CHICAGO CUBS MINOR LEAGUE REPORT GAMES OF SEPTEMBER 4, 2017 | MINOR LEAGUE CLUBS: 4-3 YESTERDAY / 346-336 OVERALL IOWA CUBS-AAA Season Over TOP PERFORMERS Iowa completed its 2017 campaign with a 7-3 setback at Omaha. OVERALL RECORD: 67-72 3B Stephen Bruno (AAA-Iowa) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA 3-for-4, 2 2B, RBI, R RHP Williams Perez (L) 6.0 6 5 5 3 3 0 7-10 5.01 RF Jonathan Sierra (R-Mesa) 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, R Homers — None © 3B Stephen Bruno (.265) went 3-for-4 with season-high two doubles, an RBI and a run scored. TEAM LEADERS © C Ali Solis (.253) was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI. AAA-Iowa TENNESSEE SMOKIES-AA Season Over Average: Victor Caratini (.342) Homers: John Andreoli (14) The Smokies fell by two runs vs. Jackson, 6-4, in their season finale. OVERALL RECORD: 68-70 RBI: Taylor Davis (62) FIRST HALF: 36-33 STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA OPS: Victor Caratini (.951) SECOND HALF: 32-37 RHP D. Underwood Jr. (L) 7.0 6 4 4 2 3 1 13-7 4.43 ERA: Seth Frankoff (4.40) Wins: Aaron Brooks (8) Homers — None Saves: Pierce Johnson (9) © LF Yasiel Balaguert (.256) hit a bases-clearing double ... finished the season second on the team with 75 RBI. Strikeouts: Seth Frankoff (119) © 2B Andrew Ely (.259) went 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk. AA-Tennessee MYRTLE BEACH PELICANS-A Yesterday: Loss at Carolina, 3-1 Average: David Bote (.272) Homers: Jason Vosler (21) The Pelicans dropped their final game of the regular season, 3-1, at Carolina ... Myrtle TODAY: Off Day RBI: Jason Vosler (81) Beach begins a playoff series with Down East Wednesday. OPS: David Bote (.792) STARTING PITCHERS IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA ERA: Daury Torrez (1.40) RHP Oscar De La Cruz (L) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4-3 3.46 Wins: Duane Underwood Jr. (13) Saves: Craig Brooks (7) Homers — None Strikeouts: D. Underwood Jr. (98) © SS Zack Short (.263) was 1-for-3 with a walk ... drew 94 walks this season between Myrtle Beach and South Bend. © LF Eddy Martinez (.244) reached base three times, going 1-for-2 with two walks. A-Myrtle Beach Average: Tyler Alamo (.281) Homers: Eddy Martinez (14) SOUTH BEND CUBS-A Season Over RBI: Jesse Hodges (63) South Bend was blanked for the third time in its final four games, 10-0 at Bowling Green. OVERALL RECORD: 75-64 OPS: Jesse Hodges (.772) STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA FIRST HALF: 39-31 ERA: Michael Rucker (2.51) SECOND HALF: 36-34 Wins: Adbert Alzolay (7) LHP Jose Paulino (L) 4.0 10 6 6 1 3 0 7-6 4.51 Saves: Pedro Araujo (10) Strikeouts: Thomas Hatch (126) Homers — None © RHP Jhon Romero (2.1 IP, SO) pitched 2.1-perfect innings of relief to finish off the SB Cubs' season ... completed the 2017 campaign with a 0.35 ERA (1 ER/25.2 IP) at South Bend. A-South Bend © LF Kevonte Mitchell (.245) was 2-for-4 with a double. Average: Luis Ayala (.281) © 2B Yeiler Peguero (.233) went 1-for-3 with a two-bagger and a walk. Homers: Kevonte Mitchell (11) RBI: Kevonte Mitchell (59) EUGENE EMERALDS-A Yesterday: Off Day OPS: Luis Ayala (.734) ERA: Duncan Robinson (2.11) The Ems enjoyed an off day before their postseason showdown with Hillsboro ... Eugene's TODAY: vs. Hillsboro (best-of-3) Wins: Manuel Rondon (14) title defense begins today in the first round of the Northwest League playoffs. SCHEDULED STARTER: Saves: Wyatt Short (16) TBD Strikeouts: Manuel Rondon (113) MESA RECAP ON BACK MESA CUBS-R Yesterday: Win at AZL Dodgers, 7-6 NEWS AND NOTES Mesa advanced to the AZL Championship with a 7-6 win over the AZL Dodgers. TODAY: at AZL Giants (best-of-3) CALLED UP: The Chicago Cubs called STARTING PITCHER IP H R ER BB SO HR W-L ERA up Iowa RHP Dillon Maples, C Victor RHP Stephen Ridings (ND) 0.0 2 4 3 2 0 0 0-0 INF Caratini, INF Mike Freeman and LHP Rob Zastryzny after rosters expanded Homers — Balego (1), Zinn (1), Sierra (1) on September 1 ... Maples' first ap- pearance will mark his major-league © RF Jonathan Sierra hit a two-run homer ... finished 2-for-5. debut. © 2B Carlos Sepulveda went 2-for-3 with an RBI, run and two walks. © 3B Cam Balego was 1-for-5 with a two-run home run. OUR PROSPECTS ARE GOOD: Four of © SS Delvin Zinn was 2-for-4 with a solo homer. the Cubs’ top 10 prospects (as rated © C Marcus Mastrobuoni went 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. by Baseball America) have gotten the call to the big leagues already this TOP 10 PROSPECTS (as of start of 2017 season/Baseball America) season ... OF Albert Almora Jr. made the Northsiders’ Opening Day roster ... 