Shortstop Ezequiel Pena was promoted to Low-A Myrtle Beach from the ACL Cubs
Rained out. They’ll play a doubleheader on Saturday.
The Knoxville Smokies defenestrated the Birmingham Barons (White Sox), 6-2.
Connor Schultz pitched four innings and gave up just one run on three hits. The one run came on a solo home run in the fourth. Schultz struck out seven and walked just one.
Evan Taylor threw the next two innings, didn’t allow either a run or a hit and got the win. He struck out three and walked one.
Center fielder Andy Garriola hit a grand slam in the first inning, his tenth on the season. Garriola was 1 for 4.
Third baseman Jefferson Rojas was 2 for 4 and scored once.
Left fielder Carter Trice was 2 for 4 and scored twice.
Second baseman Ed Howard went 1 for 3 with an RBI double and a sac fly.
Garriola’s slam.
Andy Garriola goes GRAND for his 10th homer of the season 💣 pic.twitter.com/6fSHFi2yyz
— Knoxville Smokies (@smokiesbaseball) June 4, 2026
Howard’s RBI double.
Ed Howard doubles down to put the Smokies up 6-0 🃏 pic.twitter.com/CgSiqPugZP
— Knoxville Smokies (@smokiesbaseball) June 5, 2026
A great catch by Trice.
Carter Trice sent the Barons to the Heartbreak Hotel after this diving catch 💔 pic.twitter.com/e1wXdNwD9l
— Knoxville Smokies (@smokiesbaseball) June 5, 2026
The South Bend Cubs were hijacked by the Quad Cities River Bandits (Royals), 4-3.
Cole Reynolds pitched the first four innings and allowed two runs on three hits. He walked three and struck out four.
Ben Johnson threw the next three innings and took the loss. Johnson allowed two runs on three hits. He walked one and struck out one.
Second baseman Alex Madera went 2 for 3 and scored once.
A nice catch by left fielder Jose Escobar.
No play Jose Escobar can’t make!#SBCubspic.twitter.com/PECGLDjaTo
— South Bend Cubs (@SBCubs) June 5, 2026
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans got bitten by the Charleston River Dogs (Rays), 9-5.
Hayden Frank started and got the loss. Frank made one big mistake—a three-run home run in the third inning. Frank allowed three runs on three hits over three innings. He walked two and struck out two.
First baseman Michael Carico hit a solo home run in the top of the ninth, his fourth of the season. Carico went 2 for 5.
DH Logan Poteet doubled twice in a 3 for 5 night. He drove in one run with a double in the seventh inning and scored once.
Second baseman Yahil Melendez also hit two doubles. He was 2 for 4 with a walk. He had three RBI.
Shortstop Derniche Valdez was 2 for 4 with a walk and one run scored.
