IOWA DROPS NINTH STRAIGHT CONTEST

August 1, 2024

DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (43-62) suffered their ninth consecutive loss in an 8-2 final to the St. Paul Saints (53-51) tonight at Principal Park. St. Paul jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly in the first inning. The Saints added three more runs in

DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (43-62) suffered their ninth consecutive loss in an 8-2 final to the St. Paul Saints (53-51) tonight at Principal Park.

St. Paul jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly in the first inning. The Saints added three more runs in the sixth inning on a three-run homer from Jair Camargo to take a 4-0 lead.

In the seventh, St. Paul took a 6-0 lead on a bases-loaded walk from Camargo and a single from Rylan Bannon.

The I-Cubs fought back in the bottom half of the seventh inning on a two-run single from Darius Hill. In the eighth, the Saints added two more runs to make it 8-2.

POSTGAME NOTES:

The I-Cubs lost their ninth straight game…marked the first time Iowa has lost nine straight since May 22-June 1, 2021 (also nine).
Iowa scored in the seventh inning with one out to snap their scoreless streak at 15.1 innings.

Iowa will play vs. St. Paul on Friday for the fourth of a six-game series with first pitch from Principal Park slated for 7:08 p.m. You can listen to all Iowa Cubs games on Hope AM940 and stream every home game for free on the Bally Live App. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.