MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF AUGUST 18, 2018 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 4-3 YESTERDAY / 299-348 OVERALL

IOWA CUBS-AAA (46-77, 4th Place, 18.5 GB) Yesterday: Win at Oklahoma City, 4-3 (11) TOP PERFORMERS

The I-Cubs scored two in the eighth to help force extras and plated one in the 11th TODAY: at Oklahoma City (DH) RHP Duncan Robinson (AA-Tenn.) inning to earn a 4-3 win at Oklahoma City in their second-straight extra-innings contest. SCHEDULED STARTER: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 SO Starting IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA G1: TBD LHP Faustino Carrera (A-Eugene) RHP (ND) 6.0 3 2 2 2 7 1 5-12 4.84 G2: RHP Daniel Corcino (2-3, 3.38) W, 6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 SO Homers — Hannemann (4) RHP Peyton Remy (AZL-Mesa 1) W, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 SO ©© RF Jacob Hannemann (.226) went 2-for-5 with a solo homer in the seventh inning, his fourth of the season. ©© 2B Stephen Bruno (.234) went 2-for-4 with two runs scored. ©© SS Mike Freeman (.271) went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two RBI. TOP PROSPECT RANKINGS MLB PIPELINE 1. RHP 2. INF Aramis Ademan 3. RHP Oscar De La Cruz 4. RHP Jose Albertos -AA (26-27, T-2nd Place, 5.0 GB) Yesterday: Win at Birmingham, 2-1 5. RHP Alex Lange Tennessee's held Birmingham to just three combined hits in a 2-1 shutout win. TODAY: vs. Jackson 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 Duncan Robinson (ND) 6.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 7-4 3.31 RHP Matt Swarmer (3-4, 3.47) 9. OF Nelson Velazquez Homers — Burks (6) 10. C Miguel Amaya ©© C P.J. Higgins (.208) went 1-for-4 with an RBI. 11. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng ©© LF Charcer Burks (.233) went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in the fifth inning, his sixth homer of the season. 12. RHP ©© RHP Duncan Robinson has a 1.00 ERA (2 ER/18.0 IP) and 14 in his last three starts. 13. OF Mark Zagunis ©© RHP Preston Morrison (1.0 IP, SO), LHP Wyatt Short (W, 1.0 IP, SO) and RHP Allen Webster (S, 1.0 IP, 2 SO) combined to 14. INF out four batters and allow no hits in 3.0 scoreless innings of relief. 15. LHP 16. RHP Jeremiah Estrada 17. RHP Erich Uelmen 18. RHP 19. RHP Erling Moreno -A (21-33, 4th Place, 12.5 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Buies Creek, 6-1 20. RHP Michael Rucker Myrtle Beach combined for just two hits in a 6-1 setback vs. Buies Creek TODAY: vs. Buies Creek 21. RHP Alec Mills Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 22. INF Zack Short LHP Bryan Hudson (L) 5.2 4 5 3 2 4 0 6-10 4.43 LHP Justin Steele (1-1, 2.03) 23. RHP Javier Assad 24. LHP Bryan Hudson Homers — None 25. INF Wladimir Galindo ©© CF D.J. Wilson (.240) went 1-for-4 with a run scored. 26. LHP Brailyn Marquez ©© LF Jared Young (.282) went 1-for-3 with a triple. 27. RHP Trevor Clifton 28. RHP 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 (22-32, 8th Place, 8.5 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Great Lakes, 4-3 5. RHP Alex Lange South Bend scored two in the first inning, but could not hold on in a 4-3 setback vs. TODAY: vs. Great Lakes 6. RHP Oscar De La Cruz Great Lakes. SCHEDULED STARTER: 7. LHP Brendon Little 8. RHP Thomas Hatch Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA TBD 9. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng RHP Ryan Williams (ND) 5.0 7 3 3 1 2 1 0-2 5.53 10. OF Nelson Velazquez Homers — None ©© 3B Austin Filiere (.261) went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored. ©© SS Delvin Zinn (.267) went 2-for-3 with an RBI. ©© DH Rafael Narea (.236) went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk.

EUGENE AND MESA ON PAGE 2 -A (11-12, T-2nd Place, 4.0 GB) Yesterday: Win vs. Boise, 6-1 FIRST HALF STANDINGS Eight different Eugene hitters combined for 12 hits in a 6-1 victory vs. Boise. TODAY: vs. Boise Team Record Place GB Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: Tennessee 36-34 4th 3.5 LHP Faustino Carrera (W) 6.0 1 1 1 2 6 1 4-2 3.09 RHP Riley Thompson (0-2, 3.75) Myrtle Beach 34-36 T-4th 7.0 ©© C Caleb Knight (.208) went 2-for-4 with an RBI. South Bend 34-35 4th 13.0 ©© DH Jonathan Sierra (.249) and 2B Levi Jordan (.247) each went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Eugene 14-24 4th 10.0 ©© RF Nelson Velazquez (.236) went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored. Mesa 1 18-10 1st -- ©© LHP Faustino Carrera is 3-0 with a 2.36 ERA (7 ER/26.2 IP) in his last five starts. Mesa 2 14-13 3rd 5.5

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MESA CUBS 1-R (14-6, 1st Place, 1.5 GA) Yesterday: Win vs. AZL D-backs, 4-1 Tennessee INF Jason Vosler Mesa 1 cruised to a 4-1 victory vs. the AZL D-Backs. TODAY: Off Day RHP Craig Brooks Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Trevor Clifton RHP Peyton Remy (W) 6.0 5 0 0 1 6 0 6-1 2.70 RHP Thomas Hatch Homers — None RHP Dakota Mekkes OF Jeffrey Baez ©© SS Josue Huma (.255) went 3-for-4 with a stolen base ... his first three-hit game of the season. ©© C Alexander Guerra (.238) went 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk and two runs scored. Myrtle Beach ©© 2B Yonathan Perlaza (.314) went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. C Jhonny Pereda ©© DH Orian Nunez (.281) went 1-for-3 with two RBI. RHP Tyler Peyton ©© RHP Peyton Remy is 5-0 with a 0.81 ERA (3 ER/33.1 IP) and 38 strikeouts in seven home outings (three starts) this season. INF Aramis Ademan

South Bend C Miguel Amaya INF Jared Young MESA CUBS 2-R (10-9, 3rd Place, 3.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. AZL Indians 1, 15-3 RHP Javier Assad Mesa 2 surrendered 16 hits in a 15-3 setback vs. AZL Indians 1. TODAY: at AZL Brewers RHP Brendan King Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Rollie Lacy LHP Jack Patterson (L) 2.0 8 8 7 2 0 3 1-1 2.96 Homers — None ©© 2B Luis Diaz (.267) went 2-for-5 with an RBI. ©© 1B Fidel Mejia (.315) and DH Henderson Perez (.270) each went 1-for-4 with a walk, and an RBI. ©© 3B Luis Verdugo (.171) went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored.

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