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The strikeouts and weight are concerns, but otherwise he's doing pretty well for himself in Boise so far.

Box Scores Tennessee won 3-1 Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/4, K 3B N. Samson 0/3, BB, K, CS (3), E (6, fielding) SS R. Flaherty 0/4, 2 K RF M. Spencer 1/4 LF R. Ridling 3/4, 2 R, 2B (10), K, E (3, fielding) C S. Clevenger 1/2, BB, R, RBI, 3B (3) 1B J. Vitters 1/3, RBI SP B. Raley 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 10-6 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-2 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 10-3 Box Score LF E. Crawford 0/4, BB, 2 K SS L. Watkins 2/4, RBI, 2 K, E (7, fielding) CF JH Ha 1/4, K 1B J. Bour 0/4, K, 2 E (10, throw x 2) 2B M. Cerda 2/4, R RF M. Burgess 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (16) C C. Noble 0/3, BB, 2 K 3B D. Harrington 2/4, R, RBI, K SP B. Wallach 3.1 IP, 10 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, HR, 2-6 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR, 2-2 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-2 GO-FO Peoria lost 5-1 Box Score CF M. Szczur 2/4, 2B (15) RF R. Silva 2/4, R, 3B (1) 3B G. Rohan 1/4, 2B (18), K C M. Gibbs 1/3, RBI 1B R. Cuneo 0/4, 2 K SS E. Soto 0/3 2B P. LePage 0/3 SP A. Kirk 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR, HBP, 4-2 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, WP, 1-3 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Boise lost 5-3 Box Score CF PC Chen 0/2 2B B. Zapenas 0/3, K 2B/LF T. Garcia 2/5, R, 2B (1) DH R. Lopez 2/5, RBI 1B P. Hoilman 0/2, 2 BB, K RF R. Golden 3/3, BB, R, 2B (2), SB (2), Assist (2B) 3B W. Contreras 0/4, RBI, 2 K LF/CF KM Na 1/3, BB, R, SB (3), CS (2) C Y. Cabezas 0/3, K, HBP, CS (2) SS K. Socorro 2/4, RBI SP JY Kim 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP H. Mayora 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 3-2 GO-FO RP A. Reed 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 4-3 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 lost 4-2 Box Score 2B A. Gonzalez 0/4, E (14, throw) SS F. Sanchez 1/4, R CF J. Baez 3/4, 2B (5), 2 SB (18) 1B X. Batista 1/2, BB, RBI, 2B (6), HBP SP W. Eusebio 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, WP, 4-5 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 10-2 Box Score SS C. Penalver 1/4, R, RBI, SB (7) 3B J. Candelario 0/3, BB, 2 K, E (6, fielding) RF D. Arcila 0/4, 2 K, SB (2) C W. Petit 0/3, K RP D. Torrez 3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 5-2 GO-FO Iowa and AZL Cubs with an off day OVERALL: 1-5

Going by this season alone, Flahertys one of our top 3-5 prospects, and thats not really a good thing. It's a weak system, but not THAT weak.

