Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

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.

Carlos Marmol got it done in a nice start for Iowa.  He gave up just a single run on three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Carlos Rojas went two for four with a run and an RBI.  Koyie Hill doubled twice, drove in a run and scored twice.

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.

The Iowa Cubs got some really nice pitching in their doubleheader against Round Rock, it’s just unfortunate that they got just one run between the two games.  Les Walrond gave up just a single run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings of work in the opener.  Then Ryan O’Malley gave up just one unearned run in 4 2/3 innings in the 1-0 finale.

The lone run came in the opener, which Iowa lost 2-1, when Koyie Hill singled home Felix Pie.