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Looks like I forgot to start the game thread today. Whoops. Miguel Amaya home run (#3 of the season).

So Riley Thompson keeps not walking people, which is a great development.

One Cub made the BA DSL Top 20 prospect list: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/dominican-summer-league-top-20-prospects-entering-2019/

At this rate, if he's strictly a 1-2 inning reliever, I'm hoping Bailey Clark is promoted to AAA by May 1st.

Gallardo and Machado threw what I believe was their first stateside bullpens today: https://www.thecubreporter.com/04182019/barnette-tazawa-gallardo-machado-and-espinoza-throw-riverview

Scheduled Games (All Times Central): Iowa at Oklahoma City, 7:05 p.m. Tennessee vs. Jackson, 6:00 p.m. Myrtle Beach at Lynchburg, 6:00 p.m. South Bend at Lake County, 5:30 p.m. Probable Starters: Iowa: RHP Colin Rea (10.2 IP, 2.53 ERA, 5.44 FIP, 5.27 xFIP, 7 K, 5 BB) Tennessee: TBA Myrtle Beach: RHP Paul Richan (8.2 IP, 1.04 ERA, 4.19 FIP, 5.32 xFIP, 4 K, 4 BB) South Bend: RHP Riley Thompson (9.2 IP, 0.93 ERA, 1.80 FIP, 2.55, 9 K, 1 BB)

Box Scores: Iowa lost 8-5 Box Score CF-2B I. Happ 0/5, 3 K 2B T. Giambrone 0/3, BB, K C I. Rice 1/3, BB, PB (1) PH-CF D. Dewees 1/1, 2 R, HR (2), RBI, BB SP M. Swarmer 6 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 5-4 GO-FO-94-62 pitches-strikes Tennessee lost 16-8 Box Score SS N. Hoerner 3/4, R, HBP, RBI 1B J. Young 0/5, RBI, K 3b R. Garcia 0/2, 2 BB, 2 K C J. Pereda 1/4, 2 R, BB, K SP Z. Hedges 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 8-1 GO-FO, 62-43 pitches-strikes RP X. Cedeño 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO, 16-8 pitches-strikes - rehab RP M. Rucker 2.1 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2 HBP, 3-1 GO-FO, 60-42 pitches-strikes RP B. Clark 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GO-FO Myrtle Beach lost 9-0 Box Score CF J. Herron 0/4, BB, K 2B C. Sepulveda 3/4, R, 2 RBI, BB. CS (2) C M. Amaya 1/4, R, 2B (4), BB, 3 K 3B L. Reynolds 1/4, R, BB, 2 K RF K. Mitchell 2/4, R, HR (3), 3 RBI SP O. de la Cruz 5 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 5-6 GO-FO, 79-52 pitches-strikes - conditional assignment RP T. Peyton 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO South Bend lost 12-6 Box Score LF DJ Artis 1/5, 2B (5), 3 RBI, K, SB (6) CF C. Roederer 1/5, 2 K SS A. Weber 0/3, BB, E (7, fielding) DH J. Sierra 2/4, R, 2B (3), K RF N. Velázquez 1/4, 2 K 3B C. Morel 2/4, 2 R, 2B (1), HR (1), 2 RBI SP E. Ramos 2.2 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP, 1-1 GO-FO, 69-39 pitches-strikes RP Z. Mort 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Passantino 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 3-0 GO-FO

He would be a great guy to be able to get as an overslot in the 2nd or 3rd round, but I'm sure he will be gobbled up by then. With Arizona having such a huge bonus pool, they’re going to be hard to overcome for falling overslots this year. Hopefully Cubs scouts can outwork teams this year and find talented obscure or injured guys (like Roederer and Franklin last year).

Box Scores: Iowa lost 5-0 Box Score CF I. Happ 1/3, 2B (6), K 2B T. Giambrone 0/3, K SP D. Underwood Jr 5.1 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 5-1 GO-FO, 78-48 pitches-strikes RP J. Norwood 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-0 GO-FO Iowa won game two 7-4 Box Score SS T. Giambrone 1/4, 2 K 2B I. Happ 0/3, 2 K, HBP C I. Rice 2/4, 2 R, HR (1), 3 RBI, BB SP A. Mills 4 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 3-2 GO-FO, 43-36 pitches-strikes RP D. Mekkes 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP R. Wick 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 7-6 Box Score 1B-3B PJ Higgins 2/4, 2 K LF-1B J. Young 1/4, R, RBI, K 3B-2B R. Garcia 1/3, R, HR (2), 3 RBI, BB, K, E (2, fielding) C J. Pereda 0/4, 2 K SP C. Abbott 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, HBP, 3-3 GO-FO, 92-57 pitches-strikes RP M. Rondón 1 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1-1 GO-FO, 42-24 pitches-strikes RP C. Brooks 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GO-FO Myrtle Beach won 5-3 Box Score RF J. Herron 2/4, 2B (3), RBI, BB, K, SB (4) CF DJ Wilson 0/5, 2 K C M. Amaya 1/3, R, BB 3B-1B L. Reynolds 1/4, R, 2 K 2B C. Sepulveda 0/3, R, BB, SB (3) SP B. Hudson 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 11-2 GO-FO, 93-59 pitches-strikes RP M. Rodriguez 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 Er, 2 BB, 0 K, 3-1 GO-FO South Bend won 2-1 Box Score LF DJ Artis 1/2, R, RBI, HBP CF C. Roederer 1/2, 2B (3), BB, K, CS (1) SS A. Weber 0/4, RBI, BB, K RF J. Sierrra 1/4, K 1B T. Durna 0/4 3B C. Morel 1/4, R SP M. Montgomery 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GO-FO, 27-19 pitches-strikes - rehab RP C. Sanders 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 2-6 GO-FO, 76-45 pitches-strikes

