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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa falls to Louisville, 17-10

Kevin Alcántara | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK The I-Cubs lose a run-fest. The Smokies close out their regular season. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost by a touchdown to the Louisville Bats (Reds), 17-10. Or maybe that was the Cardinals and the Cyclones. Starter Brandon Birdsell was battered for five runs on seven hits over 3.2 innings. Birdsell walked two, hit one bat...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa beats Louisville, 5-3

Matt Shaw | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The I-Cubs win a matinee. The Smokies see their win streak end. So the crappy news is that Iowa outfielder Brennen Davis has a broken leg. It’s quite sad how many injuries the former Cubs’ top prospect has suffered throughout his career. So Davis goes on the injured list and infielder Reivaj Garcia joins Iowa from the Development Li...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Cam Smith leads Tennessee past Birmingham, 5-3

Cam Smith | South Bend Cubs The Smokies stay red hot. The I-Cubs come up short. With South Bend and Myrtle Beach’s seasons over, there was some movement in the system. 3B Cam Smith, RF Ezequiel Pagan, LHP Mitchell Tyranski and RHP Will Sanders were promoted to Double-A Tennessee from High-A South Bend. Infielder Benjamin Cowles, who the Cubs acquired in the Mark Leiter Jr. trade, joins Te...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Brian Kalmer homers as South Bend beats TinCaps, 9-5

Brian Kalmer | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend stops Ft. Wayne in the only win of the evening. Just three days after he was promoted to the Iowa Cubs, left-hander Blake Weiman went back down to Double-A Tennessee. Right-hander Cam Sanders joins Iowa from the Development List. Right-hander Luis A. Reyes joins Low-A Myrtle Beach from Mesa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Cam Smith leads South Bend past Great Lakes, 7-4

Cam Smith | Liam Rooney / USA TODAY NETWORK Wins for South Bend and a doubleheader sweep for Myrtle Beach. Right-hander Daniel Missaki and infielder Hayden Cantrelle were promoted from Double-A Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Lisandro Almonte joins the Low-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans from Mesa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were blue after losing to the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 10-8....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: Iowa beats Louisville, 5-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Cam Smith leads Tennessee past Birmingham, 5-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Haydn McGeary homers twice, four Smokies pitchers combine to one-hit Barons, 6-0

Haydn McGeary | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK The Smokies pitch a one-hitter and hit three home runs. Iowa trounces St. Paul. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs defiled the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 9-1. Kyle McGowin didn’t allow a run over his five-inning start. McGowin gave up three hits and walked two while striking out six. Because Iowa’s bats didn’t wake up until the bottom ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Jefferson Rojas leads South Bend past Ft. Wayne in 11 innings

GREG SWIERCZ / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend wins in extra innings. Alexander Canario hits a grand slam. Brennen Davis, Pablo Aliendo also go deep. There was a lot of movement in the system today. Right-hander Eduarniel Nunez was promoted to Triple-A Iowa from Double-A Tennessee. Shortstop Hayden Cantrelle promoted to Iowa from Tennessee. Outfielder Yohendrick Pinango promoted to Tennesse...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Felix Stevens homers twice as South Bend clobbers Wisconsin, 11-3

Jefferson Rojas | GREG SWIERCZ / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend’s bats come alive in a romp. Matt Mervis continues to slug in an Iowa win. First, some news: Jameson Taillon’s next start will be with the Cubs, Counsell says. They are determining what date he will slot into the rotation. https://t.co/GBerRNlWKM— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) April 13, 2024 So that’s good news. I’d e...2024
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• Get to know the Iowa Cubs

Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate takes the field. The minor league season starts . . .well, the Triple-A season started yesterday . . .and that means it’s time to take stock of the Cubs minor league farm system. As we’ve written in these pages over the past few months, the Cubs farm system is the strongest it has been since the 2013-15 period that le...2024
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• Cubs 9, Mariners 9: Home runs from some new Cubs

