CHICAGO CUBS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF JUNE 27, 2017 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 3-1 YESTERDAY / 167-150 OVERALL IOWA CUBS-AAA (34-43, 4th Place, 12.5 GB) Yesterday: Win vs. New Orleans, 7-6 TOP PERFORMERS Iowa collected six extra-base hits in a 7-6 victory over visiting New Orleans. TODAY: vs. New Orleans RF John Andreoli (AAA-Iowa) STARTING PITCHERS IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: 3-for-4, 2 2B, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB TBA RHP Zach Hedges (ND) 4.1 9 6 6 6 1 0 0-2 9.42 SS Zack Short (A-Myrtle Beach) 3-for-3 Homers — Andreoli (6) DH Miguel Amaya (A-Eugene) 4-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 R, RBI © LF Kyle Schwarber (.375) went 2-for-4 with two RBI in his second game with Iowa. LHP Javier Assad (A-Eugene) © RF John Andreoli (.216) went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a solo homer, a walk, three runs scored and two RBI. W, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 UER, 0 BB, 9 SO © C Victor Caratini (.343) went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored ... is batting .349 (30-for-86) with 13 extra-base hits and 21 RBI in 24 June contests. © CF Jacob Hannemann (.313) went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored. REHAB ASSIGNMENTS TENNESSEE SMOKIES-AA (2-3, T-4th Place, 2.0 GB) Yesterday: Off Day LHP Brett Anderson (AA-Tennessee) The Smokies had the day off ... they host Jackson tonight. TODAY: vs. Jackson 1 GS (6/25) - 4.0 IP, 5 H, ER SCHEDULED STARTER: TBA TEAM LEADERS AAA-Iowa Average: Victor Caratini (.343) Homers: Mark Zagunis (11) RBI: Victor Caratini (54) OPS: Ian Happ (.977) ERA: Seth Frankoff (3.07) Wins: A. Brooks/C. Kelly (4) Saves: Pierce Johnson (7) Strikeouts: Seth Frankoff (66) MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS-A (2-3, T-3rd Place, 2.5 GB) Yesterday: Win vs. Potomac, 4-2 Myrtle Beach held the Nationals to just three hits in a 4-2 triumph. TODAY: vs. Potomac AA-Tennessee SCHEDULED STARTER: STARTING PITCHERS IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA Average: Charcer Burks (.307) RHP Thomas Hatch (3-6, 3.33) RHP Adbert Alzolay (W) 5.2 3 2 2 0 7 0 7-1 2.85 Homers: Jason Vosler (13) RBI: Jason Vosler (49) Homers — None OPS: Jason Vosler (.862) © SS Zack Short (1.000) went 3-for-3 in his first start at the High-A level ... began the season with South Bend. ERA: Jen-Ho Tseng (2.80) © 2B Trent Giambrone (.244), C P.J. Higgins (.222) and DH Tyler Alamo (.271) all had multi-hit games ... Alamo has hit safely in Wins: Jen-Ho Tseng (7) five-straight games. Saves: Three players tied (3) Strikeouts: Jen-Ho Tseng (73) © Alzolay collected his team-best seventh win of the season ... is 2-0 with a 3.18 ERA (8 ER/22.2 IP) in his last four starts. A-Myrtle Beach Average: Bryant Flete (.294) Homers: Matt Rose (11) SOUTH BEND CUBS-A (1-5, T-6th Place, 5.0 GB) Yesterday: Loss @ Fort Wayne, 11-10 RBI: Bryant Flete (34) South Bend scored two ninth inning runs to take a 10-9 lead before surrendering two TODAY: @ Fort Wayne OPS: Daniel Spingola (.802) runs in the bottom of the frame, falling 11-10 in walk-off fashion at Fort Wayne. SCHEDULED STARTER: ERA: Justin Steele (2.39) STARTING PITCHERS IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA RHP Erling Moreno (1-1, 3.46) Wins: Adbert Alzolay (7) Saves: James Norwood (5) LHP Manuel Rondon (ND) 5.0 5 3 3 3 7 2 7-2 4.63 Strikeouts: Adbert Alzolay (74) Homers — Mitchell (8) © 2B Yeiler Peguero (.246) went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and a season-high three runs scored. A-South Bend © 1B Vimael Machin (.293) went 2-for-5 with a double and RBI. Average: Vimael Machin (.293) © LF Kevonte Mitchell (.236) hit a three-run homer as part of a six-run seventh inning ... leads the team with eight homers ... Homers: Kevonte Mitchell (8) finished 1-for-4. RBI: Vimael Machin (37) OPS: Zack Short (.816) ERA: Duncan Robinson (1.90) Wins: Manuel Rondon (7) Saves: Wyatt Short (7) Strikeouts: Dylan Cease (65) EUGENE AND MESA RECAP ON BACK EUGENE EMERALDS-A (8-5, 1st Place, 2.0 GA) Yesterday: Win vs. Hillsboro, 5-2 NEWS AND NOTES Eugene cruised to its sixth-straight win, topping Hillsboro, 5-2. TODAY: vs. Hillsboro OUR PROSPECTS ARE GOOD: Four of STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA SCHEDULED STARTER: the Cubs’ top 10 prospects (as rated RHP Jesus Camargo (0-1, 3.86) LHP Javier Assad (W) 5.0 6 1 0 0 9 0 1-2 2.45 by Baseball America) have gotten the call to the big leagues already this Homers — Ademan (2), Amaya (1) season ... OF Albert Almora Jr. made the Northsiders’ Opening Day roster © DH Miguel Amaya (.286) went a perfect 4-for-4 with a double, solo homer and two runs scored. ... INF Jeimer Candelario was called © SS Aramis Ademan (.200) went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk. up from Iowa to be the club’s 26th © Assad struck out nine while walking none in 5.0 innings of work to earn the victory ... he has fanned 17 and walked two this man in a doubleheader at Colorado, season ... allowed no earned runs for the first time this season. then remained at the Major League level for six games ... I-Cubs INF/OF MESA CUBS-R (2-1, 2nd Place, -0.5) Yesterday: Off Day Ian Happ made his big league debut May 13 at St. Louis and homered Mesa had the day off ... the Cubs take on the AZL Dodgers today. TODAY: @ AZL Dodgers off Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez for his first-career ML hit ... OF Mark Zagunis collected his an RBI in his first-career at-bat on June 22. FIRST HALF: Tennessee finished in fourth place in the Southern League North Division at 36-33 ... Myrtle Beach won the Carolina League Southern Division and clinched a TOP 10 PROSPECTS (Baseball America) playoff berth with a 43-27 record ... South Bend missed securing a spot 1. Eloy Jimenez, OF (A-Myrtle Beach) 6. Mark Zagunis, OF (AAA-Iowa) in the postseason by 1.5 games and Made season debut with Myrtle Beach 5/14 after missing 35 Made ML debut 6/22/17 ... has made All-Star teams at AA, A went 39-30. games with a shoulder injury ... 2017 Carolina League All-Star. (Myrtle Beach, South Bend) and Rookie levels. 2. Ian Happ, 2B/OF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) 7. Jeimer Candelario, INF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) HEY NOW...: Eight Smokies players 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. were named to the Southern League North Division 2017 All-Star Team 3. Albert Almora Jr., OF (MLB) 8. Trevor Clifton, RHP (AA-Tennessee) ... six Pelicans made the Carolina Made Cubs’ Opening Day roster. Was named 2016 Carolina League Pitcher of the Year. League’s South Division squad ... four South Bend Cubs players made the 4. Dylan Cease, RHP (A-South Bend) 9. D.J. Wilson, OF (A-South Bend) Midwest League All-Star roster. Logged a 2.22 ERA (11 ER/44.2 IP) at Eugene last season. Picked in the 4th round of the 2015 Draft. MORE LIKE CHI-CUBS: Along with 5. Oscar De La Cruz, RHP (A-Myrtle Beach) 10. Jose Albertos, RHP Happ, Candelario and Zagunis, Named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week 8/14/2016. 4.0 IP, H, 0 R in one start last season with Mesa. seven pitchers have made the jump from Iowa to Chicago this season ... RHP Eddie Butler became the TROPHY CASE first Cubs starter since 2006 to go Award Player(s) Notes 6.0-scoreless innings in his team Southern League Player INF Jason Vosler (AA-Tennessee) Went 8-for-21 with a double, three homers, six runs, eight debut ... LHPs Rob Zastryzny and of the Week (6/12-18) RBI and seven walks. Zac Rosscup and RHPs Dylan Floro, Felix Pena, Pierce Johnson and Seth Cubs Pitcher of the RHP Duncan Robinson (A-South Bend) Went 2-1 with a 1.00 ERA (3 ER/27.0 IP) in five games Frankoff have also seen action at the Month, May (three starts) ... fanned 24 and walked just two. major-league level. Cubs Player of the C Victor Caratini (AAA-Iowa) Batted .366 (30-for-82) with six doubles, three homers, 17 CEASE AND DESIST: SB Cubs RHP Month, May RBI and five walks in 24 May games. Dylan Cease has been fanning batters at a rate of 13.8 SO/9 (65 Southern League Player C Ian Rice (AA-Tennessee) Went 8-for-13 with two doubles, three homers (including a SO/42.1 IP), tops among Midwest of the Week (5/1-7) grand slam) and nine RBI. League starting pitchers. Cubs Pitcher of the RHP Dylan Cease (A-South Bend) Posted a 1.90 ERA (5 ER/23.2 IP) in five April starts ... Month, April allowed one or no runs with seven or more strikeouts in four of his five outings. Cubs Player of the INF Jeimer Candelario (AAA-Iowa) Hit .306/.432/.625 (22-for-72) ..