Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs got stomped on by the Buffalo Bison (Blue Jays), 9-3 in 11 innings.
Grant Kipp made his Triple-A debut tonight. Over 3.2 innings, Kipp gave up three runs on seven hits. Two of those hits were solo home runs. On positive side, Kipp did strike out seven while walking two.
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The contest was tied 3-3 heading into extra innings and Vince Reilly had pitched a scoreless ninth and tenth innings.. But when he came out for the elevent., he got shellacked. The final line on Reilly was four runs, three earned, on two hits and three walks over 2+ innings. One of the three walks was intentional. Reilly struck out one batter.
Left fielder Chas McCormick hit a solo home run in the second inning, his ninth on the campaign. McCormick went 3 for 4 with a double. He scored twice.
Center fielder Brett Bateman was 2 for 3 with two walks.
A Grant Kipp strikeout.
McCormick’s home run.
Knoxville Smokies
The Knoxville Smokies scored seven runs in the eighth inning and dethroned the Birmingham Barons (White Sox), 7-3. Knoxville has won eight of their last nine games.
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Stater Evan Taylor pitched two innings and allowed one run on three hits. He struck out four and walked one.
The win went to Tyler Schlaffer, who threw the final 2.1 innings of this game without allowing a run. Schlaffer gave up just one hit and one walk while striking out three.
Second baseman Hayden Cantrelle tied this game up 3-3 in the eighth with a two-run single. Cantrelle was 2 for 5 and scored one run.
Later in the eighth, left fielder Andy Garriola had a two-run single of his own. Garriola was 1 for 4.
First baseman Edgar Alvarez was 2 for 4. He scored once and drove in one in the eighth.
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Highlights from that eighth inning.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs incarcerated the Quad Cities River Bandits (Royals), 11-1.
Jaxon Wiggins made a rehab appearance for South Bend and gave up no runs and just two hits over 3.2 innings. Wiggins struck out four and walked no one.
Adam Stone pitched the next 1.1 innings, allowed no runs on one hit, and was awarded the win. Stone struck out one and walked no one.
Ethan Flanagan got the rare four-inning save. Flanagan allowed one run on four hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out four.
Left fielder Jose Escobar hit a two-run home run in the fifth, his fifth on the year and third with South Bend. Escobar went 3 for 4 with a walk. He had three total RBI.
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First baseman Drew Bowser drove in two more later in the fifth inning with his fifth home run of the season. Bowser went 2 for 4 with a walk.
Shortstop Angel Cepeda also had a hug night, going 2 for 3 with a double and two walks. He also stole a base. Cepeda scored three runs and drove in two.
Wiggins highlights.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans were unable to move the Salem RidgeYaks (Red Sox), 8-5.
Solid start for Braylon Myers, who turned in three scoreless innings with two hits. Myers struck out one and walked no one.
Henry Cone got mugged for five runs in the bottom of the seventh and took the loss. Cone’s final line was five runs on four hits over 1.2 innings. Only two of the five runs Cone allowed were earned. Cone walked two and struck out three.
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Third baseman Derniche Valdez went 3 for 5 with a double. He scored twice.
Left fielder Edward Vargas was 2 for 5 with an RBI triple in the seventh. Vargas scored on that triple for a “Little League” two-run home run. Vargas scored twice.
Second baseman Ezequiel Perez was 2 for 4 with a walk. He had one run batted in and one run scored.
Center fielder Alexey Lumpuy was 1 for 5 with a walk and three steals. He had one RBI.
Vargas’ Little League home run.
ACL Cubs
Lost to the Giants, 12-9 in eight innings.
