Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: April 20

Nelson VelazquezThe games were a bit longer tonight, but there was also a whole lot more scoring. (Except in Louisville.)

Iowa: 2:26

Tennessee: 2:47

South Bend: 2:26

Myrtle Beach: 2:46

Still, they finished a game with 12 runs in South Bend tonight in 2:26, which is still really good. The Pelicans scored their highest run total in eight years and still finished well under three hours.

I’m not going to do a nightly tally of the times of games, but I wanted to do at least this one to show what the length of the game would be in on a higher-scoring night. I may list future game times if I think they are newsworthy.

Also, family issues kept me from watching the games tonight. Or at least more than a…