Outfielder Kevin Alcántara has been optioned down to Triple-A Iowa, in what I assume is a prelude to Matt Shaw being activated off the injured list tomorrow.
Catcher Michael Carico has been activated off the Development List and rejoined High-A South Bend.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs used an umbrella to ward away the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 7-6.
Andrew Wantz put the I-Cubs in a great place to win, giving them five scoreless innings on just three hits. Wantz struck out three and walked two.
Wantz left with a 5-0
lead, but Antoine Kelly gave all five runs back in the sixth inning, retiring only one batter before exiting.
Jaxon Wiggins tossed another scoreless inning of relief. He gave up a leadoff double and then after one out, he tossed a wild pitch to move the runner to third. But he got out of the jam with a strikeout and a line out to center.
Grant Kipp let the Storm Chasers take the lead in the eighth with a run, but he got the win when Iowa walked it off in the bottom of the ninth. Kipp allowed one run on one hit and two walks over two innings. He did not strike anyone out.
Catcher Owen Ayers hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth two score two runs and win the game. Ayers went 1 for 5.
Third baseman James Triantos led off the ninth inning with a single. He then stole second and went to third on an error on the throw. He scored the tying run in the ninth on Ayers’ double. Triantos went 2 for 4.
After Triantos made it to third with no outs in the ninth, first baseman Owen Miller walked and stole second. He then scored the winning run. Miller went 1 for 4 with the walk and two runs scored.
Left fielder Chas McCormick went 2 for 4 with a stolen base. He drove in two runs and scored twice.
Second baseman Ben Cowles was 2 for 3 with a walk and two runs batted in.
DH BJ Murray led off the second inning with his league-leading ninth triple. This after not hitting a single triple in all of 2024 and 2025. Murray was 1 for 3 with a walk and one run scored.
Ayers’ walk-off double. Maybe a major league center fielder catches that. Maybe he doesn’t. In any case, it would have tied the score.
Nice defense from shortstop Greg Jones.
And nice defense in center field by Justin Dean,
Knoxville Smokies
The Knoxville Smokies got shelled by the Biloxi Shuckers (Brewers), 8-1.
Jake Knapp started and took the loss after going 2.2 innings and allowing five runs on five hits. Two of those five hits were two-run home runs. Knapp did strike out seven while walking just one.
Brewers 2025 first-round pick Andrew Fisher had three home runs in this game, giving him 42 on the year.
Left fielder Carter Trice went 2 for 3 with an RBI double and a walk.
This game was delayed by rain in the seventh inning for an hour and 51 minutes.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs were bitten by the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Brewers), 9-0.
Starter Nazier Mulé took the loss after getting hammered for five runs over 2.1 innings. Mulé surrendered three hits, walked four and had two wild pitches. Mulé struck out three.
South Bend only had four hits in the shutout. The only extra base hit was a double by second baseman Matt Halquist, who was 1 for 3.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans landed in the water against the Augusta GreenJackets (Braves), 8-4.
Starter Kevin Camacho allowed a two-run home run in the first inning and that was enough to give him the loss. He was good after that, going four innings and allowing two runs on just two hits. Camacho struck out three and walked one.
Center fielder Caden Sorrell kept the Pelicans in the game with a three-run home run in the top of the sixth inning, It was Sorrell’s third home run. Sorrell also had an RBI single in the first inning, giving him all four RBI on the game. Sorrell went 2 for 4 with a stolen base.
Corey Nunez was 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored.
Sorrell’s home run.
