Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

Daytona beat Dunedin 9-5 and Matt Matulia led the way for the Cubs at the plate.  He went three for four with an RBI and two runs.  Alan Rick hit a solo homerun and Brian Dopirak went three for three with a double and an RBI.

Jon Mueller improved to 5-1 with some solid relief.  He gave up one run on two hits with a strikeout in 2 1/3 innings.

The Cubs didn’t get much offense in their 2-0 shutout loss to Vero Beach.  Ryan Norwood had two of the five hits while Matt Matulia tripled.

A really good start by Mitch Atkins went to waste in the loss.  He gave up one unearned run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Nate Spears doubled home Mark Reed in the top of the tenth for the game winner as Daytona topped Jupiter 5-4. Matt Matulia got it done in the earlier innings with a nice day at the plate. He went three for five with a double, a triple, two RBIs and a run.

Jesse Estrada was touched up for four runs in five innings but the pen and the hitters picked him up. Michael Phelps picked up the win with a shutout ninth and Matthew Avery put Jupiter down in the tenth for his fifth save of the season.

Matt Mutulia was the hitting star in Daytona’s 7-2 win over Palm Beach.  He went three for five with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs.  Nate Spears singled, drew a walk and scored two runs.

Sean Marshall picked up his first win of the season with six sold innings.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Jeff Samradzija had another nice start on the mound for Daytona. He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks with one strikeout in five innings.  Unfortunately, the very next inning he came out, Jon Mueller gave up three runs as Daytona lost it 6-4.

Matt Matulia and Jesus Valdez led Daytona at the plate.  Each had two hits and an RBI.

Daytona had a fun come from behind win that saw the team ring up five runs in the eighth inning to beat Jupiter 7-6.  Jesus Valdez was the hitting star and he went two for four with two runs and an RBIs.  Matt Matulia had a solid game as well and he went two for two with a run and two walks.

All four Cubs pitchers gave up runs in the win.  Jon Mueller picked up the despite giving up two runs in two innings.

The Daytona Cubs hammered Brevard County in their season opener.  They scored six of their eight runs in the final three frames with Matt Matulia leading the way.  He went two for four with a double and three RBIs.  Nate Spears scored twice and Tyler Colvin had two hits and a run.

Mitch Atkins threw six solid innings in his start.  He gave up two runs on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings of work.