Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

Daytona shut out the Flying Tigers 4-0 and it was Mitch Atkins who got it done on the mound.  He gave up four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in seven shutout innings and the win pushed his record to 7-6 on the season.

Yusuf Carter was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.

Ryan Harvey had a big day at the plate in Daytona’s 8-4 win over Lakeland.  He homered twice and drove in three runs.  Kyle Reynolds went two for five with a solo homerun and two runs scored.

Jesse Estrada improved to 2-2 with a decent start.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Dayton lost 4-3 to Lakeland, but Jeff Samardzija put together another decent start for the Cubs.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings of work.  Michael Phelps gave up two runs in his two innings of relief and he took the loss.

Mark Reed went two for four with two doubles, a run and an RBI.  Robinson Chirinos went three for five with a double and an RBI.