Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

J.R. Mathes improved to 5-3 on the season with a nice start in the Cubs 4-1 win over Portland.  He gave up just one run on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.  Mathes has been up and down all season and this was probably his best start since he threw five shutout innings back on May 2nd.

Felix Pie once again got it done at the plate.  He went two for five with two RBIs and a run and he’s now hitting .397 on the season.  I have a feeling he won’t qualify for the batting title though because I see the Cubs making a move at the deadline and bringing Pie up for good.

John Webb had a rough start in the Cubs’ 6-2 loss to Portland. He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings and the loss drops him to 1-1 on the season.

Felix Pie doubled and he drove in a run in the loss.  Michah Hoffpauir went two for four with a double and a run.

Felix Pie had a big day at the plate in the Cubs 7-2 win over Oklahoma.  He was a perfect four for four with a triple, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Micah Hoffpauir went three for four with another RBI and a run.

Jim Henderson picked up the win.  He gave up two hits and a walk in 1 2/3 innings.

Les Walrond got it done on the mound in Iowa’s 8-1 win over Oklahoma.  He gave up one run on six hits and three walks with six strikeouts in seven innings of work and the win improved his record to 5-2 on the season.

Felix Pie had a big day at the plate.  He went two for five with a double and he drove in four runs. 

Sean Marshall got it done on the mound in the Cubs 9-2 win over Oklahoma.  He gave up just one run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts in eight solid innings and the win pushes his record to 2-0 on the season.

Felix Pie had a nice game at the plate.  He went two for five with a run and two RBIs.  Ronny Cedeno went three for four with a double and he scored two runs.

Ryan O’Malley dropped to 1-3 on the season with a tough start against the River Cats.  He gave up six runs on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Felix Pie hit his second homerun of the season in the 12-2 loss.  He finished the game two for four.

Iowa got plenty of offense in their 17-7 win over the River Cats and Felix Pie and Koyie Hill led the way in a game where the Cubs had plenty of hitting stars.  Pie went three for six with a triple, four RBIs and two runs while Koyie Hill went two for four with a homerun, four RBIs and two runs.

J.R. Mathes didn’t have his best start but it was more then enough for the win.  He gave up six runs on nine hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings of work and the win pushed his record to 4-2 on the season.

Iowa picked up five runs on twelve hits but they were still blown out as the pitching gave up eleven runs in the 11-5 loss.  Micah Hoffpauir continued his incredible start.  He homered twice and drove in three runs and he already has 20 RBIs this season.  Felix Pie picked up two more hits and Mike Fontenot hit his first homerun of the season.

Randy Wells had a tough outing and he took the loss.  He gave up six runs on eight hits in just eight innings.

Felix Pie raised his batting average to .438 with another two hits.  He drove in a run and he now has fourteen hits and fifteen runs in ten games.  With the Chicago Cubs struggling like they have, you wonder how long they’re going to keep this kid down.  Mike Fontenot also had a nice game and he went two for four with a double and a run in the 3-2 win.

J.R. Mathes picked up the win with six solid innings.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Les Walrond threw a very nice game for Iowa yesterday.  He gave up just one run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in six innings of work.

Micah Hoffpauir had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for three with a run and an RBI. He’s now hitting .469 on the season.  Almost as good is Felix Pie who went one for two with two walks, a run and an RBI.  He’s hitting .444 on the year.

Iowa starter Randy Wells was pummelled for nine runs in his three innings and while he took the loss, the Cubs actually made a game out of this one.  Felix Pie drove in two and scored two runs while Micah Hoffpauir had three hits and three RBIs in the 12-8 loss.

The Iowa Cubs gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth but came back and scored two in the top of the tenth to win it.  Felix Pie had another big game at the plate.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun and three runs.  Micah Hoffpair also had a really good game.  He went three for four with a homerun, four RBIs and two runs.  Buck Coats also went yard in the 9-7 win.

Fedrico Baez picked up the win despite allowing the tying run to score in the ninth (it was an inherited runner).  Hector Almonte had a nice relief appearance.  He threw two perfect innings and he struck out three.

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.

The Iowa Cubs got some really nice pitching in their doubleheader against Round Rock, it’s just unfortunate that they got just one run between the two games.  Les Walrond gave up just a single run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings of work in the opener.  Then Ryan O’Malley gave up just one unearned run in 4 2/3 innings in the 1-0 finale.

The lone run came in the opener, which Iowa lost 2-1, when Koyie Hill singled home Felix Pie.

The Iowa Cubs were blown out in their season debut yesterday.  J.R. Mathes was really hit hard by Round Rock and he was tagged for five runs on four hits and four walks with three strikeouts in four innings of work.  Fedrico Baez had a nice relief appearance though.  He held Round Rock to a single hit with two strikeouts in two innings.

The offense managed just two runs and Felix Pie led the way. He singled twice while Buck Coats singled, drew two walks and scored a run.  He even gunned down a base runner at third base to help out on defense.