I-Cubs Drop Third Straight to Storm Chasers
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (51-77) dropped their seventh straight game and their third of the series to the Omaha Storm Chasers (72-56) by a final score of 10-6 on Saturday night at Principal Park. The Storm Chasers wasted no time in getting the scoring started. They jumped
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (51-77) dropped their seventh straight game and their third of the series to the Omaha Storm Chasers (72-56) by a final score of 10-6 on Saturday night at Principal Park.
The Storm Chasers wasted no time in getting the scoring started. They jumped on Iowa starter
For the first time in this series, however, the I-Cubs had an answer.
The lead didn’t last long, as Omaha tied it back up on a three-run homer from
That score lasted for only an inning before the Storm Chasers added on in the fifth. Lugo walked two ahead of
Though the I-Cubs added one more run on an RBI single from
POSTGAME NOTES:
Luis Lugo surrendered seven earned runs tonight to tie his season high, set with Double-A Tennessee on May 21.Levi Jordan extended his hitting streak to a season-high eight games with a 2-for-3 night at the plate.- Liam Spence registered his first Triple-A RBI and his first Triple-A multi-hit game, while Casey Opitz collected his first Triple-A hit in his I-Cubs debut.
Dillon Maples struck out the side in the seventh inning, marking his second straight scoreless outing since returning to Iowa from Chicago on September 21.
Iowa and Omaha will wrap up the 2021 season with the series finale tomorrow afternoon. First pitch between the two clubs is set for 1:08pm. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.