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7/15: Around the Cubs Minor League System
The Cubs minor league report on Sunday July, 15.
Boise gave up one run in the sixth and one in the seventh losing 5-4 to Vancouver. Felix Pena left after the fifth in line for the win, but took a no decision. He gave up three runs on seven hits and struck out five. Willengton Cruz lost his fourth game of the season giving up a run in both the sixth and seventh inning. The Hawks got a hit and an RBI a piece from Jeimer Candelario, Bijan Rademacher, and Rock Shoulders. Stephen Bruno collected two hits and scored a run. The 202 draft pick is now hitting .318 on the season. The loss dropped the Hawks record to a 10-20.
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Peoria had nine hits, but could only plate two runs losing to Bowling Green 4-2. Top prospect Javier Baez was at it again going 3-for-4 with a double and a triple. The ninth overall pick in the 2011 draft is now hitting .331 with an OPS of .980. Wes Darvill and Pin-Chieh Chen each drove in a run and Oliver Zapata scored a run and added two hits. Losing pitcher Zach Cates was only able to last 4.2 innings allowing two runs on four hits while walking four. Jeffry Antigua who had been very good, struggled a bit giving up two runs, one earned in 2.1 innings. He also walked three, his ERA is now at 1.42 on the season. Larry Suarez struck out two in two perfect innings. The Chiefs record now stands at 44-48.
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After giving up the tying run in the ninth, the top of Peoria’s order took care of business walking off with a 4-3 win. John Andreoli led the ninth off with a walk and later moved to third on a Ronald Torreyes double. Rubi Silva then ended the game with a sacrifice fly. Scott Weismann who blew the save ended up getting his second win of the season. Elieser Bonne and Micah Gibbs each were 2-for-4 and Gibbs drove in a run. The Cubs also had an RBI a piece from Andreoli and Torreyes. Andreoli stole his league leading 33rd base of the season. The Cubs started Robert Whitenack on the hill. He pitched 4.2 innings giving up two runs on three hits and walking three. Ryan Searle and AJ Morris did a tremendous job in relief combining to pitch a scoreless 3.1 innings. The win brings Dayton’s record to 41-51.
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Tied at one into the seventh, Tennessee gave up five runs in the last three innings losing 6-1 to Jackson. Kevein Rhoderick struck out four, but took the loss in relief giving up two runs in two innings. Casey Harman wasn’t any better as he gave up three runs in his innings of work. Starter Dallas Beeler pitched well surrendering only one run on six hits in six innings pitched. Offensively, the Smokies had nine hits, but were only able to push one across the plate. Michael Brenly and Logan Watkins each went 2-for-4 on Sunday. Justin Bour drove in the lone Smokies run, he now has 70 on the season. With the loss Tennessee’s record is evened up at 47-47.
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Iowa scored four in the third and five in the fourth in route to a 9-1 win. Adrian Cardenas had a great day at the dish going 4-for-5 with a double. He also scored a run and drove three. Alfredo Amezaga had two his and also drove in three. Welington Castillo and James Adduci each had two hits with Aducci driving one in. Josh Vitters hit his 28th double and drove in one run. Blake Lalli scored collected three hits and scored two runs. Chris Rusin started and earned his seventh win of the season. He pitched five innings allowing only one run on two hits. Esmailin Caridaid, Jeff Beliveau, and Jay Jackson combined to pitch a scoreless last four innings on Sunday. With the win the Cubs record is now 40-55.
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7/14: Around the Cubs Minor League System
A look at the Cubs minor leaguers on Saturday.
The AZL Cubs did it again on Saturday beating the AZL Padres 13-3. After a couple rough nights, Timothy Saunders got back on track going 4-for-6 with a double, home run, three runs scored, and five RBIs. He raised his average back up to .493. Equally as impressive has been Dan Vogelbach, and he didn’t disappoint on Saturday. He had two hits, including a double and drove in four. The Cubs got three hits out of Daniel Lockhart and Jacob Rogers and they combined to score five runs on the night. Shawon Dunston Jr. and Garrett Schlect each added two hits a piece and Carlos Penalver hit a triple and drove in two. One of this year’s supplemental picks Paul Blackburn got his first start of the year. He pitched one inning and allowed a run, but it was good to see him pitch. Carlos Martinez-Pumarino recorded his third win of the season striking out four and allowing only one hit in three innings. The Cubs have been really impressive so far.
