SURPRISE—Chad Tracy hit a three-run double and Sean Marshall threw four strong innings to lead the Cubs to a 12-1 rout of the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Marlon Byrd added an RBI single and Kosuke Fukudome was 3 for 3 with an RBI double, a walk and two runs scored for the Cubs.Marshall, battling for a spot in the rotation, scattered three hits and gave up an unearned run with a walk and five strikeouts.Lou Piniella said earlier this week he’ll announce his rotation on Friday. Marshall, who has allowed three runs – two earned – on seven hits over 11 innings this spring, remains in the mix along with fellow lefty Tom Gorzellany.Texas starter and former White Sox Brandon McCarthy allowed four runs on four hits in a 45-pitch first inning. The right-hander lasted 3 1-3 innings, giving up eight hits with four walks and a strikeout.The Cubs added six runs in the sixth off Rangers reliever Luis Mendoza and two more in the seventh. The Cubs finished with 17 hits.

NOTES—Playing in a minor-league game, Cubs OF Xavier Nady had an uneventful day in right field in his first defensive appearance this spring. He did get hit in the right hand by a pitch but was OK. Nady, a free-agent acquisition, is recovering from his second Tommy John surgery and will be limited in the early part of the season.