TONIGHT'S GAME: The Iowa Cubs and El Paso Chihuahuas play game three of a four-game series. The Chihuahuas are the Pacific Coast League affiliate of the San Diego Padres. This is the third game of an eight-game homestand for the Cubs. Following this series, the Cubs will host the Albuquerque Isotopes for four games starting on Saturday. The Isotopes are the PCL affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

CUBS BITE BACK: The Cubs evened this series with a 3-1 win over the Chihuahuas last night. RH Dallas Beeler pitched six shutout innings and struck out six to earn the win. The Chihuahuas did mount a rally in the top of the ninth inning. With two outs, El Paso loaded the bases on two singles and a walk, but closer Blake Parker got Jonathan Galvez to fly out to end the game and earn his 14th save in as many attempts on the season. Parker is tied with Spencer Patton of Omaha for the league lead in saves.

HEATING UP: OF Josh Vitters was 3-for-4, including a home run, and drove in two runs to lead the Cubs on offense last night. It was Vitters' second three-hit game in his last seven starts and his third of the year. In the last seven games, Vitters is batting .370 (10-for-27) with a home run, three RBI, and three runs scored. His home run last night was his first since May 6, when he had a two-homer game at New Orleans.

A+ PERFORMER: 2B Arismendy Alcantara singled, walked twice, stole two bases, and scored a run last night. He has reached base safely in 13 of his last 14 games and is batting .340 (17-for-50) with two doubles, two triples, a home run, 14 runs scored, and two RBI during this stretch. He has batted leadoff in each of his last 10 starts and has scored 13 runs in 14 games out of the leadoff spot for the year. Alcantara is tied for third in the league with 33 extra-base hits, including a league-best nine triples.

MEN ON THE RUN: 2B Arismendy Alcantara recorded his second multi-steal game of the season last night. A Cub has had two steals in a game eight times this year. The Cubs have had at least one stolen base in 11 straight games and have swiped a total of 18 bases in this stretch. The Cubs are tied with Tacoma for second in the league with 65 steals this season. Omaha leads the league with 76.

VS. EL PASO: This series is tied 1-1. This is El Paso's first year in the Pacific Coast League. The Chihuahuas ownership purchased the club and relocated the team to El Paso from Tucson. El Paso last hosted affiliated pro ball from 1962-2004 in the double-A Texas League. Last year, the Cubs split a four-game series with Tucson, May 16-19 at Principal Park. The Cubs are 50-43 all-time against Padres' affiliates in PCL play.

BRYANT JOINS I-CUBS: 3B Kris Bryant has joined the Iowa Cubs and will make his triple-A debut tonight. The Cubs selected Bryant with the second overall pick in the 2013 draft out of the University of San Diego, where he led the nation with 31 home runs last year. Baseball America ranked Bryant as the Cubs' second-best prospect (behind Iowa SS Javy Baez) entering this season, and he ranks among the top 20 prospects in all of Minor League Baseball by several publications. Bryant batted .355 (88-for-248) with 61 runs scored, 20 doubles, 22 home runs, and 58 RBI in 68 games with the Tennessee Smokies in the double-A Southern League. He leads the SL in 10 offensive categories and is tied for third in MiLB in homers and average, and is tied for eighth in RBI.

VIZCAINO ADDED TO IOWA BULLPEN: RH reliever Arodys Vizcaino also joins the I-Cubs from Tennessee today. Baseball America ranks him the 10th-best prospect in the Cubs' organization entering this season. He began the season at high-A Daytona and allowed one run in nine innings in nine games before joining Tennessee on May 7. He was 1-1 with a 2.63 ERA (4ER/13.2IP) and one save in 14 games at double-A. The Cubs acquired Vizcaino with RH Jaye Chapman from Atlanta in exchange for LH Paul Maholma and OF Reed Johnson on July 30, 2012. He has missed all of the last two seasons due to Tommy John surgery in 2012 and arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow last year.

TENNESSEE TITANS: The Cubs assigned 3B Christian Villanueva and RH Frank Batista to double-A today. Villanueva was batting .211 (47-for-223) with a team-high 18 doubles, six home runs, and 26 RBI in 64 games with Iowa this season. Batista began the year at Tennessee and also pitched in the Mexican League before joining Iowa. He had no record and a 3.38 ERA (3ER/7.0IP) in eight games with the I-Cubs.