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• Iowa Cubs Wrap: Iowa falls to Rochester, 4-3

Matt Shaw | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Iowa loses to Rochester in the only game of the night. Just a reminder, the Tennessee Smokies play Thursday and Friday (if necessary) in Birmingham as they try to advance to the Southern League Championship Series for the third-straight year—and hopefully win back-to-back titles. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were blue after losing to...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo leads Smokies past Barons, 5-2

Pablo Aliendo (and BJ Murray) | Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK Both Cubs farm teams won tonight. Iowa Cubs Chase Strumpf hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 11th as the Iowa Cubs broke the Louisville Bats (Reds), 5-4. Starter Connor Noland went five innings and allowed three runs on four hits, two of which were home runs—a solo home run in the first and a two-run ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie homers twice as Iowa slugs past St. Paul, 8-4

Owen Caissie | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Owen Caissie powers the I-Cubs past St. Paul. The Smokies shut out the M-Braves. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs cast out the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 8-4. Connor Noland was the beneficiary of this offense, as he got the win after allowing four runs on five hits, including three home runs, over five innings. Noland walked two and struck o...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo and the Smokies clinch a playoff spot in extra innings

Pablo Aliendo | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Smokies win their 9th-straight to clinch a playoff spot. Right-hander Brad Deppermann goes from High-A South Bend to Double-A Tennessee. The Tennessee Smokies are returning to the Southern League playoffs for the second straight season!The #Cubs' Double-A affiliate will have a chance to defend its 2023 champions...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Cam Smith is unstoppable with his fourth-straight game with a HR, but the Pelicans lose 7-6

Cam Smith | Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Iowa and Tennessee win. Cam Smith is unstoppable. The Cubs promoted shortstop Christian Olivo to High-A South Bend from Low-A Myrtle Beach. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs cleaned up the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 5-3. Starter Connor Noland improved his Iowa record to 4-1 after pitching six innings and giving up two runs, one earned, on six hits. N...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Shaw, Ballesteros, Vazquez, Strumpf all home as Iowa splits doubleheader

Moises Ballesteros | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Iowa powers to a game one victory, but that’s the end of the good news tonight. After two days of “everyone wins,” we’ve got an “everyone loses” day. At least Iowa also won. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs split a doubleheader with the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), winning game one 12-3 and losing the second one 5-1. Riley Thom...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw homers as Smokies cruise past Mississippi, 6-0

Matt Shaw | Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The Smokies got strong hitting and pitching to shut out the M-Braves. The Pelicans rally late to win. Catcher Moises Ballesteros and right-handers Frankie Scalzo Jr. and Trey Supak were promoted to Triple-A Iowa from Double-A Tennessee. Right-hander Zac Leigh joined the I-Cubs from the development list. Right-hander Eduarniel Nunez went from Iowa...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: James Triantos leads Smokies past Barons, 3-1

James Triantos | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The I-Cubs split a pair with Toledo. The Smokies also won. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs split a doubleheader with the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), winning the continuation of yesterday’s game 10-2 and losing the regularly-scheduled seven-inning game 10-8. Yesterday, Dan Straily started and went four innings. Straily allowed two runs on four hits....2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Cade Horton throws 5 scoreless innings as Smokies beat Lookouts, 8-4

Cade Horton | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK Wins tonight for the Smokies and Pelicans In case you missed it, Jordan Wicks was scratched from his scheduled start in Indianapolis this afternoon. The Cubs said the move was not injury-related. I think it’s safe to assume this move was made in preparation for a promotion to Chicago. Or the front office is just messing with our heads. With...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: 3 Iowa homers leads to 4-3 win over Clippers.
Yonathan Perlaza | Dylan Heuer Iowa uses the longball to beat Columbus. The Pelicans throw a one-hitter. The Smokies bang out 11 runs. The Cubs made a trade today, acquiring catcher P.J. Higgins from the Diamondbacks for cash considerations. Obviously the Cubs are quite familiar with Higgins. They drafted Higgins in the 12th round in 2015 and he played 83 games in the majors between the 2...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Jared Young walks it off for Iowa with a home run
Jared Young | Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images Iowa has their second walk-off home run in as many days. Although he didn’t pitch today, 2021 third-round pick, lefthander Drew Gray, was promoted to Myrtle Beach today. Gray’s professional career has been slowed by missing all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Everyone wins today, but there’s a bad en...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Ed Howard has 3 hits in South Bend return
Ed Howard | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Ed Howard and Kevin Alcántara have big games, but South Bend loses. Iowa gives up 2 grand slams and falls to St. Paul. But both Tennessee and Myrtle Beach win! It’s Tuesday, so that means there are transactions. We’ve got big news from two former first-round picks. First, right-hander Ryan Jensen was promoted to Triple-A I...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Cole Roederer, Smokies top Lookouts, 5-4
Cole Roederer | Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We can now call three minor league games as wins for the Cubs. We’re still waiting on results from Iowa. Two Iowa pitchers, Vinny Nittoli and Tyler Duffey, opted out of their minor-league deals today. The Cubs have 48 hours to either give them a major-league deal (which would put them on the 40-man and not necessarily th...2023
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• Getting to know the South Bend Cubs
Kevin Alcantara | Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The South Bend Cubs defend their Midwest League title with one of the most exciting players in the Cubs system. The South Bend Cubs are the final Cubs’ minor league affiliate to take the field this season. Their defense of their 2022 Midwest League title will begin Friday at 6:30 p.m. Central time as they visit the Quad Cities River Band...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans sweep doubleheader from Augusta

