Steve Clevenger News

Sunday 06 Sep 2009 Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 12:24AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-The Isotopes took a 2-0 lead in the third inning when Tony Abreu homered for the 11th time this season, a two-run shot to right field.

A week after Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry made his annual visit to Smokies Park, assistant GM Randy Bush arrived.

J.R. Mathes earned his league-leading 12th win with eight strong innings and John-Ford Griffin busted a tie game in the eighth with a two-run single to help the Iowa Cubs edge the Portland Beavers 3-1 before 7,468 Thursday night at PGE Park.

When things started to go wrong for the Tacoma Rainiers, it seemed as though there was nothing they could do to make them stop.

The first six batters reached base during a five-run Iowa fourth inning, and the Cubs went on to beat Tacoma 7-4 Saturday night before 5,138 at Cheney Stadium.

They played fairy tale baseball Saturday at Principal Park. "Tortoise and the Hare" baseball.

They played fairy tale baseball Saturday at Principal Park. "Tortoise and the Hare" baseball.

Bobby Scales hasn't been happy with himself lately. "I don't want this to sound selfish," Scales said.

Steve Clevenger drove in John-Ford Griffin in the bottom of the ninth inning with the winning run in Iowa's 2-1 victory over the Nashville Sounds in front of 12,316 fans at Principal Park Saturday night.

It is a special sound, a baseball exploding off a bat's sweet spot. "It's probably the best sound in the world," said Iowa Cubs first baseman Matt Craig.

The Cubs officially placed catcher Geovany Soto on the 15-day disabled list Saturday, retroactive to July 7, and recalled outfielder Sam Fuld from Triple-A Iowa.

Soto, last year's Rookie of the Year, likely will be out up to a month with a strained left oblique.

John-Ford Griffin hit a three-run home run in the third inning and Matt Camp added a three-run double as part of a seven-run sixth in Iowa's 11-5 Pacific Coast League win at Oklahoma City on Friday.

Royce Huffman's ninth-inning double drove in Joaquin Arias on Thursday night and Oklahoma City beat Iowa 6-5 in the Pacific Coast League.

Zephyrs Manager Edwin Rodriguez has been selected to Jose Oquendo's World Team coaching staff for the Futures Game during Major League Baseball's All-Star Weekend in St.

Saturday 27 Jun New Orleans Zephyrs Fall to the Iowa Cubs in 7-3 Loss - PCL Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 01:59AM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-Jeff Samardzija allowed two first inning runs, but settled in to pitch seven strong innings as the Iowa Cubs beat the New Orleans Zephyrs 7-3 tonight in front of 10,835 at Principal Park.

Game keys: Iowa sent 11 batters to the plate and had six singles to score six runs in the third inning.

Steve Clevenger just put his head down and ran. He sprinted with so much intensity that he didn't even look at the third-base coach while hustling from first on Matt Camp's single over third base.

The Iowa Cubs were cruising along Wednesday afternoon at Principal Park, riding a 25-inning streak in which opponents hadn't scored.

Steve Clevenger was 2-for-3 with three RBIs and four Iowa Cubs pitchers combined on a six-hit shutout as Iowa Cubs defeated the Memphis Redbirds 7-0 Sunday in front of 9,712 fans at Principal Park.