MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF AUGUST 31, 2018 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 3-2 YESTERDAY / 337-392 OVERALL

IOWA CUBS-AAA (50-87, 4th Place, 24.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Round Rock, 6-5 (10) TOP PERFORMERS

Iowa tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, but lost to Round Rock 6-5 in 10 innings. TODAY: vs. Round Rock DH Chris Coghlan (AAA-Iowa) Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 2-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R LHP Kyle Ryand (ND) 3.2 4 4 4 5 2 2 1-2 2.86 TBD LHP Didier Vargas (A-Mesa) Homers — Vosler (11), Coghlan (4) ND, 6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 7 SO 2B Levi Jordan (A-Eugene) ©© DH Chris Coghlan (.234) went 2-for-5 with a home run, double, two RBI and two runs scored. 3-for-4, 2 2B, 2 R ©© LF Mark Zagunis (.272) went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a stolen base. ©© 3B Jason Vosler (.259) went 1-for-4 with a home run, walk, RBI and run scored. ©© C Erick Castillo (.333) went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. TOP PROSPECT RANKINGS MLB PIPELINE 1. RHP 2. INF Aramis Ademan 3. RHP Oscar De La Cruz 4. RHP Jose Albertos -AA (30-35, 4th Place, 9.0 GB) Yesterday: Win vs. Pensacola, 3-2 (10) 5. RHP Alex Lange Tennessee trailed going to the bottom of the 10th, but rallied to defeat Pensacola 3-2 on TODAY: vs. Pensacola 6. LHP Brendon Little a walk-off hit by pitch. SCHEDULED STARTER: 7. RHP Thomas Hatch 8. OF DJ Wilson Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Thomas Hatch (8-6, 3.72) 9. OF Nelson Velazquez LHP Justin Steele (ND) 6.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 0-1 3.60 10. C Miguel Amaya Homers — None 11. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng ©© LHP Justin Steele turned in a quality start ... going 6.0 IP, allowing one run on three hits, with one walk and five strikeouts. 12. RHP ©© SS Zack Short (.230) went 1-for-4 with a double, run scored and the game-winning RBI, which came on a hit by pitch. 13. OF Mark Zagunis 14. INF 15. LHP Justin Steele 16. RHP Jeremiah Estrada 17. RHP Erich Uelmen 18. RHP 19. RHP Erling Moreno -A (26-40, 4th Place, 15.5 GB) Yesterday: Postponed (Rain) 20. RHP Michael Rucker Friday's game at Frederick was postponed due to rain. It will be made up today as part of TODAY: at Frederick (DH) 21. RHP a doubleheader beginning at 6:00 p.m. SCHEDULED STARTER: 22. INF Zack Short RHP Erich Uelmen (3-3, 4.50) 23. RHP Javier Assad LHP Bryan Hudson (6-11, 4.92) 24. LHP Bryan Hudson 25. INF Wladimir Galindo 26. LHP Brailyn Marquez 27. RHP Trevor Clifton 28. RHP 29. RHP Duane Underwood Jr. 30. INF Jason Vosler BASEBALL AMERICA 1. INF Aramis Ademan 2. RHP Adbert Alzolay 3. RHP Jose Albertos 4. C Victor Caratini -A (29-38, 6th Place, 12.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Bowling Green, 6-1 5. RHP Alex Lange South Bend surrendered 10 hits on its way to a 6-1 setback vs. Bowling Green TODAY: at Great Lakes 6. RHP Oscar De La Cruz 7. LHP Brendon Little Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 8. RHP Thomas Hatch RHP Enrique De Los Rios (L) 5.0 7 5 5 3 4 0 3-4 2.93 TBD 9. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng Homers — None 10. OF Nelson Velazquez ©© 3B Cam Balego (.244) went 1-for-4 with a double and run scored. ©© RHP Maikel Aguiar tossed 3.0 IP of relief without allowing a hit and striking out two.

EUGENE AND MESA ON PAGE 2 EUGENE EMERALDS-A (16-19, 2nd Place, 9.0 GB) Yesterday: Win at Salem-Keizer, 7-3 FIRST HALF STANDINGS Eugene rode a five-run fourth inning to a 7-3 win at Salem-Keizer. TODAY: at 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 3 0 0 2 7 0 5-2 2.54 RHP Riley Thompson (0-2, 2.21) Myrtle Beach 34-36 T-4th 7.0 Homers — None South Bend 34-35 4th 13.0 Eugene 14-24 4th 10.0 ©© 2B Levi Jordan (.248) went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored. Mesa 1 18-10 1st -- ©© RF Jonathan Sierra (.254) went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored. Mesa 2 14-13 3rd 5.5 ©© DH Luke Reynolds (.283) went 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. ©© LHP Faustino Carrera went 6.0 IP, allowing no runs and just three hits, with two walks and seven strikeouts. 2018 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS Iowa LHP Alberto Baldonado

MESA CUBS 1-R (20-8, 1st Place, 3.5 GA) Yesterday: Win at AZL Dodgers, 2-0 Tennessee INF Jason Vosler Mesa evened up the Arizona League best-of-three championship series at one apiece TODAY: vs. AZL Dodgers RHP Craig Brooks after a 2-0 win on Friday night. RHP Trevor Clifton Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Thomas Hatch LHP Didier Vargas (ND) 6.2 2 0 0 1 7 0 0-0 0.00 RHP Dakota Mekkes Homers — None OF Jeffrey Baez ©© 2B Yonathan Perlaza went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. Myrtle Beach ©© CF-RF Edmond Americaan went 1-for-4 with a double and a walk. C Jhonny Pereda ©© LHP Didier Vargas tossed 6.2 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, one walk and striking out seven. RHP Tyler Peyton INF Aramis Ademan

South Bend C Miguel Amaya INF Jared Young MESA CUBS 2-R Season Over RHP Javier Assad Mesa 2 has concluded its season ... the Cubs went 28-25 on the season, including 14-13 Overall Record: 28-25 (4th, -7.5) RHP Brendan King in the first half and 14-12 in the second half. First Half: 14-13 (3rd, -5.5) RHP Rollie Lacy ©© RHP Yovanny Cruz (2.86 ERA) and RHP Eduarniel Nunez (3.19 ERA) led the team with 10 Second Half: 14-12 (4th, -2.0) starts each. ©© OF Cole Roederer batted .275 (39-for-142) with a team-high five homers in 36 games. ©© INF Fidel Mejia batted .324 (61-for-188) in a team-high 50 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 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