IOWA CUBS GAME NOTES Triple-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs since 1981 2018 SEASON IN REVIEW MEDIA Relations Contact IOWA - 50-88, 4th AMERICAN NORTHERN DIVISION Shelby Cravens • [email protected] PCL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER: Manager Marty Pevey became the win- AMERICAN NORTHERN PACIFIC NORTHERN ningest manager in Iowa Cubs history with an 11-inning 6-3 victory at TEAM W-L GB TEAM W-L GB Nashville on April 12. He surpassed former Iowa manager, Joe Sparks Oklahoma City 75-65 - Fresno 82-57 - with his 365th Iowa win, while also notching his 1,000th career minor Colorado Springs 73-66 1.5 Reno 72-68 10.5 league managerial win on the same night. Pevey ended the season with Omaha 66-74 9.0 Tacoma 66-73 16.0 a 394-449 record with Iowa and a 1,047-1,067 career mark. Pevey, in his IOWA 50-88 24.0 Sacramento 55-85 27.5 sixth season at the helm of the Iowa Cubs, was also selected to manage the PCL in the Triple-A All-Star Game. He led the league to a 12-7 victory AMERICAN SOUTHERN PACIFIC SOUTHERN over the International League. TEAM W-L GB TEAM W-L GB Memphis Redbirds* 83-57 - El Paso 85-57 - Nashville Sounds 72-68 11.0 Salt Lake 71-68 11.0 D-FENSE: The I-Cubs’ 96 errors in 2018 tied the 2016 squad for the few- New Orleans 69-70 13.5 Las Vegas 71-69 11.5 est in a season in franchise history. The team’s .981 fielding percentage Round Rock 65-73 17.0 Albuquerque 63-77 19.5 tied for the second-best mark with the Iowa teams from 2005, 2011 and 2016. *Triple-A Champion MAKING MOVES: Iowa finished the season with 201 WALK-OFF THIS WAY: Iowa won nearly one-third of QUICK FACTS transactions. Fifty-six players logged a game with Iowa its home games in walk-off fashion with eight of 25 vic- with 16 suiting up for both Chicago and Iowa in 2018. tories at Principal Park credited to the walk-off. Efren Home ........................................... 25-43 Road ............................................ 25-45 Included in that number are rehab assignments from Navarro started the trend with a walkoff single against Day .............................................. 15-22 pitchers Tyler Chatwood, Eddie Butler, Carl Edwards Oklahoma City in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Open- Night ............................................ 35-65 Jr., Brian Duensing, Rob Zastryzny, and Anthony ing Day. Ryan Court mashed a walkoff single to left on vs. LHP .......................................... 8-14 Bass and infielder Kris Bryant. Four players moved May 17 to give Iowa a 4-3 win over Omaha in 11 innings. vs. RHP ....................................... 42-74 through Iowa to their Major League debuts with Chicago Just a few days later, Mike Freeman hit a walk-off sin- Ending streak................................... L-3 -- infielder David Bote, and pitchers Justin Hancock, gle on May 20 in the ninth inning against Omaha. Bijan Longest win streak...............................5 James Norwood and Duane Underwood Jr. Rademacher was the hero twice with a bases-loaded Longest losing streak...........................8 walk in the 10th against New Orleans on May 27. He RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY: The 2018 season will be re- then hit a sacrifice fly to give Iowa another walk-off win Extra innings .................................... 6-8 membered for its bitter cold, persistent rain, and harsh in the ninth inning the next day. On June 6, Shutouts ........................................ 5-12 Victor Ca- Quality starts................................ 21-10 heat that led to a record seven postponed games and ratini plated two with a bases-loaded single in the ninth One-run games............................ 18-24 two cancelled contests at home, with an additional two to hand Iowa a 4-3 win over Albuquerque. David Bote Lead after 7 ................................... 40-4 postponed games on the road. Nine games were de- got his tasted of heroics with a bases-loaded walk with Tied after 7 ...................................... 3-6 layed for a total of four hours and 39 minutes of delays. two outs in the ninth against Colorado Springs on June Trail after 7 .................................... 7-78 Lead after 8 ................................... 35-0 The I-Cubs began the season with the first Opening 22. Bote was recalled by Chicago and accomplished the Tied after 8 ...................................... 6-6 Day doubleheader in history due to forecasted freezing same feat on July 8 against Cincinnati. Trail after 8 .................................... 2-71 temperatures, and were able to play on just two of the first five dates of 2018. Iowa ended the season in similar CALL THE POLICE: Iowa’s 140 stolen bases allowed Cubs score first............................ 