Candelario continues red-hot run for Iowa

Most hitters don't consider a five-RBI night a typical day at the office. But for Jeimer Candelario, it's been part of the job description lately.
The Cubs' No. 4 prospect homered and plated five runs for the second straight game on Saturday night to lead Triple-A Iowa to a 10-9 win over Oklahoma City at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

With two outs in the first inning, Candelario drove a fastball from Dodgers starter Fabio Castillo over the left field fence to give the Cubs an early 3-0 lead.
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"I was looking for my pitch to hit, fastball middle-away," he said. "Looking for something to drive because I want the runs. I just wanted to be able to do my job.
"It's always good to have a home run in the first at-bat. It gives you some confidence and it gives you some positives."
The New York native tacked on two RBIs with a one-out double to left in the fifth before striking out in each of his final two trips to the plate. Over the past two nights, Candelario has two homers among four extra-base hits and 10 RBIs. 
"I'm really just practicing getting ready to hit the fastball, getting ready to hit the mistake," MLB.com's No. 93 overall prospect said. "It will come. I just have to be able to concentrate. With men on base, I have to be able to drive it in, so I just concentrate on hitting the ball hard."

Despite his impressive output, Candelario focused on how he's been able to impact each game. Behind his offensive outbursts, Iowa has racked up 17 runs while rolling to its first 3-0 start since 1998.
The wins have brought the 23-year-old corner infielder the most satisfaction.
"Having 10 RBIs is great, but I just have to continue doing my job and continue getting RBIs and helping the team win," he said. "That's what I'm trying to do, and get better every day.
"I just got to be ready for the mistakes and be ready to take advantage. RBIs are a lot of good for us as a team and always help the team win."
Second-ranked Cubs prospect Ian Happ also went deep on Saturday. Like Candelario, the 22-year-old infielder has homered in each of the last two games.

"He's awesome, man," Candelario said. "This guy just knows how to hit. He always does his job, he's always aggressive in the zone, and that's good for us as a team. You always want to do damage with the ball."
Leadoff man John Andreoli added a triple, two singles and three runs for Iowa.

Cubs starter Aaron Brooks (1-0) surrendered four runs on seven hits and struck out five over five innings in the win. David Rollins recorded the final three outs for his first save.
Dodgers top prospectCody Bellinger went 2-for-5 and blasted a three-run homer, while O'Koyea Dickson homered twice and singled for Oklahoma City. 
Castillo (0-1) took the loss after giving up five runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four innings.