Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: August 18

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesThe Iowa Cubs desecrated the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 11-7 in ten innings.

Each side hit four home runs in this game and I-Cubs starter Mike Hauschild gave up all four that the Saints hit. The mitigating news is that the four home runs only totaled up to five runs. Hauschild’s final line was five runs on seven hits over six innings. Hauschild walked five and struck out six.

Dillon Maples pitched the eighth and ninth innings and blew a 7-6 lead when he threw a wild pitch with a runner on third and two outs. But Maples got the win when Iowa scored four runs in the top of the tenth. Maples allowed one run on two hits over two innings. He walked two and struck…