Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs broke the Louisville Bats (Reds), 15-9
There was not a lot of good pitching today in Des Moines and the wind was steady out to left field. Starter Charlie Barnes pitched solidly anyways, giving up three runs on five hits over five innings. Two of those five hits were solo home runs. Barnes struck out five and walked two.
Tyler Santana got clobbered for five runs over just two innings, giving up two more solo home runs. Collin Snider allowed one run on two hits in the eighth inning, but
he got the win when Iowa scored seven runs in the bottom of the inning. Snider walked one, hit one batter and struck out no one in his one inning of work.
Ryan Jensen pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning with a strikeout in a non-save situation.
Second baseman Pedro Ramírez had two home runs and eight RBI today. Ramírez hit his first home run with a man on in the fifth inning. His second home run was a grand slam in the eighth. He also tied the game 8-8 with a two-run single in the seventh.
Ramírez went 3 for 5. The two home runs give him seven already this year. His career-high for a season is eight. The eight RBI ties a franchise record set several times, the last time by Ian Stewart in 2013.
Right fielder Dylan Carlson hit a solo home run in the fourth Raminning. He went 1 for 5.
Center fielder Brett Bateman was a perfect 3 for 3 with a double and a walk. He scored four times.
Third baseman BJ Murray doubled twice in a 3 for 4 game. He also walked one time, drove in three and scored three times.
Ramírez’s first home run went 397 feet.
The grand slam went 412.
Ramírez produced on both sides of the ball.
Here’s his two-run single.
Carlson’s home run was his second in two games.
One of Murray’s doubles had a little help from the sun and the wind.
He needed no help for this double.
This was just a single by Murray because the runners held up. But it had doubles distance.
Knoxville Smokies
The Knoxville Smokies were extinguished by the Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds), 8-4.
Starter Yenrri Rojas went four innings and allowed three runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out six.
Luis Martinez-Gomez retired the side in order in the seventh, but then he came out for the eighth and got into a lot of trouble. Martinez-Gomez took the loss after giving up five runs on three hits and a walk over 1.1 innings. he also hit one batter. Martinez-Gomez did not strike anyone out.
DH Owen Ayers had his first Double-A hit in the first inning and it was an RBI single. Ayers went 1 for 4.
Left fielder Jordan Nwogu was 1 for 2 with two walks. He scored one run.
Right fielder Andy Garriola had a two-run single in the fifth that temporarily gave Knoxville the lead. He was 1 for 4.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs fell in valiant combat with the Dayton Dragons (Reds), 8-5.
Nazier Mulé only threw the first inning, but he took the loss after he surrendered two runs on one hit and two walks. One of the two runs was unearned. Mulé struck out one.
First baseman Cole Mathis hit a pair of doubles in a 2 for 3 night. He also walked twice and stole a base. His double in the ninth inning scored a run. Mathis scored two times himself. In just two games in High-A, Mathis already has three doubles.
Center fielder Kane Kepley was 1 for 4 with a walk and two steals. He scored twice.
A two-run single for Kade Snell. He was 1 for 5.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans couldn’t fly with the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Astros), 12-8.
Noah Edders got hammered for two runs in the first inning, two more in the second and three more in the third. He took the loss after allowing seven runs, six earned, on seven hits over three innings. Two of those seven hits were two-run home runs. Edders struck out one, walked no one and hit one batter.
Catcher Logan Poteet went 2 for 4 with a walk. He scored two runs.
Center fielder Alexey Lumpuy went 2 for 5 and also scored twice. He drove in a run with a single in the fifth inning
First baseman Josiah Hartshorn was 2 for 5 with one run scored.
