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7/22: Around the Minor League System
A Sunday down in the minors.
We didn’t have to wait long as Jorge Soler launched a two-run homer in the fourth, he would add another hit and scored two runs. Despite this excitement the AZL Cubs lost 6-4. Shawon Dunston Jr. had another good game going 3-for-4 and scoring a run. Ben Carhart added two hits, including a double and Dan Vogelbach drove in his 31st run of the season. Lendy Castillo continued his rehab assignment pitching four scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and struck out five. David Henrie took the loss, allowing four runs, three earned in two innings of work. It was more than exciting to see Soler hit his first home run. We have been anticipated it for quite a while and to do so in only his second game was great to see.
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There is not much good that came out of Sunday’s game against Eugene, as Boise lost 8-1. James Pugliese gave up seven runs on eight hits in four innings and took the loss. The bullpen did a pretty nice job the next four innings. Michael Heesch pitched two scoreless innings, striking out three as well. Eduardo Orozco gave up one run, but struck out three in his two innings of work. Offensively not much happened at all. All but one player recoreded a hit for Boise, with the only extra base hit coming off the bat of Xavier Batista, who hit a double. Wilson Contreras scored the only Hawks run of the game. It was a not very fun game for Boise dropping another in a bad loss.
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Peoria couldn’t pull off the win, losing to South Bend 3-2. All good things must come to an end and that was the case with Javier Baez’s hitting streak as he went 0-for-4 on Sunday. Dustin Geiger connected on his 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot in the fourth. Sergio Burruel had two hits and Chadd Krist just keeps on hitting as he had another hit on Sunday. Pin-Chieh Chen and Oliver Zapata each recorded a hit and Chen scored a run as he was on base when Geiger hit his homer. Starling Peralta pitched well, but took the loss. He threw six innings giving up three runs, two earned on six hits. Sheldon McDonald relieved him and pitched two perfect innings, striking out three. Looking forward to Baez starting another streak and the Chiefs winning a few more games.
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Daytona was postponed on Sunday.
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Tennessee finished Saturday nights game and lost a tough one in 11 innings. Twice in extra’s the Smokies took the lead, but couldn’t hold it in either, ultimately losing 12-11. There was a lot of offense, here are some of the highlights. Justin Bour was 2-for-6 with a homer, two RBIs, and three runs scored. Junior Lake, Jae-Hoon Ha, and Greg Rohan all contributed with two hits with Rohan adding an RBI. Logan Watkins went 3-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored. Michael Burgess and Chad Noble each had RBIs and Nelson Perez connected on his third home run since being at Tennessee. The pitching was not very good at all. Dallas Beeler got the start, but obviously didn’t factor in the decision. Casey Harman took the loss giving up the two runs in the 11th. Frank Batista was the lone bright spot out of the bullpen, pitching two scoreless innings, bringing his ERA down to 1.06. It was a very tough loss, because of all the leads the Smokies had.
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Game two was a little different, as a six run sixth led Tennessee to a 8-4 win. Nicholas Struck got his 11th win of the season pitching five innings, giving up only one run on four hits. Zach Rosscup did a great job in relief, striking out five in three scoreless innings of work. Junior Lake, Logan Watkins, Jae-Hoon Ha, and Dustin Harrington all had two hits, scored a run, and all but Ha drove one in. Nelson Perez and Michael Burgess drove in two runs and Chad Noble added an RBI as well. It was a nice bounce back in game two ending the week with a win.
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A late rally fell short, as Iowa lost to Aburquerque 9-5. Chris Volstad was bad yet again giving up six runs, five earned on nine hits in five innings. He took the loss, he is now 2-5 with 5.83 ERA. Ty’Relle Harris did a fine job in relief striking out three in two scoreless innings. Offensively there were only a couple of highlights. Josh Vitters and Welington Castillo each hit a homer. For Vitters it was a three-run shot and Castillo was a solo. Brett Jackson, Adrian Cardenas, and Dave Sappelt all had a hit a piece as well.
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Mark
7/17: Around the Cubs Minor League System
July 17, 2012 – Ready, go!
