May 5 Game Notes: Iowa Cubs vs. Omaha Storm Chasers
TODAY’S GAME: The Iowa Cubs and the Omaha Storm Chasers play the finale of their six game series today at Principal Park...Omaha has won four of the first five games...right-hander Dan Straily is scheduled to make his second start of the season since he signed a minor league contract with
TODAY’S GAME: The Iowa Cubs and the Omaha Storm Chasers play the finale of their six game series today at Principal Park...Omaha has won four of the first five games...right-hander
YESTERDAY’S NEWS: The I-Cubs dropped their fourth straight game to Omaha yesterday by a 10-3 score...Iowa tallied just four hits which matches a season-low initially set on April 11 at St. Paul...it marked the first time this season Iowa has lost four straight games and first time since they dropped the last four games of the 2023 season from Sept. 22- 24 at Louisville.
WELCOME, CADE: Cubs’ No. 2 prospect and No. 23 prospect in all of baseball (MLB.com)
WORKING DOWNHILL: Iowa outfielder
THE BIG O:
IN THE STANDINGS: After losing four straight games, Iowa sits in fifth place in the International League West Division standings, 3.5 games behind division leader and today’s opponent, Omaha...from April 18-26, the I-Cubs held at least a share of first place in the International League West Division.
CINCO de MAYO: The Iowa Cubs will be wearing their Demonios jerseys today as part of the COPA de la Diversión initiative...the Demonios are a tip of the hat to Iowa’s old moniker of Demons, it does so in a uniquely Des Moines fashion with the moniker’s spelling being only a few letters off from its team’s hometown...Iowa is 1-1 in specialty uniforms during the 2024 season and went 5-10 in such uniforms last season.
STORM CHASIN’: The I-Cubs and Omaha have played eight games this season with Omaha winning six of the contests, outscoring Iowa 48-32 (-16)... the two clubs faced off 21 times in 2023, with Iowa going 13-8 and outscoring Omaha 160-117 (+43) including a 20-1 win at Werner Park on Aug. 9 in which Iowa outhit Omaha 17-4 and hit seven home runs, four of which came in the first inning...the I-Cubs tallied a seven-game winning streak against the Storm Chasers last year from July 2 (G2)-Aug. 12.