The Cubs’ Low-A Affiliate Myrtle Beach Pelicans Scored TWENTY-FOUR RUNS
Before I get into the business of going over last night’s big Cubs loss (‘big’ as in the level of the team, not the gravity of that particular loss … ), I’d rather start my day by enjoying the EXPLOSION of offense down at Low-A Myrtle Beach, where the Pelicans saw that 21-run Cubs output earlier this year and said, hey, we’re the future, we can do better.
Last night, the Pelicans put up a 24-SPOT in their win (yes, obviously it was a win), and it was just a parade of hits for the prospects down there:
Yeah, that just happened.
The most runs in a @MiLB game this season and our most runs in at least 17 years.
Birds are ROLLING. #MBPelicans pic.twitter.com/Pe9FSZOh4i
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) May 5, 2022
The Birds can’t be any hotter.
Pete Crow-Armstrong joins the party with his fourth home run of the season.
Pelicans up 20-3 in the bottom of the fifth. Most runs in a game since 2014, and there’s still four more innings left. pic.twitter.com/b1ztvWLNux
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) May 5, 2022
PETER MATT. 2X.
His second homer of the night is a three-run blast to make it 14-2 Birds in the top of the fourth. pic.twitter.com/eNURUYo2U7
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) May 5, 2022
With seven RBIs tonight, Peter Matt has tied a franchise record shared by Joey Gallo, Zach Zaneski, and Tyler Flowers for the most in a single game.
He’s the first to hit that mark since Gallo in 2014. #MBPelicans pic.twitter.com/9pBlZady1u
— Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) May 5, 2022
In addition to Peter Matt’s big day (10th rounder in 2021), the other big days:
⇒ Yeison Santana (Yu Darvish trade) had a single, a double, and three walks
⇒ Reggie Preciado (Yu Darvish trade) had two singles, two doubles, and six RBI
⇒ B.J. Murray Jr. (15th rounder in 2021) had a single, two doubles, and a walk
⇒ Cole Roederer (2nd round compensatory in 2018) had two singles and two doubles
⇒ Pete Crow-Armstrong (Javy Báez trade) had two singles, a homer, and a walk
⇒ Ethan Hearn (6th rounder in 2019) had two singles and two walks
⇒ The only player who didn’t get a hit was Kevin Alcántara, who walked twice. James Triantos probably had the “worst” day of everyone, and he at least doubled.