Peoria was off
The AZL Cubs scored three in the top of the ninth to beat the AZL Mariners 6-5. Dan Vogelbach continued crushing the ball going 2-for-5 with a home run, triple and three RBIs. He is now hitting .360 with 7 HR 30RBI, and an OPS of 1.202. The Cubs also got RBIs from Dan Lockhart, Ben Carhart, and Carlos Penalver. Shawon Dunston Jr. had another solid day at the plate going 2-for-4 with a run scored. David Bote and Penalver each had two hits on the day as well. Steve Perakslis gave up two runs on three hits in relief, but managed to get the win. Chad Martin picked up his first save of the season striking out three in a scoreless ninth.
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Boise made it two in a row on Tuesday defeating Yakima 5-0. The Hawks pitching was the story as James Pugliese, Michael Heesch, and Pet Levitt combined for the three hit shut out. Pugliese got his first win of the season striking out five and allowing only one hit in five innings. Heesch and Levitt each pitched two scoreless innings to close ou the game and secure a Boise win. Lead-off hitter Trey Martin did his job reaching base five times. He was 3-for-3 with two walks including his third home run of the season. Marco Hernandez had a nice night as well going 2-for-5 with two RBIs. Wilson Contreras and Rock Shoulders each had two hits as well. Contreras and Carlos Escobar were responsible for driving in a run a piece for the Hawks. Boise hasn’t won two in a row too often so hope more is to come.
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Behind a tremendous effort from Matt Loosen the Cubs beat Charlotte 6-1. Loosen started and recorded his eight win of the season. He pitched into the eighth inning allowing only one run on five hits, while striking out six. Jeffrey Lorick came on to record the last five outs and close the game out for Daytona. Matt Szczur was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Ronald Torreyes and Elieser Bonne each had two hits with Torreyes driving in a run. Rubi Silva added a hit and Micah Gibbs and Elliot Soto each had a hit and scored two runs on Tuesday.
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It was a rough one for Tennessee losing the Jackson 9-2. Nicholas Struck got the start and took the loss giving up six runs in just five innings of work. Casey Harman pitched an inning in relief and was not any better giving up another three runs. The good news from the staff came from Frank Batista and Tony Zych who combined to pitch the last three scorelss innings of the game. Not much happened on the offensive side of things either. Logan Watkins had two hits including a triple. Justin Bour and Greg Rohan were the only Smokies to record RBIs, they also had a hit each. Junior Lake and Jae-Hoon Ha were the only other Smokies to have a hit in the game. Not a very good night for Tennessee on Tuesday.
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Iowa scored two in the first, but that was all they could push across losing to New Orleans 7-2. Chris Volstad was bad again giving up seven runs, six earned on eight hits in 5.2 innings pitched. Brett Jackson was 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored, he also stole his 22nd base of the season. Josh Vitters also had two hits and drove in his 52nd run of the season. Alfredo Amezaga and Dave Sappelt each had two hits and Sappelt drove in a run.
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- Mark
7/16: Around the Cubs Minor League System
A trip through the Cubs minor league system.
Wow AZL just continue to score this time beating the AZL Athletics 11-8. The Cubs had some new heroes on Monday. Shawon Dunston Jr. had two hits, hit a his first home run and knocked in four. Daniel Lockhart, Timothy Saunders, and Jacob Rogers all had two hits and Rogers added to RBIs. Ben Carhart also had two RBIs and Dan Vogelbach drove in his 27th run of the season. Lendy Castillo continued his rehab assignment pitching three innings allowing no runs on only two hits. He also struck out four. The rest of the pitchers on Monday struggled, but David Henrie was able to pick up his fourth win of the season.
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Tied at five in the bottom of the ninth, up stepped Jeimer Candelario. He promptly ended the game hitting a walk-off home run giving Boise the win 6-5. Bijan Rademacher and Stephen Bruno each had three hits in the win, with Rademacher scoring three runs. Marco Hernandez added two hits including a triple and drove in one. Rock Shoulders and Carlos Escobar each contributed with an RBI each and Xavier Batista had two RBIs. Eduardo Orozco pitched well again pitching two scoreless innings and getting the win. He has not allowed a run in eight innings pitched this season in Boise. Starting pitcher Jose Arias pitched five innings allowing three runs, two earned on four hits and striking out four.
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Peoria scored seven times in from the fifth inning on and beat Bowling Green 8-3. Paul Hoilman was outstanding at the plate going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored, and three RBIs. Pin-Chieh Chen also collected three hits. He also scored three and drove in one. Chadd Krist continued his impressive streak adding two hits and driving one in. Javier Baez had yet another hit and had two RBIs. Starling Peralta earned his third win of the season pitching five scoreless innings. He struck out five, walked three, gave up five hits. His ERA now stands at 2.81. It was a good win for Peoria on Monday and will look to build on that.