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Two four run innings was plenty for Boise beating Vancouver 9-3. The Hawks were led offensively by Trey Martin and Marco Hernandez. Martin was 2-for-4 with a triple and a home run. He also scored two runs and knocked in four. Hernandez also had two, including two doubles and driving in three. Lead-off hitter Gioskar Amaya did his job well on Saturday going 2-for-3 with a walk. One of his hits was a triple and he scored three runs. Hawks got an RBI a piece from Stephen Bruno and Bijan Rademacher. Ian Dickson got the start, but did not factor in the decision as he only pitched 4.1 innings. Pete Levitt picked up his first win in relief pitching 1.2 scoreless innings. Michael Hamann and Rafael Diplan combined to pitch the last three innings of the game securing the Boise win.
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In a back and forth game Peoria was able to come out on top 9-8 in ten innings. Chadd Krist played the role of hero winning the game with a walk-off single in the bottom of the tenth. He ended the night 3-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI. Javier Baez had his best night as a professional going 3-for-5 with a home run and a triple. He also scored a run, drove in four and stole his 16th base. He now has a ten game hitting streak and his batting average now stands at .319. Taiwan Easterling and Paul Hoilman each had two hits and Easterling drove in two. Michael Jensen got the start giving up six runs in 5.1 innings of work. Yao-Lin Wang got the win pitching a scoreless tenth inning.
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Daytona watched a six two lead slip away late when Palm Beach scored seven times in the last two innings to win 9-6. Despite walking five and allowing six hits starter Austin Kirk was in line for the win, but was let down by his bullpen. Kirk left only allowing two run, one earned in six inning of work lowering his ERA to 2.59. After a dominate one inning of work by Eduardo Figueroa, Jeffrey Lorick and Brian Schlitter really struggled combining to give up seven runs, five earned over the next 1.1 innings. There were a few bright spots from the offense on Saturday for the Cubs. Ronald Torreyes was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. John Andreoli, Rafael Lopez, and Elieser Bonne all had two hits with Bonne driving one in. Matt Szczur and Rebel Ridling each had an RBI a piece and Taylor Davis drove in two. Another tough loss for Daytona on Saturday.
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Michael Burgess and Juan Apodaca‘s power was on display Saturday leading Tennessee to a 4-2 win on Saturday. Apodaca hit a three-run homer and Michael Burgess hit a solo shot, his tenth of the season. That was all the offense the Smokies would need as Dae-Eun Rhee and the bullpen would do all the rest. Rhee gave up two runs on five hits in five innings. He struck out six in route to his sixth win of the year. Tony Zych pitched two scoreless innings, striking out three and Marcus Hatley came in to shut it down. That he did striking out three in two innings of work recording his fourth save of the season. It is nice to see Tennessee come out on top of a well-played game from both teams.
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A seven run second from Omaha was all they needed beating Iowa 7-1. Randy Wells got the start and was terrible allowing seven runs on six hits in just 1.2 innings pitched. As bad as Randy Wells was the offense couldn’t get much going either. James Adduci had two hits and scored a run, the only Cubs player with a multi-hit game. Dave Sappelt drove in the Cubs lone run. Josh Vitters had his 27th double of the season and Brett Jackson also added a hit. Other than that there wasn’t much to the game at the plate. Casey Coleman pitched 5.1 good innings in relief not allowing a run and striking out three. Alberto Cabrera had another nice outing out of the pen striking out one in one inning of work.
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7/12: Around the Cubs Minor League System
Your daily trip through the minor leagues.
A six run fourth was too much for the AZL Cubs to overcome on Thursday losing 7-2. Even though the Cubs only had two runs on five hits there were a few offensive bright spots. Dan Vogelbach did it again belting a two-run home run, his fifth of the young season. Ben Carhart also had a nice day going 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored. Ethan Elias started and pitched three innings giving up one unearned run. Ryan Hartman struggled and took the loss in relief. Matt Iannazzo struck out six in 3.1 innings pitched. The Cubs have been really good so hope to see them bounce back after this one.
