<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/21/baseball/mekkes_iowa.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-dakota-mekkes-lowers-era-to-147-richard-gallardo-impressive-more-18238 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: Dakota Mekkes lowers era to 1.47, Richard Gallardo impressive, more</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>The Cubs continue to go about their business in the farm system posting a 2-2 record for the second night in a row.</font> <a target=_blank href=/cubs-baseball/story/cubs-minors-daily-dakota-mekkes-lowers-era-to-147-richard-gallardo-impressive-more-18238><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>