Prior has best spring outing

Mark Prior had his best outing of spring on Thursday, holding the Padres to one earned run on four hits and two walks over four innings. Even more encouraging, at one point Prior reached 93 mph on the radar gun, according to the Cubs television broadcast, up from previous reports of an 89 mph max-out. "Prior threw much better," manager Lou Piniella said. "It was a big improvement over his last start here in Peoria [March 5]. He got his breaking ball over today, and he looked a lot more comfortable on the mound and he popped a few fastballs."
Source: MLB.com