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Chicago Cubs farm director Oneri Fleita walked into Tennessee's clubhouse at Smokies Park on Saturday night after they were eliminated by the Jacksonville Suns in the Southern League finals, three games to one.

The Tennessee Smokies finally beat an old friend Saturday night to put themselves on the threshold of the Southern League playoff finals for the first time since 2004.

Sunday 06 Sep 2009 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Lose 3-1 to Tennessee Smokies - Southern League Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 09:33AM JACKSON, TENN.

This is the kind of win of which champions are made. Jim Adduci's bloop a single over a drawn-in infield with one out in the ninth inning to cap a two-run rally that catapulted the Tennessee Smokies to a 5-4 victory over the snake-bitten Chattanooga Lookouts on Wednesday night at Smokies Park.

Chicago Cubs all-star Giovany Soto was 1 for 2 with a walk and an RBI in his first rehab start, and Doug Deeds cranked a grand slam homer as the Smokies won their 8th straight, 7-2 over Carolina.

Tyler Colvin tied the Southern League record with his 11th consecutive hit before flying out in the 5th inning as the Smokies won their seventh straight, 11-1 over Carolina.

Andrew Cashner, a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs in 2007, won his first Class AA game, as the Tennessee Smokies defeated the Mobile BayBears 12-2 in game one of a doubleheader at Hank Aaron Stadium on Wednesday.

The Tennessee Smokies used three home runs and timely pitching to win 5-4 over the Jacksonville Suns at the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville on Saturday night.

Andrew Cashner is still in search of his first Southern League win but the Tennessee Smokies pitcher is getting closer.

I am going to be a bit abbreviated tonight. Don't forget to catch Josh Vitters and Starlin Castro at the Futures Game tomorrow at 1 pm Central on ESPN2.

The return of manager Ryne Sandberg and anticipated Smokies debut of hurler Andrew Cashner weren't enough for the Tennessee Smokies Thursday night, as they fell again to the Montgomery Biscuits, 6-3, in front of 2,991 fans.

Angel Guzman made a rehab appearance for Peoria tonight. Iowa Cubs The I-Cubs were stopped by the Round Rock Express, 1-0. Mitch Atkins pitched his best game of the year and got the eight inning, complete game loss.