Chicago Cubs Minor League Report Games of June 4, 2017 | Minor League Clubs: 1-1 Yesterday / 120-101 Overall
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CHICAGO CUBS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF JUNE 4, 2017 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 1-1 YESTERDAY / 120-101 OVERALL IOWA CUBS-AAA (24-31, 4th Place, 9.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Nashville, 6-0 TOP PERFORMERS Iowa was shut out for the first time since April 28, falling 6-0 vs. Nashville. TODAY: vs. Oklahoma City RF Roberto Caro (A-South Bend) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 2-for-3, R, BB, 2 SB TBA RHP Williams Perez (L) 5.1 3 1 1 3 5 0 0-6 7.79 P Dakota Mekkes (A-South Bend) 1.2 IP, H, 4 SO Homers — None 3B Vimael Machin (A-South Bend) 2-for-5, 2B, HR, RBI, R © 3B Jeimer Candelario (.287) led the team with two hits, both singles ... finished 2-for-3 with a walk. © LF Chesny Young (.287) and CF John Andreoli (.224) each added a base hit and went 1-for-3. © Perez took his sixth-consecutive loss to begin the season despite tossing his best start of the season ... surrendered just one REHAB ASSIGNMENTS earned run on three hits over 5.1 IP and tied a season-high with five strikeouts. No Cubs are currently on a rehab assignment. TENNESSEE SMOKIES-AA (30-24, T-1st Place, ---) Yesterday: PPD vs. Birmingham (rain) TEAM LEADERS The Smokies were rained out for the 10th time this season ... their game with Birmingham TODAY: vs. Birmingham (DH) AAA-Iowa will be made up as part of a doubleheader Wednesday, June 7 ... will be their second SCHEDULED STARTER: Average: Victor Caratini (.339) twin-bill in three days as the Barons and Smokies already had a doubleheader scheduled G1: RHP Zach Hedges (5-4, 3.86) Homers: Ian Happ (9) G2: TBA for today. RBI: Victor Caratini (34) OPS: Ian Happ (.977) ERA: Seth Frankoff (2.77) MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS-A (31-25, 2nd Place, 1.0 GB) Yesterday: Susp. @ Buies Creek (10th, rain) Wins: Aaron Brooks (3) Saves: Pierce Johnson (5) Myrtle Beach’s contest with division-leading Buies Creek was suspended with the TODAY: @ Buies Creek Strikeouts: Seth Frankoff (59) Pelicans leading, 8-5, in the 10th inning ... the game will resume tomorrow with the SCHEDULED STARTER: Pelicans three outs away from a first-place tie with the Astros. RHP Michael Rucker (0-0, 1.96) AA-Tennessee Average: Charcer Burks (.305) Homers: Jason Vosler (10) SOUTH BEND CUBS-A (35-21, 3rd Place, 3.0 GB) Yesterday: Win @ Lake County, 5-3 RBI: Jason Vosler (38) OPS: Jason Vosler (.925) The Cubs broke a late 3-3 tie with runs in the eighth and ninth, to top Lake County, 5-3. TODAY: Off Day ERA: Trevor Clifton (2.36) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA Wins: Z. Hedges/J. Tseng (5) RHP Erling Moreno (ND) 4.0 5 3 3 1 6 0 0-0 4.91 Saves: Andury Acevedo (3) Strikeouts: Jen-Ho Tseng (47) Homers — Machin (3), Mitchell (6) © RHPs Tyson Miller (3.1 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 SO) and Dakota Mekkes (1.2 IP, H, 4 SO) combined for 5.0-shutout frames of relief ... Miller A-Myrtle Beach earned his fourth win of the year and Mekkes picked up his third save. Average: Daniel Spingola (.291) © Mekkes has fanned 42 batters in 29.1 IP this season with just 14 hits allowed and a 0.61 ERA (2 ER/29.1 IP). Homers: Matt Rose (10) © RF Roberto Caro (.391) went 2-for-3 with a run scored, walk and two stolen bases ... has gone 9-for-23 with a double, triple, four RBI: E. Martinez/M. Rose (27) RBI, four runs scored, four walks and five stolen bases in seven games with South Bend this season. OPS: Daniel Spingola (.841) © 3B Vimael Machin (.301) went 2-for-5 with a double and his third homer of the year, a solo shot in the fourth inning ... has hit ERA: Justin Steele (2.55) in six-straight, batting .423 (11-for-26) with six runs and eight RBI in that span. Wins: Adbert Alzolay (5) © LF Kevonte Mitchell (.222) was 1-for-3 with a solo home run, walk and stolen base. Saves: Three players tied (3) © 1B Wladimir Galindo (.297) was 2-for-5 with a run scored. Strikeouts: Thomas Hatch (56) A-South Bend Average: Vimael Machin (.301) Homers: Kevonte Mitchell (6) RBI: Vimael Machin (26) OPS: Zack Short (.845) ERA: Duncan Robinson (1.34) Wins: Manuel Rondon (7) Saves: Wyatt Short (5) Strikeouts: Dylan Cease (54) EUGENE EMERALDS-A (0-0) Season begins June 15 vs. Vancouver NEWS AND NOTES OUR PROSPECTS ARE GOOD: Three MESA CUBS-R (0-0) Season begins June 24 vs. AZL Athletics of the Cubs’ top 10 prospects (as rat- ed by Baseball America) have gotten the call to the big leagues already TOP 10 PROSPECTS (Baseball America) this season ... OF Albert Almora Jr. made the Northsiders’ Opening Day 1. Eloy Jimenez, OF (A-Myrtle Beach) 6. Mark Zagunis, OF (AAA-Iowa) roster ... INF Jeimer Candelario was Made season debut with Myrtle Beach 5/14 after missing 35 Has made All-Star teams at AA, A (Myrtle Beach, South Bend) called up from Iowa to be the club’s games with a shoulder injury. and Rookie levels. 26th man in a doubleheader at 2. Ian Happ, 2B/OF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) 7. Jeimer Candelario, INF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) Colorado, then remained at the Major Called up to Cubs May 13, homered for first major league hit. Called up May 9, played six games ... made ML Debut 7/3/2016. League level for six games ... I-Cubs INF/OF Ian Happ made his big 3. Albert Almora Jr., OF (MLB) 8. Trevor Clifton, RHP (AA-Tennessee) league debut May 13 at St. Louis and Made Cubs’ Opening Day roster. Was named 2016 Carolina League Pitcher of the Year homered off Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez for his first-career ML hit. 4. Dylan Cease, RHP (A-South Bend) 9. D.J. Wilson, OF (A-South Bend) Logged a 2.22 ERA (11 ER/44.2 IP) at Eugene last season. Picked in the 4th round of the 2015 Draft. THE I-CUBS ARE MY CUBS: Along with Happ and Candelario, six pitch- 5. Oscar De La Cruz, RHP (A-Myrtle Beach) 10. Jose Albertos, RHP ers have made the jump from Iowa Named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week 8/14/2016. 4.0 IP, H, 0 R in one start last season with Mesa. to Chicago this season ... RHP Eddie Butler became the first Cubs starter TROPHY CASE since 2006 to go 6.0-scoreless Award Player Notes innings in his team debut ... LHPs Rob Zastryzny and Zac Rosscup Southern League Player C Ian Rice (AA-Tennessee) Went 8-for-13 with two doubles, three homers (including a and RHPs Dylan Floro, Felix Pena of the Week (5/1-5/7) grand slam) and nine RBI. and Pierce Johnson have also seen Cubs Pitcher of the RHP Dylan Cease (A-South Bend) Posted a 1.90 ERA (5 ER/23.2 IP) in five April starts ... action at the major-league level. Month, April allowed one or no runs with seven or more strikeouts in four STREAKING: Two Smokies relievers, of his five outings. RHP Daury Torrez and RHP Andury Cubs Player of the INF Jeimer Candelario (AAA-Iowa) Hit .306/.432/.625 (22-for-72) ... tied for the PCL lead in Acevedo currently own streaks of at Month, April doubles while his 15 extra-base hits ranked second ... had least 15.0 IP without surrendering a three five-RBI games. run ... Torrez has not allowed a run in his last 24.2 IP ... Acevedo has yet to surrender a run this season in 15.0 IP. SOUTH BEND’S UNTOUCHABLES: SB Cubs RHP Dylan Cease has been fanning batters at a rate of 14.29 SO/9 (54 SO/34.0 IP), tops among Midwest League starting pitchers ... RHP Dakota Mekkes began the season with 11.0-consecutive hitless innings ... batters are 14-for-99 against the righty with 42 strikeouts, good for a .141 opponent batting average..