Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs were caught hibernating by the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 8-4.
Javier Assad started and gave up five runs in the first inning. He settled down after that, but he still got the loss. The final line on Assad was five runs on six hits over 3.2 innings. He walked two and struck out one.
First baseman BJ Murray drove in all four Iowa runs with two-run double in the first inning and another two-run single in the second. Murray was 2 for 4.
Left fielder Chas McCormick was 2 for 4.
Murray’s
double.
Murray’s RBI single.
Right fielder Justin Dean guns down a runner trying to score from second on a single.
Knoxville Smokies
The Smokies were leading 1-0 in the second inning when the game was suspended because of weather. They’ll finish the game on Saturday followed by a seven-inning regularly-scheduled game.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs surfed past the West Michigan Whitecaps (Tigers), 5-4.
It wasn’t a great start for Cole Reynolds, who allowed four runs on nine hits over 4.1 innings. He walked one and struck out four.
Three Cubs relievers didn’t give up a hit or a run the rest of the way. Adam Stone did walk in a runner inherited from Reynolds, but he got the win after pitching 1.2 innings. Stone walked four and struck out no one.
JP Wheat turned in one of his best outings with two innings. Wheat struck out three and walked one.
Ethan Bell retired the side in order in the ninth for the save. He struck out two.
Catcher Justin Stransky hit an RBI double int he second inning. He finished the night 1 for 4.
Right fielder Leonel Espinoza gave the Cubs a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning with an RBI single. He went 2 for 4. He scored on Stransky’s double.
Shortstop Ty Southisene and DH Kane Kepley pulled off a double-steal of second and home respectively in the seventh. Southisene went 1 for 4 with a hit by pitch. He scored once. Kepley went 1 for 5 and scored twice.
The double by Stransky.
A great catch by Espinoza.
Here’s the double steal.
A great outfield assist by Espinoza. He had a great game.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans were bowled over by the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (White Sox), 3-2.
It was a great Myrtle Beach debut for last year’s fourth-round pick Kaleb Wing. Wing pitched four scoreless innings and gave up just one hit. That runner was thrown out stealing so the hit batter he had in the fourth meant he only faced one over the minimum. Wing struck out six.
Victor Zarraga pitched the next two innings and took the loss after giving up all three runs on three hits and three walks. Zarraga struck out one.
Third baseman Yahil Melendez doubled home two in the fourth inning. He was 2 for 4.
Second baseman Jose Escobar went 2 for 4 and scored once.
Some Wing highlights.
The two-run double by Melendez.
ACL Cubs
Beating the Reds 7-4 in the seventh inning.
