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.

Iowa topped Portland 7-4 and Ryan O’Malley improved to 3-4 with a nice start in the win.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on six hits with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Mike Fontenot and Koyie Hill each led the way or the Iowa at the plate.  Each had two hits, two runs and an RBI.

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. 

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.

Ryan O’Malley had hit third straight tough loss in Iowa’s 13-3 loss to Oklahoma.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.

Mike Fontenot was the only Cub with two his.  Micah Hoffpauir drove in yet another run with his ninth homerun of the season.  He now has 42 RBIs in his 45 games.

Geovany Sota had the big hit of the game in the Cubs 7-2 win over Round Rock.  His grand slam in the sixth capped off a six run inning that pushed the Cubs into the lead for good.  Mike Fontenot went three for five with a run and an RBI.

Randy Wells picked up the win in a three inning relief appearance despite giving up the two runs.  He gave up three hits and one walk and he struck out one.

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.

Micah Hoffpauir drove in his 40th run of the season in the second inning but unfortunately, that’s all the Cubs got in their 5-1 loss to Round Rock.  Geovany Soto doubled and he scored the lone run.

Wade Miller was roughed up in his rehab start. He gave up four runs on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Scott Moore had a big day at the plate in the Cubs 9-7 win over Oklahoma.  He went two for four with two homeruns and five RBIs.  Buck Coats also had a nice game and he went two for four with two doubles and three runs.

Ryan O’Malley picked up the win despite a rough start.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and one walk with three strikeouts in five innings of work and the win improved his record to 2-3 on the season.

Cory Bailey was hit hard in his one inning of relief and he dropped to 0-1 on the season.  He gave up four runs on four hits and a walk.

Geovany Soto provided most of the offense in the 8-4 win with one swing of the bat.  His three run homer put the Cubs on the board in the first inning.

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.

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.

Iowa scored two runs in the ninth inning to send the game into extra frames and then Mike Kinkade hit a huge two run walk off homer in the tenth to win for the Cubs.  Kinkade finished the game three for five and he scored three runs in the 6-4 win.

Les Walrond had a tough start but the late inning heroics bailed him out.  He gave up eight hits and he walked seven in six innings.  Clay Rapada picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.

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.