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Chicago Cubs Minor League Report (September 21) Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series at Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals): Cubs win, 3-2 Season Record: 63–82-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies 2026 Season Record: 73-64 High-A South Bend Cubs 2026 Season Record: 77–51 Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 Triple-A: Iowa Cubs Season Record: 63–82-1 Series Opponent: Omaha Storm Chasers (65-81) Series Standing: Win, 3-2 Sept. 20: The Iowa Cubs ended the 2026 season with a 14-3 defeat to the Omaha Storm Chasers on Sunday at Werner Park. The Storm Chasers jumped out to a 4-0 after scoring twice in the first and second innings before Ben Cowles (1-for-4) cut the lead in half with a two-run homer, his ninth of the campaign. Omaha responded with a run in the home half of the fourth and would eventually 13-2 after seven. Jackson Cluff (1-for-3) picked up an RBI-single in the eighth before the Storm Chasers scored in the bottom of the inning to make it 14-3. Kohl Franklin got the start on the mound for the I-Cubs and suffered the loss, falling to 1-2 on the season. Franklin allowed four runs, two earned, on two hits over two innings of work, walked four and struck out one. Riley Martin, making his first rehab appearance with Iowa and first overall appearance since April 23, whiffed a pair of batters in his perfect inning in relief. Double-A: Knoxville Smokies 2026 Season Record 73-64 The Knoxville Smokies season came to an end last Thursday following a 13-3 defeat to the Rocket City Trash Pandas in game 2 of the Southern League Division Series. The Smokies finished the regular season with a 73-64 record, the second-best mark in the league. High-A: South Bend Cubs 2026 Season Record: 77–51 The South Bend Cubs season came to an end on Sept 11, falling to the Quad City River Bandits in game 2 of the Midwest League Division Series. The Cubs finished the regular season with a 77-51 record, a league best mark. Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 The Myrtle Beach Pelicans’ season came to an end on September 4 after both of their contests on September 5 and September 6 were rained out. The Pelicans finished the 2026 season with a 50-77 record. View full article

Chicago Cubs Minor League Report (September 19) Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series at Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals): Cubs lead, 3-0 Season Record: 62–81-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies 2026 Season Record: 73-64 High-A South Bend Cubs 2026 Season Record: 77–51 Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 Triple-A: Iowa Cubs Season Record: 62–81-1 Series Opponent: Omaha Storm Chasers (64-80) Series Standing: Lead, 3-0 Sept. 18: The Iowa Cubs swept their doubleheader on Friday at the Omaha Storm Chasers, winning the opener, 2-1, and the nightcap, 10-2. The sweep pushed their winning streak to four games, their longest such streak since also winning four-straight from Aug. 26-29, also against the Storm Chasers. Game 1: The Cubs earned a 2-1 victory in their doubleheader opener, claiming a third-straight win. Chas McCormick (0-for-3) brought in a run with a groundout in the first and Austin Wynns (1-for-2) doubled the lead with a solo shot in the second, his first homer of the season. Justin Steele started on the mound for the I-Cubs and spun two scoreless frames, firing five strikeouts and walking just one. Grant Kipp followed in relief and would eventually pick up the win, improving to 4-0 on the year, thanks to three innings of one-run ball, giving up one hit, walking one and punching-out three. The Storm Chasers would score their lone tally of the contest in the fourth inning but Tyler Ferguson would keep them off the board over the final 1 1/3 innings to pick up his third save of the campaign and give Iowa the lead. Game 2: Iowa earned a 10-2 game in the doubleheader nightcap to push their winning run to four games and claim a series win. The Cubs took a 2-0 lead in the fourth thanks to an RBI-single from Jordan Nwogu (2-for-4) and an RBI-double from Jackson Cluff (1-for-3). Omaha pulled a run back in the fifth but the Cubs answered with eight in the sixth to take a 10-2 lead. Chas McCormick (2-for-4) doubled in a run and later scored on a pick-off error. Ben Cowles (2-for-3) singled in one and Hayden Cantrelle (0-for-3) drew a walk with the bases loaded two batters later. BJ Murray (1-for-3) put the exclamation point on the frame with a grand