Chris Rusin threw 6.2 innings, allowed 5 hits and 4 runs. He walked 2 and struckout 3. He also hit a batter. Zack Putnam struckout the only batter he faced. Rafael Dolis gave up 2 hits and struck a batter out in an inning of work. Blake Parker pitched the 9th and allowed a walk and a hit. He struck a batter out.
The I-Cubs only had 6 hits and a walk in this one. Logan Watkins had one of the two extra base hits as he went 1-4 with a double. Ian Stewart also doubled and was 2-4. Donnie Murphy was 2-3.
Tennessee Smokies 7 @ Chattanooga Lookouts 5
Dallas Beeler had another strong outing. He went 6 innings, walked 2 and struckout 6. He gave up 4 hits and 3 runs. Trey McNutt struckout 2 in an inning of work.
All of the position players in the lineup had a hit. The top of the order did this:
- Matt Szczur 3-5, double
- Ronald Torreyes 2-5, double
- Arismendy Alcantara: 3-4, 2 doubles, home run
Jair Fernandez was 2-4 and Anthony Giansanti was 2-4 with a double and a triple.
Daytona Cubs 6 @ Lakeland Flying Tigers 5
Zach Cates walked 2 and only struckout 1 in 5.2 innings. He gave up 5 hits and 3 runs. David Cales threw 2.1 innings, allowed 3 hits and 2 runs. He walked a batter and struckout 4. Hunter Cervenka struckout 2 in an inning of work.
The Cubs acquired Cervenka, along with Michael Bowden, in the Marlon Byrd trade with the Red Sox. He’s appeared in 9 games this season and has thrown 17.2 innings. He’s allowed just 7 hits and 4 runs. He’s struckout 16, but he has walked 10. He’s had a tendency to walk a lot of batters so there doesn’t see to be much improvement there. He’ll either need to improve that or he may only have a career of a LOOGY ahead of him.
Zeke DeVoss and Dustin Geiger were 2-5. Geiger doubled. Javier Baez had another good day at the plate going 3-5 with a double. That’s two days in a row he’s had good results. More of it, please.
Jorge Soler continues to rake. He was 2-4 with a walk and a strikeout. Wes Darvill was 3-5.
Kane County Cougars 4 @ Cedar Rapids Kernels 0
Pierce Johnson had his best start of his career last night. He threw 6 innings and struckout 9 batters while walking only 1. He’s having a great year so far. Over 8 starts and 40.2 innings, he’s walked 12 and allowed only 1 home run. He’s struckout 45. Pierce turned 22 a week ago and it won’t be long before he’s in the Daytona rotation if he keeps this up.
Justin Amlung walked 2 and struckout 3 in 2 innings. Jeffry Antigua struckout 2 and and allowed a hit in 1 inning. The Cougars pitchers struckout 14 batters and walked only 3.
Dan Vogelbach and Rock Shoulders were both 2-4. Vogelbach had a double and a strikeout while Shoulders struckout twice and hit his 9th home run of the season. Jeimer Candelario doubled in 4 plate appearances. Oliver Zapata was 3-4 with a home run.
The VSL Cubs had allowed a ton of runs so far. They’ve allowed 22, 8, 15, 15 and now 2 runs. It’s nice to see them play a game that I can be certain is actually baseball.
Comments
Sickels mock draft has the cubs taking Gray. Appel to the Astros http://www.minorleagueball.com/2013/5/16/4335316/2013-mlb-mock-draft-version-two-john-sickels-may-16
dmick89Quote Reply
@ dmick89:
If Sickels’ mock is true and Appel was off the board when the Cubs pick, who would the 25 OV readers that picked Appel as their first choice pick instead?
I’d pick Bryant. Not Gray.
I wonder if WordPress has an instant runoff type voting plug in that works in reverse (knock off first choice rather than last).
SVBQuote Reply
@ SVB:
Well, Appel was the favorite in our poll followed by Bryant so he’d be the 2nd choice. Gray would be the 3rd choice.
