Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs were massacred by the Oklahoma City RedHawks, 17-6.
JR Mathes got shelled for eleven runs on thirteen hits over 3.1 innings. Mathes walked three and struck out two.
First baseman Micah Hoffpauir was 2 for 5 with a double and three RBI. Right fielder Brad Snyder was 2 for 4 with two RBI and a run scored.
Tennessee Smokies
The Tennessee Smokies were burnt by the Montgomery Biscuits, 7-6.
Jeremy Papelbon started and pitched five innings, giving up three runs on four hits. Two of the hits were home runs. Papelbon walked one and struck out two.
Oswaldo Martinez took the loss by allowing three runs over two innings of relief. He gave up five hits, walked one and struck out one.
Catcher Robinson Chirinos hit a three-run home run, his 13th on the year. Chirinos was 2 for 4. Right fielder Brandon Guyer was 2 for 4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
Center fielder Tony Campana had three singles in five trips to the plate. He scored once and stole his 31st base of the year.
Daytona Cubs
The Daytona Cubs cracked the Charlotte Stone Crabs, 5-1.
Dae-Eun Rhee turned in a great start, allowing only one run two hits and a walk over six innings. Rhee struck out one.
James Leverton got a three-inning save. Leverton allowed two hits. He walked no one and struck out two.
Shortstop Junior Lake hit his fifth homer of the season, a two-run home run in the fourth. Lake was 1 for 4.
Third baseman DJ LeMahieu was 2 for 5. DH Ryan Flaherty was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Michael Brenly extended his hitting streak to 17 games by going 1 for 3 with a walk. Brenly scored twice and stole a base. So I'm not sure if Bob is coming back to the broadcast booth on Monday.
Peoria Chiefs
The Chiefs won their fifth in a row as the Bowling Green Hot Rods ran out of gas, 9-0.
Francisco Batista started and pitched four shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk. He struck out two.
Ronny Moria picked up the win since Batista didn't go five. Moria gave up three hits over 2.1 innings. He walked one and struck out four.
Right fielder Nelson Perez was 2 for 5 with a run scored and two RBI. Third baseman Jonathan Mota was 2 for 4 and scored once. Catcher Mario Mercedes went 2 for 4 with two RBI.
Boise Hawks
The Boise Hawks lost a wild one, 12-11 to the Spokane Indians.
The names of the pitchers in this game will be withheld to protect the guilty.
Right fielder Alvaro Ramirez had a big night. He was 4 for 6, including a three-run home run in the eighth inning. It was his third of the season. Ramirez scored twice and had the three RBI. He was on third base when the Hawks made the final out of the game. He also extended his hitting streak to 16 games.
DH Chris Huseby came to the plate five times and reached base all five times. Huseby was 3 for 3 with two triples, a walk and a hit by pitch. Huseby scored three times and had one RBI.
Two triples? Didn't you used to be a pitcher?
Second baseman Pierre LePage went 3 for 6 with a double, a run scored and two RBI. First baseman Richard Jones was 2 for 5 with an RBI.
Center fielder Matt Szczur is wasting his time on the gridiron. Tonight he was 2 for 5 with a double.
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