Box Scores Iowa won 10-4 Box Score CF M. Byrd 2/4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (1), HR (1) 2B D. Barney 2/3, R, 2B (1), SB (1) 2B J. Mota 2/2, R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (12) 1B T. Colvin 1/5, RBI, 2B (10), K LF T. Wright 1/4, R, RBI 3B S. Moore 2/5, 2 R, E (9, throw) RF B. Snyder 2/4, BB, RBI SS M. Gonzalez 3/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (1) C C. Robinson 1/3, 2 BB, R, K LF F. Perez 0/1, K SP C. Coleman 7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 11-4 GO-FO RP R. Coello 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 12-11 Box Score CF B. Jackson 1/5, R, 2B (9), 3 K, Assist (Home) SS J. Lake 2/3, BB, 3 R, RBI, HR (2), K 2B R. Flaherty 3/4, 2 R, 5 RBI, HR (14) LF R. Ridling 3/4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR (12) 1B S. Clevenger 0/4, K 3B J. Vitters 0/4 RF N. Perez 0/3, BB, R, 2 K PH N. Samson 0/1, K PH L. Flores 0/0, BB SP T. McNutt 3 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, HR, 1-6 GO-FO RP R. Searle 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP K. Smit 2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, HR, WP, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR Daytona lost 3-0 Box Score LF E. Crawford 0/4, 2 K 2B M. Cerda 0/4, K CF JH Ha 1/4, 3 K 1B J. Bour 1/4, K RF M. Burgess 1/3, BB, 2B (15) C M. Brenly 0/3 SS L. Watkins 0/2, BB, K SP JY Serrano 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, WP, 4-1 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GO-FO RP J. Latham 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP, 1-1 GO-FO RP C. Harman 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-2 GO-FO Peoria won 4-1 Box Score CF M. Szczur 1/4, 2 R, 2B (14) 2B P. LePage 2/4, CS (2), E (7, throw) LF G. Rohan 0/4, RBI, K 1B R. Jones 2/3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR (13), HBP DH E. Soto 1/4 3B B. May 0/4, 2 K, 2 E (4, throw, fielding) C S. Burruel 0/4 SS A. Alcantara 1/3, K, CS (6) SP G. Hicks 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 6-3 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 5-3 GO-FO RP P. Francescon 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO Boise won 3-2: Box Score CF PC Chen 1/4, 2B (4), K SS B. Zapenas 1/5, SB (4) DH B. Klafczynski 0/3, BB, R, 2 K 1B P. Hoilman 0/4, 3 K RF R. Golden 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (1), K 3B W. Contreras 4/4, R, 2B (1) 2B W. Darvill 0/4, K C Y. Cabezas 0/3, BB LF KM Na 1/3, BB, RBI SP YL Wang 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR, WP, 6-3 GO-FO RP C. Greathouse 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, 1-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 8-3: Box Score CF O. Zapata 2/4, BB, 3 R, SB (5) 2B G. Amaya 3/4, BB, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B (2), SB (1) SS M. Hernandez 0/3, 2 BB 3B D. Geiger 2/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (2) LF E. Gonzalez 1/4, 2 K RF G. Gonzalez 1/3, R, RBI, HR (1), 2 K, Assist (2B) SP M. Del Valle 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, Balk, 3-1 GO-FO RP J. Pugliese 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 2-2 GO-FO RP R. Hartman .2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K RP P. Levitt 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, HBP, 2-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 7-6 Box Score 2B A. Gonzalez 1/4, BB, R, K, 2 SB (8) CF J. Baez 3/5, 3 R, K, 3 SB (16) LF/1B X. Batista 0/5, R, 2 K DSL Cubs 2 won 19-6 Box Score SS C. Penalver 3/6, 2 R, 2 RBI, K 3B J. Candelario 3/3, 2 R, RBI, 2B (6) RF D. Arcila 2/3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B (7), SB (1), E (3, fielding) C W. Petit 2/5, R, 3 RBI, 2 2B (4) OVERALL: 7-1

Oh joy, another abuse of the bankruptcy system. I'm sure this isn't going to end up being a massive waste of resources, time, and energy.

I think it is a concern, but I don't think the Cubs should throw a lot of money at the problem this coming offseason. This offseason seems like it'll have a weak crop of starting pitchers (unless Sabathia opts out), with Mark Buehrle and Paul Maholm (!) heading up the list. If the rotation has one or two guys go down because of injury in 2012, we'll see a repeat of this season. There are well-founded concerns about Cashner's ability to stick in the rotation, plus I don't see the in-house options being a whole lot better next season. What I think would be a better option for the Cubs would be dumpster diving. Someone like Jeff Francis or Brandon Webb could at the very least add some depth this team will need next season.

