NEWSLETTER
The Iowa Cubs had a fantastic week. A five-game winning streak led to six wins in the past eight days and improved Iowa’s record all the way to… 11-23. Ok, so they’re still 13 games out of first, but at least they have been playing good baseball lately. And they’re sort of out of the basement. Iowa and Omaha are now separated only by a few percentage points in last place. At least they aren’t alone in the basement any more.
The Tennessee Smokies (19-15), meanwhile, are squarely in contention. They are second in their division and trail Chattanooga by just two and a half games. Tennesse’s record ranks third in the leauge as a whole, largely thanks to the fact that they have allowed the third fewest runs in the Southern League. The Smokies have won six of their last eight games, and they are in Chattanooga through Wednesday. If they stay hot, they could steal first place.
Myrtle Beach remains in the bottom of their division standings at 14-22, eight games back of Buies Creek, but they are no longer alone at the bottom of the league. Frederick is right there with them. The Pelicans continue to lose close games, and they are only two games under .500 since one of their best hitters, D.J. Wilson, went on the disabled list at the end of April. It isn’t hard to imagine this team making a run at finishing the first half around the .500 mark if a couple of bats get hot.
The formerly first place South Bend Cubs have fallen to four games under .500 (14-18) and seven behind Lansing for the division lead. Since breaking a six game losing streak on May 5, though, the Cubs are 5-3. We’ll see if they can keep that good play up when they hit the road for nine games starting Monday.
Triple A: Iowa Cubs
Round Rock 4, Iowa 2
This was somewhat of a bullpen day for the Cubs, but they still only used three pitchers.
Double A: Tennessee Smokies
Chattanooga 9, Tennessee 6
It is rare that the Smokies bullpen stumbles, but this was one of those rare cases.
High A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Buies Creek 9, Myrtle Beach 3
The Pelicans allowed six unearned runs on four errors.
Low A: South Bend Cubs
Clinton 3, South Bend 2
Another Albertos appearance where the strikezone could not be consistently found.
Other Notes
All of the congratulations to @JacobHannemann on his 2017 Rawlings Gold Glove! pic.twitter.com/KV3KMhHeg1
— Iowa Cubs (@IowaCubs) May 13, 2018
