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7/3 Minor League report
Chris Rusin threw six shutout innings and recorded his eighth quality start but it wasn’t enough as Iowa lost, 4-1. Josh Vitters had two hits, including a two-out double in the ninth.
Tennessee scored four runs in the third to beat Chattanooga, 6-4. Dae-Eun Rhee gave up four runs on four hits over five innings for the win. Greg Rohan had four hits, including two doubles, and drove in two runs. Jae-Hoon Ha, who will play for the World team in the All-Star Futures Game, had two hits, including a double, and one RBI. Junior Lake also had two hits.
Daytona scored six runs in the sixth to post a 7-3 win over Lakeland. P.J. Francescon gave up three runs on five hits over six innings. Matt Cerda had two hits and two RBIs and Elieser Bonne was 3-for-3.
Jose Rosario gave up six runs (four earned) on 10 hits over seven innings and struck out seven in Peoria’s 6-0 loss to Kane County.
South African Tayler Scott gave up two runs, one earned, on one hit and four walks over 4 1/3 innings in Boise’s 7-5 loss to Tri-City. Gioskar Amaya had three hits and drove in two runs, and Stephen Bruno had two hits and two RBIs.
Daniel Vogelbach hit his second homer in as many games and drove in two runs in Mesa’s 5-4 loss to the Rangers. Vogelbach was hitting .462 and finished with two RBIs. Hunter Ackerman started and gave up two hits over three innings. Trevor Gretzky had two hits and scored a run.
– Carrie Muskat
7/2 Minor League report
Brett Jackson had two hits, a double and triple, plus two RBIs and one stolen base in Iowa’s 13-12 loss to Nashville. It was his third straight multi-hit game. Dave Sappelt hit his fourth homer and Josh Vitters had three hits, including two doubles. Adrian Cardenas and Blake Lalli each had three hits as well.
Nick Struck gave up two runs on five hits over five innings in Tennessee’s 3-0 loss to Chattanooga. Justin Bour had three hits, including two doubles, and Jae-Hoon Ha hit a double.
Matt Loosen gave up four runs on six hits over six innings in Daytona’s 5-3 loss to Lakeland. Rebel Ridling had two hits, both doubles, and one RBIs.
Starling Peralta gave up three runs on four hits over eight innings in Peoria’s 7-2 loss to Kane County. Taiwan Easterling had three hits and Dustin Geiger had two hits.
Dong-Yub Kim hit a solo homer in Boise’s 2-1 loss to Tri-City. He also hit a double in the game. Jeimer Candelario had two hits, and has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games.
Daniel Vogelbach had four hits, including his first pro home run, in Mesa’s 9-7 win over the Athletics. Vogelbach also tripled and drove in three runs. Carlos Escobar and Izaac Garsez each had two hits.
– Carrie Muskat
6/30 Minor League report
Rodrigo Lopez threw six shutout innings in Iowa’s 7-0 win over Oklahoma City. Josh Vitters hit his 13th home run and drove in three runs, Brett Jackson had two hits and stole a base.
Dallas Beeler gave up two runs on six hits over five innings in Tennessee’s 10-8 win over Birmingham. Justin Bour hit his seventh home run and Frank Batista converted his 13th save.
Roni Torreyes had three hits, including his fourth home run, in Daytona’s 11-10 loss to Dunedin. Matt Szczur had two hits and scored three runs, and Greg Rohan drove in a run to raise his league-leading total to 65.
Anthony Giansanti and Javier Baez each had two hits in Peoria’s 8-7 loss to Wisconsin.
Willengton Cruz gave up one run on three hits over five innings in Boise’s 4-1 loss to Spokane. Stephen Bruno had two hits.
– Carrie Muskat
6/28 Minor League report & All-Star Vitters
Chris Rusin gave up eight runs on eight hits over four innings in Iowa’s 10-6 loss to Oklahoma City. Josh Vitters was 2-for-4 with a double and triple, and now has a 10-game hitting streak. Vitters was named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star team, selected as a reserve for the 25th annual game, to be held July 11. Ty Wright drove in three runs.
Tennessee lost, 11-0, to Birmingham. Dae-Eun Rhee gave up six runs on seven hits over four innings and took the loss. The Smokies made some roster moves. Catcher Juan Apodaca will rejoin the team, right-handed pitcher Alberto Cabrera was promoted to Iowa, and catcher Luis Flores announced his retirement from baseball.
