Iowa Cubs 1 @ Nashville Sound 3
The I-Cubs have lost 3 straight in Nashville, and have scored a grand total of 5 runs in doing so. Hard to believe that an offense that bats Dave Sappelt third is struggling to score runs, but there you have it.
Brian Bogusevic had the best day, going 2-3 with a walk and a SB. Logan Watkins, doing Logan Watkins Things, was 1-3 with a walk and a strikeout. Ian Stewart went 1-4 with a double and is now hitting a robust .145 on the season. Brett Jackson had a single pinch hit AB and was 0-1.
Yoanner Negrin took the loss despite pitching alright, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings, with 2 Ks, a BB, and 11 groundouts. He retired 15 of his first 16, lost a bit of command, gave up 2 runs in the 7th and the tepid offense couldn't pick him up.
This I-Cubs team is about as exciting as a baked potato.
Tennesee Smokies 3 @ Birmingham Barons 11
The Smokies had a bit more life in their offense yesterday to not much effect, as the Barons scored in every inning except the 1st and 8th, and Erik Johnson was fairly dominant, throwing a 10 hit, 3 run, 6 K complete game. Christian Villanueva continues to hit well, going 3-4 with a double. Arismendy Alcantara and Rubi Silva both went 2-4 with a K, with one of Silva's going for a double. Rafael Lopez was 1-4 with a double and a strikeout. Matt Szczur was 0-4 and grounded into 2 double plays. Ronald Torreyes got the day off.
Eric Jokisch got knocked around for 7 runs (6 earned) on 10 hits in 5 innings. He did strike out 6, with 3 walks. Hunter Cervenka got tagged just as hard, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits in 2 innings, including a 2-run HR in the 6th. He's got an 18.00 ERA this year. Insert your own joke about being ready for the Cubs bullpen. Kevin Rhoderick worked a scoreless ninth, giving up 2 hits and striking out 2.
The Barons' win extended their divisional lead over the Smokies to 5 1/2 games.
Daytona Cubs 9 at Brevard County Manatees 10
Oh hey, another loss. At least this one took 10 innings. The D-Cubs jumped out to an early lead, grabbing 3 runs in the top of the first and leading 8-5 after 6. The bullpen gave up 2 runs in both the 7th and 8th to fall behind, and needed a bases loaded groundout RBI from Jorge Soler just to get it to extras.
Soler had a solid all around day, going 2-4 with 2 BBs and a SB. I like to think Javier Baez made somebody angry last night, as he mixed 2 HBPs into a 1-3 night with a walk and a strikeout. That's one way to get the OBP up, Javy. Dustin Geiger mashed a 3-run bomb in the first that got his 2-5, 1 BB, 1 K night off to a good start. Wes Darvill was 2-4 with a walk and a strikeout. Zeke DeVoss was 0-2 but walked three times. Tim Saunders also had 3 BBs, but added a single to go 1-3. Ben Carhart was 1-4. Chad Krist was 1-5. Taiwan Easterling went 0-5 with a walk and a strikeout. 12 walks from a Cubs offense is definitely a change of pace, and definitely nice to see, especially against only 4 team strikeouts.
Kyler Burke went 5 innings, giving up 3 runs on six hits with 2 BBs and 6 Ks. He gave up 2 longballs but managed to do so with the bases empty. Eduardo Figueroa and Jeffrey Lorick had identical lines, giving up 3 hits on 2 runs with a BB and a K in their respective innings. Larry Suarez blew the save, giving up another 2 runs on 1 hit, 2 Ks and 4 walks. Frank Del Valle threw an inning and a third, walking one and striking out 2 while giving up three hits, including the walkoff double to Barons' CF Mitch Haniger.
Cedar Rapids 5 @ Kane County 2
Frankly, the biggest achievement in this game might be keeping Byron Buxton to a 1-5 day.
Albert Almora was 0-5 with 2 Ks, cooling his average down to a tepid .438. Needs a day off. Dan Vogelbach was 1-5. Jeimer Candelario was 1-4. Rock Shoulders was 0-2 with a strikeout, but added 2 walks. Gioskar Amaya was 1-3 with a walk and a K. Reggie Golden had the roster's best day, going 2-4 with a double and a K. Marco Hernandez was 1-4 with a double.
Jose Rosario was pretty not great, giving up 5 runs on 10 hits with a walk and only 3 strikeouts in 5 innings. Eddie Orozco pitched a perfect sixth inning with a strikeout. Brian Smith finished the final 3, giving up only one hit with 3 Ks.
Hey, somebody in the organization won.
Comments
chris archer gets the start today for the rays
GWQuote Reply
Cashner, in 8 starts this year:
47.1 IP, 45 H, 7 HR, 11 BB, 33 K, 3.61 ERA
GWQuote Reply
Kevin Gregg is still better than Jose Ceda
GWQuote Reply
I’ve had many baked potatoes more exciting than this I-Cubs team. (dying laughing)
dmick89Quote Reply
I’ve been surprised that Baez hasn’t been hit by more pitches this year. He seemed like a guy who got hit a lot and it was one thing that I was hopeful would keep his OBP up there.
dmick89Quote Reply
sitrick, thanks a lot for picking this up on the weekends. It’s much appreciated.
dmick89Quote Reply
Nice job sitrick
SVBQuote Reply
dmick89 wrote:
Kinda wonder if he didn’t stare at his homer from the other night a little too long and got under somebody’s skin.
And my pleasure. Glad to be fully discredited.
sitrickQuote Reply
SVB wrote:
Hey thanks!
sitrickQuote Reply
Cubs lead the NL in XBH.
gbts22Quote Reply
gbts22 wrote:
With the way this roster’s constructed, I wonder what the odds are that Thoyer decided they couldn’t get enough OBP to be successful, so they stocked up as much decent pop as they could and accepted that they’d be a shitty offense until summer when the wind started blowing out more. That seems like a reasonable recipe for building a surprise contender at Wrigley, no?
sitrickQuote Reply
@ sitrick:
I mean, I thought the Schierholtz/Hairston platoon would provide decent pop but I sure as hell didn’t think Valbuena, Cody Ransom, and Dioner freakin Navarro would get in on the fun.
gbts22Quote Reply
@ gbts22:
(dying laughing) Or Travis Wood for that matter.
gbts22Quote Reply
Jim Callis did his 3rd mock draft yesterday and had the Cubs taking Appel again.
dmick89Quote Reply
GBTS will be in Aisle 434 tomorrow if anyone else is going.
gbts22Quote Reply
Anyone else getting a malware warning on this site? SK and MO each got one.
dmick89Quote Reply
@ dmick89:
no
Archer’s final line against a pretty good Cleveland offense:
4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 HR
GWQuote Reply
@ dmick89:
Seems to be gone now.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
@ Suburban kid:
I fixed it. Sitrick (that bastard), used a link for an avatar from that site so Google Chrome blocked it.
dmick89Quote Reply
new shit: http://obstructedview.net/commentary-and-analysis/starlin-castro-isnt-any-better-than-rookie-season.html
dmick89Quote Reply
@ dmick89:
I got one earlier. Not getting it now.
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