slam, upping his home run total to 17 and his RBI total to 72. The Storm Chasers would add a tally in the seventh to make it 10-2. Braxton Garrett got the start on the mound for Iowa and earned the win, improving to 7-6 on the year. Garrett allowed one run on five hits over five innings of work, walked five and struck out six. Double-A: Knoxville Smokies 2026 Season Record 73-64 The Knoxville Smokies' season came to an end on Thursday following a 13-3 defeat to the Rocket City Trash Pandas in Game 2 of the Southern League Division Series. The Smokies finished the regular season with a 73-64 record, the second-best mark in the league. High-A: South Bend Cubs 2026 Season Record: 77–51 The South Bend Cubs season came to an end on Sept 11, falling to the Quad City River Bandits in game 2 of the Midwest League Division Series. The Cubs finished the regular season with a 77-51 record, a league best mark. Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 The Myrtle Beach Pelicans’ season came to an end on September 4 after both of their contests on September 5 and September 6 were rained out. The Pelicans finished the 2026 season with a 50-77 record. View full article

Chicago Cubs Minor League Report - September 16 Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series at Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals): Postponed Season Record: 59–81-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Southern League Division Series vs. Rocket City Trash Pandas (Los Angeles Angels): Trash Pandas lead, 1-0 Season Record: 73–64 High-A South Bend Cubs 2026 Season Record: 77–51 Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 Affiliate Highlights Triple-A: Iowa Cubs Season Record: 59–81-1 Series Opponent: Omaha Storm Chasers (64-77) Series Standing: Postponed Sept. 15: The Iowa Cubs had their series opener at the Omaha Storm Chasers postponed due to weather conditions. No date has been set for the contest to be made up. Double-A: Knoxville Smokies Season Record: 73–64 Southern League Division Series Opponent: Rocket City Trash Pandas (72–65) Series Standing: Trail, 1-0 Sept. 15: The Knoxville Smokies opened their Southern League Division Series against the Rocket City Trash Pandas with a 9-2 defeat on Tuesday night at Toyota Field. The Trash Pandas opened the scoring in the contest with two runs in the second but the Smokies cut the lead in half on Angel Cepeda’s (1-for-3) solo shot in the third. Carter Trice (1-for-3) made it 2-2 in the fourth with an RBI-double but Rocket City would go back in front with three runs in the sixth. The hosts then put the game away with four runs in the eighth to make it 9-2. Brooks Caple got the start on the mound for Knoxville and took the loss. Caple allowed three runs on four hits over 5 1/3 innings of work, walked two and struck out four. The Smokies offense was held to just three hits in the ballgame and would take just one at-bat with runners in scoring position, going 0-for-1. High-A: South Bend Cubs 2026 Season Record: 77–51 The South Bend Cubs season came to an end on Thursday, falling to the Quad City River Bandits in game 2 of the Midwest League Division Series. The Cubs finished the regular season with a 77-51 record, a league best mark. Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 The Myrtle Beach Pelicans’ season came to an end on September 4 after both of their contests on September 5 and September 6 were rained out. The Pelicans finished the 2026 season with a 50-77 record. View full article

Chicago Cubs Minor League Report (September 14) Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers): Mud Hens win, 3-2 Season Record: 59–81-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series at Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox): Barons win, 4-2 Season Record: 73–64 High-A South Bend Cubs 2026 Season Record: 77–51 Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 Triple-A: Iowa Cubs Season Record: 59–81-1 Series Opponent: Toledo Mud Hens (69-73) Series Standing: Lose, 3-2 Sept. 13: The Iowa Cubs claimed a 2-1 victory over the Toledo Mud Hens on Sunday at Principal Park in the team’s final home game of the season. The Mud Hens took a 1-0 lead in the first but Jordan Nwogu (1-for-3) would give the Cubs the lead for good in the second with a two-run homer, his third at Triple-A. The 2-1 score would hold the rest of the way as Iowa starter Kohl Franklin turned in five innings of one-run ball to earn the win and improve to 1-1 on the year. Franklin gave up two hits, walked one and struck out five. The Iowa bullpen combined for four shutout frames, with Shelby Miller (1.0 IP), Jaxon Wiggins (1.0 IP), Jayden Murray (0.2 IP) and Gabe Klobosits (1.1 IP) yielding just two hits to go along with three walks and three strikeouts. Klobosits finished the ballgame to record his fourth save of the campaign. The I-Cubs offense was held to just five hits in the contest, with Chas McCormick being the lone batter to record a multi-hit effort, going a perfect 3-for-3. Double-A: Knoxville Smokies Season Record: 73–64 Series Opponent: Birmingham Barons (61–77) Series Standing: Lose, 4-2 Sept. 13: The Knoxville Smokies were blanked in their regular season finale by the Birmingham Barons, 7-0, on Sunday at Regions Field. The Barons took a 1-0 lead in second and later made it 3-0 after scoring one run in both the fifth and the sixth. Birmingham then broke the game open with four in the seventh to make it 7-0. The Smokies offense was held to just two hits in the contest, with Kane Kepley (1-for-4) and Andy Garriola (1-for-4) picking up the knocks. Connor Schultz got the start on the mound and took the loss, falling to 5-5 on the year. Schultz allowed one run on five hits over five innings of work, walked one and struck out two. High-A: South Bend Cubs 2026 Season Record: 77–51 The South Bend Cubs season came to an end on Thursday, falling to the Quad City River Bandits in game 2 of the Midwest League Division Series. The Cubs finished the regular season with a 77-51 record, a league best mark. Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 The Myrtle Beach Pelicans’ season came to an end on September 4 after both of their contests on September 5 and September 6 were rained out. The Pelicans finished the 2026 season with a 50-77 record. View full article

Chicago Cubs Minor League Report (September 12) Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. Toledo Mud Hens (Detroit Tigers): Mud Hens lead, 2-1 Season Record: 58–80-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series at Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox): Tied, 2-2 Season Record: 73–62 High-A South Bend Cubs 2026 Season Record: 77–51 Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 Triple-A: Iowa Cubs Season Record: 58–80-1 Series Opponent: Toledo Mud Hens (68-72) Series Standing: Trail, 2-1 Sept. 11: The Iowa Cubs earned a 9-3 win over the Toledo Mud Hens on Friday night at Principal Park. Chas McCormick (2-for-5) gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead in the first on an RBI-single and Owen Miller (3-for-5) doubled the lead in the third on an RBI-single of his own. The Mud Hens would get on the board in the fifth but Iowa would break the game wide open with five runs in the seventh. Kevin Alcántara (2-for-4) launched a three-run homer, his 20th of the season, and James Triantos (3-for-4) drove in a pair on a double to make it 7-1. The I-Cubs added two more in the eighth, with Owen Ayers (2-for-5) bringing in one of those runs on a single and another scoring on an error on the play. Toledo scored twice in the ninth to make it a 9-3 contest. Braxton Garrett got the start on the mound for Iowa and earned the win to improve to 6-6 on the season. Garrett allowed one run, unearned, on two hits over five innings of work, walked two and struck out four. Eight of the nine Cubs batters recorded at least one hit in the ballgame, with six players posting multi-hit performances. The Iowa offense also went 6-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Double-A: Knoxville Smokies Season Record: 73–62 Series Opponent: Birmingham Barons (59–77) Series Standing: Tied, 2-2 Sept. 11: The Knoxville Smokies evened their series at the Birmingham Barons with an 8-7 victory on Friday night at Regions Field. The Smokies plated three runs in their first trip to the plate, with Josiah Hartshorn (1-for-3), making his Double-A debut, opening the scoring on an RBI-single. Miguel Useche (1-for-4) picked up an RBI on a fielder’s choice and Andy Garriola (0-for-4) brought in a run on a sacrifice fly. The Barons scored a run in each of the first and second innings to make it 3-2 but Knoxville pushed the lead back to three with two in the third, thanks to Ariel Armas’ (1-for-5) two-run shot. Birmingham would make it 5-5 by answering with three runs of their own in the home half of the third. The Smokies went back in front with a three-spot of their own in the sixth, thanks to an RBI-single from Karson Simas (1-for-4), a sacrifice fly from Hartshorn and a bases-loaded walk from Kane Kepley (2-for-5). The Barons hit back with two in the bottom of the sixth to make it 8-7 but Tyler Ras would end the ballgame with two scoreless innings out of the bullpen to earn his eighth save of the season and give Knoxville the win. Ras retired all six of the batters he faced, including four via strikeout. Jake Knapp got the start on the mound for the Smokies and took no decision. Knapp allowed five runs on three hits over 2 2/3 innings of work, walked five and whiffed two batters. High-A: South Bend Cubs 2026 Season Record: 77–51 The South Bend Cubs season came to an end on Thursday, falling to the Quad City River Bandits in Game 2 of the Midwest League Division Series. The Cubs finished the regular season with a 77-51 record, a league-best mark. Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 The Myrtle Beach Pelicans’ season came to an end on September 4 after both of their contests on September 5 and September 6 were rained out. The Pelicans finished the 2026 season with a 50-77 record. View full article

Chicago Cubs Minor League Report (September 😎 Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series vs. Toledo MudHens (Detroit Tigers): Game canceled Season Record: 57–78-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series at Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox): Barons lead, 1-0 Season Record: 71–61 High-A South Bend Cubs Midwest League Playoffs vs. Quad Cities River Bandits (Kansas City Royals): River Bandits lead, 1-0 Regular Season Record: 77–51 Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 Triple-A: Iowa Cubs Season Record: 57–78-1 Series Opponent: Toledo MudHens (66-61) Series Standing: Game canceled Sept. 8: The Iowa Cubs and the Toledo MudHens had Tuesday night’s series opener canceled due to inclement weather. The game will not be made up. The two teams will open their five-game set tonight at Principal Park at 12:08 p.m. CT. Double-A: Knoxville Smokies Season Record: 71–61 Series Opponent: Birmingham Barons (58–75) Series Standing: Trail, 1-0 Sept. 8: The Knoxville Smokies opened their final regular season series with a 3-2 defeat, in 10 innings, to the Birmingham Barons on Tuesday night at Regions Field. The Barons took a 1-0 lead in the first before Kane Kepley (2-for-5) evened the contest with an RBI-single in the third. Knoxville would take a 2-1 lead in the fifth thanks to another RBI-single from Kepley. Birmingham would tie the game in the seventh and the 2-2 score would hold through nine innings. The Barons would keep the Smokies off the board in the 10th and would eventually walk-off the visitors to claim the 3-2 win. Brooks Caple got the start on the mound for Knoxville and took no decision. Caple spun six innings of one-run ball, earning his fourth quality start of the season. He also struck out five batters and issued one walk. Tyler Ras worked two scoreless frames out of the bullpen and gave up just one hit and whiffed four batters. High-A: South Bend Cubs Regular Season Record: 77–51 Midwest League Division Series Opponent: Quad Cities River Bandits (70–57) Series Standing: Trail, 1-0 Sept. 8: The South Bend Cubs opened their Midwest League Division Series against the Quad Cities River Bandits with an 8-3 defeat on Tuesday night at Modern Woodmen Park. The River Bandits took a 1-0 lead in the second but the Cubs hit back in the third on a two-run shot from Angel Cepeda (2-for-5) to take the lead. Josiah Hartshorn (3-for-5) crushed a solo shot in the fifth to make it 3-1 but Quad Cities stormed back with three runs in the sixth and four in the seventh to make it an 8-3 game. South Bend could not mount a late rally and will now have to earn victories on Thursday and Friday at Four Winds Field to advance in the postseason. Jostin Florentino got the start on the mound for the Cubs and took no decision. Florentino allowed one run on two hits over four innings of work, walked two and struck out six. Spots one through four in the South Bend batting order went a combined 7-for-16 (.438), while spots five through nine went 0-for-18 (.000). Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans 2026 Season Record: 50–77 Sept. 8: The Myrtle Beach Pelicans’ season came to an end on Friday after both of their contests on Saturday and Sunday were rained out. The Pelicans finished the 2026 season with a 50-77 record. View full article