Box Scores Iowa won 6-5 in the 15th Box Score CF M. Byrd 0/3, BB, 2 R, HBP, SB (1) CF F. Perez 0/2, K 2B D. Barney 1/4, R, K, HBP LF T. Colvin 3/7, R, 3 RBI, 2B (9), HR (5), 2 K 1B B. LaHair 4/7, RBI, 2B (22), K C W. Castillo 1/5, 2 BB, 2B (8), 2 K RF B. Snyder 1/7, 2 K SS/2B M. Gonzalez 1/5, BB, R, K PH S. Moore 0/1 PH T. Wright 0/1 PH C. Robinson 1/1, RBI SP J. Jackson 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR, 5-4 GO-FO RP J. Berg .2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP B. Parker 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 1-3 GO-FO RP S. Maine 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, WP, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 4-1 GO-FO Tennessee won 1-0 in the 13th Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/5 SS J. Lake 1/6, R, 2 K, E (8, throw) 3B R. Flaherty 2/5, BB, 2B (18), K, SB (3) DH R. Ridling 2/4, BB, 2B (9), K C S. Clevenger 0/5, BB, 2 K PR/1B J. Vitters 0/1, RBI LF M. Spencer 1/6, K RF N. Perez 0/4, K, HBP 2B N. Samson 1/4, BB SP C. Rusin 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 11-1 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 2 perfect, 3 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, HBP, 4-1 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-3 GO-FO Daytona won 3-1 Box Score CF E. Crawford 0/4, K RF JH Ha 0/4, K DH J. Bour 1/3, BB, R, 2B (20), K 2B M. Cerda 0/3, BB, R, K SS L. Watkins 2/2, RBI, CS (3), PO (1B) SP J. Lorick 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 9-5 GO-FO RP J. Antigua 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 perfect, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria won 16-7 Box Score CF M. Szczur 3/6, R, 2 RBI, 2B (13), K RF R. Silva 1/6, 2 R, RBI, SB (3), Assist (3B) 3B G. Rohan 2/5, 2 R, RBI, SB (2), HBP, E (11, throw) 1B R. Jones 3/6, R, 2 RBI, 2 2B (18), K C M. Gibbs 1/6, R, RBI, K DH R. Cuneo 2/4, R, 2 RBI, 2B (9), K SS E. Soto 2/4, BB, 3 R, 2B (7) 2B P. LePage 1/5, R, 2 RBI, 2B (17) SP M. Loosen 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 2-6 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GO-FO Boise won 11-7 Box Score CF PC Chen 2/4, BB, R, RBI, 2 2B (3) 2B B. Zapenas 2/4, R, RBI, K, SB (3) LF B. Klafczynski 0/4, RBI, K, E (1, throw) 3B D. Harrington 3/5, 2 R RF R. Golden 2/4, BB, 2 R, K SS W. Darvill 3/4, R, RBI, K 1B W. Contreras 1/4, R, 2 RBI C Y. Cabezas 1/4, R, 2 RBI SP J. Rosario 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 2 HBP, 6-2 GO-FO RP B. Wells 4 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR, HBP, 6-1 GO-FO RP D. Fitzgerald 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO AZL Cubs lost 4-3 Box Score CF O. Zapata 2/4, 2 R, 2B (1), Assist (Home) SS M. Hernandez 0/3, RBI, 2 K 3B/1B D. Geiger 2/4, R, RBI, HR (1) 2B W. Inoa 0/3, K, 2 E (4, fielding, throw) 2B/3B G. Amaya 0/1 LF DY Kim 0/3, 2 K LF E. Gonzalez 0/1, K, E (1, throw) C R. Lopez 1/4, K DH T. Garcia 0/3, K SP B. Smith 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, 6-3 GO-FO RP C. Richardson .1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP F. Pena 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Both DSL Cubs teams PPD OVERALL: 5-1

Marwin Gonzalez was promoted to Iowa.

I just realized this is Vitters' third major injury stemming from a HBP, with the last two being a broken wrist and a broken finger.

The farm system sure as hell doesn't have much in the upper levels as things stand now. Jay Jackson's career took a nose dive and Trey McNutt's been battling injuries all year. If Z or Dempster are traded, the Cubs will have to get someone through free agency to fill the rotation next season.

He plays off Pat pretty well and has settled into the job, but he doesn't have the same energy or enthusiasm Santo used to bring to his broadcasts. It's different, but I like him.

Delbis Arcila's last 10 games (32 ABs): .281/.425/.750 with 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 HRs, 8 BB, and 5 K.

Arizona Phil commented on this back on Wednesday. In fairness to the Cubs, the Commissioner's office is dragging its feet (again) when it comes to approving overslot bonuses. In discussing Kolten Wong's signing with the Cardinals yesterday, this blurb appeared in BA: The Cubs might have a bunch of their guys signed and ready to go, but they might just be waiting for MLB to sign off on the deals.

Welcome! Any and all input is welcome around these parts, so thanks in advance!