1. Eloy Jimenez, OF (A-Myrtle Beach) 6. Mark Zagunis, OF (AAA-Iowa) I-Cubs INF/OF Ian Happ made his Traded to the White Sox as part of a four-player package for LHP Made ML debut 6/22/17. big league debut May 13 at St. Louis José Quintana on July 13, 2017. and homered off Cardinals pitcher 7. Jeimer Candelario, INF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) 2. Ian Happ, 2B/OF (AAA-Iowa/MLB) Sent to Detroit with INF Isaac Paredes for LHP Justin Wilson and Carlos Martinez for his first-career Called up to Cubs May 13, homered for first major league hit. C Alex Avila on July 31. ML hit ... he has remained in the big leagues ever since ... OF Mark 3. Albert Almora Jr., OF (MLB) 8. Trevor Clifton, RHP (AA-Tennessee) Zagunis collected his an RBI in his Made Cubs’ Opening Day roster. Was named 2016 Carolina League Pitcher of the Year. first-career at-bat on June 22. 4. Dylan Cease, RHP (A-South Bend) 9. D.J. Wilson, OF (A-South Bend) FIRST HALF: Tennessee finished in Sent to the White Sox with Jimenez in the José Quintana trade. Picked in the 4th round of the 2015 Draft. fourth place in the Southern League North Division at 36-33 ... Myrtle 5. Oscar De La Cruz, RHP (A-Myrtle Beach) 10. Jose Albertos, RHP Beach won the Carolina League Named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week 8/14/2016. 4.0 IP, H, 0 R in one start last season with Mesa. Southern Division and clinched a playoff berth with a 43-27 record ... TROPHY CASE South Bend missed securing a spot in the postseason by 1.5 games and Award Player(s) Notes went 39-30. Northwest League RHP Javier Assad (A-Eugene) Pitched 6.0 innings of one-hit ball, walking just two while Pitcher of the Week fanning nine vs. Salem Keizer ... nine punchouts tied a HEY NOW...: Three Iowa Cubs were (8/21-27) career-high. selected to the PCL All-Star team ... Pacific Coast League C Victor Caratini, RHP Matt Carasiti Second-consecutive postseason All-Star nod for each eight Smokies players were named to Postseason All-Star (AAA-Iowa) player ... both were named midseason All-Stars in the last the Southern League North Division Team two seasons as well. 2017 All-Star Team ... six Pelicans made the Carolina League’s South Southern League 2B David Bote, 3B Jason Vosler Both Bote and Vosler were named to the league's Division squad ... four South Bend Postseason All-Star (AA-Tennessee) Mid-Season and Postseason All-Star teams. Cubs players made the Midwest Team League All-Star roster ... three Emer- Midwest League LHP Wyatt Short (A-South Bend) First-career All-Star selection ... ranks second in the alds made the cut for the Northwest Postseason All-Star Midwest League with 15 saves. League squad. Team Southern League Player OF Charcer Burks (AA-Tennessee) Went 13-for-30 (.433) with a double, homer, seven runs, MORE LIKE CHI-CUBS: Along with of the Week (8/14-20) eight RBI and two walks. Happ, Candelario and Zagunis, C/1B Victor Caratini and eight pitchers have made the jump from Carolina League Player C/1B Tyler Alamo (A-Myrtle Beach) Went a combined 11-for-28 in eight games, notching two Iowa to Chicago this season ... of the Week (8/14-20) doubles, three homers (in a doubleheader), eight RBI, eight RHP Eddie Butler became the runs scored, three walks and a 1.255 OPS. first Cubs starter since 2006 to go Cubs Pitcher of the RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (AAA-Iowa) Won all four of his July starts with Iowa, posting a 1.42 ERA 6.0-scoreless innings in his team Month, July (4 ER/25.1 IP), tied for the second-best mark in the Pacific debut ... LHPs Rob Zastryzny, Jack Coast League in the month. Leathersich and Zac Rosscup and Cubs Player of the OF D.J. Wilson (A-South Bend) Batted a combined .284 (23-for-81) with five doubles, RHPs Dylan Floro, Felix Peña, Dillon Maples, Pierce Johnson and Seth Month, July seven homers and 21 RBI in July. Frankoff have also seen action at the major-league level. BC® Relief Pitcher of RHP Craig Brooks (AA-Tennessee) Allowed no runs in 10 games covering 13.1 IP in July ..