Austin Kirk threw six shutout innings and Greg Rohan went 5-for-5 in Daytona’s 12-1 win over St. Lucie. Matt Szczur hit his second home run, a grand slam in the fifth, and finished with three hits. Rohan hit two doubles and drove in two runs. He leads the Florida State League with 63 RBIs.
Jose Rosario gave up three runs on nine hits over five innings in Peoria’s 8-3 loss to Clinton. Dustin Geiger extended his hitting streak to 12 games and Paul Hoilman hit a RBI double.
Tayler Scott gave up five runs, none earned, on six hits over 3 1/3 innings in Boise’s 6-2 loss to Spokane. Marco Hernandez and Shawon Dunston Jr. each had two hits.
David Bote hit his first pro home run in Mesa’s 5-4 win over the Angels. Bote finished with three RBIs.
– Carrie Muskat
6/26 Minor League report
Brooks Raley gave up one run on five hits over seven innings in Iowa’s 2-1 win over Round Rock. Josh Vitters hit his 12th home run, extending his hitting streak to eight games. He has five homers and 14 RBIs in June. Rafael Dolis pitched the ninth for his third save.
Trey McNutt gave up one run on two hits over two innings in Tennessee’s 11-3 loss to Jacksonville in the makeup of a suspended game. Jae-Hoon Ha, who will play in the All-Star Futures Game, had two hits, as did Junior Lake. In the second game, Dallas Beeler gave up one run on three hits over 3 1/3 innings in Tennessee’s 10-3 loss.
Matt Loosen gave up three runs on two hits and two walks over six innings in Daytona’s 7-3 win over St. Lucie. He struck out seven. Arismendy Alcantara hit his fourth homer. In the second game, Kyler Burke gave up three runs on five hits over five innings in a 4-3, 12-inning win. Dustin Harrington delivered a RBI double in the 12th for the game winner.
Zach Cates gave up one run on five hits over 4 2/3 innings in Peoria’s 2-1 win over Clinton. Wes Darvill and Yasiel Balaguert each had two hits.
Jose Arias gave up one run on three hits over five innings in Boise’s 4-1 loss to Spokane. Gioskar Amaya had two hits and scored a run.
Mesa scored four runs in the seventh to post a 6-4 win over the Indians. Trey Martin, Tim Saunders and Jacob Rogers each had two hits.
– Carrie Muskat
6/25 Iowa Cubs win
Brooks Raley gave up one run on four hits over seven innings to help Iowa beat Round Rock, 2-1, on Monday in Des Moines. It was Raley’s third straight quality start. Josh Vitters drove in both runs. He extended his hit streak to eight games with an RBI single in the first to score Alfredo Amezaga. Vitters added a solo homer as well. He was the only Iowa player with a multi-hit game. Rafael Dolis recorded the save with a scoreless ninth.
– Carrie Muskat
6/23 Minor League report: Wednesday & Thursday
Wednesday’s games
Brooks Raley gave up one unearned run on two hits over seven innings and struck out seven in Iowa’s 4-1 win over Round Rock. Ty Wright hit his fifth home run and Blake Lalli had two hits. Raley is holding opponents to a .207 batting average with runners in scoring position. Rafael Dolis picked up his second save.
Tennessee had Wednesday off.
Rubi Silva hit a two-out walkoff homer in the ninth to lift Daytona to a 3-2 win over Tampa. P.J. Francescon gave up one earned run on nine hits over six innings. It was his third quality start.
Peoria had Wednesday off.
Jeimer Candelario hit his first home run in Boise’s 7-4 loss to Eugene. Shawon Dunston Jr. and Xavier Batista each had multi hit games.
The Cubs’ Mesa Rookie League team opened its season Thursday with a 3-1 win over the Giants. Zach Cates gave up one run on four hits over 3 1/3 innings. Gregori Gonzalez had two hits and one RBIs.
Thursday’s games
Josh Vitters hit his 11th home run in Iowa’s 6-2 loss to Round Rock. Iowa totaled three hits, including a double by Brett Jackson, who is batting .257. Ty Wright hit a RBI double in the seventh.
Tennessee opened the second half with a 3-1 win over Jacksonville. Nick Struck gave up one run on two hits and struck out seven over six innings. Junior Lake had four hits, Justin Bour had three hits, and Marcus Hatley picked up the save.
