Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: July 14

Luis Vazquez Eugene Emeralds The Iowa Cubs were run over by the Round Rock Express (Astros), 10-8 in ten innings.

Starter Matt Swarmer allowed four runs on eight hits over five innings. All four runs scored on home runs—a three-run home run in the first and a solo home run in the fifth. Swarmer walked two and struck out four.

After the Cubs scored three runs in the top of the ninth to tie the game, James Norwood came on to pitch the bottom of the ninth. He kept Round Rock from scoring to send the game into extras. But after Iowa scored one run in the top of the tenth, Norwood gave up a three-run walk-off home run with no outs in the bottom of the tenth. The final line on Norwood was three…