IOWA WALKS-OFF TOLEDO IN HOME OPENER

With the game tied at 4-4 in the 10^th inning, Iowa’s Curt Casali singled to bring home Luis Vasquez and give the I-Cubs a 5-4 walk-off win over the Toledo Mud Hens tonight at Principal Park.

Toledo jumped on Iowa’s starter, Walker Powell and took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Josh Jung drove in the first run with a sacrifice fly, followed by an RBI single by Akil Baddoo and a bases-loaded walk from Dillon Dingler.

The Mud Hens added to their lead in the third inning as Ryan Kreidler brought in a run with a ground out to make it 4-0. Owen Caissie got the I-Cubs on the board with an RBI single and cut the Toledo lead to 4-1.

In the 8^th, Iowa rallied to tie the game at 4-4, on a run-scoring triple from Pete Crow-Armstrongand RBI doubles from Alexander Canario and Matt Mervis.

Iowa relievers Sam McWilliams, Keegan Thompson, Colten Brewer and Cam Sanders combined for 8.0 scoreless innings and 11 strikeouts.

POSTGAME NOTES:

• Tonight marked Iowa’s first walk-off win in their home opener in franchise history.
• Since making his Triple-A debut on Aug. 1, 2023 Pete Crow-Armstrong’s four triples rank tied for third in the International League during that span.

Iowa will host Toledo on Wednesday for the second of their six-game series with first pitch from Principal Park slated for 12:08 pm CT. You can listen to all Iowa Cubs games on Hope AM940 and tomorrow’s game will also be featured on Marquee Sports Network. For more information and tickets, visit www.iowacubs.com