My guess is that the Cubs take one of the college pitchers. From everything I’ve read over the last couple months, I’d be surprised if they don’t. I think Appel and Gray go 1-2 or 2-1. Bryant goes to the Rockies at 3rd.
dmick89Quote Reply
@ dmick89:
Watch them surprise everybody and draft an offensive lineman.
joshQuote Reply
Sweeney —–> Playing LF, batting cleanup today
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ dmick89:
Yeah, I saw that, but since the Cubs pick second, if you assume Sickels is right, then Appel can’t be a choice. That leaves the others without Appel. Would the 25 people that picked Appel all go to Bryant, or would they still prefer a pitcher and overlook Bryant for Gray. I picked Appel because I think he is most polished and can contribute sooner. But if the Astros take him, I’d rather have Bryant’s 80 power than Gray’s 80 fastball.
SVBQuote Reply
I’ll move this long “analysis” over to forum. SK will just yell at me anyway…
(dying laughing)
SVBQuote Reply
I had the sound muted – did Al get namechecked by Len when the camera lingered on him waaaay too long before the first pitch?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Cool shirt, bro.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
One man’s vision of what to do with the old Tiger Stadium site. Imagine a jumbotron standing in the way of this in Wrigleyville.
And now, I will cease the Tigers stuff on a Cubs blog so you can return to thinking about how good the 49ers draft was.
SVBQuote Reply
@ SVB:
Wait, what?
I don’t mind if you guys talk Cubs baseball.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
josh wrote:
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ SVB:
@ Suburban kid:
I put up the summary of the Tigers “Closer by committee” so far this season. You might remember GW and I discussing it in comments around opening day. But it was pretty long for a comment, so after I posted the comment I moved it to the Forum.
You are always the first one to call me out on long comments! (dying laughing) (dying laughing) Not that I read every
SVBQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
What happened to Clevenger anyway?
SVBQuote Reply
@ SVB:
Oh, right. Glad you are keeping an eye on that shit. For the record, I don’t mind if you talk Tigers baseball here either.
Also, Hey Cubs: Dillon Gee sucks, so start doing something about it.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ SVB:
I think he’s on the DL. Was he a football player?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Suburban kid wrote:
True, don’t forget the Cubs also suck.
joshQuote Reply
My god do the Cubs suck? Yes, yes they do.
joshQuote Reply
Is this like the third game in row where the Cubs’ pitcher had to take offensive matters into his own hands?
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Cubs pitchers –> say fuck the DH
WaLiQuote Reply
@ WaLi:
I liked how Wood hit that onto Waveland and actually did a Sammy hop.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Travis “Babe” Wood:
.263 BA
1.84 ERA
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Fucking Cubs.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
White Castle Marmol showed up today
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
Probably in high school, but more importantly, he’s had to catch Marmol–that makes him a wide receiver on many days, no?
SVBQuote Reply
Bowden —> (probably) DFA
Camp —> (probably) still employed
RC —> (probably) confused
(per Bruce Miles)
Rice CubeQuote Reply
Aroldis Chapman’s FIP for the day: 90.03. His ERA was better than his FIP by 36.03.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
When I last tuned in, the Cubs were ahead by like 2 or 3. I had the audacity to assume they’d won.
joshQuote Reply
I told Lance that the Cubs lost after giving up HRs to Juan Ligares and Daniel Murphy.
Aisle424Quote Reply
This Miguel Cabrera guy can really hit.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
@ Rizzo the Rat:
Hard to believe a guy can hit 3 HR in one game and still have his team significantly behind.
BerseliusQuote Reply
@ Berselius:
If only he hadn’t made that throwing error!
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
And how do you go 4-4 with a BB and 3 HR’s and only get 5 RBI? That’s not clutch! He’s nothing but a numbers gatherer.
Rizzo the RatQuote Reply
I’m thinking Travis could play left field, and still take the ball every, say, sixth day.
joshQuote Reply
@ josh:
I’m thinking Travis’s beard could play left field.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
New Shit
MylesQuote Reply