Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

Tyler Colvin homered twice and drove in four runs in Daytona’s 11-2 win over Palm Beach.  Jake Muyco also had a great game and he went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Jeff Samardzija had some control problems and while he held Palm Beach scoreless, he gave up five walks and five hits in 4 2/3 innings.  Scott Koerber picked up the win with 2 1/3 shutout innings.

Scott Koerber was hit hard and he dropped to 2-4 on the season in the Daytona’s 9-5 loss to Dunedin.  He gave up six runs on eleven hits and four walks with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jesus Valdez was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three with two walks, two RBIs and a run.

Daytona didn’t do much at the plate in a 5-1 loss to Brevard County.  Nate Spears drove in the only run for the Cubs and Brian Dopirak went two for three with a walk and a run.

Scott Koerber dropped to 2-3 with a tough start.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on eleven hits and two hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Daytona had a tough time at the plate and they were held to five hits in a 5-0 loss to Fort Myers.  Jesus Valdez was the hitting star and he went two for four with a double.

Scott Koerber took the loss in a rough start.  He gave up four runs on four hits and one walk with one strikeout in five innings of work. 

Daytona rallied for three runs in the ninth to come back in a 4-3 win over St. Lucie.  Kyle Reynolds doubled, drove in a run and scored while Chris Amador finished with three hits.

Scott Koerber improved to 2-0 with a shutout inning of relief.  Matthew Avery pitched a shutout ninth and he saved his fourth game of the season.

Mitch Atkins gave up just one unearned run on two hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings in today’s start.  He didn’t pick up a decision though and the went to an equally impressive Scott Koerber, who threw  2 1/3 innings of shutout ball.

Jesus Valdez and Kyle Reynolds both had two hits and a run in the 5-4 win.  One of Reynolds’ hits was a double.