<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/18/baseball/w_flag_jake_roth.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/cubs-baseball/story/cubs-minors-daily-thompson-with-homer-mekkes-impressive-pelicans-lose-in-extras-more-18195 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Cubs Minors Daily: Thompson with homer, Mekkes impressive, Pelicans lose in extras, more</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>The Cubs struggled to get much going on the farm last night, coming away with a 1-3 record.</font> <a target=_blank href=/cubs-baseball/story/cubs-minors-daily-thompson-with-homer-mekkes-impressive-pelicans-lose-in-extras-more-18195><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>