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 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 . 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: (9) G2: TBA for today. RBI: Victor Caratini (34) OPS: Ian Happ (.977) ERA: Seth Frankoff (2.77) -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) -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: (5) ©© LF Kevonte Mitchell (.222) was 1-for-3 with a solo , 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) -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 America) have gotten the call to the big leagues already TOP 10 PROSPECTS () 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 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 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 ... 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.