Daytona opened the second half with a 3-0 win over Clearwater. Austin Kirk threw seven shutout innings and Roni Torreyes hit his second homer. Rebel Ridling had three hits. Jeffrey Lorick picked up his first save.
Peoria had Thursday off.
Jeimer Candelario hit his second homer in as many games in Boise’s 5-4 win over Eugnee. Hayden Simpson earned the win in relief, striking out seven over four innings.
Ben Carhart and Tim Saunders each had two hits in Mesa’s 5-1 loss to the Athletics.
– Carrie Muskat
6/2 Minor League report
Chris Volstad gave up four runs on 10 hits over 6 2/3 innings in Iowa’s 5-4 loss to Omaha on Friday night. Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters both homered. Jackson had three hits and also a walk, and was batting .256. Vitters had two RBIs which came on his two-run, game-tying homer in the eighth, and was batting .276. Anthony Rizzo, named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Month for the second straight month, was not in the lineup. He has not played since last Sunday because of a sore right wrist.
Trey McNutt gave up one run on four hits over six innings in Tennessee’s 2-1 win over Huntsville. McNutt is 3-4 with a 2.68 ERA for the season. Jim Adduci had three hits and Matt Cerda and Michael Burgess each had two hits.
Matt Loosen gave up three runs on five hits over five innings in Daytona’s 16-7 win over Fort Myers. Micah Gibbs hit his third homer and Nelson Perez had two hits, including his ninth home run.
Daytona’s Austin Kirk, Arismendy Alcantara, Nelson Perez, Greg Rohan and Matt Szczur were named Florida State League Mid-Season All-Stars on Friday. The Daytona coaching staff will lead the FSL North team at the All-Star Game as a result of winning the 2011 FSL Championship. Manager Brian Harper, pitching coach Marty Mason, hitting coach Desi Wilson, trainer Pete Fagan and strength and conditioning Coach Ed Kohl earned the honors.
Michael Jensen gave up two unearned runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings in Peoria’s 8-6 win over Burlington. Pin-Chieh Chen hit his second homer and Paul Hoilman had two hits and three RBIs.
– Carrie Muskat
5/29 Minor League report
Josh Vitters had two hits, including his sixth home run, to back Brooks Raley and lift Iowa to an 8-2 win over Memphis on Monday. Raley gave up two runs on six hits over five innings. Brett Jackson had two hits, including a triple, and was batting .243.
Dae-Eun Rhee gave up seven runs on nine hits over 2 1/3 innings in Tennessee’s 8-4 loss to Huntsville. Rebel Ridling hit his sixth homer for the Smokies.
Daytona had Monday off and will play a doubleheader Tuesday against Brevard County. Rob Whitenack and P.J. Francescon were scheduled to start for the Cubs.
Jose Rosario gave up one run on three hits and struck out seven over seven innings in Peoria’s 3-1 loss to Wisconsin. Javier Baez, the Cubs’ No. 1 pick in 2011, had two hits in his debut with the Chiefs.
“I was relaxed,” Baez told the Peoria Journal Star. “I wanted to play my game, get a base hit, and hit the ball hard.”
– Carrie Muskat
5/26 Draft picks
With the First-Year Player Draft coming up June 4, here’s a look at recent Cubs picks:
2007: 3B Josh Vitters
Vitters was batting .263 in 44 games with Triple-A Iowa. He has 11 doubles, four homers, 21 RBIs and one stolen base.
2008: RHP Andrew Cashner
Traded to the Padres in January for first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
2009: OF Brett Jackson
Jackson was batting .232 in 43 games at Triple-A Iowa with four homers, 10 doubles, five triples, 15 RBIs and seven stolen bases. He has a .325 on-base percentage, and has struck out 61 times in 168 at-bats. He has 22 walks. Jackson has played all three outfield positions, but primarily center field. He’s been hitting sixth in five games and was 6-for-18 (.333) compared to hitting .202 in the leadoff spot.
2010: RHP Hayden Simpson
The right-hander, whose career was slowed after a bout with mononucleosis, is at Class A Daytona and has been pitching in relief in the last six games after going 0-3 with a 7.94 ERA (15 earned runs in 17 innings) in his first four starts. So far, he’s given up 10 earned runs on 18 hits and 12 walks over 15 1/3 innings in six relief appearances.
2011: SS Javier Baez
Baez has been playing in Mesa at extended Spring Training with several other Draft picks from last year. He has yet to be assigned to a Minor League team.
– Carrie Muskat
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