Iowa Cubs Wrap: September 2

Iowa Cubs right-hander Cam Sanders and left-hander Riley Martin went on the Development List.

Left-hander Blake Weiman was promoted to Iowa from Tennessee.

Catcher William Simoneit was reinstated to Iowa from the Development List.

Just Iowa played today. They’ll be off tomorrow.

Iowa Cubs

The Iowa Cubs deconsecrated the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 11-8.

It was a bullpen game today and Daniel Missaki pitched the first three innings, allowing one run on two hits. Missaki struck out one and walked three.

The win went to Blake Weiman because Missaki didn’t go five innings. In his I-Cubs debut, Weiman was Iowa’s most effective pitcher, allowing no runs on just one hit over 1.2 innings. Weiman struck out three and walked no one.

Iowa put this game out of reach with a seven-run third inning. Center fielder Kevin Alcántara and catcher Moises Ballesteros hit back-to-back home runs in the inning. Alcántara’s was a three-run home run and his 12th of the season and third with Iowa. It was Ballesteros’ 195h home run and tenth with the I-Cubs.

Alcántara was 2 for 5.

Ballesteros went 2 for 4 and was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, driving in his second run of the night.

Third baseman Caleb Knight hit two home runs today, a three-run home run in the fourth inning and a solo home run in the sixth. It was Knight’s third and fourth home runs this season. Knight was 3 for 4. It was the first multi-homer game of Knight’s career in only his fourth career game at third base.

Left fielder Owen Caissie doubled twice in a 2 for 3 game. Caissie also walked once and was hit by a pitch. He scored twice and drove in one.

Alcántara’s, Ballesteros’ and Knight’s first home run.

Knight’s second home run.

One of Caissie’s doubles.

Myrtle Beach Pelicans

The Pelicans game at Fayetteville was postponed for wet grounds. No makeup date has been announced.