Box Scores Iowa won 8-3 Box Score CF F. Perez 1/4, BB, R 2B D. Barney 1/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (1) LF T. Colvin 2/5, 2 K 1B B. LaHair 4/5, 2 R, RBI, 2B (21), HR (21), K C W. Castillo 1/2, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI, HR (11), K RF B. Snyder 1/4, 2 K 3B S. Moore 0/4, K SS/2B J. Mota 1/4, R, RBI PH M. Gonzalez 0/0, BB SP M. Carrillo 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 4-6 GO-FO RP A. Bibens-Dirkx 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR, 2-1 GO-FO RP M. Mateo 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Tennessee lost 6-0 Box Score CF B. Jackson 0/4 3B R. Flaherty 0/3, BB, E (5, throw) C S. Clevenger 2/4, 2B (16) LF M. Spencer 0/3, 2 K, E (4, fielding) 1B R. Ridling 0/3 RF N. Perez 0/2, BB, K SS J. Lake 0/3, K SP D. Beeler 5 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 10-3 GO-FO RP K. Smit 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, HBP, 5-0 GO-FO RP R. Searle 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GO-FO Daytona lost 4-3 Box Score LF E. Crawford 1/4, BB, RBI, K, SB (16) 3B M. Cerda 0/3, 2 BB, K CF JH Ha 1/5, K 1B J. Bour 0/4, 2 K RF M. Burgess 1/4, K C M. Brenly 1/3, 2 RBI, K SS L. Watkins 1/4, K SP DE Rhee 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 5-8 GO-FO RP O. Martinez 2 perfect, 3 K, 3-0 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO Peoria lost 6-1 Box Score RF M. Szczur 1/4 CF R. Silva 2/4, R, 2B (8), 2 K DH G. Rohan 0/4, 3 K 1B R. Cuneo 0/3, RBI, K 3B B. May 1/4, K, PO (1B), E (2, throw) C S. Burruel 0/3, K 2B A. Alcantara 1/3, K, E (24, fielding) SP H. Simpson 5.2 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 8-2 GO-FO RP SM Jung 2.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 2-2 GO-FO RP C. Harman 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GO-FO Boise won 3-2 Box Score CF PC Chen 1/3, BB LF KM Na 0/4, SB (2) 1B P. Hoilman 2/4, R, 2B (4), K DH D. Harrington 0/4, K RF R. Golden 0/3, RBI, K SS W. Darvill 0/3 3B W. Contreras 1/2, BB, 2 R, E (2, fielding) 2B K. Socorro 0/3 SP L. Liria 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, HBP, 8-3 GO-FO RP K. Burke 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP, 2-1 GO-FO RP C. Thomas 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 8-2 Box Score CF O. Zapata 2/5, BB, R, K, SB (4) SS M. Hernandez 2/6, R, 2 RBI, K 1B D. Geiger 3/4, BB, R, RBI, 2B (3), K 2B W. Inoa 2/5, 2 R, 3B (1), 2 K, SB (1) LF DY Kim 2/5, 4 RBI, 2B (2), 2 K, SB (1) C C. Romero 1/5 3B T. Garcia 2/5, R, RBI, 3B (1) SP H. Ackerman 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, WP, 6-2 GO-FO RP R. Garcia 4.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, WP, 4-2 GO-FO Both DSL teams with an off day OVERALL: 3-3

21 year old Cuban defector LHP Frank Del Valle made his stateside debut today with the AZL Cubs, throwing 2 perfect innings and racking up one strikeout.

I never said those countries couldn't. I was answering the question of which countries I thought were likely to be the next major breeding grounds for talent. My opinion was that Europe and Australia were further ahead of China, India, and Brazil. Those three countries all have fantastic potential, but I think it is going to take much more time and resources for those three countries to become hotbeds for talent.

Essentially, I meant infrastructure from a baseball perspective. The MLB academies in Europe (started in 2004) and Australia (started in 2001) have had a large number of players signed by various teams over the past few years. MLB opened an academy in China back in 2009, although I don't think anyone has been signed from it yet. The Rays are the only team to have opened an academy in Brazil; that hasn't started to bear fruit yet and no other teams have followed suit. MLB has had some forays into India, but nothing involving large numbers of scouts and coaches. Another difficulty in terms of the infrastructure in terms of developing quality baseball players is getting kids playing baseball when they are young. That requires access to the essentials for baseball: fields, coaches, equipment, etc. While interest in baseball in those countries has been growing, those essentials are not prevalent enough to lay a useable foundation for baseball to develop in those countries. Enough of that particular infrastructure exists in Europe (particularly due to America's large military presence) and Australia that I think it'll be easier to see Europe become a breeding ground for young talent than China, Brazil, or India over the next few years. Long story short, baseball is much more established in Europe and Australia than it is in China, India, and Brazil. Those three countries could certainly become hotbeds for talent in the future, but I think, in the short term, Europe and Australia are better bets.

