Just a reminder, Kris Bryant and Javier Baez will play in the SiriusXM Futures Game tomorrow at 4 pm Chicago time. The game will be televised on the MLB Network. There will be a game thread for the Futures Game, which will post during the Cubs-Braves game tomorrow.
Bryant will start at third base for the US team and bat fourth. Baez is a reserve for the World team.
This also answers any possible question about why Baez and Bryant didn't play for Iowa today. They're already in Minneapolis.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs split a doubleheader with the Oklahoma City RedHawks (Astros), winning game one 6-5 and dropping the second game 2-1.
Dan Straily started game one and had a rough outing. Straily pitched four innings and allowed five runs on six hits. One of the five runs was unearned. He walked four and struck out four.
Marcos Mateo got the win with three innings of scoreless relief. Mateo allowed only one hit. He struck out six and walked only one.
Third baseman Jonathan Mota doubled home the tying run in the bottom of the seventh and scored the winning run on an Eli Whiteside single. Mota was 2 for 3. Whiteside was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Right fielder Ryan Kalish hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning that cut Oklahoma City's lead to 5-4. It was Kalish's fifth home run this season. He also doubled and scored in the ninth inning on Mota's double. He was 2 for 3.
In game two, Yoanner Negrin started and didn't pitch poorly, but took the loss after he was the victim of non-support. Negrin pitched six innings and allowed two runs on five hits. Negrin struck out four and walked three. He also hit a batter.
Second baseman Logan Watkins was 2 for 4. He had an RBI groundout in the seventh.
Tennessee Smokies
The Tennessee Smokies were snuffed out by the Jacksonville Suns (Marlins), 2-0.
Starter Pierce Johnson pitched 5.1 innings and gave up two runs on three hits. He walked three and struck out five.
Second baseman Elliot Soto was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk.
Daytona Cubs
The Daytona Cubs pounded the Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins), 7-4 in a game that ended in the top of the eighth inning because of rain.
Rob Zastryzny pitched the first four innings and allowed three runs on five hits. He struck out two and walked one.
Justin Amlung pitched the rest of the way and got the win because Zastryzny didn't go five. Amlung allowed a run on four hits over three innings. Amlung struck out three and didn't walk anyone.
First baseman Rock Shoulders was 3 for 5 with a double and a run batted in.
Left fielder Bijan Rademacher was 2 for 5 with a stolen base. He scored twice. Catcher Willson Contreras was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. Contreras also scored two runs.
Kane County Cougars
The Kane County Cougars were caged by the Beloit Snappers (Athletics), 7-0.
Tyler Skulina started and took the loss. Skulina went five innings and gave up two runs on five hits. He walked three and struck out two.
Third baseman Jeimer Candelario was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk. Catcher Kyle Schwarber was 2 for 4.
Boise Hawks
The Boise Hawks lost to the Eugene Emeralds (Padres), 5-2.
Starter Trevor Graham took the loss after he surrendered four runs on nine hits in five innings. Graham struck out four and didn't walk anyone.
Center fielder Rashad Crawford was 2 for 4 and scored in the first inning. He now has a 12-game hitting streak.
First baseman Danny Canela was 2 for 3 with a walk and he doubled home Crawford in the first.
Catcher Justin Marra was 2 for 4. He scored a run in the ninth inning.
Right fielder Jeffrey Baez was 1 for 3 with a walk and a double in the third inning, which extended his hitting streak to 15 games.
AZL Cubs
Emilio Bonifacio was 0 for 2 with a walk in a rehab appearance. He played five innings and second base.
Kyuji Fujikawa allowed a double and a walk in his inning of work, but no runs. He struck out two.