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Four early runs proved to be all Charlotte would need beating Daytona 5-3. Kyler Burke struggled early, but settled down allowing four runs on nine hits in six innings. He took the loss on Monday and his record at Daytona stands at 1-3. Offensively, Matt Szczur and Rebel Ridling each had two hits. They both scored a run and they each had a double. Szczur stole two bases bring his total to 32 and Ridling added an RBI. Elieser Bonne had a double and an RBI and Matthew Cerda drove in a run as well.
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Tennessee was able to score eight runs, but it was not enough losing to Jackson 10-8. The 2-3-4 hitters for the Smokies did an unbelievable job as each of those hitters had three hits. Jae-Hoon Ha was 3-for-5 with triple, home run, two runs scored, and two RBIs. Logan Watkins and Justin Bour each had three hits, with Bour driving one in. Greg Rohan and Nate Samson had two hits a piece, with Rohan adding an RBI. Junior Lake and Michael Brenly only had one hit, but each drove in two and Brenly hit his fourth home run of the season. The pitching was not so good on Monday. Starter Ty’relle Harris only was able to last 2.2 innings as he gave up six runs. Zach Rosscup and Trey McNutt each surrendered two runs in their two innings of work. McNutt took the loss, his eighth of the season. It’s always tough to lose, but when you score eight and lose it is really tough.
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Iowa had one of the those games again where they aren’t good in any aspect. They were outhit 16-4, made two errors, and lost 6-1 where it really counts. I guess I will start with the offense on this one. Brett Jackson hit his league leading 11th triple and scored the Cubs lone run when he was driven in by Adrian Cardenas. Josh Vitters had another hit, as did Blake Lalli and James Adduci. Rodrigo Lopez took the loss in this one allowing 12 hits and four runs in just five innings. After Ryan Rowland-Smith gave up two more, Alberto Cabrera and Michael Bowden didn’t allow another run in the last 1.1 innings. Not a good one for Iowa on Monday.
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Mark
7/8: Around the Cubs Minor League System
A trip through the minors on July 8, 2012.
The AZL Brewers jumped on the AZL Cubs and took a commanding 4-0 lead. The Cubs scored one run in ninth to tie it and then another in the 11th to win. Offensively Timothy Saunders did it again, this time going 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Daniel Lockhart and David Bote each added two hits with Lockhart scoring two and driving in one. Ben Carhart, Daniel Vogelbach, and Rafael Lopez each drove in a run with the winner coming off the bat of Lockhart. Alvido Jimenez got the win in relief striking out four in 3.1 innings and giving up two hits and zero runs. Carlos Martinez-Pumarino also pitched well in relief striking out four and only giving up one hit in 3.2 innings of work. It was a nice win for the Cubs and their record now stands at 12-4.
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Starting pitcher Ian Dickson struggled giving up seven runs on seven hits in just 2.2 innings. He took the loss as Boise dropped the game to Yakima 10-1 in only five and a half innings played. At the plate the Hawks got two hits from Xavier Batista including a double. Wilson Contreras and Stephen Bruno each had one hit and Bruno scored a run. Chadd Krist did not record a hit, but drove in the lone run for Boise. It was really tough loss for the Hawks in shortened game.
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After hitting four home runs yesterday Peoria did not score a run today losing to 3-0 to Cedar Rapids. Joseph Zeller got the start and took the loss giving up three runs, one earned on five hits in five innings pitched. Jeffry Antigua was really good striking out three in three perfect innings of relief. His ERA remains at 0.00. Nothing to exciting happened on the offensive side of things. Zeke DeVoss and Wes Darvill each had one hit, that being a double. Javier Baez, Pin-Chieh Chen, Yasiel Balaguert, and Sergio Burruel all had a hit as well. Baez stole his 14th base of the season. Peoria will look to get back on track tomorrow.
