Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

The Chiefs and Rattlers each took in a game in today’s doubleheader.  In the first game, the Chiefs got the bats going and won 8-5.  Wellington Castillo went three for three with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and a run while Joshua Lansford had two hits, two runs and two RBIs.  Jacob Renshaw was hit hard but he improved to 3-0.  He gave up five runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Game two didn’t go quite as well and the Chiefs lost 5-3 in eight innings.  Jeremy Papelbon gave up the walk off two run homer while Marco Carrillo had a rough start and didn’t even finish the fourth inning.  Russell Canzier hit a solo homerun and James Adduci went two for four with a double and an RBI.

Oscar Bernard was roughed up by the Cougars in his relief appearance.  He took the loss and dropped to 0-1 and he gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with a strikeout in just two innings.

Wellington Castillo hit his third homerun of the season and he drove in two.  Andrew Lopez singled, drove in two and scored a run in the 6-4 loss.

Jose Ceda got it done in grand fashion today as he held the Loons to just two hits with five strikeouts in six innings of work.  Rocky Roquet struck out three in two shutout innings to close it out and he saved his third game of the season.

Wellington Castillo had a big day at the plate in the 3-0 win. He went two for four with a solo homerun and two RBIs.  Yusuf Carter drove in the other run on a solo shot.

Alberto Alburquerque picked up his first win of the season with five solid innings in the 3-1 Chiefs win.  He gave up just a single run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Andrew Lopez drove in two of the Chief’s three runs in the win.  Wellington Castillo went three for four with a run.

Welington Castillo had a big game at the plate in the Chiefs 8-3 blowout win over Burlington.  He went two for four with his first homerun and three RBIs.  Joshua Lansford hit a two run homerun and Russell Canzier had three hits and three runs.

Jose Ceda picked up the win in a solid start.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in five innings.