Garrett Cooper | Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports Garrett Cooper and Michael Busch homered Regular readers of these recaps know that I was less than impressed when the Cubs signed Garrett Cooper to a minor-league deal just before Spring Training began. He didn’t seem to have the power the team was looking for and could only play first base. Cooper homered and doubled in Sunday’s Cubs 9-5 wi...2024
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• 2023 Cubs prospect profiles: Brennen Davis

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Davis was the Cubs’ No. 1 prospect until an injury. Now he’s trying to get his mojo back. The clock is ticking. 23-year-old (turns 24 next week) Chandler, Arizona native Brennen Davis still has time, but he needs to step on it. There was a time when the outfielder was the No. 1 prospect for the Cubs and in the Top 10 league-wide. He s...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Brennen Davis homers, but Iowa falls to Toledo 5-4

Brennen Davis | Bryon Houlgrave/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Everyone loses today, but there were a few impressive performances anyway. Everyone lost again. The minor leagues are limping towards the finish line. Tomorrow is traditionally the final day of the minor league system, but instead it’s going to be a typical Monday with no games. Iowa has three weeks of games left, Tennessee ...2023
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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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"Outfielder Darius Hill doesn’t have much power or speed, but he can hit for average and draw a walk."

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"Following a strikeout, the Cubs put together four straight well-struck singles by Brennen Davis, Darius Hill, Andy Weber and Esteban Quiroz to score three times and take a 6-5 lead."

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"Among players who might be considered for addition: Kevin Alcantara, Ben Brown, Brennen Davis, Kohl Franklin, Darius Hill, Ryan Jensen and Yohendrick Penango."

• Minor League Wrap: Alexander Canario homers twice as Iowa walks off Toledo, 5-4

Alexander Canario | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa walks it off against Toledo. Myrtle Beach gets walked off. And South Bend wins a laugher in the rain. (Cue Neil Sedaka) Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs plucked the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 5-4 in ten innings. Kyle McGowin started and gave up four runs on five hits over six innings. Two of the five hits were home runs. McGowin w...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa falls to Indianapolis, 5-3 in ten innings.
Caleb Kilian | Dylan Heuer Everyone loses tonight, but there were at least a few highlights. The Cubs announced the signing of 11th-round pick Zyhir Hope to a reported $400,000 bonus. That’s $250,000 over the bonus limit of $150,000 for picks after the tenth round. I believe I have written the slot for third-day picks was $125,000. That was the old bonus amount that teams could offer with...2023
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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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• Cubs lose righthander Chris Clarke to Mariners in Rule 5 Draft
Chris Clarke | Tennessee Smokies The Cubs made no selection in the Major League phase. There was a considerable bit of angst among many Cubs fans this offseason because the Cubs had quite a few prospects who might have been protected from the Rule 5 Draft by placing them on the 40-man roster. While the Cubs did protect Kevin Alcántara, Ryan Jensen, Brennen Davis and Ben Brown by placing th...2022
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• Cub Tracks flashes the stuff
Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Recent #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Trade talk, preparing for trades talk, and just plain talk today. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, and then cold-brewed overnight for ma...2022
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• Minor League Wrap: Darius Hill’s 2 triples leads Iowa past St. Paul, 7-1
Darius Hill | Dylan Heuer Darius Hill, Caleb Kilian and Alexander Canario led Iowa to victory over St. Paul. Pete Crow-Armstrong has 3 hits in South Bend’s win. Yesterday in After Dark I mentioned that Alexander Canario was promoted to Iowa and Brennen Davis was moved to South Bend to continue his rehab. Today, first baseman/outfielder Greg Deichmann was released. The Cubs also put Pelic...2022
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• Who will be dropped from the Cubs’ 40-man roster at the end of the 2022 season?
Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports It’s probably more players than you think. This topic came up the other day here in the comment section, so while we wait for the season to resume Saturday evening in Cincinnati, I thought it would be a useful thing to discuss. The 2023 Cubs are likely to look quite different from the version we see on the field now in August 2022. First, there have been h...2022
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa falls to Louisville, 17-10
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• Minor League Wrap: Shaw, Triantos and Ballesteros take part in Futures Game festivities

