Left-hander Jordan Wicks was activated off the injured list and assigned to Triple-A Iowa. So not much changed for him from his rehab assignment.
Left-hander Caleb Thielbar started a rehab assignment for South Bend.
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So great news from South Bend (or Appleton, technically). You might want to close your eyes for the other games.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs had their eardrums broken by the Nashville Sounds (Brewers), 12-1.
Starter Vince Velazquez didn’t make it out of the first inning, leaving with an injury, but not before giving up a grand slam. Velazquez’s final line was five runs on one hit (the grand slam) over two-thirds of an inning. Velazquez walked four and struck out two.
Third baseman James Triantos singled hom second baseman Pedro Ramírez in the top of the ninth for Iowa’s only run of the game. Triantos was 1 for 4 and Ramírez went 1 for 2 with a double and two walks.
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DH Owen Miller went 2 for 3 with a walk.
Knoxville Smokies
The Knoxville Smokies were sliced up by the Columbus Clingstones (Braves), 6-2.
Starter Tyler Schlaffer pitched four innings and surrendered two runs on five hits, including one solo home run. Schlaffer walked two and struck out two.
Luis Rujano pitched the next two innings and got the loss. Rujano gave up two runs, one earned, on two hits. He walked one and struck out one.
Knoxville had six hits, all singles, and the two runs scored on an error and a sac fly.
DH Jordan Nwogu was 2 for 4.
South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs skinned the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (Brewers), 24-4. It was the most runs scored by South Bend in a game since they scored 25 on Thursday.
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Jostin Florentino threw the first four innings and other than a solo home run in the third, he did really well. Florentino’s final line was one run on just one hit and two walks. He struck out four.
Brayden Spears pitched the next three innings and got the win after allowing one run on one hit, again a solo home run. Spears walked three and struck out two.
Caleb Thielbar pitched the eighth inning on a rehab assignment. Thielbar gave up a single and a walk, but no runs. He struck out two.
South Bend scored seven runs in the second inning and never looked back after that. They scored 24 runs despite hitting no home run. The Cubs had 20 singles, four doubles, 12 walks and were hit by three pitches. They were 12 for 24 with runners in scoring position. Everyone in the lineup had at least one hit and reached base a second time by either a walk or a hit batter.
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Center fielder Kane Kepley had an RBI single in the second inning and seventh inning, a two-run single in the ninth and a bases-loaded walk in the fourth for five total RBI. Kepley finished 4 for 7 with a walk and three runs scored.
Shortstop Ty Southisene was 4 for 6 with a walk and a hit by pitch. He drove in four and scored once.
First baseman Cameron Sisneros went 2 for 5 with three walks. He had one RBI and scored three times.
DH Leonel Espinoza was 3 for 5 with two walks. He scored three times and singled home the seventh run in the second inning.
Third baseman Alex Madera was 3 for 5 with a double and two walks. He scored three runs and had two runs batted in.
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Catcher Miguel Useche went 4 for 5 with a double and two walks. Useche scored five runs and drove in two.
Left fielder Christian Olivo doubled twice in a 2 for 4 day. He also walked once and was hit by a pitch. Olivo scored five runs and had two RBI.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans landed in the sand trap against the Augusta Green Jackets (Braves), 11-1.
Luis A. Reyes retired the first two batters of the game, striking out one of them. Then he walked the next four before getting pulled. Since all four of those runners scored, his final line was four runs on no hits and four walks over two-thirds of an inning.
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Reyes now has an ERA of 41.40 on the season.
The Birds only managed five hits. The one run came when Jose Escobar scored on a Derniche Valdez ground out in the second inning. Escobar was 1 for 3. Valdez was 1 for 3 with a double.
ACL Cubs
Lost to the Athletics, 8-2.
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