MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF AUGUST 22, 2018 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 2-7 YESTERDAY / 314-361 OVERALL

IOWA CUBS-AAA (46-81, 4th Place, 21.5 GB) Yesterday: Swept at Colorado Springs, 3-2 (8), 4-3 TOP PERFORMERS

Iowa lost both games of a doubleheader at Colorado Springs, 3-2 and 4-3. TODAY: at Colorado Springs RHP Keegan Thompson (AA-Tenn.) Starting IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, BB, 8 SO; 2-RBI 2B LHP Rob Zastryzny (ND) 3.0 2 0 0 1 5 0 3-2 3.96 RHP (5-12, 4.84) RHP Tyson Miller (A-MB) RHP Luke Farrell (ND) 5.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 0-4 4.01 7.0 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 8 SO Homers — None LF Luis Ayala (A-MB) (DH) 4-for-6, 2 2B, RBI, R ©© 2B-SS Mike Freeman (.282) went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI in game one and went 2-for-4 in game two. ©© 3B Jason Vosler (.272) went 2-for-4 with a run scored and RBI in game two. TOP PROSPECT RANKINGS MLB PIPELINE 1. RHP 2. INF Aramis Ademan 3. RHP Oscar De La Cruz 4. RHP Jose Albertos -AA (28-29, T-2nd Place, 5.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Jackson, 6-2 5. RHP Alex Lange Tennessee gave up 11 hits in 6-2 setback vs. Jackson. TODAY: vs. Jackson 6. LHP Brendon Little 7. RHP Thomas Hatch Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 8. OF DJ Wilson RHP Keegan Thompson (ND) 6.0 7 2 2 1 8 0 5-2 3.38 TBD 9. OF Nelson Velazquez Homers — None 10. C Miguel Amaya ©© RHP Keegan Thompson turned in a quality start ... he was also responsible for both of Tennessee's runs with a two-run double. 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 Keegan Thompson 19. RHP Erling Moreno -A (24-34, 4th Place, 12.0 GB) Yesterday: Split at W. Salem, 3-2 L, 6-1 W 20. RHP Michael Rucker Myrtle Beach split Wednesday's doubleheader at Winston-Salem, losing game one 3-2 TODAY: at Winston-Salem 21. RHP Alec Mills and winning game two 6-1. SCHEDULED STARTER: 22. INF Zack Short Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Erick Leal (1-1, 1.30) 23. RHP Javier Assad RHP Erich Uelmen (L) 1.2 4 3 2 0 0 0 3-3 5.00 24. LHP Bryan Hudson RHP Tyson Miller (W) 7.0 2 1 1 1 8 1 9-8 3.63 25. INF Wladimir Galindo 26. LHP Brailyn Marquez Homers — G1: None ... G2: Donahue (1) 27. RHP Trevor Clifton ©© LF Luis Ayala (.188) went a combined 4-for-6 with two doubles, an RBI and run scored. 28. RHP ©© 1B-DH Jared Young (.290) went a combined 3-for-6 with a double, walk, run scored and stolen base. 29. RHP Duane Underwood Jr. ©© CF Zach Davis (.250) went a combined 2-for-6 with a walk, RBI and run scored. 30. INF Jason Vosler ©© RHP Tyson Miller tossed a 7.0 inning complete game in game two, tying his career-high with eight . AMERICA 1. INF Aramis Ademan 2. RHP Adbert Alzolay 3. RHP Jose Albertos 4. C Victor Caratini -A (25-33, T-6th Place, 9.5 GB) Yesterday: Loss at Lake County, 4-2 5. RHP Alex Lange South Bend could not overcome a four-run first inning by Lake County, falling 4-2. TODAY: at Lake County 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 LHP Brendon Little (L) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 4-11 5.42 RHP Javier Assad (5-6, 3.98) 9. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng Homers — None 10. OF Nelson Velazquez ©© 2B Clayton Daniel (.240) went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored. ©© DH Delvin Zinn (.274) went 2-for-4. ©© South Bend relievers combined to toss 7.1 innings of scoreless baseball, allowing four hits, two walks, and striking out four.

EUGENE AND MESA ON PAGE 2 -A (12-15, 3rd Place, 7.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss at Hillsboro, 10-1 FIRST HALF STANDINGS Eugene surrendered 11 hits in a 10-1 setback at Hillsboro. TODAY: vs. Tri-City 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 (L) 3.2 2 3 2 0 5 0 0-2 1.75 TBD Myrtle Beach 34-36 T-4th 7.0 Homers — None South Bend 34-35 4th 13.0 Eugene 14-24 4th 10.0 ©© CF Fernando Kelli (.236) went 2-for-3. Mesa 1 18-10 1st -- ©© RF Nelson Velazquez (.229) went 1-for-3 with a triple and RBI. Mesa 2 14-13 3rd 5.5

2018 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS Iowa LHP Alberto Baldonado

MESA CUBS 1-R (17-7, 1st Place, 3.0 GA) Yesterday: Loss at AZL Giants Orange, 4-1 Tennessee INF Jason Vosler Mesa 1 notched just four hits in a 4-1 setback vs. the AZL Giants Orange. TODAY: vs. AZL Indians 2 RHP Craig Brooks Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Trevor Clifton RHP Yunior Perez (L) 3.2 2 2 2 3 4 0 2-3 4.63 RHP Thomas Hatch Homers — None RHP Dakota Mekkes OF Jeffrey Baez ©© 2B Chesny Young (.667) went 2-for-3. ©© DH Kwang-Min Kwon (.246) went 1-for-3 with a triple and run scored. Myrtle Beach C Jhonny Pereda RHP Tyler Peyton INF Aramis Ademan

South Bend C Miguel Amaya INF Jared Young MESA CUBS 2-R (12-10, 4th Place, 2.0 GB) Yesterday: Win at AZL White Sox, 11-9 RHP Javier Assad Mesa 2 outscored the AZL White Sox, 11-9. TODAY: at AZL Angels (DH) RHP Brendan King Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Rollie Lacy RHP Emilio Ferrebus (ND) 3.0 3 1 0 1 2 0 0-3 10.03 Homers — Verdugo (4), Roederer (5), Mejia (1) ©© SS Luis Verdugo (.194) went 2-for-6 with a three-run homer and two runs scored. ©© CF Cole Roederer (.288) went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, a walk and two runs scored. ©© 1B Fidel Mejia (.313) went 2-for-6 with a solo homer, double and two runs scored. ©© 2B Reivaj Garcia (.304) went 3-for-6 with two runs scored.

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