Workman crushed an 0-1 curveball from Jack Leiter for a 390-foot (110.8 mph EV) solo shot in the fourth inning that tied the game at 2-2. He was also punched out by Cody Bradford, finishing the afternoon 1-for-2. The Rule 5 pick is making a strong impression early in Cubs’ camp, hitting .294 (5-for-17) with a pair of homers and six RBI. He isn’t going to wrestle the starting job at third base away from Matt Shaw, but don’t be surprised if he cracks the team’s Opening Day roster in a bench role.

Workman smacked a two-out single off of Dodgers’ right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the second inning. After going down on strikes in the third inning, the 25-year-old slugger then pulverized a two-run shot off of Justin Wrobleski in the fifth inning that extended the Cubs’ advantage to 8-3. Workman — a Rule 5 pick from the Tigers — has to stay on the Cubs’ big league roster for the entire season or be offered back to his former club. The hope is that he’ll hit enough to function in a utility role, but if Thursday’s performance was any indication, perhaps he has even more than that in store.