35-30 fashion as two of its last three games were cancelled were its third-most in franchise history, trailing the teams Opp. scores first .......................... 14-59 Score 4 or more runs ................... 39-28 due to inclement weather. from 1994 (158) and 2013 (148). Iowa’s 2018 catchers Score fewer than 4 runs .............. 10-61 -- Chris Gimenez, Taylor Davis, Will Remilliard, Ali Score 10+ runs ................................ 4-1 HITTING HEARTACHES: Iowa’s season was heavy Solis and Erick Castillo -- combined to cut down 20 Opp. score 10+ runs ........................ 0-8 with offensive challenges as the team sat at the bottom percent of attempted base stealers (35CS, 140SB), it’s Comeback wins .................................11 of the PCL in runs (526), hits (1,101), triples (18), home lowest team percentage since 2013 (17%). Walkoff wins.........................................8 Opp. walkoff wins .................................. 4 runs (79), RBI (497), total bases (1,575), batting average (.244), on-base percentage (.318), slugging percentage EXTRA, EXTRA: In the first season of Minor League Iowa homers ................................ 28-24 (.349) and OPS (.667). Iowa averaged 3.81 runs per Baseball’s new extra inning rule, Iowa played extra Iowa 10+ hits ............................... 22-16 contest with its 526 total runs marking its fewest since frames 14 times including in Game 2 of a doubleheader Opponent 10+ hits ......................... 8-35 Out-hit opponent .......................... 30-26 the Iowa Oaks scored 516 in 1975. Iowa’s .244 team on Opening Day and in five of its first 15 games. Iowa’s Equal hit total ................................... 9-7 batting average was the second lowest in franchise his- 14 extra-inning contests were the fourth most in the Out-hit by opponent ..................... 10-55 tory, trailing 1984 Cubs by .001. PCL, trailing New Orleans with a league-most 20. The I- Most hits in a game ...........................18 Cubs finished with a 6-8 record in these games for 11th Fewest hits in a game (9 Inn.) .............3 MAKING HISTORY: Ryan Court hit for the cycle on in the PCL. Fewest hits in a game (7 Inn.) .............2 July 20 vs. New Orleans. It was Iowa’s second cycle No errors...................................... 26-44 in history and the first since Robin Jennings accom- NIFTY FIFTY: The I-Cubs went 50-88 it their 50th sea- With 1 error .................................. 20-30 plished the feat on August 15, 1997 vs. Oklahoma City. son of Triple-A baseball in Des Moines to finish last in With 2 errors .................................... 1-9 Memphis’ Luke Voit also hit for the cycle against Iowa the PCL. Their .362 winning percentage was the lowest With 3+ errors .................................. 2-5 at Principal Park, for the fourth cycle allowed by Iowa of any full-season Minor League Baseball team this sea- Travel days ...................................11-12 in franchise history. Voit began his quest for the cycle son. Only three other teams logged a winning percent- First game of series ..................... 12-23 on Saturday, June 30 with a triple and a home run, be- age under .400 -- Single-A Hagerstown (52-81, .391), Vs. NL affiliates ............................ 27-52 fore the game was suspended after four innings. The Advanced-A Florida (51-80, .389) and Single-A Burling- Vs. AL affiliates ............................ 20-35 next day, Voit completed his cycle with a double and a ton (50-84, .373). Iowa’s 50 wins were its lowest total in Largest home crowd ...................13,005 single, before capping the effort with his second home franchise history, though the team avoided the organiza- Largest road crowd .....................13,095 run and fifth hit of the game in the ninth inning. Omaha’s tion’s lowest winning percentage. The 1992 squad held M. Pevey Iowa Record ............ 394-449 Scott Thorman was the last opponent to hit for the cycle on to the bottom spot, going 51-92 with a .357 winning M. Pevey Career Record ... 1,047-1,067 against Iowa on Aug. 29, 2010. percentage. STACKING UP THE I-CUBS AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SAC SF HBP BB IBB SO SB CS GIDP SLG OBP LOB OFFENSE .244 138 4,512 526 1,101 1575 201 18 79 497 39 33 52 451 18 1,188 90 38 95 .349 .318 948 PCL FINISH 16 T-16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 4 T-12 T-12 9 2 5 T-7 T-8 16 16 16 15 ERA G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR SAC SF HB BB IBB SO WP BK PITCHING 4.46 138 138 0 5 138 23 1179.2 1153 649 585 121 43 42 60 494 21 1,069 62 7 PCL FINISH 9 T-15 T-15 T-11 T-10 T-7 T-14 16 2 8 7 7 2 T-8 T-12 12 2 12 T-5 T-5 DOUBLED UP: Taylor Davis became the POWER SAP: Iowa wrapped the season K KOUNTER: Ryan Court finished the sea- Iowa franchise leader with 55 career GIDP with with no home runs through eight games son fourth in the PCL in strikeouts with 149 -- as an I-Cub.