MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF AUGUST 10, 2018 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 3-3 YESTERDAY / 273-324 OVERALL

IOWA CUBS-AAA (43-73, 4th Place, 19.0 GB) Yesterday: Win at New Orleans, 4-2 TOP PERFORMERS

The I-Cubs combined for eight hits and capitalized on three errors by New Orleans in a TODAY: at New Orleans RHP Michael Rucker (AA-Tenn.) 4-2 victory on Friday. SCHEDULED STARTER: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB, 4 SO Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Duane Underwood (4-9, 4.22) 1B-C Miguel Amaya (A-SB) RHP Trevor Clifton (W) 5.2 2 1 1 1 5 0 3-2 3.69 3-for-4, 2B, BB, RBI Homers — Coghlan (2) Mesa 1 Pitchers (AZL) 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 12 SO ©© RF Mark Zagunis (.274) went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. ©© 2B Stephen Bruno (.235) went 2-for-4 with a run scored. ©© LF Chris Coghlan (.204) went 1-for-5 and hit a solo home run in the third inning to give Iowa a 1-0 lead. TOP PROSPECT RANKINGS ©© RHP Trevor Clifton did not allow a hit until the sixth inning and has a 2.45 ERA (4 ER/14.2 IP) in his last three road starts. ©© RHP (S, 1.0 IP, 2 BB, 3 SO) earned his ninth save of the season and has 28 while allowing just four hits MLB PIPELINE 1. RHP and no runs in his last 13.1 innings pitched with Iowa dating back to June 19. 2. INF Aramis Ademan 3. RHP Oscar De La Cruz 4. RHP Jose Albertos -AA (21-25, 4th Place, 5.5 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Biloxi, 3-2 5. RHP Alex Lange The Smokies allowed two runs over the final two innings in a 3-2 setback vs. Biloxi. TODAY: vs. Biloxi 6. LHP Brendon Little 7. RHP Thomas Hatch Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 8. OF DJ Wilson RHP Michael Rucker (ND) 6.0 1 1 1 1 4 0 8-5 3.59 RHP (4-1, 3.03) 9. OF Nelson Velazquez Homers — Short (14), Balaguert (8) 10. C Miguel Amaya ©© SS Zack Short (.242) went 2-for-2 with two walks and a solo homer in the first inning, his 14th of the season. 11. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng ©© 1B Yasiel Balaguert (.228) extended his hitting streak to seven games, going 1-for-4 with a solo homer. 12. RHP Dillon Maples ©© RHP Michael Rucker has allowed just one run while pitching at least five innings in each of his last three starts. 13. OF Mark Zagunis 14. INF 15. LHP 16. RHP Jeremiah Estrada 17. RHP Erich Uelmen 18. RHP Keegan Thompson 19. RHP Erling Moreno -A (17-29, 4th Place, 12.0 GB) Yesterday: Win vs. Wilmington, 6-5 20. RHP Michael Rucker Myrtle Beach hit three homers in a five-run third inning in a 6-5 win over Wilmington. TODAY: vs. Wilmington 21. RHP Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 22. INF Zack Short RHP (W) 5.0 4 2 2 1 4 1 3-5 3.31 LHP Bryan Hudson (6-9, 4.30) 23. RHP Javier Assad 24. LHP Bryan Hudson Homers — Monasterio (3), Young (5), Davis (1) 25. INF Wladimir Galindo ©© DH Roberto Caro (.352) went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored ... also stole two bases, bringing his total to 12 on the season. 26. LHP Brailyn Marquez ©© LF Jared Young (.287) went 1-for-4 and hit a three-run homer in the third inning. 27. RHP Trevor Clifton ©© CF Zach Davis (.231) and 2B-SS Andruw Monasterio (.269) each added solo homers in the third inning. 28. RHP Cory Abbott ©© RHP Cory Abbott has a 1.95 ERA (6 ER/27.2 IP) and 26 strikeouts over his last five starts. 29. RHP Duane Underwood Jr. 30. INF Jason Vosler AMERICA 1. INF Aramis Ademan 2. RHP Adbert Alzolay 3. RHP Jose Albertos 4. C Victor Caratini -A (20-27, T-5th Place, 8.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Great Lakes, 6-3 (10) 5. RHP Alex Lange After falling behind early, South Bend rallied back to force extra innings, but allowed TODAY: vs. Lake County 6. RHP Oscar De La Cruz three runs in the 10th inning in a 6-3 setback vs. Great Lakes. SCHEDULED STARTER: 7. LHP Brendon Little 8. RHP Thomas Hatch Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Ryan Williams (0-1, 3.12) 9. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng LHP Brendon Little (ND) 4.2 8 3 2 2 5 0 4-9 4.81 10. OF Nelson Velazquez Homers — None ©© 1B-C Miguel Amaya (.269) went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk and an RBI ... his fifth three-hit game of the season. ©© 2B Clayton Daniel (.211) went 2-for-5 with a run scored. ©© DH Delvin Zinn (.257) went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.

