Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

Boise edged Yakima 3-1 and it Alberto Alburquerque who got it done on the mound.  He improved to 1-1 on the season and he gave up two hits and a walk with four strikeouts in five shutout innings of relief.

Jonathan Wyatt went two for two with a double, a walk and a run.  William Mottram hit a solo homer in the win.

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.

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. 

Al Alburquerque was shelled in the Chiefs 9-3 blowout loss to Cedar Rapids.  He gave up seven runs in just 1 2/3 innings of relief.

Blake Lalli was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a solo homerun.

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.

Alberto Alburquerque picked up his first win of the season with five solid innings in the 3-1 Chiefs win.  He gave up just a single run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Andrew Lopez drove in two of the Chief’s three runs in the win.  Wellington Castillo went three for four with a run.

After starting 3-0, Peoria picked up two quick losses in their double header with Quad Cities.  In the first game, they were shut out on just one hit and Alberto Alburquerque was roughed up for three runs in just three innings.

In the second game, the pitching was a touch better and Peoria scored a run but it wasn’t enough in the 2-1 loss.  Joshua Lansford doubled twice and Yusuf Carter went two for three with a double and a run.  William Muldowney took the loss despite throwing a complete game (just six innings).  He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts.