Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

Carlos Marmol got it done in a nice start for Iowa.  He gave up just a single run on three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Carlos Rojas went two for four with a run and an RBI.  Koyie Hill doubled twice, drove in a run and scored twice.

Carlos Marmol got it done yesterday in a blow out win over Round Rock.  He gave up just five hits and he struck out ten in 5 1/3 shutout innings.  In all, the three Iowa pitchers struck out 15 batters.

While Micah Hoffpauir didn’t have a great day at the plate, he made his one hit count because it was a grand slam.  Angel Pagan and Mike Fontenot each had two hits and two runs in the win.

You wonder if Felix Pie is wasting his time down in Triple A. He had three more hits today and he scored three times.  He’s now hitting .500 (7 for 14) on the season and he’s scored six runs.  It’s been quite an impressive debut for the outfielder.  Koyie Hill and Scott Moore each had three RBIs in the 9-4 win.

Carlos Marmol pitched a decent four innings in his start.  He gave up two runs on three hits and two walks with six strikeouts.  John Webb picked up the win in relief.  He gave up a single run in two innings.