Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

The Smokies beat Mississippi 8-5 and Josh Kroeger had a had in six of those runs.  He went two for three with two walks, three RBIs and three runs.  Jacob Fox went two for five with a triple and he scored twice.

The pen did most of the work in this one because Donald Veal had a rough start.  Jerry Blevins picked up the win with an inning of shutout relief.

Jerry Blevins gave up a run in the ninth that cost the Smokies the game in their 3-2 loss to Mississippi.  Justin Berg was decent in his start.  He only gave up two runs but he gave up eleven hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Jacob Fox was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four and he doubled three times.  Josh Kroeger drove in both of the Smokies runs.

Chris Amador got it done with the stick today as the Cubs beat Jupiter 6-3.  He went three for five with a triple and two runs.  Ryan Norwood had two singles, two RBIs and a run.

Jerry Blevins picked up the win in a relief appearance.  He threw 2 1/3 innings of shutout ball and he struck out two.