MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF AUGUST 12, 2017 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 3-2 YESTERDAY / 277-282 OVERALL

IOWA CUBS-AAA (56-61, 3rd Place, 14.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss at Omaha, 5-2 TOP PERFORMERS The I-Cubs a pair of homers in their 5-2 road setback at Omaha. TODAY: at Omaha 1B Adonis Paula (A-Myrtle Beach) STARTING IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 4-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R LHP Rob Zastryzny (1-1, 6.75) RHP Williams Perez (L) 4.0 5 5 5 2 5 1 5-8 5.27 1B Austin Upshaw (A-South Bend) 2-for-5, 3 RBI, 3 R Homers — Rademacher (5), Dominguez (10) RHP Javier Assad (A-Eugene) 5.0 IP, 3 H, BB, 7 SO ©© RF Bijan Rademacher (.274) and 1B Chris Dominguez (.293) each hit a solo homer. DH Alberto Mineo (A-South Bend) ©© RHP Felix Peña (5.84 ERA) pitched 3.0-scoreless innings of relief ... fanned three batters in his fifth-straight outing. 3-for-4, 2B, 3 R, BB ©© LHP Jack Leathersich (3.41 ERA) fanned the side in his lone inning of work ... has 59 in 37.0 IP this season.

TENNESSEE SMOKIES-AA (25-23, 3rd Place, 9.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss at Biloxi, 5-0 TEAM LEADERS After being shut out by Tennessee Friday, Biloxi returned the favor with a 5-0 blanking TODAY: at Biloxi AAA-Iowa of the Smokies. SCHEDULED STARTER: Average: Victor Caratini (.344) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA TBD Homers: Mark Zagunis (13) RHP Steve Perakslis (L) 4.0 7 4 4 0 4 1 4-2 3.26 RBI: Victor Caratini (59) OPS: Victor Caratini (.944) Homers — None ERA: Seth Frankoff (4.27) Wins: Aaron Brooks (7) ©© C Ian Rice (.245) was the only Smokies batter to reach twice ... went 1-for-2 with a walk. Saves: Pierce Johnson (8) ©© RHP Craig Brooks (2.67 ERA) pitched a scoreless inning of relief, fanning two batters and walking one ... has recorded at least Strikeouts: Seth Frankoff (104) one in 15-straight outings ... has allowed just two earned runs since June 17, good for a 0.84 ERA (2 ER/21.1 IP) in that span. AA-Tennessee -A (17-31, 5th Place, 14.0 GB) Yesterday: Win vs. Carolina, 8-3 Average: (.266) Homers: Jason Vosler (16) Myrtle Beach snapped a five-game losing streak with an 8-3 victory vs. Carolina. TODAY: vs. Carolina RBI: Jason Vosler (68) STARTING IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: OPS: Ian Rice (.810) RHP Kyle Miller (3-3, 4.45) RHP Duncan Robinson (W) 5.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 3-3 2.34 ERA: James Pugliese (1.44) Wins: Duane Underwood Jr. (12) Homers — Hodges (12) Saves: (6) Strikeouts: D. Underwood Jr. (87) ©© 1B Adonis Paula (.264) went 4-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. ©© LF Robert Garcia (.243) went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs, a walk and two stolen bases. ©© SS (.288) was on base three times, going 1-for-3 with two walks ... also drove in a run, scored once and stole a base. A-Myrtle Beach ©© DH Jesse Hodges (.258) went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk. Average: Bryant Flete (.288) ©© Robinson has pitched at least 5.0 innings in six-straight starts ... has surrendered one or no earned runs in four of those six Homers: Eddy Martinez (14) outings. RBI: Eddy Martinez (57) ©© RHP Dakota Mekkes (0.86 ERA) logged his 17th scoreless appearance (1.1 IP, SO) in 18 games with Myrtle Beach. OPS: Daniel Spingola (.802) ERA: Michael Rucker (2.21) -A (22-26, 4th Place, 12.5 GB) Yesterday: Win vs. Dayton, 12-4 Wins: (7) Saves: Pedro Araujo (9) South Bend won its fourth-straight game, 12-4, over Dayton. TODAY: vs. Dayton Strikeouts: Thomas Hatch (108) STARTING PITCHERS IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: LHP Jose Paulino (6-4, 4.85) LHP Manuel Rondon (W) 5.0 4 4 3 4 5 0 11-6 4.85 A-South Bend Average: Vimael Machin (.320) Homers — None Homers: Kevonte Mitchell (11) ©© 1B Austin Upshaw (.268) went 2-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored. RBI: Vimael Machin (57) ©© 3B Andruw Monasterio (.297) went 3-for-5 with a double, RBI and two runs scored ... is 8-for-15 (.533) in his last four contests. OPS: Vimael Machin (.871) ©© DH Alberto Mineo (.278) was 3-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and a walk. ERA: Duncan Robinson (2.11) ©© LF Kevonte Mitchell (.252) and C Tyler Payne (.221) both tallied a 2-for-5 effort with a double, two RBI and a run scored. Wins: Manuel Rondon (10) ©© LHP Yapson Gomez (4.97 ERA) tossed 2.0-shutout innings of relief and fanned five batters while walking two ... has not allowed Saves: Wyatt Short (12) a run in each of his last two appearances ... tied a season high with five strikeouts. Strikeouts: Manuel Rondon (90)

