St. Paul Uses Big Third Inning to Defeat I-Cubs
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (21-33) fell to the St. Paul Saints (28-28) by a score of 10-3, Thursday at Principal Park. The game was tied at zero through two innings before St. Paul put up seven runs in the third inning followed by three runs in the
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (21-33) fell to the St. Paul Saints (28-28) by a score of 10-3, Thursday at Principal Park.
The game was tied at zero through two innings before St. Paul put up seven runs in the third inning followed by three runs in the fourth, taking a commanding 10-0 lead.
Iowa’s starter
He was relieved by
Iowa’s only offense came in the sixth inning, when they scored three runs on a bases-clearing double from
Iowa couldn’t push across anymore runs and lost their third straight game of the series, 10-3.
POSTGAME NOTES:
• Iowa tied their season high, using six pitchers in tonight’s game.
• Ben Leeper threw a hitless ninth inning, making it 12.1 hitless frames he has thrown for the I-Cubs this season.
• Iowa is now 0-9 in nine games against St. Paul at Principal Park. They have been outscored 67-24 in those nine games.
Iowa and St. Paul are set to face off in game four of the series tomorrow night with first pitch scheduled for 7:08 pm. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.