Cubs Minor League Wrap: James Triantos leads I-Cubs past Bats, 5-0
Iowa and South Bend win. The Smokies lose. The Pelicans got rain.
Iowa Cubs' James Triantos (4) swings at the ball on Friday, March 28, 2025, at Principal Park in Des Moines. | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs shut out the Louisville Bats (Reds), 5-0. Connor Noland gave up just three hits over six innings on his way to the win.
Noland struck out two and walked just one. Ethan Roberts relieved Noland in a rehab appearance and pitched the seventh inning. Roberts allowed one hit and one walk.
He did not strike anyone out. There is this, however. Athletic trainers visited Ethan Roberts mid-inning during his first rehab appearance since slicing his finger in Philly.
He stayed in and finished the frame, stranding a pair of runners. As he walked back to the dugout he was staring at the finger again. — Jason Kempf (@jkempradio) April 25, 2026 Second baseman James Triantos was 3 for 4 with a double and a solo home run in the fifth inning.