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CUBS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF JUNE 5, 2017 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 3-1 YESTERDAY / 122-102 OVERALL

IOWA CUBS-AAA (24-32, 4th Place, 9.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Oklahoma City, 4-3 TOP PERFORMERS fell behind 4-0 and could not rally back, falling 4-3 vs. Oklahoma City. TODAY: vs. Oklahoma City RHP Stephen Perakslis (AAA-Iowa) STARTING IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, SO TBA RHP Juan Paniagua (L) 5.0 6 4 4 3 2 0 0-2 4.85 C Victor Caratini (AAA-Iowa) 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI Homers — None RHP Michael Rucker (A-MB) 5.0 IP, H, BB, 6 SO ©© C Victor Caratini (.343) went 2-for-4 with a and two RBI, his third multi- game in his last five contests ... prior to the RHP Kyle Miller (A-MB) game, he was named Cubs Minor League Player of the Month for May. 4.0 IP, H, BB, 2 SO) ©© CF (.250) made his Triple-A debut, going 1-for-4. ©© 2B Chesny Young (.286) went 1-for-4 with a scored and RBI. ©© RHP Stephen Perasklis (3.00 ERA) tossed 3.0-scoreless innings of relief, allowing just two hits ... he has not allowed a run in his last two outings, totaling 7.0 innings.

TENNESSEE SMOKIES-AA (30-24, 3rd Place, 0.5 GA) Yesterday: PPD vs. Birmingham TEAM LEADERS ’s game vs. Birmingham was postponed due to rain ... the clubs will play a TODAY: vs. Birmingham (DH) AAA-Iowa this afternoon. SCHEDULED STARTERS: Average: Victor Caratini (.343) G1: RHP J. Pugliese (4-2, 1.20) Homers: (9) G2: TBD RBI: Victor Caratini (36) OPS: Ian Happ (.977) ERA: (1.17) Wins: (3) Saves: (5) : (59) -A (33-25, 1st Place, 1.0 GA) Yesterday: Wins @ Buies Creek, 8-5 (10)/1-0 Myrtle Beach earned two wins yesterday, winning 8-5 in 10 innings in the completion of TODAY: @ Buies Creek AA-Tennessee a game that began on Sunday, and then winning 1-0 in the regularly scheduled contest. SCHEDULED STARTER: Average: Charcer Burks (.305) IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA LHP (2-3, 4.62) Homers: (10) G1: LHP (L) 5.2 7 2 2 2 3 0 3-3 2.62 RBI: Jason Vosler (38) OPS: Jason Vosler (.925) G2: RHP Michael Rucker (W) 5.0 1 0 0 1 6 0 1-0 1.76 ERA: Trevor Clifton (2.43) Wins: Z. Hedges/J. Tseng (5) Homers — G1: Alamo (7), Martinez (7) ... G2: None Saves: Andury Acevedo (3) Strikeouts: Jen-Ho Tseng (47) ©© DH Bryant Flete (.299) went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in game one ... he has hit safely in eight-straight games. ©© LF Daniel Spingola (.296) went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in game one. ©© In the regularly scheduled contest, Michael Rucker (5.0 IP) and Kyle Miller (4.0 IP) combined on a two-hit shutout ... Rucker has A-Myrtle Beach allowed just three runs in 15.1 innings this season (1.76 ERA) ... was his first start of the season. Average: Bryant Flete (.299) Homers: Matt Rose (10) RBI: Eddy Martinez (29) OPS: Daniel Spingola (.844) ERA: Justin Steele (2.62) Wins: (5) Saves: Three players tied (3) Strikeouts: (56) -A (35-21, 3rd Place, 3.0 GB) Yesterday: Off Day South Bend had the day off ... the Cubs host Bowling Green for three games starting TODAY: vs. Bowling Green A-South Bend tonight. SCHEDULED STARTER: Average: Vimael Machin (.301) LHP Jose Paulino (2-1, 5.49) Homers: Kevonte Mitchell (6) RBI: Vimael Machin (26) OPS: (.845) ERA: Duncan Robinson (1.34) Wins: Manuel Rondon (7) Saves: Wyatt Short (5) Strikeouts: (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 rated by ) have gotten the call to the big leagues TOP 10 PROSPECTS (Baseball America) already this season ... OF Jr. made the Northsiders’ 1. Eloy Jimenez, OF (A-Myrtle Beach) 6. , OF (AAA-Iowa) roster ... INF Jeimer Made season debut with Myrtle Beach 5/14 after missing 35 Has made All-Star teams at AA, A (Myrtle Beach, South Bend) Candelario was called up from games with a shoulder injury. and Rookie levels. Iowa to be the club’s 26th man in 2. Ian Happ, 2B/OF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) 7. , INF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) a doubleheader at Colorado, then 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. remained at the Major League level for six games ... I-Cubs INF/OF Ian 3. Albert Almora Jr., OF (MLB) 8. Trevor Clifton, RHP (AA-Tennessee) Happ made his big league debut Made Cubs’ Opening Day roster. Was named 2016 Pitcher of the Year May 13 at St. Louis and homered off Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez for 4. Dylan Cease, RHP (A-South Bend) 9. D.J. Wilson, OF (A-South Bend) his first-career ML hit. 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 5. Oscar De La Cruz, RHP (A-Myrtle Beach) 10. Jose Albertos, RHP with Happ and Candelario, six pitch- Named Pitcher of the Week 8/14/2016. 4.0 IP, H, 0 R in one start last season with Mesa. ers have made the jump from Iowa to Chicago this season ... RHP Eddie TROPHY CASE Butler became the first Cubs starter Award Player Notes since 2006 to go 6.0-scoreless innings in his team debut ... LHPs Southern League Player C Ian Rice (AA-Tennessee) Went 8-for-13 with two doubles, three homers (including a and of the Week (5/1-5/7) ) and nine RBI. and RHPs , Felix Pena Cubs Pitcher of the RHP Dylan Cease (A-South Bend) Posted a 1.90 ERA (5 ER/23.2 IP) in five April starts ... and Pierce Johnson have also seen Month, April allowed one or no runs with seven or more strikeouts in four action at the major-league level. of his five outings. STREAKING: Two Smokies relievers, Cubs Player of the INF Jeimer Candelario (AAA-Iowa) Hit .306/.432/.625 (22-for-72) ... tied for the PCL lead in RHP Daury Torrez and RHP Andury Month, April doubles while his 15 extra-base hits ranked second ... had Acevedo currently own streaks of at three five-RBI games. least 15.0 IP without surrendering a run ... Torrez has not allowed a run in Cubs Pitcher of the RHP Duncan Robinson (A-South Bend) Went 2-1 with a 1.00 ERA (3 ER/27.0 IP) in five starts ... his last 24.2 IP ... Acevedo has yet to Month, May fanned 24 and walked just two. surrender a run this season in 15.0 IP. Cubs Player of the C Victor Caratini (AAA-Iowa) Batted .366 (30-for-82) with six doubles, three homers, 17 Month, May RBI and five walks in 24 May games. 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.