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Iowa Cubs

In box you didn’t hear, the Iowa Cubs lost a heartbreaker to the the Memphis Redbirds, 7-6.

Jay Jackson proposed the diversion and got in to difficulty early, but staid down late. Overall, Jackson went 6 innings and authorised 4 runs on 7 hits. He walked 4 and struck out two.

Hung-Wen Chen pitched dual innings and authorised usually one hit. Unfortunately, which one strike was a piece for one person home run which pennyless the tie in the tip of the ninth.  Chen did not have a travel or a strikeout.

Left fielder Jason Dubois roughly singlehandedly kept the I-Cubs in this diversion with dual piece for one person home runs. Dubois was 2 for 3 with a walk. Dubois accomplished the deteriorate with twenty home runs and 88 in his Iowa career, dual bashful of the authorization record. If this was his last diversion with the I-Cubs, he went out in style.

Catcher Robinson Chirinos went 3 for 4 with dual doubles, together with a lead-off stand in in the bottom of the ninth. A bunt got him over to third bottom with one out, but splash hitter Ty Wright struck out and third baseman Marquez Smith grounded out to finish the game. (Sam Fuld walked in in between those dual batters.)

The Iowa Cubs finish the deteriorate at 82-62, scored equally for the most appropriate jot down in the Pacific Coast League.  Unfortunately, they scored equally with Memphis for the most appropriate record, and Memphis gets the playoff mark formed on the second tiebreaker, which is local record.

Tennessee Smokies

The Tennesse Smokies set a authorization jot down for most appropriate altogether jot down with a 3-2 win over the Carolina Mudcats.

Craig Muschko proposed and authorised usually one run (on a piece for one person home run) over 5 innings. Muschko surrendered 5 hits as he picked up his ninth win. Muschko didn’t travel any one and struck out three.

Esmailin Caridad pitched the ninth and got the save. (Yes, he’s still down there on rehab.) He gave up one hit. He did not travel any one and struck out one.

Center fielder Brandon Guyer accomplished his extraordinary second half by going 2 for 4 with his 13th home run of the season. It was a piece for one person home run in the fifth inning. Guyer had dual sum RBI.

In the 46 games Guyer played given the All-Star break, he strike .424 with 7 home runs and 38 RBI. He scored 45 runs. His OBP was .459 and his SLG was .724.

Not to be utterly forgotten, left fielder Brett Jackson was 2 for 5 with a stand in and a run scored. He’s had a good deteriorate too.

The Smokies finish the year with an altogether jot down of 86-53, which is the most appropriate altogether jot down in authorization history, which was founded in 1972 as the Knoxville Sox.  They won both haves of the season.

Peoria Chiefs

The Peoria Chiefs accomplished their deteriorate on a tall note with a 9-4 thumping of the Quad City River Bandits.

The Chiefs went with a College of Pitchers plan today. Robinson Lopez proposed and pitched 3 innings but permitting a hit. He walked dual and struck out two.

Because Lopez didn’t go five, Yohan Gonzalez was awarded the win with his dual innings of undiluted relief. He struck out three.

Every Chief beat had at slightest one strike currently and no one had some-more than two. Center fielder Anthony Giansanti went 2 for 3 with a stand in and a walk. He scored twice and had one RBI.  Third baseman George Matheus went 2 for 4 with dual runs scored and one RBI.

The Chiefs accomplished the deteriorate with an altogether jot down of 71-66, definition all 4 full-season teenager joining teams accomplished the year with winning records.

And with that, we have the last Minor League Wrap of the season. It’s been fun and it’s been a good year for the Cubs teenager joining system.  There have been no games Tuesday or Wednesday, but I’ll be behind Thursday with “Tennessee Smokies Wrap” as they take on the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx in the initial turn of the Southern League Playoffs.

In a Southern League note, the Diamond Jaxx voiced they will shift their name to the Jackson Generals after the season. Hopefully, they usually have 3 games left as the Diamond Jaxx.

See you all on Thursday. GO SMOKIES!

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If you sealed your eyes and listened to the throng at Wrigley Field after Geovany Soto strike his tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, usually for a impulse it felt similar to 2008 all over again.

OK, open your eyes right away and demeanour over the half-empty stands and comprehend which this homer, yet it gave the Cubs a 5-4 win over the Astros, didn’t meant all which much; all it did was move the Cubs to eighteen games underneath .500 and lift them to inside of 4.5 games of… third place, at the behind of the Astros. With the Brewers‘ detriment to the Cardinals this afternoon, the Cubs have been 3.5 games at the behind of Milwaukee for fourth place.

Such have been the small victories of a gloomy season. Worse currently was the Triple-A Iowa Cubs floating a 6-3 lead going in to the seventh inning opposite Memphis and losing 7-6, to illustrate finale their deteriorate in second place. Rumor heard: there might be a small callups from Iowa at Wrigley Field as shortly as tomorrow, yet I do not have any specific names.

In further to Soto’s home run, he additionally survived a difficult incident with the Astros’ Michael Bourn perplexing to measure on a strike play; Jeff Baker threw fairly home and Soto hold on to the round in the fourth inning, gripping the measure 4-3 Houston.