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Lakeland had a two run lead into the eighth, but Daytona scored four in top half and would one in the ninth to win 5-2. Austin Kirk got the start, but did not factor in the decision. He threw six innings and gave up two runs on seven hits while walking three and striking out two. AJ Morris got the win in relief giving up no runs on one hit and striking out two in two innings. Brian Schlitter picked up his first save of the season pitching a perfect ninth. Rebel Ridling was 1-for-4 with two RBIs. Ronald Torreyes and Elieser Bonne each added hits, Bonne’s being a double. Chad Noble was 2-for-3 with a runs scored and an RBI. Arismendy Alcantara and Rubi Silva each drove in a run, and Alcantara scored a run and stole his 25th base of the season. Matt Szczur did not have a hit, but walked three times, scored a run, and stole his 27th and 28th bag of the season. A nice comeback win for Daytona on Sunday.
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Trey McNutt got his fifth win of the year as Tennessee beat Chattanooga 5-3. McNutt pitched five innings giving up two runs, one earned on four hits while walking two and striking out two. Ty’relle Harris and Casey Weathers each recorded holds with Harris pitching a scoreless 1.2 innings and striking out two. Frank Batista pitched another scoreless ninth to record his 15th save of the season. Justin Bour was 1-for-2 with a homer, his eighth, and two walks. Greg Rohan was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Junior Lake and Logan Watkins each had a hit and drove in a run for the Cubs. Michael Brenly, Nate Samson, and Micahel Burgess all added a hit with Samson hitting his 11th double of the year. Daytona will look to make it two in a row on Monday.
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Adrian Cardenas played the role of the hero on Sunday, delivering a game-winning RBI single to win the game 6-5 in the bottom of the ninth. Alfredo Amezaga was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored, and an RBI. Dave Sappelt and Josh Vitters each stayed hot as they delivered two hits a piece. They each scored a run and drove one in, with Vitters connecting on his 25th double of the season. James Adduci was 1-for-3 in his second game with, he also scored a run. Welington Castillo and Matt Tolbert each had hit with Castillo driving one in. Randy Wells got the start, but did not factor in the decision. He gave up five runs, four earned on seven hits in 6.1 innings. Alberto Cabrera got the win in relief pitching the final 2.2 innings. He allowed no runs on two hits and struck out four, lowering his ERA to 1.86. This was a nice way for Iowa to go into the All Star Break. Iowa ended the first half 38-53.
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All in all it was a good day for the Cubs minor leaguers with a lot of thrilling victories.
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Mark
7/6: Around the Cubs Minor League System
Cubs minor league recaps for Friday July 6.
The AZL Cubs scored two runs in each of the first three innings and they continued to add beating the AZL Giants 10-3. Daniel Vogelbach only had one hit today, but made it count connecting on his third home run of the season. He was also the only Cub to drive in more than one run on the day. Timothy Saunders was 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and an RBI. Carlos Escobar had two doubles and drove in a run. Cubs also got RBI’s from Justin Marra, Carlos Penalver, and Izaac Garsez. Ryan Hartman got his first win of the season in relief. He gave up two runs on five hits in 3.1 innings of work. Matt Ianazzo was outstanding in his two innings of relief as he struck out four in two scoreless innings.
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Boise lost a tough one on Friday night falling to Tri-City 5-4. James Pugliese got the start and gave up three runs, two earned on six hits in five innins. Pete Levitt couldn’t hold the lead giving up a run in the seventh. Michael Heesch then came on to strike out four in two scoreless innings. Bryce Shafer who has been really good for Boise gave up a run in the eleventh which proved to be the game winner. At the plate Jeimer Candelario was 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored. Chadd Krist was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Bijan Rademacher was 2-for-5 with double and an RBI. Wilson Contreras also had two hits and drove in two. It was a tough loss for the Hawks as they had a lead for most of the game.
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Burlington scored two in an inning four different times to beat Peoria 8-3. Offensively Dustin Geiger stayed hot hitting his fourth home run in three days, he drove in two on the night. Taiwan Easterling had two hits, a run scored, and an RBI and Javier Baez was 2-for-4. Starling Peralta got the start and took the loss, but was let down by his defense giving up six runs, only two earned on four hits in five innings. Sheldon McDonald pitched well in relief striking out four in 2.1 innings of work.
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Daytona had a nice win on Friday beating Dunedin 5-1. Matt Loosen got the start and very impressive improving his record to 7-3. He struck out 10 while only giving up three hits and allowing no runs in seven innings of work. Matt Spencer and Scott Weismann each pitched a scoreless inning in relief to preserve the win. At the plate the Cubs had some really special nights. Arismendy Alcantara was a single a way from the cycle. He ended the night 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI’s. Rubi Silva also was impressive going 4-for-5 with an RBI. Ronald Torreyes and Taylor Davis each drove in a run and John Andreoli had a triple and also scored a run.
