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Right-hander Jace Beck was promoted from Double-A Knoxville to Triple-A Iowa.
Right-hander Ben Johnson was promoted to Knoxville from Low-A Myrtle Beach.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs got spooked by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 5-4 in 11 innings.
Trent Thornton was activated off the injured list and made his season and Iowa debut tonight. He pitched two scoreless innings, allowing just two hits. Thornton struck out two and walked one.
The I-Cubs went into the ninth with a 3-1 lead, but Ryan Jensen couldn’t hold it. Jensen allowed two runs on three hits and four walks over 1.2 innings. Jensen struck out two.
With Iowa out of pitchers, Casey Opitz had to pitch the tenth and eleventh innings. He acquitted himself well, allowing only the automatic runner to score in both innings. But Iowa was unable to score the tying run in the eleventh when automatic runner Kevin Alcántara was thrown out at the plate on a single. So Opitz got the loss.
First baseman Jonathon Long was 4 for 5 with a double and a game-tying RBI single in the tenth. Long scored once.
DH Owen Miller was 2 for 5.
Here’s Long’s game-tying single in the tenth.
Knoxville Smokies
The Knoxville Smokies blinded the Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds), 11—9
Jake Knapp pitched the first 2.1 innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on two hits. However, Knapp walked six batters and struck out just two.
Ben Johnson gave up three runs in his Double-A debut, but he ended up getting the win anyways. Johnson’s final line was three runs on three hits over three innings. All three of the runs came on a home run in the eighth inning. Johnson struck out five and walked just one.
First baseman Ethan Hearn hit a two-run home run in the second inning, his first of the season. He was 1 for 4.
Catcher Owen Ayers hit his first Double-A home run in the third inning with the bases empty. Ayers was a perfect 2 for 2 with a double, the home run and three walks. He scored twice.
Later in the third inning, center fielder Alex Ramírez hit a two-run home run, his first on the year. Ramírez went 1 for 5.
The Smokies saved the best for last as their fourth and final home run was a grand slam by right fielder Andy Garriola. It was his fourth of the year and third in two games. Garriola was 1 for 2 with three walks and two runs scored.
Left fielder Carter Trice was 2 for 4 with a double and two runs scored.
Here’s Ayers’ home run.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs were burned by the Dayton Dragons (Reds), 6-4 in a game that ended in the seventh inning because of rain.
Koen Moreno started and took the loss after he allowed five runs, three earned, on four hits over three innings. Moreno had trouble finding the plate as he walked five and struck out just one.
Left fielder Kane Kepley was 1 for 2 with a double and a walk. He scored twice.
Center fielder Kade Snell was 1 for 3 with an RBI double and a walk. He scored one run.
DH Cameron Sisneros was 1 for 1 with a double, a walk and a sacrifice fly. He drove in two and scored once.
Here are Snell and Sisneros’ doubles, which both came in the third inning.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans lost to the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Astros), 5-2.
Victor Zarraga started and took the loss. Zarraga gave up two runs on three hits over 2.1 innings. He walked four and struck out three.
Edwardo Melendez relieved Zarraga and gave up one run on two hits over 3.2 innings. But most impressively, Melendez struck out eight and walked no one.
The Pelicans only had three hits tonight and their two runs were both scored by Jose Escobar on a passed ball and a wild pitch. Escobar was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Right fielder Eli Lovich was 1 for 1 with three walks.
Here are Melendez’s eight Ks.
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