Shortstop Rafael Morel was promoted to Triple-A Iowa from High-A South Bend.

Shortstop Ed Howard was demoted from Double-A Knoxville to South Bend.

Low-A Myrtle Beach third baseman Cole Mathis was activated off the injured list.

Iowa left-hander Tom Cosgrove cleared waivers and joined Iowa.

Iowa placed catcher Caleb Knight and right-hander Chris Kachmar on the Development List.

Iowa Cubs

The Iowa Cubs stormed past the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 5-3. It was Iowa’s eighth-straight win.

Jaxon Wiggins started this game in his Iowa debut. He gave up a solo home run to Harold Castro in the first inning and faced a bases-loaded, two-out situation later in the second, but ended the inning with a strikeout. Wiggins’ final line was one run on two hits over three innings. He struck out four

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