Salt Lake shuts out Cubs

DES MOINES, Iowa — Kasey Olenberger and two relief pitchers combined on a seven-hit shutout, as the Salt Lake Bees blanked the Iowa Cubs 6-0 on Sunday.

Olenberger extended his scoreless-inning streak to 13, as he gave up just five hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and two walks. Jonathon Rouwenhorst and Matt Wilhite each worked one scoreless frame to finish off the Bees' fourth shutout of the season.

Offensively, Salt Lake banged out 18 hits, including four each by Nick Gorneault and Kendry Morales. Gorneault scored three runs, while Morales drove in three, two of which came on a two-run single in the first inning that gave the Bees a 2-0 lead.

Reggie Willits chipped in three hits and two runs batted in for the Bees, while Erick Aybar, Curtis Pride and Ryan Budde each added two hits for Salt Lake.