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Boise lost a wild one to Vancouver 12-11. It was a tough loss as it seemed Boise was in complete control of this one, but an eight run seventh for Vancouver was all they would need to hold on. Offensively Boise had 16 hits to go along with those 11 runs so a lot of good came out of that. Three Hawks hit home runs, including Gioskar Amaya, Marco Hernandez, and Rock Shoulders. Amaya and Hernandez each drove in two and Shoulders drove in three on the night. Bijan Rademacher also drove in two runs as he went 3-for-4 with a double at the plate. Stephen Brruno and Jeimer Candelario each had two hits and Trey Martin had three. The good on the mound turned to ugly pretty quickly on Thursday. James Pugliese and Michael Heesch combined to get the Hawks into the sixth with a 10-4 lead. The lead was soon erased as Rafael Diplan struggled giving up five in .1 innings. He was followed by Roderik Pichardo who gave up three more in the seventh and he took the loss. Another tough loss for Boise on Thursday.
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Dayton pounded out 16 hits and scored eight runs to beat Peoria 8-5. There was some good that happened offensively in this one though. Taiwan Easterling was 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Paul Hoilman and Chadd Krist who was recently promoted from Boise each had two hits. Krist also drove in a run as did Wes Darvill and Pin-Chieh Chen. Jose Rosario was pretty good on the mound giving up one run on seven hits in six innings of work. Justin Berg and the defense let Rosario down giving up five runs, one earned on three hits in .2 innings. Hunter Cervenka struggled as well giving up two runs on six hits in 2.1 innings. After a five run seventh and a two run ninth Peoria just didn’t have enough left to come back.
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Palm Beach scored four times in the lst four innings to beat Daytona 5-4. Matt Loosen got the start pitching 6.2 innings. He gave up four runs, three runs on three hits while walking three and striking out six. Eduardo Figueroa took the loss in relief. He gave up the go ahead run in .2 innings. At the plate Rubi Silva had a nice night going 2-for-4 with a triple and a runs scored. John Andreoli, Rebel Ridling, Rafael Lopez, and Dustin Harrington each had a hit and Ridling drove one in. Matt Szczur and Taylor Davis each had an RBI for the Cubs on Thursday as well. Another game on Thursday where it looked like the Cubs affiliate was in command, but ended up losing.
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Tennessee was postponed on Wednesday so they played two on Thursday. All the scoring for game one came in the first inning when Tennessee scored one, but Birmingham scored four. The score would stand and Tennessee lost 4-1. Staring pitcher Zach Rosscup didn’t last long allowing four runs on four hits and walking two and only recording one out. In relif Ty’Relle Harris and Kevin Rhoderick held the Baron scoreless the rest of the way to give the Smokies a chance. Philip Humber started his rehab assignmnet and held the Smokies to only two hits and one run. Junior Lake led the game off with a double and scored the Smokies lone run when he was driven in by Jae-Hoon Ha. Justin Bour had the other Smokies hit in game one.
Three Tennessee runs in the second inning was plenty for Nicholas Struck as Smokies won game two 3-0. Struck wsa outstanding allowing no runs on only three hits while walking none and striking out seven in six innings. Frank Batista came on to pitch a scoreless seventh to recrord his 17th save. The Smokies RBIs came from the bottom of the order with Nelson Perez driving in two with a triple and Chad Noble then driving him in. Jae-Hoon Ha was the only Smokie player with a multi hit game as he went 2-for-4. After dropping the first one it was nice to see them come back and get game two.
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Iowa wins a crazy one in Omaha on Thursday. Trailing 7-2 after three innings Iowa started there come back with a four run fourth. After adding on in the sixth, they scored five more and eventually won 12-11. They had 15 hits to go along with those 12 runs so there was a lot of good offensively. Adrian Cardenas and Diory Hernandez each had three hits. Hernandez hit a home run, scored two runs, and drove in two. Dave Sappelt was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Welington Castillo also had two hits, including a hom run. He also scored two runs and drove in three. Brett Jackson was back in the lineup delivering a hit and walking three times. He drove in on run, scored two, and stole his 21st base of the season. Josh Vitters had two more hits, including his 26th double, he also scored a run and drove one in. Chris Volstad got the start and was not very good allowing seven runs, five earned in just two innings. The Cubs would use five arms out of the pen to finish this one Alberto Cabrera earning his second win of the season. Jay Jackson pitched a scoreless eighth and Michael Bowden recorded his second save of the season striking out two in a scoreless ninth. It’s nice to come out on top of a crazy one like that.
