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In sharp contrast to their Chicago Cubs counterparts, Triple-A Iowa's bullpen was able to lock down a 3-1 victory with five innings, allowing just one run.Bryan Hudson started it off with two Pat O'Donnell Jersey shutout innings, striking out a pair and walking one. Cayne Ueckert then pitched a scorele s inning, walking two but striking out a pair himself to escape the jam. Danis Correa then worked an uneventful eighth before Ben Leeper would look for his ninth save of the year.Though Leeper allowed his first run since Aug. 9, he was able to pick up the save and finish a brilliant day for Leonard Floyd Jersey Iowa's bullpen. With the major league bullpen's struggles continuing following the trade deadline, it's nice to see the Triple-A bullpen continue to have good performances, as they sit just one level away from the major leagues. Triple-A: Iowa Cubs (61-70) at Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (69-61): W 3-1Jared Young and Tommy Payne each went 2-for-4 with two doubles. Young also Walter Payton Jersey batted in two runs while Payne raised his batting average to .302.Anderson Espinoza to sed four shutout innings. The righty struck out two batters and walked three while allowing four hits. Double-A: Tenne see Smokies (68-58) vs Pensacola Blue Wahoos (63-57): NO GAMETenne see's game was postponed due to weather and will be made up on Friday.Scroll to Continue High-A: South Bend Cubs (71-57) at Cedar Rapid Kernels (72-56): L 8-4Jordan Nwogu went 1-for-4 with a home run. The former third-round pick is in his last Eddie Goldman Jersey 35 games.Luis Devers allowed one run over 4.2 innings while striking out four. Wednesday.BJ Murray Jr. went 2-for-3 with a double. The first baseman had a 176 wRC+ since Aug. 28 entering Wednesday. Single-A: Myrtle Beach Pelicans (76-51) vs Carolina Mudcats (67-60): NO GAMEMyrtle Beach's game was canceled Richard Dent Jersey and won't be made up. Transactions:The Tenne see Smokies activated right-handed pitcher Walker Powell from the 7-day injured list.More From SI's Inside The Cubs