Iowa left-hander Josh Fleming was moved to the development list.
Right-hander Ryan Jensen was promoted to Double-A Knoxville from the ACL Cubs.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs cast out the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 7-4.
Jaxon Wiggins was activated off the injured list and made his first appearance in Iowa since early April. He very much struggled with control in the first inning, when he allowed three runs on two hits and two walks. But He settled down after that and finished with three runs on three hits and three walks over 2.2 innings. Wiggins struck out four. His four-seam fastball averaged 96.1 mph and hit 98 mph once.
Zac Leigh relieved Wiggins in the third and got the win after going 1.1 innings with no runs and one hit. He struck out two and walked no one.
Grant Kipp then threw three innings and gave up just one run on one hit and one walk. He also hit one batter. Kipp struck out one.
Eduarniel Nuñez threw the final two innings for the save. Nuñez retired all six batters in order, striking out four of them.
Catcher Christian Bethancourt went 3 for 4 with a double. He drove in two and scored once.
Center fielder Brett Bateman was 2 for 4 with a walk and a stolen base. Bateman had an RBI bunt single in Iowa’s four-run second inning. He also scored on an Owen Miller single in the sixth.
Right fielder Owen Miller was 2 for 5 with the RBI and a run scored.
Bethancourt’s RBI double.
Bateman beats out a squeeze bunt for an RBI single.
Wiggins with a strikeout.
Knoxville Smokies
The Knoxville Smokies pried open the Biloxi Shuckers (Brewers), 7-3.
Dawson Netz started and kept the Shuckers to three runs on four hits over five innings. Netz struck out five and walked no one, but he did hit one batter.
Erian Rodriguez had some major control issues, but he didn’t allow a run and ended up with the win. Rodriguez gave up no runs on one hit over 1.1 innings. He struck out just one and walked five—so he had more walks than outs recorded.
Evan Taylor cleaned up Rodriguez’s mess in the seventh and then went on to finish the game and collect the save. Taylor allowed no runs on one hit over 2.2 innings. He struck out three and walked no one.
Catcher Owen Ayers was 3 for 5 with three RBI. He also scored once.
DH Alex Ramírez went 2 for 4 with a walk and a stolen base. He scored two runs.
Left fielder Andy Garriola was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk.
This is one way for Evan Taylor to get out of a jam.
Two-run single for Ayers.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs canned the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins), 18-8.
Pierce Coppola’s Midwest League debut could have gone better. Coppola gave up six runs on four hits and four walks over three innings. One of those hits was a grand slam in the third inning. Coppola struck out two.
Ethan Flanagan pitched the final four frames of this game and allowed no runs on two hits, earning him the win. Flanagan struck out seven and walked one.
South Bend banged out 15 hits Cedar Rapids and scored seven runs in the third inning and five in the ninth.
Third baseman Matt Halbach went 3 for 6 with a double and a stolen base. He scored three times and had two RBI.
DH Josiah Hartshorn was 2 for 5 with a triple and a walk. Hartshorn drove in two and scored one run.
Catcher Logan Poteet doubled twice in a 2 for 5 night. He had three RBI and two runs scored.
Left fielder Jose Escobar was 2 for 5 with a double, a walk and a stolen base. Escobar scored two runs and batted in one.
Shortstop Angel Cepeda went 2 for 5 with a walk. He scored one run and had two RBI.
Finally, right fielder Miguel Useche was 2 for 4 with a walk. He scored three times and drove in one.
Highlights from the seven-run third, including Hartshorn’s triple.
RBI doubles in the seventh for Poteet and second baseman Christian Olivo, who was 1 for 5.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans had their habitat re-zoned for oil drilling by the Fredericksburg Nationals, 9-7.
Starter Braylon Myers allowed four runs on four hits over four innings. Myers walked four and struck out three.
Hayden Frank tossed the next three innings, allowed three runs on five hits, and took the loss. One of Frank’s three runs was unearned. Frank struck out two and walked no one.
Third baseman Ludwing Espinoza hit his first Pelicans home run with a man on in the third inning. Espinoza was 1 for 5.
Shortstop Derniche Valdez was 2 for 5 with a double and two runs scored.
First baseman Edward Vargas was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. He had an RBI single in the fourth inning and also scored once.
ACL Cubs
Losing to the Diamondbacks, 13-4 in the eighth.
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