Chicago Cubs Minor League Report (May 10): Ramírez Stays Hot at Iowa, Trice's Grand Slam Caps Smokies' Dominant Series

Chicago Cubs Minor League Report - May 10

Affiliate Overview

Triple-A Iowa Cubs
Series vs. Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Guardians): Tie, 3–3
Season Record: 18–20

Double-A Knoxville Smokies
Series vs. Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox): Smokies win, 5-1
Season Record: 18–15

High-A South Bend Cubs
Series vs. Lansing Lugnuts (Athletics): Cubs win, 4-2
Season Record: 16–14

Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Series at Hickory Crawdads (Texas Rangers): Pelicans win, 3-1
Season Record: 16–15

Affiliate Highlights

Triple-A: Iowa Cubs

Season Record: 18–20
Series Opponent: Columbus Clippers (20–19)
Series Standing: Tie, 3-3

May 10: The Iowa Cubs split their series with the Columbus Clippers following a 9-4 defeat on Sunday at Principal Park. The Clippers took a 3-0 lead by putting up a three-spot in the third and pushed their advantage to 5-0 with two more runs in the fifth. Casey Opitz’s (1-for-4) got the Cubs on the board with an RBI-single in the home half of the inning to break the scoring run. Columbus got that run back in the sixth and scored once in the eighth to go ahead 7-1. Pedro Ramírez (2-for-4) launched a two-run shot in the bottom of the frame, his ninth, but the Clippers answered again with two runs in the ninth to make it 9-3. Jonathan Long (1-for-4) brought home a run with a double but Iowa could not rally further, falling 9-4. Ty Blach was saddled with the loss in the start, allowing three runs, all unearned, on four hits over three innings of work, striking out two. Tyler Ferguson, making his organizational debut, worked a perfect seventh inning, firing two strikeouts.

Double-A: Knoxville Smokies

Season Record: 18–15
Series Opponent: Birmingham Barons (14–19)
Series Standing: Win, 5-1

May 10: The Knoxville Smokies capped off their dominant series win over the Birmingham Barons with a 7-2 victory on Sunday at Covenant Health Park. The two teams traded zeroes through the first five innings of the contest, with Smokies starter Jace Beck working three of those innings. Beck allowed just three hits to go along with two strikeouts and no walks issued. The Barons found the breakthrough in the sixth with a run and kept Knoxville off the board in the home half of the frame for the shutdown inning. The Smokie offense erupted for seven runs after the stretch, with Carter Trice (1-for-4) crushing a grand slam to start the scoring. Alex Ramírez (1-for-4) and Jefferson Rojas (1-for-4) each turned in RBI-singles and Andy Garriola (1-for-3) capped the outburst with an RBI-double. Evan Taylor worked the final two innings of the ballgame, allowing no runs to go along with four strikeouts, keeping Birmingham off the board and helping Knoxville to the 7-2 win. Nick Dean picked up the win in relief to improve to 4-1 on the season, allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits over four innings of work, totalling six strikeouts.

High-A: South Bend Cubs

Season Record: 16–14
Series Opponent: Lansing Lugnuts (13–20)
Series Standing: Win, 4-2

May 10: The South Bend Cubs fell to the Lansing Lugnuts, 8-3, on Sunday at Four Winds Field. Despite the setback, the Cubs still took the series, 4-2, for their first series win since April 14-19. The Lugnuts struck first in the contest, scoring four times in the fourth. The visitors added a run in the seventh before Ty Southisene’s (0-for-4) RBI-groundout in the eighth halted the scoring run. Lansing hit back with three runs in the ninth to make it 8-1. Drew Bowser (1-for-3) and Christian Olivo (1-for-3) drew walks with the bases loaded in the bottom half of the frame but South Bend would leave them loaded to end the game, falling 8-3. Jostin Florentino suffered the loss in the start, allowing four runs on three hits over 3 2/3 innings of work, walking two and striking out four.

Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Season Record: 16–15
Series Opponent: Hickory Crawdads (17–14)
Series Standing: Win, 3-1

May 10: Due to a fire in the visiting clubhouse at L.P. Frans Stadium, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans had both of their games on Saturday and Sunday canceled.

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