Chasers Hold Off I-Cubs 6-5
Storm Chasers catcher Brayan Peña collected three hits and drove in two runs, while first baseman Frank Schwindel continued his hot hitting ways with a pair of knocks and starting pitcher Onelki Garcia earned his fifth straight triumph as Omaha held on for a 6-5 victory over the Iowa Cubs
Storm Chasers catcher
The Storm Chasers struck first with a four-run spurt in the second, with Pena delivering a two-run knock to center to get Omaha on the board. LF
After Iowa plated single tallies in the third and fourth to cut their deficit in half, the two teams traded runs in the seventh and eighth frames, which included Schwindel's run-scoring single in the seventh and SS Raul Mondesi's bases-loaded free pass one inning later. The I-Cubs threatened in the ninth, narrowing Omaha's advantage to one and putting the go-ahead run on base, however reliever
Garcia (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K) earned his fifth consecutive victory, with lefty
Pena (3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI) led all Chasers batters with his three hits, joined by Schwindel and Toups in recording multi-hit efforts, while I-Cubs CF
Omaha and Iowa continue their four-game set on Saturday evening, with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT. The Storm Chasers' starting pitcher has not yet been announced, while the Cubs are expected to give the ball to RHP
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