MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF AUGUST 1, 2018 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 3-3 YESTERDAY / 252-296 OVERALL

IOWA CUBS-AAA (41-67, 4th Place, 19.0 GB) Yesterday: Win vs. Salt Lake, 6-0 TOP PERFORMERS

Iowa retired the first 22 batters in a 6-0 shutout win. TODAY: vs. Salt Lake RHP (AAA-Iowa) Starting IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 R, 4 SO RHP Alec Mills (W) 6.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5-10 4.53 TBD C Taylor Davis (AAA-Iowa) Homers — Davis (3) 2-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI 3B Luke Reynolds (A-Eugene) ©© RHP Alec Mills retired all 18 batters before departing after 6.0 innings ... has thrown three-straight quality starts with Iowa, 3-for-4, 2 2B, HR, R, 3 RBI including just one run allowed in his last two starts (12.2 IP). ©© LHP Rob Zastryzny (1.1 IP, H, 2 SO) and RHP Dakota Mekkes (1.2 IP, H, SO) combined to toss 3.0-scoreless innings. ©© C Taylor Davis (.277) went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI. TOP PROSPECT RANKINGS ©© DH Chris Coghlan (.205) went 2-for-5 with an RBI and run scored, his second-straight multi-hit game. ©© 3B Jason Vosler (.264) went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored, his second-straight multi-hit game. MLB PIPELINE 1. RHP 2. INF Aramis Ademan 3. RHP Oscar De La Cruz 4. RHP Jose Albertos -AA (17-21, 4th Place, 4.5 GB) Yesterday: Cancelled (Rain) 5. RHP Alex Lange Yesterday's doubleheader between Tennessee and Chattanooga was cancelled due to TODAY: at Jackson 6. LHP Brendon Little inclement weather. SCHEDULED STARTER: 7. RHP Thomas Hatch RHP Thomas Hatch (6-4, 4.03) 8. OF DJ Wilson 9. OF Nelson Velazquez 10. C Miguel Amaya 11. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng 12. RHP 13. OF Mark Zagunis 14. INF 15. LHP 16. RHP Jeremiah Estrada 17. RHP Erich Uelmen 18. RHP 19. RHP Erling Moreno -A (16-23, 4th Place, 7.5 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Down East, 8-3 20. RHP Michael Rucker Myrtle Beach could not overcome a pair of three-run innings by Down East in an 8-3 loss. TODAY: vs. Down East 21. RHP Alec Mills Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 22. INF Zack Short RHP Tyson Miller (L) 6.0 6 6 6 1 3 2 8-7 3.77 RHP Erick Leal (1-1, 0.61) 23. RHP Javier Assad 24. LHP Bryan Hudson Homers — None 25. INF Wladimir Galindo ©© CF D.J. Wilson (.254) went 2-for-4 with a double, walk and RBI, his third-straight multi-hit game. 26. LHP Brailyn Marquez ©© 2B Andruw Monasterio (.273) went 2-for-4. 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 (17-22, 7th Place, 6.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss at Lansing, 10-3 5. RHP Alex Lange South Bend surrendered seven runs in the fourth at Lansing, which proved to be the TODAY: at Lansing 6. RHP Oscar De La Cruz difference in a 10-3 setback. 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 Javier Assad (L) 3.1 5 8 8 4 3 1 5-6 3.90 10. OF Nelson Velazquez Homers — None ©© SS Christian Donahue (.285) went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. ©© LF Zach Davis (.286) went 2-for-3 with a walk, extending his hitting streak to five games.

EUGENE AND MESA ON PAGE 2 -A (3-6, 3rd Place, 3.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Spokane, 5-4 FIRST HALF STANDINGS Eugene allowed a run in the eighth and ninth innings, falling 5-4 vs. Spokane. TODAY: vs. Spokane Team Record Place GB Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: Tennessee 36-34 4th 3.5 RHP Paul Richan (ND) 3.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 0-1 1.80 RHP Jeffrey Passantino (4-0, 3.06) Myrtle Beach 34-36 T-4th 7.0 Homers — Reynolds (1) South Bend 34-35 4th 13.0 Eugene 14-24 4th 10.0 ©© 3B Luke Reynolds (.327) went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a two-run homer and three RBI ... had three extra-base hits in his first 13 Mesa 1 18-10 1st -- games before connecting for three extra-base hits last night. Mesa 2 14-13 3rd 5.5 ©© DH Grant Fennell (.316) went 2-for-5 with a run scored and stolen base. ©© Paul Richan has not allowed a run in his last two starts (6.0 IP). 2018 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS Iowa LHP Alberto Baldonado

MESA CUBS 1-R (5-2, 1st Place, 1.5 GA) Yesterday: Win at AZL Giants Orange, 12-8 Tennessee INF Jason Vosler Mesa trailed 8-2 after the first inning but rallied for a 12-8 win over the AZL Giants. TODAY: vs. AZL Dodgers RHP Craig Brooks Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Trevor Clifton LHP Didier Vargas (ND) 0.2 5 7 2 1 1 0 2-2 3.31 RHP Thomas Hatch Homers — Mejia (5) RHP Dakota Mekkes OF Jeffrey Baez ©© 3B Christopher Morel (.366) went 2-for-4 with a walk, RBI and team-high three runs scored ... has a five-game hitting streak. ©© RF Yovanny Cuevas (.224) went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, a team-high three RBI and a stolen base. Myrtle Beach ©© CF Edmond Americaan (.279), C Jonathan Soto (.343), SS Josue Huma (.283) and LF Kwang-Min Kwon (.333) all had two-hit C Jhonny Pereda games as Mesa combined for 14 hits. RHP Tyler Peyton ©© LHP Riger Fernandez allowed just one hit and one walk in 4.0-scoreless innings to earn the win. INF Aramis Ademan

South Bend C Miguel Amaya INF Jared Young MESA CUBS 2-R (3-3, T-4th Place, 2.5 GB) Yesterday: Win at AZL Indians 1, 6-2 RHP Javier Assad Mesa scored three first inning runs and cruised to a 6-2 win over the AZL Indians. TODAY: vs. AZL Indians 2 RHP Brendan King Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Rollie Lacy RHP Blake Whitney (W) 5.0 2 1 1 5 4 0 1-1 1.40 Homers — Roederer (4) ©© RF Cole Roederer (.299) went 2-for-5 with a triple, homer and two runs scored. ©© 3B Fidel Mejia (.345) went 3-for-5 with a run scored and RBI. ©© CF Brennen Davis (.241) and C Henderson Perez (.253) each had two-hit games.

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