Cubs down on the farm: Updates on Mike Montgomery, Ian Happ and Addison Russell

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Cubs fans have been keeping a watchful eye on the Iowa Cubs, as the Cubs Triple-A affiliate has been rehabbing some of the more notable, injured big-leaguers.

In Iowa’s two-game stand against the Nashville Sounds, pitcher Mike Montgomery, as well as shortstop Addison Russell and utility player Ian Happ made notable contributions in an eventful day for Iowa.

In game one of the series, Montgomery picked up the loss despite a solid outing. He went four innings, giving up only 2 hits and 2 walks, with 5 strikeouts.

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Alec Mills came in relief for Montgomery and tried to lock the game down, but things were back and forth in the tight affair. Ian Happ did his best to put the team on his back, hitting a three-run homer to bring the club within two runs. Big league-rehabber Addison Russell went 0-for-3 in game one against Nashville, as the Cubs fell 7-3 .

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In the second game, the Iowa Cubs had an incredibly explosive offensive showing, doing enough damage to draw a franchise-record 14 walks.

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A huge reason for the large number of walks was the pure display of power from the Iowa lineup. The Cubs clubbed four home runs and also hit two grand slams in a historic, 15-run, 18-batter first inning.

Despite Russell starting off the evening slow--going hitless in three at-bats in the first game--he woke up in the second game against Nashville, going 2-for-2 with a home run, two walks and 3 RBI. Iowa’s splitting of the two-game series against the Nashville Sounds brings their record to an impressive 14-9, but the most important takeaway is that there was some encouraging progress shown from the likes of Montgomery, Happ and Russell, who can be officially reinstated on Friday, May 3.

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