Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

The Smokies had a chance to eliminate Huntsville and move on to the Southern League championship but because their hitters couldn’t get on track, they’ll now face a do or die situation tomorrow.  The Smokies were held to just three hits and Eric Patterson was the only hitter to reach base twice with a double and a walk.

Donald Veal took the loss with a rough start.  He gave up three runs on five hits and five walks with three strikeouts in four innings.

Just a day after being no-hit, the Smokies bounced back and ran up the score on Huntsville to take a 2-1 lead in their best of five game series.  Eric Patterson led the way at the plate and he went three for four with a homerun, four RBIs and two runs.  Issmael Salas also had a big game and he went three for five with a triple, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Jeff Samardzija didn’t bring his best stuff and he gave up five runs in six innings.  To his credit, only two of those runs were earned but he gave up nine hits including a homerun.  Matthew Avery picked up the win with an inning of shutout relief.

Geoffrey Jones gave up a run in the bottom of the eleventh and he took the loss as Iowa lost to Omaha 4-3.  Cory Bailey had the best pitching performance of the game.  He gave up just three hits and he struck out five in five shutout innings.

Eric Patterson went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Josh Kroeger went two for five with a solo homerun.

Ryan O’Malley fell to 3-7 on the season with another tough start.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings.

Eric Patterson hit a two run homer in the loss 7-4 loss.  Micah Hoffpauir went two for four and he belted a solo homerun, his fourteenth long ball of the year.

Iowa hitters had a tough day in their 4-1 loss to Memphis.  Eric Patterson was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a double and a run. 

Ryan O’Malley took the loss and he fell to 3-6 on the season.  He gave up two runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Down 4-3, Micah Hoffpauir hit a solo shot in the eighth inning to tie and then Eric Patterson hit a solo shot in the ninth that proved to be the game winner in a 5-4 come from behind win for the Cubs.  Mike Kinkade was the only Cub with two hits.  He went two for four with a run.

Randy Wells picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He gave up two hits and he struckout three in the win.

Iowa blewout Oklahoma 13-8 and Eric Patterson led the way for the Cubs at the plate.  He went three for five with two triples, four RBIs and two runs scored.  Geovany Soto went two for four with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and three runs.

Randy Wells picked up the win with two innings of shutout relief.  He gave up one hit and he struck out four.

Micah Hoffpauir drove in yet another run with a sac. fly in the eighth inning and that proved to be the game winner in the Cubs 7-6 win over Round Rock.  Eric Patterson also had a great day at the plate.  He went three for five with a homerun and three RBIs.

Les Walrond was hit hard in the win and he gave up six runs in five innings.  Rocky Cherry picked up the win with two shutout relief innings.

J.R. Mathes was hit hard in Iowa’s 9-3 loss to Oklahoma.  He gave up seven runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts in just four innings.  The loss drop his record to 4-3 on the season.

Eric Patterson went two for four with a double, a triple and two RBIs.  Micah Hoffpauir went yard with a solo shot and it was his eighth homerun of the season.

Iowa lost to Memphis 6-5 and all six runs were given up by J.R. Mathes in his start. He gave up nine hits in five innings and the loss drops him to 2-2 on the season.

Eric Patterson provided most of the offense in the loss. He went two for four with a three run homer.

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.

Iowa’s hitters were held in check in a 6-1 loss to Nashville.  Buck Coates drove in the lone run of the game and Scott Moore and Eric Patterson each had two hits.

Angel Guzman took the loss in a tough outing.  He gave up five runs on six hits and two walks in just three innings.  The loss dropped him to 0-1 on the season.