Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

Peoria came out on top 11-9 over Beloit and the only casualties were the pitchers.  Just about everyone was a hitting star but Matt Camp went two for four with a run and three RBIs.  Nathan Sampson went three for five with an RBI and two runs.

Jeremy Papelbon picked up the win with three solid innings of relief.  He gave up one run on three hits and one walk with two strikeouts and the win pushes his record to 4-2 on the season.

James Adduci had a great day at the plate in the Chiefs 9-1 win over Beloit.  He went one for three with a double, a walk, two RBIs and a run.  Ryne Malone went two for four with two runs.

Jeremy Papelbon picked up the win and he improved to 3-2 on the season.  He gave up two hits with four strikeouts in three innings of relief.

Jonathan Mota scored on a sac. fly by Russ Canzier in the top of the ninth inning to beat Cedar Rapids 4-3.  Canzier finished the game with two RBIs and Jonathan Mota went three for five with a run.

Jeremy Papelbon picked up the win with three nice innings of relief.  He gave up one hit and one walk and he struck out three in the win.

The Chiefs and Rattlers each took in a game in today’s doubleheader.  In the first game, the Chiefs got the bats going and won 8-5.  Wellington Castillo went three for three with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and a run while Joshua Lansford had two hits, two runs and two RBIs.  Jacob Renshaw was hit hard but he improved to 3-0.  He gave up five runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Game two didn’t go quite as well and the Chiefs lost 5-3 in eight innings.  Jeremy Papelbon gave up the walk off two run homer while Marco Carrillo had a rough start and didn’t even finish the fourth inning.  Russell Canzier hit a solo homerun and James Adduci went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Alfred Joseph provided most of the offense for the Chiefs in their 4-2 win over the White Caps.  He went two for four with a homerun and three RBIs.

Jacob Renshaw gave up two runs in five innings.  Jeremy Papelbon  picked up the win with three shutout innings.

Rafael Dolis lost his first game of the season with a tough loss.  He gave up four runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts in four innings of work.  Jeremy Papelbon was also knocked around and he gave up four runs in 1 2/3 innings.

Andrew Lopez was the hitting star.  He went two for four with a double, a triple an RBI and two runs.  DJ Lewis hit a solo homerun.