Minor League Wrap--July 13

by Josh Timmers on Jul 14, 2008 1:45 AM CDT

Iowa Cubs

The I-Cubs lost to the Albuquerque Isotopes, 8-6.

Justin Berg started and took the loss. He allowed five runs on nine hits and one walk in only four innings of work. One of the runs was unearned. Berg struck out one Isotope.

Third baseman Matt Craig was 3 for 4 with two doubles and two runs scored. He also stole a base.

Catcher Koyie Hill went 3 for 4 with an RBI. First baseman Micah Hoffpauir hit his 11th home run of the season, a three-run shot, in the third inning. Hoffpauir was 1 for 4 with a walk.

Tennessee Smokies

Spent their off-day watching their teammate Wellington Castillo go 0 for 2 with two strikeouts in the Futures Game. The World Team beat the US team, 3-0.

Daytona Cubs

Daytona was blanked by they Clearwater Threshers, 2-0.

Starter Billy Muldowney was the hard-luck loser. Muldowney allowed only one run on a solo home run. He allowed six hits and one walk total in five innings. Muldowney struck out one. Reliever Adam Harben allowed no walks and only one hit in three innings of relief. Unfortunately, that hit was also a solo home run.

The D-Cub offense managed only four singles and two walks against top Phillies prospect Joe Savery.

Peoria Chiefs

The Chiefs winning ways continued with a 4-3 victory over the West Michigan Whitecaps, 4-3 in ten innings.

Scott Eyre started in a rehab assignment and allowed two runs on four hits in 1.1 innings. Eyre struck out two, walked no one and as I said in a different diary, it doesn't mean a thing.

Then the real starter Robert Hernandez took over and he pitched extremely well. Hernandez didn't allow a hit in 5.2 innings. He walked two Whitecap batters and struck out three.

Jordan Latham got the win with two more innings of hitless relief. Latham walked one and struck out two.

Jake Muyco picked up his third save despite allowing a run on a solo home run in the bottom of the tenth. (That was also the only hit allowed by a real Chief pitcher.)

The Chiefs have now won six in a row and 18 of their last 20 games.

Boise Hawks

The Hawks edged the Eugene Emeralds, 3-2.

Casey Coleman started and allowed two solo home runs in five innings. That was it. No walks, errors or hit batsmen. He never pitched out of the stretch. He struck out five and didn't get the win. That went to reliever Bubba O'Donnell, who didn't allow a run in two innings, but gave up two hits and walked three while striking out only one.

Dan McDaniel recorded his second save with two shutout innings.

Second baseman Josh Harrison was 2 for 5 with a double and his first professional home run. Catcher Carlos Perez went 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. He scored once and knocked one in.

AZL Cubs

Lost to the AZL Royals, 4-3.

Former outfielder Leon Johnson made his debut as a pitcher. He threw one inning and retired all three batters he faced on a groundout to the shortstop.

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speaking of rehab assignments...

i forgot to mention in my post that magglio ordonez will be making a rehab appearance for the whitecaps tonight (monday). hopefully that doesn’t hurt peoria’s chance for the sweep. unfortunately, i will not be attending that game.

but anyway, this game was pretty sweet. it was sort of a cubs-like come from behind win after those two runs eyre gave up, when they managed to tie it up, score two in extras, and only gave up a home run in the bottom of the 10th . interesting note: the whitecaps led off with a walk in that inning, but the baserunner was caught stealing right before the home run. good thing, or it would have been tied up again. also interesting note: the older couple behind us said that fifth/third park had the least amount of home runs. perhaps this is why i found myself accidentally cheering for my home team’s home run at the expense of my favorite team’s minor league affiliate.

after the game my party headed towards the little fun park nearby for some batting cage and go-kart fun. i’ve never actually played any kind of real baseball so i looked pretty goofy (my dad said i looked like ted lilly), but i shocked everyone by actually making some contact in the very fast baseball cage. i even got a blister to show for it :D

by nathew on Jul 14, 2008 2:07 AM CDT reply actions

Tough day for Castillo

Seems like our guys never do well in those games. Is that just my selective memory?

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by Brett Taylor on Jul 14, 2008 5:57 AM CDT reply actions

Iowa: Better Record Than Chicago

The I-Cubs are having a great year. They are 60-39, which is a little better than Chicago’s 57-38. Iowa is 5.5 games ahead of the AAA Redbirds in Memphis. Chicago is only 4.5 games ahead of the MLB Redbirds in St. Louis.

"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Jul 14, 2008 11:40 AM CDT reply actions

With all due respect, who cares about Iowa's record

It’s a team overwhelmingly populated with veteran journeyman, a number of whom can outright mash. I have about as much interest in the won-loss record of the Iowa Cubs as I do my local beer league teams.

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by MDBNIU on Jul 14, 2008 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Journeymen Might Matter on Bench for Chicago

Hoffpauir, Dubois, Kroeger, and Matt Craig “ain’t” (pardon the grammar) ever going to be guys who start on a regular basis at the big league level. One or more of these players could provide valuable help off of the bench for the Cubs in a tight regular season game or playoff game. Francisco Cabrera didn’t exactly have a stellar MLB career, but he got the winning hit for the Braves in the 1992 NLCS. These Iowa journeymen aren’t going to be complaining about being on the bench of a MLB team, if called up.

Winning at any level is good for players’ psyches. It builds their confidence for ,if and when, they get called up. If the Chicago Cubs were bad, I would not care at all about the AAA journeymen players. When you’re bad, you need more than marginal guys in their late 20’s and early 30’s to put you over the top. One of these guys could be an unlikely hero for Chicago in a key situation.

"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Jul 14, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Curious

The box for Boise shows Calvert at 2b. I note that his bio shows he bats and throws left handed. If true, rather odd to have a left hander thower at 2b.

"You can't take life to seriously, you don't get out of it alive"

by wild bill on Jul 14, 2008 12:37 PM CDT reply actions

possible mistake

I wonder if it is a mistake since Josh Harrison (the normal 2nd baseman) is batted before him in the lineup and is listed as playing CF. It could be that the scorer or the person posting the box score switched them.

by kranskie on Jul 14, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions