Riding the Bus: May 6, 2015 (Cubs Minor League Recaps)

WEDNESDAY • MAY 6, 2015

South Bend really couldn’t get much going earlier this afternoon as they dropped a 4-3 decision to Great Lakes. Leading 2-1 after five, the Cubs gave up single runs in the sixth, seventh, and ninth.

At the Plate:

Charcer Burks is having a great 2015, he was 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, and a run scored, he’s now hitting .341 on the season.
Jesse Hodges was solid, he went 2-for-4 with a double, and a run scored.
David Bote was good again today, he went 1-for-4 with a triple, an RBI, and a run scored.
Cael Brockmeyer, and Giokar Amaya each had one hit in the loss, Amaya added an RBI, and a walk.

On the Mound:

Erick Leal got the start, and was solid, he worked 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits while walking one, and striking out four.
David Garner doesn’t usually give up anything, he did today, he worked 1.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit while walking one, and striking out two.
Tommy Thorpe was hung with the loss, he tossed two innings, giving up one run on two hits while walking one, and striking out two.

Full Box Score

A rough start to the double header last night as the Pelicans saw an early 4-1 lead turn into a 5-4 loss at the hands of Salem.

At the Plate:

Mark Zagunis did his job by getting on base in this one, he was 0-for-2 with two walks, and a run scored.
Wes Darvill had a similar night, he was 0-for-1 with two walks, and a run scored.
Jeimer Candelario was solid, he went 2-for-3 with a double, and a run scored.
Victor Caratini was most of the offense, he went 2-for-3 with his third double of the year, and two RBI’s.

On the Mound:

Daury Torrez got the start and worked deep into this one before picking up the loss. Torrez worked 6.1 innings, giving up five runs, four earned, on eight hits while walking one, and striking out six.
James Pugliese was stuck with a blown save as he could not get out of Torrez’s trouble, he tossed two-thirds of an inning, giving up one hit while walking one.

Full Box Score

The Pelicans got back on track in game two as the bullpen shut the door on Salem late in a 4-2 victory.

At the Plate:

Mark Zagunis had another solid game, he went 2-for-4 with an RBI, and a run scored.
Wes Darvill came up big in game two, he was 2-for-4 with his first dinger of the year, an RBI, and a run scored.
Billy McKinney was locked in, he went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and a run scored.
Jacob Rogers, and Carlos Penalver each had one hit in the game two victory.

On the Mound:

Tayler Scott got the start and was solid, he worked three innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on four hits while walking one, and striking out five.
Zach Cates was awesome out of the pen, and picked up his first win of the season. He tossed two scoreless innings, giving up one hit while walking one, and striking out one.
Jasvir Rakkar continued his domination at the end of games, he worked two scoreless/hitless innings to pick up his fourth save of the year.

Full Box Score

The Smokies needed late magic in this one as they lost a 1-0 lead in the 6th but struck for one in the seventh to take game one, 2-1.

At the Plate:

Albert Almora returned to the lineup, and was productive, he went 2-for-3 with two singles.
The Smokies walked all over the place (7 total), Kyle Schwarber was 0-for-1 with two walks.
Anthony Giansanti found extra bases in this one, he went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Bijan Rademacher, and Pin-Chieh Chen picked up the RBI’s in the win.

On the Mound:

Frank Batista got the start, and was stellar, he worked six innings, giving up one run, unearned, on five hits while walking one, and striking out four.
P.J. Francescon has been awesome all year, he worked a scoreless inning to pick up his third save.

Full Box Score

Sweep! It took the whole game, but it was worth it as the Smokies scored four times in the seventh (last) inning to sweep the double header with a 4-1 game two victory.

At the Plate:

Bijan Rademacher had a solid game, he went 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI, a stolen base, and a run scored.
Dan Vogelbach was good, as usual, he went 3-for-4 with a double, and three RBI’s.
Jacob Hannemann, Willson Contreras, and Ryan Dent all had one hit in the win.

On the Mound:

Andres Santiago got the start, and was good. He worked 4.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits while walking one, and striking out three.
Gerardo Concepcion was solid in is AA debut, he worked two-thirds of an inning, allowing nothing.
C.J. Edwards was outstanding, he worked a scoreless inning while striking out the side to pick up his first win of the season.
Michael Jensen tossed a scoreless inning to pick up his first save of the season.

Full Box Score

Tough matchup for the Cubs in this one as they were completely shutdown by Kendall Graveman of Nashville. The Cubs were only able to scratch out five hits in the shutout loss.

At the Plate:

Chris Valaika was really the only guy to swing it well in this one, he was 2-for-4 with two singles.
Javier Baez, Taylor Teagarden, and Rubi Silva all had one hit in the loss.

On the Mound:

Dallas Beeler got the start, and was roughed up, he worked four innings, giving up five runs on nine hits, while walking two.
Michael Wagner was pretty good out of the pen, he worked three innings, giving up one run on three hits while striking out one.
Joe Ortiz worked a scoreless inning late to keep the Cubs in it, sort of.