Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jun 30, 2024
Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: June 29
Alfonsin RosarioIowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs were sent to the netherworld by the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 8-2.
Starter Thomas Pannone took the loss after he got tagged for six runs on ten hits over four innings. Three of the six runs were unearned. Pannone walked two and struck out four.
Frankie Scalzo Jr. pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief. Scalzo allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three.
Another day, another two hits for catcher Moises Ballesteros. Ballesteros was 2 for 5 with a double. He drove in one run with a single in the seventh inning and scored Iowa’s other run in the same inning.
Second baseman Chase Strumpf went 2 for 2 with two walks. He scored on Ballesteros’s single.