Matt Shaw | Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images The NL beat the AL in the Futures Game. Ballesteros competes in the first-ever skills competition. Iowa beats Nashville Matt Shaw used a Tennessee Smokies batting helmet but wore a Iowa Cubs cap in the field at the Futures Game. Whether anything should be read into that is unclear. Futures Game The National League beat the American...2024
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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: Jaxon Wiggins shines in his Pelicans debut with 5-2 win over GreenJackets

Jaxon Wiggins in 2022 | Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Bullpen issues throughout the system means that only the Pelicans got a win. In case you haven’t heard, infielder Nick Madrigal went on the 7-day injured list with a broken left hand after getting hit by a pitch yesterday. It’s a safe bet that he’ll miss more than seven games. Iowa activated right-handers Eduarniel Nunez and Zac Le...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Cristian Hernandez’s grand slam leads Pelicans past Hillcats, 7-2.
Darius Hill | Bryon Houlgrave/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK The Pelicans snapped a five-game losing streak, but they were the only win of the day. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were plucked by the Toledo Mud Hens (Guardians), 4-1. Starter Chris Clarke pitched four innings and took the loss after allowing two runs on five hits over four innings. He walked two and did not strike out anyone. In...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Kyle Hendricks impresses in a 6-1 Iowa win over Mud Hens.
Kyle Hendricks | Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Kyle Hendricks looked sharp in a rehab assignment. The Smokies stage an epic comeback. South Bend jumps all over the Timber Rattlers. Moves today in the Cubs system: The big news was that Cade Horton was promoted to South Bend after four dominating starts in Myrtle Beach. Horton is scheduled to start for South Bend tomor...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa wins a wild one, 18-16 over Louisville
Jared Young | Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images Iowa hit 7 home runs in a wild matinee. Ben Brown continues to impress. The entire system won. Something was in the water in Des Moines today. Or maybe something was in the air and it was blowing out to center field. Everybody wins, baby. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs outlasted the Louisville Bats (Reds), 18-16. Kyle Hendric...2023
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• Cubs 6, Rockies 5: The sub Cubs come through
Brennen Davis | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images After all the regulars departed, some Cubs minor leaguers put together a ninth-inning rally. SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Wins and losses mean nothing in Spring Training, yet the Cubs’ come-from-behind 6-5 win over the Rockies at Salt River Fields Sunday afternoon felt... well, pretty good. Some guys who could be part of the ...2023
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• Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: September 13