Chicago Cubs Minor League Report (September 7) Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series at Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Guardians): Clippers win, 5-1 Season Record: 57–78-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series vs. Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati Reds): Smokies win, 4-2 Season Record: 71–60 High-A South Bend Cubs Series vs. Cedar Rapids Kernels (Minnesota Twins): Cubs win, 5-1 Season Record: 77–51 Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Series vs. Columbia Fireflies (Kansas City Royals): Pelicans win, 3-1 Season Record: 50–77 Triple-A: Iowa Cubs Season Record: 57–78-1 Series Opponent: Columbus Clippers (74-61) Series Standing: Lose, 5-1 Sept. 6: The Iowa Cubs dropped their third-straight game, falling in the series finale to the Columbus Clippers, 6-3, on Sunday at Huntington Park. The Clippers took a 1-0 lead in the first but the Cubs hit back with two in the second, thanks to a solo shot from Jordan Nwogu (1-for-3) and an RBI-double from Justin Dean (2-for-4). Columbus then took a 4-2 lead in the third after scoring three times and then added a run in the sixth to make it 5-2. Iowa cut the lead to two in the eighth on Nwogu’s sacrifice fly but the hosts got that run right back in the home half of the inning to make it 6-3. Justin Steele got the start on the mound for the I-Cubs, making his second rehab appearance. Steele allowed one run on two hits over two innings of work, struck out one batter and did not issue a walk. Double-A: Knoxville Smokies Season Record: 71–60 Series Opponent: Chattanooga Lookouts (58–74) Series Standing: Win, 4-2 Sept. 6: The Knoxville Smokies claimed a series win with their 6-5 victory over the Chattanooga Lookouts on Sunday at Covenant Health Park. Miguel Useche (1-for-4) crushed a two-run shot in the first and the Smokies would go on to make it 4-0 in the second on Alex Ramírez’ (2-for-5) two-run homer. The Lookouts broke the scoring run by plating one in the third but Knoxville again scored twice in the home half of the inning, thanks to a solo shot from Andy Garriola (2-for-4) his 22nd of the season, and an RBI-double from Alex Madera (2-for-4). Chattanooga would make it a 6-5 contest after scoring three times in the fifth and once more in the sixth but Yenrri Rojas would end the ballgame with three scoreless frames to seal the series win and earn the win, improving to 6-6 on the campaign. Rojas retired all nine batters that he faced, including one with a strikeout. Knoxville finishes the regular season with a 37-31 record at home. High-A: South Bend Cubs Season Record: 77–51 Series Opponent: Cedar Rapids Kernels (48–82) Series Standing: Win, 5-1 Sept. 6: The South Bend Cubs ended their regular season with a 10-5 defeat to the Cedar Rapids Kernels in the series finale between the two teams on Sunday at Four Winds Field. Jose Escobar (1-for-3) gave the Cubs an early 1-0 lead in the first but the Kernels responded with four in the third to take the lead. Angel Cepeda (2-for-5) got one of those runs back in the home half of the third on an RBI-double. South Bend would tie the contest in the fourth when Josiah Hartshorn (2-for-4) doubled home a pair. Cedar Rapids would score the next six runs of the ballgame, plating three in the sixth, one in the eighth and two more in the ninth to make it 10-4. Hartshorn recorded his second RBI-double of the game in the Cubs’ last trip to the dish to make it 10-5. Anhuar Garcia got the start on the mound for South Bend and took no decision. Garcia allowed four runs on eight hits over three innings of work, struck out three and walked none. Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans Season Record: 50–77 Series Opponent: Columbia Fireflies (64–65) Series Standing: Win, 3-1 Sept. 6: The Myrtle Beach Pelicans were rained out for the second straight day, ending their 2026 season. View full article

Chicago Cubs Minor League Report (September 5) Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series at Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Guardians): Clippers lead, 3-1 Season Record: 57–76-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series vs. Chattanooga Lookouts (Cincinnati Reds): Tied, 2-2 Season Record: 69–60 High-A South Bend Cubs Series vs. Cedar Rapids Kernels (Minnesota Twins): Cubs lead, 4-0 Season Record: 76–50 Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Series vs. Columbia Fireflies (Kansas City Royals): Pelicans lead, 3-1 Season Record: 50–77 Triple-A: Iowa Cubs Season Record: 57–76-1 Series Opponent: Columbus Clippers (72-61) Series Standing: Trail, 3-1 Sept. 4: The Iowa Cubs dropped their contest to the Columbus Clippers, 7-1, on Friday night at Huntington Park. Ben Cowles (2-for-4) put the Cubs in front with an RBI-double in the third but the Clippers immediately grabbed the lead for