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What a crazy night throughout the Cubs system.
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7/11: Around the Cubs Minor League System
After every level getting the day off on Tuesday, here is a look at Wednesday’s minor league games.
The AZL Cubs were back to playing on Wednesday after a few day off. They started right were they left off beating the AZL Padres 4-2. Offensively Dan Vogelbach was 2-for-4 with a home run, double, and three RBIs. Dan Lockhart was 3-for-3 with a double and a runs scored. Ben Carhart and Garrett Schlecht each had a hit and Carhart scored a run. Izaac Garsez drove in the other run for Cubs on the night. David Henrie recorded his third win of the season pitching four perfect innings in relief while striking out three. Lendy Castillo started his rehab assignment pitching two scoreless innings.
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Tied at one after four innings, Boise was able to score two in the fifth and two in the sixth. They would hold on to win the game beating Vancouver 5-1. Jose Arias pitched good in getting his second win of the season. He gave up one run on six hits in five innings. Eduardo Orozco, Pete Levitt, and Bryce Shafer all pitched well in relief not allowing a run. Offensively there were some good things that came out of Wednesday night as well. Trey Martin was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Wilson Contreras was also 2-for-3 including a triple, a runs scored, and an RBI. Rock Shoulders also hit a home run, his third of the season. Stephen Bruno and Marco Hernandez each added a hit and a runs scored. It was a nice win for Boise after a day off.
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Javier Baez and the pitching staff was all Peoria needed on Wednesday. Javier Baez connected on his seventh home run of the season in the second inning. It proved to be the game winner as Peoria beat the Dragons 1-0. Starting pitcher Starling Peralta pitched seven innings striking out four and only giving up two hits. Larry Suarez struck out two in a scoreless inning of work and Yao-Lin Wang pitched a scoreless ninth to recored his 12th save of the season. Oliver Zapata, Sergio Burruel, and Pin-Chieh Chen accounted for the other Chiefs hits, with Zapata hitting a double and Chen stole his 19th base on the season. It was a great pitching performance by the Peoria pitching staff on Wednesday.
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Daytona scored seven runs from the fourth inning as they went on to beat Palm Beach 7-2. Kyler Burke got his first win since being promoted to Daytona. He pitched six innings giving up two runs on six hits while striking out four and not walking anyone. Jeffrey Lorick came in relief and pitched an unbelievable 1.2 innings not allowing a hit and striking out five. Brian Schlitter was able to close the game out recording his second save of the season. Matt Sczcur, who had been struggling was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored, and an RBI. He also stole his 29th base of the season. Ronald Torreyes was also 2-for-4 including a triple, a run scored, and an RBI. Elieser Bonne had a hit and drove in two runs. John Andreoli and Matt Cerda each had a hit and drove in a run, Andreoli also stole his 31st base of the season. It was nice to see Burke get his first win since moving to Daytona and it was also nice to see Sczcur hopefully get back on track.
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Wednesday’s game between Tennessee and Birmingham was postponed due to rain. It will be made up as a double header on Thursday.
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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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7/7: Around the Cubs Minor League System
A look at the Cubs minor leagues on Saturday, July 7.
Another day and another nice day for the AZL Cubs beating AZL Giants 11-1. Timothy Saunders was at again going 3-for-4 with a home run, double, two runs scored, and two RBIs. Rafael Lopez also had three hits including a double and a triple. He also drove in two runs and scored two as well. Jacob Rogers drove in two runs as well and added two doubles. Dan Vogelbach only was 1-for-5, but he also drove in two. Daniel Lockhart had two hits and scored two runs. All in all the Cubs pounded out 13 hits, eight of which were extra base hits. The pitching was just as impressive as the hitting allowing only one run on two hits. Hunter Ackerman started and pitched three innings not allowing a hit and striking out four. Loiger Padron struck out three in two scoreless innings to record his first win. Jin-Young Kim closed the game out also throwing two scoreless innings.
