The Cubs signed left-hander Josh Fleming and assigned him to Triple-A Iowa.<\/p>\n
Iowa right-hander Andrew Wantz went to the development list.<\/p>\n
The Iowa Cubs condemned the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 21-7.<\/a> Or maybe the Hawkeyes beat the Gopher by two touchdowns.<\/p>\n Josh Fleming made his Cubs debut and allowed two runs on four hits over four innings. Fleming walked two and struck out two.<\/p>\n Corbin Martin came on to pitch the fifth inning. The first batter he faced hit a solo home run, but he retired the next three in order. That was enough for the official scorer to award Martin the win.<\/p>\n DH Christian Bethancourt hit two home runs tonight. The first was a solo home run in the fourth inning and the second one was a three-run home run in the eighth off a position player. (Those were the only three runs not scored off a real pitcher.) Bethancourt now has 11 home runs this season. He finished the night 3 for 5 with a double and the two home runs. He also walked once. Bethancourt had five overall RBI and scored three times.<\/p>\n Shortstop Scott Kingery went back-to-back with Bethancourt in the fourth for his third home run on the season. Kingery went 1 for 6.<\/p>\n Left fielder Jonathan Long is putting his early-season struggles behind him and tonight he was a perfect 5 for 5 with a walk, two doubles and his tenth home run on the year. The home run came with the bases empty in the sixth. Long scored five runs and drove in two. Long is hitting .382 with three home runs so far in eight games in July.<\/p>\n Everyone in the lineup had at least two hits or a home run. Right fielder Brett Bateman went 3 for 6 with a double and a steal. He scored three times and drove in one.<\/p>\n First baseman BJ Murray went 3 for 5 with a walk. He scored three runs and drove home three. Murray is now hitting .334 with a .429 OBP on the season.<\/p>\n Second baseman James Triantos was 3 for 5 with a double and a walk. He drove in two and scored one run.<\/p>\n Third baseman Owen Miller doubled twice in a 2 for 5 effort. He had three RBI and scored twice.<\/p>\n Catcher Mois\u00e9s Ballesteros was 2 for 5 with a double and a walk. He scored twice and drove in four.<\/p>\n Center fielder Chas McCormick was 2 for 6 with one run scored.<\/p>\n Bethancourt\u2019s home run off a real pitcher.<\/p>\n Kingery goes back-to-back.<\/p>\n Mo Baller\u2019s two-run double.<\/p>\n Jonathon Long\u2019s tenth home run this year.<\/p>\n A great 3-6-3 double play.<\/p>\n BJ Murray just missed a home run.<\/p>\n Bateman doubles off a lefty.<\/p>\n The Knoxville Smokies were extinguished by the Biloxi Shuckers (Brewers), 11-2.<\/a><\/p>\n Nick Dean started and kept the Shuckers scoreless for the first 1.1 innings. Did did not allow a hit. He walked one and struck out two.<\/p>\n After Kenyi Perez tossed 2.2 scoreless innings in relief of Dean, Yenrri Rojas came on to pitch the fifth. Rojas got through the fifth OK, but then he couldn\u2019t find the plate, gave up four runs in the sixth and he got the loss.<\/p>\n The final line on Rojas was four runs on just one hit over 1.2 innings. Rojas walked four and struck out four. Three of the four runs came after Rojas exited for Tyler Schlaffer, who gave up a grand slam to top overall prospect Jes\u00fas Made.<\/p>\n The Smokies managed just four hits. Shortstop Ed Howard had two of them, including a solo home run in the eighth inning. It was Howard\u2019s second home run this year. Howard was 2 for 3.<\/p>\n