Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

The AZL Cubs used four pitchers and all four of them gave up at least two runs in a 9-3 loss.  Billy Muldowney took the loss and he gave up three runs (one earned) on two hits with two strikeouts in two innings.

Leon Johnson was the hitting star in the loss. He went two for four with a triple and a run.

Boise took care of Eugene 5-1 and Mario Mercedes was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for four and he scored two runs.  William Mottrim had a big hit with a two run homer.

Harol Tolentino picked up the win with three solid innings of relief.  He gave up one run on two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

Jacob Renshaw improved to 7-4 on the season with five shutout innings in the Chiefs 5-2 win over Wisconsin.  He gave up four hits and four walks with eight strikeouts.

Joshua Lansford went two for four with a double and an RBI.  Jonathan Mota hit a solo homerun in the win.

Gregory Reinhard had a great start and after six shutout innings, he left the game with a 3-0 lead.  Unfortunately, the pen gave up six runs and that lead turned into a 6-5 loss so that great start turned out to be wasted.

Chris Amador was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for five with a solo homerun and two runs scored.

Jacob Fox scored on a squeeze play in the top of the eleventh inning and that run proved to be the game winner in the Smokies 2-1 win.  Tyler Colvin had a great day at the plate.  He went three for five with with two doubles and he drove in the first Smokies run.

Donald Veal struck out eleven in just five innings before yielding to the pen.  Jim Henderson threw three shutout innings and he picked up the win for the Smokies.

J.R. Mathes fell to 6-5 on the season in a rough start in Iowa’s 11-5 loss to Oklahoma.  He gave up nine runs on eleven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.

Anthony Richie went two for four with a double and a run.  Ronny Cedeno went two for four with a solo homerun.

Peoria came out on top 11-9 over Beloit and the only casualties were the pitchers.  Just about everyone was a hitting star but Matt Camp went two for four with a run and three RBIs.  Nathan Sampson went three for five with an RBI and two runs.

Jeremy Papelbon picked up the win with three solid innings of relief.  He gave up one run on three hits and one walk with two strikeouts and the win pushes his record to 4-2 on the season.

Tim Layden gave up an eleventh inning run that cost Daytona in their 7-6 loss to Tampa.  The loss drops him to 1-2 on the season although he had help because Jeff Samardzija wasn’t all that great in his start.  He gave up five runs in just five innings and his ERA is still north of 5.00 this year and he has yet to pick up his first win.

Brian Dopirak was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and a run.

Justin Berg improved to 4-5 on the season with a nice start in the Smokies 4-1 win over Carolina.  He gave up one run on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.

Jacob Fox went two for four with two runs and an RBI.  Matt Craig hit a two run homer.

Sean Gallagher had a really nice start in Iowa’s 4-3 win over the Isotopes.  He gave up one hit and two walks with four strikeouts in five shutout of innings.

Buck Coats was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a two run homer.

The AZL Cubs had plenty of hitting stars in their 11-6 win over the AZL Giants but only Roberto Sabates was a perfect four for four.  He also drew a walk, drove in one and scored two runs.  Elvis Lara also had a solid day at the plate and he hit the only homerun for the AZL Cubs.  He went three for five with three RBIs and two runs.

Brandon Taylor picked up the win with 2 2/3 innings of relief.  He gave up one run on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

Boise fell a run short in their 5-4 loss to Eugene and it was reliever Chris Siegfried who took the loss.  He just gave up the last run though and while Alberto Alburquerque struck out six, he gave up three runs in his four innings of work.

Ty Wright hit a two run homer in the loss.  Derek Schermerhorn went two for three with a walk and a run.

The AZL Cubs took care of the AZL Angels 5-3 in their first game of the season.  Jesus Reyes provided the bulk of the offense in the win.  He went three for four and he drove in three RBIs.

Oswaldo Martinez picked up the win despite being the least effective of the three pitchers used.  He gave up two runs on four hits with two strikeouts in three innings of relief.

Boise was shutout on four hits in an 8-0 loss to Salem Keizer.  All four hits were singles and only Marquez Smith reached base twice with a single and a walk.

Andrew McCormick was hit hard and he took the loss.  He gave up seven runs (five earned) on seven hits and three walks with one strikeout in 2 2/3 innings.

Jacob Renshaw improved to 6-4 on the season with a nice start in the Chiefs 3-0 win over Beloit.  He gave up three hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 shutout innings.

Russell Canzier drove in all three Chiefs runs.  He went three for four with a homerun.  Joshua Lansford went two for four with a double and two runs.

Gregory Reinhard dropped to 0-1 on the season with a pretty tough start in Daytona’s 7-2 loss to Brevard County.  He gave up five runs on six hits and two walks in three innings.

