Here is your mid-week update for our Young Cubs. Unlike last week, this week has been very calm and the offenses of pretty much all the teams have been quiet. The Smokies have now lost 11 in a row and they are quickly falling way out of contention at 9.5 games back. Tony Thomas has seen his average fall over 70 points in just the past two weeks, but pretty much everyone in Tennessee has stopped hitting of late.
Don’t forget that you can check out my site at YoungCubsWorld.com for daily updates of the big performers. Here are the standings for the Cubs’ system only:
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Peoria Chiefs – Class A
Monday 6/1 – No Game Scheduled
Tuesday 6/2 – Chiefs come back late and pick up a 3-2 victory over Beloit
- Winning Pitcher: Mike Perconte (3-1)
- Offense: Junior Lake: 1-for-4, 2 R; Josh Harrison: 1-for-2, 1 double, 2 BB; Rebel Ridling: 2-for-4, 2 RBI
Wednesday 6/3 – Chiefs win a close one against Beloit, 2-1
- Winning Pitcher: Marcus Hatley (4-3)
- Offense: Junior Lake: 1-for-3, 1 R; Rebel Ridling: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
Daytona Cubs – Class High A
Monday 6/1 – Ryan Searle and the pen shut out the Sarasota Reds, 4-0
- Winning Pitcher: Ryan Searle (4-3)
- Offense: Tony Campana: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 SB; Starlin Castro: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB; Robinson Chirinos: 2-for-4, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Tuesday 6/2 – Daytona out-hits the Reds, but can’t score and lose 1-6
- Losing Pitcher: James Leverton (2-6)
- Offense: Tony Campana: 2-for-4; Starlin Castro: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB; Robinson Chirinos: 1-for-1, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1RBI
Wednesday 6/3 – Cubs can’t mount a comeback, lose 1-8 to Charlotte Stone Crabs
- Losing Pitcher: Dan McDaniel (3-2)
- Offense: Robinson Chirinos: 0-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB; Marwin Gonzalez: 1-for-2, 1 R
Tennessee Smokies – Class AA
Monday 6/1 – Smokies’ streak runs to 9 losses in a row; lose 2-9 to the Carolina Mudcats
- Losing Pitcher: Hung-Wen Chen (2-5)
- Offense: Ty Wright: 2-for-4, 1 R; Tyler Colvin: 1-for-2, 1 double, 1 BB; Jonathan Mota: 1-for-1, 1 HR
Tuesday 6/2 – Smokies drop 10th in a row; lose 0-1 in 10 innings to the Mudcats
- Losing Pitcher: Todd Blackford (1-2)
- Offense: Ty Wright: 2-for-4; Blake Lalli, Tony Thomas, and Welington Castillo: 1-for-4 each
Wednesday 6/3 – The streak continues-Smokies drop 11th in a row, give up winning run in the bottom of the 9th to the Mudcats
- Losing Pitcher: Brian Schlitter (0-4)
- Offense: James Adduci: 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 triple, 1 RBI; Tyler Colvin: 2-for-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI; Ty Wright: 1-for-4, 1 RBI
Iowa Cubs – Class AAA
Monday 6/1 – One big inning dooms Atkins and the Cubs; lose 2-6 to the Memphis Redbirds
- Losing Pitcher: Mitch Atkins (2-7)
- Offense: Sam Fuld: 3-for-5; Nate Spears: 2-for-5, 1 R; Doug Deeds: 2-for-5; John-Ford Griffin: 2-for-4, 1 R; 1 RBI, 1 BB; David Macias: 2-for-4, 1 RBI
Tuesday 6/2 – Cubs offense goes quiet again; lose 0-3 to the Sounds
- Losing Pitcher: Esmailin Caridad (3-6)
- Offense: Sam Fuld: 1-for-4; Nate Spears: 1-for-3, 1 SB
Wednesday 6/3 – Iowa is shut out for the 2nd straight game-loses 0-3 to Nashville
Losing Pitcher: J.R. Mathes (7-4)
Offense: Steve Clevenger: 2-for-3, 1 double