Iowa Drops Close Contest in Memphis
MEMPHIS, TN - The Iowa Cubs (42-53) fell in a close contest against the Memphis Redbirds (48-47) on Saturday night. Iowa grabbed the lead in the early goings of tonight’s ballgame with a solo home run in the top of the first inning by Alexander Canario. Unfortunately for the I-Cubs,
MEMPHIS, TN - The Iowa Cubs (42-53) fell in a close contest against the Memphis Redbirds (48-47) on Saturday night.
Iowa grabbed the lead in the early goings of tonight’s ballgame with a solo home run in the top of the first inning by
The Redbirds tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the second off an RBI double by
The bats then fell relatively silent for both teams over the course of the middle innings as Iowa starter Brandon Birdsell and Memphis starter Ian Bedell held the offenses in check through the sixth inning keeping the score at 2-1.
Ultimately the score of 2-1 held for the remainder of the game as the I-Cubs couldn’t bring in another run down the stretch.
POSTGAME NOTES:
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• Iowa has now played in 34 one-run games this season. It owns a record of 20-14 in those instances.
Iowa and Memphis will close out their three-game series with the finale tomorrow, July 21. First pitch from AutoZone Park is slated for 1:05 pm CT. 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.