/3 innings. He was 14-16 with the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals last season.
"I thought Marquis was OK," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "I thought he was throwing the ball OK. What I see with Marquis at times, he starts getting hit a little bit and he wants to throw the ball harder instead of softening up the game."
Bob Howry and Scott Eyre closed out the game with hitless innings for the Cubs.