EUGENE AND MESA ON PAGE 2 -A (7-8, 3rd Place, 2.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss at Everett, 5-2 FIRST HALF STANDINGS Eugene outhit Everett but allowed four runs in the seventh inning off a grand slam by TODAY: at Everett Team Record Place GB Robinson Cano en route to a 5-2 setback. SCHEDULED STARTER: Tennessee 36-34 4th 3.5 Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Eury Ramos (1-2, 4.91) Myrtle Beach 34-36 T-4th 7.0 RHP Paul Richan (ND) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0-1 1.50 South Bend 34-35 4th 13.0 Homers — Knight (1) Eugene 14-24 4th 10.0 Mesa 1 18-10 1st -- ©© C Caleb Knight (.133) went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run in the fifth inning. Mesa 2 14-13 3rd 5.5 ©© 3B Luke Reynolds (.324) went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. ©© 2B Andy Weber (.471) extended his hitting streak to six games, going 1-for-4 with a double ... has a hit in 10 of his last 11 games. ©© CF Fernando Kelli (.218) went 1-for-3 with a stolen base ... now leads the Northwest League with 24 stolen bases on the season. 2018 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS Iowa LHP Alberto Baldonado

MESA CUBS 1-R (9-4, 1st Place, 0.5 GA) Yesterday: Win vs. AZL Athletics, 3-0 Tennessee INF Jason Vosler Mesa 1 held the AZL Athletics to just six hits in a 3-0 shutout victory. TODAY: at AZL Padres 2 RHP Craig Brooks Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Trevor Clifton RHP Bailey Clark (ND) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0-0 0.00 RHP Thomas Hatch Homers — Perlaza (1) RHP Dakota Mekkes OF Jeffrey Baez ©© SS Christopher Morel (.333) went 2-for-4 ... his seventh multi-hit effort with Mesa. ©© 3B Yonathan Perlaza (.303) went 1-for-3 and hit a solo homer in the seventh inning. Myrtle Beach ©© RF Edmond Americaan (.308) went 1-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored. C Jhonny Pereda ©© RHP Bailey Clark, LHP Danny Hultzen (1.0 IP, 2 SO), RHP Yunior Perez (W, 3.0 IP, H, 5 SO), RHP Niels Stone (2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO) and RHP Tyler Peyton RHP Fauris Guerrero (S, 2.0 IP, 2 H) combined to 12 while walking just one batter in 9.0 scoreless innings. INF Aramis Ademan

South Bend C Miguel Amaya INF Jared Young MESA CUBS 2-R (6-6, 5th Place, 1.5 GB) Yesterday: Off Day RHP Javier Assad Mesa 2 was off yesterday and will be back in action today at AZL Mariners beginning at TODAY: at AZL Mariners RHP Brendan King 10:00 PM ET. RHP Rollie Lacy

TROPHY CASE Player (Team) Award Notes/Stats Jeffrey Baez (Tenn.) April Cubs Minor League Player of the Month .411 (23-for-56), 7 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 15 R, 7 R Matt Swarmer (MB) April Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month 2-2, 1.74 ERA (4 ER/20.2 IP), 26 SO, 3 BB Keegan Thompson (MB) Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (May 21-27) 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/6.0 IP), 1 H, 0 BB, 8 SO Jhonny Pereda (MB) May Cubs Minor League Player of the Month .287 (25-for-87), 6 2B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 14 BB Cory Abbott (SB) May Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month 3-1, 2.67 ERA (9 ER/30.1 IP), 41 SO, 11 BB Keegan Thompson (MB) Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (June 11-17) 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/7.0 IP), 0 H, 0 BB, 8 SO Jared Young (SB) June Cubs Minor League Player of the Month .340 (34-for-100), 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 15 R Duncan Robinson (Tenn.) June Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month 2-0, 1.57 ERA (4 ER/23.0 IP), 26 SO, 0 BB Miguel Amaya (SB) 2018 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game Selection Trent Giambrone (Tenn.) Southern League Player of the Week (July 2-8) .346 (9-for-26), 3 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 5 R Erick Leal (MB) Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (July 23-29) 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/8.1 IP), 0 BB, 11 SO Jared Young (SB/MB) July Cubs Minor League Player of the Month .350 (35-for-100), 4 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 9 R Erick Leal (MB) July Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Month 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/22.2 IP), 25 SO, 1 BB