Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

Alan Rick scampered home on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth to cap off a three run rally to win it for the Smokies.  Tyler Colvin was the hitting star though and he was instrumental in the come from behind win.  He went four for five with a homerun, two runs and two RBIs.

Rocky Roquet picked up the win and he improved to 4-0.  He gave up one run on two hits in one inning of work.

Iowa doubled up Oklahoma 8-4 and it was Geovany Soto who helped out the cause in half of the Cubs runs.  He went two for four with four RBIs and Matt Craig came a single short of hitting for the cycle.  He went three for four with two runs and two RBIs.

Ben Howard picked up the win was two innings of shutout relief.  He gave up just a single hit and the win improved his record to 6-5 on the season.

Harol Tolentino picked up his first win of the season with a nice start in the AZL Cubs 6-2 win over the AZL Padres.  He gave up just one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Brandon Guyer went two for five with a triple, an RBI and a run.  Marwin Gonzalez singled, drew three walks and scored twice in the win.

Brandon Taylor was knocked up for seven runs in four innings as Boise lost to Salem-Keizer 8-3.  Despite the poor performance, he didn’t even take the loss.  That went to Alberto Cabrera who lasted just one inning in his start and he gave up the first run to drop to 3-3.

Jonathan Wyatt reached base four times in the loss.  He singled twice and drew two walks.  Ty Wright belted a solo shot for his sixth homer of the season.

The Chiefs blew out the Lugnuts 14-3 and while just about everyone was a hitting star, James Adduci had a team hit four hits.  He went four for four with two RBIs and two runs.  Leon Johnson scored three times and Darwin Barney drove in three.

Jacob Renshaw improved to 12-7 on the season with the win.  He gave up one run on six hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in six innings of work.

Daytona beat Clearwater 10-7 and it was Steve Clevenger who was one of the hitting stars.  He went four for five with a double and four RBIs.  Jeffrey Rea drove in a run and scored three times while Alfred Joseph singled twice, drew two walks and scored three runs.

Paul Schappert improved to 1-0 with the win.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings.