Iowa and El Paso Split Twin Bill
DES MOINES, IA - Iowa and El Paso split an early doubleheader, Monday at Principal Park. The I-Cubs (24-38) won Game 1 6-5, before the Chihuahuas (32-33) took Game 2 3-0.
DES MOINES, IA - Iowa and El Paso split an early doubleheader, Monday at Principal Park. The I-Cubs (24-38) won Game 1 6-5, before the Chihuahuas (32-33) took Game 2 3-0.
It was a back-and-forth contest in the first game as El Paso logged a three-run first inning, but Iowa was able to recover. The I-Cubs got a run back in the bottom of the first and knotted the game at 3-3 in the second on RBI singles from
Game 2 took on a different tone as Iowa and El Paso combined for just eight hits, only two belonging to the I-Cubs. The Chihuahuas got two runs in the fourth off Iowa starter
Mills (3-5) took the loss after allowing two runs on four hits while fanning seven.
The I-Cubs head to Reno for a three-game series with the Aces beginning at 9:05 p.m. CT Wednesday, June 13. Follow the action on www.iowacubs.com, AM 940, or MiLB.TV.