Kyle Reynolds hit a solo homerun in the loss.  Mark Reed went two for four with an RBI.

Donald Veal fell to 4-5 on the season with a rough start in the Smokies 8-1 loss to Huntsville.  He gave up six runs on nine hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings.

All eight Smokie hits were singles.  Jemel Spearman was the only hitter to reach base twice with a single and a walk.

Iowa doubled up Nashville 4-2 and it was Scott Moore who had a hand in most of that offense.  He went two for three with a walk, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  The only other player with a hit was Micah Hoffpauir.

J.R. Mathes gave up two runs in 6 1/3 innings but he didn’t pick up the win.  That went to Rocky Cherry as he got two batters out and he was in the right place at the right time.  He improved to 2-0 on the season (despite having a 7.33 ERA).

The Smokies picked up two quick wins in one day as the Smokies beat Huntsville in both of their doubleheader games and it was Mark Holliman that made the headlines.  He threw a seven inning no hitter in which he gave up just one walk with three strikeouts.  Mark Holliman even helped out his own cause by providing the bulk of the offense with a two run homer.

Game two saw a solid pitching performance by the bullpen.  After starter Matthew Avery gave up two runs in three innings, the pen held Huntsville scoreless the rest of the way.  Adalberto Mendez threw two of those scoreless innings and he picked up the win.  Issmael Salas went two for three with two RBIs and Casey McGehee went two for three with two runs.

Ryan O’Malley fell to 3-7 on the season with another tough start.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings.

Eric Patterson hit a two run homer in the loss 7-4 loss.  Micah Hoffpauir went two for four and he belted a solo homerun, his fourteenth long ball of the year.

Boise went down 5-0 and while they stormed back late and came within a run when they scored three in the ninth, they fell short and took the loss.  Jose Made was the hitting star in the 5-4 loss. He went three for three with a double, a run and an RBI.

Christopher Huseby took the loss and he fell to 0-1 on the season.  He gave up four runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks with one strikeout.

The Chiefs had a tough time at the plate in their 3-1 loss to Beloit.  Alfred Joseph was the only hitter with two hits and he also scored the run Chief’s run.

Robert Hernandez dropped to 2-2 on the season in the loss.  He gave up two runs on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings.

Joel Santo had a decent start go to waste and he fell to 4-4 on the season in Daytona’s 6-2 loss.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts in seven innings.

Alberto Garcia was the only Cub with two hits.  Kyle Reynolds went one for three with a walk and a run.

Alberto Cabrera dropped to 0-1 on the season with a rough start in Boise’s 8-2 loss to Salem-Keizer.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

Marc Sawyer was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three and he drove in both runs with a two run homer in the ninth inning.

Daytona scored a grand total of two runs in a doubleheader against Palm Beach and as expected, they lost them both.  The first game was actually close because Mitch Atkins threw a solid game.  He gave up two runs on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven innings.  Yusuf Carter had the only extra base hit for the Cubs with a double in the 2-1 loss.

Game two was a 6-1 loss.  Darin Downs was shelled for three runs in two innings and he dropped to 2-2 on the season.  Brian Dopirak drew two walks and he scored the only run of the game for the Cubs.

Kevin Hart got it done on the mound and he improved to 5-5 on the season with a nice start in the Smokies 4-2 win over Huntsville.  He gave up two runs (zero earned) on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Matt Craig had the big hit of the game.  He belted a two run homer in the fourth inning that gave the Smokies their first lead.

John Webb had his best start of the season in Iowa’s 3-0 win over Nashville.  He gave up three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in eight shutout innings and the win improves his record to 2-4 on the season.

Josh Kroeger had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with a double and three RBIs.

John Muller gave up a solo homerun in the top of the ninth and that proved to be the deciding run in Boise’s 5-4 loss to Salem-Keizer.  Alberto Alburquerque had a nice start and he gave up two runs on four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in seven innings.

Jonathan Wyatt account for most of the scoring with a three run homer.  Dylan Johnston went four for five with two doubles, a triple and an RBI. 

Jacob Fox belted a two run homer for the Smokies and that was pretty much all the hitters did in the team’s 3-2 loss to Huntsville.  That was the only extra base hit of the game and no Smokie reach base twice.

Justin Berg took the loss and he fell to 3-5 on the season. He gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.

Iowa and Memphis combined for 25 runs on 31 hits in a game where pitching went out the window.  Micah Hoffpauir’s grand slam in the bottom of the eighth gave the Cubs the lead and Buck Coats had a huge game in which he went five for five with two homeruns, five RBIs and three runs.

Clay Rapada picked up the win with 1 1/3 shutout innings.  Neal Cotts was roughed up in his start and he gave up eight runs and he didn’t even last through the fifth inning.