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Game one of the double header belonged to Eric Jokisch and the Smokies beating Jacksonville 5-1. Jokisch pitched six inning allowing one run on five hits while striking out two and walking one. Marcus Hatley threw a scoreless seventh to close the game out. Offensively Justin Bour and Michael Burgess each recorded a hit and two RBI’s. Greg Rohan also drove in a run and scored one ending the game 1-for-3 with a double. Nelson Perez and Michael Brenly each had a hit and Brenley scored a run.
Game two was a different story as Jacksonville came out on top beating Tennessee 3-1. Nicholas Struck took the loss, but didn’t pitch that bad as his defense let him down. He struck out six in five innings pitched and gave up three runs, only one earned in five innings. Tony Zych who struck out three and Frank Batista each pitched a scoreless frame. Offensively there wasn’t too much to talk about Logan Watkins, James Adduci, Juan Apodaca, and Nate Samson were the only Smokies to recored hits. Apodaca drove in Adduci for the only Smokies run in game two.
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Alfredo Amezaga played the part of the hero on Friday delilvering a base hit in the 11th inning to give Iowa a 5-4 win. The unsung hero’s in this game were the bullpen. Casey Coleman got the start, but only lasted three innings and gave up three runs. Frankie De La Cruz pitched four solid innings of relief allowing no runs on three hits. Jay Jackson followed suit pitching a scoreless inning. Michael Bowden did blow the save, but was able to pitch a scoreless tenth and eleventh inning in route to his second win. Offensively Dave Sappelt was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Blake Lalli also had two hits including a double. Welington Castillo hit his third home run of the season and had two runs scored and two RBI’s. Josh Vitters kept his average at the .300 mark going 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Adrian Cardenas also added a hit and an RBI on Friday. Brett Jackson missed his second game in row.
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Mark
7/2: Around the Cubs Minor League System
July 2nd Minor League recaps.
The AZL Cubs took a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth, but gave up two in the bottom half to lose 5-4. In the defeat Dan Vogelbach had two hits including his second home run in as many days. He drove in two on the day. Cubs also had two hit performances out of Timothy Saunders, Daniel Lockhart, Ben Carhart, and Trevor Gretzky. To go with his two hits Lockhart also drove in two and had a run scored. Hunter Ackerman pitched three scoreless innings striking out three in the start. Jin-Young Kim took the loss giving up two unearned runs in the bottom of the ninth. It was a tough loss for the Cubs, but hopefully they can come back strong in the next one.
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Boise gave up two runs in the bottom of the eigth and lost to Tri-City 7-5. Despite the loss Gioskar Amaya was 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored, and two RBI’s. Stephen Bruno also had two hits with a run scored and two RBI’s. The Hawks also got hits from Jeimer Candelario, Chadd Kris, and Bijan Rademacher. Starting pitcher Taylor Scott was pitching rather well until the fifth when he and Hayden Simpson combined to give up four runs and Simpson gave up one more in the sixth. Tri-City completed the comeback in the eighth as Su-Min Jung gave up two runs and took the loss.
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Not a good night all around the Peoria losing to Kane County 6-0. Starting pitcher Jose Rosario had a rough second inning giving up five runs, but really settled down and ended up pitching seven innings. In those seven innings he gave up six runs, four earned on ten hits while striking out seven. Sheldon McDonald threw two really nice innings out of the bullpen striking out three and allowing only a walk. Offensively there wasn’t much to talk about. The Chiefs were only able to muster up three hits. Those getting hits on Monday were Zeke DeVoss, Paul Hoilman, and Pin-Chieh Chen.
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Daytona scored six runs in the sixth to win 7-3. Elieser Bonne was 3-for-3 with a run scored and Matt Cerda was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI’s. Micah Gibbs also drove in two runs, and Rebel Ridling and John Andreoli each drove in one a piece. P.J. Francescon to his first win of the season giving up three runs on five hits in six innings of work. Ryan Searle and Brian Schlitter didn’t allow a run combining to strike out two in the last three innings of game.
