Only one loss in the entire system tonight.

Iowa Cubs

The I-Cubs just keep rolling, too, as they shut out the New Orleans Zephyrs, 1-0.

Mike Burns threw eight innings of the shutout.  He bettered his record to 8-10 and allowed only four hits, walked no one and struck out six.

Michael Wuertz struck out two Zephyrs in a perfect ninth inning to record his second save.

Shortstop Andres Blanco was 3 for 3 with a double and scored the only run of the game.  Second baseman Bobby Scales was 2 for 4 with the lone RBI.

Memphis was rained out tonight, so the magic number for the I-Cubs falls to 12.

Tennessee Smokies

The Smokies were bested by the Birmingham Barons, 4-2.

Donnie Veal took the loss by allowing three runs in six innings.  (A quality start, I guess.)  Veal gave up eight hits and walked four.  He struck out six Baron batters.

Jose Ceda gave up one hit and struck out two in an inning of scoreless relief.

Left fielder Tyler Colvin was 2 for 4 with a solo home run.  It was his thirteenth home run of the season.

Daytona Cubs

The D-Cubs shut out the St. Lucie Mets, 6-0.

Marcos Mateo got the win with a nice start.  Mateo pitched five innings and allowed only two hits and a walk.  Mateo struck out four Mets.

Mike Cooper allowed one hit in two innings of scoreless relief.  Blake Parker and Dustin Sasser each allowed a hit in one inning of scoreless relief.

Most of the D-Cub offense came from the long ball tonight.  Russ Canzler hit his eleventh home run, a solo shot in the eighth inning.  Canzler was 1 for 3 with a walk.

Right fielder Ryan Harvey's seventh home run on the year was a two-run bomb in the second inning.  Harvey was 1 for 4.  He also threw out a baserunner at the plate. DH Marquez Smith also hit his third homer in the Florida State League, a solo shot in the fourth inning.  Smith was 1 for 4.

Peoria Chiefs

The Chiefs kept the good news coming tonight by  toppling the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 6-4.

Starter Robert Hernandez had some control issues, but still only allowed one run over four innings. That run scored on a solo home run.  Hernandez walked four batters in those four innings and struck out three.  He allowed four hits.

Chris Siegfried got the win by pitching two innings of relief and not allowing a hit or a walk.  He struck out two.   Craig Muschko picked up his sixth save by also tossing 1.2 perfect innings of relief. Muschko struck out one.

DH Dylan Johnston has now homered in both games he's played since returning from the DL.  He hit a three-run home run in the first inning tonight. Johnston was 2 for 4 and scored twice.

Left fielder Rebel Ridling also hit a three-run home run in a 1 for 4 evening. 

Second baseman Josh Harrison was 2 for 4 with a stolen base and a run scored.  Catcher Luis Flores was 2 for 2 with a walk.

Boise Hawks

The Hawks were beaten by the Vancouver Canadians, 3-1.

Starter Jeffrey Beliveau missed a lot of bats tonight, for both good and bad.  He pitched three innings and allowed one run on two hits and three walks.  Beliveau struck out six Canadians.

Harol Tolentino got the loss in relief.  Tolentino allowed one run on a hit and two walks over 1.2 innings.

The Josh Vitters hit parade just keeps going on.  Vitters was 2 for 4 with a double tonight.  Center fielder Drew Rundle provided the only Hawk run with a solo home run in the fifth inning.  Rundle was 1 for 3 with a walk.

AZL Cubs

The AZL Cub drank the AZL Brewers dry, 12-4.

Chris Huseby got the win by allowing only one hit and walking no one over two innings of relief.  Huseby struck out two Brewers.