Box Scores: Iowa had the day off Tennessee lost 9-0 Box Score SS N. Hoerner 1/4, 3B (2), 2 K 1B J. Young 0/4, K C J. Pereda 1/3, BB 3B PJ Higgins 0/4, 2 K SP T. Hatch 4.1 IP, 8 H, 9 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP, 3-3 GO-FO, 95-52 pitches-strikes; batting: 1/1, 2B (1) RP I. Clarkin 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 3-2 GO-FO Myrtle Beach lost 8-2 Box Score CF DJ Wilson 0/2, R, 2 BB, K, SB (4), E (1, fielding) RF J. Herron 1/3, BB, 2 K 2B C. Sepulveda 1/4, RBI, K DH K. Mitchell 1/4, 2 K SP R. Kellogg 4 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 2-4 GO-FO, 60-40 pitches-strikes RP J. Camargo 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GO-FO South Bend lost 9-4 Box Score LF DJ Artis 0/4, BB, 3 K CF C. Roederer 0/5, RBI SS A. Weber 1/4, R, E (6, fielding) RF J. Sierra 2/4, 2 R, 2B (2), HR (1), 2 RBI 1B T. Durna 1/4, 2B (5), RBI 3B C. Morel 2/4, K SP D. Casey 5 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 5-2 GO-FO, 65-49 pitches-strikes

Miguel Amaya home run.

From BA's 12 2018 IFA sleepers list (must have signed for $500k or less): https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/12-international-sleeper-mlb-prospects-to-watch-in-2019/

Ian Happ opposite field home run.

https://twitter.com/billazbbphotog/status/1117853212512440320?s=21

Home run Trent Giambrone. 3rd straight game, 4th homer in 5 games.

Ademan is finally having a good game - 3/4 with a 2-run triple.

Box Scores: Iowa lost 10-5 Box Score 2B T. Giambrone 3/5, R, HR (5), 2B (5), 2 RBI, 2 K, SB (2) CF I. Happ 2/5, 2 R, HR (1), 2 RBI, 3 K SP D. Robinson 4 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 4-3 GO-FO, 86-49 pitches-strikes RP B. Duensing 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GO-FO RP J. Norwood 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO RP D. Maples 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO RP R. Wick 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-0 GO-FO Tennessee won 6-2 Box Score SS N. Hoerner 3/4, 2 R, K LF J. Young 2/3, 2 R, BB, K 3B R. Garcia 1/3, R, HR (1), 1 RBI 1B J. Pereda 0/4, 2 K C PJ Higgins 0/4 SP T. Miller 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 6-2 GO-FO, 69-45 pitches-strikes RP B. Clark 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R 0 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO Myrtle Beach lost 9-3 Box Score CF J. Herron 0/3, BB RF DJ Wilson 1/4, R, K, HBP C M. Amaya 1/5, R, HR (2), 2 RBI, 2 K DH C. Sepulveda 1/3, BB, K LF K. Mitchell 1/4, R, HR (2), RBI, K 2B A. Ademan 0/2, 2 BB, K SP L. Lugo 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 5-6 GO-FO, 89-61 pitches-strikes South Bend won 6-5 Box Score LF DJ Artis 2/3, 2 R, 2B (4), 2 BB, CS (1) CF C. Roederer 1/5, 2B (2), RBI, 2 K DH N. Velázquez 2/2, 3B (1) RF J. Sierra 1/3, R, RBI, BB 3B C. Morel 0/3, BB, 2 K SP B. Márquez 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 WP, 3-1 GO-FO, 71-48 pitches-strikes RP F. Carrera 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 6-1 GO-FO, 51-33 pitches-strikes RP E. Roberts 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 2-1 GO-FO

Hoerner has a double and a triple today.

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