Frankly, I think the next areas of interest for baseball prospects will be Europe and Australian. Most of those countries have stable governments, have had varying levels of exposure to baseball, are relatively wealthy, and have the necessary infrastructure to get academies up and running in short order. The European Academy has started turning out quality prospects (Max Kepler comes immediately to mind) and there have been a decent number of Australians in MLB over the years (Grant Balfour, Graeme Lloyd, etc.). I'm skeptical about places like China, India, and Brazil. Baseball's presence in those countries is incredibly limited, plus I have to wonder whether those countries would have the infrastructures necessary to establish academies, churn out quality players, and provide enough of a return on investment to justify building more academies, or at the very least, keeping them there. Those countries have so many hurdles that they need to overcome in order to be successful baseball countries. I have a hard time buying that those places could produce quality baseball players in the next 5-10 years. Now, granted, all bets are off if a Yao Ming or a Dirk Nowitzki level superstar comes onto the scene in the next few years. Having a superstar from somewhere like China come onto the scene in MLB would dramatically incentivize teams to spend resources on scouting talent in China.

Box Scores Iowa won 4-3 Box Score CF F. Perez 1/4, 2 K 2B D. Barney 1/3, K RF B. Snyder 1/2, 2 BB, R, RBI 1B B. LaHair 0/3, BB, R, 2 K LF T. Wright 1/3, 2 RBI, 2B (3) LF T. Colvin 0/1, K 3B S. Moore 0/2, BB, R, K C C. Robinson 0/3, K SP R. Ortiz 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 2 HR, HBP, 5-4 GO-FO RP B. Parker 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 0-2 GO-FO RP J. Gaub 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee lost 2-1 in the 14th Box Score SS J. Lake 1/5, BB, 2B (3), 3 K 2B M. Gonzalez 1/5, BB DH/RF R. Flaherty 2/6, K 1B R. Ridling 0/5, BB, R, K LF M. Spencer 2/5, 2 K, HBP 3B N. Samson 0/2, RBI PH/CF B. Jackson 0/2, BB, K RF/P N. Perez 0/4, BB, 3 K 3B S. Clevenger 0/1 SP N. Struck 6 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, WP, 8-4 GO-FO RP J. Stevens 1 perfect, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP E. Caridad 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 2 perfect, 2 K, 0-3 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 1 perfect, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO Daytona won 4-1 Box Score LF E. Crawford 2/4, RBI, HBP, E (3, fielding), Assist (2B) CF JH Ha 0/4, BB 1B J. Bour 1/4, BB, 2B (19), K DH M. Cerda 0/2, 2 BB, 2 K, HBP RF M. Burgess 2/5, R SS L. Watkins 2/4, R, 3B (5) SP A. Guzman 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-5 GO-FO RP E. Figueroa 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, WP, 2-4 GO-FO RP J. Latham 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K Peoria lost 11-5 Box Score CF M. Szczur 0/5, 2 K RF R. Silva 1/5, R, RBI, 2B (7), K LF G. Rohan 3/5, 2 R, K, SB (1) DH R. Jones 0/5, 2 K C M. Gibbs 1/4, RBI, K 1B R. Cuneo 1/3, R, 2 RBI, 2B (8), 2 K, HBP 3B B. May 1/4, K SS A. Alcantara 1/3, BB, R, K 2B P. LePage 1/4, RBI, 2 K SP E. Jokisch 3.1 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3 HR, 5-1 GO-FO RP Y. Gonzalez 2.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 2-1 GO-FO RP P. Francescon 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, Balk, 1-1 GO-FO RP L. Suarez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K Boise won 10-4 Box Score CF KM Na 0/5, RBI SS B. Zapenas 2/4, BB, 2 RBI, K, SB (2), PO (1B) 1B P. Hoilman 0/3, 2 BB, R LF B. Klafczynski 1/3, 2 BB, K RF R. Golden 1/4, BB, 2 R, 3B (2), 2 K 3B W. Contreras 2/3, 2 BB, 4 R, 2 RBI, 3B (1) 2B W. Darvill 3/3, BB, 3 R, RBI, 2B (3) C Y. Cabeza 2/4, 3 RBI, 2B (2) SP W. Cruz 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, Balk, HBP, 4-4 GO-FO RP H. Mayora 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP Y. Sanchez 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-2 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 8-2 Box Score SS M. Hernandez 0/3, 2 BB, R CF E. Gonzalez 0/4, BB, R, K DH B. Inoa 0/4, BB, R, K, CS (1), PO (1B) 3B D. Geiger 1/4, R, RBI, 3B (2) 2B G. Amaya 2/4, R, 2 RBI LF DY Kim 1/4, R, RBI, HR (2), K C R. Lopez 2/4, 2 RBI, 2B (1) SP F. Del Valle 2 perfect, 1 K, 3-1 GO-FO RP S. Peralta 4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 2-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 4-2 Box Score SS F. Sanchez 0/2, K, E (12, fielding) CF J. Baez 1/4, 2 K, SB (13) 1B X. Batista 2/4, R, 2B (5) SP Y. Morel 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, HBP, 1-1 GO-FO RP A. Colinas 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 2-2 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 17-2 Box Score SS C. Penalver 2/4, 3 R, 2B (6), HBP DH J. Candelario 2/2, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI RF D. Arcila 1/1, 3 BB, 3 R, 4 RBI, 3B (2) OVERALL: 6-2