good with two runs in the home half of the frame. Columbus would then put the game away with two runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth to cruise to the win. Braxton Garrett got the start on the mound for Iowa and took the loss, falling to 5-6 on the season. Garrett allowed two runs on three hits over 4 2/3 innings of work, walked three and struck out five. Edward Cabrera made his second rehab appearance with the I-Cubs, again coming out of the bullpen, and gave up four runs on three hits in just 2/3 of an inning, walked two and whiffed one. Cowles’ two hits were the only hits from the Iowa offense in the ballgame, as they took just two at-bats with runners in scoring position, going 0-for-2. Double-A: Knoxville Smokies Season Record: 69–60 Series Opponent: Chattanooga Lookouts (58–72) Series Standing: Tied, 2-2 Sept. 4: The Knoxville Smokies evened their series vs. the Chattanooga Lookouts with an 8-3 victory on Friday night at Covenant Health Park. Alex Ramírez (1-for-5) led off the game with a solo blast, his 14th of the season, to give the Smokies an early lead but the Lookouts quickly tied the game with a run in the second. Knoxville went back in front in the third on Edgar Alvarez’ (1-for-3) RBI-double but again Chattanooga had an answer with a run in the fourth to make it 2-2. The visitors would take the lead with a run in the sixth but the Smokies scored three runs in the home half of the frame to make it 5-3. Alex Madera (4-for-4) doubled home a pair and came around to score on Drew Bowser’s (1-for-4) RBI-single. Miguel Useche’s (1-for-3) RBI-double and Ariel Armas’ (1-for-4) RBI-groundout in the seventh made it 7-3 and Karson Simas added to the lead with an RBI-double in the eighth to make it 8-3. Luis Martinez-Gomez got the start on the mound for Knoxville and took no decision. Martinez-Gomez allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits over three innings of work, walked two and struck out three. High-A: South Bend Cubs Season Record: 76–50 Series Opponent: Cedar Rapids Kernels (47–81) Series Standing: Lead, 4-0 Sept. 4: The South Bend Cubs earned a series victory by winning their fourth-straight game over the Cedar Rapids Kernels, 14-3, on Friday night at Four Winds Field. The Cubs took a 4-0 lead in the first, highlighted by a two-run double from Alexey Lumpuy (5-for-5). Justin Stransky (0-for-1) made it 5-0 in the third with his second sacrifice fly of the ballgame. The Kernels made it 5-3 after scoring twice in the fourth and one more in the fifth but South Bend broke the game open with seven runs in the seventh. Kade Snell (1-for-5) started the scoring with a fielder’s-choice RBI and Matt Halbach (2-for-3) drew a walk with the bases loaded two batters later to bring in a run. Lumpuy picked up an RBI on a single, which was followed by another bases-loaded walk, this time drawn by Stransky. Brennan Hudson (1-for-5) then delivered the biggest hit of the inning, a bases-clearing double to bring home three runs. The Cubs added two more in the eighth, as Lumpuy tallied hit No. 5 and RBI No. 4 on a double and Stransky earned his fourth RBI of the ballgame on his third sacrifice fly to make it 14-3. Alfredo Romero got the start on the mound for the Cubs and took no decision. Romero allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits over 3 1/3 innings of work, walked three and struck out four. Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans Season Record: 50–77 Series Opponent: Columbia Fireflies (64–65) Series Standing: Lead, 3-1 Sept. 4: The Myrtle Beach Pelicans earned at least a series split by winning their third-straight game over the Columbia Fireflies, 7-2, on Friday night at Pelicans Ballpark. The Fireflies took a 2-0 lead in the first but the Pelicans were able to cut that lead in half with a run in the second on Ivan Cespedes’ (0-for-3) RBI-groundout. Juan Tomas’ (1-for-4) first-career home run in the fifth made it 2-2. Myrtle Beach then took the lead for good with five runs in the seventh to make it 7-2. Darlyn De Leon (1-for-5) put the Pelicans in front with an RBI-single and came around to score on Alexis Hernandez’ (1-for-3) two-run single. Corey Nunez added a run on an RBI-fielder’s choice, with another run scoring on an error on the play. Riely Hunsaker got the start on the mound for Myrtle Beach and took no decision. Hunsaker allowed two runs, one earned, on four hits over five innings of work, walked two and struck out four. Luis Mata and Victor Zarraga each tossed two shutout innings in relief and neither allowed a hit. View full article