Right-hander Zac Leigh was activated off the Development List and assigned to Triple-A Iowa.<\/p>\n
The Iowa Cubs were too fast for the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 7-3.<\/a><\/p>\n Starter Vince Velasquez gave up two runs in the top of the first inning, but settled down after that. The final line on Velasquez was two runs on four hits over 4.1 innings. He struck out three and walked one.<\/p>\n Luke Little relieved Velasquez in the fifth and improved his record to 3-0 after the I-Cubs scored three runs in the bottom of the inning. Little\u2019s final line was no runs on two hits over 1.2 innings. He struck out three and walked no one.<\/p>\n Second baseman James Triantos singled home Iowa\u2019s first run of the game in the fifth inning. He also had an RBI groundout in the sixth. Triantos finished 2 for 4 with two runs scored and the two RBI. He also stole a base.<\/p>\n Shortstop Ben Cowles hit a two-run double in the sixth inning. He went 2 for 4 and also scored once.<\/p>\n Left fielder Jonathon Long doubled home Justin Dean in the seventh inning for the seventh and final Iowa run. Long went 2 for 4. Dean went 1 for 4 with a walk and a stolen base. He drove in two runs and scored one.<\/p>\n Cowles\u2019 two-run double.<\/p>\n Long\u2019s double went about as long as it could without going out.<\/p>\n The Knoxville Smokies scored twice in the bottom of the ninth and recycled the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels), 4-3. <\/a><\/p>\n Starter Grant Kipp shut down Rocket City with five scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. Kipp struck out four and walked no one.<\/p>\n Jace Beck kept the Trash Pandas off the board for two more innings, but when he came out for the top of the eighth, he gave up a three-run home run. But Dawson Netz struck out the side in the order in the top of the ninth and got the win when the Smokie scored twice in the bottom of the frame.<\/p>\n Second baseman Karson Simas singled home Jordan Nwogu to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth and then third baseman Devin Ortiz hit a walk-off sacrifice fly to end the game.<\/p>\n Ortiz also hit a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, his first in the Cubs organization. Ortiz went 1 for 2 with the home run, the sac fly and the two RBI. He also scored twice.<\/p>\n Simas was 1 for 4 with a stolen base. Nwogu went 0 for 3 with a walk and the run scored.<\/p>\n Some Grant Kipp highlights.<\/p>\n