Minor League Report
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GAMES OF APRIL 12, 2017 MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 2-2 YESTERDAY / 14-13 OVERALL IOWA CUBS (4-3) Iowa’s offense erupted for 18 runs as they crushed the Baby Cakes, 18-5. Pacific Coast League (AAA) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA American Northern Division RHP Alec Mills (W) 5.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2-0 3.27 1st Place (---) Homers – Davis (1), Happ (4) YESTERDAY: Win vs. New Orleans, 18-5 3B Jeimer Candelario (.370) went 4-for-4 with three doubles, a triple and five RBI … knocked in five runs for the third time this season in just seven games … leads the Cubs system with 15 RBI. TODAY: vs. New Orleans 2B Ian Happ (.276) and 1B Taylor Davis (.227) were each 2-for-5 with a homer and three RBI. SCHEDULED STARTER: Seven I-Cubs had multi-hit games … the team totaled 17 hits in the blowout win (eight extra-base RHP Aaron Brooks (1-0, 7.20) hits). Mills fanned three New Orleans batters in 5.0 innings of work to win his second-straight start to begin the season. TENNESSEE SMOKIES (2-4) Tennessee fell behind early and could not recover in a 6-2 setback vs. Mississippi. Southern League (AA) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA North Division RHP Zach Hedges (L) 5.0 6 4 4 1 3 0 0-2 5.40 4th Place (-3.0) Homers – None YESTERDAY: Loss vs. Mississippi, 6-2 LF Charcer Burks (.320) was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored … has hit in all six of the Smokies’ games this season. TODAY: vs. Mississippi 2B David Bote (.435) reached three times, going 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI … recorded his third SCHEDULED STARTER: multi-hit game of the 2017 campaign. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (0-0, 1.80) RHP Brad Markey needed just 12 pitches to strike out the side in the 6th inning … has eight punchouts in just 4.0 IP on the young season. MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS (4-3) The Pelicans dropped the series finale at Buies Creek, 5-1. Carolina League (A) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA Southern Division RHP Thomas Hatch (L) 4.2 5 4 3 2 5 0 0-1 2.79 4th Place (-2.0) Homers – None YESTERDAY: Loss @ Buies Creek, 5-1 C Tyler Alamo (.400) went 2-for-4 with a double … collected two hits for the third-straight game. 1B Matt Rose (.172) drove in his team-leading fifth run of the year … was 1-for-4. TODAY: vs. Lynchburg LF Daniel Spingola (.368) was 1-for-4 as well … tripled and scored the Pelicans’ lone run in the 7th SCHEDULED STARTER: inning. LHP Justin Steele (0-1, 2.25) SOUTH BEND CUBS (4-3) South Bend used a three-run 8th inning to top Fort Wayne, 4-2, and run its winning streak to four games. Midwest League (A) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA Eastern Division RHP Tyson Miller (ND) 5.0 2 1 0 3 6 0 0-0 0.00 T-3rd Place (-1.0) Homers – None YESTERDAY: Win @ Fort Wayne, 4-2 Miller allowed no earned runs for the second-straight start to kick off his 2017 season … has thrown 9.2 innings this year with 13 strikeouts and just one unearned run. TODAY: @ West Michigan LF Kevonte Mitchell (.167) hit a two-run triple in the 8th … was 1-for-4. SCHEDULED STARTER: 3B Wladimir Galindo (.200) was 2-for-4 with one RBI and a run scored. RHP Dylan Cease (0-1, 2.25) 2B Yeiler Peguero (.292) went 3-for-4 with a double ... has two-consecutive multi-hit games. EUGENE EMERALDS (0-0) Eugene begins its season June 15 vs. Vancouver. Northwest League (A) South Division MESA CUBS (0-0) The Mesa Cubs begin their season June 24 vs. the AZL Athletics. Arizona League (Rookie) East Division .