CHICAGO CUBS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF AUGUST 1, 2018 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 3-3 YESTERDAY / 252-296 OVERALL IOWA CUBS-AAA (41-67, 4th Place, 19.0 GB) Yesterday: Win vs. Salt Lake, 6-0 TOP PERFORMERS Iowa pitchers retired the first 22 batters in a 6-0 shutout win. TODAY: vs. Salt Lake RHP Alec Mills (AAA-Iowa) Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 R, 4 SO RHP Alec Mills (W) 6.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5-10 4.53 TBD C Taylor Davis (AAA-Iowa) Homers — Davis (3) 2-for-4, HR, R, 3 RBI 3B Luke Reynolds (A-Eugene) © RHP Alec Mills retired all 18 batters before departing after 6.0 innings ... has thrown three-straight quality starts with Iowa, 3-for-4, 2 2B, HR, R, 3 RBI including just one run allowed in his last two starts (12.2 IP). © LHP Rob Zastryzny (1.1 IP, H, 2 SO) and RHP Dakota Mekkes (1.2 IP, H, SO) combined to toss 3.0-scoreless innings. © C Taylor Davis (.277) went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI. TOP PROSPECT RANKINGS © DH Chris Coghlan (.205) went 2-for-5 with an RBI and run scored, his second-straight multi-hit game. © 3B Jason Vosler (.264) went 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and two runs scored, his second-straight multi-hit game. MLB PIPELINE 1. RHP Adbert Alzolay 2. INF Aramis Ademan 3. RHP Oscar De La Cruz 4. RHP Jose Albertos TENNESSEE SMOKIES-AA (17-21, 4th Place, 4.5 GB) Yesterday: Cancelled (Rain) 5. RHP Alex Lange Yesterday's doubleheader between Tennessee and Chattanooga was cancelled due to TODAY: at Jackson 6. LHP Brendon Little inclement weather. SCHEDULED STARTER: 7. RHP Thomas Hatch RHP Thomas Hatch (6-4, 4.03) 8. OF DJ Wilson 9. OF Nelson Velazquez 10. C Miguel Amaya 11. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng 12. RHP Dillon Maples 13. OF Mark Zagunis 14. INF David Bote 15. LHP Justin Steele 16. RHP Jeremiah Estrada 17. RHP Erich Uelmen 18. RHP Keegan Thompson 19. RHP Erling Moreno MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS-A (16-23, 4th Place, 7.5 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Down East, 8-3 20. RHP Michael Rucker Myrtle Beach could not overcome a pair of three-run innings by Down East in an 8-3 loss. TODAY: vs. Down East 21. RHP Alec Mills Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 22. INF Zack Short RHP Tyson Miller (L) 6.0 6 6 6 1 3 2 8-7 3.77 RHP Erick Leal (1-1, 0.61) 23. RHP Javier Assad 24. LHP Bryan Hudson Homers — None 25. INF Wladimir Galindo © CF D.J. Wilson (.254) went 2-for-4 with a double, walk and RBI, his third-straight multi-hit game. 26. LHP Brailyn Marquez © 2B Andruw Monasterio (.273) went 2-for-4. 27. RHP Trevor Clifton 28. RHP Cory Abbott 29. RHP Duane Underwood Jr. 30. INF Jason Vosler BASEBALL AMERICA 1. INF Aramis Ademan 2. RHP Adbert Alzolay 3. RHP Jose Albertos 4. C Victor Caratini SOUTH BEND CUBS-A (17-22, 7th Place, 6.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss at Lansing, 10-3 5. RHP Alex Lange South Bend surrendered seven runs in the fourth at Lansing, which proved to be the TODAY: at Lansing 6. RHP Oscar De La Cruz difference in a 10-3 setback. SCHEDULED STARTER 7. LHP Brendon Little 8. RHP Thomas Hatch Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA TBD 9. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng RHP Javier Assad (L) 3.1 5 8 8 4 3 1 5-6 3.90 10. OF Nelson Velazquez Homers — None © SS Christian Donahue (.285) went 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. © LF Zach Davis (.286) went 2-for-3 with a walk, extending his hitting streak to five games. EUGENE AND MESA ON PAGE 2 EUGENE EMERALDS-A (3-6, 3rd Place, 3.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss vs. Spokane, 5-4 FIRST HALF STANDINGS Eugene allowed a run in the eighth and ninth innings, falling 5-4 vs. Spokane. TODAY: vs. Spokane 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 (ND) 3.0 2 0 0 2 4 0 0-1 1.80 RHP Jeffrey Passantino (4-0, 3.06) Myrtle Beach 34-36 T-4th 7.0 Homers — Reynolds (1) South Bend 34-35 4th 13.0 Eugene 14-24 4th 10.0 © 3B Luke Reynolds (.327) went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a two-run homer and three RBI ... had three extra-base hits in his first 13 Mesa 1 18-10 1st -- games before connecting for three extra-base hits last night. Mesa 2 14-13 3rd 5.5 © DH Grant Fennell (.316) went 2-for-5 with a run scored and stolen base. © Paul Richan has not allowed a run in his last two starts (6.0 IP). 2018 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS Iowa LHP Alberto Baldonado MESA CUBS 1-R (5-2, 1st Place, 1.5 GA) Yesterday: Win at AZL Giants Orange, 12-8 Tennessee INF Jason Vosler Mesa trailed 8-2 after the first inning but rallied for a 12-8 win over the AZL Giants. TODAY: vs. AZL Dodgers RHP Craig Brooks Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Trevor Clifton LHP Didier Vargas (ND) 0.2 5 7 2 1 1 0 2-2 3.31 RHP Thomas Hatch Homers — Mejia (5) RHP Dakota Mekkes OF Jeffrey Baez © 3B Christopher Morel (.366) went 2-for-4 with a walk, RBI and team-high three runs scored ... has a five-game hitting streak. © RF Yovanny Cuevas (.224) went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, a team-high three RBI and a stolen base. Myrtle Beach © CF Edmond Americaan (.279), C Jonathan Soto (.343), SS Josue Huma (.283) and LF Kwang-Min Kwon (.333) all had two-hit C Jhonny Pereda games as Mesa combined for 14 hits. RHP Tyler Peyton © LHP Riger Fernandez allowed just one hit and one walk in 4.0-scoreless innings to earn the win. INF Aramis Ademan South Bend C Miguel Amaya INF Jared Young MESA CUBS 2-R (3-3, T-4th Place, 2.5 GB) Yesterday: Win at AZL Indians 1, 6-2 RHP Javier Assad Mesa scored three first inning runs and cruised to a 6-2 win over the AZL Indians. TODAY: vs. AZL Indians 2 RHP Brendan King Starting Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Rollie Lacy RHP Blake Whitney (W) 5.0 2 1 1 5 4 0 1-1 1.40 Homers — Roederer (4) © RF Cole Roederer (.299) went 2-for-5 with a triple, homer and two runs scored. © 3B Fidel Mejia (.345) went 3-for-5 with a run scored and RBI. © CF Brennen Davis (.241) and C Henderson Perez (.253) each had two-hit games. 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.