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Tennessee scored a lot early and one late holding on to beat Chattanooga 6-4. Recent call-up Greg Rohan was 4-for-4 with two double, two RBI’s and one run scored. Smokies also had two hits from Jae-Hoon Ha, Junior Lake, and Michael Burgess. To go with Rohan’s two RBI’s the Smokies also had an RBI a piece from Justin Bour, Lake, and Ha. Dae-Eun Rhee wasn’t great but he was good enough to get his fifth win of the season. Tony Zych and Ty’relle Harris combined to pitch three innings and striking out three. Frank Batista came on in the ninth to close the game, striking out one to record his 14th save of the season.
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It was a scoreless game headed to the bottom of the seventh when Nashville scored four. They ended up holding on to win 4-1 on Monday. Chris Rusin got the start and was pretty good throwing six scoreless innings while striking out five. Jeff Beliveau took the loss in relief giving up four runs in only .1 innings pitched. Although the Cubs only were able to score one, there were some good things that happened. Josh Vitters was 2-for-4 with a double and drove in the only Cubs run of the day. Matt Tolbert and Dave Sappelt each had two hits on Monday and Brian Esposito was the only other Cub to record a hit.
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6/29: Around the Cubs Minor Leagues
A trip around the minor leagues on Friday, June 29.
Boise dropped the game on Friday 4-1. Wellington Cruz pitched well for the Hawks, but took the loss. He gave up one run on three hits while striking out five in five innings of work. Felix Pena struggled in relief and Bryce Shafer pitched a scoreless 1.1 innings. Stephen Bruno was the only Hawks player to have multiple hits going 2-for-4 with a double and a triple. He also scored the lone run when Jeimer Candelario drove him in in the ninth.
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Peoria took a tough loss as they lost 8-7 to Wisconsin. Things started out greatas Peoria took a 6-1 lead, but Micahel Jensen and the defense would give up the lead in the fourth. Jensen gave up six runs, three earned on six hits in five innings pitched. Luis Liria took the loss in relief giving up the winning run in the bottom of the 10th. The Cheifs got two hits a piece from Javier Baez, Anthony Giansanti, and Yasiel Balaguert. The RBI’s for Peoria came from Taiwan Easterling, Paul Hoilman, Pin-Chieh Chen, and Giansanti. This was a tough loss for Peoria, but hopefully they can come back strong in the next one.
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It was a crazy one in Daytona tonight, as Dunedin scored eight times in the last four innings, including three in the ninth to beat the Cubs 11-10. Scott Weismann blew his second save of the season and took his third loss giving up three runs in the bottom of the ninth. Frank Del Valle got the start and he gave up five runs in 5.2 innings. As bad as the pitching was on Friday, the offense was good. Matt Szczur, Arismendy Alcantara, Rubi Silva, and Elieser Bonne all had two hits. Ronald Torreyes went 3-for-4 with a homer, double, two runs scored, and an RBI on the night. Szczur and Alcantara each drove in two runs and Greg Rohan drove in two bringing his season total to 65.
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A lot of runs were scored, but Tennessee hung on to beat Birmingham 10-8. Dallas Beeler got his third win of the season giving up two runs and striking out four in five innings of work. Marcus Hatley had a rough night in relief, but Frank Batista was good once again recording his 13th save. Justin Bour was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI’s. Logan Watkins, Jae-Hoon Ha, Juan Apodaca, Matt Cerda, and Michael Burgess all had two hit games as well. Apodaca, and Burgess also had three RBI’s. On a day where Junior Lake went 0-for-4 it was nice to see the Tennessee offense put up 10 runs.
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Iowa had a good night from the pitching to the hitting as they won 7-0. Josh Vitters was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI’s. Brett Jackson and Alfredo Amezaga also added two hits and an RBI a piece. Adrian Cardenas went 1-for-3 with a double, two RBI’s and a run scored. Rodrigo Lopez pitched great giving no runs on three hits in six innings. Esmailin Caridad and Alberto Cabrera pitched well in relief.
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It was an entertaining night throughout the Cubs minor leagues with a lot of runs scored.
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Mark
6/27: Around the Cubs Minor Leagues
The Cubs minor leagues on Wednesday, June 27.
The Cubs scored three in the fourth and two more in the fifth to beat the Angels 5-4 on Wednesday. Trey Martin went 3-for-5 with a triple and a run scored. Bijan Rademacher had two hits and a run scored. David Bote hit his first home run of the season and had three RBI’s. Dan Vogelbach had another hit and also had a walk. Brian Smith got the start pitching four innings and giving up one run. Arturo Maltos-Garcia was not that good, but got the win in relief. Michael Heesch recorded his first save of the season striking out two batters in one inning of work.
