Iowa Drops Fifth Straight to Columbus
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (34-43) fell 9-6 to the Columbus Clippers (46-32) in the series finale on Sunday night at Principal Park, extending their losing streak to five games. Marcus Stroman got the start for Iowa in the first outing of his Major League rehab assignment. He
DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs (34-43) fell 9-6 to the Columbus Clippers (46-32) in the series finale on Sunday night at Principal Park, extending their losing streak to five games.
Iowa evened it up in the bottom of the second, taking advantage of a throwing error and an RBI single from
After the rough start to his outing, Dermody settled in quickly, and allowed just three more baserunners in his next four innings of work. His solid outing left the score at 6-1 entering the bottom of the sixth, which the I-Cubs led off with a double from
Jared Young tied the game back up at six apiece in the seventh inning with a solo home run, but Columbus had an answer in the eighth. After Fermin was hit by a pitch, Benson doubled, and
Iowa made it interesting in the ninth.
POSTGAME NOTES:
- Columbus sent ten men to the plate in the third inning, marking the fifth time this series that they batted around.
- John Hicks became the sixth I-Cub this season to collect a four-hit game with a 4-for-5 night.
- After going over a year without a home run at any level, Jackson Frazier has hit two in his last three games.
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Bryan Hudson took the loss tonight, his first of the year for the I-Cubs.
Iowa will head to Indianapolis tomorrow for their first Monday game of the season. First pitch between the I-Cubs and the Indians is set for 5:15 CT. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com.