Results tagged ‘ Nick Struck ’
5/30 Minor matters
Nick Struck gave up four runs on eight hits over five innings in Iowa’s 4-3 loss to Nashville. Iowa had the go-ahead run on in the ninth but couldn’t score. Brooks Raley starts Thursday.
Arismendy Alcantara had three hits in Tennessee’s 6-3 loss to Birmingham. Yeiper Castillo took the loss, giving up five runs over 3 2/3 innings.
Zach Cates threw six shutout innings as Daytona beat Tampa, 3-0. Cates struck out five. John Andreoli and Zeke DeVoss each had two hits.
Pierce Johnson gave up one run over 5 2/3 innings in Kane County’s 2-1 loss to Quad Cities. Johnson struck out seven. Marco Hernandez had two hits.
5/14 Minor matters
Nick Struck gave up four runs over six innings and Donnie Murphy hit a home run and drove in three in Iowa’s 6-4 win over Reno. Murphy was 2-for-4. Struck struck out four and gave up 11 hits. The I-Cubs matched a franchise record with five double plays in the game.
Rubi Silva and Rafael Lopez both homered to lead Tennessee to a 6-4 win over Jackson. The Smokies scored four runs in the top of the ninth for the win. Matt Szczur had two hits, including a double, and was batting .458 in his last five games. Silva hit his third home run in his last six games. Trey McNutt struck out three and picked up the win in relief.
Zach Cates gave up three runs over six innings but took the loss in Daytona’s 3-0 loss to Charlotte. Jorge Soler was named Florida State League Player of the Week. In four games, he was 7-for-15 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs, four RBIs and scored five runs. He has reached base in 10 consecutive games.
Pierce Johnson gave up four runs over six innings in Kane County’s 4-0 loss to Clinton. Gioskar Amaya and Dan Vogelbach each had two hits.
4/24 Minor matters
Nick Struck gave up two runs over six innings in Iowa’s 4-1 loss to Memphis on Tuesday. Ryan Sweeney extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a fifth inning single.
Jonathan Mota homered and drove in two runs in Tennessee’s 4-3 loss to Montgomery. Christian Villanueva and Johermyn Chavez each had two hits. Kyle Hendricks gave up one run on three hits over seven innings and struck out nine, but did not get a decision.
Ben Carhart had two hits in Daytona’s 3-0 loss to Dunedin. P.J. Francescon gave up one run on five hits over five innings and took the loss.
Kane County’s game against Peoria was postponed because of rain. Rock Shoulders was named Midwest League hitter of the week for April 15-21 after batting .475 with two home runs and five RBIs.
– Carrie Muskat
4/8 Minor matters
Ryan Sweeney was 2-for-3 with a solo home run but it wasn’t enough as Iowa lost, 7-3, to Albuquerque. Brett Jackson and Darnell McDonald also each had a hit and scored a run. Nick Struck took the loss, giving up four runs on eight hits over five innings.
Justin Bour had two hits, including a RBI double, but Tennessee lost, 5-4, to Pensacola. Kyle Hendricks gave up five runs on eight hits over five innings, striking out five.
P.J. Francescon threw five shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out six, in Daytona’s 9-0 win over Brevard County. Jorge Soler hit his second home run in as many games and Micah Gibbs hit his first of the season. Soler’s blast came in the sixth and scored Javier Baez, who had singled.
Quad Cities scored two runs in the 13th to beat Kane County, 3-1. Rock Shoulders had two hits to extend his hitting streak to four games. Michael Heesch started, and gave up one hit over 6 1/3 innings.
– Carrie Muskat
3/11 Cubs roster moves
The Cubs trimmed six from the spring camp roster on Monday. Trey McNutt, Brooks Raley, Alberto Cabrera and Logan Watkins were optioned to Triple-A Iowa, Robert Whitenack was optioned to Double-A Tennessee, and pitcher Nick Struck was assigned to Minor League camp. Raley and Cabrera are projected as starters in Iowa’s rotation.
– Carrie Muskat
3/8 Cubs vs Reds, ppd rain
The Cubs’ game Friday night against the Reds was called after 1 1/2 innings because of rain. Scott Hairston hit a solo homer with two outs in the first, but it doesn’t count in the spring stats. Nick Struck started for Chicago and gave up a sacrifice fly and also committed a throwing error as he threw to second for an attempted pick off — but there was no one covering second. The game will not be made up.
On Saturday, the Cubs play host to the Indians at HoHoKam Stadium in Mesa. Brooks Raley will get the start and be followed by Alberto Cabrera. Here’s the early lineup:
DeJesus CF
Baez SS
Castillo C
Schierholtz RF
Hairston DH
Valbuena 3B
Chavez LF
Nelson 1B
Watkins 2B
* Looking ahead, Scott Feldman will face Jason Marquis and the Padres on Sunday at HoHoKam.
– Carrie Muskat
3/2 Giants 9, Cubs 7
Carlos Villanueva gave up one run on four hits over three innings, and that was a solo home run by Pablo Sandoval, in the Cubs’ 9-7 loss to the Giants on Saturday. Brett Jackson doubled and scored on Matt Szczur’s sacrifice fly in the eighth. Steve Clevenger, starting at first base, hit two RBI singles. Logan Watkins added a RBI double and Jackson had a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Brian Bogusevic also had two hits.