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Spokane scored five unearned runs in the second which proved to be more than enough as they beat Boise 6-2 on Wednesday. Taylor Scott gave up give runs, all of which were unearned on six hits in 3.1 innings. Joseph Zeller pitched 3.2 innings in relief giving up one run and striking out two. Marco Hernandez and Shawon Dunston Jr. had two hits a piece and Hernandez had an RBI. Lance Rymel had the other Boise RBI on the night. The Hawks record now stands at 4-9.
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Jose Rosario and the Peoria Chiefs to the loss on Wednesday. Rosario gave up three runs in five innings of work. At the plate Dustin Geiger went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Paul Hoilman had a double and RBI. Zeke DeVoss, Anthony Giansanti, Yasiel Balaguert, and Oliver Zapata all had hits and Giansanti drove in a run. Although they lost the Chiefs got some good news as Javier Baez played in his first game since having to leave early on Sunday.
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Daytona pounded out 17 hits as they beat St. Lucie 12-1. The Cubs got a huge night from Greg Rohan who went 5-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI’s. He now has 63. The Cubs also had a nice day from Matt Szczur who was 3-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and a grand slam. Ronald Torreyes and Arismendy Alcantara each had two hits and each drove in a run. Rubi Silva, Rebel Ridling, and John Andreoli all had RBI’s. Daytona’s pitching was also very good on Wednesday. Austin Kirk earned his fourth win of the season pitching six scoreless innings while striking out six. Eduardo Figueroa pitched three innings in relief to record his second save of the season.
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Not much good came out of Wednesday for Tennessee. They lost 11-0 giving up 21 hits while only recording three hits. Dae-Eun Rhee got the loss tossing four innings giving up six runs on seven hits. Casey Harman was not much better in relief giving up four runs on an unbelievable ten hits in only 2.2 innings. Logan Watkins, James Adduci, and Michael Burgess had the only three hits the Smokies would have on Wednesday. Not much more to say about this one, it was just a bad game.
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Iowa gave up at least one run in each of the first six innings played. Josh Vtters had another good day going 2-for-4 at the plate with a double, triple, two runs score, and one RBI. Matt Tolbert, Dave Sappelt, and Diory Hernandez all had two hits a piece. Ty Wright had three RBI’s and Adrian Cardenas added an RBI of his own on Wednesday. Chris Rusin gave up eight runs on eight hits in four innings to drop his record to 6-6. Alberto Cabrera did not fair much better giving up two runs in two innings. Mike MacDougal, Jeff Beliveau, and Esmailin Caridad all pitched scoreless innings for Iowa in the game.
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Mark
6/23: Around the Cubs Minor League System
A look at the Cubs minor league system on Saturday, June 23.
Down 3-0 Boise got four runs in the fifth to take the lead, but surrendered it to lose 5-4 on Saturday night. Ian Dickson got the start for the Hawks and gave up three runs on four hits in just 3.2 innings. Roderik Pichardo got the loss in relief as he gave up two runs in 3.1 innings of work. Joseph Zeller pitched two innings giving up only one hit. Gioskar Amaya went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, Marco Hernandez had a double and two RBI’s, and Chadd Krist had the other RBI for Boise. Jeimer Candelario, Rock Shoulders, Eduardo Gonzalez, and Shawon Dunston Jr. all had one hit on the night.
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Gerardo Concepcion took the loss as he could only get through 4.1 innings giving up three runs on five hits dropping his record to 2-5. In the 4-2 Peoria loss Zeke DeVoss had two hits and a run scored. Paul Hoilman had a nice night at the plate as well as he went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Dustin Geiger, Yasiel Balaguert, and Oliver Zapata all had contributed with a hit a piece on Saturday. Sheldon McDonald pitched beautifully throwing 2.2 perfect innings in relief, he also struck out two. Austin Reed gave up a run in relief, but also struck out three batters in his two innings of work.
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Everything looked great for Daytona until they gave up seven runs in the bottom of the eighth as they took the Clearwater won the game 7-2. Robert Whitenack was brilliant in five innings as he gave up no runs on only three hits while striking out three. Brian Schlitter continued to impress as he pitched two perfect innings in relief striking out one batter. As good as Whitenack and Schlitter were A.J. Morris and Jeffrey Lorick were not very good at all. Morris was tagged with the loss as he gave up four runs while not recording an out and Lorick gave up three more in an inning of work. The offense had nine hits including two from catcher Chad Noble who had a double and a run scored. Everyone else in the Cubs starting lineup had one hit except John Andreoli. Greg Rohan drove in his 61st run of the year and Matt Szczur scored a run and stole his 20th base of the season.
