Bunnies fall 7-2 at Field of Dreams

Fedko went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI; four Bunnies relievers fired scoreless outings

Kyler Fedko of the Cedar Rapid Bunnies catches a fly ball against the Davenport Blue Sox at MiLB Field at Field of Dreams on Aug. 9, 2022 in Dyersville, Iowa. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos)

By Cedar Rapids Kernels

August 9, 2022

Dyersville, IA – In a historic first-ever Minor League game at the MLB Field of Dreams Stadium, the Cedar Rapids Bunnies fell 7-2 to the Davenport Blue Sox on Tuesday evening. Jake Rucker went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored, Kyler Fedko went 1-for-3 with a run and

Dyersville, IA – In a historic first-ever Minor League game at the MLB Field of Dreams Stadium, the Cedar Rapids Bunnies fell 7-2 to the Davenport Blue Sox on Tuesday evening. Jake Rucker went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored, Kyler Fedko went 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI while four Bunnies relievers fired scoreless outings. The Bunnies fall to 60-42, 18-19 in the second half.

Aaron Sabato laced a two-out single in the first for the first-ever Minor League base hit at the Field of Dreams Stadium, followed by a Rucker single. Both were stranded as the Davenport starter settled in.

Cedar Rapids fell behind early, trailing 5-0 through three. Derek Molina entered in the bottom of the third and retired each of the five men he faced. Matt Mullenbach took over in the fifth and tossed a scoreless frame.

Rucker led off the seventh with a bloop double into center, scoring just two pitches later as Fedko bounded an RBI single back up the middle. Fedko stole second and moved to third on a Mikey Perez single then scored courtesy of a Jeferson Morales sacrifice fly.

Miguel Rodriguez went three up, three down in the bottom of the seventh before Hunter McMahon dealt a 1-2-3 eighth.

Alerick Soularie and Will Holland each doubled to round out the Bunnies’ offensive output.

Game two of the series is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday at Modern Woodmen Park.

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