Iowa Cubs Wrap: Pitching and PCA beat the Mud Hens

Pete Crow-Armstrong Just a reminder, this is the final “Iowa Cubs Wrap” until September. That’s not because the Iowa Cubs won’t be playing, but because Tennessee, South Bend and Myrtle Beach join the fun tomorrow evening. So there will still be I-Cubs recaps, they will just be part of the “Minor League Wrap.”

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Starter Thomas Pannone picked up his first win in the Cubs organization with 5.2 scoreless innings. Pannone allowed just two hits, both singles, and one walk. He struck out seven.

Pannone now is unscored upon over 10.2 innings this year.

Meanwhile, center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong led off the bottom of the first with a 407-foot home run that he pulled to right field.…