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Tennessee scored six in the third, but had to hold on as they won 7-6 on Saturday. Jeffry Antigua got the start, but did not factor in the decision as he only was able to pitch three innings. Casey Weathers got the win pitching two good innings in relief giving up one hit and wallking one while striking out four. Frank Batista recorded one out to pick up his 11th save of the season. Logan Watkins had a nice night out of the leadoff spot going 2-for-4 with a double and triple. He also walked once and scored two runs. Jae-Hoon Ha had two hits and two RBI’s and Justin Bour added two hits of his own as he drove in a run as well. Nelson Perez hit his first home run in Double-A and Michael Burgess also hit a homer, each driving in two runs. Kevin Rhoderick struggled giving up three runs in 1.2 innings, he did however strike out three.
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A three run fourth was too much for Chris Volstand and the Cubs to recover from. Volstad gave up four runs, three of which were earned on six hits in six innings of work. Brett Jackson led things for Iowa with his 10th home run of the season. He added another hit later in the game bringing his average to .259. Ty Wright had two doubles and Juan Apodaca had went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored. The hot hitting Josh Vitters only had one hit today and Anthony Rizzo is human as he went 0-for-4. Rafael Dolis pitched two good innings in reflief giving up only hit and striking a batter out.
Thanks for reading,
Mark
6/22: Around the Cubs Minor League System
Cubs minor league recap for 6-22
Boise got their second win in as many nights winning 6-4 on Friday. Lead off hitter Gioskar Amaya went 4-for-4 with two RBI’s and run scored on the night. Jeimer Candelario hit his third home run of the season, a three run bomb in the first. Eduardo Gonzalez had the other RBI on the night as he went 2-for-4 at the plate. Matthew Spencer got the win as he pitched two scoreless innings in relief. Rafael Diplan pitched a good 2.1 innings and Bryce Shafer recorded his second save of the season.
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Peoria was back in action on Friday dropping the game to Quad Cities 5-3. Jose Rosario pitched well early, but took the loss as he pitched 7.1 innings and gave up four runs on six hits while striking out three. The Chiefs got all their scoring in the fourth when Paul Hoilman hit a two-run homer and Yasiel Balaguert had an RBI double. Javier Baez went 1-for-4 with a run and a stolen base and Dustin Geiger had double and run scored in the loss. Peoria will be back in action tomorrow looking to get their first win of the second half.
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Daytona got another well pitched game as they won 3-1. Winning pitcher Frankie Del Valle was unhittable as he pitched six perfect innings and struck out 11 Clearwater batters on Friday night. Tony Zych recorded his sixth save of the season pitching a perfect ninth. The Cubs got the scoring started in the first on a Greg Rohan two-run homer. He now has 12 home runs and 60 RBI’s on the season. Rebel Ridling and Arismendy Alcantara each had two hits and Alcantara had an RBI in the win. Another positive note on the evening was that Matt Szczur played in his first game since coming of the DL and got on base three times as he had one hit and drew two walks.
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Tennessee just could not get the bats going on Friday as they lost to Jacksonville 2-0. James Adduci and Junior Lake were the only two Smokies to record hits on the evening. On a positive Dae-Eun Rhee pitched well in a loss. He allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings of work. Casey Harman threw a nice inning as he struck out two batters in a perfect eighth.
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Iowa blitzed Round Rock on Friday scoring three runs in the first and seven more in the fourth as they won 12-2. The Cubs offense was the story as Alfredo Amezaga, Anthony Rizzo, Josh Vitters, and Juan Apodaca all had three hits a piece. Rizzo must missed hitting for the cycle as he did not hit a homer tonight, he also had three RBI’s. With Vitter’s three hits he raised his average to .287. Brett Jackson hit his ninth home run of the season, he also walked twice and score two runs on the evening. The offense was very good, but the pitching was pretty good as well as Chris Rusin got his sixth win of the season. He gave up two runs on seven hits in five innings. Jay Jackson threw well out of the pen striking out three in three innings of work.
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It was a good night for the Cubs minor league system going 4-1 on Friday.
Thanks for Reading,
Mark
