Bote Pushes Iowa Past Louisville
LOUISVILLE, KY – The Iowa Cubs (31-35) got their first quality start of the year and scored seven unanswered runs to beat the Louisville Bats (24-42) by a score of 7-2, Tuesday at Louisville Slugger Field. Louisville got out to an early lead, scoring one run in each of the
LOUISVILLE, KY – The Iowa Cubs (31-35) got their first quality start of the year and scored seven unanswered runs to beat the Louisville Bats (24-42) by a score of 7-2, Tuesday at Louisville Slugger Field.
Louisville got out to an early lead, scoring one run in each of the first two innings. That was all they would get, however, as
Iowa’s offense fought back with a run in the third on a sacrifice fly from Jared Young followed by a three-run fourth inning to take a 4-2 lead.
The game stayed at 4-2 through the sixth, as the Bats got 1.2 scoreless innings of relief from
POSTGAME NOTES:
• In his fourth major league rehab game with Iowa,
• All but one starter recorded a hit for Iowa tonight, with three of the nine notching two or more. For the second consecutive game, the offense recorded over 10 hits, scoring 13 runs over their last two contests.
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Iowa and Louisville will meet for game two of their six-game set tomorrow, with first pitch set for 11:05 am CT at Louisville Slugger Field. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.