Matt Mervis | Dylan Heuer Things looked good in Iowa; but crumbled late for the Smokies. Good evening everyone. Josh normally handles these recaps but is unavailable tonight, so bear with me as I take guest duties for the night! Iowa Cubs First up it was the Iowa Cubs up against the Saint Paul Saints. Nick Neidert was on the mound, but only for an inning of work, giving up two hits and a...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Four teams, six wins and no losses today in the minors
Manuel Espinoza | Larry Kave/Myrtle Beach Pelicans Some great pitching and timely hitting meant the Cubs minor league system had a rare 6-0 day. I took the day away from watching the games because of some family obligations. But I’m here to recap the action anyway—just forgive me if I missed something important. They did so well that I’m probably banned from ever watching again. I’m sure i...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa wins 4th-straight with 4 home runs tonight
Jake Slaughter | Margaret Kispert/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa blasts their way to their 4th-straight win. The rest of the system came up short. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs burned the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 10-2. It was Iowa’s fourth-straight win. Starter Nick Neidert got the win after five scoreless innings, allowing just two hits. Neidert walked one and struck out one. Codi Heu...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ Assad story
Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images Recent #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news, four days a week. It HAS to get better. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits from Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, and cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. Adrian Assad looks more and more like a find. Some offensive support woul...2022
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• Cubs 6, Rockies 5: The sub Cubs come through
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• Iowa Cubs announce Opening Day roster
Dylan Heuer The Cubs Triple-A affiliate is loaded with prospects and familiar names In advance of tonight’s season opener against the Columbus Clippers at Principal Park in Des Moines, the Iowa Cubs announced their Opening Night roster for the 2023 season. The Iowa Cubs are led this season by prospects such as outfielder Brennen Davis, first baseman Matt Mervis and right-hander Cam Sanders...2023
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• Pete Crow-Armstrong is among 32 non-roster players invited to Cubs Spring Training
Pete Crow-Armstrong bats for the Cubs in Spring Training last March | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The team announced its NRI’s today. The Cubs announced Monday that 32 non-roster players would be invited to major league Spring Training, joining the players on the 40-man roster, so 72 total players will be in camp. The team’s first pitcher/catcher workout will be...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend proves to River Bandits that crime does not pay, 6-1
Max Bain | Max Thoma/South Bend Cubs Myrtle Beach wins in a walkoff. South Bend just wins. The Cubs released right-handed pitcher Rowan Wick today. Outfielder Cristian More was promoted back to Myrtle Beach. He started this season with the Birds but was demoted to the complex league at the end of May. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were raided and boarded by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), ...2023
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• Darius Hill, Yonathan Perlaza, six other Cubs reassigned to minor-league camp
Darius Hill | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The spring roster now stands at 66 players. The Cubs announced their first roster cuts of Spring Training 2023 Monday morning. Eight non-roster invitees have been assigned to minor league camp: left-handed pitcher Brailyn Marquez, catcher Bryce Windham, infielders Esteban Quiroz, Chase Strumpf, Andy Weber and Jared Young...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Crow-Armstrong, Vazquez power Smokies past Barons in extras, 7-6.
Luis Vazquez | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Three wins in the system this evening. The big news today is that Alexander Canario started a rehab assignment with the ACL Cubs. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs mauled Indianapolis (Pirates), 10-8. Starter Caleb Kilian allowed three runs on four hits over four innings. He walked four and did not strike anyone out. The win w...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa falls to Louisville, 17-10
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa beats Louisville, 5-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies rally to beat M-Braves, 5-4; keep playoff hopes alive

Haydn McGeary | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK The Smokies playoff hopes stay alive with a win. Iowa and Myrtle Beach win as well. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs topped Indianapolis (Pirates), 3-2. Riley Thompson started and got the win after pitching five innings and surrendering two runs, both unearned, on four hits. Thompson walked two and struck out three. Jorge López pit...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Alcántara powers Smokies into Southern League Championship Series, 5-1 over Lookouts

Kevin Alcántara | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Smokies advance to the title series. Iowa wins 8th-straight. Right-handed reliever Frankie Scalzo Jr. was named to the Midwest League All-Star Team. Scalzo pitched 35 times for the Cubs and went 4-4 with a 2.35 ERA and ten saves. He struck out 64 and walked 21 in 66 1⁄3 innings. Good news out of Chattanooga tonight. Tennessee Smokies T...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: The I-Cubs smash five home runs

Levi Jordan bats for the Cubs in Spring Training 2022 | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Only one team in the system in action Wednesday... in a day game! Hi! It’s your substitute Minor League Wrap writer, while Josh is traveling today. He’ll be back for Thursday’s wrap. In news from the system, South Bend righthander Frankie Scalzo Jr. was named to the 2023 Midwest ...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies, Horton, take command with 3-1 win in game 1 of Division Series

Cade Horton | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs went 2 for 2 against Reds farm clubs tonight. Right-handed pitcher Brody McCullough was named to the Carolina League All-Star Team. The right-hander was 5-2 with a 2.86 ERA over 12 starts in low-A. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies blinded the Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds), 3-1 to go up one game to none in the best-of-three Nor...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Brennen Davis homers, but Iowa falls to Toledo 5-4
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• Minor League Wrap: Cade Horton throws 5 scoreless innings as Smokies beat Lookouts, 8-4
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