Right-hander Tyler Beede went from Triple-A Iowa to the Development List.
South Bend right-hander Nate Williams
also went to the Development List.Knoxville first baseman Edgar Alvarez was placed on the Restricted List. No, I don’t know why.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs mauled Indianapolis (Pirates), 8-3.
Four Iowa pitcher combined to allowed just three hits. Starter Paul Campbell went four innings and gave up no runs on just one hit. Campbell struck out four and walked no one.
Luke Little pitched the fifth inning,
retired the side in order and got teh win because Campbell didn’t go five innings. Little did not strike anyone out.
Shortstop Owen Miller was a perfect 4 for 4 with a triple and a walk. Miller scored two runs and drove home one.
Third baseman BJ Murray went 3 for 5 with a double and a triple. Murray scored three runs and had one RBI.
DH Christian Bethancourt was 2 for 5 with a two-run double in the fifth.
Left fielder Chas McCormick went 2 for 5 with two RBI, one on a first inning single and one on a single in the sixth. McCormick scored once.
Bethencourt’s two-run double.
An RBI double for Murray.
Knoxville Smokies
Rained out in Chattanooga. Doubleheader tomorrow.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs were cooked by the Ft. Wayne TinCaps, 9-8. The loss snapped South Bend’s eight-game win streak.
Starter Jostin Florentino gave up a solo home run in the second inning and no other runs. Florentino’s final line was one run on two hits over three innings. Florentino did walk five batters while striking out two.
South Bend had an 8-5 lead going into the top of the ninth when Grayson Moore was summoned from the bullpen for the save. Unfortunately, Moore was only able to retire one batter while the other five batters he faced combined for a solo home run, a single and three doubles. Moore got the loss after allowing four runs on five hits over just one-third of an inning. Moore struck out one.
It looked like South Bend was going to cruise to an easy win when they scored seven runs in the first inning, six of them coming off the Padres’ number-two prospect (per Baseball America) Kash Mayfield.
First, center fielder Josiah Hartshorn hit a two-run bomb, his second South Bend home run and seventh overall. Hartshorn was 1 for 5 tonight.
Later on in the first, first baseman Drew Bowser hit a grand slam, his second home run of the year. Bowser was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Left fielder Miguel Useche went 3 for 4 with a walk. He drove in one run and scored on the grand slam.
Hartshorn’s and Bowser’s home runs.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans clipped the wings of the Wilson Warbirds (Brewers), 11-10.
Starter David Bracho pitched the first 3.2 innings and gave up four runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out two.
Hayden Frank allowed two runs in the seventh inning and was allowed to start the ninth inning with a four-run lead. However, he loaded the bases with only one out and was pulled for Aiden Moffett. Moffett then walked four of the next five batters to drive in all three inherited runners and one of his own. But then he got a strikeout to end the game and collect a very ugly save.
The final line on Frank, who was the winning pitcher, was five runs on five hits over 3.1 innings. Frank walked five and struck out three.
Moffett’s final line was one run on no hits and four walks. He struck out two in two-thirds of an inning.
Right fielder Eli Lovich hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, his seventh of the year. Lovich went 3 for 4 with a double, the home run and four total RBI.
First baseman Edward Vargas was 3 for 5. He scored twice and had one RBI.
Catcher Jairo Díaz was 2 for 4 with a walk and a double. He scored one time.
Left fielder Darlyn De Leon went 2 for 4 with a walk. He scored two runs and drove home one.
Everyone in the Pelicans lineup had at least one hit.
A great catch in center field by Alexey Lumpuy, who was 1 for 5 with an RBI double and one run scored.
The second home run in two days for Lovich.
ACL Cubs
Right fielder Jeury Ramírez hit two home runs.
