Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

The Smokies may have lost 5-4 but Josh Kroeger got it done at the plate.  He went four for five with a homerun and three RBIs.  Gary Cates went three for four with an RBI.

Geoffrey Jones took the loss when he gave up a run in the ninth.  The run was unearned and he struck out two.

Alfred Joseph provided most of the offense for the Chiefs in their 4-2 win over the White Caps.  He went two for four with a homerun and three RBIs.

Jacob Renshaw gave up two runs in five innings.  Jeremy Papelbon  picked up the win with three shutout innings.

Ryan O’Malley was shelled today in the Cubs 11-7 loss to Memphis.  He gave up ten runs on eleven hits and two walks in just 2 1/3 innings.

Buck Coats was the hitting star in the loss. He went three for four with a solo homerun and two runs scored.  Mike Fontenot also went yard and he finished with two hits.

Nate Spears doubled home Mark Reed in the top of the tenth for the game winner as Daytona topped Jupiter 5-4. Matt Matulia got it done in the earlier innings with a nice day at the plate. He went three for five with a double, a triple, two RBIs and a run.

Jesse Estrada was touched up for four runs in five innings but the pen and the hitters picked him up. Michael Phelps picked up the win with a shutout ninth and Matthew Avery put Jupiter down in the tenth for his fifth save of the season.

Iowa lost to Memphis 6-5 and all six runs were given up by J.R. Mathes in his start. He gave up nine hits in five innings and the loss drops him to 2-2 on the season.

Eric Patterson provided most of the offense in the loss. He went two for four with a three run homer.

Mark Holliman improved to an impressive 3-0 record with a solid start over Carolina.  He gave up just two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings.

Christopher Walker was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Jorge Cortes singled and drove in two runs in the 4-2 win.

Joel Santo got it done and he improved to 3-1 on the season.  He gave up just a single run on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Kyle Reynolds went three for four with a double and an RBI.  Mark Reed went two for three with a run.

The Chiefs edged the White Caps 1-0 in a pitchers duel and Rafael Dolis was on the better side of it.  He gave up four hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Andrew Lopez scored the only run of the game.  He went one for three with a double.

The Chiefs lost in a blowout to the White Caps 11-3.  Jose Pina was hit hard and he gave up seven runs on eight hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.  The loss drops Pina to 0-2 on the season.

Yusuf Carter was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a double and he scored one of the three Chief’s runs.

Scott Taylor had a tough time with Jupiter in the Cubs 6-4 loss.  He dropped to 0-3 on the season and he gave up five runs on nine hits with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

Nate Spears went four for five in the game.  Jesus Valdez doubled and drove in two runs while Matt Matulia went two for five with a double and two runs.

Sean Gallagher had a tough start and he took the loss in the Smokies 13-4 loss, but the pen was even worse.  Gallagher gave up three runs in two innings and then two relievers gave up five runs a piece in a pretty poor pitching performance all the way around.

Christopher Walker had a nice game at the plate.  He went two for five with two RBIs.  Issmael Salas went two for five with a double and two runs.

Mike Fontenot had a big day at the plate in the Cubs 7-4 win over Memphis.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, four RBIs and two runs. 

Angel Guzman stuck out five and gave up two runs in 4 1/3 innings.  Ben Howard picked up the win and struck out two in 1 2/3 innings.

Justin Berg was knocked around for ten runs (six earned) on six hits and four walks in just one inning in a 16-7 beatdown at the hands of Mobile.  Tim Layden was also hit hard and he gave up five runs (two earned) on five hits in two innings.  The four errors by the Smokies didn’t help things but this was an ugly game all the way around.

Jacob Fox was the hitting star in the game.  He went two for five with a three run homer.  Gary Cates also went yard with a two run shot.

Matt Mutulia was the hitting star in Daytona’s 7-2 win over Palm Beach.  He went three for five with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs.  Nate Spears singled, drew a walk and scored two runs.

Sean Marshall picked up his first win of the season with six sold innings.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

The Smokies got their share of hits but they could only push one across the plate as they lost to Mobile 6-1.  They outhit Mobile 13-9 but they didn’t pick up a single walk and they stranded ten runners in the game. Josh Kroeger was a perfect four for four and the only run came on a solo homerun by Jemel Spearman.

Donald Veal took the loss and he dropped to 0-4 on the season.  He gave up six runs on six hits and five walks with five strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Iowa was shut down at the plate in today’s game as they were held to just a single run on three hits.  Eric Patterson doubled home Carlos Rojas in the third inning for the only Cubs run.

