Chicago Cubs Minor League Report (May 3): Alcántara Goes Yard in Third-Straight Game, Southisene Sparkles in High-A Debut

Chicago Cubs Minor League Report - May 3

Affiliate Overview

Triple-A Iowa Cubs
Series at St. Paul Saints (Minnesota Twins): Saints win, 4–2
Season Record: 15–17

Double-A Knoxville Smokies
Series at Rocket City Trash Pandas (Los Angeles Angels): Tied, 3-3
Season Record: 13–14

High-A South Bend Cubs
Series vs. Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres): TinCaps win, 5-1
Season Record: 12–12

Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Series vs. Columbia Fireflies (Kansas City Royals): Pelicans win, 4-2
Season Record: 13–14

Triple-A: Iowa Cubs
Season Record: 15–17
Series Opponent: St. Paul Saints (15–17)
Series Standing: Lose, 2-4

May 3: The Iowa Cubs dropped their series at the St. Paul Saints with an 8-7 loss on Sunday at CHS Field. The Saints took a 2-0 lead in the first and would later make it a 7-0 game with four runs in the third before adding another in the fifth. Pedro Ramirez’ (3-for-5) RBI-double in the sixth broke the scoring run but St. Paul got that run back in the home half of the frame to make it 8-1. The Cubs plated three in the seventh to get back into the contest, with Hayden Cantrelle (1-for-4) driving in one with a double before RBI-singles from Justin Dean (1-for-3) and Ramirez. Kevin Alcántara (1-for-5) went yard for the third-straight game, and the fourth time in the series, in the eighth to make it an 8-5 ballgame. BJ Murray (1-for-4) cut the lead to one by driving in a pair in the ninth but Iowa was unable to rally further, ultimately falling 8-7. Jordan Wicks started for the Cubs and fell to 0-2 on the season by allowing six runs on nine hits over 3 2/3 innings of work, striking out four.

Double-A: Knoxville Smokies
Season Record: 13–14
Series Opponent: Rocket City Trash Pandas (12–15)
Series Standing: Tied, 3-3

May 3: The Knoxville Smokies earned a series split with the Rocket City Trash Pandas with a 1-0 win on Sunday at Toyota Field. Carter Trice’s (1-for-4) lead-off home run in the first was the difference as the Smokies earned their third shutout win of the season, despite being held to just two hits offensively. Ariel Armas (1-for-3) was the only other Knoxville batter that recorded a hit in the ballgame. Frankie Scalzo Jr. started the game with two scoreless frames before being relieved by Nick Dean, who would be credited with the win. Dean twirled 4 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits to go along with six strikeouts to improve to 3-1. Marino Santy (1 1/3 IP) and Luis Rujano (1 IP) closed out the ballgame, combining to allow just one hit and one strikeout.

High-A: South Bend Cubs
Season Record: 12–12
Series Opponent: Fort Wayne TinCaps (12–15)
Series Standing: Lose, 1-5

May 3: The South Bend Cubs dropped their fifth-straight contest, falling 11-10 to the Fort Wayne TinCaps on Sunday at Four Winds Field. The TinCaps jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the first before the Cubs answered with five runs of their own in the third. Ty Southisene (3-for-6), making his High-A debut, drove in a pair with a double and Kade Snell (2-for-5) followed with a two-run blast. Cole Mathis (2-for-5) immediately followed with a solo shot of his own to make it a 5-5 game. Fort Wayne re-took the lead with three runs in the fourth but South Bend was able to get two of those runs back in the home half of the frame on an RBI-groundout from Snell and an RBI-single from Mathis. The visitors responded with two in the fifth but the Cubs had an answer again with Southisene bringing home a run on a single. The scoring flurry continued with the TinCaps making it a 11-8 contest with another run in the sixth before Cameron Siseros’ (1-for-4) two-run blast to make it 11-10 after seven. After seven-straight half innings of runs being scored, neither team was able to continue pushing runs across as South Bend ultimately took the loss. Brayden Spears took the loss in relief, allowing three runs on four hits over 3 1/3 innings of work, striking out five.

Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Season Record: 13–14
Series Opponent: Columbia Fireflies (13–14)
Series Standing: Win, 4-2

May 3: The Myrtle Beach Pelicans dropped their second-straight contest to the Columbia Fireflies, falling 7-3, to close out their series at Pelicans Ballpark. The Pelicans still claimed a series win with the defeat after prevailing in the first-four games of the series. The Fireflies plated five their first time to the plate before Myrtle Beach got on the board in the third through a solo blast from Derniche Valdez (1-for-4) to make it 5-1. The Pelicans added two in the sixth on an RBI-double from Michael Carico (2-for-4) and an RBI-groundout from Jose Escobar (1-for-3) to make it 5-3. Myrtle Beach was unable to mount a further rally as Columbia scored in the eighth and ninth innings to cruise to the 7-3 win. Noah Edders turned in 4 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, allowing just two hits to go along with five strikeouts.

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