Casey Coleman got strike tough in the second inning, commencement with a Chris Johnson home run, and gave up 4 runs. Somehow, he managed to stay in the diversion by the sixth, even yet he gave up 5 walks and 8 hits; the Cubs scored 3 in the third, dual of them on Marlon Byrd’s home run, to have it 4-3.

It stayed which approach until the fifth, when a Darwin Barney singular and Baker stand in scored equally the game. Barney done a integrate of great plays in the margin and had dual hits; it’s no guarantee, but I think the Cubs have found their backup center infielder for 2011. The most appropriate headlines is that, for the initial time given Andres Blanco was let go, which would meant the Cubs would have a loyal backup shortstop who is essentially great defensively at the position.

Marcos Mateo, who expected will not be behind subsequent year, and Andrew Cashner, who will, threw dual great service innings. Cashner was credited with the particular win as the pitcher of jot down when Soto homered; Carlos Marmol available his 28th save in one of the quickest ninth innings he’s had all year — usually 8 pitches, dual infield groundouts and a popup.

On a bizarre continue day which was widely separated in between fever and clouds and an irritating small rainshower in the seventh inning, the voiced assemblage was 31,647. It appeared to be about 10,000 reduction than which in the ballpark, with the bleachers reduction than half full. That creates the Cubs’ deteriorate assemblage sum 2,775,698 — 224,302 short of 3 million with 8 dates remaining. The Cubs contingency normal 28,038 to pass which miracle for the seventh true year; it’ll be close, given the subsequent dual nights (and the 3 opposite the Giants entrance up dual weeks from now) have been no pledge to pull which many. In any case, this year’s sum paid assemblage will be the smallest given 2003, and the series in the ballpark extremely reduce than that. I’ll have a longer post about assemblage after this week.

In the meantime, let’s win a small some-more games. Today, Starlin Castro sat on the bench, according to assorted tweets, to “reflect” on his brain fart yesterday when he stepped off initial bottom and was tagged out to finish an inning when he forgot how most outs they were. This is something which wouldn’t have happened underneath Lou Piniella, and it’s a peaceful sign by Mike Quade which the diversion needs to be played right.

Whoever the physical education instructor is subsequent year, this kind of thing can usually help.

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How about a win today, Casey.

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There have been a little who wish to see the Cubs remove to get improved 2011 drafting position. I’m not one of those people. Play the games to win.

The Cubs route the third-place Astros by 5.5 games going in to this series; in further to these 3 games, the Cubs will finish the deteriorate with 3 games in Houston, so they have copiousness of event to catch them (they additionally have to pass the Brewers, who have been now in fourth place 4.5 games forward of the Cubs).

As they had finished opposite the Pirates prior to their final array with them final week, the Cubs have not finished good vs. Houston so far this year, losing dual of 3 in all 4 array they have played. The Cubs have been outscored by usually 8 runs sum in the twelve games — here’s why.

The 4 Cubs wins have been by scores of 7-2, 8-5, 14-7 and 5-2, sum measure 34-16 in the 4 wins.

The 8 Cubs waste have been by scores of 4-3, 3-2, 3-1, 6-3, 11-5, 4-3, 6-1 and 8-1; the Astros have outscored the Cubs 45-19 in those games. Three of the waste were by one run; the Cubs have won their final 4 one-run games.

Onward; let’s win this series, too. Also, have use of this (and the overflow) diversion threads to follow the Iowa/Memphis diversion currently — it starts at 1:05 CDT. If Iowa wins, they’re in the PCL playoffs; remove and they’re out. Here is the MiLB.com Gameday couple for the Iowa/Memphis game and here is where you should be means to find the live audio for which game.

Today’s Starting Pitchers

Casey Coleman Cubs vs. Wandy Rodriguez Astros 1-1 W-L 11-12 5.76 ERA 3.71 11 SO 138 10 BB 52 2 HR 12 vs. Hou – vs. Cubs

Wandy Rodriguez has proposed twice opposite the Cubs this year, with a win (giving up 5 runs) and a no-decision (giving up two). You’re right: which doesn’t have any sense. The Cub he’s faced the many is Aramis Ramirez (10-for-34), but A-Ram might not fool around today. Lifetime he’s 5-4, 2.98 in fifteen career starts vs. the Cubs.

First, Carlos Silva was ostensible to go today. Then they switched him to Tuesday, afterwards behind to today… and finally, staid on him going tomorrow. So, today’s begin goes to Casey Coleman. Coleman has thrown flattering good in his final dual starts; result: a win and a loss. He is creation his initial career begin (and appearance) opposite the Astros.

Today’s diversion is on WGN and FSN Houston. Here is the finish MLB.com Mediacenter for today.

MLB.com Gameday

Baseball-reference.com diversion preview

SB Nation diversion preview

Please revisit the SB Nation Astros site Crawfish Boxes.

Today’s initial representation thread will be up at 1:15 pm CDT, and the overflows will post at 2:15 pm, 3:15 pm and 4 pm CDT.

Discuss amongst yourselves.