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6/2 Minor matters
Brett Jackson hit his third home run in Iowa’s 7-6, 13-inning loss to New Orleans. Dave Sappelt had three hits and Ian Stewart hit a double and finished with two RBIs. Guillermo Moscoso struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings.
Christian Villanueva and Arismendy Alcantara each homered in Tennessee’s 9-3 loss to Birmingham. Matt Loosen took the loss, giving up four earned runs on six hits and four walks over 5 1/3 innings.
Javier Baez went 5-for-6 with three doubles, a home run and six RBIs in Daytona’s 14-5 win over Brevard County. Baez scored three runs and was batting .277 for the season. Jorge Soler also homered, his eighth, and was batting .295. P.J. Francescon picked up the win, giving up one run on five hits over six innings. Dustin Geiger had his third multi-hit game in the last 10 games and drove in a run. He leads the league with 47 RBIs.
Tayler Scott gave up seven runs on seven hits over four innings in Kane County’s 15-2 loss to Cedar Rapids. Albert Almora notched his fifth multi-hit game out of nine. Jeimer Candelario had two hits.
5/31 Minor matters
Brooks Raley gave up two runs over six innings in Iowa’s 6-1 loss to Nashville. Logan Watkins had two hits. Blake Parker struck out three in the ninth. He has a 2.04 ERA in 16 relief appearances.
Alberto Cabrera gave up one run and struck out seven over six innings in Tennessee’s 5-1 win over Birmingham. Anthony Giansanti, Ty Wright, Matt Szczur, Chad Noble and Rubi Silva each had two hits. Wright and Noble had two RBIs each.
Javier Baez and Ben Carhart each homered in Daytona’s 5-4 loss to Tampa. Carhart finished with two RBIs, and Baez homered for the second time in three games. Ben Wells took the loss, giving up three runs over six innings.
Kane County’s game vs. Quad Cities was cancelled because of unplayable field conditions. They will not make up the game.
5/29 Minor matters & Vitters update
Chris Rusin struck out eight and gave up one run over eight innings in Iowa’s 6-2 win over Nashville on Tuesday. Edwin Maysonet and Brent Lillibridge each homered. Donnie Murphy had two hits and scored a run. It was Rusin’s longest outing of the season.
Note: Josh Vitters was placed on the disabled list Tuesday, retroactive to May 26, with a strained muscle in his rib cage. It’s the second trip to the DL for Vitters, 23. He also missed time April 9-30 because of a lower back strain. In 19 games with Iowa, Vitters was batting .270 with two doubles, three homers and eight RBIs.
Arismendy Alcantara hit his eighth home run to help Tennessee beat Birmingham, 3-2. Kyle Hendricks picked up the win, giving up two runs over 6 2/3 innings. Christian Villanueva hit a double and triple and scored a run.
Javier Baez hit a walkoff home run, a two-run shot, in the 11th inning to help Daytona beat Tampa, 6-4. Baez is batting .268 for the season; it was his seventh home run. Austin Kirk started and gave up three runs over five innings.
Dan Vogelbach hit his seventh home run and drove in three runs in Kane County’s 7-5 loss to Quad Cities in a rain-shortened six-inning game. Dillon Maples took the loss, giving up seven runs over three innings.
5/23 Minor matters
Brian Bogusevic, Edwin Maysonet and Donnie Murphy each homered but it wasn’t enough as Iowa lost, 9-4, to Las Vegas. Bogusevic homered for the third straight game, and was 5-for-11 in his last four games. Casey Coleman pitched a season-high three innings and did not allow a run.
Tennessee had Wednesday off and plays host to Huntsville on Thursday.
Austin Kirk gave up one run on three hits over five innings in Daytona’s 8-4 win over Jupiter. Javier Baez hit a double and drove in a run, and now has hit safely in nine straight games. Dustin Geiger had two hits.
Albert Almora went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBIs in his first game but it wasn’t enough as Kane County lost, 9-2, to Peoria. Almora, the Cubs’ No. 1 Draft pick in 2012, had been slowed since breaking a hamate bone in his left hand in Spring Training. Dan Vogelbach hit a RBI double as well.
– Carrie Muskat
5/16 Minor matters
Iowa had Wednesday off. The I-Cubs return to action Thursday, playing host to Tucson. Matt Garza is scheduled to start, making his fourth Minor League rehab start, second with Iowa.
Jair Fernandez hit his first home run in Tennessee’s 8-4 loss to Jackson. Eric Jokisch gave up two runs over 6 2/3 innings and did not get a decision. Matt Szczur extended his hitting streak to seven games, and was batting .455 in the stretch.
Austin Kirk gave up six runs on seven hits over four innings in Daytona’s 7-1 loss to Charlotte. Javier Baez singled, and now has hit safely in five of six games. He’s batting .238 overall.