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Behind Tayler Scott and Hayden Simpson Boise shut out Yakima winning 4-0. Scott got the start and pitched six beautiful innings allowing only three hits and striking out four in route to his first win of the season. Hayden Simpson allowed baserunners giving up three hits and walking two in three innings. He also struck out three and recorded his first save of the season. Boise also had a few nice nights at the plate. Jeimer Candelario was 3-for-5 with a double, a runs scored, and an RBI. Gioskar Amaya, Stephen Bruno, and Wilson Contreras all had two hits including a double and a runs scored. Contreras also added two RBIs on the evening. Xavier Batista had a double and drove in the other Cubs run.
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Peoria scored three in the eighth to take a 5-2 lead. Cedar Rapids got one in the ninth, but that was all as Peoria won 5-3. Top prospect Javier Baez had a great night at the plate going 3-for-4 with a solo home run. Dustin Geiger did it again hitting his eighth home run of the season. The big blow, however came off the bat of Yasiel Balaguert who connected on three-run homer in the eighth which proved to be the game winner. The pitching did a nice job with starter Jose Rosario giving up two runs on four hits in 5.2 innings. Hunter Cervenka entered the game and shut down Cedar Rapids pitching two perfect innings of relief and striking out three. His ERA now stands at 1.46. Yao-Lin Wang gave up a run, but was able to close out the game recording his 11th save of the season.
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Daytona scored two in the ninth, but it wasn’t enough losing to Lakeland 6-5. Offensively Arismendy Alcantara hit a solo home run in the third, his seventh of the year. Cubs also got RBIs from Matt Cerda and John Andreoli. Taylor Davis also connected on his first home run of the year, a two-run shot in the top of the ninth. Rubi Silva scored a run and was the only Cub to record two hits on the night. Starter PJ Francescon took the loss allowing five runs, four earned on nine hits in five innings. Eduardo Figueroa threw a scoreless 1.1 innings and Jeffrey Lorick gave up a run in his 1.2 innings pitched.
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Chattanooga scored three in the top of the ninth to beat Tennessee 6-3. At the plate the Smokies had some nice performances. Juan Apodaca was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Logan Watkins was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Junior Lake and Michael Burgess each had two hits on Saturday as well. Elliot Soto drove in the other Smokies run. Dae-Eun Rhee got the start and pitched six solid innings allowing only two runs and striking out four. He was in line for the win, but Kevin Rhoderick gave up a run in his two innings of work. Casey Harman took the loss giving up three runs in the ninth. It was a rough one to lose as Tennessee had the lead late, but gave up four in the last three innings.
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Iowa scored two in the eighth and held on to beat Omaha 5-4. Alfredo Amezaga had a really nice night going 3-for-5 with two double, two runs scored, and an RBI. Dave Sappelt continues to stay hot adding two hits and driving in a pair. Josh Vitters added an RBI and hit his 24th double of the season. In his first game with Iowa James Adduci was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI. Esmailin Caridad got the start and gave up one run, none earned in three innings. Ryan Rowland-Smith pitched four solid innings in relief only giving up one run and striking out three. Jeff Beliveau blew a save opportunity giving up a run in the eighth, but he ended up getting his third win of the season. Brett Jackson missed his third game in a row on Saturday.
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7/5: Around the Cubs Minor League System
July 5 Cubs minor league recap.
AZL Cubs played a very entertaining game on Thursday winning 12-11 in ten innings. After giving up ten runs in the first three innings and being down by five the Cubs came storming back to tie the game and eventually win. There were a lot of good things that happened on the offensive side of things. Leading off Timothy Saunders was 5-for-6 with a home run, double, three RBI’s and four runs scored. Rafael Lopez was 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and one batted in. Izaac Garsez also had three hits including a double, a run scored, and one batted in. Garrett Schlecht and Daniel Lockhart each had two hits and Lockhart had two RBI’s and two runs scored. Justin Berg got the start and wasn’t very good pitching only one inning and giving up six runs, three earned on four hits. Nathan Dorris pitched three scoreless innings and Steve Perakslis recorded the win pitching two innings. It was a wild game and it is nice to see the the Cubs come out on top.
