CHICAGO CUBS 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 Pitcher 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 Alec Mills (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 Adbert Alzolay 2. INF Aramis Ademan 3. RHP Oscar De La Cruz 4. RHP Jose Albertos TENNESSEE SMOKIES-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 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 (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 Cory Abbott © 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 strikeouts. BASEBALL AMERICA 1. INF Aramis Ademan 2. RHP Adbert Alzolay 3. RHP Jose Albertos 4. C Victor Caratini SOUTH BEND CUBS-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 EUGENE EMERALDS-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.