GAMES OF APRIL 17, 2015 MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS 3-2 YESTERDAY – 17-15 OVERALL (4-4) Iowa fell to Oklahoma City 3-2 in the series opener … the I-Cubs recorded only five hits and left six Pacific Coast League (AAA) runners on base. American Northern Division 3rd place (-2.5) STARTING IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA LHP Tsuyoshi Wada (L) 4.2 4 1 1 2 6 0-1 1.93 YESTERDAY: Loss vs. Oklahoma City, 3-2 HOMERS – None

TODAY: vs. Oklahoma City  LHP Tsuyoshi Wada (1.93) made his first start on a rehab assignment … took the loss after pitching SCHEDULED STARTER: 4.2 innings yielding one earned run and four hits, walking two and fanning six batters. RHP Barret Loux (0-0, 4.91)  SS Chris Valaika (.250) went 1-for-3 and brought in both of the team’s runs (5).  1B Mike Baxter (.444) went 1-for-3, hit a double (2) and walked once.

TENNESSEE SMOKIES (5-3) GM 1: The Smokies blanked Pensacola 1-0 … RF Bijan Rademacher brought in the game-winning run (5). Southern League (AA) North Division IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA 2nd place (-0.5) RHP Ivan Pineyro (ND) 6.0 2 0 0 0 3 0-0 2.70

YESTERDAY: Homers – None G1: Win vs. Pensacola, 1-0 G2: Loss vs. Pensacola, 4-1 (9)  1B Dan Vogelbach (.500) went 2-for-3, marking his fourth-consecutive multi-hit game.  RHP Ivan Pineyro (2.70) tossed his first quality start, fanning three and allowing just two hits (6.0 IP). TODAY: vs. Pensacola SCHEDULED STARTER: GM 2: The Smokies fell to Pensacola 4-1 after the Wahoos rallied in the 9th inning to win the game. RHP Felix Pena (0-0, 0.00) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA LHP Jeff Antigua (ND) 3.2 2 1 1 0 4 0-0 2.45

Homers – None

 1B Dan Vogelbach (.556) went 3-for-3 … he is now 12-for-17 in his last five appearances.  2B Stephen Bruno (.409) went 2-for-2, marking his third multi-hit game.

MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS (4-3) Myrtle Beach scored three runs in the second inning and held on for a 3-2 victory over Winston Salem … Midwest League (A) RHP Matt Brazis (4.91) picked up his first save of the season after pitching 1.2 scoreless innings. Western Division 1st place (+0.5) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA RHP Daury Torrez (W) 5.0 4 1 1 3 4 1-1 6.52 YESTERDAY: Win @ Winston Salem, 3-2 HOMERS – None

TODAY: @ Winston-Salem (DH)  1B Jacob Rogers (.304) went 2-for-4, walked once and scored once … 3B Jeimer Candelario (.269) SCHEDULED STARTER: went 3-for-5, hitting his second double and scoring once. G1: TBA  2B Daniel Lockhart (.368) went 2-for-4, hit a double (2) and plated one (2). G2: TBA  LF Shawon Dunston (.263), 2B Daniel Lockhart (.368), and SS Carlos Penalver (.308) each swiped a base … Penalver has three stolen bases this season. SOUTH BEND CUBS (4-5) South Bend topped Fort Wayne, scoring a season-high 11 runs in the 11-3 triumph … the SB-Cubs Midwest League (A) swiped four bases, four players had multi-hit games and five players earned at least one RBI. Eastern Division T-4th place (-3.0) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO W-L ERA RHP Erick Leal (W) 5.0 6 1 1 2 3 1-0 2.70 YESTERDAY: Win @ Fort Wayne, 11-3 HOMERS – None

TODAY: vs. Great Lakes  CF Rashad Crawford (.333) went 2-for-5, picked up two RBI (6) and scored twice … RF Jeffrey Baez SCHEDULED STARTER: (.265) went 3-for-5 and scored once. RHP Zach Hedges (1-0, 3.60)  1B Cael Brockmeyer (.467) went 3-for-4 in his fourth multi-hit game of the season and scored once.  LF Charcer Burks (.313) went 2-for-5 in his third multi-hit game, plated two (3) and scored once.

EUGENE EMERALDS (0-0) The Emeralds open their season June 18 at Everett. Northwest League (A) South Division

MESA CUBS (0-0) The Cubs open their season June 20 vs. the AZL Brewers. Arizona League (Rookie) East Division