The Cubs promoted left-hander Luke Little from Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Jeremiah Estrada was sent down the the ACL Cubs where he’ll no doubt work with the staff in Mesa to fix whatever has been wrong with Estrada since June 1.
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs laid an egg against the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 19-8.
Michael Rucker started and he did well, keeping the Mud Hens scoreless over three innings. Rucker gave up just one hit, no walks and he struck out two.