Box Scores Iowa won 5-3 Box Score CF F. Perez 2/4, 2B (11), K RF T. Colvin 0/3, RBI, 2 K LF T. Wright 1/4, K 1B B. LaHair 1/4, R, RBI, HR (20), K C W. Castillo 1/4, R, RBI, HR (10), K 2B S. Moore 0/3, BB 3B M. Smith 0/1 PH/3B J. Mota 0/2, BB, R SP A. Cabrera 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, HBP, 3-3 GO-FO RP J. Berg 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP S. Maine 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 0-2 GO-FO Tennessee won 4-3 Box Score 2B M. Gonzalez 1/4, R, SB (4) RF B. Jackson 0/4, 4 K 3B R. Flaherty 1/3, BB, R, K C S. Clevenger 0/2, 2 BB, K DH M. Spencer 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (18) 1B J. Vitters 0/1, HBP (left game after HBP) PR/1B R. Ridling 0/2, R, K LF N. Perez 1/4, R, 2 RBI, HR (4), 2 K SS J. Lake 0/4, 2 K SP B. Raley 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, WP, 11-2 GO-FO RP K. Rhoderick 1 perfect, 2 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP R. Dolis 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Daytona won 5-2 Box Score LF E. Crawford 2/5, R, RBI, HR (1), 2 K, CS (5) 2B M. Cerda 1/3, BB, R, RBI, 2B (15), K, HBP CF JH Ha 1/5, R, 2 RBI DH J. Bour 1/2, 2 BB RF M. Burgess 0/2, BB, RBI, 2 K, E (2, fielding) C M. Brenly 0/3, BB, 2 K SS L. Watkins 2/4, R, K SP B. Wallach 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, WP, HBP, 3-6 GO-FO RP J. Antigua 2.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP M. Hatley 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GO-FO RP F. Batista 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria lost 6-2 Box Score CF M. Szczur 1/4, R RF R. Silva 1/3, BB, R 3B G. Rohan 1/4, RBI, 2B (17), 2 E (10, fielding x 2) 1B R. Jones 2/4, RBI, K C M. Gibbs 0/4, K DH R. Cuneo 0/4 SS E. Soto 0/3, 2 K 2B P. LePage 1/3, 2B (16), E (6, throw) SP A. Kirk 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, HBP, 5-3 GO-FO RP B. Ebinger 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR, 4-1 GO-FO Boise won 10-6 Box Score CF PC Chen 1/4, R, 2 RBI, K LF KM Na 0/5, R, RBI, SB (1) DH P. Hoilman 3/4, BB, R, 3 RBI, 2 2B (3), K RF B. Klafczynski 2/4, BB, 2 RBI, 2 2B (2), K 3B D. Harrington 1/4, BB, RBI, E (1, throw) C Y. Cabeza 0/5 SS W. Darvill 2/3, 2 BB, 3 R 2B K. Socorro 2/3, BB, R, 2B (1) SP A. Reed 3.2 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, WP, HBP, 8-1 GO-FO RP JY Kim 3.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 4-3 GO-FO AZL Cubs with an off day DSL Cubs 1 lost 8-3 Box Score SS F. Sanchez 0/3, K CF J. Baez 2/3, R RF X. Batista 0/3, 2 K, Assist (2B) SP V. Salazar 1.1 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 0 K, HBP, 1-1 GO-FO, E (2, pickoff) RP J. Martinez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, WP, 3-1 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 won 6-4 Box Score SS C. Penalver 0/4 3B J. Candelario 1/4, 2 RBI, 2B (5), K RF D. Arcila 2/3, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR (4) SP P. Araujo 5 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, WP, 4-4 GO-FO OVERALL: 5-2

