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Chicago Cubs Farm Report (4/6): Mervis Hits Grand Slam; Myrtle Beach, Tennessee Drop Openers

Get caught up on all of the Chicago Cubs farm and prospect news from April 6!

Ryan Sikes

Chicago Cubs Farm Report (4/6): Mervis Hits Grand Slam; Myrtle Beach, Tennessee Drop Openers
Chicago Cubs Farm Report (4/6): Mervis Hits Grand Slam; Myrtle Beach, Tennessee Drop Openers /
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Welcome to Inside the Cubs' farm report! Here is all the action from April 6:

Triple-A (Iowa)

The Iowa Cubs scored four runs in the top of the 9th inning, outlasting St. Paul 12-11, improving to 4-0 on the season. Roenis Elías picked up his first win of the season, fanning five batters across 4.0 innings of work.

  • Matt Mervis: 1-6, HR, 1 R, 4 RBI (Grand Slam)
  • Brennen Davis: 3-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
  • Christopher Morel, 3-5, 1 R, 2 RBI
  • Nelson Velázquez: 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI
  • Manuel Rodríguez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Double-A (Tennessee)

The Smokies dropped their regular season opener to the Birmingham Barons on Thursday, 6-2. Ryan Jensen toed the rubber for Tennessee completing 4.0 innings on 61 pitches, allowing five hits, two runs (one earned), one walk, and fanned five.

  • Pete Crow-Armstrong: 2-4, 1 BB, 2 K
  • Owen Caissie: 1-4, 3 K
  • Bailey Horn: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

High-A (South Bend)

No Game

Single-A (Myrtle Beach)

Myrtle Beach started their season 0-1 with a 6-2 loss to Charleston, who used a three-run second inning to propel past the Pelicans. Grant Kipp struggled with his command, throwing 33 of his 61 total pitches for strikes. The 23-year-old lasted only 3.0 innings, allowing three hits, four runs (one earned), four walks, but fanned three as well.

  • Pedro Ramirez: 2-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
  • Reginald Preciado: 1-3, 1 K
  • Marino Santy: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R (0 earned), 2 BB, 4 K

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Ryan Sikes
RYAN SIKES

Ryan is a Chicago Cubs writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside The Cubs, an IBWAA member, and has followed the Cubs since the mid-1990s. He grew up in the Rockford area and used to attend a handful of games every summer at Wrigley Field, including Aramis Ramirez's walkoff home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007 after the Cubs trailed 5-0.He attended the University of Iowa and currently resides in the western suburbs. In addition to covering the Cubs, he covers the USHL for FloHockey and NCAA hockey for College Hockey News. When he's not writing or watching sports, he enjoys hanging out with his wife and three kids.

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