EUGENE AND MESA RECAP ON BACK -A (8-9, 3rd Place, 1.0 GB) Yesterday: Win vs. Spokane, 4-1 NEWS AND NOTES The Emeralds beat Spokane, 4-1, for their second-straight win. TODAY: vs. Spokane OUR PROSPECTS ARE GOOD: Four of STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: the Cubs’ top 10 prospects (as rated RHP (0-0, 4.50) RHP Javier Assad (W) 5.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 3-5 3.86 by America) have gotten the call to the big leagues already this Homers — None season ... OF Albert Almora Jr. made the Northsiders’ Opening Day roster ... ©© DH Brandon Hughes (.282) went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored ... I-Cubs INF/OF made his ©© RHP Luis Aquino (0.74 ERA) tossed 2.0 innings of relief and whiffed six batters ... also allowed a hit and unearned run ... has big league debut May 13 at St. Louis fanned at least one batter in 15 of his 16 games this season. and homered off Cardinals pitcher ©© Assad pitched his second scoreless start of the season ... allowed no earned runs for the third time. Carlos Martinez for his first-career ML hit ... he has remained in the MESA CUBS-R (4-7, T-3rd Place, 3.0 GB) Yesterday: Off Day big leagues ever since ... OF Mark Mesa had the day off ... they host the AZL White Sox tonight. TODAY: vs. AZL White Sox Zagunis collected his an RBI in his first-career at-bat on June 22.

FIRST HALF: Tennessee finished in TOP 10 PROSPECTS (as of start of 2017 season/Baseball America) fourth place in the Southern League North Division at 36-33 ... Myrtle 1. Eloy Jimenez, OF (A-Myrtle Beach) 6. Mark Zagunis, OF (AAA-Iowa) Beach won the Traded to the White Sox as part of a four-player package for LHP Made ML debut 6/22/17. Southern Division and clinched a José Quintana on July 13, 2017. playoff berth with a 43-27 record ... 7. , INF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) South Bend missed securing a spot 2. Ian Happ, 2B/OF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) Sent to Detroit with INF Isaac Paredes for LHP and Called up to Cubs May 13, homered for first major league hit. C on July 31. in the postseason by 1.5 games and went 39-30. 3. Albert Almora Jr., OF (MLB) 8. Trevor Clifton, RHP (AA-Tennessee) Made Cubs’ Opening Day roster. Was named 2016 Carolina League Pitcher of the Year. HEY NOW...: Three were selected to the PCL All-Star team ... 4. Dylan Cease, RHP (A-South Bend) 9. D.J. Wilson, OF (A-South Bend) eight Smokies players were named to Sent to the White Sox with Jimenez in the José Quintana trade. Picked in the 4th round of the 2015 Draft. the Southern League North Division 2017 All-Star Team ... six Pelicans 5. Oscar De La Cruz, RHP (A-Myrtle Beach) 10. Jose Albertos, RHP made the Carolina League’s South Named Pitcher of the Week 8/14/2016. 4.0 IP, H, 0 R in one start last season with Mesa. Division squad ... four South Bend Cubs players made the Midwest TROPHY CASE League All-Star roster ... three Emer- Award Player(s) Notes alds made the cut for the Northwest League squad. Cubs Pitcher of the RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (AAA-Iowa) Won all four of his July starts with Iowa, posting a 1.42 ERA Month, July (4 ER/25.1 IP), tied for the second-best mark in the Pacific MORE LIKE CHI-CUBS: Along with Coast League in the month. Happ, Candelario and Zagunis, Cubs Player of the OF D.J. Wilson (A-South Bend) Batted a combined .284 (23-for-81) with five doubles, C/1B Victor Caratini and eight Month, July seven homers and 21 RBI in July. pitchers have made the jump from Iowa to Chicago this season ... RHP Eddie Butler became the BC® of RHP Craig Brooks (AA-Tennessee) Allowed no runs in 10 games covering 13.1 IP in July ... first Cubs starter since 2006 to go the Month fanned 25 batters and walked just three during the month 6.0-scoreless innings in his team ... surrendered just four hits. debut ... LHPs Rob Zastryzny, Jack RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (AAA-Iowa) Won both of his starts, tossing 14.0 innings and allowing Leathersich and Zac Rosscup and Pitcher of the Week just one earned run on seven hits ... whiffed 13 and walked RHPs Dylan Floro, Felix Peña, Pierce (7/17-22) just three ... first I-Cub to win the award this season. Johnson and Seth Frankoff have also Carolina League RHP Michael Rucker (A-Myrtle Beach) Has won back-to-back weekly awards after posting seen action at the major-league level. Pitcher of the Week 20.0-consecutive scoreless IP ... three straight starts with (7/10-16, 7/17-23) seven or more strikeouts. Northwest League RHP Manuel Rodriguez (A-Eugene) Appeared in two games, throwing 6.0 perfect innings with Pitcher of the Week nine strikeouts. (7/3-9) Southern League Player INF Jason Vosler (AA-Tennessee) Went 8-for-21 with a double, three homers, six runs, eight of the Week (6/12-18) RBI and seven walks.

Southern League Player C Ian Rice (AA-Tennessee) Went 8-for-13 with two doubles, three homers (including a of the Week (5/1-7) ) and nine RBI.