The pitching wasn’t much better as Carlos Marmol was hit hard.  He gave up four runs on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Jeff Samardzija’s start, while not great, wasn’t all that bad.  But he took his first loss of the season because Daytona got shut out at the plate.  He gave up three runs (just one earned) on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

There’s not much to say about the offense although Robinson Chirinos had a nice game.  He went two for three and he stole two bases.

Oscar Bernard was roughed up by the Cougars in his relief appearance.  He took the loss and dropped to 0-1 and he gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with a strikeout in just two innings.

Wellington Castillo hit his third homerun of the season and he drove in two.  Andrew Lopez singled, drove in two and scored a run in the 6-4 loss.

Tyler Colvin had a big day at the plate in Daytona’s 9-5 win over Palm Beach.  He went three for five with a double, four RBIs and a run.  Nate Spears went two for two with two walks, two runs and two RBIs.

Mitch Atkins improved to 2-1 with a solid start. He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Paul Schappert dropped to 1-1 this season with a tough start against Mobile. He gave up six runs on seven hits and two walks with one strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Jacob Fox went four for five with a run and an RBI in the 8-5 loss.  Jorge Cortes was a perfect five for five and Sam Fuld went three for four with two runs.

Iowa never got their bats going and all they picked up were two singles.  Mike Fontenot drove in the only run and Buck Coats was the only Cub to reach base twice with two walks.

Les Walrond took the loss with a tough outing.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings.

The Chiefs and Kane County played a crazy game.  Down 3-2, Peoria scored three in the eighth to take the lead ony to see Kane County score four in the bottom half of the inning to take a two run lead.  Then the Chiefs answered with two in the ninth and the game went into extra frames until Peoria scored two in the twelth to win it 9-7.

Charles Platt picked up the win with two shutout innings.  Blake Lalli had a big game and he went two for six with a double and four RBIs. 

Mark Holliman threw a gem as the Smokies beat Mobile 3-0.  He gave up eight hits with six strikeouts in eight shutout innings.

Issmael Salas hit a solo homerun to account for one of the three Smokies runs.  Jemel Spearman went two for three with a run and an RBI.

For the second straight game, Iowa’s hitters picked up just a single run and as expected, the team lost their second game.  The lone run came in the eighth inning off of a solo homerun by Mike Fontenot.

A nice start by Ryan O’Malley went to waste. He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with one strikeouts in five innings.

Iowa’s hitters were held in check in a 6-1 loss to Nashville.  Buck Coates drove in the lone run of the game and Scott Moore and Eric Patterson each had two hits.

Angel Guzman took the loss in a tough outing.  He gave up five runs on six hits and two walks in just three innings.  The loss dropped him to 0-1 on the season.

Kevin Hart improved to 2-1 with his best outing of the year.  He gave up just four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven shutout innings.  He’s gotten progressively better in each of his last three starts and hopefully this is a breakthrough outing for the right hander.

Christopher Walker was the hitting star with three hits including a three run homer.  Josh Kroeger and Gary Cates each finished with two hits and an RBI.

Joel Santo dropped to 2-1 on the season as he lasted just four innings in this game. He gave up four runs on five hits and four walks with one strikeout.

Kyle Reynolds drove in the only run of the game in the 9-1 loss. He went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Peoria was pummelled by the Chiefs today and Alberto Alburquerque took the brunt of the onslaught.  He gave up seven runs (four earned) on eight hits and a walk in four innings and the loss dropped him to 1-2 on the season.

Andrew Lopez was the hitting star.  He went three for four with a double and two RBIs in the 14-3 loss.

Jose Ceda got it done in grand fashion today as he held the Loons to just two hits with five strikeouts in six innings of work.  Rocky Roquet struck out three in two shutout innings to close it out and he saved his third game of the season.

Wellington Castillo had a big day at the plate in the 3-0 win. He went two for four with a solo homerun and two RBIs.  Yusuf Carter drove in the other run on a solo shot.

Iowa scored six runs in the first inning.  Unfortunately, they didn’t score the rest of the game and the Isotopes scored five runs in the six.  That’s all they’d get though and the final was 6-5 Cubs.

Scott Moore had the big hit of the game and his grand slam capped off the six run first inning.  Micah Hoffpauir boosted his batting average to .414 with another two hits.  He went two for three with a run and an RBI.

J.R. Mathes picked up the win and he gave up five unearned runs in six innings.  The win boosted his record to 2-1.