The Cubs optioned Micah Hoffpauir to Triple-A Iowa Tuesday. Hoffpauir has hit .400 in 35 at-bats in his two stints with the big club this year.Hoffpauir couldn't have done much more to show the Cubs he should stick around, but Daryl Ward was ready to come off the DL, and Micah was deemed expendable.
Cubs promote Hoffpauir to big leagues
Cubs option 1B Hoffpauir to Triple-A
The Sports Xchange notes that INF/OF Micah Hoffpauir picked up his first major league RBI with a pinch single in the eighth inning of Thursday night's 8-4 victory over Colorado. Hoffpauir and CF Reed Johnson also pulled off a double steal. It was Hoffpauir's first stolen base.
Micah Hoffpauir doubled at Houston Wednesday for his first major league hit before scoring on a double by Geovany Soto that made it 3-0.
Cubs OF Micah Hoffpauir, called up from Triple-A Iowa earlier in the day, struck out as a pinch hitter in the fifth Sunday in his first major league at-bat.
Cubs call up 1B Hoffpauir
Manager Lou Piniella said Saturday that the Cubs will call up 1B Micah Hoffpauir before Monday's game at Houston, after Daryle Ward goes on the disabled list with a bulging disc in his lower back. Ward was available to pinch hit.
Hoffpauir pulls rib-cage muscle
Cubs' Hoffpauir homers twice
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