Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs deconsecrated the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 8-2. It was Iowa’s fourth-straight win.
Jameson Taillon started this game on a rehab assignment and dominated. Taillon threw 4.2 innings and allowed just one hit and no runs. Taillon struck out three and walked one. He threw 53 pitches and 34 were strikes.
Ty Blach gave up two runs on two hits over the next 2.1 innings, but got the win because Taillon didn’t throw five innings. Blach walked two and struck out two.
Second baseman Ben Cowles hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning, his fifth on the year. He was 1 for 4.
Right fielder Brett Bateman was 2 for 4 with a two-run triple and a walk. Bateman also scored once.
Third baseman Owen Miller doubled twice in a 3 for 4 game. He scored once.
Center fielder James Triantos was 1 for 2 with two walks and two runs scored.
Bateman’s triple.
A strikeout for Taillon.
Cowles’ home run.
Knoxville Smokies
The Knoxville Smokies were shelled by the Biloxi Shuckers (Brewers), 3-1.
Another great start for Jace Beck, who has allowed zero or one run in his last eight appearances. Tonight, Beck allowed one run on three hits over five innings. The one run was a solo home run. Beck struck out nine and walked just one.
Tyler Schlaffer pitched the next three innings and got the loss. He gave up two runs on one hit. Schlaffer walked one, hit one batter and struck out three.
DH Jefferson Rojas was 1 for 4 with an RBI double for the only Smokies run.
Second baseman Drew Bowser was 2 for 4 and scored the only run.
Third baseman Alex Madera was 2 for 4.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs were harvested by the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins) 11-7.
Starter Alfredo Romero kept the Kernels off the board for three innings, but he gave up two in the fourth and two more in the fifth. The final line on Romero was four runs on six hits over 4.2 innings. He walked one and struck out four.
The Kernels exploded for six runs in the bottom of the seventh, and losing pitcher Ben Johnson was responsible for five of them. The final line on Johnson is was five runs on two hits and two walks over one-third of an inning. One of the five runs was unearned. Johnson struck out one.
Shortstop Angel Cepeda connected in the sixth inning with a man on for his first South Bend home run and second on the year. Cepeda went 1 for 5.
Right fielder Miguel Olivo was 3 for 4 with a double, a walk and three stolen bases. Olivo scored one run and knocked home one.
Second baseman Michael Halquist was 2 for 4 with a double and a triple. He scored twice.
An RBI double for Jose Escobar, who went 1 for 4 with a sac fly and two total RBI.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans upset the Fredericksburg Nationals, 8-7.
Starter Noah Edders surrendered three runs on two hits over 4.1 innings. One fo the three runs was unearned. Edders struck out seven and walked three.
Edwardo Melendez pitched the top of the eighth and ninth innings, did not allow a run and got the win when the Pelicans scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth. Melendez gave up just one hit. He walked two and struck out three.
DH Ivan Cespedes hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth that gave the Pelicans the lead and ended up being the difference. It was Cespedes’ second home run with the Pelicans and seventh overall. He went 1 for 4.
Shortstop Alexis Hernández was 2 for 4 with a walk and a solo home run in the second inning. It was Hernández’s second home run. He also stole a base and scored twice.
Center fielder Alexey Lumpuy went 2 for 3 with a double and two walks. Lumpuy scored once.
Third baseman Derniche Valdez was 2 for 4 with a triple and a sac fly. He had two RBI and one run scored.
Second baseman Jose Silva went 1 for 2 with two walks. He scored twice and had one run batted in.
The Hernández home run.
Valdez’s triple.
Cespedes’ blast left no doubt.
ACL Cubs
Beat the Athletics, 11-3.
Right fielder Robin Ortiz hit two home runs
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