Marcos Encarnacion, a pitcher for one of the Cubs Dominican Summer League teams, has been suspended 72 games for testing positive for Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing drug. Encarnacion is not considered a top prospect.
Iowa Cubs
Tyson Miller started and took the loss after allowing six runs on ten hits over 4.1 innings. Miller walked two and struck out three.
Trent Giambrone went 2 for 3 with a walk. He scored one run.
Iowa still has a nine-game lead over second-place Memphis after losing the first two games of this four-game series.