“I’m satisfied, even with the home run allowed,” Villanueva said. “It’s the best I’ve felt and I had better rhythm that [third] inning. Sometimes you have to tip your cap [to Sandoval]. I’d rather tip now in spring than in the regular season. It’s a better day but still have work to do.”
Sandoval hit a pitch that was ankle high.
“It was exactly where I wanted to throw it,” Villanueva said, shaking his head.
* On Sunday, the Cubs will play split-squad games, sending half the team to Tempe to face the Angels, and the other half will play the Brewers at HoHoKam. Yovanni Gallardo had been scheduled to face the Cubs in Mesa but was scratched because of a groin strain. Edwin Jackson will start for the Cubs. This will be Anthony Rizzo’s last game with the Cubs before joining Team Italy for the World Baseball Classic. According to their respective Twitter accounts, Albert Almora and Daniel Vogelbach will be on the travel squad for one of the Cubs’ teams on Sunday. Almora, the Cubs’ No. 1 Draft pick last year, said he’s going to be playing in Tempe.
Here are the early Sunday lineups:
Vs. Brewers in Mesa
Valbuena 3B
Barney 2B
Rizzo 1B
Soriano DH
Schierholtz RF
Castillo C
Hairston CF
Jackson LF
Baez SS
Vs. Angels in Tempe
DeJesus CF
Sappelt RF
Bogusevic DH
Nelson 1B
Villanueva 3B
Chavez LF
Maysonet 2B
Gonzalez SS
– Carrie Muskat
11/20 Decision day
Today is the deadline for Major League teams to file their reserve lists and set their 40-man rosters prior to the Rule 5 Draft, which will be held Dec. 6. The Cubs’ 40-man roster is at 39.
Players who have been in the Cubs’ Minor League system for four years and were 19 years old or older on June 5 the year they were drafted are eligible to be selected in the Rule 5 Draft. If a player was 18 or younger on June 5 of his Draft year, that player becomes eligible after five years.
Among the names of players who could be selected are Logan Watkins and Nick Struck, who were picked as the Cubs’ Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively, in 2012. Here’s a list of Cubs prospects eligible for Rule 5 Draft. We’ll update later when the team announces any changes to the roster:
Jeffry Antigua, Frank Batista, Jason Berken, Justin Bour, Michael Brenly, Michael Burgess, Kyler Burke, David Cales, Esmailin Caridad, Marcelo Carreno, Matt Cerda, Hunter Cervenka, Evan Crawford, Willengton Cruz, Michael de la Cruz, Antonio Encarnacion, Carlos Figueroa, Eduardo Figueroa, Marcus Hatley, Ty’Relle Harris, Jay Jackson, Alvido Jimenez, Austin Kirk, Luis Liria, Jeff Lorick, Marcos Mateo, Edwin Maysonet, Trey McNutt, Pedro Medina, Jose Montesino, A.J. Morris, Jonathon Mota, Felix Pena, Starling Peralta, Nelson Perez, Dae-Eun Rhee, Greg Rohan, Jose Rosario, Zac Rosscup, Julio Sanchez, Brian Schlitter, Ryan Searle, Matt Spencer, Nick Struck, Larry Suarez, Francisco Turbi, Christian Villanueva, Brett Wallach, Logan Watkins, Casey Weathers, Rob Whitenack, Ty Wright.
– Carrie Muskat
11/16 AFL final update
The Mesa Solar Sox ended the Arizona Fall League season on Thursday with an 8-3 loss to Phoenix. Cubs prospect Matt Szczur was 0-for-4, and finished his AFL stint batting .264. Logan Watkins, a late add to take Javier Baez’s place on the roster, batted .219 in nine games, and Rubi Silva batted .206 in 20 games. Among the Cubs pitching prospects who took part, Dae-Eun Rhee posted a 6.27 ERA in six games, giving up 13 earned runs over 18 2/3 innings in six starts. Nick Struck, the Cubs’ Minor League pitcher of the year, compiled a 5.51 ERA in 12 appearances, giving up 10 earned runs on 12 hits and 12 walks over 16 1/3 innings. Kevin Rhoderick served up five runs on seven hits and struck out 14 over 9 1/3 innings. Tony Zych posted a 3.86 ERA in 13 games, giving up 18 hits and walking two over 14 innings. Peoria and Salt River will play for the AFL championship on Saturday at Scottsdale Stadium.
– Carrie Muskat
10/17 AFL update
Cubs top prospect Javier Baez had two hits and one RBI but it wasn’t enough as the Mesa Solar Sox lost 4-2 on Tuesday to Peoria in Arizona Fall League play. Matt Szczur and Rubi Silva both started, and were hitless. Baez, who is tied for the AFL lead in RBIs, started at third for the second time in AFL play. Kevin Rhoderick gave up one hit and struck out two in one inning of relief, and Nick Struck threw one hitless inning in relief. On Wednesday, Mesa travels to Scottsdale for a game. First pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m. MT.
– Carrie Muskat
mlblogsmuskat1
Recent Comments