CHICAGO CUBS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF MAY 30, 2017 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 2-1 YESTERDAY / 112-92 OVERALL IOWA CUBS-AAA (23-28, 4th Place, 7.0 GB) Yesterday: Win @ Memphis, 3-1 TOP PERFORMERS Iowa was out-hit 10-6 yet was able to score three runs in a 3-1 victory over Memphis. TODAY: Off Day RHP Steve Perakslis (AAA-Iowa) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO RHP Stephen Perakslis (ND) 4.0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0-1 3.75 RHP Erling Moreno (A-South Bend) 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 SO Homers — Zagunis (8), Bruno (4) OF Luis Ayala (A-South Bend) 2-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI © LF Mark Zagunis (.253) and RF-3B Stephen Bruno (.280) each hit solo home runs. © RHP Stephen Perakslis tossed 4.0-scoreless innings, his longest outing of the season. © RHP Conor Mullee (0.00 ERA) tossed 2.0-scoreless innings to pick up a hold ... has not allowed a run in 4.2 innings this season. REHAB ASSIGNMENTS No Cubs are currently on a rehab assignment. TENNESSEE SMOKIES-AA (29-21, 1st Place, 0.5 GA) Yesterday: Loss at Montgomery, 8-3 The Smokies allowed seven first-inning runs in a 8-3 setback at Montgomery. TODAY: @ Montgomery TEAM LEADERS STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (5-1, 2.60) RHP Zach Hedges (L) 5.0 13 8 8 0 0 1 5-4 3.86 AAA-Iowa Average: Victor Caratini (.340) Homers — None Homers: Ian Happ (9) RBI: Victor Caratini (33) © C Ian Rice (.256) went 2-for-4 with a triple, run scored and RBI. OPS: Ian Happ (.977) © DH Cael Brockmeyer (.149) reached three times, going 2-for-3 with a walk and RBI. ERA: Eddie Butler (1.17) © CF Jacob Hannemann (.196) went 1-for-3 with a double, walk, run scored and RBI. Wins: Aaron Brooks (3) © RHP Craig Brooks (5.79 ERA) struck out four batters in 2.0-scoreless innings of relief. Saves: Pierce Johnson (5) Strikeouts: Seth Frankoff (52) MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS-A (28-24, 2nd Place, 2.0 GB) Yesterday: Off Day AA-Tennessee The Pelicans had the day off ... they open a four-game home set vs. Down East tonight. TODAY: vs. Down East Average: Andrew Ely (.298) SCHEDULED STARTER: Homers: J. Baez/J. Vosler (8) RHP Oscar De La Cruz (4-2, 3.42) RBI: Jason Vosler (32) OPS: Jason Vosler (.899) ERA: Trevor Clifton (2.36) Wins: Z. Hedges/J. Tseng (5) Saves: Andury Acevedo (3) Strikeouts: J. Tseng/T. Clifton (41) A-Myrtle Beach Average: Bryant Flete (.295) Homers: Matt Rose (8) RBI: Eddy Martinez (26) SOUTH BEND CUBS-A (32-19, 3rd Place, 2.0 GB) Yesterday: Win @ Dayton, 9-2 OPS: Daniel Spingola (.861) ERA: Justin Steele (2.55) South Bend erupted for eight ninth-inning runs to defeat Dayton, 9-2. TODAY: @ Dayton Wins: Adbert Alzolay (5) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: Saves: Three players tied (3) LHP Jose Paulino (2-0, 4.46) RHP Erling Moreno (ND) 4.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0-0 3.86 Strikeouts: Thomas Hatch (51) Homers — Ayala (2) A-South Bend © RF-CF Luis Ayala (.275) went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored ... has four-straight multi-hit games. Average: Wladimir Galindo (.307) © 3B Wladimir Galindo (.307) reached three times, going 1-for-3 with two walks. Homers: K. Mitchell/Z. Short (5) © DH Isaac Paredes (.246), 1B Vimael Machin (.279) and LF-RF Roberto Caro (.444) all had multi-hit games and scored a run. RBI: I. Paredes/Y. Peguero (23) © RHP Erling Moreno tossed 4.0-scoreless innings in his second outing of the season. OPS: Zack Short (.891) ERA: Duncan Robinson (1.35) Wins: Manuel Rondon (6) Saves: Wyatt Short (4) Strikeouts: Dylan Cease (54) EUGENE EMERALDS-A (0-0) Season begins June 15 vs. Vancouver NEWS AND NOTES OUR PROSPECTS ARE GOOD: Three MESA CUBS-R (0-0) Season begins June 24 vs. AZL Athletics of the Cubs’ top 10 prospects (as rat- ed by Baseball America) have gotten the call to the big leagues already TOP 10 PROSPECTS (Baseball America) this season ... OF Albert Almora Jr. made the Northsiders’ Opening Day 1. Eloy Jimenez, OF (A-Myrtle Beach) 6. Mark Zagunis, OF (AAA-Iowa) roster ... INF Jeimer Candelario was Made season debut with Myrtle Beach 5/14 after missing 35 Has made All-Star teams at AA, A (Myrtle Beach, South Bend) called up from Iowa to be the club’s games with a shoulder injury. and Rookie levels. 26th man in a doubleheader at 2. Ian Happ, 2B/OF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) 7. Jeimer Candelario, INF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) Colorado, then remained at the Major Called up to Cubs May 13, homered for first major league hit. Called up May 9, played six games ... made ML Debut 7/3/2016. League level for six games ... I-Cubs INF/OF Ian Happ made his big 3. Albert Almora Jr., OF (MLB) 8. Trevor Clifton, RHP (AA-Tennessee) league debut May 13 at St. Louis and Made Cubs’ Opening Day roster. Was named 2016 Carolina League Pitcher of the Year homered off Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez for his first-career ML hit. 4. Dylan Cease, RHP (A-South Bend) 9. D.J. Wilson, OF (A-South Bend) Logged a 2.22 ERA (11 ER/44.2 IP) at Eugene last season. Picked in the 4th round of the 2015 Draft. THE I-CUBS ARE MY CUBS: Along with Happ and Candelario, six pitch- 5. Oscar De La Cruz, RHP (A-Myrtle Beach) 10. Jose Albertos, RHP ers have made the jump from Iowa Named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week 8/14/2016. 4.0 IP, H, 0 R in one start last season with Mesa. to Chicago this season ... RHP Eddie Butler became the first Cubs starter TROPHY CASE since 2006 to go 6.0-scoreless Award Player Notes innings in his team debut ... LHPs Rob Zastryzny and Zac Rosscup Southern League Player C Ian Rice (AA-Tennessee) Went 8-for-13 with two doubles, three homers (including a and RHPs Dylan Floro, Felix Pena of the Week (5/1-5/7) grand slam) and nine RBI. and Pierce Johnson have also seen Cubs Pitcher of the RHP Dylan Cease (A-South Bend) Posted a 1.90 ERA (5 ER/23.2 IP) in five April starts ... action at the major-league level. Month, April allowed one or no runs with seven or more strikeouts in four SOUTH BEND’S UNTOUCHABLES: of his five outings. SB Cubs RHP Dylan Cease has been Cubs Player of the INF Jeimer Candelario (AAA-Iowa) Hit .306/.432/.625 (22-for-72) ... tied for the PCL lead in fanning batters at a rate of 14.29 Month, April doubles while his 15 extra-base hits ranked second ... had SO/9 (54 SO/34.0 IP), tops among three five-RBI games. Midwest League starting pitchers ... RHP Dakota Mekkes began the season with 11.0-consecutive hitless innings ... batters are 11-for-79 against the righty, good for a .139 opponent batting average. RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY: Cubs affiliates have been rained out 19 times this season ... Tennessee leads the way with nine postponed contests in the season’s first two months. ON AND ON (AND ON...): Iowa C/ INF Taylor Davis reached base in his first 18 games this season ... dating to August 10 of last year, that streak lasted 38 games ... during the run, Davis hit .256 (32-for-125) with 15 runs, eight doubles, two homers, 19 RBI, 24 walks and just 13 strikeouts ... was the longest streak by an I-Cub since at least 2009..