Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

Anthony Richie hit a big two run homer in the top of the ninth to break a 2-2 tie in Iowa’s 4-2 win over Tacoma.  He finished the game with just that one hit, but man was it a big one.  Geovany Soto also had a nice game and he went one for two with two RBIs and a run.

Clay Rapada picked up the win. He threw 1 2/3 perfect innings and he struck out one to improve to 2-1 on the season.