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Boise scored two in the ninth to win 7-6. Down by one going to the bottom of the ninth The Hawks were trailing 6-5. After a Dong-Yub Kim and Xavier Batista walk Darien Martin bunted them to second and third. Gioskar Amaya delivered a single to tie the game. After a fielders choice up stepped Stephen Bruno who came through with a single to win the game. Amaya also had three hits and scored two runs and drove in one. Bijan Rademacher was 2-for-3 including his first home run of his professional career. Marco Hernandez and Kim each had two hits and Hernandez had two RBI’s. Bryce Shafer got the win in relief, despite giving up an unearned run in the top of the ninth. Starter Jose Arias pitched quite well, giving up one run on seven hits in 5.2 innings pitched. He was in line to get the win, but Michael Hamann struggled in relief. All in all it was a nice win for Boise on Friday.
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Peoria scored two runs in the second and the pitching staff was able to make it stand winning 2-1. Zach Cates got the start, but did not factor in the decision as he was only able to pitch 4.2 innings. Zachary Rosscup came in relief and pitched three great innings striking out five and only allowing a hit. Luis Lira came in to close the game and recorded his fourth save of the season. Dustin Geiger started off where he left off hitting a solo home run in the second. After the homer, Javier Baez stepped to the plate and delivered a single. He then stole his 12 base of the season and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher. Wes Darvill drove him in on a ground out. Zeke DeVoss and Pin-Chieh Chen each had a hit and DeVoss stole his 21st base of the year.
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Kyler Burke pitched ok on Thursday, but took the loss nonetheless. He gave up three runs, two earned on seven hits in five innings of work. Offensively John Andreoli had a really nice day. He was 3-for-4 and stole his 29th base of the season. Matt Cerda also reached base three times with a double and two walks. He also drove in two runs and scored one. Arismendy Alcantara led off and was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Brian Schlitter pitched an effective two innings in relief not allowing a run and giving up two hits while striking out one. His ERA is now down to 1.33.
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The Tennessee Smokies game was postponed on Friday. It will be made up as a doubleheader tomorrow. Each game will be seven innings.
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Iowa was shutout on Thursday 3-0. Brooks Raley got the start and took the loss pitching 6.2 innings and allowing three runs, one earned on five hits. Offensively there isn’t much to talk about. Diory Hernandez was the only Cubs player to have a multi-hit game going 2-for-3. Alfredo Amezaga, Dave Sappelt, and Josh Vitters, and Brian Esposito all had one hit a piece on Friday. Alberto Cabrera and Ryan Rowland-Smith each pitched well in relief. Nothing too exciting about this one.
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7/4: Around the Cubs Minor League System
Happy 4th of July from the Cubs minor leagues.
Boise lost to Tri-City on Wednesday 5-3. Despite the loss there were a couple bright spots for the Hawks. Chadd Krist was 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Rock Shoulders also went 3-for-4 with a double and had two RBI’s. Dong-Yub Kim had a double and an RBI. Stephen Bruno and Bijan Rademacher each added a hit and Rademacher also scored a run. Wellington Cruz got the start and took the loss. His record now stands at 1-2. Felix Pena was really good out of the bullpen striking out two and allowing only a hit in four innings pitched.
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Peoria had a nice win topping Burlington 8-2. There was a lot of good things happening at the plate Wednesday for the Chiefs. Dustin Geiger was 2-for-3 with two home runs, three runs scored and three RBI’s. Oliver Zapata was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI’s and Taiwan Easterling was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored, and one RBI. Javier Baez had one hit, drove in a run, and scored one and Zeke DeVoss added a triple. Benefiting from the eight runs Michael Jensen earned his eighth win. he pitched six innings giving up two runs, one earned on six hits while striking out five. Austin Reed struck out three in two innings of relief and Yao-Lin Wang pitched a scoreless ninth to secure Peoria’s victory.
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Daytona got the scoring started in the first, but failed to score after that losing to Dunedin 5-2. Rubi Silva was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Rebel Ridling also had two hits including a two-run double in the first. Ronald Torreyes and Elieser Bonne each recorded two hits of their own. Robert Whitenack only lasted 3.1 innings giving up five runs, four earned on four hits, while striking out five and walking two. Edwardo Figueroa and Jeffrey Lorick did a great job in relief, only allowing one hit and one walk while striking out five in the final 4.2 innings.
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Tennessee lost a close one on Wednesday 4-3. Greg Rohan hit his first home run since moving to Double-A, and he also drove in two runs. Justin Bour was 2-for-4 with an RBI and Elliot Soto also had two hits. Jae-Hoon Ha and James Adduci each had a hit and scored a run on Wednesday. Dallas Beeler took the loss giving up four runs, three earned on nine hits in 4.1 innings. Casey Harman and Ty’relle Harris pitched well in relief. Each gave up a hit, but did not give up a run in the next 4.2 innings of the game.
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Iowa got the crap beat out of them on Wednesday losing to Omaha 11-2. Rodrigo Lopez was aweful allowing eight runs, six earned on 11 hits in just 4.1 innings pitched. Mike MacDougal was terrible once again giving up two runs in one inning pitched. One has to wonder how much longer MacDougal will be pitching for this organization as his ERA now stands at 7.85. Esmailin Caridad struck out four in 2.2 innings, but he also gave up one run and Jeff Beliveau pitched a scoreless ninth. There weren’t too many bright spots, but Brett Jackson was 2-for-4 with two RBI’s hitting out of the five spot tonight. Adrian Cardenas was 2-for-3 with a run scored and Matt Tolbert also added two hits. Josh Vitters and Dave Sappelt each added a hit and Sappelt scored a run.
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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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Mark
6/30: Around the Cubs Minor League System
A look at the Cubs minor leagues on Saturday, June 30.
Another game for the AZL Cubs and more runs scored as the Cubs won 12-8. Some of the highlights at the plate were Daniel Vogelbach going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and three runs scored. Carlos Penalver also went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored, and three RBI’s. Isaac Garesz and Neftali Rosario had two hits a piece. Rosario had two RBI’s as did Garrett Schlect. Justin Berg got the start, but did not factor in the win. David Henrie did get the win pitching four innings giving up three runs, one earned on five hits.
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Boise got the bats going on Saturday beating Spokane 12-6. Stephen Bruno went 2-for-4 with a double, triple, an RBI, and two runs scored. Jeimer Candelario was 3-for-5 with a double, run scored, and two RBI’s. Bijan Rademacher had three hits and Chadd Krist also added two hits of his own. Xavier Batista and Shawon Dunston Jr. each added an RBI on the night. Jose Arias was not real sharp, but got his first win of the year. Pete Levitt recorded his first save of the year and Michael Hamann pitched two scoreless innings in relief.
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Peoria took the loss on Saturday losing to Wisconsin 9-5. Zach Cates struggled only lasting four innings givine up five runs, four earned on six hits, while striking out five. Zachary Rosscup pitched well in relief striking out five and only giving up one hit in two innings. Offensively Oliver Zapata was 3-for-4 with an RBI. The Chiefs also got RBI’s from Pin-Chieh Chen, Dustin Geiger, Paul Hoilman, and Yasiel Balaguert. Javier Baez was 1-for-4 with a run scored as well.
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Kyler Burke took the loss as Daytona fell to Dunedin 5-2. Burke only lasted four innings giving up two runs, one earned on three hits in four innings. He struggled with his control walking four, but he also struck out six. Matthew Spencer and Eduardo Figueroa each pitched two innings and each gave up runs. Brian Schlitter pitched well in his one inning out of the bullpen. There wasn’t much excitement at the plate either as the Cubs could only muster five hits. Two of those hits came off the bat of John Andreoli. Arismendy Alcantara, Rebel Ridling, and Rubi Silva had the other Daytona hits and Elieser Bonne had contributed with an RBI.
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Logan Watkins hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eight which proved to be the game winner as Tennessee won 3-2. Michael Burgess also connected hitting his ninth homer of the year. James Adduci drove in the other Smokies run and Jae-Hoon Ha contributed with two hits including a double. Erik Jokish was pretty good, but did not factor in the decision. He gave up two runs on seven hits and struck out five in seven innings. Kevin Rhoderick who had been struggling of late got the win in relief striking out one in two perfect innings of relief.
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Despite a late rally Iowa fell short losing to Nashville 4-3. Down 4-0 entering the top of the ninth Iowa scored three runs including a solo home run off the bat of Brett Jackson. Jackson added a double earlier ending the night with two hits and a stolen base. Blake Lalli connected on a two-run homer in the ninth, his sixth of the season. Dave Sappelt had two hits and a run scored. Brooks Raley took the loss giving up one run on four hits in five innings. Ryan Rowland-Smith and Mike MacDougal each gave up runs in relief, but Jeff Beliveau pitched well striking out four in 1.2 innings pitched.
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