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SP Joe Nahas fired 3.2 IP of shutout ball with seven strikeouts, Brad Beesley stroked an RBI double, singled, stole two bases, and scored a run, Haydn McGeary singled, doubled, and scored two runs, and Liam Spence drilled a two-run HR, as the South Bend Cubs (Hi-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs) blanked the Hillsboro Hops (Hi-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks) 7-0 on Field #6, and Christian Franklin hammered a bases-clearing bases-loaded three-run double, Parker Chavers walked and scored in the 3rd inning, singled and stole a base in the 5th, and belted a tie-breaking solo HR in the 7th, and Branden Noriega hurled three perfect innings of relief with five strikeouts, as the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs Lo-A affiliate) edged the Visalia Rawhide (Diamondbacks Lo-A affiliate) 5-4 on Field #5, in Cactus League minor league game action Saturday morning at the Riverview Baseball Complex in Mesa, AZ.