PAPILLION, NE – The Iowa Cubs (10-16) surrendered double-digit runs for just the second time this year and fell 13-8 to the Omaha Storm Chasers (19-8), Friday at Werner Park.
Iowa got on the board first, when Ian Miller singled in Andrew Romine to give Iowa the 1-0 lead in
PAPILLION, NE – The Iowa Cubs (10-16) surrendered double-digit runs for just the second time this year and fell 13-8 to the Omaha Storm Chasers (19-8), Friday at Werner Park.
Iowa got on the board first, when Ian Miller singled in Andrew Romine to give Iowa the 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Miller went 2-for-4 with a double and three runs batted in tonight hitting out of the nine-hole.
Ryan O'Hearn got the run right back for Omaha, hitting a solo home run to tie the game at one. The Storm Chasers blew it open in the third inning, scoring six runs all with two outs.
The I-Cubs chipped away at the deficit, scoring three runs in the fourth with a two-run shot from Michael Hermosillo and a Miller RBI double. Omaha added a run in the fourth, two in the sixth and three in the seventh with two more home runs and an RBI single.
Iowa kept fighting, adding three runs in the eighth. Romine threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth inning, and then hit a solo shot in the ninth to bring the Storm Chasers’ lead to five, but that was as close as they could get, falling 13-8.
POSTGAME NOTES:
• Michael Hermosillo hit a home run in his first at-bat with Iowa, becoming the third I-Cub of the year to accomplish the feat. The first two to do it were Patrick Wisdom and Jacob Olson.
• Ryan O'Hearn went 3-for-4 with four runs scored, two home runs, five runs batted in and a walk. Every starter in Omaha’s lineup registered at least on RBI and all but one registered at least one hit.
• In his first Triple-A start of the season, Matt Swarmer went just 2.2 innings, allowing seven earned runs on nine hits. The righty walked one, struck out four and surrendered three home runs.
• Dee Gordon extended his hitting streak to five games with an RBI single in the eighth inning.
• Andrew Romine pitched in the bottom of the eighth inning for Iowa, it was Romine’s 10th pitching appearance of his career. He was the only Iowa pitcher to not allow a run in tonight’s game.
Iowa and Omaha are set to face-off for game five of the six-game set at Werner Park on Saturday. First pitch between the two teams is set for 7:05 pm. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.
