Cubs Minor League Baseball Blog

J.R. Mathes improved to 5-3 on the season with a nice start in the Cubs 4-1 win over Portland.  He gave up just one run on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.  Mathes has been up and down all season and this was probably his best start since he threw five shutout innings back on May 2nd.

Felix Pie once again got it done at the plate.  He went two for five with two RBIs and a run and he’s now hitting .397 on the season.  I have a feeling he won’t qualify for the batting title though because I see the Cubs making a move at the deadline and bringing Pie up for good.