Iowa Falls in Fourth Straight
ST. PAUL, MN– The Iowa Cubs (31-24) allowed two grand slams, falling to the St. Paul Saints (33-23) in game one of their seven-game series by a score of 10-4, Tuesday at CHS Field. St. Paul jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, as Matt Wallner doubled in Andrew Stevenson
ST. PAUL, MN_–_ The Iowa Cubs (31-24) allowed two grand slams, falling to the St. Paul Saints (33-23) in game one of their seven-game series by a score of 10-4, Tuesday at CHS Field.
St. Paul jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, as
Iowa held their three-run lead until the fourth inning, when the Saints got an RBI double from
As it has all year, the fifth inning haunted the I-Cubs, as
The game stayed at 6-4 until the eighth inning, when
POSTGAME NOTES:
- St. Paul scored four runs in each the fifth and eighth inning tonight, giving Iowa’s opponents 59 runs in the fifth inning this year and 50 in the eighth. 109 of the total 314 runs Iowa has allowed all year have been scored in those two innings, accounting for 35% of all the runs allowed by Iowa this season.
- Tonight’s loss gave Iowa four straight losses for the first time this season. The four-game losing streak is their longest such streak since they dropped five in a row from Sept. 8-13 last year.
Yonathan Perlaza continued his hot hitting, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and three runs batted in. He clubbed a home run and also took a walk out of the leadoff spot.
Iowa and St. Paul will play game two of their seven-game series tomorrow from CHS Field, with first pitch slated for 7:07 pm. You can listen to all Iowa Cubs games on Hope AM940 and stream them for free on the Bally Live App. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.