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Box Scores Iowa won 7-3 Box Score 2B B. Scales 2/4, BB, 2 R, 2 2B (22), K LF T. Wright 3/5, 2 R, RBI, K CF T. Colvin 3/4, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR (4) 1B B. LaHair 0/4, BB, K RF B. Snyder 1/3, BB, 2B (15), Assist (2B) C W. Castillo 1/4, K 3B M. Smith 1/4, 2 RBI, 3 K SS J. Mota 1/3, BB, R, K SP R. Coello 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 5-4 GO-FO RP M. Carrillo 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-2 GO-FO RP M. Mateo 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K Tennessee lost 7-0 Box Score SS J. Lake 0/4, 2 K, 2 E (7, throw, fielding) 2B M. Gonzalez 0/4, 2 K CF B. Jackson 1/3, BB, 2 K, CS (6) DH R. Ridling 0/4, 2 K RF R. Flaherty 2/4, K 3B J. Vitters 0/4 C S. Clevenger 3/4, 2B (15) LF N. Samson 0/3 SP T. McNutt 0 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 4 BB RP R. Searle 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, WP, 3-0 GO-FO RP K. Smit 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-2 GO-FO RP J. Beliveau 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR, 4-0 GO-FO Daytona lost 6-5 Box Score LF E. Crawford 1/4, R, RBI, 3B (5) 3B M. Cerda 0/3, RBI, 2 K CF JH Ha 0/4 1B J. Bour 0/3, BB, R, 2 K RF M. Burgess 0/3, BB, R, K, Assist (3B) SS L. Watkins 2/3, CS (2) SP JY Serrano 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 3 HR, 5-4 GO-FO RP A. Kurcz 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, WP RP O. Martinez 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, HBP, 2-0 GO-FO Peoria with an off day Boise lost 7-2 Box Score CF PC Chen 2/5, RBI, 2B (1), K 2B K. Socorro 0/3, 2 BB 3B W. Contreras 0/5, R, 2 K 1B P. Hoilman 0/1, 3 BB, K DH B. Klafczynski 1/4, RBI, K RF R. Golden 0/3, BB, K C Y. Cabeza 0/3, BB, R LF KM Na 1/4, K, CS (1) SS D. Harrington 2/3, BB SP YL Wang 4 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3-3 GO-FO RP C. Greathouse .2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, WP, 2-0 GO-FO RP D. Fitzgerald 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GO-FO AZL Cubs won 18-1 Box Score CF O. Zapata 0/4, R SS M. Hernandez 3/5, BB, 4 R, 2 RBI 2B B. Inoa 3/6, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B (1) 3B D. Geiger 2/4, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2B (2) 3B T. Garcia 0/2, RBI, K DH DY Kim 1/6, R, RBI, HR (1), K C R. Lopez 1/3, BB, R SP J. Pugliese 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-1 GO-FO RP R. Hartman 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 4-4 GO-FO RP P. Levitt 2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-0 GO-FO RP F. Pena 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO DSL Cubs 1 won 5-4 Box Score 3B F. Sanchez 0/3, RBI, 2 K, 2 E (11, throw, fielding) CF J. Baez 1/4, 2 K 1B X. Batista 1/4, R, RBI, HR (5), 3 K SP W. Eusebio 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, WP, 4-6 GO-FO DSL Cubs 2 lost 5-4 Box Score SS C. Penalver 3/4, R, K, SB (6) 1B J. Candelario 2/4, RBI RF D. Arcila 0/4, 2 RBI C W. Petit 0/4 OVERALL: 3-4

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