Cristian Hernandez | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Pelicans had the only good news down on the farm. I have a special appeal heading into the trade deadline. I’m sure most of you will ignore it, but I want it on the record anyway. When a prospect gets dealt, DO NOT quote the MLB Pipeline prospect rankings. Those have not been updated since the offseason and ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw homers as Smokies cruise past Mississippi, 6-0
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• Minor League Wrap: 3 Iowa homers leads to 4-3 win over Clippers.
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• Minor League Wrap: Pertuz powers South Bend past Sky Carp, 9-4
Fabian Pertuz | Greg Swiercz / USA TODAY NETWORK Just South Bend won today. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs fell to Indianapolis (Pirates), 9-1. It was the first bad start of the year for Ben Brown. Coming into tonight, Brown had allowed three runs, two earned, over six starts between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa. Tonight, Brown allowed three solo home runs by the third inning. He’d only ...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: 4 I-Cubs homer in 11-6 win over Bison
Brennen Davis | Bryon Houlgrave/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa’s bats continue to sizzle as they beat Buffalo. South Bend edges the Loons. I have no idea why Pete Crow-Armstrong has not played for the Smokies since Tuesday. However, on tonight’s broadcast, they announced that he would return “soon.” That was all that they said. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs corralled the Buffalo Bison (...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Happy Fourth of July

Photo by Parker Freedman/MLB Photos via Getty Images Iowa storms back to beat Omaha. South Bend and Tennessee also win. The Iowa Cubs placed first baseman Matt Mervis on the 7-day injured list. It was reported that Mervis has a possible broken hamate bone. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs stormed past the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 5-4. Thomas Pannone went into the seventh inning and allowed two...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Cade Horton makes his Iowa debut to mixed results. South Bend stuns Lansing 7-6

Cade Horton | Dylan Heuer Iowa loses Cade Horton’s debut, but the other three farm clubs win. Right-hander Joe Nahas was promoted to Tennessee from South Bend. The Cubs signed right-hander Aaron Perry out of Lexington of the Atlantic League. Perry pitched in the Red Sox organization from 2019 to 2023. Perry has been assigned to Myrtle Beach. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were forced to take s...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Ed Howard has 3 hits in South Bend return
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• Minor League Wrap: Cole Roederer, Smokies top Lookouts, 5-4
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• Minor League Wrap: BJ Murray and Moises Ballesteros homer as Iowa tops Memphis 4-3

Moises Ballestors | Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Wins for Iowa and Tennessee today. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs clipped the wings of the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 4-3. Connor Noland couldn’t have asked for a better Triple-A debut. Noland tossed five scoreless innings, giving up three hits and getting the win. Noland walked one and struck out two. Daniel Palencia pitched the ninth and got...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw homers as Smokies cruise past Mississippi, 6-0
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• Minor League Wrap: Pete Crow-Armstrong has 10 total bases as I-Cubs stomp Indy, 12-0

