Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

Joel Santo had a decent start go to waste and he fell to 4-4 on the season in Daytona’s 6-2 loss.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts in seven innings.

Alberto Garcia was the only Cub with two hits.  Kyle Reynolds went one for three with a walk and a run.

Daytona topped Jupiter 5-1 and the Cubs got some great relief pitching.  Joel Santo and Darin Downs combined for 4 2/3 shutout innings and they struck out eight.

Brian Dopirik went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Tyler Colvin tripled and he drove in two runs.

Joel Santo dropped to 3-3 on the season with a very tough start in the Cubs 12-7 loss to Vero Beach. He gave up eight runs on twelve hits with a walk and two strikeouts in five innings of work.

Jesus Valdez had four hits in the loss and Tyler Colvin went two for four with a double, two runs and two RBIs.  Chris Amador also had a nice game and he went two for four with a triple and three runs.

Joel Santo got it done and he improved to 3-1 on the season.  He gave up just a single run on seven hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Kyle Reynolds went three for four with a double and an RBI.  Mark Reed went two for three with a run.

Joel Santo dropped to 2-1 on the season as he lasted just four innings in this game. He gave up four runs on five hits and four walks with one strikeout.

Kyle Reynolds drove in the only run of the game in the 9-1 loss. He went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Joel Santo improved to 2-0 on the season with another solid start.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walks in 6 2/3 innings.  Jerry Blevins threw 2 1/3 shutout innings and he picked up his first save of the season.

Chris Amador was the hitting star.  He went three for four with an RBI and two runs.  He’s now hitting .357 and he’s scored 12 times in the ten games he’s played in.

The Cubs had a really good pitching performance in the first gam of a doubleheader with Vero Beach but then a very poor one in the second game.  Joel Santo gave up just one one run on eight hits in five innings and he picked up the win in the first game.  Chris Amador had a nice game at the plate.  He went one for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs in the 5-1 win.

Game two didn’t go nearly as well.  Mitch Atkins gave up six runs (just one earned) in 4 1/3 innings and both Cubs relievers gave up runs.  The lone run in the 8-1 loss was an RBI by Alberto Garcia.