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IOWA DROPS GAME ONE TO WORCESTER

August 12, 2025

DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (55-59) dropped the opening game of the series to the Worcester Red Sox (59-55) by a 7-4 score tonight at Principal Park. Worcester jumped out to a 2-0 advantage on back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, but Iowa came back and tied

DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (55-59) dropped the opening game of the series to the Worcester Red Sox (59-55) by a 7-4 score tonight at Principal Park.

Worcester jumped out to a 2-0 advantage on back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, but Iowa came back and tied the game at 2-2 on an Owen Caissie homer in the fifth.

In the sixth, the WooSox took a 3-2 lead, but James Triantos roped a run-scoring double in the bottom half of the sixth to tie the game at 3-3.

Kristian Campbell drove in a run with a double in the seventh to give Worcester a 4-3 advantage and added three more in the ninth to make it 7-3.

Iowa made it interesting in the ninth as Moises Ballesteros drove home a run, but the comeback fell short.

Iowa will play vs. Worcester on Wednesday for the second of a six-game series with first pitch from Principal Park slated for 12:08 p.m. You can listen to all Iowa Cubs games on Hope AM940 and stream every home game for free on the Bally Live App. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com