Tayler Scott threw 7 1/3 shutout innings, giving up two hits, in Kane County’s 4-0 win over Peoria. Scott walked two and struck out two. Wilson Contreras had two hits and two RBIs, and Bijan Rademacher and Dan Vogelbach had two hits apiece. Scott now has a 1.47 ERA in three May starts.
5/10 Minor matters
Darnell McDonald hit a solo home run but it wasn’t enough as Iowa lost 5-1 to Colorado Springs on Thursday. Drew Carpenter gave up three runs on six hits over five innings, striking out six. Brett Jackson, activated from the DL Thursday after missing time because of a turf toe, went 2-for-4. Brad Nelson also had two hits.
Rafael Lopez and Jonathan Mota both homered in Tennessee’s 9-7 loss to Birmingham. Alberto Cabrera gave up six runs on 13 hits over 4 1/3 innings, striking out five.
Javier Baez had two hits, including a double and a triple, and stole a base in Daytona’s 4-3 win over Dunedin. Baez was batting .244 overall. P.J. Francescon gave up three runs on eight hits over five innings and did not get a decision. Dustin Geiger had two hits and raised his team-leading RBIs total to 29.
Kane County’s game against Burlington was postponed because of rain. It’s the Cougars’ 10th postponement this year.
5/8 Minor matters
Nick Struck gave up five runs on eight hits over 5 2/3 innings in Iowa’s 5-0 loss to Colorado Springs. Zach Putnam threw 1 1/3 shutout innings of relief, striking out one.
Matt Loosen gave up seven runs on four hits over 2 1/3 innings in Tennessee’s 16-0, five-inning loss to Birmingham. The game was called early because of rain. Kyuji Fujikawa was scheduled to pitch but the game was stopped before he could get in. He will pitch on Wednesday.
Ben Wells gave up five runs on seven hits over five innings in Daytona’s 13-3 loss to St. Lucie. Javier Baez hit a solo home run, his sixth, and is batting .238 for the season.
Kane County had Tuesday off, and will open a series against Burlington on Wednesday.
4/26 Minor matters
Ryan Sweeney hit his fourth home run, a three-run shot in the first, to help Iowa beat Omaha 9-3 on Thursday. Sweeney was batting .404 and has an 11-game hitting streak. He was 4-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs. Brent Lillibridge also had four hits and two RBIs. Ian Stewart went 1-for-3 in his eighth rehab game. Esmailin Caridad picked up the win in relief.
Dallas Beeler threw seven shutout innings in Tennessee’s 2-1 win over Pensacola. Ronald Torreyes had three hits and scored a run and Jae-Hoon Ha notched his 10th RBIs.
Javier Baez hit his fourth home run and Chad Noble hit his first in Daytona’s 5-3 win over Lakeland. Zach Cates picked up the win, giving up four hits over five scoreless innings. Baez is batting .238 with 11 RBIs.
Lendy Castillo gave up six runs on eight hits over six innings in Kane County’s 6-4 loss to Fort Wayne. Oliver Zapata hit a two-run double.
– Carrie Muskat
4/23 Minor matters
Brooks Raley gave up two runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings in Iowa’s 5-2 win over Memphis on Monday night. Brad Nelson hit his third homer, and drove in two runs. Ian Stewart was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in the sixth game of his rehab assignment.
Eric Jokisch gave up one earned run on eight hits over 6 1/3 innings in Tennessee’s 8-3 win over Montgomery. Arismendy Alcantara had two hits, including his fourth home run, and two RBIs. Jokisch ranks fourth in the Southern League in ERA (1.11).
Austin Kirk gave up four runs on four hits and struck out eight over five innings in Daytona’s 7-4 win over Dunedin. Javier Baez had three hits and one RBIs and was batting .234. Dustin Geiger had three hits and three RBIs, and leads the team with 18 RBIs.
Dan Vogelbach hit his second home run in Kane County’s 9-6 loss to Peoria. Vogelbach was 2-for-4, and also hit a sacrifice fly. Rock Shoulder’s hitting streak was snapped at six games, but he did reach base three times via walks.
4/18 Minor matters
Javier Baez went 3-for-6, hitting his third home run, and drove in two runs and Dustin Geiger was 3-for-5 with four RBIs, including three on his second homer of the season, in Daytona’s 13-2 win over Clearwater on Wednesday. Baez and Geiger both homered in a six-run eighth inning. Austin Kirk picked up the win in relief, giving up one run on three hits over five innings. Jorge Soler was expected back in Daytona’s lineup Thursday.
Christian Villanueva hit a three-run home run to help Tennessee beat Huntsville, 4-1, on Wednesday. Eric Jokisch picked up the win, giving up three hits over six shutout innings. He struck out seven.
Rain postponed both Iowa’s and Kane County’s games on Wednesday. Iowa is scheduled to play Nashville Thursday, weather permitting. Kane County is slated to play Quad Cities if the rain stops.
– Carrie Muskat
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