Chicago Cubs Minor League Report (4/26): Halbach Records Another Multi-Hit Effort as Affiliates Wrap Up Tough Week

Chicago Cubs Minor League Report - April 26

Affiliate Overview

Triple-A Iowa Cubs
Series vs. Louisville Bats (Cincinnati Reds): Bats win series 4–2
Season Record: 13–13

Double-A Knoxville Smokies
Series vs. Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati Reds): Lookouts win series 4–2
Season Record: 10–11

High-A South Bend Cubs
Series at Dayton Dragons (Cincinnati Reds): Tied 3–3
Season Record: 11–7

Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Series at Fayetteville Woodpeckers (Houston Astros): Woodpeckers win series 6–0
Season Record: 9–12

Triple-A: Iowa Cubs

Season Record: 13–13
Series Opponent: Louisville Bats (16–11)
Series Standing: Lose 2–4

April 26: The Iowa Cubs fell to the Louisville Bats, 12-6, in Sunday’s series finale, dropping the series, 4-2. The Bats took a 5-0 lead their first time to the plate and never looked back, taking a 12-2 lead after five. Eric Yang (1-for-4) drove in the Cubs’ first run with an RBI-single in the second and Justin Dean (3-for-4) drove in the team’s second run in the fifth on his own RBI-single. Dean’s three-hit effort was his first multi-hit performance of the season. Iowa would plate four in the eighth, getting run-scoring singles from BJ Murray (3-for-4), James Triantos (1-for-5) and Hayden Cantrelle (1-for-2). Kevin Alcántara would also draw a walk with the bases loaded in the frame. Murray’s three-hit game was his third such performance in his last five. Paul Campbell took the loss in the start, allowing seven runs on seven hits over three innings of work.

Double-A: Knoxville Smokies

Season Record: 10–11
Series Opponent: Chattanooga Lookouts (16–5)
Series Standing: Lose 2-4

April 26: The Knoxville Smokies earned a 7-2 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts in Sunday’s finale but the Lookouts ultimately claimed the series win, 4-2. Chattanooga took a 2-0 lead after the first but Knoxville rallied with three runs in the third to take the 3-2 lead. Alex Madera (2-for-4) had an RBI-single and Alex Ramírez (4-for-5) launched a two-run homer, his first of the season. Ramírez’ four hits in the ballgame marked a season high. Nick Dean earned the win out of the bullpen, firing four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit, striking out five while issuing no walks. Frankie Scalzo Jr. and Luis Martinez-Gomez each tossed two shutout frames, combining to allow just one hit and seven punchouts. The Smokies put the game out of each in the eighth, pushing four runs across the plate, and would cruise to the 7-2 win.

High-A: South Bend Cubs

Season Record: 11–7
Series Opponent: Dayton Dragons (10–10)
Series Standing: Tied 3–3

April 26: The South Bend Cubs were blanked by the Dayton Dragons, 3-0, in Sunday’s ballgame to split their series at Day Air Ballpark. The Dragons jumped out to a 2-0 lead after runs in the first and second and would later add some insurance in the sixth with their third run of the contest. The Cubs were held to just four hits offensively, two of which came off the bat off Matt Halbech, who went 2-for-4, his fourth multi-hit game of the series. Ethan Flanagan took the loss in the start, allowing two runs on four hits over four innings of work, picking up three strikeouts along the way.

Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Season Record: 9–12
Series Opponent: Fayetteville Woodpeckers (9–12)
Series Standing: Lose 0–6

April 26: The Myrtle Beach Pelicans were swept by the Fayetteville Woodpeckers after falling in Sunday’s de facto doubleheader, falling 6-5 in the resumption of Saturday’s suspended contest and 6-2 in the regularly scheduled ballgame.

Game 1: Play resumed in the seventh, where the Woodpeckers would rally for four runs to tie the game at 5-5. The ballgame would eventually head to extra innings, where the hosts would walk off the Pelicans in the 10th.

Game 2: Myrtle Beach dropped their sixth-straight game with a 6-2 defeat to Fayetteville in seven innings. The Pelicans took the lead in the first with a run but the Woodpeckers scored two in the second and three in the third to take a 5-1 lead. Fayetteville extended the lead to 6-2 with a run in the sixth. Myrtle Beach would plate a run in the seventh but were unable to mount a larger rally.

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