Pete Crow-Armstrong | Dylan Heuer Pete Crow-Armstrong goes off on Indianapolis. Tennessee and South Bend win as well. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs routed Indianapolis (Pirates), 12-0. Jordan Wicks made a rehab appearance in this game and looked just fine. He pitched two innings and gave up two hits and no runs. He struck out three and walked no one. Wicks threw 33 pitches and 22 of them were s...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans clinch 1st half title; beat FredNats, 8-2
Moises Ballesteros | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Pelicans managed to clinch a 1st half title on their final home game of the first half. Iowa and Tennessee also win. Happy Father’s Day to everyone who is a father or who has a father. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs won their fifth-straight game, 12-11 over Indianapolis (Pirates). Nick Neidert put the I-Cubs in an...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: 4 I-Cubs homer in 11-6 win over Bison
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• Minor League Wrap: The Jaguar homers twice, but South Bend falls to Peoria, 12-5.
Kevin Alcantara | Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK Kevin Alcántara homers twice, but South Bend loses anyway. Home runs power Tennessee and Myrtle Beach to wins. The Futures Game will be played tomorrow evening at 6pm Central. Cubs prospects Pete Crow-Armstrong and BJ Murray Jr. will participate on the National League team. The game will be streamed on Peacock an...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: McGeary stays red-hot as South Bend smote Beloit, 10-2
Haydn McGeary | Greg Swiercz / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend breaks out the lumber on Beloit. The Pelicans come back down 5-0 to win. The Smokies get no-hit. Not a good day for the Smokies, who were no-hit in one of their two games. But it was a good day for South Bend and Myrtle Beach. I realize that every game Ben Hecht pitches belongs on The Front Page, but the real news is in South Be...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend slays Quad Cities, 26-7

Moises Ballesteros | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend destroys Quad Cities. Myrtle Beach comes up on top of Columbia. The Smokies are reeling. Left-hander Adam Laskey was demoted from Tennessee to South Bend. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were washed out by the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 11-7. The second game of a scheduled doubleheader was cancelled and will not be made up. Iow...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Jared Young walks it off for Iowa with a home run
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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis mashes Iowa past Omaha, 9-6
Matt Mervis | Dylan Heuer The Iowa Cubs pound on Omaha. A late South Bend comeback isn’t enough. The Iowa Cubs are still undefeated at home this year and 7-2 overall. The rest of the minors are not doing quite as well. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs calmed the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 9-6. Roenis Elías started and picked up his first win of the year after allowing three runs on four hits ov...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie hits 1st Triple-A HR in Iowa’s 4-3 win

Owen Caissie | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Solid wins for Iowa and Tennessee. Embarrassing losses for South Bend and Myrtle Beach. It’s very disorienting looking at the I-Cubs box score and seeing Levi Jordan and P.J. Higgins in the lineup and not recognizing the rest of the names. And then you realize you’re looking at the Bats lineup. Baseball America has added South Ben...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie homers twice as Iowa slugs past St. Paul, 8-4
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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo and the Smokies clinch a playoff spot in extra innings
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw’s 2 HRs not enough as Smokies fall in first-half finale, 9-7

Matt Shaw | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The Smokies fall short in their shot at a first-half title. South Bend romps over Lake County. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to Indianapolis (Pirates), 6-4. Thomas Pannone started and took the loss. Pannone was tagged for five runs on nine hits over just 3.1 innings. Pannone struck out four and walked just one. Ethan Roberts tossed two scoreless i...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: James Triantos leads Smokies past Barons, 3-1
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans romp past Hillcats, 12-8

Cristian Hernandez | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Pelicans got the only win today. Dan Straily returns. Right-hander Dan Straily was assigned to the Iowa Cubs today. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs had their wings clipped by the Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays), 2-0 in a game that ended in the bottom of the fifth inning because of rain. Dan Straily starting in his first ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies hit 7 home runs as they ground the Trash Pandas, 10-4

James Triantos | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK The Smokies show big power and the Pelicans stage a huge comeback. South Bend blows one. Iowa Cubs Rained out in Buffalo. A doubleheader is scheduled for Thursday. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies compacted the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels), 10-4. Connor Noland was the beneficiary of all this offense, as he g...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie hits 1st Triple-A HR in Iowa’s 4-3 win
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend slays Quad Cities, 26-7
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• Minor League Wrap: Jared Young homers twice as Iowa beats Toledo, 7-1

Jared young | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Jared Young powers Iowa past Toledo I’m still under the weather, but I did at least managed to watch some minor league action this evening. To be more precise, I was able to pay attention to about six innings of the Smokies game. Right-hander Frankie Scalzo Jr. was promoted to Double-A Tennessee. Right-hander Joe Nahas goes the other way, getting...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Cade Horton throws 5 scoreless innings as Smokies beat Lookouts, 8-4
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