​May 16, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks (31) throws against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images | Eric Canha-Imagn Images South Bend first baseman Josiah Hartshorn and right-hander Mason McGwire were named to the Futures Game roster. Right-hander Kenten Egbert went back from Triple-A Iowa to High-A South Bend.Right-hander Eduarniel Núñez, whom the Cubs designated for assignment last week, cleared waivers and was assigned to Iowa.The Cubs signed third baseman Michael Hallquist from the Milwaukee Milkmen of the independent American Association and assigned him to South Benc.Everyone lost tonight. That stinks.Iowa CubsThe Iowa Cubs were chicken against the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 7-4.Starter Doug Nikhazy didn’t make it out of the first inning. Nikhazy got pummeled for five runs on two hits and four walks while just retiring one batter. At least that one out was a strikeout.Aaron Bummer made his Cubs debut in this game, pitching the sixth inning. Bummer faced four batters and retired three of them. The other one hit a solo home run. Bummer did not have a strikeout.Liam Hendriks made his Cubs debut in the bottom of the seventh. He allowed a single and a walk, but no runs in his one inning of work. Hendriks struck out two.Left fielder BJ Murray hit his tenth home run of the year with the bases empty in the sixth inning. Murray went 1 for 3 with a walk. He scored twice.Right fielder Ben Cowles was 3 for 4 with a steal. He singled home Murray in the fourth innning.Second baseman Owen Miller went 2 for 4 with a double and two steals, one of which was a steal of home as part of a double steal with Cowles. He drove in one with an RBI groundout. Miller also scored one run.Murray’s home run.B.J. Murray goes yard! pic.twitter.com/e4Z0dFlYkY— Iowa Cubs (@IowaCubs) July 2, 2026The double steal of second and home.Hey kids, that’s how you pull off a double steal! pic.twitter.com/nNtGFwhBuY— Iowa Cubs (@IowaCubs) July 2, 2026Knoxville SmokiesThe Knoxville Smokies got squeezed by the Columbus Clingstones (Braves), 8-3.Brooks Caple gave the Smokies a good start, but he ended up getting the loss anyways. Caple allowed two runs on three hits over five innings. He walked two and struck out three.This game 2-1 Columbus until Frankie Scalzo Jr. gave up six runs in the top of the ninth. Center fielder Andy Garriola hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, his 17th on the season. Garriola went 1 for 4.First baseman Edgar Alvarez was a perfect 3 for 3 with two doubles and a walk. He drove in one run.South Bend CubsThe South Bend Cubs were dropped by the Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins), 9-8 in ten innings.Mason McGwire threw the first three innings and surrendered one run on three hits. McGwire struggled with control as he walked three and hit two batters. McGwire struck out two.After the Cubs failed to score in the top of the tenth, Grayson Moore ent