Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

John Webb had his best start of the season in Iowa’s 3-0 win over Nashville.  He gave up three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in eight shutout innings and the win improves his record to 2-4 on the season.

Josh Kroeger had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with a double and three RBIs.

It’s getting pretty ugly for Iowa as their pitchers were shelled for 19 more runs today.  John Webb took the loss and he fell to 1-3 on the season.  He gave up nine runs (four earned) on eight hits and five walks with five strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Alberto Garcia was the hitting star in the 19-4 loss.  He went two for four with two RBIs.

The Cubs had a tough day at the plate in a 7-3 loss to Tacoma that saw Iowa pick up just six hits in the game.  Mike Kinkade was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.

John Webb dropped to 1-2 with a tough start.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on seven hits and four walks with four strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

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.